Dear Parishioner ,
Welcome to our parish website and if you are new to the area, welcome to our parish. You may come from further afield and simply want to know something about St. Jude the Apostle Parish – I hope that your visit will transform distance into friendship.
Our parishioners come from all over Ireland and beyond. We are comprised of young and not so young, working and retired people and children growing up who share a common love of God and each other. Please browse our site and feel welcome to drop into our beautiful church at any time to say a prayer or light a candle or join our parish family for Mass.
You can also tune in and watch our ceremonies live through the magic of the internet, which when you think of it is really what a parish is all about. A group of individuals combining talents and knowledge for the greater good and as the Jesuits would say, the Glory of God.
With best wishes:Fr. Brendan Madden P.P.    

This parish (RCN:20016166) is made up of over 2,500 homes from the estates of Orwell Park, Willington, Wellington Road, Cypress Downs, Glendown, Rossmore, Templeogue Wood, Templeogue Lodge, Rushbrook, Kennington, Wilderwood, Osprey, Kilvere and Domville.
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"Glory be to Him whose power working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine."
- Ephesians 3:20

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• ARCHDIOCESE SEEKING TO APPOINT PROPERTY ASSET MANAGER: The Archdiocese wishes to appoint an experienced Property Asset Manager to devise and deliver a comprehensive property strategy. The Property Asset Manager will assist parishes to:
  · Develop an asset management strategy, in collaboration with all stakeholders, to reflect emerging
  requirements
  · Develop efficient and effective property management tools to deliver appropriate support and quality service to parishes and other end users
  · Provide and deliver a property consolidation plan
  · Develop a residential model to reflect the future needs of the diocese
  · Manage all property related stakeholder relationships
  Full details can be found at https://dublindiocese.ie/vacancies/.
  Please contact ide.finnegan@dublindiocese.ie with enquiries

Please be advised the use of Face Masks in Church are recommended for all Adults over 12 as advised by all Church Leaders

• Thank You from The Smith Family Tommy Maria & Ciaran wish to thank you all for your support over the last week to all who sent mass cards and messages of condolance your kindness is greatly appreciated
  

The Peter’s Pence collection takes place this weekend, July 2nd and 3rd. The collection provides Pope Francis with the funds he needs to carry out his charitable works and apostolic mission around the world. This will replace the normal Share Collection

• Dates and Times of Cemetary Masses nearby:
  Templeogue Cemetary Mass Saturday 16th July at 3pm up in Graveyard weather permitting

Diocese has published the report from the Synod Questionaire. If you would like to read the full report please check out the Dublin Diocese webstite www.dublindiocese.ie

• Summer Dues:
  The Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell has asked that we invite parishioners to contribute to a Summer Dues Collection in a bid to increase the amount being donated to the common fund and to allow the diocese to try and reinstate the priests salarys which were cut by 30% during covid. As full mass attendances have not returned to pre pandemic numbers, the collectons are still down up to 30 to 40%. If you can help we will leave Summer Dues envelopes on tables at back of church. They can be returned to parish office or safe at back of church up to end of July. Please ensure you put your name and address on envelopes so we can allocate payment to you and this will allow us to claim back any tax on your donations at end of year. Many thanks for all your help and support to the parish and diocese. We are truly grateful for all your donations
  

Monthly Church Gate Collection for June came to €1365.00

• St.Jude’s mens shed have beginners spoken irish classes on a Monday morning at 11am. All welcome. Internet help for seniors on Tuesday at 10 am, Mindfulness sessions on Tuesday mornings at 11 am 0868036703. All in St Jude's GAA clubhouse
  

For Christenings Dates during April to July 2022 click here

Sincere thanks to all who continue to support Koins for Kids due to your continued donations this parish has donated the sum of €6955.12 plus foreign coins and notes. No donation is too small so if you have any small change or foreign currency lying around drop them into parish office and we will pass on to Koins for Kids whose aim it is to raise 1 million euro to fund a paediatric MRI scanner for new Childrens hospital. Please help them if you can. Check them out on www.koinsforkids.ie

• Church Collections click here for more details

Toddlers World Classes here now in Parish Hall. Monday, Thursday & Friday mornings from 9.45 to 11am. Toddlers World is a new fun interactive class for children from 6 months to 4 years. You can book a space either on thier facebook page at Toddlers World or by texting Amanda 086 1700806

Cosy Corner Café located in our Parish Centre open from Tuesday to Friday 9:00am to 2.30pm and Saturdays 10am to 2pm. Closed Sunday, Monday and All Bank Holiday weekends. You can phone ahead to book a table for Breakfast or Lunch or for takeaway. Their number is 087 7075789. Please see their Facebook page for full details

Bethany Bereavement Support: We can offer the support of a trained listener in a safe, free, supportive place to journey with you through your grief. To speak with a volunteer please contact: tel 087 990 5299 Email: bethanybereavement1982@gmail.com

Get A Vaccine -Give A Vaccine Unicef are asking anyone who can, to help get vaccines to health workers and poor families in the poorest nations. You just need to Google : Get a Vaccine Give a Vaccine to log on to the donation button on Unicef website and make your donation anythink you can afford. If you can help please do so. So far Irish People have donated the cost of 1 million vaccines to those in desperate need

• Standing Orders – increasing amounts – Some of you have increased the amount you were donating or started new standing order but we are struggling to identify where some of the amounts are coming in from as you have not put your name in correct field. If you have increased or started a new standing order since January you might send me an email with the new amount and your name so we can allocate the correct amounts. Sincere thanks to all who continue to support the parish with your standing orders it is a great help to the upkeep of the parish and in claiming the tax back on your donations judesparishoffice1@gmail.com
  

• Recordings of Daily & Weekend Masses are now available from our Webcam so if you miss any of our Masses you can view them later just click on recordings on our website or on churhmedia.tv
  Saturday Morning Prayer at 10.00 We will have morning prayer each Saturday after which Church will open at approx 11am for private prayer and adoration
  

• Jigsaw Offering younger people going through a hard time, or for those worried about a young person in your life. www.jigsaw.ie or https://www.jigsaw.ie/newsandevents/post/covid-19-what-were-doing
  
  
• Radio Maria Ireland: Mass is broadcast daily at 10.00am and on Sunday at 10.00am and 11.00am. Listen on Saorview ch210 on App “Radio Maria Ireland” Internet https://www.radiomaria.ie/ and on Facebook “Listen Live Radio” Mass also on EWTN each day if you have access to it on your tv's
  RTE will broadcast Daily Mass each day at 10.30am for those of you who don’t have access to the web
  
  
• CHURCH DONATIONS AT THIS TIME: If possible anyone who donates via weekly envelopes and whose collector is not calling at moment or if you just wish to make a Donation to help us keep the Parish running we ask if you can log onto our website www.stjudesparish.net We now have a DONATE button there where you can make a donation to the parish. Please put the 1st line of your address in as reference or your current envelope number so we can allocate donations to your household so we can claim the tax back next year. We thank you all for helping us out at this time.
  
  
• Request for copies of Baptism, Confirmation Certificates and Letters of Freedom from 1st June in order to comply with the new GDPR requlations we are required by law to ask the person for whom the certificate relates to to request copy themselves accompanied by photo id so the easiest way is to email request to judesparishoffice1@gmail.com and attach photo id otherwise we will have to give them a request form for you to sign and bring it back with photo id if you are asking someone to pick up certificates they must have photo id of their own as well before we can hand out paperwork
  

• COVID-19 SUPPORT LINE FOR OLDER PEOPLE
  ALONE manage a national support line and additional sup-ports for older people who have concerns or are facing diffi-culties relating to COVID-19. Professional staff are availa-ble to answer queries and give advice and reassurance where necessary. The support line is open seven days a week, 8am – 8pm, by calling 0818 222 024
  
  
• South Dublin County Council Helpline 01-4149043 with the lines initially open from 9am to 5pm seven days a week. Out of hours email contact through covidsupport@sdublincoco.ie
  

• Mass bookings:
  All Mass bookings are now taken in the Parish Office if you wish to book a Mass please call into the parish office, for  anniversary Masses  please call into the office at least 2-3 weeks prior to anniversary to ensure that the date is available.
  Bookings for Anniversary Masses – please note due to the high demand for Masses please book your anniverary mass dates in as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Mass bookings can be made now up to the end of the current year
  
  
• Please refrain from leaving notes in Safe in Church or under door of sacristy requesting names to be read out Parish Office is open Monday – Friday from 8.30am to 1pm and after all Masses on Sunday morning phone 01-4600127 email: judesparishoffice1@gmail.com
  
  
• Cards - Cards for all occasions now available in Parish Office. Also Confirmation cards and religious objects available

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