Fr Peter Finnerty, PP, Ph: 01-832-3150.
Fr Séamus Connell, Ph: 087-702-5120.
Fr Cathal Price, Ph: 01-832-3683.
Janice Dornan, Parish Sec, Parish Office, Ph 01-839-0433.
Email info@kilbarrackfoxfieldparish.ie
www.kilbarrackfoxfieldparish.ie
Mass times – Mon-Wed 10am; Thurs, 7.30pm; Fri 10am. Sat 6pm. Sun 9.30am and 12 noon. Bayside– Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri &-Sat 10am; Sat 7pm. Sun 8am and 11.00am
Our parish is part of the partnership in the Howth Deanery as follows – Baldoyle, Bayside, Howth, Kilbarrack/Foxfield, Sutton. Registered Charity Number 20016166.
| Masses for the coming week | ||
| Day | Date | Time |
| Funeral Mass Maureen McGovern RIP | Mon 11th | 11.00am |
| Monica Broe (A) | Tues12th | 10am |
| Frances Eustace, RD | Tues 12th | 10am |
| Liam and Dolores Bolton (A) | Wed.13th | 10am |
| Tommy Bolger (1st A) | Sat. 16th | 6pm |
| Cathal Molloy, Birthday Rem | Sat. 16th | 6pm |
| James and Pat Ryan (A) | Sun. 17th | 9.30am |
| Marie O’Brien (A) | Sun. 17th | 12pm |
Recently Deceased
We remember in our prayers,
Frances Kearney RIP Late of Foxfield Park
Michael O’Leary RIP Late of Foxfield Grove
Matthew McDonald RIP Late of St Assam’s Ave.
Our thoughts and prayers are with their families, friends, and neighbours. May they rest in peace.
Lent – Don’t Give Up – Take On!
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Tuesday – Friday from 11-3pm; Monday reflections. Wednesdays Journey. Morning prayer 9.45am each morning except Thurs., Sat. and Sun.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is held Tuesday to Friday, 11am-3pm, each week.
Reflection on the Scriptures
Our Zoom reflections are on Mondays 7.30-8.30pm Insight and understanding are gained as we reflect on the readings for the following Sunday. All are welcome. Contact Phyllis 086 890 9488 with email address.
Journey Through Lent – Invitation
Will you journey with us for one hour each Wednesday through Lent as we reflect on the Word of God in preparation for a more personally meaningful Easter season? Led by Fr Séamus in our Church.
Wednesdays in Lent, 7.30 – 8.30pm – hope you can join us on all or any of these. Most welcome!
Reflection on Sunday Readings
‘We are created in Christ Jesus to live the good life’
This fourth Sunday of Lent is traditionally known as ‘Laetare (Rejoice!) Sunday’, and our readings today suggest many reasons for rejoicing.
The First Reading from Chronicles describes the destruction of Jerusalem and the days of exile. But God, working through the Persian king, Cyrus, not only brings the Jewish people home to where they belong but also helps them rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem.
St Paul (Second Reading) writes that God, whose nature is Universal Love, brought us back to life in and with Christ Jesus through the gift of his infinite grace. Our good works and our lives lived in all fullness are a grateful response to all we have been given by God.
The Gospel tells us that the resurrection of Christ Jesus, who was ‘lifted up and exalted’ on the cross, brings salvation to all who believe in him and in his teachings. Christ’s Passion, for all its injustice and brutality, is a glorious revelation of God’s love for all of humankind, and the source of our healing. Jesus calls us to live by his truth and light, where we can dwell in the flow of God’s energy and love.
The Psalm of lament recalls the bitter days of exile in Babylon. For us today, ‘Babylon’ can stand as a symbol for all that threatens the fullness of human living. Hatred, selfishness, greed, and pride can all take us away from wholeness of life and into exile.
This week, we pray for the personal faith and humility to be open to God’s infinite grace and light and that all of humanity be open and receptive to God’s life-giving energy.
Trócaire 2024
Happy Mother’s Day from all in Trócaire. In the Machinga district of Malawi, Malita is a strong and resilient woman, despite the challenges she faces. She works tirelessly in her community to improve the life of all its members. Like all mothers, she prays for the best for her children. She wants them to have an education and opportunities for a better life. Trócaire and its local partners are working with women like Malita to build a more just world. To learn more, go to: https://www.trocaire.org/our-work/working-inireland/parishes/
Scoil Eoin News This Week
Free Yoga Classes – Contact Cora 087 2960322 to book
Grandparents Day Wednesday 13th March 9am-12pm
50 Years Naomh Barróg Exhibition Wed 13th March Tea/Coffee and sandwiches in Parents’ room.
All welcome
Cash for Clobber Collection Friday 15th March– Drop in clothes before then. Please support.
In today’s fragmented world, where we risk losing our bearings, a Mother’s embrace is essential. Pope Francis
New Pilgrim Path – You are the Beloved!
“Who am I?” The late Henri Nouwen, theologian and bestselling spiritual writer, believed that, for most of us, our response will be linked to what we have, or what we do, or what others say about us. “Self-rejection is the greatest enemy of the spiritual life because it contradicts the sacred voice that calls us the ‘Beloved.’ Being the Beloved constitutes the core truth of our existence.” “I hope that you can hear these words as spoken to you with all the tenderness and force that love can hold. My only desire is to make these words reverberate in every corner of your being, ‘You are the Beloved!’”. In an electrifying 18-minute homily Henri urges that the key task of our spiritual journey is to claim that truth and live a life based upon it. Access this at www.newpilgrimpath.ie
Rotary Peace Fellowship
Now is the time to apply for the Rotary Peace Scholarships and Certificates for 2025/2026 (both fully funded). Details at https.// www.rotary.org>Peace fellowships.
Closing date for applications is 15th May 2024.
Are you caring for a loved one at home with additional needs? Then you are a family carer! Become a member of Family Carers Ireland, the national charity supporting Ireland’s 500,000+ family carers nationwide. Contact 057 93 70221 and hear how we can support you or for more info visit www.familycarers.ie.
What’s On
- Chairobics Tuesdays 11.30am -12.30pm.
- Are you a reader? – come and see the big selection of books in our Parish Centre before and after all weekend Masses. See Donation boxes there.
- ARA – No chairobics next Wednesday. Bingo, cuppa and chat from 2.30pm.
- “Barróg don Ghaeilge” – Free Irish language table quiz (English version also) 9pm Thursday 14thMarch Seachtain Na Gaeilge & Club’s 50th anniversary. 4 to 1 table. c.carroll@gmail.com /083 1003931
- FREE Easter Triduum retreat‘Bright Sadness and Solemn Joy’. See com
- Dublin Diocese Knock Pilgrimage, 27th Choir members sought. knockpilgrimage@dublindiocese.ie
- See footprintsbookshop.ie. For details of religious books, cards etc.
- See www.manresa.ie for details of individual online retreats. Also log-in information for online Lenten Prayers evenings. Wednesdays 7.30pm.
The Five Lamps Arts Festival group presents a play based on a story by Roddy Doyle, called ‘The Five Lamps’, in the Civic Theatre, Tallaght. Tickets at €10 on Wednesday and Thursday morning, 13th and 14th March, at 10.30am. Booking from Civic Box Office 01 462 7477.
Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate the joy of being a mother and of having a mother and knowing the warmth of her love. It may also be a day to quietly remember a Mum who is no longer with you – you feel the gap that her passing has left and you honour her legacy and all that she meant. It is a day to think of Grandmothers and extended families and the link that mothers are, in keeping up family ties and traditions.
The People You Lose Remain a Part of You
“Some day you will be faced with the reality of loss. And as life goes on, days rolling into nights, it will become clear that you never really stop missing someone special who’s gone, you just learn to live around the gaping hole of their absence. When you lose someone you can’t imagine living without, your heart breaks wide open, and the bad news is you never completely get over the loss. You will never forget them. However, in a backwards way, this is also the good news. They will live on in the warmth of your broken heart that doesn’t fully heal back up, and you will continue to grow and experience life, even with your wound. It’s like badly breaking an ankle that never heals perfectly, and that still hurts when you dance, but you dance anyway with a slight limp, and this limp just adds to the depth of your performance and the authenticity of your character. The people you lose remain a part of you. Remember them and always cherish the good moments spent with them.” – Christopher Walken.
You Mother is Always With You
Your Mother Is Always With You
She’s the whisper of the leaves as you walk down the street.
She’s the smell of certain foods you remember, flowers you pick, the fragrance of life itself.
She’s the cool hand on your brow when you’re not feeling well.
She’s your breath in the air on a cold winters’ day.
She is the sound of the rain that lulls you to sleep, the colours of a rainbow.
She is Christmas morning.
Your mother lives inside your laughter.
She’s the place you come from, your first home.
She’s the map you follow with every step you take.
She’s your first love, your first friend, even your first enemy.
But nothing on Earth can separate you.
Not time.
Not space.
Not even death. – Deborah Culver
Thought For the Week
The echo of a kind word is eternal.
