Masses

Clondalkin Village Sundays: (Vigil) Sat 6.30pm Sunday 9am Gaeilge) 10.30am (Choral), 12 noon (Family) & 5.30pm Weekdays (Mon – Fri) 7.30am and 10am. Sat 10am First Fridays 7.30am, 10am. Holy Days 6.30pm (Vigil), 7.30am and 10.00am Confessions Sat 10.30 - 11am & 6.45 - 7.15pm

Clonburris Sundays (Vigil) Sat 6.30 pm Sunday 11am Holy Days 11am and 6.30pm Knockmitten Sundays (Vigil) Sat 6.30pm Sunday: 10.00am & 12noon (Family) Weekdays Mon to Fri 9.30am Holy Days (Vigil) 6.30pm; Holy Day 11am Confessions Sat 6pm & by request

Parish Office Hours

Clondalkin: Mon-Fri 9:30 - 12:30 Clonburris: Contact through Village Knockmitten: Mon-Fri Mass times

Submissions for Newsletter:

Parishnewsletter1@gmail.com, Office, Sacristy, by Tuesday

not later than 4.30pm

Contacts Village Office/Sacristy 01 459 3520 clondalkinchurch@eircom.net , www.clondalkinparish.com

Fr. Damian Farnon, Moderator 01 459 2665 Fr Padraig O’Sullivan, Co-P.P. 01 464 0441

Knockmitten Fr. Des Byrne CC 01 459 2323

Clonburris Fr. Shán O Cuív CC 01 459 3520

Parish Pastoral Workers Christina Malone 085 7162152 Christina.malone@dublindiocese.ie Frank Brown 086 101 8173 frank.brown@dublindiocese.ie

@ C l o n d a l k i n v i l l a g e p a r i s h

Clondalkin Village Parish Immaculate Conception & St. Killian Church

Clonburris ╬ Knockmitten

Parish Newsletter

THE SMALL BOY’S LUNCH

Today’s Gospel describes the miraculous feeding of 5,000 with five loaves and two fish and shows what the Lord can do with the little we offer Him. The small boy in the large crowd offered what he had, five barley loaves and two fish. The miracle that followed shows us how God uses the little we have to offer Him to meet the overwhelming needs of others. The people were needy, in a remote place, hungry and nowhere to buy food. The disciples had nothing to offer. Their solution was to send the crowd away so that they could buy their own food. But Jesus told them “You give them something to eat”. Philip calculated that it would cost 200 denarii, money they didn’t have and even if they did it would not be enough. Andrew finds a small boy in the crowd who has five barley loaves and two fish. The barley loaves were small flat barley cakes and the fish were pickled or dried small fish like sardines. Andrew’s comment, “ What are these among so many” only accentuates the inadequacy. Jesus is in control. “He knew what he was intending to do.” The small boy’s lunch is distributed among the people. Everyone is fed and twelve basketfuls of leftovers are gathered. The small boy gave what he had. His offering became the bread of life for the needy. When we offer whatever little we have to help others God will do the rest. Sr. Anne

Village Church Sunday 29th July 6.30pm Vigil Angela Byrne (MM), Imelda Gilleran and dec’d members of the Freeman & Gilleran families Richie Meehan (15th An) Victor O ’Gorman (An) 10.30am Mary Cashin (An) Olive Corcoran & Kathleen McCormack 12noon Don Nicholl (9th An), Ellen Foster (MM), Dollie, Josie & Fran Mulhare Brendan & Cora O ’Daly & dec’d members of the O’Daly & Mulhare families Monday 30th July 10.00am Molly & Bill Dennis and dec ’d members of the Dennis family Tuesday 31st July 10.00am Marie Byrne, B/Day rem Thursday 2nd August 7.30am Tommy Curran (An) Friday 3rd August 10.00am John Talbot (B ’day Rem) Sunday 5th August 10.30am Marie Dunne (An), Teresa Hogan (An) 12noon Kathleen Henry (MM)

Clonburris Saturday 28th July @ 6.30pm Fran Breen (1st An), Kevin Blackburn (B ’day Rem) and dec’d members of the Blackburn family Noreen Ryan (1st An)

CHURCH DUTY Altar Linen: Teresa Coyne Church Cleaners: Veronica Bayly, Bernardine Wynne, Tracy Whelan & Josephine Hearty Flowers: Noreen King for August

Monday 30th July - Miraculous Medal Nove-na after 10am Mass and Rosary. Tuesday 31st July - CCPC Intercessory Prayer for Clondalkin Cluster of Parishes. This Tuesday evening Intercessory Prayer Group meeting in Pastoral Centre 7.30pm - 8.30pm. All w elcom e. Wednesday 1st August - Charismatic Prayer Group Our Lady Queen of Peace. This Wednesday in Parish Pastoral Centre 8.00pm Prayer Meeting. Visitors especially welcome. Thursday 2nd August - Adoration. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Morning: In the Sisters’ Oratory 10.45 to 11.45am. Evening: In the Church 8.00 to 9.00pm Hour of Prayer. All welcome.

The Irish Society for Autism acknowledges with thanks the amount of €503.85 donated by parishioners to the recent Church Gate collection.

Recently Deceased

KATHLEEN (Kay) McLOUGHLIN, Newland’s EAMON McDONNELL, Rockfield Drive

Our thoughts and prayers are with their families at this time.

Members of Martha’s Guild learned of the death of Kay with sadness and with fond memories. Kay was a faithful member for many years and served loyally to ensure that the church was clean and inviting. We often joked that when she’d get to Heaven she would be handed a brush or vacuum cleaner. We extend sympathies and prayers to her family and many friends.

Congratulations and Welcome! Ollie Alex Meade, Castle Park Hailey Carol Maher, City West

Febechukwu Owen Ofoedu, Ninth Lock Road Ellie Jane Chapman, Monastery Gate Close

Jamie Keith Price, Melbourne, Australia Jack Patrick Fagan, Floraville Lawns

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“Decide how you will travel to the Phoenix Park well in advance. You are strongly advised to take public or group transport (coach) to this event. Public transport and coaches will be given priority and will bring you closest to Phoenix Park.

It will not be possible to drive up to or near to the Phoenix Park by car.” (WMF website) Places on the coach booked for the Final Mass 26th August in the Phoenix Park at 3pm are being filled quickly. Those who have given in their names please pay €15 as soon as possible to ensure your place—you do need a ticket for the event. It is not decided yet how far the coach can get to the Phoenix Park. That will be decided by the Garda Traffic Control on the day. You will be kept posted weekly via the Newsletter. Monies can be left in the Sacristy, Shop or Office with your name and phone no. If you have a ticket that you will not use and would like to gift it to someone who would like to attend please do contact: Marie: 085 7721596 Teresa 0851424019

Your help is needed!

Christina, our Parish Worker asks for your help! Eighty Austrians will be guests of the Parish for the World Meeting of Families. The group

Kisikids consists of young families, children, teenagers and young adults, arrive on Monday 26th August. They will be sleeping in one of our local schools and sleeping mats and bags are needed. Please contact Christina at 0857162152 if you can help. If you have a spare room you could offer to some of the adults for the week, please do contact Christina. All pilgrims are Garda vetted

Be part of the distribution of Holy Communion

team at the Papal Mass in the Phoenix Park on

Sunday August 26th

We are seeking 4,000 ministers of Holy Communion to volunteer at Papal Mass. This is open to any of those who are already trained and assisting with the distribution of Holy Communion in their own parishes. We are looking for the help of lay people, priests, deacons and religious Ministers of Holy Communion. Those volunteering need to be already trained and functioning ministers of Holy Communion in your own parish community. Although there will be some plastic tracking laid down, much of the distribution will be done in the grassy corrals of the Phoenix Park Papal Mass site. You will need to be Garda vetted for this event, (if you are already Garda vetted for WMOF2018, that suffices). You will need to be in the Phoenix Park by 10:30AM on SUNDAY 26th August so as to be walked through how and where you will minister. Applications on the Website

Events for August:

Adults: Crafternoon Craft Circle—every Saturday between 10am and noon. This group meets to knit and crochet. The group has no leader or teacher, just enthusiastic hand crafters happy to share ,

advise and give tips. Genealogy and Family History—Thursday 16th August, facili-tated by Eileen Brady. They share their resources and knowledge of Family History. No booking required

Children

Lego Club for children aged 7+ every Wednesday in August at 3pm. Just drop in—no booking required

Bridge Players: the Clubs resume this week, Mondays and Thursdays. St. Joseph’s School Hall has undergone a make over and was unavailable for the last two weeks.

The Annual Mass for the Dead will take place (weather permitting) in

ESKER CEMETERY on SUNDAY

NEXT 2nd SEPTEMBER AT

3.00pm. Fr. Thomas Kennedy Co. P.P.

Attending the 40th Annual Mass for deceased members of the Round Tower’s GAA Club recently. Photos Tommy Keogh

Today Domhnach na Cruaiche—Reek Sunday - the tradition of pilgrimage to this holy mountain stretches back over 5,000 years from the Stone Age to the present day without interruption. Many thousands will climb the mountain. At the top Mass is celebrated and confessions are heard. It was on the summit of the mountain that Saint Patrick fasted for forty days in 441 AD and the custom has been faith-fully handed down from generation to generation. The Black Bell of Saint Patrick was a highly venerated relic on Croagh Patrick for many years. Let us pray for his intercession.