NEWSLETTER SUNDAY 10 July 2022
Fifteenth SUNDAY IN Ordinary Time
Parish Mission Statement
Our Parish seeks to live as a family – supporting one another, open to all comers, building a community where each person feels wanted and cared for. To make this happen, we will work to grow in holiness through prayer and service and we will try to show God’s love in our daily lives.
Ceremonies available on parish webcam.
Prayers +Readings on page 304 St. Paul Sunday Missal 2022 Cycle C
Your prayers are requested for the souls of Veronica Cassidy recently deceased and for Sean Holahan whose anniversary occurs around this time.
MAY THE SOULS OF ALL THE FAITHFUL THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD REST IN PEACE. AMEN.
July 2022 Mass times and intentions
Saturday9 July 2022
10 a.m. – Celebrant’s Intentions
5p.m. – Catherine Burke- anniversary
Aidan McCarthy- recently deceased
Breda O’Brien- recently deceased
Clare Gormley- anniversary
Sunday 10 July 2022
9.00 a.m. Parishioners’ intentions
10.30 a.m. –David Keane- recently deceased
John May recently deceased
Breda O’Brien recently deceased
12 noon – Richard Egan- anniversary also Sean Egan, Pauline & John Egan- R.I.P.
John & Mary Quaid- R.I.P.
Tony & Dermot Payne- R.I.P.
David Keane- recently deceased
Rosaleen Ryan - anniversary
Monday 11 July 2022
10 a.m.- David Keane- R.I.P.
Sr. Noreen Long- R.I.P.
Anna Murphy- R.I.P.
Special intention
Tuesday 12 July 2022
10 a.m. -Sean Boylan- anniversary
Muireann Collier- recently deceased
Special intention
Wednesday 13 July 2022
10 a.m. – Special intention
Thursday 14 July 2022
10 a.m. Celebrant’s intentions
Friday 15 July 2022
10.00 a.m. – Des Kavanagh- 7th anniversary
Peter’s Pence Annual Collection for the Pope’s charities last weekend 2/3 July raised € 1910 Thank you
Summer Dues 2022.
Envelopes for the Summer Dues Collection are available near the exits in the church. You may return the envelope with your Summer dues donation into the big safe in the church west aisle or at the parish office. Thank you
Special Notice- Roof Repairs & General Maintenance
With the commencement of the church roof repairs to rectify the water leaks and general maintenance, additional work has been uncovered increasing the initially anticipated costs considerably. Due to lack of available funds to cover these additional costs, some of this work must be deferred, with the more immediate and essential repairs requiring completion, in order to avoid further deterioration of the roof and associated increase in costs.
Repair costs were initially estimated at € 41,000, with final costs amounting to € 74, 506. This cost together with a previous bill of € 64,000 for heating repairs, has totally wiped out all the parish contingency fund, leaving a short fall of € 15,000 to meet our current liabilities for the roof repairs. The only available funds to meet this shortfall is the day-to- day parish account which covers the everyday housekeeping bills of wages ,heating, lighting, insurance etc. As this account is just about meeting ongoing parish expenditure, the now depleted account urgently requires to be refunded.
Your generosity in these times of financial difficulty with your overall response to appeals for special donations for the heating and roof repairs is very much appreciated. To date, €8,770 has been donated for the roof repair fund. Given the perilous condition of the overall parish finances, your continued support is very much needed and welcome. One immediate area of financial assistance, if not already addressed, is the completion of form CH4 for tax relief for donations to the parish as an eligible charity. Forms are available at the back of the church and on completion can be left in at the Resource Centre office or in the safe at the west side of the church ( Bakers Pub ). There are also other areas of the church and its grounds requiring attention, including car park resurfacing, painting of buildings, replacement of two defective doors. There is a pending expected expenditure of more than € 200,000.
To fund the parish into the future, the Finance Committee is reviewing all possible revenue streams such as a fund-raising campaign, corporate donations etc. with further announcements to be made on this matter. Any assistance in this regard is welcome. From the Parish Finance Committee meeting 5th July 2022
St. Vincent de Paul next church door collection will be held on 16th/17th July.