Newsletter 19 July 2026
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year
Registered Charity Number - RCN 20016166
Liturgical Colour – Green – Readings from page 296 in the St. Paul Missal.
Mass streamed live daily via the webcam.
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Email: admin@holyfamilyparish.ie
Office phone 01 2845299.
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Please remember in your prayers Rachel McIntyre, who has passed away recently and for all whose anniversary occurs around this time.
May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
JULY MASS TIMES & INTENTIONS
Saturday, 18 July 2026
10.00 a.m.- Celebrant’s intention
5 p.m. Eamon & Bernard Drugan – Anniversaries
Anne Flood – Anniversary
Thanksgiving Mass
Jennifer Kelleher – R.I.P.
Sunday, 19 July 2026
10.00 a.m. – Jean & Davy Ronan – Birthday Remb.
Theresa Bowen – Rec. Deceased
12 noon – May & Bob Doyle – Anniversaries
Esther & John (Johnnie) Brennan - Anniversaries
Monday, 20 July 2026
10.00 a.m. – The Holy Souls
Tuesday, 21 July 2026
10.00 a.m. – The Holy Souls
Wednesday, 22 July 2026
10.00 a.m. Thanksgiving Mass for the kindness shown to Sean, Sheila O’Kiersey and family & for those who cared for Sean, sent expressions of sympathy, or helped in practical ways during their time of loss.
Thursday, 23 July 2026
10.00 a.m. – Celebrants' Intentions
Friday, 24 July 2026
10.00 a.m. – Carolanne & Marie Barnes
Special intention
St. Vincent de Paul- Monthly collection, which took place last weekend, amounted to €1550. Thank you for your continued support.
A Crisis of Connection: Healing Our Common Home
In his landmark encyclical Laudato Si’, Pope Francis shares a profound and simple truth: “Everything is connected” (LS 91). This timeless wisdom sheds a piercing light on today’s ecological crisis. It reminds us that our relationship with the earth cannot be separated from our relationship with God.
For too long, our connection with the Creator has been neglected. When we forget our place in God's creation, the bonds of human relationships begin to falter. We see the physical consequences of this spiritual rupture all around us. Our world has grown hotter, less stable, and more lifeless.
This is not just a political or scientific issue; it is a deeply human tragedy. As ecosystems collapse and extreme weather intensifies, we all suffer. However, the burden is not shared equally. The poorest and most vulnerable among us suffer above all, despite having done the least to cause this destruction.
Pope Francis reminds us that we are not facing two separate dilemmas. Instead, we face a "complex crisis that is both social and environmental" (LS 130). We cannot heal the planet without lifting humanity, and we cannot protect humanity without safeguarding the earth.
The cry of the earth and the cry of the poor are one and the same. Our faith calls us to a unified response: to protect our common home for the wellbeing of all. True ecological conversion requires us to equitably address the climate crisis, halt biodiversity loss, and commit to long-term ecological sustainability. Let us pray and act together this week to restore what is broken, starting with our own daily choices.
Summer Dues 2026
Thank you for your contribution to this year's Summer Dues. This, together with the First church collection at Mass and the annual Christmas & Easter Dues collections, goes to the diocese in support of the clergy of the diocese.
Summer Dues are available on the tables near the church exits.
Christmas Dues 2024/25 €5,865
Easter Dues 2025 € 5,780
Summer Dues 2025 €3,885
Christmas Dues 2025/ 26 € 5,868
Easter Dues 2026 total € 4,548 on
Summer Dues collection 2026 in progress
Pilgrimage to Medjugorje
16th to 23th September 2026.
Spiritual Director Fr. John D. Killeen.
Group leader contact Valarie Somers:0879908840
Parish Resource Centre will be CLOSED for August.
The Parish Office and Coffee Shop will remain open.
“Save the Date” Saturday 26 September 2026. A pilgrimage organised by the Liturgy group for the Parish Partnership. Going to (Melifont Abbey, Monasterboice Monastic site & St Patrick’s Cathedral Armagh for tour & private Mass). Bookings & further details in early Sept.