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Laudate Festival: The Laudate Festival will be celebrated in four venues in the Archdiocese of Dublin

during Catholic Schools Week. A large choir of children from schools in the diocese, 500-1000 in each venue, will lead in song and prayer. The festival nights are joyful and reflective gatherings celebrating the gift of

faith. This is for everyone to enjoy and is free for all parents, families, friends and parishioners.

• Church of St Agnes, Crumlin on Monday 27 January at 7.00 – 8.15p.m. • Our Lady of Victories Church, Ballymun Road on Tuesday 28 January at 7.00-8.15p.m.

• Church of the Holy Spirit, Ballyroan on Wednesday 29 January at 7.00 – 8.15p.m. • St Pius X, Templeogue on Thursday 30 January at 7.00 – 8.15p.m

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO EVENING MASS IN ST AGNES CHURCH ON MONDAY 27TH JANUARY

EARLY START ENROLMENT Early start at Scoil Úna Naofa is now enrolling for next September. Application forms can be obtained at Reception. Enrolment Period : Monday 13th January to Friday 27th March Reminder: Children must be 3 years old by 1st Sept 2020 For further information please contact Scoil Úna Naofa, Armagh Rd, Crumlin, Dublin 12 on 4555127 or Early Start 086 033 8756 or via email to earlystartscoilunanaofa@gmail.com

Five First Saturday Devotions to Our Lady of Fatima

The Immaculate Heart of Mary as requested by Our Lady of Fatima commences in St Agnes Church on Saturday 1st February at 9.00am,

Mass, Communion, Confession after Mass and 15 minutes meditation on Mysteries of the Rosary after Mass. Leaflet and cards of this devotion

and Books, Scapulars and Fatima Holy Water will be available at the back of the Church

RADS PRESENT TWO ONE-ACT PLAYS LIKE US BY STEPHEN BEAN AND DIRECTED BY MARTHA BRADY

SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY EAMON REDMOND AND BRIAN FOY MOERAN HALL, SOMERVILLE DRIVE, WALKINSTOWN, DUBLIN 12

8th & 9th FEBRUARY 2020 AT 7.30PM. TICKETS €10 EACH

CHRISTMAS DUES We thank you for your Christmas Dues Offerings already

received. These, along with the Easter Dues and the First Collection at masses every weekend, form part of

the salary of the Priests of the Parish, the Diocese, including sick and retired priests. In accordance with Diocesan guidelines, all offerings are recorded on our Parish Register of Contributors. The Christmas Dues Offerings may be returned at any time through the

Parish Office or brought with you to mass on weekdays or at weekends. Spare envelopes are available at all Church exits. We are very grateful for your financial

support at all times.

Thought for the Week Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize

they were the big things. - Robert Brault , Author

Priests of the Parish

Fr Tony O’Shaughnessy: 5611500

Fr Tom Clowe SDB: 455 5605

Fr John Deasy: 455 0955

Deacon

Rev Jimmy Fennell: 455 5368

Child Protection

Dublin Diocesan Office

836 0314 E-mail: cps@dublindiocese.ie

or contact St Agnes Parish Office

at 455 5368

St Agnes Church Mass Times Weekday Masses

9.00am, 10.00 am, 7.00pm

Saturday Vigil Mass

7.00pm

Sunday Masses

9.30am; 11.00 am (Family); 12.30pm (Choir); 7.00pm

Holy day Masses:-

7.00pm Vigil; 9.00am, 10.00am, 7.00pm

Confession Times

Saturdays from 10.30am to

11.00am & 6.45pm

Eve of First Fridays after

10.00am Mass & 6.45pm

COFFEE DOCK

The Coffee Dock in St Agnes Parish Centre is open Monday to Friday

from 10.00am-12.00 noon. Call in any day to savour the friendly atmosphere, have a cuppa and some

chat with neighbours and friends.

Last Weekend’s Collections

1st Collection: € 2,143

Share: € 1,778

Family Offering: € 1,410

Many thanks for your continued support and generosity

Team Ministry of Clogher Rd, Crumlin & Mourne Rd t: 01-455 5368|Child Protection Number 087 3155305 e:newsletter@crumlinparish.ie or info@crumlinparish.ie | This newsletter can be downloaded from our website:www.crumlinparish.ie or Visit us on

26th January, 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time

LAUDATE FESTIVAL CONCERT There will be no 7.00pm Evening Mass on Monday 27

th due to

the Laudate Festival concert which is from 7.00 – 8.15pm. This is for everyone to enjoy and is free for all parents,

families, friends and parishioners.

WORD DAY OF RPAYER FOR THE SICK The Annual Mass with Anointing for the Sick will be celebrated by Archbishop Martin on Sunday 9

th February, in the Church of

the Guardian Angels, Newtown Park Avenue, at 3.00pm. All are welcome.

As part of World Day of Prayer for the Sick, the Diocesan Committee has organised a seminar, “Hope in the face of Suicide”, to take place on Saturday, 8

th February, from 9.00 –

1.00pm, at Newtown Park Pastoral Centre, Newtown Park Avenue. If any parishioner would like to attend this worthwhile seminar please contact Fr. Tony. Places are limited but I hope 3 or 4 parishioners may attend.

The speakers will be addressed by Catherine Keenan,“Self Care”: Donal Scanlon, “Mental Health First Aid Ireland”: Michael Egan from Living Links, “Suicide Bereavement”. Archbishop Martin will also address the Conference. Registration is at 9.30 and the day will end with a Prayer Liturgy led by Bishop Ray Field followed by lunch at 1.00pm.

This seminar is worthwhile for members of Parish Caring Groups, so I would appreciate if parishioners would give consideration to this invitation.

Fr. Tony.

PRO LIFE CAMPAIGN

The Pro Life Campaign express their gratitude for the very generous response to the Church Gate Collection last weekend, which totalled €1138. The ProLife Campaign continue to uphold the sanctity and preciousness of human life from conception to natural death and

advocate for and provide resources and support to women in difficult situations during and after pregnancy. They are truly grateful

for our expression of support for their good work.

Our Recently Deceased

Patrick (Paddy) Johnston, St Mary’s Crescent Patrick (Patsy) Dunne, Stanaway Road Bernard Hickey, Naas, Co Kildare

We express our deepest sympathies to their families at this sad time.

May They Rest in Peace. Amen.

St Agnes Parish Reader’s Roster If you cannot make your scheduled Reading please

contact John Green

Saturday, 1st February 2020

7:00pm Sylvia Guilfoyle

Sunday, 2nd February 2020

9:30am R & B McDermott

11:00am Mary Finnegan

12:30pm Catherine Nagle

7:00pm E Sinnott & A Fanthom

The Next Readers Meeting will take place on Wednesday 29th January at 7.30pm in

The Parish Centre

THE NEWSLETTER IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON THE PARISH WEBSITE

WWW.CRUMLINPARISH.IE

The Week Ahead…

Sunday 26th Jan - Saturday 1st Feb 2020

Sunday 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time

Monday St Angela Merici

Tuesday St Thomas Aquinas

Wednesday Of the Day

Thursday St Aidan

Friday St John Bosco

Saturday St Brigid

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday 25th January

7:00pm MONTHS MIND Alfred Doogan

ANNIVERSARIES Pauline Vaughan 1st; May McGuigan 1st Alice Coffey 1st Francis James Griffin 4th Bridget Vaughan 11th Kitty & Jem Keogh George & Myra Howard

BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE Lil and Leo Eustace

Sunday 26th January

9:30am Priests Intentions

11:00am ANNIVERSARIES Jane & David Moloney 1st Liam Farrell 3rd; Dominic Dowling 6th John Fitzell 20th

Elizabeth Withers 47th Robert Withers & Deirdre Withers

BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE Gerard Byrne also remembering son Martin

12:30pm MONTHS MIND Michael Noel Hendrick Marie Kearns

ANNIVERSARIES Marie Wickham 3rd; Derek Wickham 3rd Margaret McCarthy 3rd Margaret Wickham 64th Peter Casey 14th; Sarah O’Connell 24th Joseph Towers 26th Josephine Casey 28th Catherine Fitzgerald 30th also her father Eugene; Frank Browne Deceased of Hanlon & McEvoy families Aislinn Wickham; Vera Donnelly Michael Mooney 24th Helen Mooney, Remembrance

7.00pm Pro Populo

Monday 27th January

7.00pm Laudate Concert - No evening Mass

Tuesday 28th January

9.00am Abigail Bracken

Thursday 30th January

7.00pm Liam Halpin 3rd Anniversary

May their Souls and the Souls of all the Faithful departed Rest In Peace. Amen

All Mass Intentions should be booked in the Parish Office no later than midday on the Wednesday before the Sunday Masses.

MASS RADIOS FOR HOUSEBOUND If anyone has a radio which was purchased from the parish office to enable the housebound to listen to Masses celebrated in our Parish Church, that is no longer in use, we would be grateful if your radio was donated to the parish in order to supply requests for mass radios from other parishioners. These radios are no longer available to purchase. Donated radios will be gratefully received into the parish office or sacristy.

S.F.O. Meeting will be held on Monday 27th January from 3-4pm in the Columban

Convent, Lectio Divina and Devine Office. Prayers before the Blessed Sacrament.

Third Order Franciscans.

New Pilgrim Path - Website of the Week. The ‘Voice of the Martyrs’ (VOM) is a nonprofit, interdenominational Christian missions organisation dedicated to serving persecuted members of our Christian family worldwide and leading other members of the body of Christ into fellowship with them. VOM was founded in 1967 by Pastor Richard Wurmbrand, who was imprisoned for 14 years in Communist Romania for his faith; his wife, Sabina, was imprisoned for three years. The Wurmbrands based these missions on Hebrews 13:3, which instructs us to “Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also.” Access VOM at: www.NewPilgrimPath.ie

Feasts Celebrated This Week

• Friday 31st January is the Feast of St. John Bosco, Founder of the Salesians. He died in 1888. He worked with boys educating them for life. He is the Patron Saint of Youth and Catholic Publishers.

• Saturday 1st February is the Feast of St. Brigid. One of our Patron Saints. She was born in the year 454 and was renowned for hospitality, almsgiving and care of the sick. She died in the year 524 and she is honoured in several European countries.

• Sunday 2nd February - this year the Mass celebrated here be the Mass of the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. It is the custom to bless candles on that day. It is a reminder of Simeon who recognised Christ as ‘A Light to reveal Jesus to the Nations’. Let us walk always as children of the light

PRAYER TO ST. SAINT BRIGID You were a woman of peace. You brought harmony where there was conflict. You brought light to the darkness. You brought hope to the downcast. May the mantle of your peace cover those who are troubled and anxious, and may peace be firmly rooted in our hearts and in our world. Inspire us to act justly and to reverence all God has made. Brigid you were a voice for the wounded and the weary. Strengthen what is weak within us. Calm us into a quietness that heals and listens. May we grow each day into greater wholeness in mind, body and spirit. Amen

CRUMLIN ACTIVE RETIREMENT CLUB If you aged 50 or more and would like to play or learn to play Table Tennis please come along to the Parish Centre on Fridays from 3.00pm to 4.00pm. The club also does Bowling, Sequence Dancing Line Dancing and Art, if interested please call to the Parish Centre.

VACANCY.

Parish Sacristan - One year fixed term / Part-Time basis

Monkstown Parish is currently recruiting for a Parish Sacristan to provide a high level of support to the Parish Priest and Parish Team in the general running of the Parish for approximately six days a week.

Applications should be marked for the attention of Fr. Kevin Rowan, Adm. Please enclose a Curriculum Vitae and cover letter no later than Friday 21

st February, 2020 c/o. Parish Office,

Monkstown Parish, Carrickbrennan Road, Monkstown, Co. Dublin. For more information contact the parish office on Tel: 01 5382542.

Charity / Poor box donations.

Out of donations given recently to the Charity / Poor Box, a cheque for €600 has been given to “Knight Run” – a charity of the Order of Malta. This charity brings soup and sandwiches to the homeless on our streets and provides night clothing for those who sleep on the streets. It is a great work of compassion and care and one we are delighted to support through your donations. The Charity / Poor Box is located on the back wall to the left as you enter the Church Thank you for your support in helping those in need, especially our homeless women, men and families on the streets.