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St Agnes’ Parish Weekly Newsletter Team Ministry of Clogher Road., Crumlin, Mourne Road. Parish Office: 01-4555368 Child Protection Contact number : 087-315 5305 Web: www.crumlinparish.ie Email: [email protected] WEB-SITE or Newsletter E-mail : [email protected] Family Offering: € 2,282 Share: € 1,910 Many thanks for your continued support and generosity Past Memories. St Agnes Parish Readers Roster Saturday September 15th 2012 7.00pm David Callaghan Sunday, September 16th 2012 9.30am John Green 11.00am F & M Healy {Family Mass } 12.30pm Richard Tobin 7.00pm William Elliott If you cannot make your reading, please contact John Green. Priests of the Parish Fr. Paul Tyrrell Ph. 4555368 Fr. Peter Coffey Ph. 4650707 Fr. Michael Kelly Ph. 4542308 Fr. John Deasy Ph. 4550955 Fr. John Foster Ph. 4650714 THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK “When you have accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace; God is awake.” - Victor Hugo Recently I was talking one Sunday morning after 9.30 Mass to Patrick Cronin of Crotty Avenue. Patrick grew up in Bridge street. He recalls as a small boy coming to Crumlin on the bar of his dad’s bicycle. His father came to fish in the quarry pools in the area, but went to Mass on the way in the old St. Agnes Church. Like any small boy he wanted to attend Mass in one of the galleries in the church, in particular the galleries overlooking the altar where he could look down on the priest. He told me there were only two rows of seats in the galleries to the left and right of the sanctuary. There is a model of the old church just inside the entrance to Father Kitt Court. Very little of the old church built in 1726 has survived, except for a few furnishings — a chalice, a font now inside the entrance where the shrine to St. Martin de Porres is in the present church and the sanctuary lamp which is one of the two lamps to the left and right of the tabernacle. Our baptismal records go back to 1840 which are today in the Parish Office. As time passes people with memories of being in the old church fade away. I very much regret that I was not more active in this regard when I arrived as Parish Priest of St Agnes’ thirteen years ago. This is the last chance perhaps to interview people with recollections of being in the church or perhaps making their First Holy Communion prior to 1935 when the new church opened in February of that year. I have never seen a photograph taken inside the old church. It is possible that some still survive and with your help we might recover such, or talk to some elderly people who have recollections of the old church like Patrick Cronin. When we celebrated the 75th Anniversary of the opening of the present St Agnes’, with your help we managed to discover the first person who was baptised in St Agnes’. She lived in Greystones. I am now asking for your assistance again. Please contact me if you can help. Father John 4550 955. Recently Deceased Mai Carroll, Cherryfield Road Josephine O’Toole, O’Dwyer Road Ellen Mulhall, St. Mary’s Road We express our deepest sympathies to his family at this time. May They Rest in Peace. Amen. Prayer on the Road to Knock. On August 30th we had our Annual Pilgrimage to Knock. It was a very successful event, blest with good weather. A number of people asked me if they might have a copy of the Morning Prayer which I said at the beginning of the journey. Copies are now available in the Parish Office. Fr John. Forty Hours Adoration. This annual occasion takes place this year on the coming weekend. It will commence Saturday evening September 15th after 7.00pm mass and will continue on Sunday after 12.30pm Mass. There will be a conducted Holy Hour from 4.00pm to 5.00pm with Adoration continuing until the evening Mass on Sunday at 7.00pm. On Monday September 17th Adoration will continue all day and conclude with evening Mass and Benediction at 7.00pm. We hope people will make the effort to attend and spend some time during the Forty Hours Adoration in St. Agnes Church. Health and Safety. It has come to our notice that a little girl had her hair singed while lighting a candle at the end of the church. This is the first time that such a happening has been reported here in St. Agnes, Thank God. However it highlights the need for vigilance and the importance of making sure that no child may light a candle unless under the direct supervision of a parent or guardian. Church Gate Collection this weekend is for Dublin Simon Community whose aim is to address the underlying causes of homelessness and to support people in moving from the chaos of sleeping rough back to regain their independence. St Agnes’ Walk and Talk Group continue to meet each Tuesday morning at the Parish Centre from 10.30am – All Welcome. St Agnes’ Parent & Toddler Group is up and running again each Thursday in the Parish Hall from 10.0am to 12.0 noon—All Welcome. Memorial Service for babies who passed away through miscarriage, Stillbirth and Neonatal deaths: On Sunday 16th September at 3.00pm, a special Memorial Service will be held in the Holy Spirit Church, Sillogue Road, Ballymun in remembrance of all babies lost through miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death. A Memorial Stone which has been dedicated by The Miscarriage Association of Ireland will be placed in the memorial garden on the church grounds, and will be blessed after the Service. All are welcome to this special memorial service for all people united in the loss of a child. Tea and coffee afterwards. For further details contact the parish office any afternoon at 8620586. The Family Mass: Will resume on Sunday Sept 16th at 11.00am and practise resumes on Wednesday September 12th at 6.00pm to 7.00pm in the Parish Centre. New Members Welcome. All People That On Earth Do Dwell 1. All people that on earth do dwell, sing to the Lord with cheerful voice; serve Him with gladness, praise Him well, come now before Him and rejoice. 2. Enter His gates with songs of praise, come to His courts, approach with joy; honour and bless Him all our days, Gladly for god our lives employ Lord Accept the Gifts we offer 1. Lord, accept the gifts we offer, at this Eucharistic feast; Bread and wine to be transformed now, Through the action of thy priest. Take us too Lord and transform us, Be thy grace in us increased 2. May our souls be pure and spotless, As this host of wheat so fine, May all stain of sin be crushed out, Like the grape that forms the wine, As we, too, become partakers. In this sacrifice divine. Sweet Heart of Jesus. 1. Sweet heart of Jesus, Fount of love and mercy, Today we come, thy blessing to implore; O touch our hearts, So cold and so ungrateful, And make them Lord, Thine own for evermore. 2. Sweet heart of Jesus, Make us pure and gentle, And teach us how, To do thy blessed will; To follow close The print of thy dear footsteps, And when we fall sweet heart, oh, love us still. Though We are Many Refrain: Though we are many, we are one body, we who come to share this living bread; Cup of salvation, shared among all nations, nourishing us now and evermore. 1. We gather in this place round the table of the Lord. Christ's presence is revealed in our communion and his Living Word. R. Confession Times Saturdays: 10.45am to 11.45am & 6.45pm-7.00pm Eves of First Fridays: 10.15am to 10.45 am & from 6.45pm to 7.00pm. Sat 15th September: Family Céilí Night at St Agnes School - 7:30 - 9:30pm - all welcome - admission €5 or €20 for one family (strictly members of one family). All welcome. Come along and have some fun. Cafe Musica open in the Small Hall for refreshments. Fundraiser for St Agnes Violin & Orchestra Project. Sun 16th September: Car boot sale - €15 per car, no advance booking, cars admitted 9 am, public 10 am - 2 pm. Cafe Musica open in the Small Hall for refreshments. No vans admitted. Fundraiser for St Agnes Musical Society. St. Joseph’s Young Priests Society Our next meeting will be on Thursday September 13th in the Camac Room in the Parish Centre after 10.00am Mass. All Are Welcome Recently Baptised Jordan Patrick Clifford Ben Jack O'Halloran Brody Darren Farrelly Tyler Christopher Farrelly Abi – Marie Dobbin Georgia Elaine Carroll Ava Pauline Meehan Jessica Mia Keogh Nathan Billy McCormack Dylan Michael O'Hare Alex Patrick Johnson Cara Gillian Murray- Hanks Shane Patrick Doyle Jason Jake Smith Georgia Mae Hynes Brodie Lee Radford Mason John Ryan Mia Rose Thompson McCabe Peter Alan Joseph Little Frankie Maxwell O'Brien Molly Ivona Hogan Max Thomas Doyle Alexander Stephen Gallagher Lucia Teresa O'Grady Joseph William Arthur Duff Bonnie Bríd Ormonde Daisy-Lee Lisa Kelly Calum Mark Egan We welcome them into our Christian Community, and wish them every blessing in their lives ahead. Rathmines Pembroke Community Partnership are delighted to announce that Fáilte Isteach conversational English language classes will start again shortly in Dublin 12. This year we are also commencing with evening time classes, so there should be a class time to suit everyone. Morning classes will take place every Wednesday from 11am to 1pm starting Wednesday, 19 th September and evening classes will take place every Tuesday from 7pm to 9pm starting Tuesday, 2 nd October. Classes will again take place in the St. John Bosco Youth Centre, Davitt Road, Drimnagh and our volunteer tutors will work with students of all levels. All are welcome and classes are free. Alzheimer Information Evening: The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is holding a free Information Evening on Wednesday 19th September in The Davenport Hotel, Dublin 2, in order to celebrate World Alzheimer Day. All are welcome. For further information contact: 01 207 3818 | TEL: 01 207 3800 MOB: 086 0472900 | FAX: 01 210 3772 | www.alzheimer.ie | Helpline: 1 800 341 341 Legion of Mary Pilgrimage to Knock. An Invitation to our Friends. To join us on our pilgrimage to Knock on Sunday September 23rd. Last year we prayed for Mary’s graces and blessings on the International Eucharistic Congress 2012. This year we want to thank Our Lady for wonderful and spiritual joy that was received from the Congress. In October we commence the celebration of the Year of Faith. We pray for a great renewal of the Faith in Ireland. The cost is the same as last year-€40 which includes coach, tea/coffee and scones on the way to Knock. Four course meal on the return journey in the Silver Eel Hotel, Strokestown. We promise a holy and enjoyable day. God Bless. BOOKING: Sean; 087 0554 180 Des: [01] 496 1580 Legion of Mary. Discussion group. Meeting on Monday Sept. 10th in Parish Centre, Crumlin at 7.45pm Topic : ‘Free Will and Destiny’ All are Welcome.
