Fr. Malachy Conlon

Cooley Parish Each night of Advent families from our parish have generously volunteered to sleep out under a bridge in solidarity with people who are homeless and to raise funds for the Peter McVerry Trust. YOU can be part of this by donating: idonate.ie/fundraiser/cooley…

' We have tested and tasted too much lover - Through a chink too wide there comes in no wonder' Advent by Patrick Kavanagh.

'All will be well and all will be well and every kind of thing shall be well.' Jillian of Norwich

The Month of May by Noel Monahan The month of May is the child in me Playing outside. Buttercups are full of the sun, The wind lifts the yellow dress Of a whin bush for fun And the dandelion is like A moon that has lost her way And the stones have secrets Buried in clay.

‘There is deep beauty in the darkness, in the unknowing, in the indescribable, if only we can open ourselves to its purpose.’ La Vera Crawley

.....of one small primrose flowering in my mind. Better than wealth it is, I said, to find One small page of Truth’s manuscript made clear. I looked at Christ transfigured without fear The light was very beautiful and kind.... From Primrose by P Kavanagh.

'Don't go anywhere, I beg you; The Moon you are looking for is inside you' RUMI

Cooley Parish Join us for this special journey in faith and in a prayer that some of the fruits of the tree of Christ's Passion may fall on us at this time.

Christmas Mass times: Christmas Eve Church of Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Boher 7.00pm Church of St James, Grange 9.00pm Christmas Day Church of St Anne Mullaghbuoy 10.00am Church of St James, Grange 11.30 A warm welcomes awaits you in joining our parish community for prayer.

Sincere thanks to all who supported the sleep out for Simon Community, Dundalk which raised €16,250 and to all who gave generously to our appeal for food parcels for St Vincent de Paul - Just amazing kindness! Thank YOU!

Join Cooley Parishioners in our 8 till 8 sleep out tonight at Bush Picnic Area. Stand in solidarity with all who are homeless and help us support the Dundalk Simon Community!

'When you looked at me Your eyes imprinted your grace in me; For this you loved me ardently; And thus my eyes deserved To adore what they behold in you. . . . And let us go forth to behold ourselves in your beauty.' —John of the Cross [1]

'Loss makes artists of us all, as we weave new patterns in the fabric of our lives'.

Cooley Parish - 8 till 8 sleep out at Bush on the Cooley Peninsula - Friday November 30th. Join us in saying 'No' to homelessness and supporting the Simon Community at Dundalk. Prayer Service at midnight. Together we can make a difference!

Cooley Parish. Family Mass (outside) at Bush next Sunday 29th at 11.30am. Ger Simpson and the Augustinian Gospel Choir joining us. All welcome! Followed by family fun!

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