The following are notices and upcoming events in St Finian's Church:
Sunday, 23rd February 2025
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
MASS TIMES
WEEKDAY MASSES
10.00 am in St Finian’s Church (except Mondays - a Holy Communion service replaces the 10.00 Mass)
WEEKEND MASSES
Saturday Morning: 11.00 am
Saturday Vigil: 5.30 pm
Sunday: 10.00 am, 12.00 pm.
All Masses and other Services in St. Finian's Church
are available on our webcam.
Communion Services In the Grouping of Parishes:
St Finian’s Church Every Monday at 10am
St Colmcille’s Church Every Thursday at 10am
St Cronan's Church Every Friday at 10am
WE HAD NO WINNER this week of our Jackpot, though two people matched three numbers. Next week's prize will be €6,600.
Thank you to all who participate in the parish Lotto every week.
Don't forget to pick up your Lotto envelope at the church!
All Lotto envelopes must be submitted by 6.00pm every Sunday night. All funds from the Lotto draw will be used to complete works on both St. Finian’s Church and Our Lady Queen of Heaven Church - including renewal of ceiling and floors, and waterproofing and painting of exterior walls.
Please note that all Lotto envelopes should be posted through the Donation box on the wall just inside the church door and not through the parish office letterbox. Thank you for your support. Best of luck to everyone who enters our draw.
Click here to check the weekly LOTTO RESULTS
NOVENA OF GRACE
Tuesday 4th March to Wednesday 12th March.
Novena prayer will be prayed at all Masses.
ST COLMCILLE'S PARISH – Lenten Discussions
For Lent this year we will be reflecting on the topic ‘Calling a Wounded Earth Home’. We will have prayers, reflections and discussions on a different theme each week. If you attended last year we would be delighted to see you again. We will start on Tuesday 11th March and each Tuesday until April 8th at 2.00pm in the Parochial House Seatown Road.
There will be an additional session on Tuesday night April 8th at 7.00pm for anyone who would like to join in the discussion but are unable to attend in the afternoons. All materials will be provided.
To register your interest contact Colette at the Parish Office 01 8407277 or parishoffice@stcolmcilleschurch.ie
BUILDING HOPE
Next Saturday the parish pastoral councils in our partnership will meet in St. Cronan’s, Brackenstown, to reflect and pray on the new Dublin Diocesan Building Hope plan for pastoral renewal.
It is time for us to focus our attention on specific actions which we will undertake together in our parish and partnerships over the next 3 years. If you would like to read more. the link to the strategy is https://dublindiocese.ie/planning-resource/
There will be no morning Mass in St. Finian’s on Saturday, 1st March. Instead there will be a Communion Service at 11am, followed by the Novena prayers to Our Lady. You are also welcome to attend the 10am mass in Brackenstown, which will be offered for the success of our gathering.
You are asked to pray for our parish pastoral councils as they gather for this important meeting.
OUR LENTEN CAMPAIGN in the parish for 2025 will again have as its focus: The People of Rumbek in South Sudan. There will be donation envelopes around the church during Lent.
SACRISTY DIARY
Please note that if you are hosting a meeting you must make sure that Our Lady’s Oratory is booked for your group.
All bookings need to be in the Sacristy Diary and booked through the parish office, either by emailing stfiniansparish@gmail.com or calling 01 8409043
NEW FAMILY OFFERINGS ENVELOPES will be ready for distribution soon. If you can help deliver boxes to households please get in touch with Steph at stfiniansparish@gmail.com All of the money that comes into the parish from these envelopes stays within the parish and helps towards the running and upkeep of our church. If you would like to change from your family offering envelope to a standing order please see Steph in the office.
PARISH CONTRIBUTIONS (15th/16th Feb)
Standing orders and Family offering Envelopes: €800
Upkeep Envelopes: €813
The above are the ONLY collections that stay in the parish to support the running costs of our parish. Please consider contributing if you don’t already do so.
Please contact Stephanie in the parish office for details.
1st & 2nd Mass Collections:
Common Fund (First collection) €445
Share (Accord) (Second collection) €48o
THANK YOU!
WE REGRET THAT our on-line service for downloading weekly missalettes, (run by RPD), has now come to an end. You may prefer a Sunday Missal of your own though. If you get in touch with the parish office by emailing stfiniansparish@gmail.com we will gladly order one for you. They cost €15.
MASSES ARE BEING OFFERED FOR THE FOLLOWING:
Sat 22nd February 2025
11.00am: Tom Larkin (RD)
Vigil at 5.30pm
Pat Green (AN)
Michael Lawton (3rd AN)
Dayle Swambo (1st AN)
Martin O’Connell (RD)
Sun 23rd
10.00am Gerard Kelly (4th AN)
12.00 noon Cait Halpenny (RD)
Tues 25th
Paul Quigley (RD)
Mark Concannon (RD)
Wed 26th
Liam Caulfield (1st AN)
John McKeon (RD)
Thurs 27th
Noreen Leahy (RIP)
Elizabeth & Tom Downing (Birthday Rem)
Fri 28th
Celia Gallagher (RD)
Edward & Margaret Breslin (AN)
Sean Downing (Birthday Rem)
Sat 1st March
11.00am: Len Sullivan (RIP)
Adrienne O’Neill (2nd AN)
Vigil 5.30pm
Paul Quigley (RD)
Kathleen & Eddie Hanley (AN)
Marius Mamaliga (2nd AN)
Sun 2nd
10.00am Martha Woods (1st AN)
12.00 noon Alberta Dempsey (RIP)
Patrick & Kathleen Norton (AN)
WELCOME into our Faith Community all the children who will be baptised this Sunday:
Remi Cronin
Sophia Doran
Seán Wall
Cayden Leathem
SINCE THE NIGHT of Holy Thursday, spending quiet time in prayer with the Lord in the Eucharist has been central to the Christian way of life. Here in St. Finian’s, we have special times when the Blessed Sacrament is exposed so that you may come and pray.
Mon: 8am - 10am
Tues: 8.00am - 10am and 10.30am - 11.30am
Wed: 8am - 10am
Thurs: 8am - 10am
Fri: 8am - 10am and 5pm - 6pm
Sat: 9am - 11am
Come and spend some time with the Lord.
We continue to pray the Rosary during the week at 9.15 am before our 10.00am Mass.
LECTIO DIVINA GROUP
We invite you to join our Lectio Divina group - starting Thursday 6th February.
Lectio Divina or "divine reading," is an ancient practice of engaging deeply with God’s Word through meditation, prayer, and contemplation. It’s a beautiful, contemplative way of engaging with Scripture.
When:
Every Thursday 10:45am to 11:30am starting 6th February 2025
Every Thursday 7:30pm to 8:15pm starting 6th February 2025
Where: Our Lady’s Oratory, St. Finian’s Church, River Valley
Whether new to Lectio Divina or have practised it before, all are welcome to deepen their faith in a warm, supportive group setting.