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 |
| Rita Harte (A) | Fri. 12th | 10am |
| Mary Griffin (A) | Sat. 13th | 6pm |
Recently Deceased
We remember in our Prayers
Alice Sheils, RIP, late of KIlbarrack Road and
William Treacy, RIP, late of Briarfield Grove.
Our thoughts and prayers are with their families, friends and neighbours. May they rest in peace. Amen.
Sacramental Dates and Important Information
Communions 2025
Sunday 25th May, Scoil Eoin and North Bay at 12pm
Confirmations 2025
Friday 30th May, Scoil Eoin and North Bay at 11am
Registration links are as follows:
Link to form for Sacrament of 1st Holy Communion
https://forms.gle/rt5mVaxvk4EicED88
Link to form for Sacrament of Confirmation
https://forms.gle/DeX55PPCCnAvCeGC8
Important
Parents who wish their children to receive the Sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation must register with the Parish – kbfparish5@gmail.com and send a copy of the baptism certificate. If baptism has not taken place, it must be arranged before 31st October 2024, for those preparing for the sacraments in 2025 – baptisms are celebrated the send Saturday of every month. The Parish Preparation Programme with the children and their families begins in September.
Summer Dues Collection
The Summer Dues collection for the support of priests will be held throughout the summer months. Your support is greatly appreciated. Envelopes are available on the back table and side porch of our Church. They are not being delivered to your home. They can be returned to the Parish Office over the summer months
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is held Tuesday to Friday, 11am-3pm, each week.
Reflection on the Scriptures for this Sunday
‘My grace is enough for you’
Today’s readings encourage us to place our whole trust in God’s grace, for God’s power is at its strongest even when we are most weak.
In the Gospel, Jesus has left Capernaum, the scene of many ‘mighty deeds,’ and went home where he grew up. Once in Nazareth there is a change of mood – his listeners are impressed by stories about him, but they can’t get over the fact that Jesus is one of their own, another worker, just like each of them, with sawdust in his hair and dirt under his fingernails.
The First Reading hints at the defiant and obstinate spirit of the townsfolk. Perhaps Jesus sees himself as Ezekiel’s ‘Son of man’ when he says in today’s Gospel that a prophet is despised in his own country. As Ezekiel writes, ‘Whether they listen or not, this set of rebels shall know that there is a prophet among them’.
The Second Reading encourages us to rely on God when we struggle. St Paul, faced with failure and his own weakness, clearly heard from God that it was exactly through such weakness that God’s strength would be known.
The antidote to pride, scorn, and contempt is mercy (Psalm), and we receive it when we abandon ourselves to God. Let’s keep our eyes firmly fixed on our Lord, this week, till he shows us his mercy.
Naomh Barróg – Summer Camps Timetable
Camp B. 8th-12th. 4-12-year-olds. Cúl Camps 29th July – 2nd August. 6-13- year-olds.
Dublin Diocese Pilgrimage to Lourdes 5th – 10th Sept. 24
The cost of bringing a sick pilgrim to Lourdes estimates around €1,200 of which €605 is paid by the Association. Each pilgrim is asked to contribute €595 (if affordable); No sick pilgrim is ever refused because of inability to pay. To help the Association’s contribution, each parish is asked to hold a Church gate collection. All proceeds go to reducing the cost of the pilgrimage. We will be having our Parish Collection soon, possibly in August.
Do join us in the Parish Centre for a cuppa and a chat this Sunday following the 12 noon Mass – we look forward to meeting as many people as possible.
New Pilgrim Path – Finding God in all things
“Why do we spend our lives striving to be something that we would never want to be, if only we knew what we wanted? Why do we waste our time doing things which, if we only stopped to think about them, are just the opposite of what we were made for?” This question, posed by the mystic, Thomas Merton, set James Martin on the path to priesthood. He talks about finding God in all things in a great interview with Krista Tippett of the PBS programme, “On Being”. www.newpilgrimpath.ie
Cemetery Masses 2024
| Sunday | 7th July | 1.30pm | Balbriggan | Mass |
| Sunday | 7th July | 3.00pm | St Margaret’s | Prayers |
| Sunday | 14thJuly | 1.00pm | Balgriffin | Mass |
| Sunday | 14th July | 3.00pm | The Ward | Prayers |
| Sunday | 14th July | 3.30pm | Donabate | Mass |
| Thurs. | 15th Aug | 7.30pm | Garristown | Prayers |
| Sunday | 18th Aug | 3.00pm | Balscadden | Mass |
| Sunday | 1st Sept | 4.00pm | The Naul | Prayers |
What’s On
- See selection of books in our Parish Centre.
- Bullied, Seán O’Casey Theatre East Wall. 11am. 23rd Sept – 11th Tickets €12. Ph 087 973 7401 or email contact@fivelampsarts.ie. Book direct on www.eventbrite.ie
- Bayside Community Centre. ‘Music and Chats’. Alzheimer’s and Dementia friendly social club. Every Wednesday 2.30 – 3.30pm. Drop in.
- Our Lady Mother of Divine Grace, Raheny,. Holy Hour for Priests Vocations, Thursdays 10.15am, Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary of Intercessions for priests, Divine Mercy chaplet and private prayer.
- Pathways: Exploring Faith and Ministry – Two-Year Adult Faith Development Programme. Do consider partaking in this great course. Places limited – early application advised. Cost €400 per year. Sponsorship may be available. Email siney@dublindiocese.ie . www.missionministry.ie
- Information and Support for Birth Mothers whose babies were placed for adoption – birthinfo.ie Tusla 0818 445500.
- AWARE – Support and Self-Care Groups – phone-in, Zoom support and self-care groups, support line or support . Freephone 1800 80 48 48
- Ministers of the Word – July list in both porches.
- National Grandparents Knock Pilgrimage 28th Celebrant Papal Nuncio Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor. www.knockshrine.ie/ call 094 9388100
- Young Adults Summer Retreat – Overnight Manresa 27th/28th All-in cost €130. Contact eoin@rathminesparish.com.
- Contact Manresa re day and residential retreats – see manresa.ie or call +353 1 5529 448
Be Interested in Others
So many people are shut up tight inside themselves, yet they would open up, unfolding quite wonderfully, if only you were interested in them. ~ Sylvia Plath
This is it, My Friend
Just decide to love the heck out of your life and if you truly can’t, then you simply must make it more loveable. Change things around. Do whatever you need to do to get any kind of joy, every day. And start now, right this minute. The future is promised to no one, what are you waiting for? This is it my friend, this is it. From ‘Life’: https://amzn.eu/d/9Y6E6kz Donna Ashworth
Pope Francis Prayer Intention for July
“The anointing of the sick is not a sacrament only for those who are at the point of death. No. It is important that this is clear,” the Holy Father said in a video message released 2nd July. “Let us pray that the sacrament of the anointing of the sick grant the Lord’s strength to those who receive it and to their loved ones, and that it may become for everyone an ever more visible sign of compassion and hope.”
We Never Lose Those We Love
“I know for certain that we never lose the people we love, even to death. They continue to participate in every act, thought and decision we make. Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our memories. We find comfort in knowing that our lives have been enriched by having shared their love. ~ Leo Buscaglia
Success
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of the intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the beauty in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that one life has breathed easier because you lived. This is to have succeeded.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sorrow Prepares you for Joy
Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter.
It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place.
It pulls up the rotten roots, so that new roots hidden beneath have room to grow.
Whatever sorrow shakes from your heart, far better things will take their place. Rumi
Keep Shining Through
You have a soft heart, and a pure soul, that’s why you feel everything so deeply. This is your superpower, not your weakness. The world needs more of you, so don’t suppress who you are. It is not your job to heal every person. But it is your job to make sure your kind nature remains intact throughout your journey. Stay close to those who truly appreciate you and stay far away from those whose only goal is to take advantage of your energy. You are one of the rare gems the Universe has blessed with heightened clairvoyance and divinity. Keep shining your light everywhere you go.
Thought for the Week
It is in the midst of change we often discover wings we never knew we had.
