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
Tomorrow Monday 1st November is the Feast of All Saints, a Holy Day. Masses will be at 10am and 7.30pm.
Tuesday is the Feast of All Souls.
| Masses for the coming week | ||
| Margaret Maguire (A) | Wed3rd Nov | 10am |
| Seán Boyd Month’s Mind | Fri 5th Nov | 10am |
| Josie Whelehan & Ruth Shannon (A) | Fri 5th Nov | 10am |
| Lilly & Bernard Bridgeman & family | Fri 5th Nov | 10am |
| Josie Grimes (A) | Fri 5th Nov | 10am |
| Annual Mass of the Dead | Sat 6th Nov | 6.30pm |
| Patrick. Annie and Patrick Kavanagh | Sun 7th Nov | 9.30am |
| Helen McLoughlin(A) | Sun 7th Nov | 12 noon |
| Iris Styles (A) | Sun 7th Nov | 12 noon |
| Una McDonald (A) | Sun 7th Nov | 12 noon |
| Michael & Paul Brennan (A) | Sun 7th Nov | 12 noon |
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.
Recently Deceased
We extend our loving sympathy to Janice, our Parish Secretary, and her family on the death of
Phyllis Dornan, her mother.
Our thoughts and prayers are with them
May she rest in peace
We also remember in our Prayers
Laurence (Larry) O’Sullivan, RIP,
late of St Margaret’s Avenue
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and neighbours. May he rest in peace.
Morning Prayer in our Church
Please join us for morning prayer in the Church on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9.45am.
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.
Service of the Healing of the Generations
The Service of the Healing of the Generations (Family Tree) will take place today 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 the Dead |
The Annual Mass to remember those who died during the last 12 months will take place next Saturday, 6th, at 6.30pm. Letters were sent to the bereaved families. we look forward to meeting them. All welcome.
Altar List of the Dead – Help Needed Urgently
The envelopes for the Altar List of the Dead will on the back table in the Church. Please help with delivery so that all parishioners receive these.
Reflection on Sunday’s Gospel
Think of the love that the Father has lavished upon us!
On this feast day we are reminded the Saints who have gone before us and also of the many inspirational people living saintly lives here on earth their example of love and service inspire us on our own journey.
In the Second Reading, St John’s letter speaks of the love lavished upon us by God the Father. Jesus’s teaching in the Gospel outlines the wealth of blessings that come from living our lives well and serving others. We are reminded that although being true to his example may lead to persecution and rejection, we will be rewarded in heaven. This week, we ask the Lord’s help to be generous with prayers, time, and possessions in responding to the plight of those in our world who experience the harsh realities of persecution, loss and injustice on a daily basis.
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.
Afternoon of Prayer for the Holy Souls
Deacon Don Devanney will host a Divine Mercy afternoon of prayer for the Holy Souls from 2-5pm on Sunday 7th November in our Church.
Parish Christmas Cards
Christmas Mass cards now available in the Repository. Pack of 5 €3
MAD Sunday
Today is MAD Sunday – ‘Make a Difference’ Be the difference! Do one good thing for another that day and share on social media using hashtag #MADSUNDAY. What would our parish be like if everyone took up this initiative? Seehttps://dublindiocese-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/ personal/frank_brown_dublindiocese _ie
Anam Cara North Dublin
Anam Cara North Dublin, that supports bereaved parents, is holding a free evening event on Wednesday 17th November at 7:20pm in the Carnegie Court Hotel, Swords. It is open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age your child died, the circumstances of their death, or whether their death was recent or not. Contact info@anamcara.ie or 085 2888 888 for any queries.
New Pilgrim Path
“In November, we remember…” November is traditionally the month of remembrance for the dead, in many countries and in many churches. Our website of the week is a short, guided audio reflection on “Grief” presented by the superb ‘Pray as You Go’ website, drawing on the lines of John O’Donohue’s haunting poem, “For Grief”. See below and audio version at www.newpilgrimpath.ie
“For Grief” By John O’Donohue
When you lose someone you love,
Your life becomes strange,
The ground beneath you gets fragile,
Your thoughts make your eyes unsure;
And some dead echo drags your voice down
Where words have no confidence.
Your heart has grown heavy with loss;
And though this loss has wounded others too,
No one knows what has been taken from you
When the silence of absence deepens.
Flickers of guilt kindle regret
For all that was left unsaid or undone.
There are days when you wake up happy;
Again inside the fullness of life,
Until the moment breaks
And you are thrown back
Onto the black tide of loss. Days when you have your heart back,
You are able to function well
Until in the middle of work or encounter,
Suddenly with no warning,
You are ambushed by grief.
It becomes hard to trust yourself.
All you can depend on now is that
Sorrow will remain faithful to itself.
More than you, it knows its way
And will find the right time
To pull and pull the rope of grief
Until that coiled hill of tears
Has reduced to its last drop.
Gradually, you will learn acquaintance
With the invisible form of your departed;
And, when the work of grief is done,
The wound of loss will heal
And you will have learned
To wean your eyes
From that gap in the air
And be able to enter the hearth
In your soul where your loved one
Has awaited your return
All the time.
All Souls
A neighbour whistling as he passed,
A mother’s gentle word of advice,
A father strong and cautiously wise.
The spirit of forebears hovered
round family conversations,
The sense of what is real,
The doubts of day and night
were part of them and us.
Each day they faced
the elements and the marketplace.
They lived in a world
Repopulated from the graves,
the past and present intertwined.
Family, Friends and Faith;
They had faith and they had faithfulness,
Sleeping now the sleep of the just,
leaving a legacy to emulate
on paths as yet untrodden
M.C.
| Socrates and the Three Sieves |
In Ancient Greece, Socrates had a great reputation of wisdom. One day, someone came to find the great philosopher and said to him:
– Do you know what I just heard about your friend?
– A moment, replied Socrates. Before you tell me, I would like to test you the three sieves.
– The three sieves?
– Yes, continued Socrates. Before telling anything about the others, it’s good to take the time to filter what you mean. I call it the test of the three sieves. The first sieve is the TRUTH. Have you checked if what you’re going to tell me is true?
– No, I just heard it.
– Very good! So, you don’t know if it’s true. We continue with the second sieve, that of KINDNESS. What you want to tell me about my friend, is it good?
– Oh, no! On the contrary.
– So, questioned Socrates, you want to tell me bad things about him and you’re not even sure they’re true? Maybe you can still pass the test of the third sieve, that of UTILITY. Is it useful that I know what you’re going to tell me about this friend?
– No, not really.
– So, concluded Socrates, what you were going to tell me is neither true, nor good, nor useful. Why, then, did you want to tell me this?
Thought for the Week
We are not loved because we are so beautiful and good. We are beautiful and good because we are loved. —Jürgen Moltmann, Theology of Joy)
