Fr Peter Finnerty, Parish Priest, 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
Our parish is part of the partnership in the Howth Deanery as follows –Baldoyle, Bayside, Howth, Kilbarrack/Foxfield, Sutton. Registered Charity Number 20016166.
Weekday Mass times – Mon-Wed 10am; Thurs, 7.30pm.
Fri 10am. Bayside– Mon-Sat 10am.
Weekends: Saturday Vigil 6pm, Sunday 9.30am and 12pm. Bayside – Saturday Vigil 7pm. Sunday 8am, 10am,11.30am. Parish Office: Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri 9.30am to 12.30pm. Closed Wednesday. All Masses are on our Webcam.
Please note the Parish Privacy Notice is currently under review. A new version will be published very soon. If you have any questions or require further information, please email Noelle Dowling at dataprotection@dublindiocese.ie.
| Masses for the coming week | ||
| Name | Date | Time |
| Eileen Mulryan (A) | Mon. 3rd | 10am |
| Nan Byrne, Month’s Mind | Sat. 8th | 9pm |
| Dolores Bolton (1st A) | Sat. 8th | 9pm |
| Sheila Biddulph (10th A) | Sun. 9th | 9.30am |
| Aidan Coyle (1st A) | Sun. 9th | 12pm |
| Ann Bradshaw (1st A) | Sun. 9th | 12pm |
Trócaire Lenten Campaign 2023
Ambiyo says ‘I thank the people of Ireland for supporting the people of Somalia through Trócaire. I want people to know that we want to live a better life and to have food for my children.’ Your contributions through your Trócaire box or online donation will ensure that Trócaire can continue to respond with mercy and love www.trócaire.org.
Trócaire Boxes may be brought to the Church to be brought to the altar on Holy Thursday.
Recently Deceased
We remember in our Prayers Liam Carroll, RIP, late of Roseglen Avenue. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and neighbours. May he rest in peace.
Special Requests!
We ask people to bring plants/flowers during the week for our Easter Garden at Easter Vigil. Also, most important – small chocolate bars/eggs to hide in the garden for Easter Sunday. As in other years, we have Stations of the Cross for everyone at 12 noon on Good Friday. We invite young people to take part in a mime during the Stations – various roles are needed – Jesus and his Mother, soldiers, women of Jerusalem, Veronica, Simon etc. If interested, please give your contact details to Janice in the Parish Office
Holy Week in our Church
This Sunday is Palm Sunday, beginning of Holy Week.
Monday 3rd, Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th Mass 10am & Sacrament of Reconciliation Rite III during Mass
Thursday 6th, Friday 7th and Saturday 8th, Morning Prayer at 10am. No Morning Mass.
Holy Thursday 6th April – Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7.30pm followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 11pm. Watch & Pray Hour 10–11pm.
Collection for Trócaire during this Mass. Also, renewal of commitment of Ministers.
Good Friday 7th April – A Day of Fast and Abstinence
Stations of the Cross at 12noon; Solemn Celebration of Our Lord’s Passion at 3pm. Please bow for veneration of the Cross – we ask that the cross should not be touched out of respect for others, as Covid virus is still around.
Consider beginning the Divine Mercy Novena on Good Friday. Christ instructed St Faustina to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet from Good Friday to Sunday after Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday. Chaplets available on the back table of the Church.
Holy Saturday 8th April – Confessions 10.30am to 12.00pm. Solemn Mass of Easter Vigil 9pm
Easter Sunday 9thApril – Masses 9.30am and 12noon.
Reflection on Sunday’s Readings
As we begin Holy Week, our readings take us from the joy and Hosannas of Jesus’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem to a profound contemplation of his suffering and death.
In the First Reading from Isaiah, we meet the disciple who suffers without offering resistance, but is supported by God so that he can bring life to others. The Psalm will accompany us through the week It foreshadows Jesus’s sufferings but also hints at his future glory. The Second Reading is a wonderful hymn which underlines Jesus’s divinity, but also his obedience and suffering before his exaltation and glory. In the Gospel we hear the Passion narrative of St Matthew, in which Jesus is betrayed, mocked, denied, accused, and crucified. His body is laid in the tomb, and a guard is placed to secure it.
This week, may we follow Christ in his Passion, holding each other, and our suffering and tortured world, in
prayer. May Mary be with us in this journey and help us understand the value of following the example of her Son.
Easter Offering Delivery
The Easter Offering Envelopes are ready for delivery at the back table of our Church. Help is needed with the delivery of these. Each bundle contains approximately 20 envelopes.
Please do not disturb the bundles are they are correctly numbered for each road. Spare envelopes are available beside them.
Parish Partnership News -St Fintan’s Cemetery Mass
The Mass takes place on Sunday 11th June 12.00pm. Urgent need for volunteers- Stewards, Ministers of the Eucharist and others on the day. Many parishioners have family graves there. Please consider volunteering for this special ceremony to honour and pray for our beloved relatives-please give your details to Janice in the office.
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.
- Ideas for Family Prayer for Holy Week from the Diocese on the back table.
- Chairobics on Tuesdays from 11.30am-12.30pm.
- SJYPS Holy Hour for Priests and Religious next Tuesday 4th April 2-3pm in our Church and can be viewed on https://mcnmedia.tv/camera/st-johns-church
- Raheny Country Market – next Thursday 10.45am-12.15pm for Easter baking.
- Table Quiz for Turkey/Syria Earthquake Appeal Thursday 6thApril 8.30pm Bayside Inn. €40 table of 4. Monster Raffle. Contact Anna Reilly 087 138 9351.
- Beidh Naomh Barróg Pop Up ag ceiliúradh a chéad bhreithlá ar an 6 Aibreán sa chlubtheach ó 8pm. Caint, bia, ceol agus spraoi. Bígí ann.
- Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock led by Archbishop Farrell, Saturday 29th April. Information from knockpilgrimage@dublindiocese.ie .
- Volunteers sought for Make A Wish Week to collect at Dunnes Stores on Friday 28th Contact Mary Murphy at mary@makeawish.ieor 01 205 2007.
- Lenten talks in St John the Baptist’s Church, Clontarf 7.30pm Mondays.
- The Irish Blood Transfusion Service Board’s mobile unit team will be at Gaelscoil Míde on Monday 3rd April from 5pm to 8pm.
- SeniorLine invites people aged 55+ to train as volunteers for our phone service for older people. Please contact 087-7450721.
New Pilgrim Path
As we stand at the threshold of another Holy Week, many still struggle with the idea that Jesus had to die for our sins as a sacrifice to appease a wrathful God. Franciscan theology offers an alternative, non-violent, atonement theory which has never been deemed heretical. This theory states that Jesus did not come to change the mind of God about humanity, he came to change the mind of humanity about God. Listen to a fascinating interview on this topic at www.newpilgrimpath.ie. Starting on this Palm Sunday New Pilgrim Path will offer daily sacred music and poetry for each day of Holy Week.
My Wish for You
“This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
April’s Charms by William Henry Davies
When April scatters charms of primrose gold
Among the copper leaves in thickets old,
And singing skylarks from the meadows rise,
To twinkle like black stars in sunny skies;
When I can hear the small woodpecker ring
Time on a tree for all the birds that sing;
And hear the pleasant cuckoo, loud and long —
The simple bird that thinks two notes a song;
When I can hear the woodland brook, that could
Not drown a babe, with all his threatening mood;
Upon these banks the violets make their home,
And let a few small strawberry blossoms come:
When I go forth on such a pleasant day,
One breath outdoors takes all my cares away;
It goes like heavy smoke, when flames take hold
Of wood that’s green and fill a grate with gold.
An Easter Prayer
God give us eyes to see the beauty of the Spring,
And to behold Your majesty in every single thing.
And may we see in lacy leaves and every budding flower?
The Hand that rules the universe with gentleness and power.
And may this Easter grandeur that Spring lavishly imparts?
Awaken faded flowers of faith lying dormant in our hearts.
And give us ears to hear, dear God, the Springtime song of birds.
With messages more meaningful than man’s often empty words.
Telling harried human beings who are lost in dark despair.
“Be like us and do not worry for God has you in His care.
Things to Remember when going through Tough Times
1.Everything can – and will – change.
2.You’ve overcome challenges before.
3.It’s a learning experience.
4.Not getting what you want can be a blessing.
5.Allow yourself to have some fun.
6.Being kind to yourself is the best medicine.
7.Other people’s negativity isn’t worth worrying about.
8.And there is always, always, always something to be thankful for.
Holy Week
During Holy Week, the Church celebrates the mysteries of salvation accomplished by Christ in the last days of his life on earth, beginning with his messianic entrance into Jerusalem. The Lenten season lasts until the Thursday of this week. The Easter Triduum begins with the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday.
Thought for the Week
You have not lived a perfect day, even though you have earned your money, unless you have done something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
Ruth Smeltzer
