‘How did Christmas go so quickly?” – The question so many children ask… a different perspective perhaps than many parents. In the Parish, Advent and Christmas were times of huge participation in the liturgies and of great generosity. Both Crosscare and St. Vincent de Paul sent letters of gratitude for the overwhelming response to their… Continue reading From Fr. Peter's Desk, 3rd January, 2018
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From Fr. Peter's Desk, 20th December, 2017
There have been 364 sleeps since last Christmas and here we are again enjoying this magical time of year as a community of faith, the family of God. Everyone has something to say about Christmas and here are a few quotes I have picked up over the year: “He who has not Christmas in his… Continue reading From Fr. Peter's Desk, 20th December, 2017
From Fr. Peter's Desk, 12th December, 2017
This Week : The best aerobics, the best Christmas Carols, the best school singing, the Leinster Orchestra .. it all happened on Sunday afternoon in the Parish Carol service. ‘The Twelve days of Christmas’ ended a wonderful hour and truly created the Christmas spirit. Adults and children alike left with a big smile. But many… Continue reading From Fr. Peter's Desk, 12th December, 2017
From Fr. Peter's Desk, 6th December, 2017
This Week: Matthew’s Gospel tells us that our left hand mustn’t let our right hand know what we are doing when we are caring for the needy (Mt.6,3) but we want you to have a little peek at what the left hand is up to… last Sunday we gathered 140 bags of food and other… Continue reading From Fr. Peter's Desk, 6th December, 2017
From Fr. Peter's Desk, 1st December, 2017
It was Christ the King, the great solemnity that ends the liturgical year; the altar was richly decorated and the DTIM* children received the sheep they have to mind until Christmas day. They have to bring the sheep closer to the Baby Jesus over the next four weeks of advent. The Finance Committee produced their… Continue reading From Fr. Peter's Desk, 1st December, 2017
From Fr. Peter's Desk, 22nd November, 2017
The sixth class Girls and Boys from Queen of Angels made their confirmation commitment at the Family Mass, they read and rang the bells and held up their enrolment forms. It was a lovely Mass. It was also a week of agreements. Several agreements were reached with Sandyford Parish about the Christmas Mass times and… Continue reading From Fr. Peter's Desk, 22nd November, 2017
From Fr. Peter's Desk, 15th November, 2017
What’s going on in this Parish? Well there is a whole lot. Just this week we had the beautiful Bethany Mass whereby the families of all those who were buried from this Church during the last 12 months carried forward a candle of remembrance and placed it before the Altar. This liturgy had been preceded… Continue reading From Fr. Peter's Desk, 15th November, 2017
From Fr. Peter's Desk, 2nd October, 2017
There is no mid-term break in the Parish … In fact there is a great busyness around the Church. The Pastoral Centre is a hub of activity much of it related to the Parish or community. On Wednesdays we have Hospitality (now running for 25 years) whereby a fabulous team bring the community together after… Continue reading From Fr. Peter's Desk, 2nd October, 2017
From Fr. Peter's Desk, 24th October, 2017:
Again the Parish has to report a lot of activity – Very solemn: the Funeral Team assisted at three funerals this week. – Very joyful: we had our second “Do This in Memory” communion preparation. – Very official: the PPC* assisted community members in filling out Garda vetting forms after Masses on Sunday. – Very… Continue reading From Fr. Peter's Desk, 24th October, 2017:
From Fr. Peter's Desk, 17th October, 2017: "I Love You"
Ophelia tried to steal the limelight but she couldn’t overshadow important events that happened this week in the Parish. On Saturday Bill and Alice Sutherland celebrated their golden jubilee surrounded by family and friends. The Mass was beautiful, finishing with a reflection by Alice and Bill about how the words “I love you” grow in… Continue reading From Fr. Peter's Desk, 17th October, 2017: "I Love You"