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23rd July 2006
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St
Oliver Plunkett
Parish Bulletin for Sunday 23rd July 2006
| Sixteenth
Sunday in Ordinary Time
We’re
all aware that the physical landscape and skyline
of our towns and cities in Ireland have been transformed
with so much construction, but is our quality
of life being enhanced or diminished by all this
development?
Many
commentators on Irish society describe a considerable
poverty of spirit, a fracturing of community and
family relationships, a crumbling of institutions
and values with a growing sense of isolation and
disconnectedness, particularly among the young.
It seems we have learned the price of everything
and the value of nothing. Whatever about our using
money to assert our status and distinctiveness,
we all experience hunger and know the need for
rest and relaxation, a holiday or vacation. Most
of us cherish such breaks and take them when possible.
But
have you thought of the need for a special time
and a special place, a ‘desert place,’
for your spiritual life? It’s hard to find,
and even a bit crowded as Jesus and his apostles
discovered. But, it’s essential, as people’s
needs are endless! With the best of intentions
you try ‘being there’ for them, and
before you know it, you’re drained. We need
that spiritual space in prayer, reflection and
reading. After all, information may change minds,
but only God can change the heart.
Copyright
Intercom Tom Cox |
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Feast
Days Of The Week
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24th |
St.
Declan,
an Irish saint who probably preceded St.
Patrick. He studied in mainland Europe before
preaching the gospel in the Decies area.
He settled in Ardmore, Co. Waterford.
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25th |
St.
James,
Apostle. Son of Zebedee and brother of John,
he was one of the twelve apostles. He died
a martyr’s death c.44A AD. His shrine
at Compostella in Spain is a noted place
of pilgrimage
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| Wednesday
26th |
Saints
Joachim and Anne,
parents of Mary. St. Anne is patron of Canada
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| Saturday
29th |
St.
Martha,
sister to Mary and Lazarus. She lived at
Bethany and provided hospitality for Jesus
and his followers. She professed her faith
in Jesus as the Son of God |
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A
July Saint
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Saint Martha
We learn of Martha from the gospels. She
was sister of Mary and Lazarus who lived
at Bethany. Their home was a place of
welcome for Jesus. Martha is associated
with the practical side of hospitality,
such as preparing meals, while her sister
Mary is often portrayed as the contemplative
one who likes to sit at the feet of Jesus
listening to his words. But Martha is
a woman of faith. She proclaims her faith
in Jesus as ‘the Christ, the Son
of God’. This faith is prelude to
the raising to life of her dead brother
Lazarus. The feast of Saint Martha is
celebrated each year on 29th July
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Hannahstown
Car Boot Sale
Hannahstown Parish Car Boot Sales are on
Saturday
5th August,
Saturday 2nd September and
Saturday 7th October
from 9.30am – 12.30pm.
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Race
Against Racism - 5km Fun Run
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On
6th August 2006
SCA and the Féile
invite you, your friends and family
to join SCA’s
‘Race
Against Racism
5km Fun Run’
confirming our support against racism. |
The ‘Fun Run’ will leave from the
Falls Swim Centre on Sunday 6th August at 10am
sharp. You will join an enthusiastic team of runners
or walkers, young and old, to run against racism.
Everyone is welcome! Prizes to be won! For further
details on how you can register, please contact
SCA at 02890 248509 or call into 167-169 Falls
Road.
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3rd
St Oliver Plunkett Annual Lecture
Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy, author and campaigner
on homelessness and Founder and Life President
of Focus Ireland will be giving a talk entitled
‘We’re all responsible for
the community we live in!’
on
Sunday 13th August
at 8.00pm
in St. Oliver Plunkett Church.
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Baptisms
| Next baptisms will take place on Sunday 6th August
2006 at 2.00pm. The next pre-Baptism instruction
will be on Thursday 27th 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.
Newly
Baptised
We welcome into our parish family Joseph
James Healy, Niall Mark Morgan, Gemma Monica
Carey, Padraig James McNulty who were recently
baptised.
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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:
Andrew
Kearney, Alex Kerr, Catherine Hastings,
Patrick John Hinds, Eileen Auld, Tommy Mallon.
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Collections
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Last
week’s offertory collection amounted
to £918.81
The
Diocesan Needs
amounted to £633.82
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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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