Mass InTenTIons saturday 17th 6.00 Special Intention sunday 18th Corpus Christi no 10.00am Mass 11.15 Agatha Beirne & Dermot Beirne [A] John Shanahan [A] 7.30 Rose Deering [B.R.] Monday 19th 10.00 For all who are ill Tuesday 20th 10.00 Wednesday 21st 10.00 Thursday 22nd 10.00 friday 23rd 10.00 saturday 24th 10.00 6.00 Oliver Delaney [A] Michael & Nellie Rogan [A] Jeremiah & Ella Cribbin [A] sunday 25th 10.00 In Thanksgiving for 40 years of marriage 11.15 Kay Gibbons 1st [A] Jim Nicholson [A] Val Carney [A] Dec. members of the Launders family 7.30 parIsH TeaM fr. Tony Coote administrator Kilmacud and Mount Merrion 79 The rise Tel. 2889879 email: [email protected] fr. Brian o’reilly a.p 83, The rise, Mount Merrion Tel. 2109563 fr. paddy o’Byrne C.C. Kilmacud Tel: 2882257 fr. Jerry Maher p.C Clonskeagh Tel: 2837948 fr. Clement olaniyan p.C. Kilmacud Tel. 288 4009 fr. edmond grace s.J. helps out with weekend Masses sr. Catherine greene Kilmacud Caroline Kehoe parish Catechist Tel. 2881271 e. carolin[email protected] Kealan o’reilly Chairpeson, ppC Tel. 2881271 parIsH offICe Monday – friday 9am – 11.30am parIsH seCreTary rosemary Dempsey - Tel. 2881271 e:parishoffic[email protected] CoMMunITy CenTre Tel. 2884485 e:mountm[email protected] soCIeTy of sT. VInCenT De pauL Helpline 086 6009857 follow us on our parish faCeBBooK page CHeCK ouT our neW WeBsITe www.mountmerrionparish.ie CHRIST HAS NO BODY Christ has no body but yours, No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes with which he looks compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good, yours are the hands, with which he blesses all the world. Yours are the hands, yours are the feet. Yours are the eyes, you are his body. Christ has no body now but yours. No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes with which he looks compassion on this world. Christ has no body now on earth but yours. St Teresa of Ávila (1515 – 1582) InTeresTeD In spIrITuaLITy? A new programme in spirituality is being offered in partnership with Lumen – Dominican Centre, Sion Hill Campus, Blackrock, Co. Dublin. This Adult Educaon Cerficate in Spirituality is a two-year part-me programme which takes place on Thursday evenings from 7.00 – 9.30pm and on six saturdays each year. The programme begins on 28 september 2017. It is an excing and spiritually enriching programme open to all, and no prior learning is required. For further informaon contact Anne Ryan anneryanfl[email protected] 086 884 3652. Our sympathies to the family, relatives and friends of rita Brezina, elizabeth Molloy and Irene Behan whose funeral took place here this week There will be no 10.00am Mass on the 18th June MounT MerrIon parIsH pasToraL CounCIL 2014-2017 At its meeng on 6th June (there was no meeng in May) the Council discussed: u elecon of new Council 2017-2020 – arrangements agreed for Elecon at AGM on 26th September. u Child safeguarding report & Diocesan leer re garda Veng for groups – the Child Safeguarding Representaves reported on their acvies and were thanked for their work. The Diocese has reaffirmed that all Parish volunteers working or likely to be in contact with children must be garda veed. u Laity-led services – plans are underway to commence these services this summer and a noce will be placed in the Missalee with further details. The Council can be contacted via the Parish Office (aenon Pastoral Council) at parishoffi[email protected] with any quesons or observaons. next Meeng: 29th august your parIsH neeDs you! Can you HeLp? Will you serve as a member of the Parish Pastoral Council? To find out more, please take a booklet - available at the church doors. Thank you MOUNT MERRION PARISH DISCERNMENT PROCESS Towards the formation of a new Parish Pastoral Council Towards the formation of a new Parish Pastoral Council prayer for exaMInaTIon TIMe God of wisdom: guide me as I choose quesons and in the way I answer them. God of peace: keep me calm so that I will do the best that I can. God of understanding: help me put all of this into perspecve. I ask these prayers in the name of Jesus, friend of students. Amen. THougHT for Corpus CHrIsTI The Eucharist that we celebrate is the very food that nourishes us on our Chrisan journey of life. It’s not so much a reward, as a medicine not just for 'good' people but for those who know their faults and want to be beer, those who want healing.