NEWSLETTER SUNDAY 12 February 2023
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Cycle A - All welcome.
Prayers + Readings for Sunday 19 February on page 93 in the St. Paul Sunday Missal Cycle A - Sunday & weekday Masses may be viewed live daily via webcam. www.holyfamilyparish.ie/ webcam
email: admin@holyfamilyparish.ie- Parish Office phone 01 284 5299 -
Mission Statement - Our Parish seeks to live as a family – supporting one another, open to all comers, and building a community where each person feels wanted and cared for. To make this happen, we will work to grow in holiness through prayer and service and we will try to show God’s love in our daily lives.
Your prayers are requested for Rev. Tom Larkin, Fr. Eddie Griffin & Niamh Bhreathnach recently deceased, and for Helena Kennedy whose anniversary occurs around this time.
MAY THE SOULS OF ALL THE FAITHFUL THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD REST IN PEACE. AMEN.
February 2023- Mass times and intentions
Saturday 11 February 2023
10 a.m. – Celebrant’s Intentions
5 p.m.- Joseph Taite & Mary Jo Byrne- anniversaries
Nicholas Byrne-17th anniversary
Sunday 12 February 2023
9 a.m. –Terry McGowan & deceased members of the McGowan family
Tom McGuinness- recently deceased
Pat Spillane- recently deceased
Naish O’Dowd-recently deceased
10.30. a.m.- Marc Lee- 1st anniversary
Pat Spillane- recently deceased
Jim Crossen- 33rd anniversary
12.00 noon- David Maddock- anniversary
Dean Archbold- 2nd anniversary
Patrick R yan- recently deceased
Monday 13 February 2023
10.00 a.m.- Declan Lawlor- recently deceased
Mary Stafford- anniversary
Pat Quinn- recently deceased
Tuesday14 February 2023
10.00 a.m. – Parishioner’s intentions
Wednesday 15 February 2023
10.00 a.m.- Marjorie Duff – R.I.P.
Sammy O’Gorman- recently deceased
Thursday 16 February 2023
10.00 a.m. – James & Rosemarie Martin- anniversary
Seamus Scally- recently deceased
Friday 17 February 2023
10.00 a.m. – Bridget Stafford-anniversary
The annual collection for Accord Dublin, the Diocesan Agency for Marriage and the Family, will be made at Masses this weekend February 11 and 12 replacing the Diocesan Share Collection.
Accord offers Marriage Preparation & other courses
The February collection for the St Vincent de Paul will take place after all masses next weekend, 18 and 19 February.
€ 1,08.13 was to donated the parish to Mission last year. Thank you
The Parish office will be closed Tue 14 Feb (audit)
Family Mass 12 Noon -Sundays. Children are encouraged to take an active part in this Mass through reading, singing, and drama. Children preparing for First Holy Communion and Confirmation are encouraged to take part. Practice for this family Mass takes place at 11.15 a.m. each Sunday prior to the Mass. Thank you. Building Hope – Established by Archbishop Farrell to involve groups of nearby parishes working in partnership e.g., Mass times & sharing of activities. Grouping is Foxrock Avenue, Newtownpark Avenue ,Blackrock, Monkstown, Kill O’ the Grange. You will be kept updated on developments affecting the parish going forward.
Church upkeep, including the heating costs, is solely funded from the voluntary family offerings & the standing orders & donations put into the blue box. Thank you for your contributions towards the electric heaters recently installed in the B.S./ Day chapel.
Review of Parish Income- Expenditure for 2019, 2020, 2021. See the Newsletter page of the parish website.
Sallynoggin/Glenageary Parish will have a Mass & Anointing of the Sick in Our Lady of Victories Church on Sunday 19th of February at 2.30 pm followed by refreshments. All welcome.
Building Hope through Servant Leadership-Five sessions on Monday Evenings in Lent to introduce you to the practice of servant leadership: February 27, March 6, March 13, March 20, and March 27, all 7.30 pm to 9 pm in St Paul’s Centre for Mission and Ministry, Arran Quay. This is especially for all those in parish ministries and pastoral councils. Led by Peter Siney and Patricia Carroll.
From the LitMus Office at Mission & Ministry
pat.odonoghue@dublindiocese.ie – 01 8087554
World Day of the Sick 2023: The 31st World Day of the Sick is celebrated on 11 February. In Dublin Diocese this year there will be no mass gathering as before. Parishes/Partnerships are asked to mark this day in their own way. The weekend of February 11/12 will have an emphasis on the work of Accord and in supporting their annual collection. Please find other days to pray with and for the sick so that each occasion will have its own space and time. You can join a service at the Monastery of St Alphonsus on Monday, February 20, at 8 pm or watch live on webcam www.rednuns.com, with the Dublin Diocesan Music Group leading the singing.
Ash Wednesday- 22 February 2023 - Day of Fast & Abstinence- Lent begins. Mass at 10.00 a.m. & 7.00 p.m. on Ash Wednesday. Day of Fast & Abstinence
KNOCK PILGRIMAGE-Date for your diary: The 2023 Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock, which will be led by Archbishop Farrell, will take place on Saturday, April 29. email knockpilgrimage@dublindiocese.ie