Timetable of 2020 Holy Week Ceremonies for Glasnevin Grouping 

 

 Please note that all the ceremonies will be broadcast via webcam from Ballygall church at https://ballygallparish.ie/index.php/myballygalltv/ unless otherwise indicated    

 Sat 4th April          6.30pm   Vigil for Palm Sunday with blessing of palms
 
Sun 5th April        11.00am   Mass for Palm Sunday with blessing of palms from Iona Road Church at https://ionaroadparish.ie/webcam
 
Mon 6th  April      10.00am   Mass 
 
Tues 7th April      10.00am   Mass
 
Wed 8th April       10.00am   Mass                           

                             7.30pm    Holy Hour
 
Thurs 9th April     10.00am   Morning Prayer 

                              7.30pm    Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by Watch and Pray vigil
 
Fri 10th April        10.00am   Morning Prayer                      

                            12 noon Stations of the Cross           

                             3.00pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion                           

                             7.30pm   Stations of the Cross

Sat 11th April      10.00am  Morning Prayer                           

                            7.30pm  Celebration of the Easter Vigil
 
Sun 12th April     11.00am  Mass for Easter Sunday from Iona Road church at https://ionaroadparish.ie/webcam
 
If you have a laptop, tablet or smart phone it is very easy to follow Mass via webcam. Just type in or click on the link above. 

Since parishioners are unable to attend the Holy Week ceremonies in person, there is an invitation this year to mark the different days of Holy Week in the home. It is suggested that families place a piece of greenery on their front door on Palm Sunday, that they create a sacred space at home and place a jug, bowl of water and towel in it to mark the symbolic washing of feet on Holy Thursday, place a cross or crucifix in it on Good Friday, and place a lighted candle in a front window of the house on Holy Saturday night.

 

 Please note:   For those without internet access, we have added also the times of the ceremonies for Holy Week which will be broadcast on RTE radio and television in the Parish News Link click here

 

 

Sacrament of Reconciliation: A number of people have contacted the parish in recent days to request the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession). This is understandable, particularly in preparation for Holy Week and Easter. However, given the present extraordinary circumstances where everyone is obliged to stay at home and ‘physical distancing’ is mandatory, the Church is unable to provide the celebration of the sacraments in the normal way, including the sacrament of Confession. For the moment, while we might not have the immediate assurance of the Sacrament in the priest’s words: “I absolve you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,” we do have the assurance of Christ’s words: “Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father, he will give it to you in my name.” If you desire to celebrate the sacrament of Confession, simply pray to God, asking for forgiveness for your sins, and say an Act of Contrition, with the true intention to confess your sins to a priest as soon as you are able, so that you might be healed and fully reconciled. Let us look forward in hope to the time when the present crisis has passed and we can once again resume normal Church life, including the celebration of the sacraments.   Further information available here

 

 

Support Services for Older and Vulnerable People

 

 

COVID-19 community supports are now in place to ensure vulnerable members of the community are reached and helped at this time.

These comprise the local authority, Health Service Executive, County Champions, An Post, Community Welfare Service, An Garda Síochána, other State organisations, charities and other stakeholders.

These Dedicated helplines are focused specifically on ensuring that the cocooning elderly, vulnerable members of the community or those living alone can access deliveries of groceries, medicine and fuels. 

Please try to ensure any vulnerable or elderly people in your parish are aware of these services.  For the full list of services please click here

 

 

 

Prayer for a Pandemic by Cameron Bellm

May we who are merely inconvenienced

Remember those whose lives are at stake.

May we who have no risk factors

Remember those most vulnerable.

May we who have the luxury of working from home

Remember those who must choose between preserving their health or making their rent.

May we who have the flexibility to care for our children when their schools close

Remember those who have no options.

May we who have to cancel our trips

Remember those that have no safe place to go.

May we who are losing our margin money in the tumult of the economic market

Remember those who have no margin at all.

May we who settle in for a quarantine at home

Remember those who have no home.

As fear grips our country,

let us choose love.

During this time when we cannot physically wrap our arms around each other,

Let us yet find ways to be the loving embrace of God to our neighbors. Amen.

For more prayers, reflections & Poems during COVID-19 click here, please check this section daily as we will be updating regularly

 

 

PARISH STATEMENT

 

We are the People of God, called together to participate fully in building the Kingdom of God here in

Our Lady of Dolours Parish, Glasnevin. 

Confident in God's love, we aim to live out this love by:

* Welcoming each and every one to our Parish and fostering a sense of belonging.

* Praying and working together, guided by the Holy Spirit, to draw others to Jesus   Christ.

* Striving to meet the needs of the people we serve through listening and open communication.

* Respecting diversity and developing the talents of all to respond to the needs of this community.

  Our beautiful church is situated beside the Tolka River at the junction of Glasnevin Hill and Botanic Avenue.