Sacrament of Confirmation
All the young people of the parish who are preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation next year will be enrolled at the 6pm Youth Mass next Sunday 18th November.
Do This in Memory
We welcome all the boys and girls preparting for their First Holy Communion to the 12pm Family Mass this Sunday for their special Mass as part of their preparation programme.
Prayer Friends
Many thanks to everyone who has agreed to be a Prayer Friend for someone preparing for First Holy Communion. Please remember to return your cards to the organisers, Bernie, Nuala or Josephine, or the Parish Office as soon as possible.
Holy Land Pilgrimage
A Trip of a Lifetime
The Parishes of St. Anthony’s, St. John’s and St. Gabriel’s have organised a Pilgrimage to the Holy land Mon 27th May – Tues 4th June 2013. Highlights include Sea of Galilee, Cana, Dead Sea, Jerusalem, Via Dolorosa, Bethlehem, Nazareth and Mount of Olives.
Cost – €1,299 + taxes and insurance. For further info & booking contact St. Anthony’s Parish Office 01 8333459 or Map Travel 01 8783111 N.B. Deposit €250 to guarantee your place should be paid by Fri 7th Dec.
Circle of Life
Remember your deceased loved ones through the seasons of their lives with our Circle of Life. Write the names of your deceased loved ones on the ribbons provided and weave them into the Circle of Life in their memory.
Altar List of the Dead
Forms & envelopes for the new Parish Altar List of the Dead are available in the Gathering Area.
Many thanks to everyone involved who helped make last week’s Mass for all who died since last November a very special occasion – the Funeral Team, the Choir, the Caterers and all who came to support the bereaved families.
Fr. Pat
Service of Remembrance
Rotunda Hospital are hosting a Service of Remembrance in the Pro-Cathedral on Sunday, 18th Nov. at 3pm. for people who have lost babies through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth or neonatal death. Light refreshments afterwards in the Gresham Hotel. For further details contact the Hospital Chaplain on 01 8171700.
Restorative Justice Week
begins on Monday 12th Nov and the National Association of Prison Chaplains ask that we remember prisoners and their families at this time. It is also a time to remember the victims of crime and to remember and pray for communities most affected by crime.
Bereavement Support
Members of St. John the Baptist Bethany Bereavement Support Group will be in attendance in 187, Clontarf Road on Saturday 17th Nov. from 10.30am.
St. Gabriel’s Seniors Club
Tues. 13th Nov Art with Eleanor 10.30
Go for Life Exercise class 12.15
Ballroom Dancing Thursday 2.15 pm
Creative Writing Friday 2 pm
Castlecourt Hotel – Sunday 18th Nov
Meet at the Parish Centre at 11.45. Coach departs 12 noon for Heuston Station for 1.30 train. All enquiries to Aisling – 087 2523801
Registration for new term of Classes continues on Tues. 20th Nov. – You must be a club member to join a class – Note new class times.
Ballroom Dancing (6 wks €20) Thursdays 2.15
Creative Writing (6 wk. €20) Fridays 2pm
Go for Life Exercise (6 wk €15) Tuesdays 12.15
Celebrate the New Year Tues. 8th Jan 2013
Radisson Blu St. Helen’s Hotel, Stillorgan Road
4 course lunch – Spot prizes – Entertainment – Coach transfer – all for €40. To facilitate those travelling to Westport, bookings open next tues. 13th (11.30-12.15). Also Tues. 20th at tea/coffee morning – plenty room for everyone!
Holy Faith Parents Association are hosting a Book Fair in the School Hall on Sat & Sun 17th & 18th Nov – 10.30 – 2.30. daily. All books €2!
November 2012
We see signs of summer’s passing in golden leaves, shortening days, misty mornings, autumn glow.
We sense its passing in rain that dampens,
winds that chill, Harvest’s bounty placed on show.
Creator God, who brings forth both green shoot and hoar frost, sunrise and sunset,
we bring our thanks for seeds that have grown,
harvests gathered, storehouses filled,
mouths fed.
And, as your good earth rests
through winter’s cold embrace,
we look forward to its re–awakening
when kissed by Spring’s first touch.
(John Birch, www.faithandworship.com)