CALENDAR FOR THE COMING WEEK

St. Canices Church

Thursday Dec 25th

Christmas Day: 9am—10.30– 12noon

Friday Dec 26th: 10am. Church closes at 11am

C H R I S T M A S R E F L E C T I O N S

C: stands for Christ. If we leave him out of

Christmas its like celebrating a wedding without the bride or the

groom

H: stands for hope, the hope He gives us.

R: stands for the revolution He began, turning hate into love.

I: stands for Israel the land where He was born. But it also stands

for me. He was born for me.

S: stands for the salvation He brought. Those in darkness saw a

great light.

T: stands for thank you—thank you to the Father for the gift of his

Son.

M: stands for Mary who brought Him to birth.

A: stands for angels who at His birth sang glory to God in the highest

and Peace to his people on earth.

S: stands for star that led the wise men to Bethlehem.

Now Christ is the star we follow. His light will guide us through the

night until the sun of eternal day dawns upon us.

As a result of Christ coming on earth we become part of God’s family.

The Priests of the Parish

Fr. Richard, Fr. Mick,

Fr. John and Fr. Gabriel

join in wishing each and

everyone a Happy and

Peaceful Christmas

God of every nation

and people,

From the beginning of

creation

you have made

known your love through the

gift of your Son who bears the

name

Emmanuel

PARISH OF FINGLAS

Vol.24 25th December 2017 No.5

CHRISTMAS DAY

THE CHRISTMAS TREE The evergreen fir tree has been used to celebrate winter festivals for thousands of years. Pagans used branches of it to decorate their homes during the winter solstice, as it made them think of the spring to come. The Romans used Fir Trees to decorate their temples at the festival of Saturnalia. Christians use it as a sign of everlasting life with God. Nobody is really sure when Fir trees were first used as Christmas trees. It probably started about began 1000 years ago in Northern Europe.

WELCOME

A special welcome to all visitors to St. Canice’s Church this Christmas

time.

TOGETHER TODAY

After all the shopping and the decorating, all the planning and wish-lists here we are all together in a familiar

place—in Church. It may be that you have not been inside a church since last Christmas, in that case going to

Church at Christmas may be a family tradition , one of the many traditions that we have at this time of the

year. In Church today we are no longer shoppers or decorators but all believers

TODAY WE CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF OUR SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST Masses this coming week

Sunday 24th 7pm Vigil mass: Intentions of the Parish: 9pm Months Mind Una Black

Mon 25th Masses for intentions of the Parish: Tues 26th 10am Anniversary: Michael Curran :

Colette Martin: Travers Family

Wed 27th 10am Anniversary Declan Quane . Thursday 28th Anniversary Anna Byrne

Fri 29th 10amAnniversary: John Adams: Prayers for all who mourn the loss of a child

Sat 30th Anniversaries Tilly Arngrimsson: Fr. John Foster

The coming of the Son of God among

us as man, brought light to our

darkness and new life to us as

members of God’s family

THANK YOU A big thank you to everyone who worked to

get our Church ready for Christmas. To all who

cleaned and dusted the Church, who did the

linen, brasses, flowers, Christmas tree and Crib

and all the other decorations. Well done!!!

Many others have equally contributed to the

smooth running of St. Canice’s Church at this

time, and throughout the past year…Eucharistic

ministers, Altar servers; Readers, Collectors &

Counters, Nuala and the Choir , the Folk Group

and the Children’s Choir, Funeral team, Parish

shop team and many more who work through-

out the year, the Parish Communication Team;

the Baptismal Team, The Active Age Club; the

Legion of Mary and the Junior Legion of Mary;

The Parish Finance Committee, the Pastoral

Council, to Dermot for his assistance on Tues-

day mornings each week, and the men who

keep the Church grounds clean.

All this work is done on a voluntary basis and

the entire parish appreciates your hard work.

Remembering Loved Ones

We remember in all Masses in St. Canices

Church this Christmas time deceased family

members and friends also remembering

Nora Brady Sheila Farrington

Gertie Cooper Mary Lanigan

Alan Kavanagh All recently deceased

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

Happy Christmas

Nollaig Shona

Buon Natale

Feliz Navidad

Maligayang Pasko

Wesolych Swíat

圣诞快乐

NEWSLETTER IS KINDLY SPONSORED BY

FANAGANS FUNERAL DIRECTORS FINGLAS 01-8345655

ADORATION OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT

Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament will resume on

Wednesday January 10th at 9am

For The CHILDREN—QUIZ

1. After leaving Bethlehem, to which country did

Joseph, Mary, and Jesus travel?

2. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December. Who is the patron saint remembered on the 26th of December? 3. What are the gifts that the Three Wise Men gave baby Jesus, according to Christmas history?

4. How does Santa Claus go back up the chimney to continue his journey of delivering gifts?

5. Name the eight original Reindeer.

6. Traditionally, kids leave out snacks for Santa Claus. What are these snacks?

7. Which is the most popular ornament used to place at the top of the Christmas tree? 8. Which country does St. Nicholas originally belong

to?

Answers:

1. Egypt. 2. St. Stephen.

3. Gold, Frankinsence, Myrrh.

4. 4. Places his finger at the side of his nose and

give a nod……

5. Blitzen, Rudolf, Cupid, Prancer,

Dancer, Vixen, Donner, Dasher

6. Cookies and Milk 7.Angel

8. Turkey