PARISH NEWS

Joe Miller has retired as Sacristan in the Church of St. Laurence O’Toole. We marked the occasion and said thank you to Joe with tea and cake after Mass.

Baldoyle Parish Lotto, Sunday 10th November winning numbers 8, 18 and 21. No winner, Sunday 17th November Jackpot €1,200

Parish Coffee Mornings are back in the Parish hall after the 10.00 am mass.

Family Mass will be on Sunday 17th November.

Altar List of the Dead

Envelopes have been distributed throughout the parish. Completed envelopes can be placed in the safe at the back of the Church or handed into the Parish Office. On the first Wednesday of each month throughout the year, Mass is offered for those names on the Altar List of the Dead.

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT IN THE CHURCH OF ST LAURENCE O’TOOLE EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT IN NOVEMBER 6:00pm to 6:45pm (Before evening Mass)

Roof Repair Appeal

You are all aware of the ongoing problems we are having with the roof in St Laurence O’Toole’s Church over the past number of years. If we are to keep the

Church in good repair and to ensure that it is there for the coming years, we need to take major action now.

The work is expected to cost over €200,000. This is far beyond the capacity of the Parish to fund from our normal annual income. We are starting a major

fund-raising programme and are looking at different ways that we can raise these funds.

To get started we are asking you to consider the following methods of donating to this special fund:

● To set up a bank standing order or to increase your current bank standing order or family offering.

● To increase your Lotto from one envelope to maybe 2 or 3 or more for the next twelve months

● A once-off donation

Details on how to make your donations can be provided by:

a) contacting the Parish Office

b) speaking to a member of the committee after any of the Masses

c) by reading the literature at the back of the Church.

We are aware that there are huge demands on the resources of every household at this time, but there is no easy way to do this. We would really appreciate

your support for this project, in order to ensure that St. Laurence O’Toole’s Church will remain for many more years to come a sacred place for all to come to draw closer to God.

Peter O’Connor Co-PP. David Dennehy Finance Committee

Oasis Day Oasis Day takes you out for reflection, relaxation, and rest. Stopping and reflecting are good practices to encourage. Book now: · 23 November, Manresa Jesuit Centre of Spirituality Dollymount 01 552 9448 www.manresa.ie

Baldoyle Library Closure The Library will be closed from Monday next, 23rd Sept. until approx. April 2025 for renovations.

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

The Lounge Lizards will be in St. Peter & Paul’s Parish Hall, in Baldoyle village, each Saturday in November at 3pm So please come along and join in or just come and enjoy the music.

Baldoyle Family Resource Services Baldoyle Family Resource Services are delighted to be hosting their first Co-Anon Family Support meeting, in Baldoyle Family Resource Centre,Grange Road, On Thursday 21 st November, 2024 7.00pm - 8.00pm Co-Anon supports family members, relatives, and close friends of someone addicted to cocaine and other mind-altering substances.

 Marino Institute of Education Are you looking for food for the mind and oxygen for the soul in the company of fellow travellers? Join the Adult Education Certificate in Spirituality and Human Development Programme. It is open for applications now. For more information, please see the following website www.mie.ie/spirituality. If you are interested, please contact Mary at mary.gao@mie.ie; or 087 450 8549.

Aware, the National Mental Health Charity, is recruiting volunteers.

Would you like to support those impacted by anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and related mood conditions? Aware provides free support, education and information services to those impacted by mental health and mood conditions. We are now recruiting and training volunteers for our National Support Line, Support & Self Care Groups and our Life Skills Online services. Volunteering can be remote or in person. Please visit www.aware.ie email info@aware.ie or call 01-661 7211 to learn more about becoming an Aware volunteer!

HOME VISITATIONS

Would you like a home visitation volunteer to visit you in your home? Friends of the Elderly a charity with over 40 years’ experience providing friendships to older people, has volunteers in your area. If you would be interested in our services please contact our Activities Coordinator Sive at sive@friendoftheelderly.ie or call 01 8731855.

Pathways is a course for adults who want to explore their faith and grow in understanding and confidence. It’s also a great way to reflect on ministry and participation in the life of the Church.Evenings over the two years include a time of prayer and a presentation on areas of faith and ministry. This is followed by small group sharing and reflection. The course has no exams or written work but relies on an openness to learn new things in new ways, as well as share thoughts and experiences together with others. For information visit www.missionministry.ie/pathways

Oral Recordings of times past

To compile a list of what has been documented over the years, Fingal Heritage Office wants to hear from anyone with oral recordings (tape or digital) about any aspect of Fingal's past. To be included in this important project, or if you know of recordings elsewhere, please contact Mac Conmara Heritage Consulting, at macconmaraheritage@gmail.com or 086 778 4669.

Seeking, Serving and Sharing Christ in a Synodal Church

The Priory Institute two week on-line Summer School is reflective, informative and interactive and will run from 19 August. The course includes eight recorded presentations and three on-line zoom discussions and is very flexible as it is delivered entirely online. Find out more and register at www.prioryinstitute.com

Baldoyle Family Resource Services

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.

 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.

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

SENIORLINE Would you like someone to talk to? SeniorLine is Ireland’s national telephone service for older people open every day of the year 10am-10pm, Freephone 1800 80 45 91. Callers may feel isolated, alone, wish to discuss a problem in confidence, or for company during their day. SeniorLine’s volunteers are trained to listen, to support, to discuss options and to refer callers to other helpful services if necessary. So don’t be alone if sharing a problem would help.

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.

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.

 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.

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/

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

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 16th October  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.

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