Welcome to
BRACKENSTOWN PARISH
The Early Irish Saints Partnership of Parishes
As part of the Building Hope Diocesan initiative, Brackenstown forms part of the partnership of Parishes which includes Swords + Drynam, River Valley + Dublin Airport, and Donabate, Portrane + Balheary
CHURCH of ST. CRONAN
Donations can be made directly to St. Cronan’s Parish by scanning the QR Code above using any QR Reader app on your Smart Phone. QR Code plaques have also been placed on the wall at the shrines to facilitate those not carrying cash. The plaques for St Patrick’s and St. Teresa’s shrines can be found on the side of their respective candelabras. Donations can be made via both ‘scan with phone’ and ‘touch with phone’. Thank you as always for your kind donations.
Parish Finance Committee
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ANNUAL MASS OF REMEMBRANCE
Our Annual Mass of Remembrance for those from our parish who have died over the last year, will take place on Friday 13th November at 7:30pm.
Family Mass at 11am
A Family Mass will take place at 11.00am Sunday. At the beginning of the liturgy of the Word, two of our Family Mass team will bring children into the parish centre, where they will lead some activities related to the theme of the readings. The children will rejoin their families in time to participate at the Offertory of the Mass. Parents will be asked to sign consent forms in advance, so that their children may participate in this. These forms will be available on tables around the church. We hope to celebrate a Family Mass once a month.
"A gentle space to pause, connect and know you’re not alone."
Grief Café
Grief can be a lonely place. Often after loss, people find that the world moves on while they are trying to make sense of a ‘new normal’. A grief café offers a gentle space to pause, connect and know you’re not alone in that experience, or any you are going through. Our grief café is a bereavement support group. There is no pressure to share your story or speak about your loss if you don’t want to. It’s simply a welcoming space where anyone who has experienced the loss of someone they love – a partner, parent, sibling, child, friend or someone special, recently or long ago – can come together for tea, chat and quiet understanding. Here in Brackenstown Parish we are starting a Grief Café in January 2027: a safe space to chat over a cup of tea or coffee with others who are also living with grief. Grieving can often feel isolating, but meeting others in your locality going through similar experiences can help you feel more understood and less alone.
Sensory Friendly Mass
Next Sunday 22nd November we will celebrate a Sensory Friendly Mass at 5.00pm. This is a gentle, calm Mass for those who may find the usual celebration overwhelming, particularly children with autism. Music will be softer, lighting lower, and movement permitted.
Let's Talk Gospel
Over the four weeks of Advent, we will have a discussion on that Sunday's Gospel reading, from 10:15am to 10:45am. We will gather in the room next to the Sacristy.
All welcome.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by Email
Can you help us to reduce postage costs?
On 3rd of February the cost of a standard stamp increased to €1.85. This has led us to ask you if you can help us to reduce our postage overheads? The posting of the annual letters of thanks and acknowledgement for contributions received is a considerable expense for the parish. Do you have an email address? If so, you might consider giving us permission to send your annual acknowledgement letter by email rather than by post. You can do this by emailing brackenstownparish@gmail.com.
Please say that you are giving permission for your letter of acknowledgement to be sent by email and give your name, address, and email address. Another possibility is to fill in this form, tick the box to receive your acknowledgement letter by email and click submit.
We are of course aware that not everyone uses email or perhaps just prefers to receive a letter by post. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who contributes to the running costs of the parish and to the support of our priests. Your generosity is very much appreciated.
The Parish Finance Committee
Building Hope Diocesan Initiative
Members of the Parish Pastoral Council have presented feedback from the four questionnaires relating to the 4 pillars of the Building Hope Diocesan Initiative, Welcome & Inclusion, Faith, Servant Leadership and Social Justice. A summary of the responses to each of the four pillar are available for all to view on the blue notice board at the back of the church.
The Parish Pastoral Council have met on Saturday 29th November to analyse the feedback from all the questionnaires and propose the beginnings of a pastoral response, both as a parish and in partnership with the other parishes in our area who have participated in this consultation.
ARCHBISHOP FARRELL:
MOVING FORWARD WITH BUILDING HOPE
