Parish News M ala hid e
L adi es
Club:
Wednesday 15th February, trip
to Millbank Rush, if going bring
€20.
Ana m Cara, the organisation
that supports bereaved parents,
is holding its next monthly
Parent Evening on Wednesday
15th of February from 19:30 to
21:00 in B.A.S.E Brackenstown
Road, Swords, Co. Dublin. This
event is open to all bereaved
parents regardless of the age
your
child
died,
the
circumstances of their death, or
whether the death was recent
or not.
Worl d Day of the S ick 11 th
Feb ruar y
Conf ere nce in Marine Hotel
Sutton Saturday 11th Feb.
9.30am – 1.00pm
M as s in St. Gabriel’s Dollymount
Sun. 12th Feb.at 3.00pm
The L ecti o Di vina G roup
meets every Tuesday at 10.30am
in the Prayer Chapel.
S en ior Ci tize ns Bi ngo: Every
Thursday 11.00am – 12.00pm.
All are welcome.
Fatim a. This year is the
centenary of the appiration of Our
Lady to the children of Fatima. In
celebration of this great event, a
pilgrimage to Fatima from the
cluster churches of Malahide,
Yellow Walls, Portmarnock and
Kinsealy will take place from 20th
to 27th July 2017. If interested in
going please contact Jo Morris
087 6163648
“Y ou th Eve nin g Pra yer in
Taizé Style - Wednesday, 15th
February from 7:30pm8:30pm in the parish centre of
St.
Cronan's
Church,
Brackenstown. The evening will
include Taizé chants, scriptre,
prayers of intercession and time
of silence.”
MUSINGS: We now celebrate and practise the Eucharist in a society of
many faiths and none. In celebrating, we recognise that when Christ offers
himself for the world, he offers himself for all. In the words of the Prayer
over the Offerings, ‘God sustains us in our frailty.’ At every celebration of
the Eucharist the memory and moment of betrayal and the breaking of
that first Eucharistic community is present. At the very heart of the
Eucharist we include and incorporate our own fragile brokenness and the
searing, fractured brokenness of our world, precisely because it mirrors the
brokenness of Christ himself. In the presence of the body of Christ we
become the body of Christ. The Prayer after Communion reminds us that
‘we are made one in Christ’. Later this week, we mark World Day of Prayer
for the Sick, as it coincides with the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. In the
words of St Paul in his first Letter to the Corinthians today, he reminds us
‘that your faith should not depend on human philosophy but on the power
of God.’ by Fr John Cullen, Kiltoom, Athlone, Co Roscommon
THE DEEP END Salt and Light In today’s Gospel we hear of two scenarios
where salt is concerned: one is that we are called to be ‘salt of the earth’.
What salt does for food, Christians are called to do for the world – to give
life ‘taste’. You might recall someone who brought ‘taste’ to your own life,
encouraging you on your journey, offering hope, a new insight or project,
someone you followed and learned from. What gifts did they bring?
The other scenario in the Gospel today is where salt has lost its taste –
how can it be restored? You might recall someone you placed great hope
in, whether it be a family member, a public figure, a Church leader or
politician; someone who had vision and inspired others. Yet the ‘salt’ or the
‘taste’ was lost. We see this all around us in our world, when someone’s
potential is lost.
There are many situations in our world today where people’s light is not
allowed to shine. It is controlled, hidden, prevented from being used for the
benefit of all because of jealousy or perhaps others are afraid of the
consequences. Jesus tells us that these lights must shine, for all, and then
we can give glory to God in heaven for the fruits it may produce. To help
lights shine and to give flavour to the world is our task today. Another way
of putting it might be: how are the effects of our encounter with Jesus
Christ evident in our lives?Jane Mellet [email protected]
Our P arish
M issio n S tatem ent
The mission of St. Sylvester’s Parish,
Malahide, is to seek and proclaim a
meaning for life based on the Good News
of Jesus Christ.
Par is h Office
St. Sylvester’s Parish Office is open
Monday to Friday from 10.30am to
1.00pm except Wed. 10.30-12noon
Tel. 01 8451244.
E.mail: [email protected]
Web: http://malahideparish.ie
Par is h Ce ntre
Great facilities available for meetings or
training sessions. Contact Sharon
O’Sullivan at 086 0492369 or email
[email protected].
Tourist Information Desk
Situated in the Parish Centre, it has a
representative at the desk from Monday
to Saturday, 9.30am to 5.30pm, where
enquiries can be made about Malahide,
in particular, and the Fingal area in
general.
AN D THE STOR Y OF TH E B ON ES
The adult human body
has 206 bones.
An infant may have
300-350 bones at birth.
Some of these fuse together
as the child grows
and so with the years
the number drops to 206.
Of these 206 bones
more than half (103)
are in the hands and feet.
The longest bone
is the femur (thigh bone)
and is a quarter of your height.
The smallest is in the ear
and called the stirrup.
Humans and giraffes
have the same number
of bones in their necks.
It has been said
that all our bones
could be
narrowed down to three
to get through life.
We need a wish bone
to dream with,
a backbone
for the courage
to get through hard times
and a funny bone
to laugh at life along the way.
PA RISH D RA W: Congratulations to the
winners of the December Draw: 1st prize
Anne Wellstead No. 558; 2nd prize Matt
Moylan no. 556 and 3rd prize Evelyn
Boshell no 107