Stella Maris Retreat Centre  Baily  Howth Tel. 832 22 28

Forth-Coming Events

Harvest Celebration – To-day - Sunday 9^th October from 3.00 – 5.00 p.m.  The celebration will include reflection, music, quiet time and refreshments.  All are welcome.

Mindfulness Course continues every Tuesday at 11 a.m. with Joe Clarke.

REFLECTIVE ENERGISING DAY

With Sally Hyland, SJG   Tuesday 25^th October from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.

Cost €40 includes lunch, input, liturgy and personal space in idyllic setting.

Contact Sally on 087-622 6620

Weekly Eucharistic Adoration

There was a good response to the invitation to Eucharistic Adoration last Sunday with 80 forms being returned for which our grateful thanks.  These are being reviewed to align as far as possible the hours of Adoration with the preferences expressed in the forms.  It is intended to initiate Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration at the 12.00 noon Mass on Sunday 16^th October to which participants of Adoration are especially invited.  The first day for Adoration will be Tuesday 18^th October.  Those who completed forms will be notified of the details by letter next week.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2012

Information Meeting for Parents, Guardians and Parishioners

Tuesday 18^th October 8.00 p.m.

Venue: Scoil Mhuire, Howth Primary School

Earlier this year, the children of Howth Parish who received their First Holy Communion in May, participated in a very successful programme of preparation working in partnership with their families, their schools and the Parish here in Howth.  We shared many moments of vibrant liturgical celebration together on a very unique journey towards the day of the children’s First Holy Communion.

          Once again we invite parents and parishioners to join together to support the children from our Parish who are preparing to receive Jesus in First Holy Communion in 2012.  As parents we brought our children to the Church to be baptised and so initiated this special journey in our child’s religious education.

            We invite you as parents, guardians and parishioners to a special meeting where this programme of preparation will be presented.  We look forward to your involvement at the meeting and throughout the programme.                                           Howth Family Mass Group

THE MISSIONARIES OF AFRICA (WHITE FATHERS)

The Missionaries of Africa work in 22 countries in Africa from the Sahara down to South Africa.  They witness to the Gospel of Jesus and face the challenges of Africa today, bringing education and especially hope and relief to all who are suffering particularly the sick (AIDS), the ever-growing number of orphans, street children, refugees and the many who live below the poverty line.  Fathers Ian Buckmaster and John O’Donoghue will be speaking at the Masses today.  Both have worked in Africa for many years.

MASS INTENTIONS 9^th - 16^th October

Sunday 9^th October

Vigil (7.00 p.m. Sat. 8^th October)  Jane O’Rourke

 8.30 a.m.                                Delaney and Doherty Family

10.30 a.m.                               Thomas Gaffney

12.00 noon                             Josephine Cusack

 7.00 p.m.                                Kevin and Bridget Moy

Monday 10^th October

 8.00 a.m.                                A Special Intention

10.00 a.m.                               Dick, Mary and Cissy  Harford

Tuesday 11^th October

 8.00 a.m.                                A Special Intention

10.00 a.m.                               Tom Croke

Friday 14^th October

8.00 a.m.                                 Jimmy Henry (5^th Anniv)

Saturday 15^h October

10.00 a.m.                               Patrick O’Rourke

Sunday 16^th October

Vigil (7.00 p.m. Sat. 15^th October) Paddy McCullagh

10.30 a.m.                               Molly McGeehan

12.00 noon                             John Darby

 7.00 p.m.                                Jimmy Henry

Reform and Renewal Group

The Reform and Renewal Group will meet tomorrow evening, Monday 10^th October at 8p.m. in St. Columbanus Hall.  Sam Andrews will present a short review of the book "Remaining a Catholic after the Murphy Report" by Kevin Egan, Head of Behavioural Science in All Hallows College.  He addresses three questions in the book - 'What happened? Why did it happen? and Where do we go from here?  Our discussion will focus on the last question - 'Where do we go from here'?  ALL WELCOME

SUTTON PARK SCHOOL OPEN EVENING

Thursday 13^th October from 7.00 to 9.00p.m.   Sutton Park School is a Co-educational school catering for students from age 4 – 18 years.  All enquiries welcome   Tel. 839 9400

FUND-RAISING CONCERT - GARDINER STREET GOSPEL CHOIR

The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir will be in Concert in the Church of St Laurence O’Toole, Baldoyle, on Wednesday, 19^th October at 8.00 p.m.  The concert is in aid of Baldoyle Family Resource Services.  Admission is €10 (concessions €8). Tickets available from Phil Hurley Tel. 087-695 6845 or Anthony Neville Tel. 832 4896

Scripture Readings for the Twenty Eighth Week in Ordinary Time

Monday 10^th October

Rom 1:1-7. Ps 97. Lk 11: 29-32

Tuesday 11^th October

Rom 1:16-25. Ps 18. Lk 11: 37-41

Wednesday 12^th October

Rom 2:1-11. Ps 61. Lk 11: 42-46

Thursday 13^th October

Rom 3:21-30. Ps 129. Lk 11: 47-54

Friday 14^th October

Rom 4:1-8. Ps 31. Lk 12: 1-7

Saturday 15^th October

Saint Teresa of Avila   Memorial

Rom 4:13, 16-18. Ps 104. Lk 12: 8-12

Sunday 16^th October

Is 45: 1, 4-6. Ps 95. 1 Thess 1: 1-5. Mt 22: 15- 21

HOWTH PRIMARY SCHOOL

SCOIL MHUIRE

Fund-Raiser for the Classroom Renovation Fund

Friday 14^th October at 8.00 p.m. at the Beann Eadair GAA Club.  Tickets  available from Ms. Lyons Tel. 832 3572

Dates for your Diary

The Faith Development Group of the Parish Pastoral Council has arranged the following series of talks for each Monday in November, 2011.

Fr. Peter McVerry S.J. (Nov. 7^th)

Ms Alice Leahy of TRUST (The Foundation for the Homeless). (Nov. 14^th)

Fr. Vincent Mac Namara, author of “The call to be human: Making sense of morality” (Nov. 21^st) 

Fr. Kevin O’Boyle, returned missionary from Chile, who spoke to us last year re “The Broken Church” (Nov. 28^th).

All presentations, with discussion and debate will take place in Saint Columbanus Hall from

8.00 p.m. and end with a cup of tea at 9.15 p.m.

THE WORD IS NEAR – SUTTON PARISH CENTRE – WEDNESDAY 19^th OCTOBER 8pm

The preparation journey toward the Eucharistic Congress has been divided into four stages – GATHERING, WORD, EUCHARIST, MISSION - each reflecting on an aspect of communion with Christ and one another as it is celebrated in the Eucharist and lived in our daily lives.  On Wednesday 19^th October at 8pm in the Parish Centre, Sutton, we will be reflecting on STAGE TWO of our journey -  THE WORD OF GOD – using material providing by the Orlagh Retreat Centre.  The session will focus on The Word is Near and examines how near the Word of God is to us all.  All are welcome to attend especially Ministers of the Word.  For more information contact James in Sutton Parish Office, 839 2001 or james.daly@dublindiocese.ie