st. joseph’s church wilton @eircom

ARE YOU BLESSED;

If you woke up this morning with more health than illness …. you are more blessed than the millions who will not survive the week.

If you never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of imprisonment ……. you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.

If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep ….. you are richer than 75% of this world.

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace …. you are among the top 8% of the world’s wealthy.

If you can read this, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world that cannot read at all.

Monthly Parish Charity – Enable Ireland

So far this month we have collected €204.06.

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP A support group is beginning in the

S.M.A. Parish Centre Wilton

Sessions begin on Thursday 29th September

Time: 8 pm—Room 9 It is open to all people recently or

long-term bereaved. For further information please call

Margaret: 4544429 Kathleen: 4544262

FUNDRAISING EVENT IN AID OF SHARING CARE

Unique opportunity to taste the authentic home made Indian food….variety of dishes...

SATURDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER in the Parish Centre

TIME: 6.30 pm - 9.30 pm

Ticket Rates Adult €20, Tickets available at SMA Community Centre.

Take-away available on request. For bookings please call 0838359690 or

Email: sharingcare@live.ie Please come along and support this worthy cause

and enjoy good food and entertainment. For up to date information on News & Events, upcoming events in the Parish, Fr. Michael’s blog and for the Services

to be viewed by webcam please visit our website on www.smawilton.ie

St. Joseph’s Church Wilton

Telephone: 021- 4341362 Website: www.smawilton.ie email: smapcc@eircom.net

Gougane Barra—Year of Mercy, Sunday, 25th September

Rosary will be recited at 2 pm. Concelebrated Mass will begin at 2.30 pm. Cardinal Seán Brady, Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh, will preach the homily.

There will be a second collection this weekend. Diocesan

Collection - for the education for the Priesthood and post-

graduate studies. This collection goes to the Diocesan Edu-

cation Fund which meets the cost of seminarian’s fees at St.

Patrick’s College, Maynooth and also contributes to post-

graduate studies of priests in the diocese.

Society of African Missions (SMA)

National Novena in honour of St.Thérese of the Child Jesus, The Little Flower

Patroness of the Missions

23rd September - 1 October,

African Missions Church, Blackrock Rd, Mass and Novena Prayers each evening at 7.30 pm (except Saturdays 24th Sep

and 1st October- 7 pm)

Life as Loss and Gain - Move from Grief to Hope

“Come along on Saturday 24th September to begin your journey to

freedom

Venue: Parish Centre, Blue Nun’s Convent, Fermoy

Time: 11 am - 4 pm (Light lunch Provided.)

Donation: €20. Places are limited, book early.

Contact: Sr. Una Boland 087 6263934

Email: unaboland@yahoo.ie

How volunteering can enrich our lives…

Talk facilitated by Fr. Donal Neary, SJ with performance by Soprano Laura

Yanez

Thursday 6th October at 7.30pm

St. Joseph’s Church,(SMA) Wilton

Tickets €15 - www.hopefoundation.ie Tel: 021 4292990

Parish Restoration Project

Work is progressing on the Restoration of the church walls. We thank those who have supported us with personal donations and those members who have registered to participate in our Tax Back Appeal.

To date we have collected €18,826 and 39

members have registered for the Tax Back Project.