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The
Most Holy Trinity
Little
boy at a baptism asks the priest: ‘What
is God for?’ A good question that
niggles and remains after the uneasy laughter
subsides. What are we at? What is God at?
What is God actually for? Militant atheists
will always in the end insist that the
worshipful like you who are reading this
or listening to this, are at best deluded
and at worst passive vessels into which
frothing fanatics may pour their deadly
fuel any time. But faith and belief are
wider and wilder than that. Each person
needs to ask for themselves; ‘what
is God for me today?’ More than a
name or title? Do I relate to God? Or am
I the kind of person who passionately asks
others to pray for this or that, but doesn’t
connect in prayer myself?
Trinity
Sunday reminds us that we are only glimpsing
part
of a larger picture. The ‘spirit
of truth’ (Gospel) will lead us to
the complete truth. We know instinctively
that we are made for community. We exist
because our birth parents came together
and loved us into existence. No infant
survives without touching and feeding.
No adult lives humanely without human friendship.
In all our grafting and acquiring, we ultimately
build not for ourselves, but for each other.
So, if the love of two human beings created
us. The love of the divine three-Father,
Son and Spirit will bring us ultimately
home. Celebrate that love today.
Copyright:
Fr. Tom Cox (Intercom)
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Readings
You
can access the daily readings on the
parish website:
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Change
of Mass time
As
from this Tuesday 5th June evening
Mass on Tuesdays & Thursdays
have been suspended until further
notice. Mass will be celebrated
each day at 10am Monday – Saturday
as usual and on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at 7.30pm as usual.
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| CHURCH
CHILL-OUT
Calling
all 15-18 years olds. Take some time
out from the stress of exams and other
teenage concerns and join us for a
Church Chill-Out in St Oliver Plunkett
Church on Sunday 10th June from 7-9pm. De-stress with people your own age
in
an atmosphere of chat, prayer, music and pizza.
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| Welcome
to St. Genevieves
We would like to welcome St. Genevieves High School, to our 1pm Mass today and
thank them for their contribution to our Sunday Liturgy |
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| Clonard
Novena
The Clonard novena will begin on
Wednesday 13th June to Thursday
21st June.
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Thank you
Sincere
thanks to everyone who helped
to clean, arrange flowers,
prepare the Church for Fr.
Beagon’s funeral. Thanks
also to those who helped in
the house by bringing food,
preparing meals and helping
with the catering.
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La Salle Ethiopia Appeal
La
Salle Boys' School is having a collection after
all the Masses next weekend for Ethiopia. A
group of teachers from La Salle Boys School
will travel to south eastern Ethiopia for the
third time this summer along with a group
of past pupils. The group will teach in a school which they helped build
there and help in an orphanage run by the sisters
of charity. The money raised this
year will go towards improving conditions in the orphanage, provide assistance
to the most needy of the area and towards developmental projects in the region.
The group would like to take this opportunity to thank the people of the
parish of St Oliver Plunkett for their continued
support over recent years.
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| St.
Genevieve’s High School
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St.
Genevieve’s High School
40th Anniversary Gala Dinner, Europa Hotel,
Friday 15th June 2007.
Entertainment by Sean Crummey (BBC Folks
on the Hill) music by the Dukes. Tickets
and information from school 9092 5670.
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The Latin Patriarch of
Jerusalem
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude
the Most Reverend Michael Sabbah will celebrate
Mass in the Cathedral on today Sunday, 3rd
June at 7 pm.
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Historical Society
The society is holding its
Annual General Meeting
on Friday 8th June at 7.30pm
in the Colin Glen Trust premises on the Stewartstown Road.
All
members are requested to attend this important
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Living Rosary
The next meeting for the Living Rosary
will be held on Saturday 9th June after
10am Mass. |
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June the Month of the Sacred
Heart
Novena to the Sacred Heart begins on
Thursday 7th June to Friday 15th June.
The Feast of the Sacred Heart is on Friday 15th
June it is a day of special prayer for the sanctification
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Baptisms
| Baptisms
today at 2pm. Next baptisms will take place
on Sunday 17th June 2007 at 2.00pm. Please
note the next date available for Baptism
is Sunday 1st July The next pre-Baptism
instruction will be on Thursday
7th June 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:
We
pray for the happy repose of those whose
anniversaries occur around this time:
Oliver
Faulkner
John & Mary Early
Sean
Campbell
Mary Cunningham
Tim Molloy
Peggy & Hugh Fitzsimons
Maureen Catney
Ellen Smyth
Caoimhghin
Mackle
Marie Doherty
Lily & John
Mallon
Margaret Brady
Sarah O'Connor
Magdeline
Cunningham
Teresa & Arthur McShane
Hilary McCartney
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Collections
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Last
week’s offertory collection amounted
to £1431.40
There
is a second collection today - the
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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