Issue 1309 June 7th 2020
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY 7th June 2020
The life of God is a sharing of life in the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The call of the Christian is to share this life in family and in community with others, so that we are all sharers of faith, hope and love with others.
Whatever we make of the mystery of the Trinity, the readings today stress that God, no matter how we talk of God, is love. The god of tenderness in the first reading, and in the gospel God so loved the world as to send his son. St Ignatius Loyola speaks of the Trinity, looking down on the world, and saying ‘our lovely world needs to be saved’. They saw people in darkness and wanted to send the light of the world; in grief and wanted to send the joy of their life into the world. Trinity Sunday is the feast of God’s desire to be with us in the dark times of life to bring the light of the risen Lord. The Trinity is not all up in the sky! – they look into the world… the heartache, the violence, the depressions, the weaknesses and know we need help, so Jesus came among us, as one of us, God has skin and humanity.Our people need to be saved through love, and a just society. Our planet needs to be saved from the damage and hurt caused to it. May we, in the words of the second reading ’live in peace’ – with each other and with our planet. I bless myself today and always: in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Donal Neary SJ, Editor Sacred Heart Messenger
Congratulations and Best Wishes to Fr Noel Campbell as he celebrates his 40th Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood on Monday 8th June
Mass Intentions this Week
Emma Gale Mack, Lacken (RD
Saturday 6pm
Mick Curran (A) Vera Byrne (Birthday Rem) Dick Byrne (A) Deceased members of Byrne & Geoghegan Families
Sunday 10am
Vera Kirwan (A) Catherine & Tom Fitzharris (3rd A)
We also Remember the following:
Desmond Kennedy, James Cullen, Essie Murray, Paddy Murray, Tom Cullen, John Crickley, Bill Garry, Gerry O’Connor (3rd A), Tommy Nolan, Caroline Sully (RD) Margaret Deegan (RD)
Monday
Mass offered for all the Blessington List of the Sick
Tuesday
Dick Byrne (A) Deceased members of Byrne & Geoghegan Families
Wednesday
Lorcan McGrath (RD) Alice Lennon (RD)
Thursday
Katie Van Alphen (A) Thomas Kelly (RD) Margaret Hyland (RD)
Friday
Special intentions, Living Intentions, Special Intentions
The Parish Office will be reopening from 10am to 12 noon each morning from Tuesday. Outside of this time Jean & Carol are still available by telephone or email if you want to have a relative or friend prayed for at mass, for mass cards or for any General Enquiries. Contact details on the Website
The Church opening hours will be extended from next week, it will now be open from 10am to 5pm each day to allow people to drop in for quiet prayer or to light a candle. There is a small area cordoned for this purpose. We will keep the area cleaned and disinfected but please use the HAND SANITISER as you enter & as you leave the Church.
Please keep up with Parish Events on Blessington Parish Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/blessington.info
Monthly Envelopes for June are now due, they may be dropped into the PDF Boxes in the Church or the post-box at the Coimin Centre. Many thanks to all who are making a special effort to return their envelopes this time it is greatly appreciated.
►“THANK YOU” to those who are supporting the parish through standing orders and the Neighbourhood Envelope Collection. Just We now have a DONATE button on our website for those who would like to contribute to Blessington, Crosschapel, Manor Kilbride, or to the Archdiocese PLEASE NOTE there is an option to donate to Valleymount/Lacken parish through the donate button. If you experience any difficulties, please phone the parish office who will assist you. Many thanks for your generosity
Blessington Library will reopen with a “Click & Collect” service from Monday, 8th June. Get in touch today to request books or items, and arrange a pick-up time to collect them. Contact us on 045 891 740 or at blessingtonlib@wicklowcoco.ie Opening hours: Monday 9am to 5pm, Tuesday 1pm to 8.30pm, Wednesday 9am to 5pm, Thursday 9am to 5pm, 9am to 5pm
Lough Derg Online Retreat Days in June During May people who would normally come to Lough Derg for a day retreat joined us for a different experience, an Online Retreat Day. The responses have been very encouraging with many people asking for further dates.In response, we have decided to offer three further Online Retreats Days:
Sunday 7 June 2020
Saturday 13 June 2020
Thursday 18 June 2020
Visit https://loughderg.live/ on these dates to join Fr La and the Lough Derg Pastoral Team in an experience of pilgrimage
Coronavirus, Church and You – DCU’s Mater Dei Centre for Catholic Education (Director, Dr. Gareth Byrne) has made an important survey available. The Covid-19 pandemic has obviously had a profound effect on Church. As we pass the most severe period of lockdown, it seems a good time to assess how clergy and churchgoers have responded to the experience, and what they think the future might hold. The views of priests, religious and lay people are all welcome. To have your say go to: https://www.dcu.ie/materdei-centre-for-catholic-education/news/2020/May/Coronavirus-Church-You-Survey.shtml
Community Pool for West Wicklow Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday June 18th at 7pm. As per Government restrictions we will be holding the meeting online using the Zoom app. All are welcome to join us to hear what the campaign has been up to & what we have planned for the coming year. Please email us at poolforWestWicklow@gmail.com & we will send you Zoom meeting log in details. Thank you for your continued support.
While the Parish Office is Closed to the Public we are available by telephone or email for Mass Bookings, Mass Cards, & General Enquiries Monday to Friday Email: office@blessington.info – Carol: 045 865 327 from 9am to 1pm – Jean: 087 2350835 from 9am to 5pm
Deacon Gerry leads a Holy Hour of Prayer & Benediction via Webcam from 7.30pm to 8pm Church of Our Lady Blessington. Log in for an hour of prayer, music & reflection.
West Wicklow Cancer Support may be closed but they are still available to help. Call: 087 4346004 or westwicklow15@gmail.com with any enquiries.
Happiness is ….. not having what you want, but appreciating what you have.
Mass Cards by Phone or On-Line Blessington Parish Office can take orders for Mass cards on line & over the phone. Online: e-mail your Mass Card order and details to office@blessingtonparish.ie When you receive confirmation you can pay through the website. Click the “Donate” button and pick “Mass Card, Shop, Newsletter Items” product Cards will then be posted out or left in the Church for collection By Phone Monday to Friday between 9am and 1pm, call in your details to 045 865 327 or 087 235 0835.
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