Our Parish Choirs –
The Voices of Ayrfield, St. Paul’s Community Choir, St. Paul’s Folk Group,
The Cool Side of God and Ayrfield Youth will be taking a well deserved break for the summer.
We look forward to September when they will return to enhance our Weekend Masses.
We wish Fr. Emilio a safe journey back to Brazil on Sunday evening and thank him for taking time
to visit us here in Ayrfield and Donaghmede.
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We wish everyone who completed exams this year an enjoyable and relaxing Summer and
all the best wishes for your future.
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For all the young children on Summer break, we wish you a great summer filled with fun
and adventure and always remember to keep safe especially when playing near water in
the glorious warm weather that we will experience.
Ministers of the Eucharist and Word
The new rosters for May, June & July 2019 are ready for collection from the sacristy and are available on the Noticeboard.
We thank you for your continued dedication to both Ministries.
1. To nurture our Christian community where everyone is welcomed and have a sense of belonging.
2. To be responsible for guiding the future development and well being of our faith community.
3. To explore new ways of doing things and be a support and service to all our parish groups.
The purpose of the Council is to enable the involvement of parishioners in th ecare of their own parish,
be fostering the sacramental, liturgical and social life of the parish.
It is our wish that through the whole area of communication, service and outreach we will discern the needs
of the parish and in so doing, build up a vibrant Christian community.
Family Offerings 2019
The outdoors collection envelope boxes will be available in the Parish Office for collection and distribution at the end of January.
A sincere thank you to all our dedicated collectors, counters and contributors each year. Thank you also to those who contribute by
standing order, this method is most convenient.
This collection, as you know, is crucial for the practical running of our Parish and its maintenance and assistance to the Schools.
If any parishioner would you like to contribute to the Family Offering Collection, either by a Family Offering Envelope or by a
Standing Order, please contact the Parish Office on 01-8160984.
There are spare blue envelopes at the entrances to the Church for any person who may not be from the parish but would
like to contribute to this collection for the Parish.
" Do This In Memory " ( First Holy Communion - Saturday, 18 th May 2019 at 11:00am )
"Do This In Memory" is the Parish Preparation Programme for First Holy Communion. Dates for the "Do This In Memory" Masses - 12:30pm Sunday :
2018-2019
Sun, 21st Oct -- Enrolment Sunday
Sun, 28th Oct -- 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sun, 25th Nov -- Feast of Christ the King
Sun, 16th Dec -- 3rd Sunday of Advent
Sun, 27th Jan -- 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Thu, 07th Feb -- First Penance Service 7:30pm
Sun, 17th Mar -- 2nd Sunday of Lent
Sun, 7th Apr -- 5th Sunday of Lent
Sat, 18th May -- First Holy Communion 11am
Sun, 23rd Jun -- Feast of Corpus Christi
If your child is participating in the First Holy Communion programme and require a stamp for their ‘Passport’,
please call to the Pastoral Centre after the 12:30pm "Do This In Memory" Family Mass or into the Sacristy after
any of the other Sunday Masses.
" You Shall Be My Witnesses " ( Confirmation - Friday, 1st March 2019 at 11:00am )
You Shall Be My Witness is the Parish Preparation Programme for Confirmation which will be commencing on Monday 28th January for all children being Confirmed this year.
For those of you who have volunteered to be Leaders in the programme we say a big thank you. This programme will give you the opportunity
to get more actively involved with your child’s preparation for Confirmation.
The programme for the children will take place in the Pastoral Centre over four weeks, on the following dates:
- Monday 28th January 2019 8 pm - 9 pm
- Monday 4th February 2019 8 pm - 9 pm
- Monday 11th February 2019 8 pm - 9 pm
- Monday 18th February 2019 8 pm - 9 pm ( Reschedulled )
- Monday 25th February 2019 8 pm - 9 pm Parents and guardians are invited to join us for the final prayer at 8:50pm in the church.
Dates for the "You Shall Be My Witnesses" Masses - :
Enrolment Ceremony Saturday 1st December 2018 6pm
Preparation Mass Saturday 19th January 2019 6pm
Ceremony of Light Thursday 31st January 2019 7:30pm
Reconcilliation Service Wednesday 13th February 2019 11am
Preparation Mass Saturday 16th February 2019 6pm
Confirmation Friday 1st March 2019 11am
Pentecost Sunday Saturday 8th June 2019 6pm
General Data Protection Regulation - “GDPR”
A new European Data Protection law, the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), was introduced on 25 May 2018.
This new law applies to any organisation, including our parish that manages and processes people’s personal information.
We are now working on ways of ensuring that what we do with your information is compliant with this new law. It is a work
in progress and we will keep you informed through the parish website and in the newsletter as policies
are put in place. If you have any questions about this please do not hesitate to contact the parish office.
Cool Side of God & Ayrfield Youth
Cool Side of God
Registration evening and club restarted on Thursday, 12th October at 7 pm for children from 2nd to 5th class.
The club is held every Thursday night in the Pastoral Centre starting back on Thursday 12th October from 7pm – 8:30pm.
Registration on the night for new members. The subs are €2.
On club nights we play games, do art projects and practice with the choirs for the 12 O’clock Sunday Family Mass.
We also work with the “Do this in Memory” group for First Holy Communion.
Last year we had outings to the Panto, Viking Splash Tour and Bowling. It’s a great way of making new friends, so come along and see for yourself.
We are holding a Parent’s / Guardians evening on Thursday 19th October from 7pm – 8pm and would love to meet you.
If you have queries, you can contact Caroline on 086 165 9349
Ayrfield Youth Club
Registration evening and club restarted on Thursday, 19th October at 8 pm for children from 6th class and older.
The club is held every Thursday night in the Pastoral Centre starting back on Thursday 19th October from 8pm – 10pm.
Registration on the night for new members. The subs are €3.
Activities include Table tennis, Music, Art and at the end of the night we have food and a chat.
Last year we had outings to Tayto Park, Panto, Bowling and a trip to the Cavan Centre. The choir sing each Sunday at the 12 o’Clock Family Mass.
If you have queries, you can contact Caroline on 086 165 9349
Church Choirs are resuming in the New Year
St. Paul's Community Choir start back at the 6pm Vigil Mass on Saturday 5th January 2018.
Practice every Tuesday at 8pm contact Freda at 086-8452288
Voices of Ayrfield start back at the 6pm Vigil Mass on Saturday 11th January 2018.
Practice every Friday at 6:30pm contact John at 085 7605 1789
St. Paul's Folk Group start back at the 10:30am Mass on Sunday 6th January 2018.
Practice every Wednesday contact Alan at 8470018
Coolside of God & Ayrfield Youth Choir will be starting back at the 12 noon Family Mass on Sunday 6th January 2018.
New members are always welcome for any of the choirs, see the church notice board or contact the parish office 01-8160984 for details.
Tax relief For Donation to Eligible Charities
The Government has allowed charitable organisations such as ours to collect a tax rebate on any donation amount over €250 in any one year! The Parish can then claim that rebate and add it to our funds. Donations include the Family offerings outdoor collection, by either direct debit or envelopes and donations made to the Christmas and Easter Dues.
CHY3 Form to be returned to the Parish Office
Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament
Monday
and Wednesday 9:30am – 12:00 noon and 7:00pm – 8:00pm and
Monday to Thursday from 9:30am – 10:00am
Our Lady of Knock Prayer Group
meeting takes place on the last Thursday
of
the month at 8pm in St. Gabriel’s Nursing Home, Glenayle Road, Raheny.
Bethany Bereavement Support
A
meeting is held the 1st Tuesday of every
month in the
Parish Centre, Edenmore.
(The room at the front of St. Monica’s
Church.)All Welcome.
The evening includes:
*A guided meditation to ease stress.
*A little information about the grieving
process.
*An opportunity to express your grief in a safe
environment.
*A cup of tea and a chat.
Facilitated by trained volunteers.Confidentially
is a requirement.No Cost.
