Dec 2008
In Gratitude
As we celebrates 40 years of our parish we give thanks to God through the intercession of Our Lady of Fatima and to the people who worked to build up and maintain the family of God in Rialto.
Please come along to a
special Mass to-day Sunday 14th of December at 11.30 am. Bishop Fiachra will be the main Concelebrant
<<<<<>>>>>..>>>>>>>>>>> Welcome to our new Christians January 2008 Welcome,
Who joins our community through the waters of Baptism .
There will be an afternoon of reflection and prayer in the Parish Centre (opposite the Church) on the S.C.Road on Sunday March 9th 2008 all are welcome ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Lourdes 2008 The Committee would like to thank all those who attended the recent talk by Michael Keogh on Old Dublin it brought back many memories for so many people and raised €300 for the invalid fund. the next fund raising event will be a karaoke night on March 5th. (more details later) ______________________________-
Blessing of Throats Throats will be blessed after all Masses next Sunday Feb 3rd 2008 which is the feast of St. Blaise. Anointing of the Sick
Anointing of the sick will take place in both Rialto and Dolphins Barn church at the 10am Mass on the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes Feb 11th
Kyle Michael McCann
May he continue to grow strong in body,
mind and spirit in the years ahead.
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will be
held in the Parish Resource Centre on Wednesday
February 6th 2008 at 7.30pm
Admission is free but donations for the
Lourdes Invalid fund would be much appreciated.
EVENTS FOR WEEK OF PRAYER FOR
CHRISTIAN UNITY
2008
Friday, January 18th at 8 pm:
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INAUGURATION: Interdenominational Service
in the Pro-Cathedral,
Marlboro Street, Dublin 1.
This year marks the one hundredth anniversary of the
Week of Prayer for
Christian Unity. You are invited to join
Archbishop Martin and other church
leaders and representatives
for the Inaugural
Service that will take place
in the Pro-Cathedral on
Friday, January 18th at 8 pm.
The Church of Ireland
Archbishop of Armagh, Dr. Alan Harper
is the guest preacher.
Young people from Taize groups
around the Archdiocese
will be present to lead the
congregation in music
and prayer. Light refreshments will
be served afterwards.
Monday, January 21st:
10.30 -15.45:
Greenhills
Ecumenical Conference: "God in Secular Society".
Keynote Speaker: His Excellency Mr Francis Campbell,
British Ambassador
to the Holy See
Wednesday, January 23rd, 5 pm:
Chapel of the Church of
Ireland Theological College,
Braemor Park, Unity Week
Service.
Preacher: Fr. Godfrey O'Donnell of the
Romanian Orthodox Church
Friday, January 25th at 8 pm.
Irish Language Unity
Service in Christ Church Cathedral 8 pm.
(Organised by Cumann
Gaelach na hEaglasise, Pobal an Aifrinn)
Preacher: An t-Athair Caoimhin Mórdha
Sunday, January 27th:
Service on RTE led
by the Irish School of Ecumenics
2008
2007
Dec 2nd
First Sunday in Advent 2007
will take place at the start of the Sat evening Mass at 6.30pm on December 15th. there will be a similar Service
on Sat December 8th in Dolphins Barn Parish Church ___________________________ Christmas Carol Service. This service will be held on Tuesday Dec 18th at 7.30pm in Dolphins Barn Parish Church. Please come along and enter in the Christmas Spirit.
Christmas Penitential Service
Parish Christmas Cards now on sale
Parish Christmas Cards now on sale € 1.20 each or 6 for €6.50 Nov 25th 2007 Rialto and Dolphins Barn
Important Dates for the Children of
The following are the dates for meetings and liturgies associated with CONFIRMATION Meeting for PARENTS in the school- Monday December 3rd at 7.30pm
ENROLMENT MASS SUNDAY December 16th 10.00am Rialto Church. Service of light in Dolphins Barn Church on Tuesday April 15th 2008 at 7.30pm Confirmation Retreat 14th & 15th May 2008
The Sacrament of Confirmation at 11.00am on Friday May 23rd 2008 in Dolphins Barn Parish Church ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
November 2007
Luke, Patrick Richard Cleary.
Niamh, Elizabeth Berney.
and
Jake, Michael Byrne.
Who join our community through the waters of Baptism .
May they continue to grow strong in body,
mind and spirit in the years ahead.
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Active Retirement Group AGM.
This will take place in St. Andrews
Community Centre on
Wed Nov 21st
at 10.45am.
New Members always welcome
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Nov 24th
Saturday evening Mass for
The ddeceased members of the
Rialto Football Club.
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Dolphins Barn Parish.
Following the 6pm Mass on Sat Nov 24th.
The Cenacalo Community
will give a presentation.
Canacalo is an International Organisiation based
on Catholic principles which combats
addictions to drugs, alchol etc.
Its success rate is very, very high.
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Thursday Nov 1st 2007
Feast of All Saints
[Holy day of Obligation]
Vigil Mass on Wed at 6.30pm.
Feast Day Mass at
10.00am
No evening Mass.
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You are invited to
a
Bereavement and Remembrance
Mass
Saturday 3rd November 2007
the 6.30pm Mass
We will remember all our relatives and
friends who have gone to the Lord
as well as praying for the bereaved,
particularly if you have lost loved
ones in the past few years.
Tree of Remembrance
If you wish to have loved ones
remembered during the month of
November please write their names in
the book which is left in the center
of the Church. All names will then
be written on leaves and placed on
the remembrance tree in the Church.
New Cardinal
Oct 18th 2007
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Archbishop Sean Brady on the announcement that Pope Benedict
XVI will create him Cardinal at a Consistory on 24th November.
Archbishop Martin said that Archbishop Brady was an
exceptionally genuine human person, deeply marked by the
Christian message.
This personal authenticity, and his capacity as a caring listener,
has enabled him to be a bridge-builder in many areas, especially
in his relations with all the parties in the Northern Ireland peace
process.
has worked towards the building of effective consensus among
bishops and has built up the effectiveness of the structures of
the Conference.
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Sunday October 14th
Forty hours adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Sat 13th October
Feast of Our Lady of Fatima
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Sister Lucia's Last Moments
ROME, SEPT. 25, 2007 (Zenit.org).- When Cardinal
Tarcisio Bertone's book
about the last Fatima visionary was presented, guests
got a chance to watch a video
about Sister Lucia's final moments, related by her
Mother Superior.
At Friday's presentation of "L'Ultima Veggente di
Fatima"
(The Last Fatima Visionary), written by the Pope's secretary of state,
those
in attendance saw a video reporting on the Convent of Coimbra, in
Portugal, where Sister
Lucia lived for the last 57 years of her life.
The visionary occupied the same cell during all those decades, and from there
"she flew to heaven," said the superior of the Carmelite community, Sister Maria
Celina of Jesus Crucified.
First impression
Recalling her first impressions of Sister Lucia, the superior said, "When I entered,
it took me eight days to recognize Sister Lucia. When one of the sisters asked me:
'Mother, should I bring you a piece of bread to eat tonight?' I said to myself
that this could not be Sister Lucia. And yet it was her."
Sister Maria Celina recalled how the visionary would stand at the end of the path
leading to a statue of the Blessed Virgin, and scold her cousins who also witnessed
the apparitions, "You went to heaven and left me here alone."
The superior said that Sister Lucia always denied any talk of a "fourth secret of Fatima."
Sister Lucia would say of people who spread rumors of the alleged secret that
"they are never satisfied; that they should do what Our Lady asked, that this
is the most important thing. When someone would say: 'Sister Lucia, they
say there is another secret' […] she would look at them ironically. 'If there is one,'
she would say, 'I wish they would tell it to me: I know of no other secrets.'"
Sister Maria Celina said that the visionary was never satisfied with the image made of Our Lady.
"The image of Our Lady was not how she wanted it," the superior said.
"Sometimes she seemed ugly to her because it did not correspond to her
exact memories; it was not what the artist derived from her description. It is somewhat
like what happened with St. Bernadette."
Joyous nun
Sister Maria Celina described Sister Lucia as a woman religious who "emanated joy."
"I lived with her for 28 years and I saw a person who, the older she got, the
more she developed an evangelical childhood," she said. "She seemed again to
be the child who had the apparitions in the Cova de Ira. The heavier her body became,
the lighter her spirit became."
Speaking of Sister Lucia's last hours, the superior said: "When she needed
assistance we placed her bed at the center of the cell and we were around her,
together with the bishop of Leiria-Fatima. I was kneeling down next to her.
Sister Lucia looked at everyone and then looked at me at the end. It was a long look,
but in her eyes there was a deep light, which I carry in my soul.
"I pray to her always and I know she prays for us. There are things that have no
need of words: A gesture or a thought is sufficient. Sister Lucia had a hearing problem.
Now she doesn't anymore. Now she understands everything without words."
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Oct 6th 2007 New Bishop for Diocese of
Ossory
The Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, welcomed the
appointment of the new Bishop of Ossory, Father Seamus Freeman
and has assured him of his prayers for his new ministry.
"I have known Father Freeman for many years. He is an exceptionally
warm and kind man who I am sure will quickly win the affection
of the diocese. His genuine humility hides a deep spirituality and the
breath of his pastoral
experience.
Father Freeman has roots in the diocese of Ossory but has unique
experience in positions of international responsibility within the
Pallottine Order, in direct Parish ministry and in preaching retreats"
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We
thank those who
supported Crosscare, THE SOCIAL
CARE AGENCY, last
week-end. Crosscare
is in constant need of help in their work
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WEDDING BELLS
Congratulations
to
Nichola McGrath & Brian Priestley
who were married in our Parish Chursh
on Sat September 1st 2007.
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