Fr Peter Finnerty, Administrator, 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
Weekday Mass times – Mon-Wed 10am; Thurs, 7.30pm; Fri 10am. Bayside– Mon-Sat 10am.
Weekends: Saturday Vigil 6.30pm (changing to 6pm from 3rd September 2022. Sunday 9.30am and 12pm. Bayside – Saturday Vigil 7pm. Sunday 8am, 10am and 11.30am.
Parish Office:
Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri 9.30am to 12.30pm. Closed Wednesday.
| Masses for the coming week | ||
| Name | Date | Time |
| George Downes, RD | Mon. 8th | 10am |
| Andrew Hyland, RD | Tues. 9th | 10am |
| Paula McNally, (1st A) | Thurs 11th | 7.30pm |
| John Flynn (A) | Sat. 13th | 6.30pm |
| Joe Styles, (A) & 60th Birthday Rem. | Sun. 14th | 12pm |
| George Tyndall and Elizabeth Cullen (A) | Sun. 14th | 12pm |
Recently Deceased
We remember in our prayers
George Downes RIP late of Roseglen Ave and
Irene O’Sullivan RIP, late of Foxfield Grove.
Our thoughts and prayers are with their families, friends, and neighbours. May they rest in peace. Amen.
Change of Mass time – Saturday Evening Vigil Mass
As you may be aware Fr. Finbarr has gone on a sabbatical
and is not being replaced.
The Saturday evening Mass will change from 6.30pm to
6.00pm commencing on Saturday 3rd September. The
Saturday Vigil Mass in Bayside is at 7.00pm.
The Building Hope Prayer
Pilgrim God, we give you thanks and praise. You constantly journey with us even in our darkness and doubts. We seek your way of loving kindness to walk together as one family.
Open our eyes to recognise you in the faces of one another, in the breaking of bread and in the splendour of creation. May the risen Christ sow seeds of hope and new life deep within us. May our hearts and minds be filled with your Word, bringing forth truth, justice and peace. May the Holy Spirit working in and through us do much more than we can dare to imagine as we live out our baptismal calling in humble and loving service. We make this our prayer through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us. St Laurence O’Toole, pray for us. St Kevin, pray for us. St Brigid, pray for us.
Reflection on Today’s Readings
Jesus said, ‘For where your treasure is, there will be your heart also’. Today’s readings remind us that God has chosen us as his own and highlight the importance of our humble faith and trust in God, who calls us to ‘joyfully take courage’ in the world. In the Gospel, Jesus teaches that while the Kingdom of God has, in one sense, already arrived, in another it is still to come: it is both a gift and a challenge to us. It is vital that we are awake to meet the Master whenever he returns, committing our hearts to the unfailing treasures of his kingdom. The Second Reading meditates on the history of Israel, inviting us to imitate people like Abraham and Sarah as models of faith. Faith enables us to keep watching and waiting for the Lord’s presence in the ups and downs of our daily lives. We also continue to pray for peace across the world.
Prayer for Ukraine
Holy and Gracious God. We pray for the people of Ukraine and the people of Russia, for their countries and their leaders. We pray for all those who are afraid; that your everlasting arms hold them in this time of great fear. We pray for all those who have the power over life and death; that they will choose for all people life, and life in all its fullness. We pray for those who choose war; that they will remember that you direct your people to turn our swords into ploughshares and seek for peace. We pray for leaders on the world stage; that they may be inspired by the wisdom and courage of Christ. Above all, Lord, today we pray for peace for Ukraine. And we ask this in the name of your blessed Son. Lord, have mercy. Amen.
Peter McVerry Cycle
The annual Peter McVerry Trust Wexford Cycle will take place on Saturday 17th September and raises vital funds for the housing and homeless charity founded by Fr McVerry. It is open to all abilities and is a great day out. To find out more visit www.pmvtrust.ie/cycle or call 01 823 0776.
Dues Collection
The summer Dues collection is now re-launched, and envelopes are at the back of the Church. They are not being delivered to your home. They can be returned over the summer. The Archbishop reminds us of the value of coming together as a community to celebrate the Lord’s Day. Listen to the Spirit calling us to build a future full of hope.
Eucharistic Adoration
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place from 11am-3pm from Tuesday to Friday each week.
Call in, Browse and Choose a Book
The Parish Centre will be open before and after weekend Masses and Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, to allow people to call in, pick a book and make a small donation.
AWARE – Support & Self-Care Groups
If you, or those whom you know wish to connect with people about your mental wellbeing, consider using the Phone in and Zoom Support & Self Care Groups, the Support Line or Support Mail. Visit www.aware.ie or –https://www.aware.ie/support/support-groups/ https://www.aware.ie/get-involved/volunteering/.
Pope Francis this Week
“So, let us ask ourselves: For myself, how do I want to get rich? Do I want to get rich according to God or according to my covetousness? And, returning to the topic of inheritance, what legacy do I want to leave? Money in the bank, material things, or happy people around me, good works that are not forgotten, people that I have helped to grow and mature?”
Legion of Mary Centenary Concert
To mark the 100th anniversary of the Legion of Mary, a concert will take place in St Patrick’s Cathedral, on Saturday, 3rd September. Special guests – award winning soprano Celine Byrne, the Dublin Concert Band, Lorraine Mathews. Book at Eventbrite. Tickets are €30 (premium – seating in reserved area) and €20 (general admission).
Mysticism in an Age of Calamity: Meister Eckhart, John Tauler and Henry Suso
The Priory Institute two week online Summer School will run from 15th-26th August. The course includes eight recorded presentations and two on-line zoom discussions and is very flexible as it is delivered entirely online.
https://prioryinstitute.com/events/2022-online-summer-school
Gap Year? Idea for Voluntary Work
‘Castlerigg Manor is a Catholic youth retreat centre in Keswick in the English Lake District. We are still looking for people to start the coming year in mid-August, so if you’re at a loose end and want an amazing, fruitful year, maybe this is for you? It’s a voluntary year but food, accommodation and pocket money are provided. contact jack@castleriggmanor.co.uk ’ .
National Novena at Knock
The National Novena to Our Lady of Knock – theme ‘A Journey in Hope’ will take place from Sunday, 14thto Monday, 22nd August with 9 days of reflection and prayer and a chance to connect with your faith in this unique and sacred space. Visit knockshrine.ie for details.
New Pilgrim Path
‘Celebrate what’s right with the world!’ National Geographic photographer, Dewitt Jones, found a way of seeing that changed his life. ‘The more that I went out and just celebrated the best in humanity, the more I could see it.’ See www.newpilgrimpath.ie.
Thought for the Week
You look in the mirror and sometimes see a mess of a human being. But you don’t see the lives you’ve touched, or the people you’ve saved. You don’t see all the love you’ve given freely, or the extraordinary memories you’ve made. You are a book of beautiful moments and feelings.
Faith is “the Key to Happiness” – Scientist
Faith and religion are the main paths to happiness, according to a Harvard scientist and acknowledged expert on contentment.
Professor Arthur Brooks was a guest on RTE Radio’s Brendan O’Connor Show a few weeks back when he expounded his views on the topic. He reiterated his suggestions in an interview at the time with The Irish Catholic newspaper.
Last week, on his show, O’Connor revealed that he has begun to focus on his Catholicism again after a period of indifference since Prof Brooks advised him to “go back to Catholicism if he wanted to be happy.
“Remember Arthur Brooks there about a month ago, who is a happiness expert and everything, who I think a lot of people got a lot out of?
“So I said to him afterwards, ‘What’s the secret? What’s the one thing?’ And he said, ‘Are you a Catholic?’ And I said, ‘In name and everything,’ and he said, ‘Go back’,”
“And I said, ‘Seriously?’, and he said, ‘Go back,’ he said, ‘Everything that all the science shows us, that the one thing that people who are truly happy have is faith/religion.
“I was rattled by it, to be honest,” O’Connor said. “I’ve been wrestling since with it, but anyway, that was his, as a scientist, that was his one big thing.”
“There’s a lot of research on the main happiness habits but faith and life philosophy are the first factors to be considered,” Professor Brooks told The Irish Catholic.
“It Couldn’t Be Done
By Edgar Albert Guest
Somebody said that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried, he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!
Somebody scoffed: “Oh, you’ll never do that.
At least no one ever has done it;”
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat
And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.
There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure,
There are thousands to point out to you one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you.
But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,
Just take off your coat and go to it.
Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing
That “cannot be done,” and you’ll do it
