ST. SYLVESTER’S PARISH NEWSLETTER
Very Rev. Kevin Moore, Moderator Tel. 01-‐5496615 PARISH OFFICE Tel: 01 8451244 email: [email protected]. Web: www.malahideparish.ie Mass Times: Sunday: 10.00am, 11.15am, 12.30pm & 5.30pm. Weekdays: 10.00am Exposition: Mon 10.30am -‐10.00 p.m. Tues. 10.30am – 3.00pm & 7 -‐9pm. Wed 7 -‐9pm. Malahide parish is clustered with the parishes of, Kinsealy, Portmarnock and Yellow Walls MALAHIDE PARISH CENTRE –Our Parish Centre is open for refreshments 9.00am -‐6.00pm – Please visit our Prayer Chapel. Information about the Centre/to book a room contact Sharon Tel: 086 0492369 or email [email protected] st
PLEASE NOTE for next week in St. Sylvester’s Church: Tues. 21 -‐ Service of Word & Communion. nd
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Wed 22 & Thurs 23 Mass at 9.30am to facilitate Confirmation at 11.00am. We keep in our prayers all who are to be Confirmed next week in our parish. We ask God to bless them and their families. THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: Bless me with KNOWLEDGE to know right from wrong; COURAGE to stand up and be strong; UNDERSTANDING to follow God’s way; REVERENCE to worship and pray; RIGHT JUDGEMENT to enlighten and guide me; WISDOM to feel Your presence beside me and RESPECT FOR THE LORD to be always AWED by the mighty WONDERS of our God DAY OF REFLECTION NEXT Saturday 25th April for those involved in any of the parish Ministries or Parish Groups in St. Sylvester's including those involved in the church of the Carmelite Sisters. It takes place from 10.00am – 4.00pm in the Carmelite Convent and will be led by Máire Byrne who, inspiringly, brings scripture to life in the context of today’s world. There are a small number of places available. If you wish to attend please contact the parish office. DON’T FORGET TO BRING A PACKED LUNCH. st
COLLECTIONS: 1 Collection for the support of the priests of the Cluster and for sick and retired priests of the diocese -‐-‐ €1,417. SHARE for the support of less well-‐off parishes and Diocesan administration -‐ €1,110. Thank you very much for your support of the Sunday collections and your support of the parish through standing orders and the envelope collection. ST. SYLVESTERS SENIORS SOCIAL GROUP meet in The Parish Centre EACH WEDNESDAY FROM 10.45-‐12.45PM Tea/Coffee-‐Music & Sing-‐
a-‐long, Poetry, Gentle Exercises, Chat etc. ALL WELCOME. MASS INTENTIONS: Mon. 10.00: Funeral Mass; Tues. 10.00: Service of Word and Communion; Wed. 9.30: Josie (Joe) Dignam; (R.I.P.) Thursday 9.30:Special Intention. Friday 10.00: Intentions of The Finnegan and King Families Saturday 10.00 Christina & Paul Walsh (A). th
KNOCK SHRINE: A visit to Knock on Sunday 26 April when the newly refurbished Basilica will be open. Bus will leave Malahide at 7.45am. Cost €32 includes morning coffee and scone and a meal on return journey. Contact Elizabeth or Jo Morris at 01 8169764 or 087 6163648. th
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MALAHIDE YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR: This competition will be held on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April. Entry forms are now available. Enquiries www.malahide-‐young-‐musician.com or phone 01 8454931. TROCAIRE BOXES: From now on Trocaire Boxes may be returned to the sacristy. We thank all who took a Trocaire box and we have been asked to let you know that your contributions are urgently needed at this time. TH
LEARNING ABOUT YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH: STARTING NEXT FRIDAY 24 APRIL St. Sylvester’s Parish Centre, Malahide will show the ten th
one hour videos of the famous “THE CATHOLICISM SERIES” on successive Friday evenings, starting next Friday April 24 from 7.15 pm to nd
9.15 pm (with the first two videos) and running through each Friday until the last session on Friday May 22 Be illuminated by the spiritual and artistic treasures of this global culture that claims more than one billion of the earth’s people. Learn what Catholics believe and why. Discover the full meaning of the faith. “The most important media project of the US Catholic Church” George Weigel, biographer of St. John Paul II. All welcome. th
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LOURDES VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers needed to work at the Hospitalite Notre Dame de Lourdes from the 5 to the 12 July or from the th
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12 to the 19 July. No previous experience required, full training. Enquiries to Liz Byrne 087 1926346 or [email protected]. JOHN MAIN MEDITATION GROUP: Meet on Thursday at 6 pm in the Prayer Room in St. Sylvester’s Church. REDISCOVER HISTORY: Come and enjoy going back in time to learn and explore about people and places in a fun and informal way. This course centres on key events both in Ireland and Europe that changed the lives of everyone. Visits to relevant sites…….and much more. th
Eight weeks 75 euro, Commenced 16 April Thursday 11.00 – 12.15. Phone Bernie 087 7551830.
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ONLINE BANKING: a PRACTICAL ONE HOUR GUIDE. Dates Tuesday 21 April and Tuesday 28 April, 10am to 11am in Malahide Library. Contact Bank of Ireland 01 8452666 or Malahide Library 01 8704430. If you have a device (smartphone/laptop/tablet) please bring it. COMPUTERS FOR THE TERRIFIED! CLASSES FOR THE OVER 55’S: Malahide Library in association with Age Action will be running beginners’ classes for older people who have little or no computer experience or for the absolutely terrified! Learn how to search the Internet, send and receive emails, shop and book flights. Small classes with one to one tuition, learn at your own pace. This free 2 hour course will run once a week for 4 weeks at the Malahide Library. For more information, or book a place, phone Age Action at 01 4756989. LECTIO DIVINA If you would like to reflect and pray with the Sunday gospels in an informal setting please join our ecumenical group in the Prayer Chapel on Tuesdays 10.30 – 11.30am Contact Phil at 086.0638074 MALAHIDE BETHANY BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP Meeting for the bereaved every Monday morning @ 10.30am and on the second Monday of the month at 7.30pm in the Parish Centre:-‐ All Welcome. Support group meeting for the bereaved rd
ENCHIRIADIS TREIS CHOIR with ST GEORGE’S SINGERS BELFAST St. Anne’s Church Portmarnock on Saturday 23 May at 8pm Beethoven Mass in C Major & Benedictus from Karl Jenkin’s The Armed Man. For tickets €15 phone 085.8498442 [email protected] FOUND: Found in the Convent a Samsung Mobile Phone. Would the owner please collect it at the Convent reception. SHARE SUNDAY: Below is the Text of a letter to the people of the Archdiocese of |Dublin from archbishop Diarmuid Martin on the occasion th
of the publication of the diocesan accounts for the year ended 30 June 2014. Copies of these figures arec available at the back of the church. The Archbishop’s letter reads as follows: Dear Friends, Recent years have seen great changes in the archdiocese of Dublin. In many ways these have been difficult years, but these difficulties should not cloud the remarkable change for good that is taking place in the Archdiocese. Parishes and parish groupings have never before been so active. There is a real sense of working together for mission between priest and people, lay and religious. There is a real interest among many in developing a personal adult faith in Jesus Christ as a lifelong process. The population of the archdiocese of Dublin is increasing and will continue to increase in the years to come. Our process of change and renewal will have to take on new momentum. If we want the children of the future to to be able to experience the joy of the Gospel then we will have to invest in fresh forms of faith education, based in new ways in our parishes. Today I am writing to you about the Share collection which has been taking place at each Sunday Mass now for generations. The progress of renewal that we have made right across the diocese over these years could not have taken place without Share and I thank you sincerely for your ready generosity. In the future we will need new forms of sharing and solidarity to provide services which can resource individual parishes and especially poorer parishes to carry out their functions. In addition to the upkeep and repair of churches in poorer areas , Share supports the central administration of the Archdiocese as it provides vital support in areas such as training in evangelisation, financial management, human relations, information and technology, child safeguarding and support for our schools. All this depends on Share and I appeal to your continued generosity. With prayerful good wishes, Yours very sincerely, + Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin. "EXAM MASS: Our annual Mass for all those preparing to undertake 3rd level and professional exams and assessments over the coming weeks takes place on Sunday 26th April at the 5.30pm Mass in St. Sylvester's Church. All welcome." "CALLING BUDDING ARTISTS -‐ Myyam would love to hear from any young adults in their late teens, 20's or 30's who would be willing to design/create an A4 size picture on the theme of study/exams for use in our mini sacred space during exam Masses. If you're willing to help email us at: [email protected] " ADORATION: The Adoration team could do with some new members. If you can spare one hour in adoration on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday please contact Stephen at 087 6163648. th
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PORTMARNOCK ART GROUP 39 ANNUAL EXHIBITION: The White Sands Hotel Portmarnock, Sunday 19 April from 12.30 until 10 pm and th
on Monday 20 April from 10 am till 8 pm. WORDS OF WISDOM: 1) There’s always a lot to be thankful for if you take time to look for it. For example, I am sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don’t hurt; 2) You don’t stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing; 3) The purpose of a child’s middle name is so he can tell when he’s really in trouble; 4) How long a minute is depends on which side of the bathroom door you are on.5) We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names and all are different colours but they all have to learn to live in the same box; 6) A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour. AGE ACTION: Age Action are looking for volunteers to teach computers to the over 55’s, who have little or no knowledge of computers. If interested, free and have a knowledge of computers and an ability to give instruction, please contact 01 4756989. Training to be take place th
in Malahide Library on Tuesday 5 May and will run once a week for 2 hours (10.30 am to 12.30 pm) for 4 weeks. **PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL: The current term of the Parish Pastoral Council ends in June. Any parishioner who is interested in serving on the Council should hand their names into the Parish Office. A number of vacancies will arise and after a brief training programme a selection will be made. The Council meets monthly, except for July & August and has an advisory role to assist the Parish Priest. 1)
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THE ELECTION OF NEW MEMBERS TO THE PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL WILL HAPPEN AS FOLLOWS: Anyone who would like to be a member of the Parish pastoral Council signs their own application form. th
Applications to be returned to Fr. Kevin Moore by Monday 27 April Those who have returned a nomination form will be contacted to confirm their willingness to proceed. A training course will take place on three nights in May/June after which people make a final decision to become a member of the Parish Pastoral Council. Please cut -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ APPLICATION FOR ST. SYLVESTER’S PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL Name: ____________________ ____________________ Address: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Telephone: ____________________ Mob: __ _________________ EMAIL____________________________ th
Please return to Fr. Kevin Moore by Monday 27 April at Parish Office, St. Sylvester’s Pastoral Centre, Main Street, Malahide, Co. Dublin