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Second
Sunday in Lent
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Transfiguration
When
we hear the account of the Transfiguration,
we may think simplistically that something
special happened to Jesus, and the disciples
saw it. Bully for them.
But
we are here, now, and we have never seen
it! How can we believe it? Indeed, what
event made a big difference to yourself
and the people you live and work with? A
silence descends on us – most of us
live in the mundane, not the miraculous.
But something must give hope, meaning and
focus. Or why else would people live such
heroic lives, doing ordinary things extraordinarily
well. Be they stay at home parent, the shift
workers who only see their children when
they’re asleep, the lonely long distance
commuter who sees not Moses & Elijah,
but the red tail-lights of a traffic jam
with the accompanying swish of wipers or
a jammed carriage filled with the tinny
sounds of not so personal entertainment
devices.
What
keeps us going – because something
certainly does and prevents us from what
early Christians called ‘acedia’
‘the noonday devil’, namely,
a sadness that can take you over for no
apparent reason.
Look
carefully this 70th day after Christmas,
or the Glory of God may pass us by and we
miss it. As you search for something…someone
to make you happy, we just may miss what
God has sent as our Transfiguring moment.
The beauty of a dependent child, hand trustingly
in yours, a familiar landscape shot through
by a shaft of light to surreal beauty, or
what we do for others. We need to be mystics
of the mundane.
Copyright: Fr. Tom Cox (Intercom)
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| Lent
- Daily Readings
You
can access the daily readings for
Lent on the parish website:
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| Ministers
of the Word and Minsters of the Eucharist
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The
fourth week of the training programme
for Ministers of the Word and Eucharist
training Programme will take place
in the parish hall for both groups
together at the beginning of Holy
Week.
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Stations
of the Cross
There will be Stations of the Cross every
Friday at 7pm during Lent.
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| Youth
Ministry in St Oliver Plunkett Parish
Are you 17 or over and interested in making a
difference for young people in our parish? A training
weekend away for leaders is being organised for
anyone willing to give up some time to work with
the youth of St Oliver Plunkett Parish.
A
meeting of interested parties will be held in
the Church Hall on Wednesday 14th March
at 7pm to discuss arrangements.
We ask all the people in our parish to continue
to pray for the success of this youth group. Thank
you.
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Confirmation
The
primary 7 children from our parish school
will be celebrating the sacrament of Confirmation
with Bishop Walsh
on Thursday 8th March at 4pm
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Living
Rosary
The next meeting for the Living Rosary
will be held on Saturday 10th March
after 10am Mass.
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World
youth Day - Sydney 2008 |
Young
people aged at least 18 years of
age on 8th July 2008 are invited
to register for World Youth Day
in Sydney 2008.
Young
people from throughout the world
have been invited to Sydney by Pope
Benedict.
The
provisional dates are 8th –
25th July 2008.
The
approximate cost is between £1,700-
£2,000, though this may change.
Forms available from parish office
or telephone Youthcom 9023 2432. |
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Historical
Society
The society is meeting on Friday
9th March at 7.30pm, in the Colin
Glen Trust. This month “Belfast
Families (Genealogical Databases)”
guest speaker Dr Eddine Khaoury
(Q.U.B). All welcome.
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Apostolic
Society Easter Fair
Apostolic Society is holding an
Easter Fair
on Saturday 17th &
Sunday 18th March after
all the masses. There will be
Easter novelties, cakes, and mothers
day gifts.
All
proceeds go straight to the missions.
Please support this worthy cause.
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Mass
times during Lent
Sundays
Vigil Saturday: 6.30pm
Sunday: 10am, 11.30am & 1pm
Weekdays:
7 am, 10am & 7.30pm
Holydays:
Vigil 6.30pm,
10am, 11.30am & 6.30pm.
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Baptisms
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will be baptisms today at 2pm. Next baptisms
will take place on Sunday 18thth
March 2007 at 2.00pm. Please note
the next date available for Baptism is Sunday
1st April. The next pre-Baptism
instruction will be on Thursday
8th March 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
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offer our sympathy and prayerful support
to the families of those parishioners who
died recently:
Josie
Cahill, Rosapenna Square
We
pray for the happy repose of those whose
anniversaries occur around this time:
Pat McAteer
Brendan Connolly
Anne Gunn
Susan Turner
Elizabeth Heron
George McErlean
Jim McManus
Brendan McLaughlin
Anne-Marie Farrelly
Bridie Reddick
Maureen Hatherely
Robert & May Megaw
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Collections
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Last
week's offertory collection amounted to
£1204.72
There will be a second collection today-
Monthly Stipend
We
thank you for your on going support
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Prayerful
Time
People are asked to keep silence in the
church before and after Mass to allow others
quiet for their prayer. |
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