Holy Family Parish, Kill o the Grange

HOLY FAMILY PARISH
KILL-O-THE-GRANGE

27th /28th February, 2010

World Day of Prayer
(International and Interdenominational)
let everything that has breath
praise god
Prepared by the women of Cameroon
When: Time 10.45 am Friday 5th March 2010.
Women and men welcome
Where: Tullow, Church of Ireland,
Brighton Road, Foxrock, Co Dublin

A pre-baptismal meeting for parents with children for Baptism will be held on Mon, 1st March 10 at 7.30 pm. in the Church meeting room. Please bring your child’s civil birth certificate (to be returned) to this meeting.

The collection last weekend for St Vincent de Paul amounted to €1,498. Many thanks to all who contributed

ORLAGH RETREAT CENTRE; Sun 7th March 2010 (10am – 5pm); Scripture Day; The Word became flesh and died amongst us – holy week in the gospel of John. This day in Orlagh will be led by Sean Goan, and will include Mass. Cost €55.
To book for this event contact Fr John Byrne OSA, Orlagh Retreat Centre, Old Court Road, Dublin 16.
Tel 01-4958190; email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

REST IN PEACE
Your prayers are requested for the soul of

Jack Tumelty

recently deceased, and for the following whose anniversaries occur about this time:

Mary Carroll, Joanna Freeman, Lil & Mary Greene, Joanna O’Donnell, Elizabeth Durning, Thomas Browne, Jack Burns, Thomas Millmore

MAY THEIR SOULS AND THE SOULS OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD REST IN PEACE. AMEN.

February / March Masses will be celebrated for the following during the coming week
Sat 27th       7.00 pm Jim Crossan
    Josephine Cullen & deceased family members
Sun 28th        9.00 am  Eileen Clarke
  10.30 am Robert & Mary Moore
    Patrick (Sonny) Nolan
  12 noon Louis Caffrey & John McDonnell
Mon 1st    7.00 pm Thanksgiving Mass
    Muriel Doyle (Months Mind)
Tues 2nd     7.00 pm   Bernie Sugrue
Wed 3rd     7.00 pm Burke & Partland Families & James Lavin
Thurs 4th    7.00 pm John Graham
Fri 5th     7.00 pm  ALTAR LIST OF THE DEAD

A copy of the GOSPEL OF LUKE (RSV) is available to each household in the parish. You’ll find them on tables near the exits. This year, St. Luke’s Gospel is being read in churches throughout the year.

Dear Father,
I have received from the SOCIETY OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL the breakdown for the Archdiocese of Dublin for the annual SVP Church Collection held on 12th /13th Dec 2009.
Even in a time of economic hardship, the collection showed an increase on the previous year. The 2008 collection amounted to €1,947,502 while the 2009 collection was €2,039,097.
I thank the people of the parishes for their continued generosity and commend the good work of the Society.
With prayerful good wishes,
+Diarmuid Martin,   Archbishop of Dublin

NOTE ON ROME MEETING
On 15th and 16th Feb Pope Benedict XVI met with the Diocesan bishops of Ireland. The idea of such a meeting was broached by Pope Benedict when he met with Cardinal Brady and me in December last. On that occasion the Pope expressed his regret, outrage, betrayal and shame on what had been chronicled in the Murphy Report. He also announced that he intended to write a pastoral letter to the Church in Ireland.
The aim of this meeting was to listen to the Irish Bishops and to the reactions they had garnered from survivors and from Catholic faithful to the tragic events of abuse which were chronicled in the Murphy report and to the “failure of the Irish Church authorities for many years to act effectively in dealing with such abuse”. It was recognised that in addition to the terrible harm done to survivors, this failure had damaged “the Church’s spiritual and moral credibility”.
Pope Benedict challenged the bishops to address the problems of the past with determination and resolve.
Texts which had been given to various bishops from survivors groups and individual survivors were given to Pope Benedict.
Before going to Rome I met with various survivors and I had also read carefully the reactions sent to me by Parish Pastoral Councils and by thousands of individuals.
Pope Benedict is now working on his promised Pastoral Letter. This Letter will not be a systematic examination of events, but a pastoral reflection of the Pope, whose office in the Church is to confirm and strengthen the local Churches. The Letter will be one of many steps to be taken in the months and years to come especially within the Irish Church.
Archbishop Martin 19th February

300 Club Draw - Week 6 - 22/02/10
1. Pauline O’Connor (232) € 100
2. Ted O’Keefe (100) € 50
3. Michael Devlin (161) € 30
4. Anna O’Keefe (129) €20

HOLY FAMILY PARISH
KILL-O-THE-GRANGE

20th /21st February, 2010

LENT began on Wed last, 17th Feb.
Masses during lent – Mon to Sat 10am + 7pm.
Trócaire boxes are available for collection in the church.

Gospel of Luke launch – Archbishops Diarmuid Martin and John Neill (C. of I.) have launched a unique venture to spread the good news of the GOSPEL OF LUKE throughout their Dioceses. (100,000 copies)
Over the coming months, copies of the Gospel of Luke (RSV) will be distributed widely. This Liturgical year, St. Luke’s Gospel is being read in churches throughout the year.

The collection for St Vincent de Paul takes place this weekend 20th / 21st Feb. Please give generously.

MASSES
Sundays: Vigil Saturday 7.00 p.m.
Sunday 9.00 am, 10.30 a.m. and 12 noon
Holy Days:
Vigil – Eve of Holy Day 7.00 p.m.
Holy Day: 10.00 am, 7.00 p.m.
Week Days: 10.00 am, 7.00 p.m.
Public Holidays: 10.00 am only – no evening masses
Confessions:
Saturday: After 10.00 am Mass and 6.30-6.55 pm
Eve of Holy Days and First Fridays: After 10.00 Mass

ORLAGH RETREAT CENTRE; Sun 7th March 2010 (10am – 5pm); Scripture Day; The Word became flesh and died amongst us – holy week in the gospel of John. This day in Orlagh will be led by Sean Goan, and will include Mass. Cost €55.
To book for this event contact Fr John Byrne OSA, Orlagh Retreat Centre, Old Court Road, Dublin 16. Tel 01-4958190; email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Annual Mass for all Past Pupils of Dominican Convent Dun Laoghaire will be held in the Primary School Hall, Convent Road at 3 pm on Sun 21st Feb. All past pupils welcome.

REST IN PEACE
Your prayers are requested for the souls of

Sarah (Ciss) Duff and Alfred (Alfie) Duff, Tommy Maguire

recently deceased, and for the following whose anniversaries occur about this time:

Julia Campbell, Edmond Flynn, Bob Humphries, John & Margaret Handy, Thomas Doyle

MAY THEIR SOULS AND THE SOULS OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD REST IN PEACE. AMEN.

February Masses will be celebrated for the following during the coming week
Sat 20th       7.00 pm Mary Tracey
    Sue Taite
Sun 21st        9.00 am  The Holy Souls
  10.30 am Jarlath Morahan
    Kay Cahill (Months Mind)
  12 noon Garry Higgins
    Joe Connolly & James & Margaret Donnelly
    For the intentions of Holly McNally
Mon 22nd    7.00 pm Doris Perkins
    Cicly Mathew
Tues 23rd     7.00 pm   Annie Tuke
Wed 24th    7.00 pm Sean Smith
Thurs 25th    7.00 pm
Fri 26th     7.00 pm

A pre-baptismal meeting for parents with children for Baptism will be held on Mon, 1st March 10 at 7.30 pm. in the Church meeting room. Please bring your child’s civil birth certificate (to be returned) to this meeting. Thank you.

Please leave NOTICES FOR OUR NEWSLETTER (including Anniversaries & intentions) in at the parish office before noon, at latest, on the Tuesday morning before Sunday of announcement. Please do not put them through Presbytery or Church door letter slots as this may lead to their being misplaced.

St. Columban’s, Dalgan Park will hold a seminar on Climate Change on Sat 27th Feb 2010

COMMUNION MINISTRY in Exceptional Circumstances
It is a blessing and a consolation when a housebound person is enabled to receive Communion at home. Our lay ministers of Holy Communion render our parishioners invaluable assistance in this regard.
It is not in order for those distributing Holy Communion to be asked to put consecrated hosts into a box presented to them (by persons usually unknown to them) at Communion time during Mass.
Parishioners whose housebound relatives in this parish, in exceptional circumstances, might like to receive Holy Communion at home, are invited to approach celebrants, preferably before Mass, for advice on the procedure to be followed.

Donnycarney YOUNG ADULT FAITH AND FRIENDSHIP GROUP: are hosting a series (6 weeks) of reflections on Jesus teaching on peace and non violence on Tuesdays of Lent beginning 23rd Feb at 8 pm. Please contact Martin Mc Mullen. Tel or text 086-1035091 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Please contact the parish office at tel: 01- 2845299 (open from 10 am -1pm Mon - Fri) for INFORMATION ON PARISH services/ activities/ arrangement.

300 Club Draw - Week 5 - 15/02/10
1. “Full Bourne” (158) € 100
2. Maureen Mahon (146) € 50
3. Mrs Zambra (92) € 30
4. Charlie Byrne (289) €20

HOLY FAMILY PARISH
KILL-O-THE-GRANGE

13th /14th February, 2010

THE PRIMARY REASONS TO FAST ARE:
• In order to grow closer to God;
• In order to humble ourselves, recognising need for repentance and forgiveness; and
• In order that through fasting we might learn to control and master our appetites, especially our appetite for food!
Do not let ONLY your mouth fast, but also the eye and the ear and the feet and the hands and all the members of the body.
• Let the hands fast be being free of avarice;
• Let the feet fast be ceasing to run after sin;
• Let the eyes fast by disciplining them not to glare at what is sinful.
• Let the ear fast by not listening to evil gossip + talk.
• For what good is it if we abstain from meat and fish but devour our brothers and sisters?
Bible alive 18th January 2010

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, 17th Feb.
Ash Wednesday is a day of
FAST and ABSTINENCE (from meat). Ashes will be distributed at both Masses on Ash Wednesday.

“Do this in Memory” 12.00 noon Mass Sunday, 14th February.

Trócaire boxes are available for collection in the church.

The annual collection in support of ACCORD, the diocesan agency for marriage & the family, replaces the Share Collection on this weekend.

From Archbishop Martin
I would like to thank you for your help and support with last weekend’s special collection for Haiti. I have no doubt that, as in the past, the people of the Archdiocese have been generous in their support.
I know many of you may be aware of people who are already volunteering in Haiti and you may wish to nominate them or their organisation for support from this collection.
Can I also take this opportunity to thank you for your support for the office of Evangelisation in the distribution of the Gospel of Luke? Support for the project from parishes and organisations has been tremendous. Within just 10 days of publication, 100,000 copies have already been requested by parishes, chaplaincies and ministries within the diocese. Another print run of 100,000 has been requested to meet demand.
The office also plans to have a specially designed e-mail communication for Ash Wednesday to support people in reading the Gospel and you will receive information on this shortly.
With prayerful good wishes           +Diarmuid Martin

REST IN PEACE
Your prayers are requested for the souls of
Joan Byrne, Kenneth McQueston
recently deceased, and for the following whose anniversaries occur about this time:
Helena Kennedy, Andrew Sterry, Pat Turner, George Confrey
MAY THEIR SOULS AND THE SOULS OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD REST IN PEACE. AMEN.

February Masses will be celebrated for the following during the coming week
Sat 13th       7.00 pm Margaret Knight
    Gabrielle O’Fathaigh
    Kathleen Enright (Months Mind)
Sun 14th       9.00 am  Marian O’Dwyer
  10.30 am Elizabeth & John Kelly
  12 noon James McLoughlin
Mon 15th    7.00 pm Helena Kennedy
    Helen & Larry Crowley
Tues 16th     7.00 pm   Leo & Mary Lennon & deceased family members.
    Patrick & May Swan & deceased family members
Wed 17th    7.00 pm Eileen Brandon
    Maureen Barnes & deceased members of the Williams family
Thurs 18th    7.00 pm Also Nora Keough
    Kate McNally (Rec deceased)
Fri 19th     7.00 pm  James & Eileen Fitzgerald

A pre-baptismal meeting for parents with children for Baptism will be held on Mon, 1st March 10 at 7.30 pm. in the Church meeting room. Please bring your child’s civil birth certificate ( to be returned ) to this meeting. Thank you.

An introduction to CENTERING PRAYER covering:
• Prayer as relationship
• Method of Centering Prayer
• Use of the Sacred Word
• Deepening the relationship with God.
will be presented by Sr Elizabeth Fitzpatrick OSF. This will take place in the Murray Centre, Guardian Angels, Newtown Park Ave, on Sat 20th Feb from 10.30 am – 1.30 pm. Suggested offering €20 – half of the proceeds will go to the victims of Haiti’s earthquake. Please call parish office – 01-2832988 and leave your name and phone number to register. All are welcome.

300 Club Draw - Week 4 - 08/02/10
1. Jack Kearns (171) € 100
2. Francis O’Callaghan (204) € 50
3. Audrey Quinn (191) € 30
4. Bernard McMahon (236) €20

Justice & Peace. Gerry O’Hanlon SJ lecture in St. Mary’s Haddington Road on Thurs 18th Feb 10 at 8.00 pm. The title of the lecture is “The Recession and God – towards a New Economic Paradigm”.

Donnycarney YOUNG ADULT FAITH AND FRIENDSHIP GROUP: are hosting a series (6 weeks) of reflections on Jesus teaching on peace and non violence. They will take place in Le Cheile Community centre, Collins Ave. East (beside Donnycarney Church) on Tuesdays of Lent beginning 23rd Feb at 8 pm. Please contact Martin Mc Mullen . This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone /text 0861035091.

The Annual Mass for all Past Pupils of Dominican Convent Dun Laoghaire will be held in the Primary School Hall, Convent Road at 3 pm on Sun 21st Feb. All past pupils welcome.

Candlelight Mass & Blessing (PADRE PIO) in Monkstown church on 18th Feb 2010 at 7.30 pm.

St. Columban’s, Dalgan Park will hold a seminar on Climate Change on Sat 27th Feb 10.

HOLY FAMILY PARISH
KILL-O-THE-GRANGE

6th /7th February, 2010

DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE SICK
6th/7th Feb 2010 - HOLY FAMILY PARISH
The Sacrament of the Sick will be administered to the sick who desire to receive its grace during the Masses on Saturday at 7 pm; and on Sunday at 10.30 am & at12 noon this weekend.

HAITI DISASTER.
The Archbishop has announced a collection at all Masses on this weekend, 6th / 7th Feb, to contribute to the relief assistance & the reconstruction in Haiti in the aftermath of the recent terrible earthquake. IT WILL REPLACE THE SHARE COLLECTION.
Please pray for the people of Haiti who have been badly affected by this earthquake – the most severe to hit the area in over 200 years.

This is doughnut Sunday. Please come and enjoy tea/coffee after the 10.30 am Mass. All welcome.

An introduction to CENTERING PRAYER covering:
• Prayer as relationship
• Method of Centering Prayer
• Use of the Sacred Word
• Deepening the relationship with God.
will be presented by Sr Elizabeth Fitzpatrick OSF. This will take place in the Murray Centre, Guardian Angels, Newtown Park Ave, on Sat 20th Feb from 10.30 am – 1.30 pm. Suggested offering €20 – half of the proceeds will go to the victims of Haiti’s earthquake. Please call parish office – 01-2832988 and leave your name and phone number to register. All are welcome.

REST IN PEACE
Your prayers are requested for the soul of
Muriel Doyle
recently deceased, and for the following whose anniversaries occur about this time:
Carmel Long, Colum Dalton, Violet Mahon, Monica Ebbs, Michael & Esther O’Brien, Claire, George & Andrew Plunkett
MAY THEIR SOULS AND THE SOULS OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD REST IN PEACE. AMEN.

February Masses will be celebrated for the following during the coming week
Sat 6th        7.00 pm Colum Dalton
Sun 7th        9.00 am  Patrick Mylotte
  10.30 am Christopher & Margaret Coyle
    Fr Desmond Crotty
  12 noon Kathleen & William Bennett
Mon 8th    7.00 pm Richard & Margaret McGlynn
    John Butler
Tues 9th     7.00 pm   Brendan McGrane
    Kathleen Tracey
Wed 10th    7.00 pm Nora Kelly
    Nicky Byrne
    Carmel Long
    Burke & Partland families & James Lavin
Thurs 11th    7.00 pm Brendan Coyle
Fri 12th     7.00 pm  David Maddock

Mass will be offered for the intentions of all who showed support to Danny White in his recent illness.

The next in the 'Do this in Memory' series Mass will be at 12.00 noon Sunday next, 14th February

In honour of the feast of OUR LADY OF LOURDES, a Mass is being celebrated at the Grotto of the Oblate Fathers, Inchicore, Thur, 11th Feb 2010. Bus leaving Dun Laoghaire + Kill of Grange at 5.30 pm. €10 per person (includes bus, processional candle, tea & sandwiches) must be paid upon booking. Contact: Maria Monaghan, 01-2856069;
Della Maddock or Michael (Sacristan)

The annual collection in support of ACCORD, the diocesan agency for marriage & the family, replaces the Share Collection on the weekend of 13th /14th Feb 2010.

ST. LUKE'S GOSPEL & Lectio Divina with Jane Mellett: Tues 16th and Tues 23rd Feb, 7.30pm - 9pm, in the Annexe, House of Retreat, Inchicore.

Mater Dei Institute of Education: Spring Theology lectures. See full details on www.dublindiocese.ie

The parish community extends a warm welcome to Hollie Brigid Denny and Liam Patrick Cassidy who received the sacrament OF BAPTISM IN HOLY FAMILY CHURCH on Sunday 24th January. We wish every blessing on these new Christians and their families.

300 Club Draw - Week 3 - 01/02/10
1. Eleanor Ryan (35) € 100
2. Mrs Muffett (299) € 50
3. Mrs Hosey (243) € 30
4. Eamon Hudson (264) €20

Diocesan Guide books (limited supply) are on sale at the Parish Office (P.P.)

A pre-baptismal meeting for parents with children for Baptism during February 2010 will take on Monday, 1st March 2010 at 7.30p.m. in the Church meeting room. Please bring your child’s civil birth certificate ( to be returned ) to this meeting. Thank you.

HOLY FAMILY PARISH
KILL-O-THE-GRANGE

30th/31st January, 2010

HAITI DISASTER.
The Archbishop has announced a collection at all Masses on next weekend, 6th / 7th Feb, to contribute to the relief assistance & the reconstruction in Haiti in the aftermath of the recent terrible earthquake. It will replace the Share collection.
Please pray for the people of Haiti who have been badly affected by this earthquake – the most severe to hit the area in over 200 years.

DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE SICK 2010- HOLY FAMILY PARISH The Sacrament of the Sick will be administered to the sick who desire to receive its grace during the Mass at 7 pm., (Sat) , 10.30 am. & 12 noon (Sun) on next weekend of 6th/7th Feb 2010 in this church.

The collection for the ST VINCENT DE PAUL amounted to €1,530. Thank you to all who contributed so generously.

An introduction to CENTERING PRAYER covering:
• Prayer as relationship
• Method of Centering Prayer
• Use of the Sacred Word
• Deepening the relationship with God.

wll be presented by Sr Elizabeth Fitzpatrick OSF. This will take place in the Murray Centre, Guardian Angels, Newtown Park Ave, on Sat 20th Feb from 10.30 am – 1.30 pm. Suggested offering €20 – half of the proceeds will go to the victims of Haiti’s earthquake. Please call parish office – 01-2832988 and leave your name and phone number to register. All are welcome.

REST IN PEACE
Your prayers are requested for the soul of
Con Harvey
recently deceased, and for the following whose anniversaries occur about this time:
M O’Keeffe, William McMahon
MAY THEIR SOULS AND THE SOULS OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD REST IN PEACE. AMEN.

January / February Masses will be celebrated for the following during the coming week
Sat 30th   7.00 pm Jane & Johnny Reynolds
    Patrick & Christine Breen
Sun 31st        9.00 am
  10.30 am George Burns
    Andrew Hudson
    Deceased members of the Green Family
  12 noon Ellen & John & Billy Traynor & Alaxandra Brennan
Mon 1st     7.00 pm  Bridget Tormey
Tues 2nd      7.00 pm Kathleen Sweeney (Rec deceased)
Wed 3rd     7.00 pm  Patricia Connolly
    Michael Murray, Mary & Patrick Byrne, Annie & Noel McCabe
Thurs 4th    7.00 pm
Fri 5th     7.00 pm  ALTAR LIST OF THE DEAD

A PRE-BAPTISMAL MEETING for parents with children for Baptism during February 2010 will take on Mon, 1st Feb 2010 at 7.30 pm in the Church meeting room. Please bring your child’s civil birth certificate (to be returned) to this meeting. Thank you.

The annual collection in support of ACCORD, the diocesan agency for marriage & the family, replaces the Share Collection on the weekend of 13th /14th Feb 2010.

Inchicore-Bluebell Pastoral Area: Novena: 2nd -11th Feb (10 am & 8 pm) in the Church of Mary Immaculate, Inchicore. This includes: Anointing of the Sick, 6th Feb, at 12 noon, and Torchlight Procession, 11th Feb at 8 pm.

ST. LUKE'S GOSPEL & Lectio Divina with Jane Mellett: Tues 16th and Tues 23rd Feb, 7.30pm - 9pm, in the Annexe, House of Retreat, Inchicore.

Mater Dei Institute of Education: Spring Theology lectures. See full details on www.dublindiocese.ie

Archbishops Diarmuid Martin and John Neill (C. of I.) launched an unique venture to spread the good news of the GOSPEL OF LUKE throughout their Dioceses. (100,000 copies)
Over the coming weeks and months, specially commissioned copies of the Gospel of Luke, will be distributed widely. This is the Church Liturgical year of St. Luke and it is the Gospel being read in churches throughout the year.

300 Club Draw - Week 2 - 25/01/10
1. Gary & Liza (71) € 100
2. Mrs Hannon (73) € 50
3. Dermot Kennedy (157) € 30
4. Mrs Balance (116) €20

HOLY FAMILY PARISH
KILL-O-THE-GRANGE

23rd /24th January, 2010

DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE SICK (2010)
The Sacrament of the Sick will be administered to the sick who desire to receive its grace during the Mass at 7p.m., (Sat) , 10.30 am & 12noon (Sun) on the weekend of 6th / 7th Feb 2010.Please alert those, and their carers, who might like to attend.

The collection for the ST VINCENT DE PAUL will take place this weekend 23rd /24th January. Please give generously.

Now that Fr Killeen has resumed his duties as P.P., Fr O'Connor reverts to his substantive position of curate.

Archbishops Diarmuid Martin and John Neill (C. of I.) launched last Mon an unique venture to spread the good news of the GOSPEL OF LUKE throughout their Dioceses. (100,000 copies)
Over the coming weeks and months, specially commissioned copies of the Gospel of Luke, will be distributed widely. This is the Church Liturgical year of St. Luke and it is the Gospel being read in churches throughout the year.

REST IN PEACE
Your prayers are requested for the souls of
Brendan Daly, May Lawlor, Kay Cahill
recently deceased, and for the following whose anniversaries occur about this time:
Frank Horan, Simon O’Toole (Late of Australia and Deansgrange) John & Alice Simmons l
MAY THEIR SOULS AND THE SOULS OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD REST IN PEACE. AMEN.

January Masses will be celebrated for the following during the coming week
Sat 23rd       7.00 pm Imelda McGrory
    Noel & William Larkin & deceased family members
Sun 24th      9.00 am
  10.30 am Madge Byrne
  12 noon Tommy & Sara & Sean Callaghan
    Deceased members of the Coyle family
Mon 25th     7.00 pm
Tues 26h      7.00 pm Patrick & Mary Ridge
Wed 27th     7.00 pm  James Mulcahy
    Larry & Sadie O’Gorman
Thurs 28th    7.00 pm Stephen & Esther Moore
Fri 29th     7.00 pm

The new rotas for Readers and Ministers of Holy Communion are now available at the Parish Office

'Do This in Memory'. The next Mass in this series will at 12.00 (noon) Sunday next, 24th June 2010.

A PRE-BAPTISMAL MEETING for parents with children for Baptism during February 2010 will take on Mon, 1st Feb 2010 at 7.30 pm in the Church meeting room. Please bring your child’s civil birth certificate (to be returned) to this meeting. Thank you.

The annual collection in support of ACCORD, the diocesan agency for marriage & the family, replaces the Share Collection on the weekend of 13th /14th Feb 2010.

Whitefriar Street, Carmelite Church: will be dedicating their Sunday Mass for the People of Haiti, this Sun the 24th Jan 4.00 pm.

Inchicore-Bluebell Pastoral Area: Novena: 2nd -11th Feb (10 am & 8 pm) in the Church of Mary Immaculate, Inchicore. This includes: Anointing of the Sick, 6th Feb, at 12 noon, and Torchlight Procession, 11th Feb at 8 pm.

Celebrate St. Brigid with stories, music, dance & the making of Brigid's crosses in the De Mazenod Centre, St. Michael's, Inchicore on Sun 31st Jan at 4 pm.

ST. LUKE'S GOSPEL & Lectio Divina with Jane Mellett: Tues 16th and Tues 23rd Feb, 7.30pm - 9pm, in the Annexe, House of Retreat, Inchicore.

Mater Dei Institute of Education: Spring Theology lectures. See full details on their website.

The Week of Prayer for CHRISTIAN UNITY ends this week end , Sun 24th Jan 2010.

Please pray for the PEOPLE OF HAITI who have been affected by this earthquake – the most severe to hit the area in over 200 years.

The next series of “300 CLUB” commenced on Mon 18th Jan 2010. We are delighted to report that the last series was completed except for three vacancies. We hope that the current series will be as successful so we would encourage our members to continue as heretofore. Prizes are €100, €50, €30 + €20 each week with extra prizes of €1,000, €750 & €250 on the tenth week.

300 Club Draw     -     Week 1    -   18/01/10
1. Rachel & Ginny Cullen (249) € 100
2. X.Y.Z.   (169) € 50
3. Callun Byrne   (262) € 30
4. Sheila Hand   (205) €20

HOLY FAMILY PARISH
KILL-O-THE-GRANGE

16th/17th January, 2010

The Baptismal Team would like to convey our thanks to the parents who braved the very inclement weather on Sunday last to bring along their children who were baptised in Holy Family church during 2009 for a special blessing and greeting on the feast of the baptism of Our Lord. The team were delighted to meet again parents, siblings and in some cases grandparents who went to such trouble to be with us for the 12 Mass. We look forward to meeting you in our parish during the coming year and perhaps you will bring along the children to meet us at the Doughnut Sunday gathering which takes place on the first Sunday of every month after the 10.30 Mass at the back of the church. May you be blessed in your children. Rosaline Dunphy. 11th Jan 2010.

St Josephs Young Priest Society Meeting Monday 18th January after 7 o’clock Mass

The collection for the ST VINCENT DE PAUL will take place next weekend 23rd /24th January. Please give generously

REST IN PEACE
Your prayers are requested for the souls of the following whose anniversaries occur about this time:
Margaret & Patrick Hodgins, Andrew Hudson, John Williams, Michael Mahon, John Donohue
MAY THEIR SOULS AND THE SOULS OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD REST IN PEACE. AMEN.

January Masses will be celebrated for the following during the coming week
Sat 16th       7.00 pm Michael Eiffe & Mary O’Neill
    John & Margaret Mohan
    Thomas O’Reilly
Sun 17th        9.00 am
  10.30 am Monique McDonnell
    Paddy Griffin (Months Mind)
    Thomas & Catherine Doyle
  12 noon Pauline Rigley
    Annie Tumulty (Months Mind)
    Denis Mangan, Colette Byrne & Jane Cullen
Mon 18th     7.00 pm  Patrick & Mary O’Keeffe
Tues 19th      7.00 pm Eamon Byrne
Wed 20th     7.00 pm  Annie O’Toole
Thurs 21st    7.00 pm Paddy Griffin (Rec Deceased)
Fri 22nd     7.00 pm  Michael O’Farrell

The parish team & staff at Holy Family Parish wish all our parishioners a happy New Year! (2010).

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins this week end, Sunday 17th Jan 2010.

Service for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: on Tues 19th Jan at 7.30 pm in Our Lady Queen of Peace, Putland Rd., Bray. Theme: 'You are witnesses of these things' (Luke 24: 48) Bray Churches Together. All Welcome

Fr John Killeen P.P. resumes his duties in full this weekend, having made a very satisfactory recovery after double (x2) hip replacement surgery, and he is grateful to parishioners for their prayers, concern and good wishes.

'Do This in Memory'. The next Mass in this series will at 12.00 (noon) Sunday next, 24th June 2010.

HAITI DISASTER
On Tuesday night an earthquake struck Haiti killing many thousands. In response, Pope Benedict XVI called on "the generosity of all people" to support those worst affected. He added that "the Catholic Church will not fail to move immediately, through her charitable institutions, to meet the most immediate needs of the population". Trócaire is the official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland and they desperately need your assistance to help the people of Haiti. To donate, please call 1850 408 408/ 0800 912 1200 or log on to www.trocaire.org
Catherine Ginty . Communications Coordinator Trocaire Maynooth Co. Kildare +353 (0)1 5053270 +353 (0)86 6293994 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Communion Ministry in Exceptional Circumstances It is a blessing and a consolation when an housebound person is enabled to receive Communion at home. Our lay ministers of Holy Communion render our parishioners invaluable assistance in this regard.
It is not in order for those distributing Holy Communion to be asked to put consecrated hosts into a box presented to them (by persons usually unknown to them) at Communion time during Mass.
Parishioners whose housebound relatives in this parish, in extenuating and exceptional circumstances, might like to receive Holy Communion at home, are invited to approach celebrants, preferably before Mass, for advice on the procedure to be followed.
Thank you. Fr Michael

HOLY FAMILY PARISH
KILL-O-THE-GRANGE

9th/10thJanuary, 2010

SERVICE FOR WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY: on Tues 19th Jan at 7.30 pm in Our Lady Queen of Peace, Putland Rd., Bray. Theme: 'You are witnesses of these things' (Luke 24: 48) Churches Together. All Welcome

The Priests & Staff at Holy Family Parish wish all our parishioners & visitors a very blessed Christmas and a happy New Year (2010).

Christmas dues & family offering envelopes may be safely returned to the big safe near the door at Baker’s side. The Priests of the Parish thank you for your ongoing support of the Parish. Some Christmas dues envelopes are also available on the tables near the doors for those who may not have received them at home.

TAX REBATE SCHEME
Under the tax rebate scheme, the Parish can obtain a refund of the income tax associated with donations from PAYE taxpayers. This applies to standing order donations, and to the Easter and Christmas Dues, where total donations in the tax year are €250 or more. This applies to PAYE taxpayers who have qualified to participate in the scheme. Non PAYE taxpayers can pursue the tax rebate with a receipt of their parish donations, which we’ll happily provide. We would like to thank everyone for their continuing generous support of the Parish. The additional income raised from this scheme helps in meeting Parish expenses.

REST IN PEACE
Your prayers are requested for the souls of
Madeleine Darcy, Essie Carroll,
Cardinal Cathal B Daly Msgn. Tom Fehilly PD Dun Laoghaire
recently deceased and also for the souls of the following whose anniversaries occur about this time:
John Williams, Michael Mahon, Bernadette White
MAY THEIR SOULS AND THE SOULS OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD REST IN PEACE. AMEN.

January Masses will be celebrated for the following during the coming week
Sat 9nd        7.00pm David Cadwell
Sun 10th       9.00 am
  10.30 am Sister Winifred Egan (Months Mind)
  12 noon Mass for families of babies baptised during 2009
Mon 11th     7.00 pm  Peter Carroll
Tues 12th      7.00 pm Jack Mullally
Wed 13th     7.00 pm
Thurs14th     7.00 pm Kay Cowap
    Philip Carroll 1st Anniversary
Fri15th     7.00 pm  Rosella Duffy and Gerard Travers

SINCERE THANKS are due to all volunteers who assisted in getting everything ready in the church & grounds for the Christmas Season, as well as those who packed & those distributed the Parish Christmas envelopes to the homes and also those in hospitality & the repository. Thank you for the generous donation of your interest, time and energy. -“Laborare est orare” - “To work is to pray” St Benedict of Nursia

300 Club Draw - Week 9 - 28/12/09
1. Mrs O Dwyer (214) € 100
2. Mary Mulvey (36) € 50
3. Christine Breslin (275) € 30
4. Alice Byrne (287) €20

Soul Journey in Gardiner St Church Mondays, 6-6.30 pm: GUIDED PRAYER/MEDITATION with introduction in the Ignatian chapel – a quiet, candle-lit space to the right of the main altar at the top of the church. Five minutes or so of introduction followed by guidance for personal prayer and silence.

Child Protection Service 01 8360314
Sinead Mc Donnell, acting Director of the Diocesan Child Protection Service, is the Designated Person for the receipt of concerns.

A Pre-Baptismal Meeting for Parents intending to have their children baptised in Feb 2010 takes place at 7.30p.m. Mon 1st Feb 2010 in the church meeting room. Kindly present the child’s birth certificate at this meeting (to be returned).

Situations Vacant! Vacancies for positions, Property Manager, Parish Liaison Accountant and Diocesan Director for the Safeguarding of Children. The International Eucharistic Congress 2012 is recruiting a Programme Manager to support the General Secretary, Fr. Kevin Doran in planning and implementing the Congress for 2012. .Apply to the Archdiocese immediately. See also Diocesan Website.

300 Club Draw - Week 10 - 4/1/10
1. Ann Glansford (216) € 1000
2. Phil Byrne (268) € 750
3. Susan Higgins (256) € 250
4. Sarah Gregan (79) € 30
5. Mrs O’Sullivan (153) € 30
6. M.E.D. (105) € 30
7. Mrs Madden (163) € 30
8. Fr H Regan (248) € 30
9. Mary O’Keefe (125) € 30
10. Mrs Curtin (89) € 20

HOLY FAMILY PARISH
KILL-O-THE-GRANGE

2nd /3rd January, 2010

The EPIPHANY OF THE LORD; Wed 6th Jan 2010 (holy day of obligation) Masses at 7p.m. Tues (Vigil), 10a.m. & 7p.m. Wednesday

The Priests & Staff At Holy Family Parish wish all our parishioners & visitors a very blessed Christmas and a happy New Year (2010).

REST IN PEACE

January Masses will be celebrated for the following during the coming week
Sat 2nd       7.00 pm Mary Reidy (Months Mind)
Sun 3rd        9.00 am  Special Intention
  10.30 am Vera O’Hanrahan (25th Anniv)
    Dorothy & Viodt O’Brien
    Carmel Lacey
  12 noon Terence Patrick Kane
    Jimmy Barrett
    Alec Sweeney
    Elizabeth Ball & deceased family members
Mon 4th     7.30 pm  Special Intention for healing
Tues 5th      7.30 pm Special Intention for healing
    Deceased members of the Mallen family
Wed 6th     7.30 pm  Christopher Brennan
Thurs 7th     7.30 pm Francis Brennan
    Thanksgiving Mass
Fri 8th     7.30 pm  Special Intention for healing

Christmas dues envelopes may be safely returned to the big safe near the door at Baker’s side.

The Priests of the Parish thank you for your ongoing support of the Parish. Some envelopes are also available on the tables near the doors for those who may not have received them at home.

The parish Resource Centre and Parish offices will re-open on the 7th Jan 2010.

Results of Art Exhibition Raffle
1. Mary Goulding
2. Sr Margaret
3. 2807279
4. Emma
5. Joyce
6. 2807279
7. Alfie Madden
8. Sr Maura

Child Protection Service 01 8360314
Sinead Mc Donnell, acting Director of the Diocesan Child Protection Service, is the Designated Person for the receipt of concerns.

The next Pre-Baptismal Meeting for Parents intending to have their children baptised in Jan 2010 takes place at 7.35 pm Mon 4th Jan 2010 in the church meeting room. Kindly present the child’s birth certificate at this meeting (to be returned). For information about parish services, please contact only the parish office phone 01-2845299 (10 am – 1 pm weekdays)

STUDY THEOLOGY FROM HOME
The Dominicans are offering a theology programme specifically for lay people, offered by distance learning. This means that one can study for a certificate, diploma or degree in theology, and even more importantly, become more educated in the Faith all from the comfort of home. For further information, please contact: The Priory Institute, Tallaght village, Dublin 24.
Tel: 01-4048124/7, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Web: www.prioryinstitute.com

300 Club Draw - Week 8 - 21/12/09
1. Jennie O’Neill (70) € 100
2. Thomas Hand (59) € 50
3. Chris Teeling (239) Turkey
4. Jean Doran (160) Ham
5. Joe Gibbons (223) Turkey
6. Mrs Hannon (73) Ham
7. Pat Costello (184) Turkey
8. Greta O’Brien (97) Ham
9. Helen Hyland (246) Turkey
10. Marie McDonnell (27) € 30
11. Susan Higgins (256) €20

HOLY FAMILY PARISH
KILL-O-THE-GRANGE

24th/ 25th & 26th/27th December 2009

The PRIESTS & STAFF AT HOLY FAMILY PARISH wish all our parishioners & visitors a very Blessed Christmas And A Happy New Year (2010).

Sincere thanks are due to all volunteers who assisted in getting everything ready in the church & grounds for the Christmas Season, as well as those who packed & those distributed the Parish Christmas envelopes to the homes and also those in hospitality & the repository. Thank you for the generous donation of your interest, time and energy. -“Laborare est orare” - “To work is to pray” St Benedict of Nursia

FR JOHN KILLEEN P.P. will resume his duties in full soon, having made a very satisfactory recovery after double (x2) hip replacement surgery, and he is grateful to parishioners for their prayers, concern and good wishes.

Our Christmas Arrangements 2009
Christmas Eve: Thurs 24th Dec: Mass at 10.00a.m.; 8.30p.m. Christmas Carols with Choir;
Masses at 7.00p.m., 9.00p.m.
Christmas Day: Fri 25th Dec: Masses at: 9.00a.m., 10.30a.m. (Family Mass), 12.00noon
St Stephen’s Day: Sat 26th Dec: Mass at 10.00a.m.;
Feast of Holy Family; Sat 26th Dec 7.00p.m. Vigil Holy Family
Sun 27th Dec: Masses at 9.00a.m., 10.30a.m., 12.00noon
Mon 28th Dec to Fri 1st Jan 2010 inclusive: Mass daily at 10.00a.m. only.
New Year’s Day: Fri 1st Jan 2010 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Also World Day of Peace Mass at 10.00a.m. only.
The Epiphany of the Lord; Wed 6th Jan 2010 (holy day of obligation) Masses at 7p.m. Tues (Vigil), 10a.m. & 7p.m. Wed

REST IN PEACE
Your prayers are requested for the souls of
Patrick (Paddy) Griffin, Annie Tumulty
recently deceased and also for the souls of the following whose anniversaries occur about this time:
Anthony Scarff, Patrick & Bridget Hennessy, Henry, Mary & Ethel Scarff, Ernie Murphy, Michael Goulding, James Long
MAY THEIR SOULS AND THE SOULS OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD REST IN PEACE. AMEN.

December Masses will be celebrated for the following during the coming week
Sat 26th    7.00 pm John Clancy
Sun 27th    9.00 am Anne & Thomas Kehoe
    Maureen & Joseph Murray & Bernadette Sullivan
    Thomas Kelleher & deceased remembers of the Kelleher & Plummer families
    10.30 am Seamus O’Donoghue
    Les Smith
  12 noon Kathleen & Maurice Boothman
    Anne & Maurice Penston
    Anthony Gibney
Mon 28th     To Fri 1st 10.00 am ONLY

Christmas Closure. The parish Resource Centre and Parish offices will re-open on the 7th Jan 2010. The Resource Centre committee would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and New Year.

Christmas Family Mass will be at 10.30a.m. Christmas Day, 25th Dec 20. Children & Parents are welcome to attend.

Christmas dues envelopes may be safely returned to the big safe near the door at Baker’s side. The Priests of the Parish thank you for your ongoing support of the Parish. Some envelopes are also available on the tables near the doors for those who may not have received them at home.

ARCHBISHOP Martin17/12/09
I believe Bishop Donal Murray did the right thing, for his Diocese and for the wider Irish Church and I appreciate the personal difficulty and pressure he has been under.
Responsibility must be taken by all who hold a position of authority and collective responsibility. There have been serious difficulties of structure and communication at management level in the Archdiocese of Dublin. The Murphy report indicates how decisions were taken which resulted in further children being abused. Accountability must be assumed for that and radical reform is required in the Archdiocese, not just in the area of child protection. I am satisfied with our current situation in the child protection area – but I am not complacent – and it too requires ongoing commitment. I will be meeting those in this diocese who are named in the report about the way this Archdiocese is managed and about changes I want and that I consider vital for the future of the Archdiocese of Dublin.

The next Pre-Baptismal Meeting for Parents intending to have their children baptised in January 2010 takes place at 7.35p.m. Mon 4th Jan 2010 in the church meeting room. Kindly present the child’s birth certificate at this meeting (to be returned). For information about parish services, please contact only the parish office phone 284 5299 (10a.m. - 1p.m. weekdays)

HOLY FAMILY PARISH
KILL-O-THE-GRANGE

19th/20th December, 2009

4th Sunday of Advent - Year C readings.

‘Do This in Memory’ preparation programme for First Eucharist – Please note that the Mass will be at 12.00 noon Sun13th Dec, instead of Sun 20th Dec.

Christmas Family Mass will be at 10.30a.m. Christmas Day, 25th Dec 20. Children & Parents are welcome to attend.

Donations for flowers to decorate the church for Christmas, can be left in the Parish Office or the shop. Many thanks for your ongoing support.

Christmas Closure. The parish Resource Centre and Parish offices will be closed from 23rd Dec 09 and will re-open on the 7th Jan 2010. The Resource Centre committee would like to wish you all a very happy Christmas and New Year.

The St Vincent de Paul Society special Christmas Appeal & Church Collection in Holy Family Parish for 2009 has realised to €11,688. The members of the conference would like to thank the contributors for their extra-ordinary generosity in these difficult times.

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Penance) at Holy Family
Mon 21st Dec 7.45p.m. Christmas Penitential Service
Mon 21st Dec to Thurs 24th Dec inclusive:
Confessions after 10.00 a.m. Mass

Penitential Services in Neighbouring Parishes:
St Michael’s, Dun Laoghaire: 12.25p.m. Sat, 19th Dec; Foxrock: 7.30p.m. Tues, 22nd Dec 2009:
Johnstown-Killiney 7.00p.m. Wed 23rd Dec 2009.

Our Christmas Arrangements 2009
Christmas Eve: Thurs 24th Dec: Mass at 10.00a.m.; 8.30p.m. Christmas Carols with Choir;
Masses at 7.00p.m., 9.00p.m.
Christmas Day: Fri 25th Dec: Masses at: 9.00a.m., 10.30a.m. (Family Mass), 12.00noon
St Stephen’s Day: Sat 26th Dec: Mass at 10.00a.m.;
Feast of Holy Family; Sat 26th Dec 7.00p.m. Vigil Holy Family
Sun 27th Dec: Masses at 9.00a.m., 10.30a.m., 12.00noon
Mon 28th Dec to Fri 1st Jan 2010 inclusive: Mass daily at 10.00a.m. only.
New Year’s Day: Fri 1st Jan 2010 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Also World Day of Peace Mass at 10.00a.m. only.
The Epiphany of the Lord; Wed 6th Jan 2010 (holy day of obligation) Masses at 7p.m. Tues (Vigil), 10a.m. & 7p.m. Wed

REST IN PEACE
Your prayers are requested for the souls of
Monsignor Michael Nolan, Fr Ciarain O’Ciarain, Jacqueline Shannon (nee Swan)
recently deceased and also for the souls of the following whose anniversaries occur about this time:
Richard Carr & Michael O’Connor
MAY THEIR SOULS AND THE SOULS OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD REST IN PEACE. AMEN.

December Masses will be celebrated for the following during the coming week
Sat 19th       7.00 pm    Evelyn Smith
    Charlie Austin, Henry Austin & Kenny Lawlor
Sun 20th        9.00 am  Joseph & Julia Campbell & Patrick & Sadie Confrey
  10.30 am Eamonn Gregan
    Elizabeth Walsh
    Michael Hyland
    Kathleen & Maurice Boothman
  12 noon John Kavanagh
    Jim Keogh (Months Mind)
Mon 21st     7.00 pm Eileen Matthews
    Special Intention
    Special Intention
Tues 22nd     7.00 pm Patrick, Bridget & Larry Quinn
    Deceased members of the Donohue & Kelly families
Wed 23rd     7.00 pm John & Mary Magaharan
    Maud Sweeney
    Terence Kane
Thurs 24th       CHRISTMAS EVE
Fri 25th    CHRISTMAS DAY

A Sign of Peace need be given only to those nearest to one- no need to 'go on safari'. A slight nod of one's head to your neighbour will suffice.

Child Protection Service 01 8360314
Sinead Mc Donnell, acting Director of the Diocesan Child Protection Service, is the Designated Person for the receipt of concerns.

The next Pre-Baptismal Meeting for Parents intending to have their children baptised in December 2009 will take place at 7.30p.m; on Mon 7th Dec in the church meeting room- sacristy area. Kindly present the child’s birth certificate (to be returned immediately) for verification of details.

“No institution should expect to be free from the scrutiny of those who give it their loyalty and support”. HM, Queen Elizabeth II of U.K.

300 Club Draw - Week 7 - 14/12/09
1. Kay Mason (102) € 100
2. Thomas Hand (59) € 50
3. Ellen Moore (188) € 30
4. Mary Sellers (123) €20

Results of Art Exhibition Raffle
1. Mary Goulding
2. Sr Margaret
3. 2807279
4. Emma
5. Joyce
6. 2807279
7. Alfie Madden
8. Sr Maura

STUDY THEOLOGY FROM HOME
The Dominicans are offering a theology programme specifically for lay people, offered by distance learning. This means that one can study for a certificate, diploma or degree in theology, and even more importantly, become more educated in the Faith all from the comfort of home.
For further information, please contact:
The Priory Institute, Tallaght village, Dublin 24.
Tel: 01-4048124/7,
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Web: www.prioryinstitute.com

HOLY FAMILY PARISH
KILL-O-THE-GRANGE

5th /6th December, 2009

Rosary Procession to honour the Feast of Immaculate Conception Tues 8th Dec; Carmelite Church of St Theresa, Clarendon Street after 5.45 pm Mass; proceeding to St Saviours Church, Dominick Street;
A group of parishioners will meet at Holy Family Church at 4.30 pm and travel on 46A Bus. Please come and join us to honour Our Lady. Bring processional candle. Tel Maria 01-2856069

Family Mass 12.00 noon Sunday 6th December will be led by the Confirmation Candidates (2010).

Tues next, 8th Dec, the Immaculate Conception of BVM is a Holyday of obligation. Masses: 7p.m. Mon 7th Dec (vigil); 10a.m. & 7p.m. Tuesday 8th Dec

REST IN PEACE
Your prayers are requested for the soul of
Mary Reidy
recently deceased and also for the souls of the following whose anniversaries occur about this time:
Matthew & Harry Handy, Bridget & James Johnston, Lily & Dan McKeever, Pat & John O’Malley
MAY THEIR SOULS AND THE SOULS OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD REST IN PEACE. AMEN.

December Masses will be celebrated for the following during the coming week
Sat 5th       7.00 pm Michael Knight
    Mary Magaharan
    Mary Clancy
Sun 6th         9.00 am  Paul Barnes
  10.30 am Eithne Hickey
    Louis Dunphy
    Larry O’Toole
  12 noon Gerry Kelly
    Cormac O’Connor, John O’Reilly & Gregory Mitchell
Mon 7th     7.00 pm The Holy Souls
    Deceased memebers of the McCormack & Browne families
Tues 8th     7.00 pm Alex & Mary Tierney; Edwin & Ellen Knight & Christopher & Ellen Reilly
    Cornelius & Cecilia Clifford,John & Mary Silke & Michael Reidy & family
Wed 9th     7.00 pm Mary & Hohn Magaharan
    Harry O’Mara
Thurs 10th    7.00 pm  Manuel Laurenzo
Fri 11th 7.00 pm

2nd Sunday of Advent - Year C readings.

Christmas Family Mass will be at 10.30a.m. Christmas Day, 25th Dec 2009. Children who would like to participate (accompanied by their parents) are invited to practices in the church at 4p.m. on Thursdays, 10th & 19th December- Elizabeth.

The Annual Church Collection for the Society of St Vincent de Paul takes places 12th/13th Dec and replaces the Share collection. A society member will speak at all Masses. Your usual generosity is urged.

You are invited to an Advent Time of Reflection on The Incarnation: A Franciscan Perspective in the Murray Centre, Church of the Guardian Angels, Newtownpark. 9th Dec after the 10.30 Mass - 12 noon. Presenter is Sr Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, OSF.
All welcome and bring a friend

‘Do This in Memory’ preparation programme for First Eucharist – Please note that the Mass will be at 12.00 noon Sun13th Dec, instead of Sun 20th Dec.

A Sign of Peace need be given only to those nearest to one- no need to 'go on safari'. A slight nod of one's head to your neighbour will suffice.

The next Pre-Baptismal Meeting for Parents intending to have their children baptised in December 2009 will take place at 7.30p.m; on Mon 7th Dec in the church meeting room- sacristy area. Kindly present the child’s birth certificate (to be returned immediately) for verification of details

The Annual ADVENT TRIDUUM MASSES will be celebrated on Wed 16th, Thurs 17th, Fri 18th Dec.

300 Club Draw - Week 5 - 30/11/09
1. Patricia Devine (290) € 100
2.Ann Glansford (216) € 50
3. Mrs Curtin (89) € 30
4. Maurice Curtin (209) €20

CYC gratefully acknowledges receipt of €1,339 form Holy Family Parish being annual diocesan collection (2009).

ARCHBISHOP DIARMUID MARTIN’s Statement 26th Nov 2009 (full text) It is difficult to find words to describe how I feel today. As Archbishop of a Diocese for which I have pastoral responsibility, of my own native diocese, of the diocese for which I was ordained a priest, of a Diocese which I love and hope to serve to the best of my ability, what can I say when I have to share with you the revolting story of the sexual assault and rape of so many young children and teenagers by priests of the Archdiocese or who ministered in the diocese? No words of apology will ever be sufficient. Can I take this opportunity to thank Judge Yvonne Murphy and her team for their diligent and professional work in producing this Report, which I expect will provide an invaluable framework for how we can better protect the children of today and the future. The Report of the Commission gives us some insight into the crimes that took place. But no report can give an indication of the suffering and trauma endured by the children, and indeed the suffering also of their family members. Many survivors have not yet been able to speak about abuse they experienced. For them the publication of the Report must be truly traumatic. I urge them to turn to some trusted friend, to a counsellor or counselling service of their choice, to the health services, to the Gardai or if they so wish to the Diocesan Child Protection Service.

The report focuses on a representative sample of cases, but the Commission examined many other cases. The Report highlights devastating failings of the past. These failings call on all of us to scrupulously apply clear guidelines and norms. There is no room for revisionism regarding the norms and procedures in place. The sexual abuse of a child is and always was a crime in civil law; it is and always was a crime canon law; it is and always was grievously sinful. One of the most heartbreaking aspects of the Report is that while Church leaders – Bishops and religious superiors - failed, almost every parent who came to the diocese to report abuse clearly understood the awfulness of what has involved. Almost exclusively their primary motivation was to try to ensure that what happened to their child, or in some case to themselves, did not happen to other children. Their motivation was not about money or revenge; it was quite simply about that most basic human sense of right and wrong and that basic Christian motivation of concern for others. The survivors of abuse who courageously remained determined to have the full truth heard by all deserve our recognition and admiration. How did those with responsibility dramatically misread the risk that a priest who had hurt one of those whom Jesus calls “the little ones” might go on to abuse another child if decisive action was not taken? Excuses, denials and minimisations were taken from priest abusers who were at the least in denial, at worst devious in multiple ways, and decisions were taken which resulted in more children being abused. Efforts made to “protect the Church” and to “avoid scandal” have had the ironic result of bringing this horrendous scandal on the Church today. The damage done to children abused by priests can never be undone. As Archbishop of Dublin and as Diarmuid Martin I offer to each and every survivor, my apology, my sorrow and my shame for what happened to them. I am aware however that no words of apology will ever be sufficient. The fact that the abusers were priests constituted both and offence to God and affront to the priesthood. The many good priests of the Archdiocese share my sense of shame. I ask you to support and encourage us in our ministry at what is a difficult time. I know also that many others, especially parents, feel shocked and betrayed at what has been revealed. I hope that all of us - bishops, priests and lay persons - working together can rebuild trust by ensuring that day after day the Church in the Archdiocese of Dublin becomes a safer environment for children. I ask the priests of the diocese and the Parish Pastoral Councils to ensure that the wide reaching measures introduced into our parishes and organizations regarding the safeguarding of children are rigorously observed and constantly verified and updated. This scandal must be an occasion for all of us to be vigilant so that the abuse of children - wherever it takes place in our society - is addressed and the correct measures are taken promptly. The hurt done to a child through sexual abuse is horrific. Betrayal of trust is compounded by the theft of self esteem. The horror can last a lifetime. Today, it must be unequivocally recalled that the Archdiocese of Dublin failed to recognise the theft of childhood which survivors endured and the diocese failed in its responses to them when they had the courage to come forward, compounding the damage done to their innocence. For that no words of apology will ever be sufficient. + Diarmuid Martin

Child Protection Service Sinead Mc Donnell, acting Director of the Diocesan Child Protection Service, is the Designated Person for the receipt of concerns. She can be contacted at 01 8360314.

HOLY FAMILY PARISH
KILL-O-THE-GRANGE

28th/29th November, 2009

You are invited to an Advent Time of Reflection on The Incarnation: A Franciscan Perspective in the Murray Centre, Church of the Guardian Angels, Newtownpark. 9th Dec fter the 10.30 Mass - 12 noon. Presenter is Sr Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, OSF. All welcome and bring a friend

This Sunday is the First Sunday in Advent 29th Nov!

Last weekends collection for the Society of St Vincent de Paul amounted to €1,337.
Thank you to all who gave so generously

Family Mass 12.00 noon Sunday 6th December will be led by the Confirmation Candidates (2010).

REST IN PEACE
Your prayers are requested for the soul of
Joe Byrne
recently deceased and also for the souls of the following whose anniversaries occur about this time:
Elizabeth Larkin, Harry Ebbs, Nicholas Kelly, Breda & Arthur O’Doherty, Josephine Kavanagh, Ann & Joseph Coughlan Canon Patrick Fitzsimons P.E., George Brady.
MAY THEIR SOULS AND THE SOULS OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD REST IN PEACE. AMEN.

November/December Masses will be celebrated for the following during the coming week
Sat 28th       7.00 pm Michael O’Connor
Sun 29th       9.00 am  Nuala Daly
  10.30 am Phil Mooney
    George Brady
    Nora Cahir
  12 noon Tony Keegan
    Bridget & Joseph Nolan
Mon 30th     7.00 pm Walter, Catherine & Angela Balfe
    Tyrus Muscarnus
Tues 1st     7.00 pm Delphine Reid
    Ann Hanley
    Special Intention
Wed 2nd     7.00 pm Mary & Charlie Moore
    Burke & Partland families & James Lavin
Thurs 3rd      7.00 pm Michael John Brandon
    Robert & Mary Williams (25th Wedding Anniversary)
Fri 4th 7.00 pm ALTAR LIST OF THE DEAD

Christmas Family Mass will be at 10.30a.m. Christmas Day, 25th Dec 2009. Children who would like to participate (accompanied by their parents) are invited to practices in the church at 4p.m. on Thursdays, 10th & 19th December- Elizabeth.

‘Do This in Memory’ preparation programme for First Eucharist – Please note that the Mass will be at 12.00 noon Sun13th Dec, instead of Sun 20th Dec.

A Sign of Peace need be given only to those nearest to one- no need to 'go on safari'. A slight nod of one's head to your neighbour will suffice.

Parents who desire application forms for admission of their child to schools of non -Catholic patronage to be signed by the priest of their parish must also present their child's baptismal certificate. It is also understood that they undertake to prepare the child for the Sacraments of Eucharist & Confirmation. Thank you.

Concert in St Joseph’s Glastule: Three Irish Tenors will present a concert of music and song in St. Joseph’s Church Glasthule on Tuesday December 15th, at 8pm. Tickets are €25 and for €5 more, you are welcome to enjoy a cheese and wine reception after the show. Tickets are available from Glasthule parish office. Tel: 6638604 and on line.

The Annual ADVENT TRIDUUM MASSES will be celebrated on Wed 16th, Thurs 17th, Fri 18th Dec.

300 Club Draw - Week 4 - 23/11/09
1. Maura Lynch (55) € 100
2.Gus Feeney (101) € 50
3. Mrs Zambra (92) € 30
4. William Hughes (78) €20

HOLY FAMILY PARISH
KILL-O-THE-GRANGE

21st/22nd November, 2009

Advent Talk 2.30p.m; in Blessed Sacrament Chapel by Fr John Littleton of the Priory Institute, Tallaght,
Sat 28th Nov 09. Refreshments are available. All are welcome.

The society of ST VINCENT DE PAUL will hold their monthly collection this weekend on 21st /22nd November. Please give generously.

Next Sunday is the First Sunday in Advent 29th Nov!

Family Mass 12.00 noon Sunday 6th December will be led by the Confirmation Candidates (2010).

REST IN PEACE
Your prayers are requested for the souls of
Jim Keogh & Delphi Reid
recently deceased and also for the souls of the following whose anniversaries occur about this time:
Margaret Kelly, Harry Finn, Louise & Danny Byrne, Mary-Kate O’Keeffe, Cormac O’Connor, John O’Reilly, Gregory Mitchell
MAY THEIR SOULS AND THE SOULS OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD REST IN PEACE. AMEN.

November Masses will be celebrated for the following during the coming week
Sat 21st       7.00 pm Tim Collins
    Mick Kane (Months Mind)
    Anthony Scarff (months Mind)
    Angela & Denis Monaghan
Sun 22nd       9.00 am  Baby Charlie O’Donoghue
  10.30 am Mass for the Choir
  12 noon (Do this in memory Mass)
Mon 23rd    7.00 pm Sheila Kennedy
    Carmel & Jack Marnell
Tues 24th      7.00 pm Bridget Quinn
    Edward Kelly
Wed 25th     7.00 pm Rev Timothy Hurley (late PP of Holy Family Parish)
Thurs 26th    7.00 pm Kay Kennedy
Fri 27th 7.00 pm Rosella Duffy

Christmas Family Mass will be at 10.30a.m. Christmas Day, 25th Dec 2009. Children who would like to participate (accompanied by their parents) are invited to practices in the church at 4p.m. on Thursdays, 10th & 19th December- Elizabeth.

The next Pre-Baptismal Meeting for Parents intending to have their children baptised in December 2009 will take place at 7.30p.m; on Mon 7th Dec in the church meeting room- sacristy area. Kindly present the child’s birth certificate (to be returned immediately) for verification of details
Mass for Sunday is on page 358

‘Do This in Memory’ preparation programme for First Eucharist – Please note that the Mass will be at 12.00 noon Sun13th Dec, instead of Sun 20th Dec.

A Sign of Peace need be given only to those nearest to one- no need to 'go on safari'. A slight nod of one's head to your neighbour will suffice.

Child Protection Service - Sinead Mc Donnell is acting Director of the Diocesan Child Protection Service and is the Designated Person for the receipt of concerns regarding the protection of children. She can be contacted at 01 8360314 or 086 7710267

Parents who desire application forms for admission of their child to schools of non -Catholic patronage to be signed by the priest of their parish must also present their child's baptismal certificate. It is also understood that they undertake to prepare the child for the Sacraments of Eucharist & Confirmation. Thank you. Adm.

Lecture: Dr. Imogen Stuart will give a lecture with slide show, in the Pastoral Centre Glasthule on Mon 23rd Nov at 8pm. Admission €8 to cover the cost of polishing Imogen’s work of art in Glasthule Church.

Concert in St Joseph’s Glastule: Three Irish Tenors will present a concert of music and song in St. Joseph’s Church Glasthule on Tuesday December 15th, at 8pm. Tickets are €25 and for €5 more, you are welcome to enjoy a cheese and wine reception after the show. Tickets are available from Glasthule parish office. Tel: 6638604 and on line.

The Annual ADVENT TRIDUUM MASSES will be celebrated on Wed 16th, Thurs 17th, Fri 18th Dec.

The Unity Gospel Choir will sing in aid of The Oesophageal Cancer Fund at Monkstown Church of Ireland Parish Church on Fri 27th Nov @ 8 pm sharp. Adults €15 Tel 087-2392378; 086-2465508

300 Club Draw - Week 3 - 169/11/09
1. Ted Coleman (93) € 100
2. Una Turner (244) € 50
3. Dan White (62) € 30
4. Willie Swan (44) €20