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Pope Francis’ message for Vocations Sunday 2019

Vocations Sunday 2019 web visualDear Brothers and Sisters,

After the lively and fruitful experience of the Synod devoted to young people last October, we recently celebrated the Thirty-fourth World Youth Day in Panama City.  These two great events allowed the Church to be attentive both to the voice of the Spirit and to the life of young men and women, their questions and concerns, their problems and their hopes.

Building on what I shared with the young people in Panama, I would like to reflect, on this World Day of Prayer for Vocations, on how the Lord’s call makes us bearers of a promise and, at the same time, asks of us the courage to take a risk, with him and for him.  I will do this by reflecting briefly with you on these two aspects – promise and risk – as they appear in the Gospel account of the calling of the first disciples by the sea of Galilee (Mk 1:16-20).


--Pope Francis, World Day of Prayer for Vocations, 2019.

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Culture NightLooking back at Clonliffe College
This year, the Liturgical Resource Centre and Archives present a window into Conliffe College as the vibrant society of clerical life it was for 160 years. 
Encounter on Culture Night.
Join other young adults (20’s & 30’s only) for a very special Encounter for Culture Night on Friday September 20th at 8 pm in St Paul’s Arran Quay.

school bags 2To mark the start of the school year we had a blessing of school bags at the family mass on Sunday 22nd September.  We asked for God’s blessing on all our schools, our students, our teachers and other staff members as they prepare to begin a new school year.

Church NoticesThe latest Sunday Mass notices are now available for download here. 

The notice sheets are provided in a PDF file format, which is viewable on most devices. Download Adobe Reader for free here.

An archive of Sunday Mass notices is available here. 

PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICKThis is a short introduction to the Pastoral Group that visits the elderly and the housebound in their homes, nursing homes and hospitals in the Donnybrook area and who take the Eucharist to them if they request it. The team perform this Ministry on behalf of the Parish of the Sacred Heart, Donnybrook.

hands sopThe School of Prayer will be held again this year, starting from September 2019 until May 2020 at the Avila Carmelite Centre, Bloomfield Avenue.
The School of Prayer is intended for those who realise the importance of prayer in their lives and are seeking a deeper relationship with God and support and encouragement in their search.

Sixth-year students at Muckross Park College on their last day of school alongside nuns from the Dominican conventSome 120 years after they established one of the best known girls’ schools in the capital, the last remaining Dominican nuns have left the Muckross Park campus in Dublin 4. For staff and past pupils, there has been sadness at the departure of the nuns and the closure of the convent building in Donnybrook. But there have also been glowing tributes to the legacy of “pioneers” and “trailblazers” who quietly pushed the boundaries of education for young women of the time.

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