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St. Conleth’s Parish, Newbridge Sunday Newsletter Sunday 13th August 2017
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Parish Office, Station Rd, Newbridge 10.30am to 12.30pm 1.30pm to 3pm Tel: 045 431394 Fax No: 045 486171
Web: newbridgeparish.ie [email protected] [email protected]
*************** Newbridge Parish Team
Fr. Paul Dempsey P.P. Parochial House, Chapel Lane Tel: 045 431741
Fr. Michael Cudzilo C.C. Curate’s House, Chapel Lane Tel: 045 438036
Fr. David Barrins O.P. Dominican Community Tel: 045 487276
Fr. Tadeusz Durajczyk S.V.D. The Oaks, Ballymany (Polish Chaplain) Tel: 045 434069 Mobile: 086 2354320
Fr. Joe McDermott P.E. Parochial House, Caragh Tel: 045 903889
Rev. Jim Stowe, Parish Deacon 045 431394
Sr. Eileen Murphy, Parish Sister 045 431939
Margarita Bedding: Pastoral Minister Tel: 087 6107528
Donal Mahon: Parish Administrator Tel: 087 2124515
Priest on Duty: 087 2554908 ****************
Walls and Bridges…
At the end of the Second World War, defeated Germany was
occupied for several years by the armies of 4 countries - Britain,
France, the Soviet Union and the United States - each temporarily
supervising an area. Although Berlin, the German capital, was
situated within the Soviet Zone in the east, it was also divided into
4 zones. Within a very short time, relationships deteriorated
between the Americans, British and French on one side and the
Soviets on the other.
In 1948, the Soviet Zone of Germany decided to become a separate
country - Communist “East Germany” - leaving the larger part as
“West Germany”. The united zones of Berlin became known as
“West Berlin”, initially protected by the troops of Britain, France
and the USA. West Berlin was completely surrounded by
Communist East Germany. From 1949 onwards, nearly 3 million
people left East Germany - most by simply walking into West Berlin.
The Communist countries felt they could no longer allow this to
continue, especially as they were losing many of their skilled and
professional people - 2,000 each day by 1961.
As people woke up on this day, 13th of August, 1961, they discovered
that road blocks and miles of barbed wire had been set up to stop
people walking into West Berlin. Within the next few days a 4-metre
high cement wall was built, and armed sentries occupied
watchtowers. The Berlin Wall was 29 miles (47 km) in length,
surrounding West Berlin. The Berlin Wall was a symbol of the
divisions and mistrust between the countries of the West and the
Communist bloc. As Communism started to collapse in Eastern
Europe in 1989, ordinary people began to demolish parts of the
Berlin Wall and Germany became united in October 1990.
These days we hear a lot about walls being built. Pope Francis has
reminded us that it is more important to build bridges than to build
walls. From this we might ask if we have built walls in our own
lives? If so, is it time to start building bridges?
Newbridge Parish Lotto If you’re not in you can’t win
Tickets can be purchased from various outlets throughout the town. Tickets are on sale in the Parish Centre until 12.30pm every Wednesday (day of draw). Many thanks to all who support the Lotto and a special thanks to all our Promoters.
Lotto Results 04, 12, 16, 21
No Winner of the Jackpot of €20,000
45 Match 3 numbers
share €1,000
Next week’s Jackpot
€20,000
Ministers of the Word 20th August 2017
Parish Church: 6pm: Michael Gainey 8.30am: Seamus Wilson 11am: Geraldine Tougher 12.30pm: Sinead Buckley
12.30pm: 7pm: Frank Gregg
Cill Mhuire: 7pm: Eileen Hall 10.30am: Fintan Downey
Brian Cornally, Piercetown & formerly of Ailesbury Park
Esther (Babs) Reilly (née Farrell) Old Connell, Newbridge
Tom Kennedy, The Grange, Newbridge
Thomas (Tommy) Dunne, Rosconnell Sq., Newbridge
We express our deepest sympathy to their families May they rest in peace. Amen
Our Recently Deceased
Parish Finances: St. Conleth’s Parish Church: Development Fund: € 2,239.00
Offertory: € 1,985.00 Cill Mhuire: Development Fund: € 672.00
Offertory: € 450.00 Dominican College Development Fund: € 805.00 €6,151.00
Many thanks to all who contributed, collected and counted!
Thought for the Week
“I see Mary everywhere. I see difficulties nowhere.” Fr. Maximillian Kolbe
Newbridge Parish Office Opening Hours for August
Monday to Friday:
10.30am-12.30pm & 1.30pm-3.00pm
Trócaire Appeal Many thanks to all who contributed to the Trócaire Appeal for the people of Eastern Africa. A total of €10,281 was raised.
Mass Times in Newbridge Parish
St. Conleth’s Parish Church
Sunday: 6pm (Vigil), 8.30am, 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm (Polish) & 7pm
Weekdays: Monday– Thursday: 9.30am Friday: 9.30am & 7.30pm Peace Healing Mass: 7.30pm last Tuesday of the month. Holy Days: Masses as on Sunday (NO 12.30pm Mass) Confessions: Saturday: 10am – 11am & after 6pm Mass First Friday: 9am – 9.20am Penitential Service: During the 7.30pm Mass (No confessions during Mass) Parish Church Sacristy: 045 432808
___________________________________ Cill Mhuire Church Sunday: 7pm (Vigil) & 10.30am
Weekdays: Monday – Friday: 10am Holy Days: 7pm (Vigil) & 10.30am Confessions Saturday: after 7pm Mass Frist Friday: 9.30am – 10am (No confessions during Mass)
Cill Mhuire Church Sacristy: 045 432286
____________________________________ Dominican College Church
Sunday: 8pm (Vigil), 9.30am, 10.30am, 12noon & 5.30pm Weekdays: Monday – Friday: 7.30am, 10am & 6pm. (Evening Prayer at 5.45pm). Saturday: 8am & 10am Holy Days: 7.30am, 10am, 12noon & 5.30pm.
Confessions Saturday: 9.30am – 10am, 10.30am – 11.15am, 7.30pm – 8pm. First Friday: 9.30am – 10am, 5.30pm – 6pm (No confessions during Mass)
Dominican Office: 045 487200
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Parish Centre, Station Rd, Newbridge Mon & Fri: 10am – 9pm Tues, Wed & Thurs: 10am – 10.00pm Tel: 045 431121
ACCORD, Station Rd, Newbridge Mon – Fri: 10am – 1.30pm Appointments available: Mon & Fri: 10am – 7.45pm Tues – Thurs: 10am – 8.15pm Tel: 045 431695, Web: www.accord.ie
Citizens Information Centre Station Rd, Newbridge Mon – Fri: 10am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm Free Legal Advice: 3rd Tuesday of the month Tel: (Lo call) 076 107 8300
USEFUL Websites, Emails & Helpful Numbers
Diocesan Website: www.kandle.ie
iCatholic Player Website: www.icatholic.ie
Samaritans: [email protected]
24 hour confidential line free to call 116 123.
Monday
Lions Club Charity Dance: from 9.30pm – 12
midnight in Tougher’s Ballroom, Naas Road,
Newbridge. Music by ‘Michael Collins’.
Supporting local projects and causes as well as
international disasters. Admission €8. Bank
Holidays & special occasions admission €10.
Newbridge Community Men’s Sheds (NCMS)
meet every Monday at 2.00pm in the Meeting
Room, Curates’ House, Chapel Lane. For
information contact Fergus on 086 4091712 or
Alan on 086 8244591.
Legion of Mary Group Meeting will take place
each Monday at 8pm in the Dominican College.
All welcome. For more information on the Legion
of Mary see www.LegionofMary.ie
Tuesday
Recovery: meet at 8.00pm in the Dominican
College. Fearful, anxious, depressed, panic attacks
etc. If you are experiencing any of these
‘Recovery’ offers you a way out.
Grow Mental Health Support: Organisation
meets in the Parish Centre from 7.30pm –
9.30pm.
Naomh Bríd Ladies Club: meet at 8.30pm in the
Parish Centre. New members always welcome.
Newbridge Walking Group for People with
Arthritis: We meet at Lumville House Car Park at
10.30am sharp for a walk on the Curragh. Wear
comfortable clothing and footwear and bring
rainproof gear.
Social Dancing every Tuesday Night at
Sarsfield’s Clubhouse Newbridge in aid of Almas
and Sr. Muriel’s home for the poor. Dancing next
Tuesday night to Declan Aungier. Admission €7
Newbridge Citizen Information Centre provide
a Free Legal Information Service on the 3rd
Tuesday of the month from 7.30pm to 9.00pm in
Room 5, Parish Centre, Newbridge.
Wednesday
Cancer Support Group meet from 11.00am –
1.00pm in Ryston Sports & Social Club.
Mothers’ Prayer Group: meet at 8.00pm in the
Meeting Room beside the Curates’ House, Chapel
Lane, Newbridge.
Aqua Exercise for People with Arthritis from
2.00pm - 3.00pm in the Gables Swimming Pool,
Newbridge. Admission is €5. (Sponsored by
Arthritis Ireland Kildare Branch).
Friday
Intercession for Priests with the usual directed
prayer before the Blessed Sacrament in the
Adoration Chapel after the 9.30am Mass in St.
Conleth’s Church.
Home Baking Sale takes place in Newbridge
Parish Centre every Friday (except the last Friday
of every month) from 10.45am to 1.15pm. Cakes,
Buns, Jams, Marmalades etc. are all available.
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
‘Get hold of yourselves! It is I. Do not be afraid!’
Uncertainty can sometimes bring fear along with
God’s call to consecrated life or priesthood. If the
Lord is truly calling you, what is needed is trust.
If you are discerning your vocation, call Fr. Ruairi
Ó Domhnaill [email protected] ,
www.kandlepriest.ie
General Notice
Tuesday, 15th of August; Assumption of Our Lady;Holy Day of Obligation; Masses as follows; Cill Mhuire; Monday, 14th - 7pm
Tuesday 15th - 10.30am St. Conleth’s; Monday, 14th – 6pm
Tuesday, 15th – 8.30am, 11am, 7pm
Rosary will be recited at the Grotto after 7pm
Mass on Tuesday 15th August.
Live Streaming: All Services in St. Conleth’s
Parish Church are broadcast live through the
internet.
Articles for the Sunday Newsletter should be
submitted to the Parish Office no later than 2pm
on the Wednesday before publication.
Saints of the Week Monday, 14th St. Maximilian Kolbe, priest and martyr.
Tuesday, 15th Assumption of Our Blessed Lady, Solemnity
Wednesday, 16th St. Stephen of Hungary.
Thursday, 17th Our Lady of Knock.
Saturday, 19th St. John Eudes, priest.
Newbridge Parish Share Food
Many thanks to our donors who have been
supporting us during the summer when so many
of our contributors are away on holiday.
As well as weekend Mass, food can also be
donated during the week at the Parish Centre,
Dunnes Stores, Tesco and SuperValu.
The Dining Room: Hot food, soup, sandwiches,
tea/coffee available to the homeless and those
struggling in their own homes. Food available
from 7.45pm to 10pm every Wednesday & Friday
nights on the Main Street outside the Town
Hall. Our Facebook page is The Dining Room -
Newbridge and anyone wishing to contact us can
contact us by private message or ring our mobile
number 089 236 8114.
Suicide and Self – Harm Crisis Intervention Centre
Pieta House are at present trying to recruit
volunteers around the county to help out with
fundraising events a couple of times a year.
Can you volunteer 1 or 2 hours of your time when
needed to help co-ordinate events, to help raise
awareness about Pieta House and our services
and help us make our Vison, Mission and Values
possible. If you are available to volunteer please
email [email protected], call 061 484448 or visit
www.pieta.ie
General Cleaning Assistant
Dominican College, Newbridge, Co Kildare
The following vacancy has arisen in the
Dominican College. The duty hours are 4.00p.m –
8.00p.m, Monday to Friday, during school term
time only. Garda Vetting Required. Please apply
to Aidas Serpytis, Cleaning Supervisor,
045 487241 or 083 4555921
Family Carers Ireland: 1st Floor, HSE Primary Care Centre, Station Road, Newbridge. Mobile: 086 0213749 or email:[email protected]
JOBSEEKERS: Your Local Employment Service
offers a free service to job seekers who are
unemployed and in receipt of a social welfare
payment, one parent family payment, early
school leavers, people finishing a CE scheme,
people returning to the workforce and dependent
spouses. Training courses and employment
initiatives are available. One to one Adult Career
Guidance, interview skills and CV preparation.
We have offices based in Naas 045 895555 and
Newbridge 045 435666. Call any of the offices
and we will be delighted to talk to you.
Parish Golf Classic
This year our Annual Parish Golf
Classic takes place in the Royal
Curragh Golf Club on Monday,
14th of August, 2017. Teams cost
€200, which includes golf and
meal. Sponsorship of a Tee is
€100. This event is one of the important
fundraising efforts for the Parish each year. We
appreciate your generosity and hope you will be
able to support the event this year. For more
information please contact Peter on 087 6293029.
Fertility Awareness Course 2017/2018 (Leading to a Certificate to teach Natural Family Planning.) This will take place in the Medwise clinic, Naas in September, 2017. For more information visit www.naturalfamilyplanning.ie
Date for your Diary! Family Picnic Day at Punchestown Racecourse, Sunday 27th of August, 1-6pm. Official Opening at 3pm. Live entertainment, face painting, 2k track walk, pony rides, family fun, special guests and lots more! The event is being hosted by the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin in preparation for the World Meeting of Families in August 2018.