Healing Mass with Anointing of the Sick.
Sunday 23rd September at 10.30 am
The Sacrament of the sick will be administered to anyone coping with illness – mental or physical – and those infirm with old age.
Wedding Anniversary Mass:
Sunday 14th October at 10.30 am.
We invite all couples celebrating their 60th, 50th, 40th or 25th Wedding anniversary during 2012 to join us for this special Mass and reception after in the Parish Centre.
Sacrament of Baptism
Last week we welcomed into our Christian Community through the Sacrament of Baptism:
Isabel Gaffney, Collins Avenue
Cousins, Effie Coyne & Isabel Canlis English, Baymount Park.
New Seating Arrangement
New spaces have been created on the pillar side of each centre aisle which we hope will be useful for people who need extra space for buggies, wheelchairs, walking frames or guide dogs – or just to stretch out.
Legion of Mary
Please remember in your prayers members of the local Legion of Mary who are travelling to Germany this weekend for a week of Evangelisation work.
The Legion meets every Monday at 7.30 in the convent on St. Gabriel’s Road and new members are always welcome.
Our Local Paralympian
As we go to print Ellen Keane has clocked a personal best time to qualify for the finals on Thursday evening in the 100M Butterfly event.
Her next swims will be next Thurs. 6th & Sat. 8th Sept. both at 9.40 am with finals at 17.45 each day. Hope she does really well!.
Best coverage is on channel 4, Setanta Freeview (UPC 105 / Sky 423) or online at www.paralympics.ie
We extend our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Bill Jones, Dollymount Park, whose funeral took place here on Friday.
May he rest in peace.
Monday Maintenance
The ladies who work in the Church on Monday mornings urgently need more help as they now have our beautiful new floor to look after.
If you can spare an hour after the 10am Mass on Monday mornings for some light cleaning please come along any Monday and have a chat with Rosemary.
And Pearse says there’s plenty work for the Monday evening guys this week, both inside and outside the Church, so please come along, even if it is raining!
The Ballad of Father Gilligan
The old priest Peter Gilligan was weary night and day
For half his flock were in their beds or under green sods lay.
Once, while he nodded on a chair at the moth-hour of eve
Another poor man sent for him, and he began to grieve.
‘I have no rest, nor joy, nor peace, for people die and die’
And then cried he, ‘God forgive, my body spake, not I!’
He knelt and leaning on the chair he prayed and fell asleep;
And the moth-hour went from the fields and stars began to peep.
They slowly into millions grew and leaves shook in the wind.
And God covered the world with shade, and whispered to mankind.
Upon the time of sparrow chirp when the moths came once more,
The old priest Peter Gilligan stood upright on the floor.
‘Mavrone, mavrone! The man has died, while I slept on the chair’;
He roused his horse out of its sleep and rode with little care.
He rode now as he never rode, by rocky lane and fen;
The sick man’s wife opened the door: ‘Father! You come again!’
‘And is the poor man dead?’ he cried. ‘He died an hour ago.’
The old priest Peter Gilligan in grief swayed to and fro.
‘when you were gone he turned and died, as merry as a bird.’
The old priest Peter Gilligan he knelt him at that word.
‘He who hath made the night of stars for souls who tire and bleed
Sent one of his great angels down to help me in my need.
‘He who is wrapped in purple robes, with planets in his care,
Had pity on the least of things, asleep upon a chair.
W.B. Yeats
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