As we begin a new Church year, the Gospel (Lk. 21: 25-28) of the First Sunday of Advent, curiously, presents vividly a picture of a world collapsing. Creation is falling apart. The work of God’s creation is being undone. The lamps that hung in the sky to light the earth are sending out distress signals. The waters that had once covered the earth, that God siphoned off into seas, are returning. Human kind no longer has a place of safety and security and people are terrified by roar of collapse. Whether collapse is cosmic, earthquakes, fires, floods, gales; social political or economic anarchy, threatening the social order, sickness and death of the collapse of our personally constructed worlds of meaning, collapse happens in the world we inhabit. Things fall apart and so do we. In a fragile, threatening world, how can we, vulnerable people, stand, endure and live?Christmas Programme 2018
Details of the Christmas Programme 2018 are available here.
Donnybrook Parish Gathering October 2018
During our Parish Gathering on 10th October, 2018, we considered the pastoral future of our parish community.
The Parish Pastoral Council sincerely thank the 120 people who attended and participated through the process of reflection, discussion and articulation of views.
The Parish Pastoral Council considered the responses and from them we have identified four pastoral priorities.
Downlod fthe Donnybrook Parish Gathering Booklet Dec 2018.
Society Of St Vincent De Paul Annual Christmas Collection
The Society Of St Vincent De Paul Annual Christmas collection "Christmas is not the same for everyone" will replace the SHARE collection at all Masses over the weekend of 8th/9th December, is of 'critical importance' as the organisation is experiencing a huge increase in calls for assistance.
Read more: Society Of St Vincent De Paul Annual Christmas Collection
St Vincent de Paul Society Toy Mass
The annual St Vincent de Paul Society Toy Mass will take place at the Family Mass on Sunday 9th December. Toys must be new, no electrical items and brought unwrapped in a gift bag as the toys need to be first checked and then wrapped.
Donation of toys will be accepted at all Masses and these toys will be given to the St Vincent de Paul Society for distribution to children in need.
Special Collection for World Meeting of Families
A fifth national Collection to help defray the costs of the recent World Meeting of Families and the visit of Pope Francis will take place in all churches in Ireland this weekend 10 and 11 November. In the Archdiocese of Dublin, this will replace the normal second collection for Share. Archbishop Martin would be very grateful for your support in promoting this collection.
