Annual Mass for Deceased Parishioners

The Annual Mass will be offered for all our parishioners who have died since the 1st November 2016 and for all those whose names are entered on the Altar List of the Dead. It will take place in St Mary’s Church on

Tuesday 28th November at 8.00 p.m.

Mass for Deceased Members of St Mary’s Brass & Reed Band

The Annual Mass for Deceased Members of

St Mary’s Brass & Reed Band will take place

on Sunday 12th November at 1.00 p.m. in St Mary’s Church.

Prayers & Rosary for the Holy Souls

On Sunday 5th

November there will be Prayers & Rosary at Laraghbryan Cemetery at 3.00 p.m. for those who are buried there and especially for those who died during the past year. All welcome to attend.

Annual Sale of Work

Maynooth Senior Citizens Committee will hold their Annual Sale of Work on Sunday 19

th November at 3pm in

Maynooth Post Primary School. This is their main fundraising event and your support would be very much appreciated. All money raised is spent on winter fuel, transport, safety/security, morning club, social events and annual holidays for our older people.

An eight week evening course on St

Paul’s Letter to the Romans

The Parish Pastoral Council is please to inform you

that Fr Kieran O’Mahony, a well-known Augustinian

biblical scholar, will return to our Parish on Thursday

11th January for an 8-week course on St Paul’s

Letter to the Romans. The 8 sessions on consecutive Thursday

evenings will be held in our new Parish Centre from 7.30 - 9.00 p.m.

You might wish to note the dates.

January 11th, 18th & 25th,

February 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd and March 1st

New Altar Servers needed for St Mary’s & Ladychapel

We are once again recruiting for more Altar Servers. If you are interested in becoming an Altar Server please contact:

Fr Frank - 01 6286220

Fr Paul - 087-2463876

Külli Adamberg (St Mary’s) - 087-7644498

Rachel Grimes-Doyle (Ladychapel) - 086-8236433 or

Martina in the Parish Office -01 6293018.

To become an Altar Server the child must have received his/her First Holy Communion. The four week training for St Mary’s Servers will begin on Saturday 11th November at 4.00 pm in St Mary’s Church. Training for Ladychapel Servers will begin on Sunday 12th November at 10.50 am in Ladychapel. This also involves a commitment from the parents/guardians - one of whom also attends the training sessions and is present in the sacristy before and after the Mass at which their child serves. The Dublin Diocesan Child Protection Policy is followed, (this is available in the Sacristy, Parish Office and on the Parish Website). It is planned that new Altar Servers will be commissioned in time for the Christmas Ceremonies.

Altar List of the Dead

Envelopes for the Altar List of the Dead are available in the Church porches. You are invited to place the names of all those of your family and friends who have died on to the Altar List of the Dead. All those whose names are entered on the Altar List of the Dead will be prayed for at all the Masses during the month of November and on every first Friday for the coming year. When you have filled it in please return it in the Sunday collection basket, the priests or to the Parish Office.

Choral Music Concert

On Tuesday 7th November at 7:30 p.m., Cór Chúil Aodha directed by Peadar Ó Riada, son of legendary Irish composer Séan Ó Riada will give a concert of choral music in the College Chapel of St Patrick's College, Maynooth. Tickets cost between €12 and €15 and are available on Event-brite.ie or from Maynooth Town Bookshop. For more information

Little Way Cancer Support Centre

The little Way Cancer Support Centre has moved to:

2/3 The Village Centre Clane, Co. Kildare.

Annual Service of Remembrance

The Miscarriage Association of Ireland will hold their Annual Service of Remembrance on Sunday 12th November in St Teresa’s Church, Donore Avenue (off South Circular Road) at 3.00 p.m.

The Cavan Curse

The Cavan Curse by John McManus with Seamus O’Rourke and Fiona Fitzpatrick will take place at Kilcock GAA on Sunday 5th November at 8.00 p.m. Admission €10. Booking Tel: 087-6449365

St Mary’s & Ladychapel, Maynooth

Parish Notices

29th October 2017

Feast of All Saints - Wednesday 1

st November

Today we celebrate all the saints – those who are canonised and all our families and friends who are

in heaven.

Masses: St Mary’s - 8.00 &10.00 am (Radio Mass) & 7.00 pm

Ladychapel - 8.00 pm

Feast of All Souls - Thursday 2nd

November

Today we pray for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory. The Church asks us “to help the faithful departed by earnest prayer to God for their entry into the

communion of saints in heaven”. Masses: St Mary’s 8.00 am,10.00 am & 7.00 pm The 7.00 pm Mass will be offered for all those whose names are entered on the Altar List of the Dead.

Eternal rest grant onto them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine on them.

May they rest in peace. Amen.

Monday 30th

October - Bank Holiday

Masses in St Mary’s: 10.00 am Tuesday 31st October - 10.00 am and 7.00 pm

(The 7.00 pm Mass is the Vigil Mass for the Feast of All Saints)

Parish Contact Details:

Fr Frank McEvoy, PP Tel: 01 6286220

Fr Paul Kelly, CC Tel: 087 2463876

Parish Office

Martina Kennedy Tel: 6293018

Mass times St Mary’s Church

Saturday Evening:

7.00 pm (The Folk Group every

2nd week)

Sunday

08:45, 10:00 (Family Mass

Group), 11:30 (Choir) 1.00, & 6:00

(Maynooth Gospel Choir 2nd Sunday of the Month)

Ladychapel Sunday 10:00 (Adult Choir)

Live streaming

available @ www.maynoothparish.org

Parish Email:

maynoothparishoffice

@eircom.net