Parish Diary Weekday Masses - 8.00 a.m. & 10.00 a.m. in St Mary’s. Saturday 20 th May First Communion Ceremony for Educate Together School in St Mary’s Church at 11.00 a.m. Wednesday 24 th May St Joseph’s Young Priests’ Society will meet in the Parochial House at 8.00 p.m. Thursday 25 th May Parish Pastoral Council Meeting will take place in the Parochial House at 7.30 p.m. Saturday 27 th May First Communion Ceremony for Gael Scoil Ui Fhiaich in St Mary’s Church at 11.00 a.m. 30 th April 7 th May For our Diocesan priests €1,852 €1,553 Second collection for Share €1,465 €2,122 Priesthood Sunday Parish Collections €2,242 € 2,310 We thank all those who have sent in their Easter Dues. 100 th Anniversary of the Apparitions at Fatima The apparitions to the three children of Fatima took place in the summer of 1917, beginning on the 13 th May when the ‘Lady’ asked them to pray for sinners and an end to the World War. In the final apparition on the 13 th October, the ‘Lady’ identified herself as Our Lady of the Rosary and called for prayer and conversion Beatification of Fr John Sullivan SJ Fr John Sullivan SJ was beatified on Saturday 13 th May in Gardiner Street Church in Dublin. The principal celebrant and homilist, representing Pope Francis, was Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. John Sullivan (8 May 1861 – 19 February 1933) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Jesuits. He was known for his life of deep spiritual reflection and personal sacrifice; he is recognised for his dedicated work with the poor and afflicted and spent much of his time walking and riding his bike to visit those who were troubled or ill in the villages around Clongowes Wood College school where he taught from 1907 until his death. CROSSCARE Annual Appeal Crosscare wish to thank all who contributed to their Annual Appeal on the 18 th /19 th March which amounted to €4,769.76 A night of Musical Delight for Kym Owens in association with the Kym Owens Recovery Fund will be held in the GAA Club on Friday 19 th May. See poster for details in porch. Collections – Thank You Best wishes to the Maynooth Education Campus for their 10K run and 5K run which will take place on Sunday 14 th May.
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Weekday Masses - 8.00 a.m. & 10.00 a.m. in St Mary’s. Saturday 20th May First Communion Ceremony for Educate Together School in St Mary’s Church at 11.00 a.m. Wednesday 24th May St Joseph’s Young Priests’ Society will meet in the Parochial House at 8.00 p.m. Thursday 25th May Parish Pastoral Council Meeting will take place in the Parochial House at 7.30 p.m.
Saturday 27th May First Communion Ceremony for Gael Scoil Ui Fhiaich in St Mary’s Church at 11.00 a.m.
30th April
7th May
For our Diocesan priests
€1,852 €1,553
Second collection for Share
€1,465 €2,122 Priesthood Sunday
Parish Collections
€2,242 € 2,310
We thank all those
who have sent in their Easter Dues.
100th Anniversary of the Apparitions at Fatima
The apparitions to the three children of Fatima took place in the summer of 1917, beginning on the 13th May when the ‘Lady’ asked them to pray for sinners and an end to the World War. In the final apparition on the 13th October, the ‘Lady’ identified herself as Our Lady of the Rosary and called for prayer and conversion
Beatification of Fr John Sullivan SJ
Fr John Sullivan SJ was beatified on Saturday 13th May in Gardiner Street Church in Dublin. The principal celebrant and homilist, representing Pope Francis, was Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. John Sullivan (8 May 1861 – 19 February 1933) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Jesuits. He was known for
his life of deep spiritual reflection and personal sacrifice; he is recognised for his dedicated work with the poor and afflicted and spent much of his time walking and riding his bike to visit those who were troubled or ill in the villages around Clongowes Wood College school where he taught from 1907 until his death.
CROSSCARE Annual Appeal
Crosscare wish to thank all who contributed to their Annual Appeal on the 18th/19th March which amounted to €4,769.76
A night of Musical Delight for Kym Owens in
association with the Kym Owens Recovery Fund will be held in the GAA Club on Friday 19th May. See poster for details in porch.
Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation on Love in the Family
“The joy of love experienced by families is also the joy of the Church”.
In 2014 and 2015 Pope Francis convoked two synods on the family. Over the course
of the two-year synod process he listened intently to the many contributions,
concerns and questions of the Synod Fathers gathered in Rome from all over the
world. The process allowed for an in-depth examination of the situation of families
in today’s world, leading Pope Francis to acknowledge the complexity of the issues
that arose. The Synod Fathers noted that despite the many signs of crisis in the
institution of marriage, “the desire to marry and form a family remains vibrant,
especially among young people, and this is an inspiration to the Church”.
Pope Francis’ response was to gather the contributions of the synods into an
Apostolic Exhortation entitled Amoris Laetitia: The Joy of Love, published in 2016.
He offers the Exhortation to families as a source of help and encouragement in their
daily commitments and challenges, inviting them to value the gifts of marriage and
the family and to persevere in a love strengthened by the virtues of generosity,
commitment, fidelity and patience.
Over the course of the next number of months, you will be able to read some
extracts from the Exhortation in the Parish newsletter. It is good to stay in touch
with the writings of Pope Francis. He is a wise pastor, anxious to guide and nurture
his flock. The full text of the Exhortation is available on the Vatican website; search
for Amoris Laetitia or purchase from Veritas, costing €5.
Parish Newsletter St Mary’s & Ladychapel,
Maynooth
14th May, 2017
Turning of the Sod
A ground-breaking ceremony! The first sod was
turned last Monday, 8th May after the 10.00 am
Mass with a short blessing ceremony.
After so many years of planning, discussing and fund-raising, the vision of our long-awaited and much needed Parish Pastoral Centre is actually becoming a reality. It is being built at the rear of the Parochial House beside the Church and should be completed in November this year. It is an historic moment in the life of our parish. With the blessing of God, we look forward to our new Parish Pastoral Centre!
