Advent is a time of waiting, conversion and hope:

A time of waiting: memory of the first, humble coming of Christ in the flesh.

A time of conversion: this is a significant time to focus on the Sacrament of Penance or Confession.

A time of joyful hope the ‘we shall become like him for we shall see him as he really is’ (John 3:2).

Giving Sunday SVP (St Vincent de Paul Society): Sunday 8^th December

New Rotas

Thanks to Maeve Kennedy and Christine O’Neill we have new rotas for the Ministers of Word and Eucharist. They are available on the altar rails.

Diocesan Information Meeting re Year of Prayer, Listening and Discernment launched by Bishop Fintan in September. This meeting takes place today, Dec. 1^st in the Rochestown Park Hotel 2.00 to 5.00.

Shared Mass Cards for Christmas

Thanks to Margaret Barry, these cards are available at the office inside the front entrance to the church.

Coffee Morning

This Tuesday, 3^rd December, after the 10 am Mass

First Wednesday

The Legion of Mary will lead a prayer service at 10.00 am in the Church.

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be celebrated on Monday, 9^th December. The traditional date for this feast is the 8^th December but, because it occurs on a Sunday this year, the feast is postponed to the following day.

Parish Assembly Meets on Monday, 9^th December.

Jubilee Year 2025

The Holy Father has announced that 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, something which happens every 25 years. The theme for Jubilee 2025 is “Pilgrims of Hope,” and it will be a year of hope for a world suffering the impacts of war, the ongoing effects of COVID-19 pandemic, and the climate crisis.

Recent Deaths:

Liam Collins, Doyle Road; Maureen Doran, Greenhills Estate. May they rest in peace. We sympathise with their families and friends and offer the support of our prayers.

I, the Lord of sea and sky,
I have heard my people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin
my hand will save.
I, who made the stars of night,
I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear my light to them?
Whom shall I send?
 

Here I am, Lord.  Is it I, Lord?

I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.

I, the Lord of snow and rain,
I have borne my people’s pain.
I have wept for love of them.
They turn away.
I will break their hearts of stone,
give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak my words to them.
Whom shall I send?

            Here I am, Lord. ……