Parish Contacts –
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 |
| Special Health Intention for Eileen Crowe | Mon. 25th | 10am |
| Jim McDonnell (A) and Jimmy Geraghty | Tues. 26th | 10am |
| Séamus Campbell (A) | Thurs. 28th | 7.30pm |
| Evelyn Carty (A) | Sun. 1st | 9.30am |
| Ray Shortall, Birthday Rem. | Sun. 1st | 12pm |
| Mary Lawlor (3rd A) | Sun. 1st | 12pm |
Family Offering Boxes 2025
You will receive your new Family Offering Box this week for next year’s envelopes. Thanks to John Whelan and Aubrey Dornan for delivering all the boxes to each road. Presently we only have 138 contributors. There is an urgent need for more contributors so please consider being part of this – the smallest amount each week would be most welcome. Our parish can benefit by an Income Tax claim, from the total amount collected each year per family or household. Contact Janice at 01-839 0433.
Date for your Diary
Take some time out in the run-up to the busy season with a Christmas Retreat which will be held in our Church of St. John the Evangelist Kilbarrack/Foxfield on Saturday 7th December from 10am to 4pm.
Led by Fr Séamus. Everyone is welcome.
Please give your name to Janice 01 839 0433 in the Parish Office if you wish to attend the Retreat.
Voluntary contribution welcome to cover the cost of utilities.
Altar List of the Dead
The envelopes for our November Altar List of the Dead can be returned to the Sacristy/Parish Office or in the box outside the sacristy.
Lost Property in our Church
Please check out the Lost Property in the Church Office, if you have mislaid anything. There are a variety of items including several purses, some with rosary beads, reading glasses, keys, etc. etc.
‘My kingdom is not of this world’
As we come to the end of another liturgical year, the feast of Christ, King of the Universe, gives us the opportunity to consider the priorities we wish to live by in our troubled world.
This universality is described with the vision of ’one like a son of man’, who we identify as Christ himself, from the book of Daniel (First Reading). Christ’s sovereignty is eternal, inclusive and shall never be destroyed.
The Psalm picks up this theme of kingship and majesty. Christ, as Son of God, has reigned from the beginning of time.
In the Second Reading from the Apocalypse, Christ is called the Alpha and the Omega. He has rescued us from our sins and will be made manifest when he comes again on the clouds of heaven.
The Gospel brings us to the essential question. What kind of king is Jesus? As Pilate questions him, Jesus explains that his kingdom is not of this world; it is not a kingdom of pomp and power and glory. Christ has come to testify to the truth.
May we pray this week that all humankind may be united in Christ, so that he can offer to the Father a people ‘of truth and life, of holiness and grace, of justice, love and peace’ (words heard at the Preface to the Eucharistic Prayer at Mass today).
Gospel Evenings – New Time
“Heaven and Earth will Pass Away, but My Words will NOT Pass Away (Mark 13/31)
You are Invited to enrich your Life, your Mass, by making the Readings of the Word of God
more understandable, more meaningful, more life-giving by coming to Our Parish Centre, Tuesday evenings from 7.15pm to 8.30pm. Organised by Fr Séamus and team.
Everyone most welcome.
New Pilgrim Path. Feast of Christ the King
This Sunday is the feast of Christ the King and marks the end of the liturgical year. Our featured website is a learned but accessible 30-minute video homily by Fr Robert Plant, a priest of the Archdiocese of Sydney, Australia. Interesting and informative, the homily addresses the origin of the feast, the nature of Christ’s universal kingship, and its contemporary relevance. Access: www.newpilgrimpath.ie.
| Weekly Activities in our Parish Centre | ||
| Monday | Pilates | 9.30–10.30am |
| Tuesday | Chairobics | 11.30am-12.30pm |
| Tuesday | Religion classes | 2.30-3.30pm |
| Tuesday | Gospel Readings | 7.30-8.30pm |
| Wednesday | Active Retirement Assoc. | 2.30-4.30pm |
| Wednesday | Third Day Chorale | 7.45-9.45pm |
| Thursday | Baby Sensory | 10am-3pm |
| Friday | Baby Sensory | 10am-3pm |
| Friday | Yoga | 7-8pm |
| Saturday | Craft Group | Monthly |
| Saturday | Sacrament Preparation | 5.30pm Monthly |
| Sunday | Cuppa after 12 Mass | 1st Sunday |
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is held Tuesday to Friday, 11am-3pm, each week
Parish Christmas Cards Pack of 5 for €5 on sale in the Repository while stocks last.
What’s On
- Come and join us for a cuppa and chat after the 12pm Mass next Sunday 1st December in the Parish Centre. Everyone is welcome.
- Reflection on the Scriptures on Zoom 30pm each Monday. Contact Sr Phyllis – 086 890 9488.
- Eucharistic Adoration Monday to Friday. 11am – 3pm. All welcome.
- Country Market. All Saint’s Hall Raheny. Each Thursday to mid-December. 10.45am-12.15pm. Thurs 28th15am Free Tour of Church.
- Healing of the Generations Mass this Sunday in our Church with Fr Cathal and team. Mass 7pm.
- Reflection on Gratitude. 45pm. Monastery of St Alphonsus. Drumcondra. On Webcam.
- Manresa – Seeking Hope in Unexpected Places. 3-4.30pm 30th November. Call +353 1 5529 448.
- Bayside Christmas Market. Saturday, Nov 30th/ Sunday Dec 1st. Volunteers needed.
- Coffee morning for Capuchin Day Centre. Church Street. Monday 2nd December 10am-12 noon. Bayside Community Centre. Details from Mary 0872925706/Anna 0871389351.
- Nutritious Meals on Wheels to your door. 5 days a week – €5 per day. Call Jackie 087 708 5144.
- Anam Cara online Bereavement Information Event Tuesday 3rd 7pm for bereaved parents. Details info@anamcara.ie or 085 2888 888.
- Radio Maria Christmas fundraiser! 5.30pm. Friday 20th Lucan Spa Hotel. Four-course meal. Raffle. Music. Deacon Don Devaney President/Spiritual Director of Radio Maria speaker. Tickets €65/£60 per person. Eventbrite.ie or call 01 412 3456.
- Diocesan Training: New and existing members welcome. Last chance to register.
- Ministers of Holy Communion Training –Thurs 28th November 7.30-9.30pm.
- Ministers of the Word Training – Thurs 5th December 7.30 -9.30pm. Register by 29th Both held in Our Lady’s Hall Fairview. Email:pauljoseph.thornton@dublindiocese.ie
Christmas Concerts
- Third Day Chorale plus guests. 3pm Sun 1st St Gabriel’s Church, Clontarf. Collection for Irish Guide Dogs.
- Portmarnock Singers. 7.30pm 8th Portmarnock Church. €15. €5 children.
- Forget-Me-Nots plus others. 8-9.30pm. 9th St Patrick’s Cathedral. €10. www.eventbrite.ie/e/community-christmas-concert-tickets-1043825027757
BARTIMAEUS (Luke 18:35 |
43) |
Bartimaeus is in Gaza, he is in Ukraine
He is the addict, the marginalised and insane
“Jesus, Son of David have pity on me”
Be quiet! I’m too preoccupied to hear your heartfelt plea
Bartimaeus is the immigrant and the refugee
Be quiet and go away! you cannot live near me
Bartimaeus is the homeless who sleeps on city streets
I hear his cry and hurry by and ignore his needs
Bartimaeus is the voice that disturbs us all
Jesus help me to respond like You, to the Bartimaeus call
Paddy O’Keeffe
You Deserve Miracles
You deserve beautiful things to happen to you. You deserve miracles. You deserve to be loved in every way you ever dreamed you could be. You deserve everything you have worked and waited for. You deserve a good life. You deserve good things to happen to you. You deserve to feel everything you ever wanted, and you deserve to know that life is one infinite possibility. – Brianna Wiest
You Need Yourself the Most
Sometimes, you just have to live. That’s all. You don’t have to be hard on yourself when you feel like falling apart. Sometimes it’s okay to just wake up, eat meals, and live. It’s hard when you’ve lost interest in everything that the world could offer you, but please hang in there.
Quit thinking about giving up on yourself because you are the only one who can help yourself now. No matter what you’re going through, promise yourself that you will survive it. Because the truth is, you need yourself the most right now. E Adam
I Am Never Entirely Lost
When you remember me, it means that you have carried something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark of who I am on who you are. It means that you can summon me back to your mind even though years and miles may stand between us. It means that if we meet again, you will know me.
It means that even after I die, you can see my face and hear my voice and speak to me in your heart.
For as long as you remember me, I am never entirely lost … ~ Frederick Buechner
Thought for the Week
The soul of one who loves God, always swims in joy and is always in the mood for singing. – St John of the Cross.
