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 |
| Mary Sex (A) | Mon. 16th | 10am |
| Peter Maughan (A) | Wed. 18th | 10am |
| Deceased members of the Flannery family | Wed. 18th | 10am |
| Pádraig Beirne (7th A) | Fri. 20th | 10am |
| Alan Dowling, Birthday Rem. | Sat. 21st | 6pm |
| Anthony, Mary & Liz Dowling and deceased members of the Dowling family | Sat. 21st | 6pm |
| Richard, William, Mary, Billy, Daniel and Tony Burnett and deceased members of the Burnett family | Sat. 21st | 6pm |
| Martina Lynch (2nd A) and remember her parents Maura and James Lynch | Sat. 21st | 6pm |
| Pearse Ryan (38th A) | Sun. 22nd | 9.30am |
| Rita Harte, Birthday Rem. and remember her son Jim Harte | Sun. 22nd | 12pm |
| James and Norah Brady and Mark Anderson (A) | Sun. 22nd | 12pm |
| Noel Crowe, Birthday Remembrance | Sun. 22nd | 12pm |
| Cecil Halpin, Birthday Remembrance | Sun. 22nd | 12pm |
Advent in our Church
Rejoice is the symbol for this Sunday. Two purple candles and one pink candle will be lighting on the Advent wreath this Sunday – Hope, Peace and Joy. The Jesse tree symbols are: house of Jesse, father of David; harp of David; crown of wise Solomon, son of David.
SVDP Christmas Appeal
The Annual Christmas Collection for our local St Vincent de Paul group took place last weekend. The count so far has totalled at €6125. We thank all our parishioners who donated so generously.
Crosscare Christmas Appeal 2024
To donate online see www.crosscare.ie or call 01-836 0011, or send cheque /postal order to Crosscare Christmas Appeal, 2 St Marys Place North, D07Y768. Please support this worthy cause.
‘What, then, shall we do?’
This Gaudete Sunday begins with a resounding ‘Rejoice!’: a joyful call for jubilation that echoes throughout the readings. We are full of joy in the Lord because he is very near. We are preparing to celebrate both the coming of the Christ Child into our world, and the wonderful promise of the Good News that God is always close at hand.
The prophet Zephaniah (First Reading) proclaims a jubilant God already in our midst: a God who saves, strengthens, calms and protects us with love; a God who dances and sings alongside us. This joyful image of God is so fundamental to our Advent hope and longing that a responsorial prayer from the prophet Isaiah replaces the Psalm, encouraging us to: ‘Shout aloud and sing praise, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel!’
Paul’s letter to the Philippians (Second Reading) encourages us to be joyful in the Lord. With prayers of thanksgiving, we will know the peace that is in Christ Jesus.
John the Baptist (Gospel) was grounded in his certain belief of the coming Saviour who would bring joy, peace and justice. He dedicated his life to calling people to repentance, so that they might respond and believe in the Good News. John was so rooted in Gospel values that many thought he himself was the Christ.
Let us pray this week for the grace to be like John, to proclaim Christ and the joyous Good News to a world that desperately needs it. We know we are loved by a joyful God. With that joy, let us share this love with others.
Advent Thoughts – www.2u.ie
As we count down the days to Christmas it is easy to get discouraged if things are not going well. Isaiah who wrote just over 2,700 years ago, had the same problems that we have today. He sensed the unease of people, who were tired, without hope and had given up. He wrote some beautiful scripture pieces to remind them of the presence of light, hope, and new beginnings. These came to be with the arrival of Jesus at Christmas. Isaiah believed that the impossible can become possible. The message of Advent is to know that God is with us, that there is light to be found in our dark world, that there is hope even when all seems lost and that our lives do have purpose and meaning.
Schedule Changes for Christmas
Gospel Evenings finish up on 17th December and recommence on Tuesday 14th Jan at 7.15pm.
Parish Christmas Cards Pack of 5 for €5 on sale in the Repository while stocks last.
Photographs for collection
Photographs from our Annual Mass for the Dead may be collected from the Church.
New Pilgrim Path – Praying the ‘O’ Antiphons
From 17th December, as preparation for Christmas many monasteries will chant the O Antiphons which express the Church’s renewed longing and expectation for the Messiah. Each one addresses Christ by one of his messianic titles: O Sapientia (O Wisdom), O Adonai (O Lord), O Radix Jesse (O Root of Jesse), O Clavis David (O Key of David), O Oriens (O Dayspring), O Rex Gentium (O King of the nations), O Emmanuel (O God with us). Access www.newpilgrimpath.ie
Parish of Kilbarrack/Foxfield, St. John the Evangelist Church – Christmas Schedule 2024
Normal Mass times
Mon. 16th to Wed. 18th and Friday 20th Dec.
Thurs. 19th Dec. No Divine Mercy Hour.
Sat. 21st to Tues. 24th Dec.
Tues. 24th Confessions: 10.30 am – 12 noon.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will cease from:
Tues. 17th Dec. and resume on Tues. 7th Jan.
A communal Penitential Service will take place at the following Masses:
Friday 20th December at 10am
Saturday 21st December at 6pm
Monday 23rd December at 10am
Christmas Masses
Christmas Eve: Tues. 24th Dec. 6pm (Mass of the Nativity)
Christmas Day: Wed. 25th Dec. 9.30am and 12noon
Normal Mass Times (10am)
Thurs. 26th Dec. and Friday 27th Dec.
Thurs. 26th Dec. No Divine Mercy Hour.
Normal Mass Times
Sat. 28th/Sun. 29th/Monday 30th Dec.
New Year’s Masses
Tues. 31st Mass 10am and Mass of Thanksgiving 9pm.
Normal Mass Times
Wed. 1st, Friday 3rd and Sat. 4th/Sun. 5th Jan. 2025
Thurs. 2nd Jan. at 7.30pm. Divine Mercy Hour.
Feast of the Epiphany Mon. 6th Jan. Mass at 10am.
Vigil Sun. 5th at 7pm including Healing of the Generations Mass.
All Masses on Webcam.
See www.kilbarrackfoxfieldparish.ie
Bayside Christmas Schedule
Tuesday 24th December Vigil Mass 9pm
Christmas Day Masses 8am. 9.30am and 11am (children).
St Stephen’s Day Mass 10am, Friday 27th and Saturday 28th Mass 10am. Vigil Mass 7pm
Monday 6th January Mass 10am. No vigil.
Foxfield/Kilbarrack Community group asks for selection boxes or donations to cover delivery to local schools by Mrs. Claus. To be dropped into the box in Centra.
What’s On
- Zoom Reflection on the Scriptures resume 13th
- Manresa online/drop in events 3-4.30pm Saturdays to Christmas. Register on Manresa website. 01 552 9448.
- Country Market. All Saint’s Hall Raheny. next Thursday 19th 10.45am-12.15pm.
- Bayside Alpha on Zoom – two-part series: St Francis of Assisi: Sign of Contradiction. Bishop Barron and Franciscan Friar Fr Dave Pivonka. Sunday 15th and 22nd Dec 7:30pm. email Paul alphabayside@gmail.com.
- Local Writers’ Course for all levels from January 2025. 6-week In-person course. Write stories and poems. Refreshments each week. Call Martin on 087 6007100
Christmas Concerts
- The Seafield Singers – A festival of Christmas Music, St John the Baptist Church of Ireland, Clontarf. 18th Dec at 8pm Admission €20.
- The Ramparts Festive Concert – 18th/19th Gardiner Street Church. Tickets €20. Conc.€10. Eventbrite.
Lessons from a Christmas Tree
Be a light in the darkness! It’s OK to fall over sometimes. Bring joy to those around you. Sparkle and twinkle whenever you can. And remember, it’s perfectly fine to be a little tilted.
You Break to Break Through
Life will break us into many parts. some will pull you softly at the seams. Some you will simply outgrow. Some will crack and splinter sharply and leave a constant reminder of pain that once existed. and some will absolutely shatter you. Being broken is necessary. Being broken means that there is now space for some new light to shine through. or for a new passageway to reach you. Or to be arranged in a brand-new way. My love, sometimes you have to break apart in order to break through. ~ ‘broken’ by ullie-kaye Ullie Kaye
The Name She Gave was Grief, but it was Really Love
I sat with my anger long enough until she told me her real name was Grief. And grief, as we know, is the final form of love. The truth is, once you have loved someone, it is too late.
You cannot possibly un-love them. It is like trying to catch the wind. All we can do is mourn them. We mourn them for the rest of our lives. – Elizabeth Gilbert
They Walk Beside Us Every Day
Those we love don’t go away,
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed, and very dear.
Irish Hospice Foundation
Thought for the Week
Want to keep Christ in Christmas? Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the unwanted, care for the ill, love your enemies and do onto others as you would have done onto you.
