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Parish BULLETIN
Holy Family
Printed 23/12/2010
MASS INTENTIONS
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ashbourne
Sat
25th Dec 6.00pm
No 6 p.m. Mass
Sun
26th Dec 9.00am
Av. Joseph & Marcella Morris
Sun
26th Dec 11.00am People of the Parish
Sun
Bereavement Notices
Eternal rest grant unto them. O’Lord:
Kathleen Heade, mother of Rita O’Connell, Deerpark;
Ken McMullen and Barry Maguire whose anniversaries
occur at this time.
Sacraments and Devotions
Baptisms
Morning Masses:
26th Dec 12.30pm Av. Sean Browne
Mon. to Sat. at 10.00 a.m. in
Ashbourne
Mon 27th Dec
10.00am Remem. Gerard & James McGrath
Tues 28th Dec
10.00am Av. Paudge Murphy
Tues. 10.30 to 11.30am;
Thurs. 8-9pm
Wed 29th Dec
10.00am Special Intention
Confessions:
Thur 30th Dec
10.00am Remem. Albert & Arthur Churm and
Pat Rafferty
Fri
31st Dec
10.00am Deceased members of the Legion of
Mary
Sat
1st Jan
10.00am Sheila Hughes R.I.P.
Sat
1st Jan
6.00pm
Av. Thomas & Mary Lawless &
deceased of the Lawless Family
Sun
2nd Jan
9.00am
Deceased of the Glynn & McCartan
families
Sun
2nd Jan
11.00am Months Memory Tommy Kelly
Sun
2nd Jan
12.30pm Av. Jody Murray
Holy Hour:
Saturday after 10.00am Mass
Before the Vigil Mass on Sat
evening.
Rosary:
Ashbourne Church
Mon.-Fri.7.30pm,
Mon-Sat 9.30 am
Ashbourne:
1st and 2nd Sunday of the
month at 1.30pm.
3rd Saturday of the month
at 4.00pm
Donaghmore:
30th January, 2011.
Pre-Baptism Meeting
Next talk will take place
on Monday 10th
January in the Parish
Office, Church Grounds at
8.00 p.m.
TO ALL OUR PARISHIONERS
Thank you once again for your support in 2010.
We wish you a
Happy and Peaceful New Year.
St. Patrick’s, Donaghmore
Sun
26th Dec 10.00am People of the Parish
Sun 2nd Jan
THE IRISH CALENDAR IN JANUARY
10.00am Av. Alfie Donnellan
THE POPE’S INTENTIONS FOR JANUARY 2010
General: That the riches of creation be preserved, valued and
made available to all, as precious gifts from God to humankind.
Mission: That Christians may achieve full unity, bearing
witness of the universal fatherhood of God to the entire human
race.
Priests of the Parish
Fr. Jim Lynch P.P.– 8350406
Fr. Derek Darby C.C. - 8350547
Priest on Duty - Fr. Jim Lynch
087 2442542 or 8350406
3rd Jan: Feast of St. Munchin (Mainchin)
5th Jan: (Dublin) St. Charles of St. Andrew
15th Jan: St. Ita
16th Jan: St. Fursa
30th Jan: St. Aidan
30th Jan: (Dublin, Meath): Bl. Margaret Ball and
Bl. Francis Taylor
Parish Office Opening Hours
9.30-12.00noon—Mon-Fri
Parish Office Team: Deirdre & Joe
Ph/Fax 01 –8353149
Lay Missionaries
Marivic Quilab & Lenette Toledo
01 8499597
[email protected]
[email protected]
Prayers for Persecuted Christians and for Peace
In solidarity with our fellow Christians in the Holy Land,
Bishops across the world have called upon the
International Community to assist in every way possible
in order to end violence in the Holy Land and to create
conditions that will lead to a just peace for Palestinians
and Israelis alike.
Parish Notices
JOIN US for tea or coffee after the 11 a.m. Mass each Sunday in
the Meeting Room, Church Grounds. All welcome.
THE LEGION OF MARY meet on Thursday nights in Room 3,
Parish Office at 8 p.m. All welcome.
They remembered particularly those who were killed or
injured in the bombing of Our Lady of Salvation Church
in Baghdad, Iraq, on 31st October last. That innocent
people lost their lives as they gathered to celebrate the
Eucharist is a profound reminder of the risks taken and
sacrifices made by our brothers and sisters as they follow
Christ. These victims killed in Baghdad, and in other
places because they are Christian, died for their faith.
BETHANY BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT: Drop-in Centre on
3rd Tues. of each month 8-9 pm and 3rd Wed. of each month by
appt. Tel. 087 2715222.
Attacks on Christians in Iraq:
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Meetings daily in Ashbourne
- telephone 01 8420700 (daytime) or 01 8527000 (evenings/
weekends).
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31st October, 2010,. 45 people, including three
priests, killed during siege of Our Lady of
Deliverance Cathedral, Baghdad.
Early 2010, at least 10 Christians die in a twoweek spate of attacks in northern city of Mosul
including the bombing of a school bus.
April, 2008, Fr. Adel Youssef, shot dead by
unknown assailants.
February, 2008, Catholic Archbishop Paulos Faraj
Rahh kidnapped and his body found in shallow
grave.
January, 2008, three churches in Mosul, two
churches in Kirkuk and four in Baghdad are
bombed.
June, 2007, Fr. Ragheed Ganni, shot dead in his
church along with three companions.
October, 2006, Fr. Bouloos Iskander snatched in
Mosul and beheaded some months later.
RECENT BAPTISMS
We extend a warm welcome to the following children
who were baptised recently:
Eabha Keogh, Castle Close;
Leila Dunne, Ashewood;
Saoirse Lovatt, Ashewood;
Evan Johnston, Rathlodge;
Tori Sheridan, Maple Drive;
Eva Maniak, Crestwood Park;
Rokas Kymantas, Rathlodge;
Megan O’Toole, Churchfields;
Donnacha Paget, Tara Lawns;
Alex Curran, The Briars;
Lucas Keegan, Ashewood Glen;
Ava Burke, Rathlodge;
Michael Minch, Tudor Grove;
We wish all God’s blessings on the newly baptised and
their families.
WREN BOYS starting in Village today after 12.30 Mass.
Proceeds to local conference of St. Vincent de Paul.
All musicians welcome.
MEATH DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO ROME: Monday
11th to Thursday 21st July, 2011, led by Most Rev. Michael
Smith, D.C.L. Contact: Bishop’s House, Dublin Road,
Mullingar, Tel. 044 9348841 or email:
[email protected].
THANKS to all caring for one another during
this hard cold spell.
Thanks also to all organisations who are making
such efforts to reach out to those in need.
National Eucharistic Congress in 2011 and International
Eucharistic
Congress in 2012
In planning for the
International
Eucharistic Congress
in Ireland on June 10-17
in 2012, bishops recently
announced that a
National Eucharistic Congress will take place to coincide with theFeast of Corpus Christi on the last weekend of June 2011.
The National Eucharistic Congress next June, involving workshops
and liturgies, will be celebrated in Knock and in all 26 dioceses on
the island.
The National Eucharistic Congress will mark the
beginning of the final year of preparation for the International
Eucharistic Congress in 2012.
The new website for the 2012
International Eucharistic Congress www.iec2012.ie includes the
new Congress hymn by Bernard Sexton as well as pastoral and
liturgical resources to support parish communities in preparation for
the Congress.
Collections
Donaghmore Plate Collection: €200;Ashbourne Plate Collection €1,430; Development Fund €1,035. Mile Buiochas.