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
Weekday Mass times – Mon-Wed 10am; Thurs, 7.30pm; Fri 10am. Bayside– Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri &-Sat 10am; Sat 7pm. Sun 8am and 11.00am
THE PARISH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSE FROM TUESDAY 17TH OCTOBER UNTIL THURSDAY 2ND NOVEMBER TO FACILITATE OUR PARISH SECRETARY’S ANNUAL LEAVE
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 and Dick Hanrahan (A) | Sat. 21st | 6pm |
| Mary Caffrey (1st A) | Sat. 21st | 6pm |
| John Caffrey (5th A) | Sat. 21st | 6pm |
| Tony Farrell | Sat. 21st | 6pm |
| Frances O’Connor (6th A) | Sun. 22nd | 12pm |
The Synod on Synodality – Communion, Participation and Mission.
The synodal weekly newsletter will be available on the back table of our Church during the month of October.
Prayer for the Synod:
Adsumus Sancte Spiritus
We stand before You., Holy Spirit,
as we gather together in Your name.
With You alone to guide us,
make Yourself at home in our hearts.
Teach us the way we must go
and how we are to pursue it.
We are weak and sinful.
do not let us promote disorder.
Do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path,
nor partiality influence our actions.
Let us find in You our unity
so that we may journey together to eternal life
and not stray from the way of truth and what is right.
All this we ask of You.
who are at work in every place and time,
in the communion of the Father and the Son,
forever and ever. Amen
Reflection on Sunday’s Readings
‘I have my banquet all prepared. Come to the wedding!’
As the end of the liturgical year approaches, the readings begin to focus on the kingdom of heaven and the era beyond the end of time.
The First Reading and the Gospel invite us to think of sharing in the great feast that God prepares for us.
Isaiah explains how the Lord is preparing a banquet to which everyone will be welcome. There will be no more suffering or death. (First Reading)
The Gospel speaks of guests who are invited by the king to a great wedding feast but fail to attend. As a result, the king gets his servants to ask everyone they can find, good and bad alike, to replace those who have made excuses.
The Psalm reminds us that the Lord will see to all our needs so that we shall not want.
In the Second Reading, despite imprisonment and a probable death sentence, Paul achieved a calm and accepting attitude to life through total trust and faith in the Lord.
This week, we reflect on the way we respond when the Lord invites us to join him, and how we treat his messengers. We might feel called to invite those who seem to have been left by the wayside … good or bad.
Recently Deceased
We remember in our Prayers.
Philip (Skippy) Shields), late of Briarfield Road. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and neighbours. May he rest in peace. Amen.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place from 11am-3pm, Tuesday to Friday
Altar List of the Dead
The envelopes for our November Altar List of the Dead for Mailing will be available on the back table of our Church from this coming week. We kindly ask parishioners to consider delivering a bundle to the road they live on to help ease the burden of our two ‘regulars’ Aubrey and Jim who usually deliver over 1800 envelopes. Each bundle contains 20 envelopes or less which would take 5 to 10 minutes of your time on your own road. Your help is appreciated.
World Mission Sunday
is a day set aside for the Catholic Church throughout the world to publicly renew its commitment to the missionary movement, coordinated by the Pontifical Mission Societies, who are also known as Missio.
The Annual Collection will take place next weekend 21st/22nd October 2023. This will replace the Share Collection. Your support is appreciated.
New Pilgrim Path -John O’Donohue on Ageing
‘The Bible says, “You have sown much, but reaped so little.” Age is when you can reap the reward of your neglected experiences, so find a way to cultivate and harvest that wisdom. As the body physically diminishes, the soul gets richer. It’s not time, but our temperament that defines ageing.’ Listen on www.newpilgrimpath.ie, wonderfully uplifting talk by the late poet, philosopher, John O’Donohue.
Annual Mass for the Dead 2023
Our Annual Mass for the Dead for those who died since October 2022 will be held on Saturday 4th November at 6pm. Relatives of the deceased will receive a letter this week, detailing the ceremony. The sacristy will be open each morning until 11am for you to bring the photo of your loved one for inclusion in the sacred space for the ceremony.
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
Pope Francis recently proposed several questions for self-reflection: “Am I aware that life and the faith are gifts I have received? Am I aware that I myself am a gift? Do I believe that everything comes from the grace of the Lord? Do I understand that, without merit, I am the beneficiary of these things, that I am loved and saved gratuitously? And above all, in response to grace, do I know how to say, ‘thank you’?”
What’s On
- Reflections on the scriptures online Mondays 7.30pm to gain understanding of the liturgy. Contact Phyllis at 086 890 9488 with email address.
- ARA – O’Dwyer’s lunch 18th and Aerobics 2pm 25th Oct.
- Chairobics every Tuesday 11.30am to 12.30pm. All are welcome.
- Afternoon of Mercy Prayer for the Holy Souls. In our Church. 2.30pm Sunday 5th Deacon Don Devaney. Refreshments 4.30pm. All welcome. Bring a friend. Inquiries to Paul 085 2548244.
- Alpha Conference 2023. Riasc Centre, Feltrim Road, Swords, 9am-5pm, Saturday 11th Early bird tickets €40 or four tickets €120.
- Friends Of The Elderly, loneliness/isolation among older people, need volunteers urgently. Contact Jodie 01 8731855 or jodie@friendsoftheelderly.ie.
- Meditation Meet-Up. Balally Parish Centre. Dublin D16 E032. 10.30am-12.30pm Saturday, 21st See www.christianmeditation.ie
- Taizé service each Tuesday at 6pm in University Church, St Stephen’s Green. All welcome.
World Smile Day 2023 – 6th October
“Last Friday was World Smile Day. Sometimes all it takes to make a day a bit better is a simple smile, whether someone gives it to you or if it’s one you share with someone else. Whether it’s just a simple compliment, a cheery hello or a word of thanks, it will always generate a smile.
Sometimes we take our smile for granted but your smile most certainly is beautiful and always makes a difference. Very simply when we frown there is fear and when we smile there is love present. They say smiling is one of the best beauty remedies that costs absolutely nothing.
Scientists tell us that smiling lowers your heartbeat and reduces stress levels. They also tell us that smiling can lift your mood and lengthen your life expectancy. Smiling is also contagious, and we can recognise a smile on someone’s face up to 300 feet away.
In relation to our Gospel stories, it is my firm belief that Jesus smiled a lot. We don’t have photos of course but I am fully convinced that he had the most beautiful smile. People always warmed to him and connected with him straight away. This could only have happened because of his beautiful smile.
World Smile Day encourages us to keep smiling. Nobody else has your beautiful smile and your smile makes a beautiful difference every single day.”
Fr James McSweeney, Today is My Gift to You.
Thought for the Week
“Use your smile to change the world but don’t let the world change your smile.” ~Author Unknown
