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ENTERING THE CHURCH

The St Agnes’ Parish Newsletter & Web-Site Teams would like to wish all our readers a very Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year. We hope you enjoy reading the Newsletter or

visiting the Web Site to catch up on news or to watch our Mass broadcasts. We welcome any comments you have. Don’t forget, if there was anything you would like to see as a regular

item, please let us know through the Parish Office or email us at newsletter@crumlinparish.ie.

Celebrating the New Year Differently

After all the business of Christmas, it can be a relief to sit back and take time out to mark the end of

the year. Why not join Sr Dervela Byrne and Debbie Moore for an hour, using

inspirational presentations, prayer images and scripture, group

interaction, song and personal quiet time from 11.00 pm to

midnight on New Year’s Eve, Thursday 31st December.

Iona Pastoral Centre, Idrone Ave, Knocklyon, Dublin 16.

Tel 085 870 9731.

Kids Corner

Priests of the Parish

Fr Paul Tyrrell: 455 5368 Fr David Fleming: 454 2308 Fr John Deasy: 455 0955 Fr Tom Clowe: 455 5605

Deacon Rev Jimmy Fennell: 455 5368

Child Protection

Dublin Diocesan Office 836 0314 E-mail: cps@dublindiocese.ie

Or St Agnes Parish Office 455 5368

St Agnes Church Mass Times

Weekday Masses:- 9.00am; 10.00 am; 7.00pm

Saturday Vigil Mass:- 7.00pm Sunday Masses:- 9.30am;

11.00 am (Family); 12.30pm (Choir); 7.00pm

Holy day Masses:- 7.00pm Vigil; 9.00am; 10.00am; 7.00pm

Confession Times Saturdays from 10.30am to

11.30am & 6.45pm

Eve of First Fridays after 10.00am Mass & 6.45pm

COFFEE DOCK The Coffee Dock in St Agnes

Parish Centre is open Monday to Friday from

10.00am-12.00 noon.

Call in any day to savour the friendly atmosphere, have a cuppa and some

chat with neighbours and friends

Last Weekend’s Collections 1st Collection: € 1,927

Family Offering:: € 1,790

St Vincent de Paul Collection: € 10,275

Many thanks for your continued support and generosity

Thought for the Week “Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot”

Anonymous

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20th December 2015 - 4th Sunday of Advent

Parish Office – Opening Hours Christmas and New Year

The Parish Office will close at 12.45pm on Wednesday 23rd. Reopening

Tuesday 29th & Wednesday 30th December from 10.30am to 12 noon.

Opening during office hours Thursday 31st, closed New Years Day.

Normal office opening hours will resume on

Monday 4th January 2016.

ADORATION IN THE ORATORY – CHRISTMAS PERIOD

The Oratory will be closed from Monday 21st December to 28th December – both dates inclusive.

It will reopen on Tuesday 29th & Wednesday 30th December 9am – 5pm and Thursday 31st December 9am – 1pm.

It will closed on New Years Day and Monday 4th January.

Normal opening hours will resume on Tuesday 5th January 2016. Wishing you all a Holy and Happy Christmas.

~ Thank You ~ The Missionary Sisters of St Columban wish to acknowledge and thank most

sincerely our working committee for their total dedication, commitment and

backbreaking work in preparation for their annual Christmas Fair. We

remember too with deep gratitude our catering crew who always come up

tromps. To our volunteers who give unstintingly of themselves, our good

people of the Parish, friends, family, benefactors and our brothers – the

Columban Fathers for wonderful generosity and unfailing support despite the

weather conditions which seems to visit us on the day for the past few years.

None of this could become a reality without the support of the Priests of the

Parish. To have the use of the Parish Hall is a gift. The kind support and

generosity extended too is noted and deeply appreciated.

This year for the first time in the history of our Christmas Fair of 89 years, two

children won the top prices of a weekend away to two different locations in the

country. Thanks to Granny and Grand Aunt for these wonderful gifts. Our

super hamper gladly went to the cluster area of Clogher and was very warmly

welcomed.

A novena of Masses will be offered for you during this Holy Season as our

way of repaying you for your goodness and support in helping our overseas

missions.

Christmas Blessings and every good wish to each one for the new year.

The Columban Sisters.

Christmas Dues Envelopes available at Church exits. Christmas dues help to support he

Priests of the parish. They are an important source of income for the Clergy. We thank you most sincerely for your generosity in the past.

Our Recently Deceased Imelda Kelleher, Beechfield Close

Mary Fitzgerarld, Windmill Park Elizabeth O’Donoghue, Muckross Park

Mary Doyle, Harty Avenue Paddy Traynor, Hillsbrook Grove

John (Jack) McMahon, John McCormack Ave Eileen Byrne, Balfe Avenue

We express our deepest sympathies to their

families at this sad time.

May they Rest in Peace. Amen.

St Agnes Parish Reader’s Roster

If you cannot make your scheduled Reading please

contact John Green

Saturday 26th December

7:00pm P Condon Sunday 27th December

9:30am Jeanine Chalmers

11:00am J Greene & Antoinette Doyle

12:30pm Richard Tobin

7:00pm Sr Margaret

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, 19th December 2015

Months Mind

William Murray

Anniversary

Patrick Connolly (1st)

Carmel Fox 4th

Julie McCormack (4th)

Mary & John Fagan 5th

Tess Callery (6th)

Tommy Murray (19th)

Lena & Michael Gavigan

John Maher & Charlotte Davenport Maher

Margaret Maher

Bill Heavey

Teresa & Michael Murray

Sunday, 20th December 2015

09.30am Christy, Mary & Peter Kennedy

Susan & William Grant

Thomas & Kathleen & Brendan Walsh

Charlie Leddy

Jim Reynolds

Anniversary & Birthday

John Joseph McGuinness

And John McGuinness

Recently Deceased Ray & Barbara O’Reilly (California ex

Cashel Rd)

11.00am Anniversaries

Dorothy Delaney (5th)

Laurence Flynn (11th)

Sheila & Thomas Grennan

Conway & Dowling Families

Margaret Quinn & Joan Quinn Horgan

Keelin Raynor

Hugh Corcoran

Matthew, Brigid and Thomas Dunne

Denis & Bridie Cuffe

12.30pm Anniversaries

Michael O’Gorman (1st)

Gretta Macken (4th)

Edward McDonald

Daniel Whelan & Mary & David Evans

Jerry & Maureen Gleeson

and Tony & Lydia Gleeson

Pierce McCabe

John & Anne Devlin

Jack Byrne & Eddie Byrne

Deceased members of Byrne &

Brady family

James & Teresa Clancy

Teresa O’Neill

Annie & James Hughes & Family

Mary & Patrick McGee

Thomas Family

Maher Family

O’Keeffe Family

STANDARD ITEMS FOR NEWSLETTER

"Now available in Church Repository and

Parish Office:

The latest selection of Lorcan O'Toole Day Centre CHRISTMAS CARDS. New designs.

Wonderful variety.

SAME PRICE !! Still only €4 per pack of 12 card."

MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, 21st December

7:00pm James & Mary O’Donoghue &

Eileen Mulcahy

Tuesday, 22nd December

7:00pm Maura Uí Nualláin (Anniversary)

Wednesday, 23rd December

7:00pm Bill & Maureen Rutherford May their Souls and the Souls of all the Faithful departed.

Rest In Peace. Amen All Mass Intentions should be booked in the Parish Office no

later than midday on the Wednesday before the Sunday Masses.

Christmas Cards detailing Christmas Arrangements available at Church exits

for anyone who has not had one delivered to their home.

St. Agnes Church Mass Cards the Intention of Donor will be remembered in all Masses on

Christmas Day.(€5 per pack of 10 cards) Available in the Parish Office & Church Repository

RECENTLY BAPTISED Charlie Bobby McGarry

Andrew Connors

Nina Louise Fitzpatrick-

Russell We welcome them into our Christian Community and wish

them every blessing in their lives ahead

Karter Lewis Phillips

Aurora Lumena Sillery-

Keay

1916 Special Edition of the

Irish Catholic

To mark the centenary of the

1916 Easter Rising, The Irish

Catholic newspaper is publishing

a special edition on 17th

December 2015.

The 40-page edition of the paper

will set the context for the

centenary celebrations and look at

some of the neglected aspects of

the celebrations including the

humanitarian role of the Pro-

Cathedral, how parishes coped

with the carnage, the Catholic

Faith of the leaders, the Church’s

reaction to the rising, insights

from the Dublin Diocesan archive

and reflections from Archbishop

Diarmuid Martin, Mary Kenny

and Martin Mansergh.

Available in the Church

Repository.

Enrolment in Brown Scapular will take place at the

Saturday Devotion in St Agnes Church at 9:00am

2nd January

All are welcome.

Christmas Prayer O Devine Jesus, the Heavenly

message at Your Birth was peace

on earth and goodwill to all.

Bring Your peace, Your joy,

Your happiness into our home

this Christmas. Bless all the

members of our family, those at

home and those who will be

absent this Christmas.

Inflame our hearts with your

love, keep us close to You and

each other now and through out

the year ahead.

Amen.

Carers Association

The Carers Association are

providing the QQI (FETAC)

Level 5 Healthcare Support

Award training in January 2016.

Providing job opportunities for

home care workers, personal

assistants, or care assistants in

hospitals, nursing homes, and

disability services.

Contact the Training Unit on

057 93 22920 or email:

A GOAL MILE event will take place

on Christmas morning in Eamonn Ceannt

Park,

Sundrive Road to raise funds for the

third world charity GOAL.

Races will be staged between 10:30am

and 12 noon.

This is a family friendly event to give

you an appetite for the turkey & ham !

We would like to wish everyone in St Agnes Parent & Toddler

group a Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year.

We will re-commence after

Christmas in the parish hall on Thursday 7th January

From 10:00am -12:00pm.

Volunteers always welcome, no child minding involved.

Church Art Calendars are

available in the Repository.

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St Agnes Church Calendars

are available at church

exits. Please take one home.