This Week

Knocklyon History Society Lecture
The Urney Story Tallaght Airfield and Chocolate - an illustrated talk.
Speakers: Ann O'Clery Shouldice and Redmond Shouldice
At 7.45 pm in the Iona Centre.
Admission: Members €3.00 - Friends €4.00 All welcome
Click to see full spring programme

The Knocklyon Bethany Bereavement Support Group
is pleased to offer a new service to the bereaved. Beginning on Monday 22 March at 8 pm and the last Monday of each following month, members of the group will be available in the Iona Centre.
If you are bereaved and need support, you are welcome to drop in for an hour to either join a small group who will share their experience of bereavement, or to speak on a one-to-one basis with one of the support group. These evenings are open to anyone who has been bereaved, whether recently or in the more distant past. Some of those recently bereaved in the Parish have been visited in the past few months by members of the Knocklyon Bethany Group. We welcome all to our drop-in-evenings, those with whom we have previously been in contact and those we have not yet met. In the meantime the Knocklyon Bethany Bereavement Support Group can always be reached on 086 3464 556.

Musical Passion - rehearsal
Practice for Celebration of the Musical Passion on Good Friday take place on Tuesdays from 8.30 to 9.30 pm in the Church. All welcome

News from Zimbabwe
Knocklyon's twin parish, St Simon Stock in Rusape, saw the return of Fr Bob Kelly. Fr Bob spent some of his time in Ireland with us here in Knocklyon and many had the opportunity to get to know him. He is settled back in now and has sent us some notes on his day-to-day life in Africa. Click here for more

Year of Evangelisation
A series of courses for those interested in any aspect of ministry or spiritual development is being run by the Dublin diocese. Full detail of courses and resources are available at the Litmus website.

Contact Nos:

SVP - 087 3246321
Bethany Bereavement - 086 3464556

Knocklyon News - Deadlines

Deadlines for the submission of advertising and articles for the Knocklyon News are listed below.

Nov Issue - 25 Oct
Dec Issue - 22 Nov
Jan/Feb Issue - 16 Jan
Mar/Apr Issue - 28 Feb
May Issue - 18 April
June Issue - 23 May

Advertisers: queries and copies may be sent to
presbytery@knocklyonparish.com

Parish Pastoral Forum

Meetings for 2009 - 2010.
14 Sept 2009
19 Oct 2009
14 Dec 2009
25 Jan 2010
01 Mar 2010
12 Apr 2010
24 May 2010

All meetings at 8.00 pm in the Iona Centre.

Notice Board

Dates for your diary
Confirmation 2010
Tuesday 23 March
Wednesday 24 March
(St Colmcille's SNS)
Tuesday 16 March
(Gaelscoill Cnoc Liamhna)

First Communion
Sunday 16 May
Sunday 23 May

Christenings
Christenings ceremonies take place twice monthly at 12 noon. If you wish to present a child for baptism, please contact Parish Office at 4941204 - 9.30 am to 12.30 pm.

Communion Under Both Species
Those who wish to receive Communion under both Species are most welcome to do so. Please see the next item.

Instruction of The Congregation For Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacrament
(Redemptionis Sacramentum)
On certain matters to be observed or to be avoided regarding the Most Holy Eucharist. Issued 25 March 2004
§104. “The communicant must not be permitted to instinct the Host himself in the Chalice, nor to receive the intincted Host in the hand”

House-bound Parishioners
If you or any member of your family is unable to come to Church due to sickness or old age, please contact the Parish Office (4941204) and arrangements can be made to bring Holy Communion to them.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
will take place every Saturday from 10.30 am until 11.00 am.

Booking Of Masses
Anniversary/Special Intention Masses may be booked Monday to Friday by calling or contacting the Parish Office at 494 1204 - (9.30 to 12.30 pm) and on Saturday/Sunday by calling into the Sacristy after all Masses.

Our Sick
Please notify the priests of the Parish if someone you know is sick at home or in hospital and would like a priest to call to see them.

Accord Tallaght
change of address: Unit E, Exchange Hall, Belgard Sq. North, Tallaght (beside entrance to Tallaght Hospital). Tel. 01 4590337

Support Group for Parents of Children with Special Needs
If you have a child with special needs and would like to meet other parents like yourself, why not come along to the Iona Centre. The group meets on the first Wednesday of the month from 10.30 am - 12.30 pm. Tel. 086 8073388 or 085 729 8202 for further details.

Thirtysomething!
Looking to meet up with other your own age from parishes around Dublin? The Thirtysomethings organise walks, meals, masses, evening out etc. email 30something@eircom.net

Marriage difficulties
Does your marriage bring you joy…..or is it breaking your heart?
Retrouvaille Ireland is hosting a Retrouvaille Weekend Programme on Friday 20 Feb to Sunday 22 Feb. If you would like to talk to someone, would like more information, or register for the programme, please get in touch at 495 3536 or 450 0922;
Contact: RetrouvailleIreland, 49 Grange Wood, Rathfarnham. Telephone 4953536;
Email: info@retrouvaille.ie
Website: www.retrouvaille.ie

Gospel Reflection

Lent 2010

Trócaire would like to thank everyone for their huge generosity to the Haiti appeal.  Donations from the Irish public have surpassed all expectations - ROI: €3,486,815 and NI: Stg £979,643.  Thanks to this support Trócaire will help thousands of survivors to rebuild their lives in Haiti.

However, this Lent Trócaire reminds us that, while earthquakes and natural disasters attract global attention, there are millions of people around the world who will go to bed hungry tonight. During Lent over 600,000 children will die from hunger and diseases caused by hunger. The total number of people that were killed by the recent earthquake in Haiti, is less than half that number. This hunger crisis is taking place away from the TV cameras and global attention, in small, rural villages all over the developing world.

Trócaire Lenten Campaign
Trócaire Lenten Boxes are available at the back of the church. Please support Trócaire’s Lenten campaign this year in whatever way you can.

Year for Priests

Pope Benedict XVI inaugurated a "Year for Priests" on 19 June, 2009, the 150th anniversary of the “dies natalis” of John Mary Vianney (the Curé of Ars), the patron saint of parish priests worldwide. Read the full text of the Pope's letter here.

Who is St. John Vianney?
St John Marie Vianney was ordained a priest in 1815. Three years later he was made parish priest of Ars, a remote French hamlet, where his reputation as a confessor and director of souls made him known throughout the Christian World. Accustomed to the most severe austerities, beleaguered by swarms of penitents, and besieged by the devil, this great mystic manifested imperturbable patience. He was a wonderworker, loved by the crowds, but he retained a childlike simplicity, and he remains to this day the living image of the priest after the heart of Christ.

He heard confessions of people from all over the world for sixteen hours each day. His life was filled with works of charity and love. It is recorded that even the staunchest of sinners were converted at his mere word. He died August 4th, 1859, and was canonized May 31st, 1925.

Feast Day August 4th
Universally known as the ‘Curé of Ars’

Neighbour Parishes

Times of Masses in Firhouse parish:
Saturday: 6.00 pm & Sunday: 10.30 am and 12.00 noon

Firhouse Parish

Ballyboden Parish

Pope gets a digital presence

Pope Benedict XVI reaches out to Generation Y with his message:
"Human hearts are yearning for a world where love endures, where gifts are shared, where unity is built, where freedom finds meaning in truth, and where identity is found in respectful communion."

Pope online here

Child Protection Policy

The Parish Child Protection Document
was officially launched on Monday 12 May at 7.30 pm in the Iona Centre. The Training and Development Co-ordinator of the Child Protection Service(Dubllin Archdiocese), Fr Paddy Boyle was in attendance, along with Fr Jimmy Murray, PP, and the members of the Child Protection Team, Peter Hanrahan, Anne Walsh, and Michael Giblin. Over the coming months the protocols and procedures detailed in the document will be implemented across the parish. The document may be viewed here.

Parish Logo

Click here to read about the symbolism of our parish logo.

Meet the Carmelites

Meet the members of the Carmelite Community who serve the parish of St Colmcille's, Knocklyon.
Read more ...

The Carmelite Way of Life

What does the Carmelite way of life entail?
Read about Carmelite Spirituality

Message From the Prior Provincial of the Irish Carmelites, Fr Fintan Burke:
My words are for those young men who have given some thought to dedicating their lives to God in the Carmelite Order. The call of God is a gentle but persistent call. When the Lord calls he expects an answer.
Full text

"Contemplation in Action"
For a general overview of the life of the modern-day Carmelite Friar check out the Order of Carmelites site at
www.carmelites.net

The Carmelite Family
Everything you want to know about the Carmelite Order worldwide, including Friars, Nuns, Sisters and Lay People.
http://www.ocarm.org

The Carmelite Forum
This forum offers you an opportunity to discuss issues relating to spirituality and prayer. Please feel free to engage in conversation with other visitors by expressing your views, questions, doubts, etc. Visit the forum at
www.carmeliteforum.org

Carmelites in Ireland
This is the site of the Irish Province outlining the history and current involvement of the Order in Ireland.
www.carmelites.ie

Used Postage Stamps

Don't throw out those used stamps! Please save the used stamps from your workplace and home, and hand them into the Presbytery.

Iona Centre

The Iona Centre currently has rooms (of varying sizes) available for hire at reasonable rates for meetings, courses etc.
Booking & Enquiries to:
ionacentre@knocklyonparish.com

See this week

Coffee Shop in the Iona Centre

Enjoy a relaxing break and a fresh cuppa

Open
Mon - Thurs, 9.30 am to 2.30 pm
Fri 9.30 am - 1.00 pm.

The Church Shop

Open:
Mon to Fri after the 10.00 am Mass
Sunday after 10, 11 am and 12.30 pm Mass

Mass Cards, Rosary Beads,
Missals, Bibles, Crucifixes, Religious Gifts, wide selection of books

Parish Office, Carmelite Presbytery

For all your queries, bookings, certificates, etc. The Parish Office in the Presbytery, is open Mon - Thurs from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm and 3.00 to 5.00 pm; Fri 9.30 am - 3.00 pm.
Tel: 4941204 Fax: 4946842

Email the Parish Office/Presbytery at
presbytery@knocklyonparish.com

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Updated: 6 March, 2010