Newsletter 5 JULY 2026
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year
Registered Charity Number - RCN 20016166
Liturgical Colour – Green – Readings from page 289 in the St. Paul Missal.
Mass streamed live daily via the webcam.
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Email: admin@holyfamilyparish.ie
Office phone 01 2845299.
https://www.catholicireland.net/readings/
Please remember in your prayers Philip Doyle and all who have passed away recently and for Jack Kavanagh 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, 4 July 2026
10.00 a.m.- Celebrant’s intention
5 p.m. John, Margaret, Betty, Joan, Connie, Frances & Jimmy Pierce - Anniversaries
James Halley – Rec. Deceased
Mary Campbell – Rec. Deceased
Sunday, 5 July 2026
10.00 a.m. – William Flood – Rec. Deceased
Special Intention for Gosia’s Mum in Poland
Sean O’Kiersey – Rec. Deceased
George, Catherine & John Griffin – Anniversaries
12 noon – Maureen & Michael Reid - Anniversaries
Eddie Byrne – Anniversary
Jack Kavanagh – Anniversary
William & Kathleen Bennett - Anniversaries
Monday, 6 July 2026
10.00 a.m. – Mass Bouquet
Get Well Mass Bouquet
Tuesday, 7 July 2026
10.00 a.m. – Thanksgiving Mass
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
10.00 a.m.- Special Intention
Special Intention (get well Mass)
Margaret McGuinness- recently deceased
Thursday, 9 July 2026
10.00 a.m. – The Holy Souls
Wedding anniversary – Mass Bouquet
Friday, 10 July 2026
10.00 a.m. – Joan Hogarty- recently deceased
Peter’s Pence
The Peter’s Pence collection that took place last weekend amounted to € 1,110.
Many thanks for your generosity.
Please note that the Tap & Go donations received on the weekend of 27/28 June will be allocated to the special collection as follows:
- Peter’s Pence will receive the 40% that would ordinarily be transferred to the Share collection,
- and it will receive any uplift in the Common Fund portion (60%) of the Tap & Go donations received that weekend.
Summer Dues 2026
Thank you for your contribution to this year's Summer Dues. These funds, along with the first collection at Mass and the annual Christmas and Easter Dues, go to the diocese to support our clergy (Common Fund). Envelopes for 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: €4,548
- Summer Dues 2026: Collection in progress
Trócaire Collection 2026: A total of €3,219.88 (including a €1,000 cheque) was raised in the parish and forwarded to Trócaire. Thank you for your generosity.
“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.
Trip to Knock Shrine: Join our parish trip to the Shrine of Our Lady of Knock, on Sunday, 19th July, departing from the church at 8:00 a.m. The fare is €40 per person, which covers your bus travel plus afternoon tea and cakes. For lunch, you can bring a packed lunch or eat locally at the shrine. To book your seat, please contact Maria on 086 357 6374 or see Susan at the sacristy.
POPE LEO XIV has published his first encyclical letter.
(major teaching letter) (25 May 2026). Magnifica Humanitas/The Grandeur of Humanity.
Copies of the Letter in book form are available in the parish shop at € 7.50 per copy.
Magnifica Humanitas can also be read in full on the website of the Holy See.