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St
Oliver Plunkett
Parish Bulletin for Sunday 18th February 2007
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Seventh
Sunday in Ordinary Time
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from Bishop Walsh
at the beginning of LENT
As the priest blesses the ashes on Ash Wednesday
he prays
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“Lord,
bless the sinner who asks for your
forgiveness
and bless all those who receive these
ashes.
May they keep this Lenten season
in preparation for the joy of Easter.” |
And
as he places the ashes on our forehead he
asks us to
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“Turn
away from sin and be faithful to the
Gospel.” |
We all stand in need of God’s forgiveness
for our sins. In Lent we make a special
effort to turn away from sin to ask the
Lord’s forgiveness in a spirit of
true repentance.
It
is in that spirit of repentance that we
make the Lenten season a special time of
prayer, of penance and of works of mercy.
For prayer, penance and works of mercy are
a unit, they go hand in hand. In the words
of a fifth century saint St. Peter Chrysologus:
“They
give life to one another for
fasting is the soul of prayer
and mercy is the life of fasting.” |
We should make time for prayer each day
during Lent and, of course, the greatest
prayer of all is the prayer of the Mass
and very many people do make the effort,
often at great sacrifice, to participate
in Mass each day during the Lenten season.
Penance is the soul of prayer and the penance
of fasting is a time-honoured tradition
in the Church, and we observe Ash Wednesday
and Good Friday as particular days of fasting.
I ask that we should all, in so far as our
health and circumstances allow, observe
a strict fast on Ash Wednesday and on the
six Fridays of Lent. On those days we should
fast from after breakfast until say 6pm.
(taking only liquids). The evening meal
should be a simple meal. If right across
our diocese parishioners keep this fast
it will a striking witness of the solidarity
of our diocese with the countless millions
of really hungry people all over the world
for whom every day of the year is a fast
day and many of whom die each year from
starvation. Those who suffer and die are
our sisters and brothers and we should be
generous in the extreme in our giving to
the Trocaire Lenten Appeal. Last Lent our
diocese contributed the extraordinary generous
sum of £774,050.
When
we receive the Ashes on Ash Wednesday we
will be given a small prayer card which
will ask us to commit ourselves as a diocese
to prayer, fasting and almsgiving during
Lent in preparation for the joy and grace
of Easter. You will be making your Lenten
commitment as part of our commitment as
a diocese. Keep this card in a prominent
place as a reminder the Lent is “a
great season of grace, a gift from God,
to renew us in spirit”.
Yours
sincerely
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Patrick Walsh
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| Lent
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is a forty-day period before Easter.
It begins on Ash Wednesday. We skip
Sundays when we count the forty days,
because Sundays commemorate the Resurrection.
Lent begins on 21st February 2007
and ends on 8th April 2007.
In
the Catholic Church, Lent officially
ends at sundown on 5th April (Holy
Thursday), with the beginning of the
Mass of the Lord’s Supper.
In most churches, the decorations
are purple or blue, royal colours
to prepare for the King.
Lent is a season of soul-searching
and repentance. It is a season for
reflection and taking stock. Lent
originated in the very earliest days
of the Church as a preparatory time
for Easter, when Christians rededicated
themselves and when converts were
instructed in the faith and prepared
for baptism. By observing the forty
days of Lent, the individual Christian
imitates Jesus’ withdrawal into
the wilderness for forty days. Lent
has been observed in the church since
the time of the Apostles.
This
Wednesday 21st February is Ash Wednesday;
it is a day of fast and abstinence.
Masses will be at 7am 10am & 7.30pm.
Ashes will be distributed at all the
Masses.
Masses
for Lent every weekday at 7am, 10am
& 7.30pm. Sunday Masses as usual.
Trocaire
boxes are now available in the church
porches please take one.
Bible
Alive on sale for Lent price £1.95.
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| Ministers
of the Word and Minsters of the Eucharist
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four week training programme for Ministers
of the Word and Eucharist will take
place in the parish hall for both
groups together tomorrow
Monday
19th February at 10.40am
or
Tuesday 20th February at 8.00pm
All
Ministers of the Word and Eucharist
are encouraged to attend either meeting
as well as new members.
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Lenten
Scripture Programme
A
Lenten Scripture Programme will take place in
St
Teresa's Parish beginning
Tuesday
20th February at 10.40am.
All
are invited (St Oliver Plunkett Scripture Group
take note)
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Give
Yourself A Gift For Lent
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something positive for Lent and join us on a journey
through the Stations of the Cross each Friday
evening of Lent for 20 minutes only, we will contemplate
on the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Christ
through scripture, prayer and song.
What better gift can you give to God and yourself
than spending 20 minutes in His presence, sharing
in the love given freely to us through the sacrifice
of His Son, Jesus Christ?
Think
about it, and please come along to…
The
Stations of the Cross
every Friday of Lent 7pm -7.20pm
St. Oliver Plunkett Church.
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Pioneer
Association - Temperance Sunday
Do you feel we live in a drinks culture?
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Are
you concerned about alcohol abuse?
You
can make a difference!
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Will you give up alcohol for Lent?
That’s one type of fasting.
We
invite you take a Temporary Pledge with the Pioneer
Association, say a short prayer daily and offer
your sacrifice to God for someone suffering with
an addiction.
Register
with the Pioneers Association 9032 2744
on
Temperance Sunday 18th February
or
Ash Wednesday 21st February 2007
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Parish
Events
| Confirmation |
will
be celebrated on Thursday 8th March at 4pm.
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| First
Confessions |
will
be celebrated on Monday 26th & Tuesday
27th March.
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| First
Holy Communion |
will be celebrated on Sunday 27th May. |
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Youth
Committee
Are you 18 or over and interested
in making a difference
for young people in our parish?
The
Parish Pastoral Council would like to
set up a youth committee to look at the
needs of young people in the parish.
An
information evening will be held in the
church hall on Wednesday 21st
February at 8pm
to discuss ideas and to encourage parishioners
to get involved. We ask all the
people in our parish to pray for the success
of this youth group.
Thank you.
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Blood
Transfusion
The Blood Transfusion Service is coming
to
St. Michael’s Parish Centre on
Friday 23rd February 2007
between 2.00pm-4.30pm & 5.45pm-8.00pm
New
Donors needed
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La
Salle Boys' School - 40th Anniversary
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La
Salle Boys’ School will be holding
its
40th Anniversary Black tie Gala Dinner
in the Europa Hotel on
Friday 9th March2007
Tickets £35.
Contact school for details 9050 8800
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Mass
times
Sundays
Vigil Saturday: 6.30pm
Sunday: 10am, 11.30am & 1pm
Weekdays:
10am & 7.30pm
Holydays:
Vigil 6.30pm,
10am, 11.30am & 6.30pm.
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Baptisms
| Baptisms
today at 2pm. Next baptisms will take place
on Sunday 4th March 2007
at 2.00pm. Please note the next date available
for Baptism is Sunday 18th March
2007. The next pre-Baptism instruction
will be on Thursday 22nd February
2007 at 8pm in the convent.
It
is necessary to attend pre-Baptism preparation
before asking to have your child baptised.
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:
Fr.
Danny Keenan (de Montforts Fathers)
Paul Murphy, Lenadoon Avenue
We
pray for the happy repose of those whose
anniversaries occur around this time:
Leontia Mulholland
John & Margaret Keenan
Ellen Mallon
John Crossan
Joe Corry
John McFadden
Molly Beare
Christopher, Nellie & Jim O’Loan
Patrick McLaughlin
Charles Corr
Hugh McShane
Una Marley
Madge Hughes
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Collections
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Last
week's offertory collection amounted to
£1224.35
We
thank you for your on going support
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