THE HOLY FAMILY

Next Saturday, 22nd February, at 10.00am , in the Parish Room and for the following six Saturdays, some of our children and their parents will be preparing for the children's First Reconciliation which will take place on the 29th March. Please pray for these families as they approach that moment when the children first experience the tender, gentle forgiving love of the Lord Jesus in this beautiful Sacrament. Please, dear Parents, notice the slight difference in the time of these meetings which will now begin at 10.00am .

“WHO HAVE YOU BROUGHT WITH YOU?”  These are the words of the Lord Jesus to each one of us, every time we come to holy Mass. Please don't be content to come alone or just to come with someone who already comes every week, to holy Mass. Invite and encourage others in your family, those living next door to you, those living down your street, your friends. Do that and the Lord will work through you, probably slowly and bit by bit. Do that, and one day you will hear him say to you, “Well done, good and faithful child of mine. Enter into the joys prepared for you, for all eternity.”

OLDE FORGE CAFE BAKERS/PROVIDERS ROTA FEBRUARY 2025 2nd : Helen 9th : Mary Jameson 16th : Caroline 23rd : Bridget Please, if possible, could you provide enough cakes for the whole of each week. Thank you to everybody who is helping to provide cakes. To avoid having too many cakes, Coral mentioned to me that non-perishable cakes can be safely stored in the Cafe for a short while. When it is your turn to provide a non-perishable cake, please bring your cake to the Cafe a few days before the date of your turn. OLDE FORGE CAFE - HOSTS ROTA FEBRUARY 2025 1st : Mary, Jim 2nd : Grainne, Patricia 4th : Gardening Club 8th : Jenny, Paul 9th : Mutsa, Simone 11th : Gardening Club  15th : Ross, Emmanuella 16th : Manuel, Kim 18th : Gardening Club 22nd : Kelly-Ann, Lizzie 23rd : Maggie Bailey, Giannina 25th : Gardening Club MARCH 2025 1st : Marian, Collette 2nd : Geraldine, Phil Please note that for each of the above dates when the Cafe is open, one of the two Hosts has been trained in the use of the new coffee machine. Please would that trained person be the only person operating the machine and also please train the other person in its use. Many thanks. Thank you to everybody who acts as a Host. If an unexpected emergency occurs on the date you are scheduled to be a Host, please don’t worry about the Cafe. No need to try to find someone to ‘stand in’ for you. There is no need whatsoever to ‘swop’ with someone! We are not a Business, having to stay open to make money! - we open when and if we can. We take this role of ‘Host’ as a Vocation from the Lord to be his Missionary and his Prophet. Actually, the Cafe has, at times, functioned well with just one Host. The success of our Evangelisation Cafe depends on us. The more we speak to others of our Cafe, inviting them to visit us, the more successful it will be. Please invite members of your families, your friends, your neighbours and colleagues. Please check when it is your turn to be a Host (or a Baker!). Please see this role as a Calling, a Vocation from the Lord which you are generously telling the Lord you will do”. Thank you so much for your trust in the good Lord

It would be good to adorn our church with beautiful flowers as a sign of our love for the Lord Jesus as we celebrate the anniversary of his first Coming into the world. Please bring your gift of flowers to the church any day, any time next Sunday or Monday or Tuesday. The church is open every day for private prayer. Please just leave your gift of flowers in the porch of the church where they will be collected. Many thanks.