SUNDAY 14 DECEMBER 2025
Third Sunday of Advent- Cycle A
Liturgical Colour – Rose - Readings from page 389
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Please remember in your prayers Canon Jim Fingleton who passed away recently and for John & Richard Carr, Madelaine & Tony D’Arcy whose anniversaries are around this time. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
DECEMBER Mass Times and intentions
Saturday, 13 December 2025
10.00 a.m.- Celebrants intentions
5.0.0 p.m. – Aisling Hickey- anniversary
John & Molly Kelly-anniversary
Deceased members of the Johnston & McKeever families-anniversaries
Pat & John O’Malley & Rita & Michael Maher-anniversaries
Sunday, 14 December 2025
10.00 a.m.- Martin Lynch- Month’s mind
Monica Mullen-2nd anniversary
Bro. Leo Judge- recently deceased
Tony Leonard- recently deceased
12.00 noon – Paudie Stafford- anniversary
Deceased members of the Kelly Family
Margaret Schutte & Gerry O’Brien- rec. dec.
Monday,15 December 2025
10.00 a.m. – Robert Halpin -anniversary
Noel O’Neill & Anne Flood- anniversary
Thanksgiving Mass
Birthday Mass intention (Tommy Doherty)
Tuesday, 16 December 2025
10.00 a.m.- Triduum Mass
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
10.00 a.m. – Triduum Mass
Thursday, 18 December 2025
10.00 a.m.- Triduum Mass
Friday, 19 December 2025
10.00 a.m.-Carol Ann Barnes & Bernadette Sharkey & Mary Anne & Peter Kelly - anniversary
The Annual Appeal for the St Vincent de Paul Society collection at all Masses last weekend raised €7,029.
Thank you for your kind generosity.
The Christmas Card with the 2025 Christmas programmes is available in the church benches. Please take a card for yourself as well as a few for your friends & neighbours. The Christmas Programme is also on the newsletter page.
Carol Service 5.00 p.m. Sunday next 21 December
All are welcome. Refreshments in Resource Centre afterwards
Christmas Raffle will be held in the Resource Centre on 21st December after the Carol Service. Donations of prizes are much appreciated.
Church Car Park “New” Electronic Barrier. Please be advised the installation of an electronic barrier at the church car park entrance will not impact on parishioners coming and going during church services, groups and parish resource centre activities, as it will be in the open position for the duration of same. With all day and casual parking now unavailable at Bakers Corner, the installation of the electronic barrier is to prevent unwanted parking within the church grounds on health and safety issues together with risk management and legal liability issues. Outside of the times for church services, and parish group activities, the car park is liable to be locked up to prevent entry for unauthorised parking of vehicles which is strictly prohibited.
Have Your Say about your Catholic School-For Attention of Parents of children attending Primary Schools or have yet to start. The Department of Education is currently conducting a Primary School Survey that will determine the future provision of Primary Schools and crucially could lead to lasting changes in your school. In simple, direct terms, you are being asked if you want your school to stay a Catholic school or if you want that to change. Do not leave it to others, have your say before 16 December 2025.
The survey can be accessed at www.gov.ie/primaryschoolsurvey/. It closes on Tuesday, December 16. (this week).
Donations for fresh flowers for our church for Christmas are gratefully accepted. Donations would be preferable to potted plants. Donations can be left at the Parish Office or with Sacristan, Susan. Thank you.
THE Environment during Advent. Throughout this year, the entire church has been called to undertake a pilgrimage of hope. The Jubilee 2025 has reminded us that Christian hope, rooted in God’s love, never deceives (Rom 5:5). In this same spirit, the Raising Hope Conference brought together religious, social and political leaders to celebrate ten years of Laudato Si and the Parish Climate Agreement, calling us to raise hope together and to renew our commitment to care for our common home.
THE SHOP Is open before and after the weekend Masses. On sale are The St. Pauls Missals 2026, Triduum Cards and plenty of Christmas cards and Christmas items.
Thank you to all who participated in our Preparation for Christmas - Reflection & Prayer presented by Séan Goan Scripture scholar & prayer guide on Saturday 13 December 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel.
Blue Christmas- Welcome to the Blue Christmas Prayer Service in the Church of Ireland, Deansgrange, on Sunday 14 December at 5. 00p.m. Let us pray for people who struggle to cope at Christmas.