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 |
| Phyllis Dornan, Birthday Rem. | Fri. 5th | 10am |
| Larry Fleming (A) | Sat. 6th | 6pm |
| Phyllis Dornan, Birthday Rem. | Sat. 6th | 6pm |
| Matthew McDonald (Month’s Mind) | Sat 6th | 6pm |
| Theresa Kavanagh (A) | Sat. 6th | 6pm |
| Margaret O’Brien (A) | Sun. 7th | 9.30am |
| Frankie Quinn (1st A) | Sun. 7th | 12pm |
| Catherine Collins (1st A) | Sun. 7th | 12pm |
| Frances Kearney, Month’s Mind and Bernard Kearney (14th A) | Sun. 7th | 12pm |
| Noeleen Pickett (7th A) | Sun. 7th | 12pm |
| Margaret Witter (A) and remember Francis and Eddie Witter | Sun. 7th | 12pm |
| Mary McDonnell, Month’s Mind | Sun. 7th | 12pm |
Let us pray. O God, your blessed Son was laid in a tomb in a garden and rested on the Sabbath day: Grant that we who have been buried with him in the waters of baptism may find our perfect rest in his eternal and glorious kingdom, where he lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen
Easter Offering Envelopes
Easter Offering Envelopes may be returned to the Sacristy or to 54/56 Foxfield St. John.
Come Celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday
The Feast of Divine Mercy will be celebrated next Sunday, 7th April, starting at 2.30pm including Procession, Rosary, Confession with many priests available, Chaplet. Healing of the Generations Mass at 4.30pm. All are welcome.
The End of our Lenten Journey
During the Mass on Holy Thursday, the donations collected for the Trócaire Campaign were presented. We are renewed as we celebrate the gift of new life and a fresh start at Easter. This is reflected in our Easter Garden. The flowers, plants, water, and open tomb speak for themselves. “The Lord has indeed risen, alleluia”.
Happy Easter!
May the peace of the Risen Christ fill all our hearts with joy this Easter. Once again there was a wonderful sense of participation, community, and welcome during the Holy Week ceremonies.
A lot of hard work and thought went into the preparation of the Church and the ceremonies and we thank all involved – especially the choir whose music enhanced all the ceremonies and Eva for the beautiful flowers.
Fr Peter, Fr Séamus, Fr Cathal, and Fr Paul.
Reflection on Sunday Readings
Christ, our hope is risen! Alleluia!
We greet this day with thanksgiving and praise. Christ our hope is risen, and we want to announce it by our life and our joy.
Peter in the First Reading is addressing Cornelius and his household, recounting Jesus’s life and death, and how, as a witness to it, Peter has been ordered to proclaim Christ’s resurrection to his people.
St Paul, in his letter to the Corinthians (Second Reading), encourages us with the practical example of getting rid of the old yeast, to be completely renewed through Christ, in sincerity and truth.
The Psalm is a joyful Easter song celebrating Christ’s triumph. It will be a refrain for us throughout the season.
In the Gospel, after Mary of Magdala finds the stone rolled away from the tomb, she runs to tell Peter and John. By seeing the empty tomb and the discarded cloths, they slowly come to realise that Jesus has truly risen.
Let us pray that we, too, will witness to the resurrection in our lives.
A Message of Thanks
Many thanks to all who brought flowers, plants and chocolate to the Church for Easter and to all who helped put together and deliver the Easter mailing. We ask you to bring small bottles to the Church for Easter water.
Easter Timetable
Holy Saturday 30th March
Solemn Mass of the Easter Vigil 7.30pm
Easter Sunday 31st March
Masses 9.30 am and 12 noon
Healing of the Generations (Family Tree) 7pm
Refreshments in Parish Centre after Easter Vigil Mass.
Refreshments and egg hunt after the 12 noon Mass.
Easter Prayer
God, may we feel the warm embrace of your love on this sacred day. May the glory of Jesus’s resurrection remind us that with You, nothing is impossible or without hope. We pray in Your name. Amen.
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 will resume on Monday 8th April, 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.
New Pilgrim Path – Yes, you will arise from the dead!
The great mediaeval theologian and philosopher, St Thomas Aquinas, greatly valued music as a source of contemplative insight in Christian life. What better way to celebrate this season of Easter than by praying along with the transcendental choral finale of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony performed in Ely Cathedral by the London Symphony Orchestra and the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, conducted by the incomparable Leonard Bernstein. Access www.newpilgrimpath.com
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.
What’s On
- Chairobics Tuesdays 11.30am -12.30pm.
- See selection of books in our Parish Centre before/after weekend Masses.
- SJYP Holy Hour for priests and religious Tuesday 2nd April 2 – 3pm.
- Naomh Barróg Pop Up Gaeltacht. 8pm Thursday 4th April. second anniversary Pop Up. All levels of Irish welcome. Bígí linn!
- Percy French evening. An Draíocht, Blanchardstown Wednesday 10th April 8-10pm. In aid of Daughters of Charity Missions. Tickets €20 Sr Eileen 087 645 2267.
- Bayside Alpha hosting Zoom 5-week exploration of Examen prayer from Wednesday, 10th April, 7:30pm – 8:30pm. Email Paul alphabayside@gmail.com
- Bayside Alpha – Bishop Barron’s 10-part Zoom documentary series, ‘Catholicism’. From Sunday 7th April 7:30pm- 10 weeks. Register Paul at alphabayside@gmail.com
- Messiah for Jubilee 2024, The Helix, 14th Apr 7pm. To celebrate 800 years of the Dominican Order in Ireland.
- Man of God Movie Night – fundraiser Summer Camps in Rwanda for disadvantaged children. 7pm Wednesday 24th April: St. Sylvester’s parish centre, Malahide. Donation only. light refreshments provided. Limited seating. Contact Anne 086 3708074 to reserve.
Holy Saturday Paddy O’Keeffe
On Holy Saturday we’re in a sad and sombre place
Before we think of Easter we need to step back a pace
We contemplate His walk among the tombs
Where on this Holy Saturday He’s rolling back all stones
He descended into Hades and all souls He set free
Centuries they were waiting for the face of God to see
The Tabernacles are empty, He is not on this Earth
Rolling back all the stones with Blood and Water from His Heart
On Holy Saturday all stones are rolled away
So all can rise with Him on Resurrection Day
Jesus knows and understands better than anyone our darkness, difficulties and struggles. He is not removed or distant from them, but very much a part of them. He walks our story with us. The Easter story reminds us that there is hope, that there is light no matter how dark it may get.
Lost Love Comes Back
At 40, Franz Kafka (1883-1924), who never married and had no children, walked through the park in Berlin when he met a girl who was crying because she had lost her favourite doll. She and Kafka searched for the doll unsuccessfully.
Kafka told her to meet him there the next day and they would come back to look for her.
The next day, when they had not yet found the doll, Kafka gave the girl a letter “written” by the doll saying “please don’t cry. I took a trip to see the world. I will write to you about my adventures.”
Thus began a story which continued until the end of Kafka’s life.
During their meetings, Kafka read the letters of the doll, carefully written with adventures and conversations, that the girl found adorable.
Finally, Kafka brought back the doll (he bought one) that had returned to Berlin.
“It doesn’t look like my doll at all,” said the girl.
Kafka handed her another letter in which the doll wrote: “My travels have changed me.” The little girl hugged the new doll and happily brought her home. A year later Kafka died.
Many years later, the now-adult girl found a letter inside the doll. In the tiny letter signed by Kafka it was written: “Everything you love will probably be lost, but in the end, love will return in another way.”
Thought For the Week
The butterfly does not look back at the caterpillar in shame, just as you should not look back at your past in shame. Your past was part of your own transformation. – Anthony Gucciardi.
