21st September 2014
Newsletter for the Parishes of Saggart - Rathcoole - Brittas & Newcastle Parish Team Fr. Enda Cunningham PP St Mary’s Parochial House Saggart. Tel: 4589209 Mob: 087-1380695 Fr. Aidan Kieran CC 1 The Glebe Peamount Road Newcastle. Tel: 4589230 Mob: 087-6397744 Fr. Aloysius Zuribo C.C. 2 Carrigmore Place Saggart, Co. Dublin Tel. 01-4589209 Parish Pastoral Worker Mr Sean O’Rourke c/o The Parish Office St. Mary’s Parochial House Tel: 4589209 Mob:087-0540695 Fr. Michael Shortall PC 87 Beechwood Lawns Rathcoole Tel: 4587187 Mob: 087 -2861765 Fr. Michael McGowan PC 7 St. Patrick’s Crescent, Rathcoole Tel: 4589210 Parish Secretary Martina Hopkins The Parish Office St. Mary’s Parochial House Opening Hours: 9.30-1.30 Monday to Friday Tel: 4589209 www.saggartparish.com
[email protected]
Eucharistic Adoration Holy Family Church Rathcoole Every Friday 7.30 – 8.30pm Items for Newsletter If you have any items for the newsletter, please contact the Parish Office or email to the addresses given below. Please indicate clearly that the items are for inclusion in the Parish Newsletter. Many thanks.
[email protected] or
[email protected]
Annual Crosscare Collection This weekend September 20th/21st The annual collection for Crosscare, the social support agency of the Archdiocese of Dublin will be taken up at all Masses this weekend. It will be 2nd collection at Mass, and will replace the usual SHARE collection. Inspired by the example and teachings of Jesus, Crosscare has: A VISION of a society where all people have the opportunity to fulfil their potential A MISSION to provide innovation and relevant services to those most in need. Mass with Anointing of the Sick Newcastle, Saturday 27th September, 2.00pm The Sacrament of the Sick will be offered in Newcastle Church on Saturday 27th September. There will be a celebration of Mass at 2.00pm, during which the Anointing of the Sick will be available. You can receive the Sacrament of the Sick: 1) if you have a medical diagnosis; 2) if you are going to hospital in the near future; or 3) if you are over 65 years of age. The sacrament may be received once a month.
St Finian’s Parish Pastoral Council Seeking Nominations for New Members After a busy few years in Newcastle, St Finian’s Parish Pastoral Council is now due for renewal. In these challenging times for the Church, the Parish Pastoral Council is the forum where priests and lay people work together to imagine and realise how the Good News will be proclaimed in our parish community in the future. For continuity, a number of the present Parish Council members will stay in place for the coming term but, in looking to the future, we are looking for some new members who will hopefully bring a new perspective and fresh ideas. A council member will speak on the PPC at both Masses next week-end. Please consider volunteering some of your time to the new St Finian’s Parish Pastoral Council.
Holy Family Kids Choir New Members Needed New members are needed for Holy Family Church Kids Choir. Children aged 7—12 years should apply. Practise every Saturday. Contact Heidi 086-3084657
Crosscare Sunday
Mass Schedule Saggart: Sunday: 9 am & 11.30 am Weekday: 9.30 am Rathcoole: Saturday Vigil: 6.30 p.m. Sunday: 10 am & 12.00 pm Weekday: 9.30 am Saturday: 10.00 am Brittas: Sunday: 10.30 am Newcastle: Saturday Vigil: 7.00 p.m. Sunday: 10.30 am Weekday: 10.00am Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri. Confession Saggart: Friday, after 9.30am Mass Rathcoole: Saturday after 10.00am Mass Newcastle: Saturday after 7.00pm Mass Baptism Saggart 2.00pm Sunday Rathcoole 4.00 pm Saturday Newcastle 2nd Saturday 4pm Last Sunday 2pm Please contact the Parish Office Marriage Please contact the Parish Office
St. Finian’s Church Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Monday 22nd September, 7.00-9.00pm There will be adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in St. Finian’s Church, Newcastle from 7.00 - 9.00pm on Monday 22nd September. The time of adoration will finish with an informal benediction. All welcome, whether you can come for ten minutes or two hours!
ReNewcastle Quiz Night Friday 26th September, 8pm, The Gondola Don’t miss the Quiz night on Friday 26th of September at 8.00pm in the Gondola in Newcastle. All tables €50 each, (maximum 6 people per table). Registration at the door. All proceeds will go to the Christmas Lights Community Project in Newcastle Village. Show your support and bring your friends!! Organised by ReNewcastle Community Group
Irish Cancer Society Daffodil Centre Volunteers Needed The Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Centres in Tallaght and St James's Hospitals provide information, support and advice to cancer patients, their families, and anyone concerned about cancer. We’re looking for volunteers to support the Daffodil Centre Nurse by welcoming visitors and showing them the range of information available. If you’d like more information on becoming a trained volunteer, please contact: Catherine McGuinness 01-2316635
[email protected] Closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 5th October 2014
Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services Rachel Allen Cookery Demonstration Monday 6th October, Ballsbridge Hotel Rachel Allen will present a fundraising cookery demonstration in aid of Our Lady’s Hospice and Care Services on Monday 6th October at 8pm in the Ballsbridge Hotel (formerly Jury’s Ballsbridge). Pro-Life Campaign National Conference 2014 Saturday 11th October, 1.30 - 4.30pm RDS Concert Hall, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 You are invited to register and come along to the Pro-Life Campaign annual conference in the RDS on Sat. 11th October from 1.30-4.30pm. After the government has introduced an obscene abortion law that has left a defenceless baby clinging to life in an Irish hospital, it promises to be an energised gathering. Guest speakers include Julia Holcomb former girlfriend of Aerosmith leadsinger Steve Tyler. Julia is travelling to Ireland specially to attend the conference and share the story of her late term abortion and how she and Steve came to regret it. The conference also presents a wonderful opportunity to renew commitment to the Pro-Life cause, listen to other excellent speakers from Ireland and further afield and hear about lots of innovative plans for the future. Places are limited, so please do register ASAP at www.prolifecampaign.ie/conference2014 or call 085-2716066. Admission free, donations welcome.
Homily Extract of Pope Francis at Celebration of Marriages St. Peter’s Basilica, Sunday 14th September 2014 Today’s first reading speaks to us of the people’s journey through the desert. We can imagine them as they walked, led by Moses; they were families: fathers, mothers, sons and daughters, grandparents, men and women of all ages, accompanied by many children and the elderly who struggled to make the journey. This makes us think of families, our families, walking along the paths of life with all their day to day experiences. Families are the first place in which we are formed as persons and, at the same time, the “bricks” for the building up of society. At a certain point, “the people became impatient on the way” (Num 21:4). They are tempted to turn back and abandon the journey. Here our thoughts turn to married couples who “become impatient on the way”, the way of conjugal and family life. The hardship of the journey causes them to experience interior weariness; they lose the flavour of matrimony and they cease to draw water from the well of the Sacrament. The cure which God offers the people applies also, in a particular way, to spouses who “have become impatient on the way” and who succumb to the dangerous temptation of discouragement, infidelity, weakness, abandonment… To them too, God the Father gives his Son Jesus, not to condemn them, but to save them: if they entrust themselves to him, he will bring them healing by the merciful love which pours forth from the Cross, with the strength of his grace that renews and sets married couples and families once again on the right path. The love of Christ, which has blessed and sanctified the union of husband and wife, is able to sustain their love and to renew it when, humanly speaking, it becomes lost, wounded or worn out. The love of Christ can restore to spouses the joy of journeying together. This is what marriage is all about: man and woman walking together, wherein the husband helps his wife to become ever more a woman, and wherein the woman has the task of helping her husband to become ever more a man. This is the task that you both share. “I love you, and for this love I help you to become ever more a woman”; “I love you, and for this love I help you to become ever more a man”. Here we see the reciprocity of differences. The path is not always a smooth one, free of disagreements, otherwise it would not be human. It is a demanding journey, at times difficult, and at times turbulent, but such is life! Within this theology which the word of God offers us concerning the people on a journey, spouses on a journey, I would like to give you some advice. It is normal for husband and wife to argue: it’s normal. It always happens. But my advice is this: never let the day end without having first made peace. Never! A small gesture is sufficient. Thus the journey may continue. Marriage is a symbol of life, real life: it is not “fiction”! It is the Sacrament of the love of Christ and the Church, a love which finds its proof and guarantee in the Cross. My desire for you is that you have a good journey, a fruitful one, growing in love. I wish you happiness. There will be crosses! But the Lord is always there to help us move forward. May the Lord bless you! Youth 2000 National Gathering Saturday 27th September 2014, 10am – 3pm Little Sisters of the Poor, Sybill Hill Road, Raheny, Dublin 5 The National Gathering is an opportunity to learn about Youth 2000 and why we do the things we do. Learn about the activities undertaken by Youth 2000 this last year, what we did and why we do them! Also help us plan for the future. Attendance is open to all young people aged between 16 and 35 who have attended any retreat or prayer group. It is an opportunity to learn more about Youth 2000 and volunteer opportunities. It is also an opportunity to take part in your province(region) and benefit from the experience and know how of your regional leaders in relation to prayer groups and things going on in your area. Maybe you have some suggestions of how we can do things better?! If so, great, come along! The day will start with Mass at 10am. The day is followed by pizza and social. See you there! If you know someone aged 16-35 who may have an interest in the Catholic Faith, please encourage them to go this event. It promises to be a life-giving day.