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MASS TIMES

Monday	8:00 am	10:00 am
Tuesday	8:00 am	10:00 am
Wednesday	8:00 am	10:00 am
Thursday	8:00 am	10:00 am
Friday	8:00 am	10:00 am
Saturday		10:00 am
Sunday	6:30 pm (Vigil) 8:30 am 10:00 am 11:00 am 12:30 pm 6:30 pm
Holy Days	6:30 pm (Vigil) 8:00 am 10:00 am 1:10 pm 6:30 pm

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NEWSLETTER

Newest newsletters available for download.

	Newsletter 29.08.2010.pdf
	Newsletter 22.08.2010.pdf
	Newsletter 15.08.2010 Feast of the Assumption.pdf
	Newsletter 08.08.2010.pdf

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DOCUMENTS FOR DOWNLOAD

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	Policy Statement.pdf	Child Policy
	Booking Marriage.doc	Information leaflet for booking marriage (MS Word version)
	Booking Marriage.pdf	Information leaflet for booking marriage (PDF version)
	Civil Requirements for Marriage.doc	Information about Civil Requirements for Marraige (MS Word version)
	Civil Requirements for Marriage.pdf	Information about Civil Requirements for Marraige (PDF version)
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PARISH BUILDINGS

	St. Brendan's Church and Parish Centre, Coolock Village The current parish of Coolock, consecrated in 1969 is relatively small with about one thousand families making up the community, but once it covered a Iarge area from Glasnevin to Raheny. There has been a church in Coolock since the early Christians set up a wattle chapel in the area later known as 'An Culog' (Little Corner), because of its... Read more about the parish and the church history >>> See photographs of the church >>> St. Brendan's Church Coolock Village Dublin 5, Ireland
	Chanel College Chanel College was founded in 1955. It is a Catholic Secondary School under the trusteeship of the Marist Fathers. Our mission in Chanel College is to enable our students to reach their full potential so that they will make a positive difference in today's world. We strive to create a sense of community within the school and an informal but respectful atmosphere... Read more about the Chanel College >>> See photographs of parish colleges >>> Chanel College Coolock Village Dublin 5, Ireland
	Mercy College Mercy College, St. Brendan's Drive, Dublin 5 was established in 1963 by the Mercy order. Over the years Mercy has provided an excellent education for girls from many parts of North Dublin. The overall educational philosophy of Mercy College is...   Read more about Mercy College >>> See photographs of parish colleges >>> Mercey College Web Site >>>
	Scoil Chaitriona Scoil Chaitriona Infants is under the patronage of the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and is conducted in accordance with the religious and educational philosophy of the Sisters of Mercy. The school caters for girls and boys from...   Read more about Scoil Chaitriona >>> See photographs of parish colleges >>>

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PEOPLE IN THE PARISH

	Fr. John Hand, Moderator Moderator in St. Brendans since August 2005
	Fr. John Harrington SM, CC. Serving in St. Brendan's since 2008.
	Fr. Pat Byrne SM, PC. Serving in St. Brendan's since 2008.
	Fr. Kieran Butler S.M., PC Serving in St. Brendan's since 1993.

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COMMUNITY

MARIST FAMILY

The Marist project has this special feature: it is not the work of one Founder, but of many - Jean-Claude Colin, Jeanne Marie Chavoin, Marcellin Champagnat, Marie Francoise Perroton and others. While each branch has its own characteristic features and spirit, there is a clear family likeness, and there are common elements in all the Branches of the Marist Family.

All Branches share

• A common undertaking - The Work of Mary
• A common mission - To the secularised world, to the margins of society and to the edges of the Church
• A common desire - To 'gather all' into one new People of God, one in heart and mind
• A common leader - All branches look to Mary as their first and perpetual superior
• A common approach - To live a life of simplicity and openness to God, seeking God alone, and bringing to the Church a maternal spirit

In three particular areas Marists share a common likeness: the name they bear, the spirit they share, and the virtues which are the cornerstones of their lives.

Marist Fathers
Also known as the Society of Mary the Marist Fathers were founded in France in the early part of the last Century. The Founder of the Marist Fathers is Fr. Jean-Claude Colin a Frenchman, born in 1790 and died in 1875. "To be a Marist is to be called and chosen, through a love freely bestowed on us, to live the Gospel as Mary did, in a Society, which bears her name". (Marist Fathers Constitutions)

Marist Brothers
The Marist Brothers began in 1817 as a response to the spiritual, educational and physical needs of the young and the poor. The founder, a young French Marist Father, Marcellin Champagnat, catered for these needs by training young men to be teachers.
"We do our best to remain faithful to the Spirit of the Risen Saviour, who gives us, as he did the first Christians, the grace to live "one in mind and heart". (Marist Brothers Constitutions)

Marist Sisters
The Marist Sisters branch of the Marist project was due to the insight and zeal of Jeanne Marie Chavoin, from the town of Coutouvre in the South-East of France. With two others she began the first community of Marist Sisters in September 1823.
"Our congregation is characterised by the desire to make the mystery of Mary in the church the daily inspiration of its life and action, and not by any special work nor by the promotion of any particular form of Marian devotion...." (Marist Sisters Constitutions)

Marist Laity
The original vision for the Marist project saw 'the whole world Marist', through the lives of countless lay people taking on the spirit of Mary and sending ripples of Gospel vigour throughout the secular world. Lay involvement in the Marist Family first took the shape of a Third Order of the Society of Mary under Saint Julian Eymard sm. It has since developed into a wide variety of Marist Lay groups, formal and informal in different parts of the world.

Missionary Sisters of Society of Mary
The Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary were founded by Francoise Perroton a French lay women who traveled to the island of Wallis in Oceania not long after the first Marist Fathers arrived there. She lived as a member of the Third Order of Mary and ministered especially to the women and children of the island. In 1931 the Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary were approved as a religious congregation.
"We wish to respond to the calls of today with the daring and zeal of the pioneers. We want to keep alive this daring - simple, joyful and prudent - based solely on the love and power of God in order to announce the Gospel in its force and integrity, learning to adapt ourselves to different cultures and conditions of life. " (Missionary Sisters Constitutions)"

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COOLOCK VILLAGE

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