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 |
| Michael and Edith (A) | Mon. 11th | 10am |
| Richard Kinsella, RD & the Quille family | Thurs. 14th | 7.30pm |
| Bernadette O’Connor (1st A) | Sat. 16th | 6pm |
| Breeda Doyle (A) | Sat. 16th | 6pm |
| Pat McDevitt (1st A) | Sat. 16th | 6pm |
| Rita Harte, Birthday Rem. | Sat. 16th | 6pm |
| Alan Dowling, Birthday Rem & deceased members of the Burnett & and Dowling families | Sat. 16th | 6pm |
| Padraig Beirne (6th A) | Sun. 17th | 12pm |
| Deceased members of the Crean family | Sun. 17th | 12pm |
Christmas Retreat 2023
St. John the Evangelist Church
Kilbarrack/Foxfield Parish –
Saturday 16th December from 10am to 3pm
Find some peace and tranquillity away from the hectic pre-Christmas activity.
Day will involve:
Introduction and short talk
Silent Time before the Blessed Sacrament
Sharing God’s Word Together
Lunch (bring a small, packed lunch)
Tea/Coffee will be provided.
Confession
Mass
Led by Fr. Séamus and Team
Voluntary Donation
Recently Deceased
We remember in our prayers,
Maureen McGirr RIP, RIP, late of Kilbarrack Ave.
Our thoughts and prayers are with her family, friends and neighbours.
May she rest in peace.
Reflection on Sunday’s Readings
‘Prepare a way for the Lord!’ Advent is a sacred time of longing and preparation for the Lord; a time for waking up to listen to the Spirit calling deep within us.
The words of Isaiah (First Reading) bring a cry of consolation for a people desperate for peace.
Our world is thirsting for this peace now, the deep peace that only Christ can bring. The Psalm is a prayer that speaks to the longing and yearning that is within us all.
Peter’s letter (Second Reading teaches that the Lord wants no one to be lost: he desires for all to be gathered unto himself. Our prayerful preparations for His return will draw us nearer to the peace that he promises.
In the Gospel John the Baptist calls us to repentance and renewal. He baptises with water but tells of the time when we will be made new by the Holy Spirit.
We continue our Advent journey, praying for a spirit of renewal and preparation, for peace in our hearts, in our communities and especially in the Holy Land.
Carols in Our Church –
Everyone loves singing carols!
Do join us to raise the roof on Sunday 17th December at 12 noon Mass. We plan to sing during and after Mass.
Funeral Ministry
The Archdiocese will be running 3 Training Sessions for Funeral Ministry in the New Year. This will be open to new and existing members.
If you would like to be considered for this Ministry, please make application to me through the Parish Office. Further information will be given upon application.
Training Sessions will take place in Our Lady of Mercy Pastoral Centre, Brookwood Avenue, Artane, Dublin 5.
Fr. Peter
SVDP Christmas Appeal
The Annual Christmas Collection for our local St Vincent de Paul group takes place this weekend 9th/10th December. Please support and give generously.
Crosscare Christmas Appeal 2023
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. Envelopes on back table.
The Little Sisters of the Poor would like to thank our Parish for their generosity to their recently outdoor collection. The amount collected was €1,220.
“The Advent prayers touch each of us in some way. They also include prayers for peace – genuine heartfelt prayers that can and will find results. Even if these results come in whispers, we will gladly embrace them. Advent is a time for us to hear those other quiet whispers in our lives of a God gently calling us from darkness to light.” (www.2u.ie)
Dear Heavenly Father, we bring this situation before you and ask for a swift end to violence. Our hearts are breaking for the children and families in Gaza and Israel who have and continue to experience the unspeakable horror of attacks and war all around them. We pray for peace and ask that you will guide the hearts and minds of those in leadership. We especially pray for those children who have been physically and emotionally injured, and for those who have lost loved ones, that you will provide the right people with the right resources to help them, and that you will protect each person. Lord, we ask for your wisdom for all those involved and for the wider international community. Amen.
Christmas Schedule – Kilbarrack/Foxfield
A communal Penitential Service at Masses:
Tues. 19th Dec. Wed..20th, and Fri 22nd at 10am
Sat. 23rd Confessions: 10.30 am. – 12 noon
Christmas Masses:
Sat. 23rd Dec. at 6pm
Christmas Eve: Sun. 24th December
9.30am and 12 noon & Mass of the Nativity 6pm
Christmas Day: Mon. 25th Dec. 9.30am & 12noon
Tues. 26th, Wed. 27th, &Fri. 29th Dec. Mass 10am
Thur. 28th Dec. – No Divine Mercy Hour
Sat. 30th Dec. Vigil 6pm
Sun. 31st Dec. 9.30am & 12 noon and Mass of Thanksgiving 9pm
Mon. 1st, Tues. 2nd, Wed. 3rd & Fri. 5th Jan. Mass 10am
Thur. 4th – Mass and Divine Mercy Hour 7.30pm
Sat. 6th Jan. – Feast of the Epiphany
Masses as follows:
Fri. 5th Vigil Mass at 6pm & Sat. 6th at 10am & 6pm.
Sun. 7th Jan. 9.30am & 12 noon and Healing of the Generations Mass 7pm to 8pm.
Bayside Christmas Schedule
Sunday 24th December (Christmas Eve)
Vigil 7pm Saturday 23rd December
& Sunday Masses @ 8am and 11am
Vigil Mass for Christmas Day Sunday 24th December 9pm (with carols @ 8.30pm)
Monday 25th December (Christmas Day) 8am, 9.30am and 11am
New Pilgrim Path – Beautiful Meditation
James Finley is a master of the Christian contemplative way, a renowned retreat leader, and an authority on the Christian mystics – old and new. New Pilgrim Path brings you his short but beautiful meditation on Advent and Christmas. See www.newpilgrimpath.ie.
What’s On
- Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Tues – Friday 11-3pm
- Anam Cara North Dublin – Parent Evening for bereaved parents. 7.15pm Wednesday 20th December. Hilton Hotel, Malahide Rd, Northern Cross Contact info@anamcara.ie or 085 2888 888.
- Chairobics resume Tuesday 9th Jan 11.30am to 12.30pm.
- Country Market, Raheny – Thurs, 14th and 21st Dec. Gifts, cakes, jams, knitwear, etc.
- Mary’s Meals–Christmas Gifts Campaign–gifts with real impact. .€5.50=50 meals for schoolchildren. Visit marysmeals.ie or call 089-433 9592.
Christmas Carols/Concerts
- Portmarnock Singers– 7.30-pm St Anne’s Church, Pormarnock. Sun 10th Tickets at door
- Dolce – Raheny Parish Church, 14th 7.30pm.
- The Seafield Singers – Festival of Christmas Music, St. John the Baptist, Clontarf, 15th Dec. 8pm
- Palestrina Choir – National Concert Hall. 8pm Wed 16th Phone NCH 01 418 0000 or online
- Carol Service & Trad Session – 16th Dec. 3pm Church of Sts. Peter & Paul, Baldoyle. Collection St. Michael’s House Special National School, Baldoyle.
- Lucy O’Byrne & Canbelto Choir – Playhouse Baldoyle. 18th & 19th Dec. Tickets – call 085 146 5033.
The Battle Between the Wolves
“One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson
about a battle that goes on inside people.
He said, “My son, the battle is between
two “wolves” inside us all.
One is Evil.
It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed,
arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies,
false pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is Good.
It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.”
The grandson thought about it for a minute
and then asked his grandfather:
“Which wolf wins?”
The old Cherokee simply replied,
“The one you feed.”
Christmas and Grief
Grief and Christmas go together like fire and ice. When everyone around you wants to be happy and joyful. You just want to be alone with the pain, curl up and hide. It’s okay. It’s your pain. Do it your way…
Thought for the Week
Grief is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go.”
Jamie Anderson
