19TH OCTOBER 2014 . Cong Mount Merrion Parish Newsletter WWW.MOUNTMERRIONPARISH.IE MASS INTENTIONS Saturday 18th October 10.00 6.00 Jack Burke [A] Ned Doheny [A] Michael & Colette Quinlan [A] Aidan Burns [A] Evelyn, Andrew, Patricia & Catherine Lynch [A] Eddie & Mary Cummins [A] Sunday 19th October 10.00 Mary Kilroy 1st [A] Eilish Walsh [A] 11.15 7.30 Monday 20th October 10.00 For all who are ill Tuesday 21st October 10.00 Diarmuid McCarthy [A] Wednesday 22nd October 10.00 Thursday 23rd October 10.00 Friday 24th October 10.00 Saturday 25th October 10.00 6.00 Kitty & Paddy Lyons [A] Bernard & Catherine Shanahan [A] Sunday 26th October 10.00 11.15 Joe Power [A] Maureen Craughwell [A] Sally Caygill [A] Dennis Cullinan [A] Gerard Houlihan [A] Our sympathies to the family, relatives and friends of John King whose funeral took place recently. 29TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MOUNT MERRION PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL 2014-2017 At its meeting on 7th October, the Council discussed:  Glendalough – at a reflective session on 20th September, facilitated by Donal Harrington, Kealan O’Reilly was elected as Chairman and Sandra King as Secretary.  Arising from the Glendalough meeting, it was agreed to develop a Welcome initiative to all Parishioners particularly new residents  It was agreed to develop a pilot survey to elicit more knowledge on the Parish  Child Safeguarding – the Council was updated on recent work and it was agreed that a second representative should be sought.  Presidents’ Report – the Council was advised that free copies of Evangelii Gaudium will be available to all parishioners shortly. It is hoped that parishioners will discuss issues arising from the document in groups and report back to an Extraordinary Meeting of the Pastoral Council at a date to be decided.  The Deanery is to organise training for all Pastoral Councils in November.  There will be a Course in Theology to be organised in Orlagh – the Parish will sponsor 2-3 Pastoral Council or potential Pastoral Council members if they wish to attend.  Bog Linn will stage a sleep out in Stillorgan Shopping Centre on the first weekend in December to raise funds for the homeless and the Alzheimer Society of Ireland  Congratulations were extended to the Family Mass Group for raising over €1,700 in their recent bake sale for Trocaire’s work with Syrian refugees. The Council can be contacted via the Parish Office (attention Pastoral Council) at mountmerrionparishoffice@eircom.net with any questions or observations. Next Meeting: 4th November 2014 APOSTOLATE OF PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION We urgently require Parishioners to commit to an hour’s Eucharistic Adoration each week. Please contact Patricia at 2886683 or Kathleen at 2831092 19TH OCTOBER 2014 BOOK CLUB PARISH TEAM The Annual Church Gate Collection for Mount Merrion Friendship Club will take place this weekend. Please give generously to support our senior citizens. Funds are always needed to continue with our Social Day Care Service. Thank you. Fr. Tony Coote Administrator 79 The Rise Tel. 2889879 E.tony.coote@gmail.com Fr. Brian O’Reilly Tel. 2109563 Caroline Kehoe Parish Catechist Tel. 2881271 E. carolinemk9@gmail.com Fr. Conleth Meehan Kilmacud Tel. 2880545 Fr. Paddy O’Byrne Kilmacud Sr. Catherine Greene Kilmacud PARISH OFFICE MONDAY – FRIDAY 9am – 11.30am PARISH SECRETARY Rosemary Dempsey Tel. 2881271 E.mountmerrionparishoffic e@eircom.net COMMUNITY CENTRE Tel. 2884485 E.mountmerrioncommu nitycentre@eircom.net SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Helpline 086 6009857 Last February, Cardinal Walter Kasper, was asked by Pope Francis to speak to Cardinals who had gathered for a consistory. The title was the Gospel of Life and was seen as prelude to the Extraordinary Synod on the family that has just concluded in Rome. In response to the Synod and to stimulate discussion on Kasper’s document in light of the Synod, it is proposed to have a one off Book Club discussing The Gospel of The Family. This will take place on Tuesday 18th November at 7.30pm at a venue to be announced. Only those who have read the book are invited to the discussion. Copies of the book are available at the church bookshop for €9. MOUNT MERRION COMMUNITY CENTRE Volunteers are urgently required one or two mornings monthly 9.30am to 12 noon Monday to Thursday to help at the Coffee Dock. Please leave your name and contact number with Mary Flynn at the Centre. Telephone 2884485 CENSUS Last weekend there was an annual census, requested by the Diocese, of numbers attending weekend Masses at this Church. The result is as follows: Saturday 6.00pm 413 Follow us on our Parish Facebook page MOUNT MERRION FRIENDSHIP CLUB Sunday 10.00am 458 11.15am 571 7.30pm 435 Total: 1877 DEMENTIA MATTERS Saint Joseph’s Centre, Crinken Lane, Shankill are holding a Public Lecture entitled Navigating the Maze: Supports and Services following a Diagnosis of Dementia Speaker: Matthew Gibb, Senior Social Worker, Memory Clinic / Dementia Services Information and Development Centre, St James’s Hospital. Admission Free All Welcome By all accounts the recent encyclical, EVANGELII GAUDIUM, by Pope Francis is a best seller!! It is a hugely important document containing within it a signpost for the future of the Church. It is also essential reading for every Christian and particularly for the life of parishes. Information will be given soon about plans to distribute the encyclical widely in the parish with a view to encouraging parishioners to invite others to their homes to discuss the document. This will lead to an assembly in the spring where all the ideas assembled can be brought together for discussion and decision making. In the meantime listen to the invitation given to us by Francis: I invite all Christians, everywhere, at this very moment, to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ, or at least an openness to letting him encounter them; I ask all of you to do this unfailingly each day. No one should think that this invitation is not meant for him or her, since “no one is excluded from the joy brought by the Lord”. The Lord does not disappoint those who take this risk; whenever we take a step towards Jesus, we come to realize that he is already there, waiting for us with open arms.