| Thirteenth
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jesus
had, to put it delicately, not the best of relationships
with synagogue officials. Healings on the Sabbath
being the cause of one clash.
Wouldn’t it be great if that particular
official was actually the same, who comes in today’s
gospel not as a Jairus functionary but as a father.
There is nothing like a crisis to restore our
humanity and see the essence of things. You are
never really open to something unless your heart
is open. Your real inside is not your mind but
your heart. Travel may broaden the mind, but in
the long term, that isn’t much.
Jairus
swallowed his professional and personal pride
to meet Jesus. When he did so, Jesus was able
to restore his only daughter to him and her family.
In between Jesus moved from healing a woman haemorrhaging
for twelve years to this twelve year old girl.
From colossal loss of blood to a loss of young
life.
How
many times do we prevent Jesus from helping us
by not swallowing our pride and going to Him?
Sometimes it takes getting down to where there
is nothing else left to hold onto before we do.
Both Jairus and the unnamed woman did the same
thing. They both reached beyond what they thought
possible. Will you?
Copyright
Intercom Tom Cox |
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Feast
Days Of The Week
| Monday
3rd |
St.
Thomas,
Apostle. One of the twelve, Thomas is said
to have preached the gospel in India where
he died a martyr.
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| Tuesday
4th |
St.Elizabeth
of Portugal a thirteenth century woman who
married into the royal family and worked
for peace.
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| Wednesday
5th |
St.Anthony
Zaccaria
(born 1502). A medical doctor who became
a priest and founded the Congregation known
as Barnabites.
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| Thursday
6th |
St.
Moninne
of Killeavy. She founded a religious community
of women at Slieve Gullion, Co Armagh
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| Friday
7th |
St.
Maolruain,
an Irish saint of the eighth century.
He founded a monastery at Tallaght, Co.
Dublin
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| Saturday
8th |
St.
Killian,
a native of Co. Cavan, who travelled as
missionary in Southern Germany in the seventh
century. He is still widely venerated in
Bavaria and is the patron saint of Wurzburg |
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Streetreach
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Thirty
young people from Street Reach will be
coming to work in our parish community
on Wednesday 5th July to Saturday 8th
July. They will be involved in cleaning
streets, painting out graffiti and picking
up litter in various streets around the
parish. If you would like to help with
litter picking, please approach a member
of the Street Reach team. There will be
activities for primary school age children
each afternoon from 2-30 – 5pm at
the multi-sport pitch in the grounds of
St. Oliver Plunkett Primary School, entrance
by Glenveagh Drive. There will be bingo,
tea and entertainment for senior citizens
on Friday 7th July in the Glen Community
Centre beginning at 7.30pm. To mark the
end of Street Reach there will be a barbeque
on Saturday 8th July beginning at 1.30pm
in the church car park.
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Apostolic
Work Society
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We
wish to thank all who supported
our sponsored walk
We raised £638.00
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First
Friday
This is the first Friday week the priests of the
parish will attend the sick & housebound as
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Blood Transfusion
Coming to St. Michael’s Parish Centre on
Friday 7th July 2006 between 2pm - 4.30pm and
5.45pm - 8pm. New Donors needed.
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Living
Rosary
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The
next meeting for the
Living Rosary
will be held on
Saturday 8th July
after 10am Mass |
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St.
Anne’s Parish – Mass Changes
From 1st July 2006 Masses in St. Anne’s
Parish Church will be as follows:
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6.30pm
(Vigil); 10am & 12noon |
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Monday
at 7.30pm |
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Tuesday-Saturday
at 10am |
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The
3rd Francis McPeake International Summer School
2006
An inclusive week of Workshops, Recitals, Sessions,
Gigs, Musical Boat Tours, Ceilithe, Concerts
etc in Irish Traditional Music, Set Dancing
& Jazz Music For All Ages & All Levels.
Tutors for 2006 include Joe Burke, Donogh Hennessy,
Seamus Tansey, Jesse Smith BBC Best Jazz Award
Winner Ian Shaw, Martin Hayes & Denis Cahill
etc.
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Mother
and Toddler Group
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A
new Mother & Toddler
Group will be starting in
Hannahstown
Community Centre
on
Tuesday 12th September
For
further information contact Kathleen 9030
9795
between 10am - 12noon. |
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LIFE Pregnancy
Care Service
LIFE Pregnancy Care Service has vacancies for
volunteers in Pregnancy Care Centre Helpline Outreach.
Training provided, in effective communication
skills Course (OCN accredited) will start in September.
For further information contact LIFE 9043 8339. |
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Baptisms
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Baptisms today at
2pm. Next baptisms will take place on Sunday
16th July 2006 at 2.00pm.
The
next pre-Baptism instruction will be on
Thursday 6th July 2006 at 8pm in the convent.
It
is necessary to attend pre-Baptism preparation
before asking to have your child baptised.
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To
register for pre-Baptism preparation
please contact the parish office 9061 8180
Mon & Wed 2pm-5pm
Tue & Fri 10am-2pm &
Thurs 10am-1pm.
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We Loved
Them In Life
We
offer our sympathy and prayerful support
to the families of those parishioners who
died recently
We pray for the happy repose of those whose
anniversaries occur around this time:
Brian
Palmer, Rosaleen Evans, Rose Keenan, Frank
McKeith, Jack Smith, Brian Cairns, John
McFadden, Joseph Garland, Frank McCloskey.
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Collections
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Last
week’s offertory collection amounted
to £1111.92
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Bosnia
Orphanage Appeal
Mr Jim Murphy from St. Brigid’s parish is
collecting any unwanted foreign currency in aid
of an orphanage in Bosnia, if anyone has any and
wishes to donate it to this appeal please leave
it in the parish.
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