Parish News
Weekend Notices
14th March 2010
St Brigid’s Parish Pilgrimage to Jordan
24th – 31st October 2010
Visiting Jerash, Amman, Mount Nebo, Madaba Mosaics, Wadi Rum Desert, Bethany Baptism Site and Petra.
Itinerary available from table near the main door of the Church.
Information evening on Tuesday 23rd March at 8 pm in the Parish House. All Welcome.
St Patrick Day – 17th March 2010
Mass times here in St Brigid’s Parish for
St Patrick’s Day are:
Tue, 16th March - Vigil: 6.30 pm
Wed, 17th March - 8.30 am, 10.30 am
AWARE – Join the AWARE St Patrick’s Day Harbour 2 Harbour Walk.
AWARE is celebrating its 25th year as a charity. Mar 17th Howth – Dun Laoghaire or Dun Laoghaire – Howth at 10.30 am. Help to raise funds for AWARE and support all who experience depression.
Register at www.aware.ie or call 6617211.
Foxrock Local History Club
Public Lecture: Tuesday, 16th March
At Foxrock Patoral Centre
At 8 pm sharp.
‘The Wrecking of the Rochdale & the Prince of Wales’ by Edward Bourke.
And ‘Daniel O’Connell and some South Dublin and Wicklow connection’s by Moira Laffan. Admission: €4
Churches Together – Serving the Gospel
Exploring the Issues
Lenten Talks and Discussions
In The Stillorgan Park Hotel
Last talk of this series on 18 March at 8 pm
Arranged by The Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption, Booterstown, The Church of Ireland Churches, Booterstown and Mount Merrion and The Presbyterian Church, Blackrock.
New Rotas for Ministers of the Word and Ministers of the Eucharist
Available for collection from the Sacristy this weekend.
Focus on Finance
A few further bullet points to help clarify the financial accounts of the Parish –
such as they are available
at the back of the Church today.
- Accounts to end of Feb 2010 – break even situation, however income down by €14.7k offset by a saving on expenses of €14.2k.
- Family offering down on 2009 – recessionary times?. or disenchantment?
- Total family units in parish – 3,500 approx
- Number of family units contributing to Family Offering = 506 (14.5% !!)
- Tax receipts down –
Tax year 2009 = €17.1 k
Tax year 2008 = €31.5 k
Reason – strict adherence by Revenue on position re individuals with income other than PAYE.
PAYE only = tax reclaimed by Parish.
PAYE + other income = tax reclaimed by individual.
Orlagh Retreat Centre
Holy Week Tridium Retreat
Thurs 1st April to Sun 4th April
Why not give yourself a Holy Week experience with a difference?
Contact Fr John on 495 8190 for further information
Console National Bag Pack Day
Console, along with the 3Ts have recently launched a 24 hour Suicide Prevention Helpline entitled
1Life – 1800 24 7100.
Volunteer bag packers are needed in Dunnes Stores, Cornelscourt on
Sat 20th March to raise much needed funds for this mammoth task.
Can you help? Contact Ciaran:
ph 6102638 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
CASA Clothes Collection
Bags containing donations of clean, used clothes for sale in CASA Charity Shops will be collected after all masses this weekend only.
