Fr Peter Finnerty, Administrator, 01-832-3150
Fr Finbarr Neylon, CC, 086-356-6380
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
| Masses for the coming week | ||
| Health Intention | Mon. 27th | 10am |
| Birthday Celebration | Mon. 27th | 10am |
| Sr. Fergal, Month’s Mind | Sat. 30th | 6.30pm |
Mass Details
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 10am; Thursday 7.30pm (and Divine Mercy Hour). Saturday 6.30pm; Sunday 9.30am and 12noon. We encourage all to pray as below if joining in on webcam. www.kilbarrackfoxfieldparish.ie.
Act of Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
Weekly Reflection on the Scriptures
The reflection takes place on Mondays 7.15-8.30pm – first 45 minutes are for Sunday’s readings, followed by 30 minutes to a piece of writing. Contact Sr Phyllis at 086-890-9488 with email address and join us on Zoom.
Morning Prayer in our Church
We invite you to join us for morning prayer in the Church on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9.45am. Beautiful start to the day.
Mission Sunday
Mission Sunday Annual Collection will take place at all Masses this weekend 23rd/24th October. This will replace the Share Collection.
Service of the Healing of the Generations
The Service of the Healing of the Generations (Family Tree) will take place next Sunday, 31st October, in our Church, led by Fr Cathal and team, commencing with Holy Mass at 7pm. Access on the webcam for those who cannot attend – www.kilbarrackfoxfieldparish.ie
Annual Mass for Dead
The Annual Mass to remember those who died during the last 12 months will take place on Saturday, 6th November, 6.30pm. Letters will be sent to the bereaved families and we look forward to meeting them that evening. All welcome.
Excerpt from Bishop Dermot Farrell’s Homily at Opening Liturgy of the Diocesan Synodal Pathway
To revitalise the Church, Pope Francis has invited all baptised Christians in the world to examine the way the work and mission of the Church is carried forward – in his own words, this is a time “to plant dreams, draw forth prophecies and visions, allow hope to flourish, inspire trust, bind up wounds, weave together relationships, awaken a dawn of hope, learn from one another, and create a bright resourcefulness that will enlighten minds, warm hearts, give strength to our hands, and inspire a vision of the future filled with the joy [and hope] of the Gospel”
The synodal process is not something new in the Church. The apostles faced with a grave question that divided them, gathered together; did not take a vote; used another way from their heritage – encounter, listening and discernment – the synodal way!
What part of the Church requires new energy, renewed efforts, fresh vitality, in order to bring the message of Jesus Christ to the contemporary world?
We begin at a local level in the parish by listening to each another. Pope Francis asks “us not to soundproof our hearts; not remain barricaded in our certainties. So often our certainties make us closed. Now is the time to face whatever needs renewal in the Church.
Let us discover confidence. We cannot renew the Church by surveys or questionnaires. Ultimately it is the Spirit of God who will energise the dead bones of our Church and restore its vitality,
What we and our Church needs today is renewal which requires a radical openness to each other and our future, by encounter, mutual listening free of ideology and predetermined agendas, reaching out towards the other, listening to and with the other, meeting and serving the other.
We need to find creative ways to promote deeper communion, fuller participation and a more fruitful mission. Life is not either/or; true life is both – and.
Sometimes we hear calls for a new Church; but what we need is not a “new” Church, but a Church which lives in new ways.
Simply put, don’t take refuge in the usual excuses: “it’s a waste of time” or “we’ve always done it this way.” We need to accept the responsibility of mission as we experience it now. Walking together and walking with our Lord is the way for the Church in our time.
Ask yourself the question: “What does God want from the Church in Dublin at this time?”
Reflection on Sunday’s Gospel
We are challenged to reflect on the ways we may be blind, and on the gift of new vision that is offered.
Jesus calls Bartimaeus to him into discipleship. Though blind, Bartimaeus already has insight into who Jesus is and, when he hears him pass by, shouts in desperation even when told to be quiet. For him, Jesus is now ‘Master’, and his relationship with him brings healing and new life. Let’s pray that we might recognise the great things the Lord works for us, and that our hope lies in God, who calls
to us through our weaknesses and limitations.
Laudato Si – Open Invitation to All
A Zoom mini-course on Laudato Si, Pope Francis Encyclical “On Care For Our Common Home” will take place for six Wednesdays from 27th October 7.30-8.30pm. Register: parishofloughlinstown@gmail.com.to
Volunteers for Various Ministries in our Parish
Have you nominated someone for our various ministries yet? Due to Covid 19 lockdowns, all our Ministries need new volunteers. Please speak to one of our priests or leave a note with Janice in the Parish office.
MAD Sunday
31st October is set by the Diocese as MAD Sunday – ‘Make a Difference’‘ Sunday. Plan now. Make a difference; Be the difference! Do one good thing for another that day and share on social media using hashtag #MADSUNDAY. Dare to dream – what would our parish, town, country,
the world be like if people took up this initiative. See https://dublindiocese-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/ personal/frank_brown_dublindiocese _ie
New Pilgrim Path
To experience a freedom and peace often out of reach in the modern world see a 34-week guided online retreat based on the Spiritual Exercises, a compilation of meditations, prayers and contemplative practices, developed by St Ignatius Loyola five centuries ago available on www.newpilgrimpath.ie.
A Quiet Light in the Heart of Everyone
There is a quiet light that shines in every heart. It draws no attention to itself though it is always secretly there. It is what illuminates our minds to see beauty, our desire to seek possibility and our hearts to love life. Without this subtle quickening our days would be empty and wearisome, and no horizon would ever awaken our longing. Our passion for life is quietly sustained from somewhere in us that is wedded to the energy and excitement of life. This shy inner light is what enables us to recognise and receive our very presence here as blessing. We enter the world as strangers who all at once become heirs to a harvest of memory, spirit, and dream that has long preceded us and will now enfold, nourish, and sustain us.
John O’Donohue
Excerpt from his books, Benedictus (Europe) /
To Bless the Space Between Us (US)
“An Chéad Bhróg
Máire Mac an tSaoi RIP.
Do chuireamar an bhróg air den gcéad uair ar maidin,
Fáiscithe, fuaite, seoidín den leathar,
Miorúilt ghréasaíochta sa chéadscoth den bhfaisean
Ar an dtroigh bheag bhláfar nár chaith cuing cheana,
Ah chéad bhróg riamh ar an gcoisín meala.
A mhaoinín, a chroí istigh, seo leat ag satailt,
Buail ar bonn nó so go teann ar an dtalamh,
Tóg an ceann gleoite go clóchasach, daingean,
Linbhín fir tú id shiul is id sheasamh,
Airde mo ghlún, is chomh luath so ag ‘meacht uaim!
Is fada an ród é le triall agat feasta,
Is ceangal na mbróg ort níl ort ach tús ceangail.
(Translation: The First Shoes. We put his shoes on for the first time this morning. Neat and snug, the best of leather, A miracle of shoemaking to adorn. The little feet that ran free till now. The first shoes ever on the little honey steps. Bend these fine shoes to your will, My little treasure, trike the ground firmly, Lift your darling head bravely, boldly, Little man who can stand and walk tall, The height of my knee and already leaving me! You have a long road to travel yet, And the spancel of shoes is only the first.)
“Begin”
Brendan Kennelly RIP
Begin again to the summoning birds
to the sight of the light at the window,
begin to the roar of morning traffic
all along Pembroke Road.
Every beginning is a promise
born in light and dying in dark
determination and exaltation of springtime
flowering the way to work.
Begin to the pageant of queuing girls
the arrogant loneliness of swans in the canal
bridges linking the past and future
old friends passing though with us still.
Begin to the loneliness that cannot end
since it perhaps is what makes us begin,
begin to wonder at unknown faces
at crying birds in the sudden rain
at branches stark in the willing sunlight
at seagulls foraging for bread
at couples sharing a sunny secret
alone together while making good.
Though we live in a world that dreams of ending
that always seems about to give in
something that will not acknowledge conclusion
insists that we forever begin.
— From The Essential Brendan Kennelly
A Thought For The Week
“The richer we have become materially, the poorer we become morally and spiritually. We have learned to fly in the air like birds and swim in the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers.” Martin Luther King Jr
Sometimes I just look up, smile and say: “I know that was you. Thank You.”
