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Church of the Ascension of the Lord
4th March 2018
Parish Office Open Hours:
Tuesday to Friday from 10.30am –
12.30pm. Tel: 01-2954296,
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.balallyparish.ie
Pastoral Centre: Tel: 01- 2953095
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.balallyppc.ie
Priests of the parish: Fr Peter Byrne:
Tel: 089-4824671
Mgr. Dermot A Lane:
Tel: 01-295 6165
Mass Times & Intentions Sunday: 4th February
10.00 am: Anne Delaney/Thomas Delaney&
Kathleen Delaney
11.30am: Mass Pro Populo
12.45pm: Brigid Kavanagh / Oonagh Quinn
Mon 5th – Sat 10th March - 10.00am
Monday: Mary McGarrigle
Tuesday: Jennie Conlon/Donal Farrell
Wednesday: Betty O’Neill / Tara Mullin
Thursday: Jacob Mathew
Friday: Willie & Peg Liston / Special Intention
Saturday: George Hutchinson (10th Anniversary)
Sunday: 11th
10.00 am: Mass Pro Populo
11.30am: Des & Ita Shanley & Brigid Kilduff
12.45pm: Danny Thornton
THE DEEP END: Who do you think you are? ‘A certain fiery and starry light shone from his eyes and the majesty of Godhead gleamed in His face.’ St Jerome What gives you the right? Who do you think you are? In our world, it can be difficult to work out who has authority to speak on certain issues. There are ‘experts’, both qualified and unqualified, at every turn, telling us how we should spend or invest our money, how we should bring up our children, how we should eat, exercise or dress. We usually manage to tune a lot of it out. But when unsolicited advice or criticism is aimed directly at us, we can feel under attack and react accordingly. ‘What gives you the right to tell me how to live my life?’ is a common response. We sometimes need to hear someone’s credentials before we are willing to give them a fair hearing. The Temple scene in today’s gospel sparks a debate about Jesus’ authority. When the Jews question him, asking for a sign to justify what he has done, it is as if they are saying ‘Who do you think you are, coming in here, criticising our activities and telling us how to run things?’ In calling the Temple ‘my Father’s house,’ Jesus has already identified the source of his authority, but his interrogators do not seem to un-derstand, nor indeed do his disciples. This scene offers much more than an angry Jesus and a clueless audience. It is a public revelation by Jesus that he is the authoritative Son of God, and a foreshadowing of his death and resurrection. Jane Mellett [email protected]
The next meeting of Mindfulness Meditation takes place
on Monday 5th March, from 7.30 to 8.30pm.
All welcome. For additional info, contact the parish office
or Bairbre at 087-4178926.
Other Church Services: Holy Day Masses: Vigil 7.30pm; 10.00am ,1.10pm
Confessions: Saturday after 10.00am Mass Baptisms: Second Sunday of the month 1.30pm straight after the 12.45pm Mass
View the Live Broadcast of our services
Go to www.balallyparish.ie/balally-goes-live/ for a live streaming of our Masses & Services…
The Rosary: is recited every morning at 9.40am
before 10:00 am Mass. All Welcome.
Lay-led Evening prayer is held every Thurs-day at 7.30pm in the church. All Welcome
St Mary’s Sandyford, Mass times: Saturdays: Vigil 6.00 p.m. Sundays: 9:00 a.m., 11:00a.m, 6:00p.m.(Youth Mass)Mondays to Fridays: 10:00am. ( Tue & Thurs: 7.15 am Lent Only) Holy Days: 10.00am and 7.30pm. Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confessions by request
Get Well to all our parishioners
who are sick, at home or in hospital, we wish you a speedy recovery
The Parish BINGO is held every Friday at 8.30pm in the Pastoral Centre. All welcome
Lenten Night Prayer A sung form of Night Prayer will take place in St Mary's on the Fridays of Lent @ 8pm. -This short service will include music, candlelight, silence, scripture, reflection and stillness to end the day. We encourage as
many of you as possible to commit to attending for Lent.
UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS AND MEETINGS:
WMOF Tuesday 6th March
Board of Management of the Pastoral Centre
Thursday 8th March
St Olafs Ladies Club ‘AGM’ Wednesday 7th March in St Olaf's School at
8.30 pm
Society of St Vincent De Paul Annual Clothing Appeal
The appeal is for clean, good-quality clothes, bedclothes, curtains, shoes etc.
Bags will be available inside the church porch this Sunday 25th February and bags of clothing will be collected
next Sunday 4th March only
Baptism & Confirmation Certificates can be booked through our website: balallyparish.ie just look under
‘Sacraments’ for the Request Form.
This Week:
We had our first session on ‘Ministry in the church’ after the 10am Mass on Saturday. It was very well attended by members of the various ministries who were treated to an inspiring talk on ministry by our own resi-dent Theologian Fr Lane For those who might have missed it, there will be another session next Saturday 10
th March from 10am to 12 noon in the Pastoral
Centre.
Golden Wedding: Couples who celebrate their wedding jour-
ney of 50 years seem to be truly happy. This can be said for
Maureen and Seamus Coughlan (Balally) who celebrated
their Golden Wedding Anniversary on 24th February. They
attended Mass on Saturday morning with all their family and
friends, including Maureen’s three sisters who came home
from England to be with them for this special occasion. Fr.
Lane told us about how the couple met in the Crystal
Ballroom in the sixties as they danced under the beautiful
crystal chandelier. Later on the family went on to Beaufield
Mews in Stillorgan for a family celebration. At the 10am Mass
on Sunday, Maureen and Seamus renewed their marriage
vows. After Mass they were joined by their friends and
neighbours in the Coffee Dock in the
Parish Centre for refreshments and
cakes and a beautiful heart shaped
cake, which was cut and enjoyed by
everyone there, hosted by The Fáilte
Team. We wish the happy couple many
more years of wedded bliss.
Bill coming back from Pyongyang
New ways of getting to Mass in
Balally
Naomh Olaf GAA Club
Focal Scoir: Ná bí faoi dheifr, cuir ar leataobh do chuid riachtanas agus ábhar imní go léir, agus dean spás. (Amoris Laetitia 137) Do not be rushed, put aside all of your own needs and wor-ries, and make space."
Prayer for World Meeting of Families 2018
God, our Father,
We are brothers and sisters in Jesus your Son, One family, in the Spirit of your love.
Bless us with the joy of love. Make us patient and kind,
gentle and generous, welcoming to those in need.
Help us to live your forgiveness and peace. Protect all families with your loving care, Especially those for whom we now pray:
We pause and remember family members and others by name Increase our faith,
Strengthen our hope, Keep us safe in your love,
Make us always grateful for the gift of life that we share. This we ask, through Christ our Lord, Amen
Mary, mother and guide, pray for us. Saint Joseph, father and protector, pray for us.
Saints Joachim and Anne, pray for us. Saints Louis and Zélie Martin, pray for us.
Registration & Tickets for WMOF2018:
Registration for the World Meeting of families in 2018 is
now open. Visit the Tickets Section on
www.worldmeeting2018.ie to access information on the dif-
ferent type of tickets and registration available.
Accommodation booking is also available at time of
registration through the booking form on the website
World Meeting of Families - 21- 26 August 2018
Balally Bells - Operation Transfomation
Come along to Nomh Olaf GAA Club at 7pm
on Monday and/or Wednesday nights and
join in with “Ireland Lights Up” group for
a choice of 3k or 6k walk. All welcome
Parents’ Information Nights for Teen Hope with details as follows:
When: Sundays 11th & 25th March, from 7 - 8.30pm. Venue: The New Parish Centre at St Mary’s, Sandyford Vil-lage, Who : 1st & 2nd Years Contact: [email protected] Or Phone 2956414
Next draw takes place this Sunday 25
th March.
Archdiocese of Dublin - Choose Life 2018 -
Choose Life 2018 is a newsletter circulated by the
Catholic Communications Office to promote the
Church’s position on unborn human life and to encourage
family discussion on this important subject.—
http://www.dublindiocese.ie/choose-life-2018
Well done to Christine Shanahan and Julie Grimes who lined out for the Dublin under 16 Camogie team in their Leinster Champi-onship win over Meath. Well done also to Naomh Olaf players Cian McDaid, Donal Leavy and Finn Murphy who were part of the Coláiste Eoin team that won the Dublin Senior “A” Hurling Final recently. Congratulations to Luke Doran and Adam Byrne Naomh Olaf who were recently presented with medals for their part in the Dublin Minor Football teams win in the Leinster Championship Final 2017. Congratulations also to recently re-tired Naomh Olaf Games Promotion Officer Darren Egan, Wedgewood, and Naomh Olaf Senior Footballer Eleanor Lucey, who were married in Cork on the 17th. February, 2018, with a sizeable presence of Naomh Olaf members in attendance. There was no winner of the Lotto Jackpot. The numbers drawn were 12, 24 and 25. This week’s Jackpot is €1,200.
Christ, the Wisdom of God
Jesus said: “Stop turning my Father’s house into a
market.” Isn’t it amazing how we human beings can miss
the point of even the things we treasure most. The Jewish
people saw the Temple as the greatest treasure they had
in their life of faith and yet they developed a system of
abusing that sacred place in the very name of their
religion. We do the same: when we call marriage a
Sacrament and then have little care for the couple
relationship except when it is in trouble; when we call our
homes the Domestic Church and treat them as if Christ did
not live there among us; when we talk about our parish as
a community of faith but do very little to build community;
when we are fed on the Body and Blood of Christ and yet
refuse to love and respect many members of the Body of
Christ. We do it when we allow ritual to become more
important than people.
Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.
400 CLUB results for February
Congratulations to the winners:
1st : €1,000 - Pat Neeson
2nd : €250: - Catriona O’Catháin
3rd : €250: - Marie Lande .
Did you ever think of joining?
Ph: 087 2577651 or 01 2954296
