End of Christmas Season
Today marks the end of the Christmas Season. From tomorrow morning we resume ordinary time. Green is the norm until Ash Wednesday which falls on Feb 22nd. The Tree and crib will stay in place for another couple of weeks.
Gifts for the Crib
Our thanks to those who brought in unused gifts that you received to be redistributed through Crosscare – the Diocesan Social Care Agency and also Society of St Vincent de Paul. These will be brought in to Crosscare during the week.
Radharc Films:
Throughout 2012 Radharc Films will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the screening of its first film on 12th January 1962. During that time they produced a range of provocative, sometimes humorous and always informative films on social, political and religious issues.
The Irish Film Institute has very kindly reserved their January lunchtime Archive Programme for the screening of some of these films. The tickets are FREE for these screenings. Simply collect your tickets at the IFI Box Office. For full details and information on the programmes see www.dublindiocese.ie
The Eucharist and Christian Unity
A lecture on "The Eucharist and Christian Unity" by Fr. Ernest Falardeau sss., will be held in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. Details: Saturday 14th of January at 2.30pm in preparation for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and the International Eucharistic Congress. All are Welcome.
Parish Council Meeting
Monthly Parish Council meeting takes place on Tuesday @ 8pm in Parish Centre.
Do This in Memory Mass
The monthly Do This In Memory Mass in preparation for First Communion takes place next Sunday 15th, Second Sunday of Ordinary Time at 12 o’clock. (Meet for practice 11.30). Meeting for parents in preparing for this Mass on Wednesday, 8pm in St. Matthew’s Parish Centre.
Reverence in the Church
We are constantly being reminded that the Church is different to other meeting places. It is a place of prayer. One of the great qualities of St. Matthew’s is the welcome that is so evident when visitors enter the church. A draw back of this welcome is that some people find it very hard to pray while others are chatting (sometimes very loudly!!). We encourage you to keep the noise level to a minimum and in particular in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. While the crib is in place it is wonderful to see so many quietly reflecting on the mystery of the incarnation, (Word made Flesh). Perhaps a New Year’s Resolution could be a more prayerful presence in the Church.
This also applies during Mass when there are often distractions to the prayerful participation. Do we really know the new prayers at Mass. Do we use the leaflets especially at weekday Masses?
Parish Centre
Open each week mornings for a cuppa and a chat. Wouldn’t it be great to use it more and keep the church for prayer.
Booking Mass intentions
It has been a great tradition of families taking part in the Sunday Mass through the offertory procession. Sometimes this is hard to organise particularly if the family members arrive at the last minute and others are drafted in to bring up the gifts. Please come a bit early and make yourself known to the Stewards to make it easier to organise.
For this reason we also ask that families leave a contact phone number when booking the Mass intention.
Church Shop
Open each week morning and Sunday morning around each mass times. Our thanks too to those who are so loyal in picking up their copies of the “Irish Catholic”.
Please pray for those recently deceased
Bridget McCarthy, Blackditch Rd
Rita Somers, Rossmore Rd
Jackie Kelly, Lucan
Rebecca Keating, Assumption
Moira Smith, Palmerstown
Mass Intentions This Week
Sun: (Sat 6.30) Rory Campbell
9.00 Elizabeth White
10.30 The People of the Parish
12.00 Maureen Dempsey
6.30 Marie Stokes
Mon Annie Peppard/ Mary Doyle
Tue Free/ Tony Cronin
Wed: Roy McGalligan/ Sarah Keane
Thur: Free/ Margaret Cummins
Fri: Free/ Betty Halnon
Sat: ----/6.30 Thomas & Elizabeth Harte
Sun: 9.00 Pro Populo; 10.30 Fallon Family; 12 Esther & Augstus Gracey; 6.30 Thomas Purcell
May they rest in peace.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Resumes as normal on Mon, Wed, & Fri after 10am Mass until 9pm. Takes place in the prayer room towards rere of church. Entrance from the car-park side of Church. Do come even for a few minutes and spend some time with Jesus.
Coeliacs and reception of Holy Communion
The chalice is available for those who suffer from a severe gluten intolerance as normal. Just come up and receive (the Precious Blood) from the chalice set aside for you!
World Migrant and Refugee Sunday 15th Jan
The outreach to Immigrants is part of our welcoming as a faith community who gather on Sunday; to steep our minds and hearts in God’s Word; to celebrate the Eucharist as the Body of Christ; and to go forth and journey as that Body. This is part of the Baptismal call; the challenge is in the living of it.
More about this next weekend.
Eucharistic congress - Volunteers needed
Log on to www.iec2012.ie for more details. |
