Author: Fr Ed

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MOSQUITO NET THANKS

Here is a message from Judith Golooba of our community regarding her recent appeal for mosquito nets, to guard children in Malawi against malaria:

Dear Friends

You have made a tremendous contribution to my “Mosquito Nets for Malawi Appeal”.

Altogether your contributions in cash amounted to 2500euros and I have received 30 mosquito nets!!!

I promised to keep you informed of progress and here is the beginning: I intended to go to Malawi over the summer but  due to various matters in Malawi, I am now going in October. I have made contacts in Lilongwe where I will be based.

With the help of Sister Veronique Weis of Open Hand for Malawi (www.ong-malawi.lu) whom I have contacted and who has promised to help me visit villages in Namitete, Malawi, where they do their mission work, I have mapped out my final itinerary.

I leave on 31st October and return on 12th November. I hope to take pictures of all those I will help and keep you updated as to how many nets I ended up buying and distributing. I will also indicate how much I will have used for travel and food in Malawi.

Thank you again for your generosity!

Yours Sincerely

Judith
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PARISH FACEBOOK PAGE?

We really should have a facebook page. Unfortunately (in some respects) I don’t do social media. Our parish community is  looking for someone who can set up and maintain/curate a facebook page for our parish. Could you be that person? If you think you might be able to do this, please get in touch with me and we can plan what we might be able to do. It would be really useful to have this forum for communication and conversation.

Thanks (in anticipation)

Fr Ed

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ALIZETI CONCERT

Music group Alizeti (which includes Helen Clark and Calum Heffernan from our Music Group) are giving a concert tomorrow

(Sunday 4 October) in aid of the Ilula Orphanage Program. Al Hal, Contern, 13:30. here

The concert is part of the wider Appelfest series of events — discover more here (LE)

Just time to get along there after Mass if someone manages not to preach for too long…

Fr Ed

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CONCERT: PLEASE DON’T CLOSE YOUR DOORS

An upcoming concert in the church of St Alphonse touches on an important and very current theme:
PLEASE DON’T CLOSE YOUR DOORS will take place in St. Alphonse church on Friday, the 9th of October at 19:30.

It’s going to be a special concert indeed, performed by a Polish bard and song-writer, Paweł Orkisz,

For over 30 years Paweł has been sharing his interest in ballads, interpreting Russian songs as well as these of Leonard Cohen. He regularly plays at Sunday Mass in a old, little church in Kraków (Poland) and has been doing so since the early 90s, giving praise to God by his music and sharing his faith with others.
‘Don’t close the doors’ is the title of the of Paweł’s CD, which includes his own songs and an interpretation of religious texts. However, it’s also a metaphor describing his openness towards God and towards people expressed throughout his music. You can sample Pawel’s music here:
The Prayer

Song about Friendship

Three Sisters – Faith, Hope and Love

Fr Ed