MASSES ON ST. PATRICK’S DAY
Masses will be celebrated at 9.15 am, 11 am, and 6 pm
BOOK OF THE WEEK
This week we recommend “Saint Patrick. An ancient saint for modern times” by Edmond Grace SJ. Available in the Parish Shop
FAREWELL TO BERNIE LINDSAY AT HER RETIREMENT
We are at once delighted and disheartened to announce that Bernie Lindsay has retired after 22 years (and eight Parish priests!) of service at St Francis Xavier Church. The Gardiner Street Jesuit Community and the parish staff thank Bernie for his dedication and wish her every blessing and happiness in her retirement.
THE LETTER: A MESSAGE FOR OUR EARTH
This special screening of Pope Francis’ film about environment will be followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Kevin Hargaden and Dr. Ciara Murphy of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice about their new book “The Parish as Oasis- An Introduction to Practical Environmental Care. Wednesday, 22nd March at 6 pm. Jesuit Centre, 54-72 Gardiner Street, Dublin. Contact sfx@jesuit.ie for details. All welcome!
LOYOLA LENTEN LECTURE SERIES.
In 1950 the Dominican theologian Yves Congar wrote ‘True and False Reform in the Church’. In three lectures we will explore Congar’s thought, and explore how this classic text can help us today in our synodal journey.
Tuesday March 14th, ‘Is Reform Possible? Conditions for Authentic Reform’ (Dr Fáinche Ryan);
Tuesday March 28th, ‘True and False Reform Today’ (Dr Gemma Simmonds)
Lectures are free and all are welcome. Venue Loyola Institute, Trinity College Dublin at 7.30pm.
SYRIA NEEDS YOU
Irish Jesuits International has launched an appeal to help those impacted by the devastating earthquakes in Syria on Monday, 6 February 2023. You can phone
+353 1 8366509 or visit Donate Now – Irish Jesuits International (iji.ie) to donate.
Irish Jesuit Tony O’Riordan SJ reports:
“The situation here in Aleppo and Syria remains indescribably grim. Images and words cannot capture the depths of pain and misery. Words also fail to capture, how alongside this darkness, grace is also at work. I noticed with many of the JRS Aleppo team today, that with some help and now one week on, there was light back in their eyes. One father of two young children who said last week he could never go home out of fear- has gone back to his home tonight. But the journey is long. Even those with light in their eyes once more confess that they cannot sleep at night. They have nightmares. They remain fearful and they face all the struggles that pre-existed the earthquake to make ends meet. They grieve – one of our team has lost 15 members of his family!”
LAST WEEK COLLECTION
Church: € 1,617 Share: €286
IDonate & card readers: € 127
Thanks!
The blue bag is for the Church Collection (St Francis Xavier’s), The red bag is for Share.
All contributions are gratefully accepted, and the donors are remembered in our prayers.
Two Card readers are available at the back of the Church.
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