The following are notices and upcoming events here in St Finian's Church
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4th June, 2023
The Most Holy Trinity
Three in One
The figure THREE symbolises completeness and perfect symmetry.
Three figures make up the nativity scene in Bethlehem–the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Their first visitors were the three wise men. Later, in the desert preparing to begin his public life, Jesus was tempted three times by the devil. A good story should have a beginning, a middle and an end. Christ was a storyteller par excellence and three figures prominently in his parables. The Prodigal Son is about a father and his two sons; the Good Samaritan tells of the behaviour of three passers-by, the priest, the Levite and the Samaritan; the sower sowed his seed in three different types of terrain, yielding three different levels of harvest. The end of his life, as the beginning, has again the three motif. During his Passion, Peter denied him thrice. On the road to Calvary, he fell three times. The crucifixion scene has three figures, Christ between two thieves. Before his resurrection, he spent three days in the tomb.
God is love. There are Three Persons in the Trinity, the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit. Together they represent the fullness of love. The Father loves the Son, the Son loves the Father. The Holy Spirit is their love for each other. We are made in the image of a triune God. God the Father, who created us, his Son who saved us, and the Holy Spirit who continues to guide us. Our lives should reflect the Trinity. We should be always creative like the Father, compassionate like his Son, and dispose our talents in the service of others like the Holy Spirit.
Mass Times
Weekday Masses
10.00 am in St Finian’s Church.
1.00 pm in at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Church, Dublin Airport.
Weekend Masses
St Finian’s Church:
Saturday Morning: 11.00 am
Saturday Vigil: 5.30 pm
Sunday: 10.00am, 12.00 pm.
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Church:
Sunday: 11.00 am
All Masses and other Services in St. Finian's Church
are available on our webcam.
St. Finian's remains open for visits from 9.00am until 6.00pm each day. Strict rules of sensible hygiene will continue to apply; please ensure you maintain a distance of at least two metres from others, use the sanitisers provided and wear a mask.
Mass intentions can be booked with Stephanie at stfiniansparish@gmail.com - or at 01 8409043.
Next weekend June 11th we celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi.
We invite everyone to join in our procession after the 5.30pm Saturday vigil Mass especially all our young people who have received their First Holy Communion this year.
Forty hours of Eucharistic Adoration will be held in St Finian’s Church from 6am Friday 9th June to 2am Sunday 11th June
Please come and spend some time with the Lord.
Please note that Monday June 5th is a Bank Holiday. Morning Mass at St Finian’s Church will be at the later time of 11am. Mass in Our Lady Queen of Heaven Church will be at the usual time of 1pm.
Masses are being offered for the following:
Mon 5th June
Donie Lennon (RD)
Tues 6th
Maurie Finn (RD)
Vera Stokes (RD)
Wed 7th
Vera Stokes (RD)
Kathleen Kennedy (RD)
Thurs 8th
Special Intention
Fri 9th
Terry Wall (RD)
Sat 10th
Special Intention
Vigil: 5.30pm
Sha Brady (RD)
Sun 11th
10.00 am: Joe Ryan (RD)
12.00 Noon Peter & Mary Duignan (AN)
Jeanette Jackson (MM)
There will be a coffee morning in Our Lady Queen of Heaven Church next Sunday, 11th June after the 11am Mass.
All are Welcome to stay and chat.
We had no winners of this week's Jackpot, though four people matched three numbers.
Next week's prize increases to €5,200.
Thank you to all who participate in the parish Lotto every week.
Don't forget to pick up your Lotto envelope at the church!
All Lotto envelopes must be submitted by 6pm every Sunday night. All funds from the Lotto draw will be used to complete works on both St. Finian’s Church and Our Lady Queen of Heaven Church - including renewal of ceiling and floors, and waterproofing and painting of exterior walls.
Please note that all Lotto envelopes should be posted through the Donation box on the wall just inside the church door and not through the parish office letterbox.Thank you for your support. Best of luck to everyone who enters our draw.
Click here to check the weekly LOTTO RESULTS
A Mass leaflet with the correct readings for most Sundays can be downloaded here: Missalette
Instead of downloading every week, you may prefer a Sunday Missal of your own. If you get in touch with the parish office by emailing stfiniansparish@gmail.com we will gladly order one for you. They cost €15.
The priests of the parish would like to thank everyone from both churches for your kind donations to the Easter Dues Envelopes.
Since the night of Holy Thursday, spending quiet time in prayer with the Lord in the Eucharist has been central to the Christian way of life. Here in St. Finian’s we have special times when the Blessed Sacrament is exposed so that you may come and pray.
Mon : 8am - 10am
Tues: 8.00am - 10am and 10.30am - 11.30am
Wed: 8am - 10am
Thurs: 8am - 10am
Fri: 5pm - 6pm
Come and spend some time with the Lord.
We continue to pray the rosary during the week at 9.15 am before our 10am Mass.
Baptism dates available in the parish:
June 11th /June 25th
July 9th /July 23rd
We welcome into our faith Community all children who will be baptised this Sunday.
We pray for all our young people in the parish who will be sitting exams this year. We pray that the light of the Holy Spirit be upon them to help them through this important time.
Couples intending to marry are required to give at least three months notice to the priests of the parish, whether the wedding will take place inside or outside the parish, so that the pre-marriage papers can be completed.
Confession is available every day after Mass in St Finian’s church and also in Our Lady Queen of Heaven church, at Dublin Airport.
