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Welcome to the website of Saint John the Baptist Catholic parish in Clontarf. John the Baptist understood his role as bringing people to Jesus. The local church is now called to bring people to Jesus and to reveal him by how we live, serve one another and worship. As a parish community we are called to support one another in our call to bear witness to Jesus as the Light of the World, as the Way, the Truth and the Life. We hope that our parish website helps you to feel a sense of belonging to our parish community.
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Report on Parish Pastoral Council Meeting, 18th November
Among the items discussed at the Parish Pastoral Council meeting on 18th November were the following: 1. Reflection on the role of the PPC within the parish; 2. Report on the Teen Hope programme; 3. The formation of a young adult choir; 4. A series of talks for Lent;...
Work on our parish church
The extensive restoration and conservation work on the church is progressing very well. In early January you will notice some scaffolding on the inside of the church, on the side facing the parish centre. That side aisle will be out of bounds for some months, although...
Christmas Penitential Service
The Penitential Service for the three parishes will be celebrated in Saint Gabriel’s church on Tuesday, 17th December, at 7.30 pm. It is a very good opportunity to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation as part of our spiritual preparation for Christmas.
Peter McVerry Trust
The outdoor collection after all the Masses next weekend is in support of the Peter McVerry Trust. This Trust is a charity set up by Fr Peter McVerry to reduce homelessness and the harm caused by drug misuse and social disadvantage.
Do this in Memory Mass
The next Do this in Memory Mass for first communion children will be celebrated next Sunday, 15th December, at the family Mass at 10.00 am. There will be a meeting of the Do this in Memory team to plan the Mass this Monday, 9th December, in the Parish Centre at 7.30 pm.
Weekend Masses:
Saturday: 6pm
Sunday: 10.00 am, 12:00 pm
Weekday Masses:
Monday to Saturday: 10am
Holy Days:
6.00 pm Vigil Mass and 10.00am Mass.
Sacrament of Baptism:
Second Sunday of the month: 11.00am
Third Saturday of the month: 12.00pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Thursday before first Friday after 10.00 am Mass
Saturday, after 10.00 am and 6.00 pm Mass
Holy Hour:
3rd Sunday of the month 7.30pm
Reflection on Today’s
Gospel Reading
Wednesday, Second Week of Advent
We tend to associate advancing years with declining energy. As we get older, we don’t always have the energy we once had, and this can a source of frustration for us. Yet, today’s first reading from Isaiah acknowledges that even ‘young men may grow tired and weary’, and that even ‘youths may stumble’. There is such a thing as a weariness of the spirit, which can affect people at any age. Some young people can seem listless, whereas some older people can be full of vitality. Isaiah declares in that reading that the Lord is the one who alone can address and deal with this kind of weariness of spirit. ‘He gives strength to the wearied, he strengthens the powerless’. The Lord does not grow tired or weary. He is the Lord of life who remains vibrant at all times. By turning towards him in our weakness and weariness we can imbibe some of his perennial strength and vitality. In the words of Isaiah, ‘those who hope in the Lord renew their strength’. This is the promise that Jesus makes in the gospel reading, ‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest’. There is much in life that can deaden our spirit, at any age. It is the Lord, and our relationship with him, that can keep us young and vital even in old age. The Lord comes to us as strength in our weakness, as vitality in our weariness, as hope in our despondency. What is asked of us is that we welcome his coming and be attentive to his presence to us.
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