PARISH NEWS

Baldoyle Parish Lotto, Sunday 21st April winning numbers 6, 13 and 16 No winner, Sunday 28th April jackpot €2,700

Parish Coffee Mornings: Join us on Tuesday mornings for a cup of tea or coffee and a friendly chat in the Parish Hall ( beside Ss Peter and Paul’s after the 10.00 Mass)

Family Mass on Sunday 28th April 2024 at 11.30 am

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, ST. MARY’S SECONDARY SCHOOL, BALDOYLE

Transition Year production of High School Musical will be on Thursday 16th May and Friday 17th May.

Tickets cost €15 per adult, children and senior citizens are €12 and a family of four is €45.

Tickets will be on sale from Monday 22nd April.  They will be available to purchase on our website - www.stmarysbaldoyle.org - and on our social media channels. As Online Ticketing is a new venture for us, anyone having issues purchasing tickets, please drop into the school office any school morning between 10 am and 12.30 pm. Tickets are likely to sell out fast.

A date for your diary…

You are invited to a Public Rosary Rally in honour of Our Lady of Fatima  

When: May 11th

Time: 4pm

Where:  St. Laurence O’ Toole Church

Join with people all over Ireland at this special time to pray the rosary  together to Our Lady. 

Baldoyle Family Resource Services

Parenting Support for children with Autism.

Parenting programme starting 26th April 11:30 -13:30, 5-week programme; Autism Parent Peer Support Group 7-9pm next meeting 2 nd May; Learning self-regulation skills through mindfulness & yoga for 11–12-year-olds.

Health & Social Activities

Men’s Walk & Talk group every Thursday 6-7pm; Music Appreciation Group Wednesday 2:30-4pm running for 10 weeks.

Low-cost Counselling Support Service

Adult, Adolescent & child counselling service; Family Systems counselling for families, couples, and individuals; Gambling support service: counselling for problem gamblers and family members; Drug & alcohol support service: counselling for individuals and affected family members;

Group meeting & clubs.

Recovery drop (sober space) last Thursday of every month 7-9; Women’s Craft Group Mondays 7-9pm

Senior Services

Senior Alerts; Meals on Wheels.

Telephone 01 8326115 for further information.

Baldoyle Community Hall.

Baldoyle Bay Biosphere Festival - 27th April- 10am-3pm

Baldoyle Bay is a site of International Importance with EU protections and UNESCO status. Baldoyle Bay, Dublin Bay Biosphere and Biodiversity are under threat from pollution and climate change. This festival is a celebration of what we have and how we can protect it for future generations. We have a fantastic lineup of speakers, fun activities and great food. For more information call 018395338. www.baldoyleforum.ie 

Baldoyle Community Hall will be part of this year's Fingal Proms.

Sunday May 5th 7pm Doors - Show 7.30pm

We are hosting World renowned artists Paul Bryom is joined for this “Broadway & Beyond” spectacular by the renowned Soprano “Leah Barniville” as special guest, both of whom will be accompanied by a band of top class session musicians. More info on www.eventsinfingal.ie

Baldoyle Library Events April 2024

Children’s Events

 Childrens Movie Screening

Children’s Mythology Workshop

Children’s Sensory Stem Workshop — Monday 15th April, 15:00 - 16:00. This workshop offers a hands-on learning experience about animal life cycles, basic engineering, technology, and physics. Suitable for ages 4-6 years.  Booking Required.

 Spring into Storytime — Thursday 18th April, 5:30pm – 6:30pm — Spring into Storytime is part of the national Right to Read programme which aims to promote literacy and reading development for people of all ages and backgrounds. No booking required, All welcome.

 Sensory Music Workshop — Saturday 20th April, 10:30am - 11:30am — A fun sensory musical workshop for tots. Suitable for ages 0-5 or up to 9 years if they have additional needs.   Booking Required. 

 Junior Spring Crafts — Wednesday 24th April, 15:15pm - 16:15pm — Suitable for ages 5-10.  Booking Required.

  Sensory Time in the Library — Come and try out our new range of sensory toys in a quiet space.

Thursday 11th April 10:30am – 11:30am, Wednesday 17th April 2pm – 3pm. All are welcome.

 Adult Events

 Adult Movie Evening — Moonstruck — Moonstruck is a 1987 American romantic comedy-drama starring Cher, Nicolas Cage.  Monday 8th April 5.30pm – all are welcome, no booking required.

 Adult Crafts

Cross Stitch SAL (Stitch Along!), Monday 15th April 10.30am -12.30pm — Come along at start a start a lovely sampler that you will add to each month.

Suitable for all levels.  All materials provided. Booking is essential.

Macramé, Monday 29th April 10.30am – 12.30pm — Learn some of the basic Macramé knots to make stunning and useful items for your home or as gifts such as plant holders, wall hangings, bookmarks, jewellery and many more. Suitable for all levels.  All materials provided. Booking is essential.

 Walk-in E. Services session — Tuesday 30th April 2pm – 4pm — Learn about all the free digital services available through the library. All welcome no booking required.

Lounge Lizards
The Lounge Lizards will be playing on Saturday 6th and Saturday 20th April from 3pm. Come along and enjoy some great music! 

 English for Ukrainians — Mondays 10am – all are welcome.

 Chess for Adults — Thursdays at 6.30pm. All levels welcome – from complete beginners to grand masters!

 Baldoyle Mens Shed — Meet in Baldoyle Library every Tuesday morning at 10.30am

  Exhibitions

The Library of Migrant Women

A participatory art project created by migrant women to tell stories of their journey from their homeland to Ireland. It features 11 stories written by migrant women about the social issues that affect them daily, their work to transform their life, and the lives of those around them.  The Library of Migrant Women Exhibition | Fingal County Council

 The Naomh Barróg Photo Society

Photography exhibition of the stunning work by local photography group the Naomh Barróg Photo Society.

 Fingal Libraries free eservices

We offer digital newspapers, magazines, comics, music streaming, eBooks, eAudiobooks, touch typing, educational courses and much more. To access any of our eservices you just need your Library card number and PIN Fingal Library eServices and eResources Online

https://www.fingal.ie/council/service/fingal-library-eservices-and-eresources-online

Irish Synodal Pathway The Irish Synodal Pathway continues to evolve and has made significant progress in advancing its ambition to hold its first synodal assembly in the Autumn of 2025. Regional meetings held in January assisted dioceses and groups in the formation of Diocesan Synodal Teams for the pathway and provided resources for the ongoing work at local level, including a video resource outlining the journey so far (https://synod.ie/resources/videos/). Further regional meetings, scheduled for late April with the Diocesan Synodal Teams, will also initiate discussions on the theme/question for the first assembly of the Irish Synodal Pathway.

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend will be held in the Focolare Centre, Prosperous, Co. Kildare, from Friday, April 26, to Sunday, April 28. Register online at www.marriageencounter.ie. Good marriages can always be made better!

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT The Irish Hospice Foundation provides a free Bereavement Support Line. This National Freephone Service is available from 10am to 1pm, Monday to Friday, call 1800 807077 or visit website for information www.hospicefoundation.ie

Safeguarding.

The current safeguarding regulations and information is on display in the porch on our new poster. You can visit The Archdiocese of Dublin child safeguarding and protection service by visiting the following link;

https://csps.dublindiocese.ie/wp-content/uploads/s ites/3/2023/10/Dublin-Diocesan-Child-Safeguarding -Policy-2023.pdf or use the QR Code on the poster to see the updated information.

Our safeguarding policy document is always available in the sacristy or through contacting our Parish Office. Our parish safeguarding representatives are available to answer questions if you leave your name and number in our Parish Office.

Funeral Ministry 

Archbishop Farrell is asking that all parishes and partnerships give priority to the development of funeral Ministries due to the decline in available priests.  

In each parish we are being asked to establish a funeral ministry team, or seek to expand and develop one that’s already there.

Each partnership is asked to have, by the end of 2024, at least two lay leaders trained and commissioned to lead funeral services across the partnership, in line with pastoral needs.

The Archdiocese will provide resources and training. In our parish we will be reviewing on how best to increase the membership of our funeral team.

Members of the funeral team may lead prayer in the home/funeral home/at the crematorium/graveside and participate in the prayers of commendation.

Bereaved families will be advised of the identity and roles of members of funeral ministry teams and these team members will be introduced to the congregation as the ones who will officiate at the final stage of the funeral liturgy.

Bereaved families will be advised if deemed appropriate to consider the option of funeral liturgies without Mass where this may be pastorally appropriate. 

Friday Night whist - Baldoyle Whist Club. Every Friday night at 8.00 pm in the Parish Hall, beside the Parish Office. New members and visitors are very welcome

Support for Carers

Are you caring for a loved one at home with additional needs? A spouse, partner, child, close relative or neighbour? Then you are a family carer! Become a member of Family Carers Ireland, the national charity supporting Ireland’s 500,000+ family carers nationwide. Contact 057 93 70221 and hear how we can support you or for more info visit www.familycarers.ie.

Baldoyle Library Events

 HUGG Healing Untold Grief Groups HUGG Young Adults (18-25 years old) Suicide bereavement support group led by trained young adults with lived experience of suicide loss HUGG provides a free, non-judgemental and safe space where people bereaved by suicide can share their experiences and feelings, and receive and offer support to each other. HUGG Young Adults support group meets once a month over zoom on a Tuesday evening, 8pm to 9.30pm. To join, complete an online form at www.hugg.ie or call 01 513 4048.

OPPORTUNITY IN YOUTH MINISTRY LEADERSHIP The Diocese of Lancaster Youth Service are looking for a Senior Programme Leader to lead retreats and other programmes in their youth retreat centre, Castlerigg Manor, in the English Lake District. Castlerigg Manor is an innovative project which focuses on leading their volunteers into a closer relationship with God and in working with their volunteers to lead programmes for thousands of young people each year. The post is residential with an excellent salary package. For more information email the director, Jack Regan director@castleriggmanor.co.uk or checkout castleriggmanor.com >> meet the team

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT The Irish Hospice Foundation provides a free Bereavement Support Line. This National Freephone Service is available from 10am to 1pm, Monday to Friday, by calling 1800 807077. Visit www.hospicefoundation.ie for more information.

The ACCOMPLISH Project is a collaboration between Dublin City University and Trinity College Dublin. It aims to engage with the public to facilitate increased reporting of coastal landslides so that our coastlines may be better managed.They are currently in the process of recruiting volunteers from Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford to participate in the project. They are specifically looking for anyone who regularly walks, runs, cycles, canoes, swims, sails, or visits the coasts of Dublin, Wexford or Wicklow. They would also like to hear from you if there are other areas worth investigating!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Niamh Cullen, who is leading the project in DCU by emailing niamh.d.cullen@dcu.ie or acomplish.project@gmail.com.You can also visit their website accomplishproject.ie to find out more about the project.

TOWARDS PEACE Towards Peace is a service offering spiritual support for anybody who has been abused, physically, emotionally, sexually, spiritually, in a religious/church environment. Towards Peace was established in October 2014 by the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the Association of Missionary & Religious Leaders of Ireland. (AMRI). The Towards Peace office hours are Monday and Tuesday 9am - 4pm and Wednesday 9am - 12 noon. For further information phone 01 5053028 or 086 7710533 or visit www.towardspeace.ie or www.facebook.com/TowardsPeaceSpiritualSupportService/

Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock, Saturday 27 April

The idea of going on pilgrimage goes back hundreds of years in the Church. In the Middle Ages, crusaders went to Jerusalem try to liberate the Holy City. One of the good things about a pilgrimage is that is gives us an opportunity to step out of our daily lives and try to gain some fresh perspectives on the challenges that we face and to try to learn a bit more about ourselves. It’s also a good opportunity to reflect on our faults and failings, as we all have them, and to ask Our Lady to pray to her son Jesus to help us to overcome them. Email address is knockpilgrimage@dublindiocese.ie.

B.E. Beginning Experience: B.E is a support group for those coping with the pain of loss of their life partner, through Death, Separation or Divorce. Do you find that you need more support than family and friends can provide? Seeking help is a sign of strength and self-knowledge not weakness. This is a healing ministry, which helps to resolve the grief that goes with the end of a marriage or relationship. A team, who are themselves widowed, separated or divorced share their experiences with you. For further information please phone Dublin Team 086 0877379 or email bedublin@gmail.com

Thursday Afternoon Whist is suspended for a while. It will return very soon. each Thursday afternoon at 2 pm in the Parish Hall, beside the Parish Office. All are welcome, especially beginners.

The Sanctuary: Come and rest with the Sanctuary this January. Rest can heal the body, reduce stress, boost creativity and enhance decision making skills. In short, we all need to build rest into our daily routine. The Sanctuary has a number of courses that are designed to help us come to rest. Wheather it be Yoga Nidra or Meditation, check them out at: www.sanctuary.ie The Sanctuary, Stanhope St., Dublin 7. DO7H290.

Baldoyle Active Retirement. Seeking new members, male and female. If interested please contact Alice Roche on 087 912 0120 or Robert Farrell 087 615 1007

Baldoyle Parish Adult Choir: We are currently looking for new members to join the Adult Choir - there is a weekday evening rehearsal and all are welcome. Interested parishioners can contact Shereen on Sundays before or after Mass

Mercy Centre,St Brendan’s Drive, Coolock, Dublin 5. Mercy Centre is run by the Sisters of Mercy and a core Group. Our aim is the “full flowering of the person” (de Mello) as Jesus came that we may have life and have it to the full. We Do this by offering programmes that encourage the personal and spiritual development of everyone. Details can be obtained at 01 8487259 or email: mercycontrecoolock@gmail.com.

ALONE supports older people to age at home, combating loneliness and isolation. Would you like to volunteer from the comfort of your own home? We are seeking volunteers to make Support and Befriending calls to older people. Please visit our website at www.alone.ie or call our National Support and Referral line on 0818 222 024 to fine out more about volunteering with ALONE.

Anam Cara North Dublin, the organisation that supports bereaved parents, is holding a Parent Evening for bereaved parents on Wednesday 17th April  at 7:15pm in the Hilton Hotel, Malahide Rd, Northern Cross, Dublin, D17 Y924. This event is free and open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age your child died, the circumstances of their death, or whether their death was recent or not. Please contact us on info@anamcara.ie or 085 2888 888 for any queries.

MASS COLLECTIONS - 'TAP AND GO' CONTACTLESS DONATION The Archdiocese of Dublin has introduced a "Tap and Go" contactless donation method to enable people to donate directly to the First Collection (Common Fund) and the Second Collection (Share Fund). This is to assist people who are moving away from carrying cash. Two card  machines are in place at the back of both Church’s for this purpose. 

Please note any donation through this method will be split 60% to the First Collection and 40% to the Second Collection.  Donations made through this method, cannot be recorded against individuals and will therefore not qualify for inclusion in the annual tax reclaim on donations from Revenue to the Parish.

This new technology does not replace the family offerings and baskets collections will continue at all masses.

If you have any queries, please contact the Parish Office.

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