Church of the Good Shepherd, Churchtown, Dublin 14

Let’s Live Lent Trocaire

dermot — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:26:57 +0000

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Ash Wednesday

dermot — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:29:33 +0000

Sorry no evening mass in Good Shepherd, but there is 7.30 in Rathfarnham.

Also, Good Shepherd church will be open until 7pm, so anyone is welcome to drop in and pray and receive ashes which are in a bowl at top of church

Lent – a time for renewal

dermot — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:51:45 +0000

We are called to make Lent a time of renewal of life by penance and prayer: Formerly, the six weeks of Lent meant a time of severe penance as a way of purifying ourselves from our sinful habits and getting ready to celebrate the Paschal mystery (the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ), with a renewed commitment to follow Christ. Now the Church demands fasting and abstaining only on specified days of Lent, and leaves the practice of penance during Lent to the good will and generosity of individual Christians. Lent should be for us a time for personal reflection on where we stand as Christians and how well we are accepting the gospel challenges in thought, word and deed. It is also a time for us to assess our relationships with our family, friends, working colleagues and the other people we encounter, especially in our parish. We should examine what positive contributions we are able to make to other people’s lives and what we can do in the community to help eradicate the abuses which are part of our society.

Kay Dowd Late of Nugent Road

dermot — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:16:13 +0000

Reception of Remains Fri 24th 5.00pm

Funeral Mass Sat 25th 10am

Peggy Melvin Weston Ave

dermot — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:37:29 +0000

Reception of Remains Wed 15th at 5.15

Funeral Mass Thursday 16th at 10am

Melvin, (nee Shiel) Margaret (Peggy) (Churchtown and Carysfort Nursing Home), February 12, 2012, peacefully at St Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin. Retired N.T. of Holy Cross Boys’ National School, Dundrum. Beloved wife of the late Edward, sister of Sr Teresita (Loreto) and the late Sr Fidelis (Loreto), Sylvester and Ella, sister-in-law Mary and late brother-in-law Dermot. Loving and devoted mother of Marie, Joan, Edward and Joseph, much loved by son-in-law Owen, daughters-in-law Liz and Helen, grandchildren Niamh (and husband Jonathan), Jeanne, Edward-Andrew, Kevin, Helen, Emma, Isobel, Ben, Sophie and Eva Rose, great grandchildren Paisley and Clara and extended Shiel and Melvin families and many friends.

Rest in Peace
Heartfelt thanks to the owners and staff of Carysfort Nursing Home and the staff of St Vincent’s Hospital.