Parish News
Dublin Diocesan Young Adult Pilgrimage to Taize
The Office of Evangelisation have announced details of the Dublin Diocesan Young Adult Pilgrimage to Taize from 11th - 18th July 2010. Young adults are invited to join over two thousand other young Christians from around the world who come to this ecumenical monastery in Burgundy, France every week during the summer to experience the prayer and fellowship of the community founded by Brother Roger. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin will be taking part.
It is hoped that the Parish will send a group of young people aged between 18- 30 on this pilgrimage which is said to be an utterly life changing experience. Anyone interested can contact Joy Loughlin, Hilary Sharpe or Fr. Martin at Arús Lorcáin on (0402) 31716
Exhibition of Work in the Parish
It is hoped that an ‘Exhibition of the Work in the Parish’ will take place in late spring. Involving more parishioners in the life of the Parish has always been an aim of the Parish Pastoral Council. The Exhibition will allow different Parish groups and Ministries to show the work that they do in the Parish and hopefully recruit interested people. This community building exercise is an exciting venture which we hope will be a great success. Keep an eye out on this website and in the Easter Newsletter for further details and more specific dates. All are welcome!
Christian Unity Week….January 18th to 25th 2010.
Ecumenical Service will be held in Arklow Presbyterian Church,Ferrybank on Thursday January 21st @ 8.00pm.
Celebrating 150 years:
On August 18th 2011 Arklow Parish will celebrate 150 years of the dedication of the church of Sts. Mary and Peter. It is hoped that these celebrations will start on January 1st 2011 and run through until December 31st 2011. A sub-group has been set up to explore ways of how these celebrations will take place. It is hoped to involve as many people in these plans as possible.
Arklow Parish Pastoral Council Annual Parish Social:
Where? Arklow Bay Hotel. When? Friday, February 12th 2010.
Time? 8.30pm.How Much? 20 euro.€€€€€
Music by: Easy Listening ( PD & David.)
Loads of Spots & Door Prizes. Turkey & Ham Dinner will be served.
Tickets will be available soon from Parish Pastoral Council Members
Visitation:
You may remember an article in one of last year’s newsletters about the formation of a Visitation group in the Parish. Here is an excerpt from that article to ‘jog your memory’:
Visitation is a way to reach out to the community through face to face calls to the homes in the parish. The Visitation Group hopes to provide another link between those working in the parish and the community, through networking and outreaching. Members of the group visit houses, just to say hello, have a chat and provide information on parish activities. It is hoped that the group will listen, offer support and invite people to re-engage in the church if possible.
A group has now been trained and are eager to get started. We hope to get this up and running in the coming months. Further details will be available on this website and in the Newsletters as soon as they are finalised.
