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 |
| Lily and Bernard Bridgeman (A) and deceased members of the Bridgeman family | Tues. 5th | 10am |
| Josie and Danny Grimes (A) | Tues. 5th | 10am |
| Michael Brennan (A) and remember his son Paul | Wed. 6th | 10am |
| Margaret Geraghty and Mary McDonald (A) | Wed. 6th | 10am |
| Christy Dennis, Birthday Rem. | Sat. 9th | 6pm |
| Johnney, Theresa & Danno Burnett (A) | Sat. 9th | 6pm |
| Terry Connealy (A) | Sun. 10th | 9.30am |
| William and Josephine Goff (A) and deceased members of the Kavanagh and Finn families | Sun. 10th | 12pm |
Recently Deceased
We remember in our prayers
Michael Spelman R.I.P., late of Dundaniel Road.
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and neighbours. May he rest in peace.
Listening
“Listening well to our inner lives—to the thoughts, inclinations, images, and emotions that arise within us—is an important practice along the liberation journey.
In our lives, listening is a prime spiritual practice. Throughout the day, I seek to listen. I find that I sometimes hear the words but do not bring my full attention to listening. A friend is speaking to me; am I listening with a quiet mind? I see the beauty of the roses in my garden. Am I listening internally, taking a moment to notice the effect that the beauty of the roses has on me? I hear an undocumented immigrant in my community describe how her family lives in fear. Am I listening with a responsive heart? I read a story in the newspaper about heroin addiction in our state. Am I listening? I study a passage in Scripture. Am I paying attention to the details in the passage? Am I providing the time and attention to notice what the text might be stirring up in me?”.
Centre for Action and Contemplation
Love the Lord your God, and love your neighbour as yourself.
The readings this week remind us that the love of God and the love of other people lie at the core of our lives as Christians.
In the First Reading, Moses reminds the people of Israel, who are about to enter the promised land, that they must love God with all their heart, soul and strength.
The Psalm expresses our love for God, who is our rock and our refuge. It praises the God who has done so much for us.
The writer of the letter to the Hebrews (Second Reading) speaks of Jesus as the ideal high priest. Unlike previous high priests, he lives for ever, and can ‘intercede for all who come to God through him’.
Answering the question posed by a scribe in the Gospel, Jesus goes beyond the exhortation of Moses. We are indeed to love God, but we must also love our neighbour. Love of God, the greatest commandment, is inseparable from love of neighbour.
This week, we might want to focus our prayer on the people around us, near and far, that they should know and love the Lord, and live in peace.
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 Janice in the Parish Office
if you wish to attend the Retreat.
Altar List of the Dead
The envelopes for our November Altar List of the Dead are on the back table. As we will not deliver them this year, we ask that you bring one to someone who cannot collect. Envelopes can be returned to the Sacristy/Parish Office or
in the box outside the sacristy.
This weekend, we extend a special welcome on Saturday at 6pm Mass, to all those families who have lost a loved one during the past year. Our thoughts and prayers are very much with you at this time of sorrow and heartbreak. May you be comforted by our support and prayers and the knowledge of God’s enduring love.
New Pilgrim Path: A Guided Meditation for All Souls Day
November, with its shortening days, is a month when we often remember our dead. An eight-minute guided reflection on “Grief” is presented by the superb Jesuit Pray-As-You-Go team, drawing on John O’Donohue’s moving poem. 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 Association | 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 |
Church Flowers in Bayside Church
After 25 years Marie Murphy is retiring from arranging the flowers for the church so we are currently looking for a TEAM to arrange the flowers for the Altar especially for Christmas, Easter, First Holy Communion and Confirmation. If you are interested please leave your details in Bayside Parish Office.. Fr. Peter
What’s On
- Christmas Mass Cards available in Repository. Pack of 5 cards €5.
- Reflection on the Scriptures on Zoom 30pm each Monday. Contact Sr Phyllis – 086 890 9488.
- Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is held Tuesday to Friday, 11am-3pm, each week
- Gospel Reading Evenings each Tuesday 7.30-8.30pm in our Parish Centre. All welcome.
- Vocations Society of St Joseph’s Holy Hour for Priests and Religious Tuesday 5th November 2-3pm.
- Pop Up Gaeltacht Naomh Barróg 8.pm Thursday 7th November 2024. All levels of Irish welcome. Contact:c.carroll@gmail.com /0831003931
- Variety of Courses and workshops in The Sanctuary including : Men’s 5 Week Programme with Brother Richard and Mark Kinghan.- to help traverse the challenges of living as a man in 2024. 7-9pm Tuesdays from 5th call 01-670 5419
- or email enquiries@sanctuary.ie.
- Anam Cara – supporting parents after bereavement, Online Bereavement Information Evening. Onlinepm Thursday 7th November. Guest speaker Diane Clabby Trauma Informed Psychotherapist. 01 4045378/ 085 2888 888.
- Christian Meditation Ireland: Fr Donagh O’Shea will lead a morning of meditation and reflection – ‘Meditation: Falling Awake‘. 10am-1pm. Saturday, 9th Balally Parish Centre (Eircode D16 E032). no previous experience needed. See www.christianmeditationireland.ie
- Wizard of Words – see posters in porches. Volunteers needed urgently by Barnardos. Help children with reading. tobin@barnardos.ie
In Gentleness You Will Find Strength
‘Gentleness is often mistaken for weakness, but in truth, it is a profound strength. To be gentle in a world that can be harsh takes courage.
Gentleness is the soft hand that soothes in moments of distress, the calm voice that brings peace in chaos, and the open heart that chooses kindness over anger.
True gentleness begins within.
It’s about being kind to yourself, nurturing your own spirit, and approaching your life with a sense of grace. When you carry gentleness in your heart, you bring a quiet strength into every situation. You move through the world with a soft power that can heal, uplift, inspire.
Remember, gentleness doesn’t mean avoiding challenges or standing down in the face of difficulty. It means facing them with compassion, both for yourself and others.
It’s about choosing patience over frustration, understanding over judgment, and love over fear.
Be gentle with yourself. Be gentle with others.
In that gentleness, you will find strength, resilience, and the power to create a world filled with light and peace.’
Han Suyin
Don’t Punish Yourself
Your loved ones want you to know that it was their time to go. Nothing that you did contributed to your loved one’s passing. Please don’t sit and think “if only I had done this” or “if only I had said that”. Let go of any guilt you hold within yourself. Once you let go, then you can move on, which in turn helps them move on too.
Set your emotions free, don’t punish yourself any longer.
It does you no good in the long run. It just stops you moving forward. And your loved ones wouldn’t want that. They want to see you smiling again.
So please if you feel this way, for them, set yourself free.
Great Grief Is Born of Great Love
Don’t fall out of love with the world because they no longer live in it. Instead, be grateful that this world produced them. Be glad that this life ever existed and that you were blessed enough to love them and love them still.
Don’t fall out of love with this world because it could not keep your heart whole. Instead let love be the glue. Patch it up and fill it with joy, joy that you know first-hand of this bitter-sweet conundrum…
That great grief is born only of great love.
‘Great Grief’ by Donna Ashworth from ‘Loss’
Thought for the Week
It’s been a year now. Now you know how you behave during a genocide.
