|
Bulletin
Archive
2007
15th July 2007
8th July 2007
1st July 2007
24th June 2007
17th June 2007
10th June 2007
3rd June 2007
27th May 2007
20th May 2007
13th May 2007
6th May 2007
29th April 2007
22nd April 2007
8th April 2007
1st April 2007
25th March 2007
18th March 2007
11th March 2007
4th March 2007
25th February 2007
18th February 2007
11th February 2007
4th February 2007
28th January 2007
21st January 2007
14th January 2007
7th January 2007
2006
24th December 2006
17th December 2006
10th December 2006
3rd December 2006
26th November 2006
19th November 2006
12th November 2006
5th November 2006
29th October 2006
22nd October 2006
15th October 2006
8th October 2006
1st October 2006
24th September 2006
17th September 2006
10th September 2006
3rd September 2006
27th August 2006
27th August 2006
20th August 2006
13th August 2006
6th August 2006
30th July 2006
23rd July 2006
9th July 2006
2nd July 2006
18th June 2006
11th June 2006
4th June 2006 |
 |
St
Oliver Plunkett
Parish Bulletin for Sunday 15th July 2007
|
|
Fifteenth
Sunday In Ordinary Time
| In
many ways, if you develop the knack
of looking at things the right way,
you will find both people and world
endlessly fascinating. The opposite
is also true, if you gain the habit
of looking at it the wrong way, then
the whole world is horrible and tedious
and boring. And that fundamentally
is the battle – to keep looking
at the world the right way. Both Levite
& Priest were of course good men,
but for their own reasons, while they
saw the injured man, they perceived
him more as a threat to their plans
that day. Broken lives rarely shoehorn
themselves into our agendas. The Samaritan
also had his tasks in mind for that
day, but he saw the person before
his personal projects. He saw things
the right way round. The needs of
the many do not justify the ignoring
of the few. Think back, how many or
your most rewarding experiences came
from unexpected circumstances and
people? In many ways our journey is
like that of the scriptures set before
people. It is to take the law of God
from the pages (First Reading) out
into the streets. Are we here to see
through people or to see each other
through?
Copyright:
Fr. Tom Cox (Intercom) |
|
|
|
 |
|
| Daily
Readings
You
can access the daily readings on the
parish website:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Feast
Days Of The Week
| Monday
16 – |
Our
Lady of Mount Carmel.
This feast honours Mary under
the title of Mount Carmel, a mountain
made sacred in Elijah’s
day and the site of an early Christian
monastery. Special feast day of
Carmelite communities. |
| Friday
20 – |
St.
Appolinarius, a second-century
saint who preached the gospel
in the region of Ravenna. He became
Bishop of Classis, where he died
a martyr’s death. |
| Saturday
21 – |
St.
Lawrence of Brindisi
(1559 – 1619) A Capuchin
at 16 and a Superior at 31, Lawrence
preached the Counter-Reformation,
and was widely known as a peace-maker
in his time. |
|
|
|
|
Mass
Times during July & August
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday:
10am
Wednesday: 10am & 7.20pm Novena
Saturday: 10am & 6.30pm Vigil
Sunday: 10am, 11.30am & 1pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blood
Donation
Coming to St. Agnes’ Parish Centre
on Friday 3rd August 2007
between 2.00pm - 4.30pm
& 5.45pm - 8.00pm.
New Donors needed.
|
|
|
Questions
People Ask
| Q |
I
have a neighbour who
makes life very difficult.
I don’t want to
be bitter but it’s
hard. Have you any advice? |
| A |
Yes,
it is very difficult
not to allow the wrongdoing
of another to poison
our reactions. The ability
to move beyond the hurt
doesn’t come naturally,
so we need super-natural
help, namely the grace
of the Holy Spirit.
Anybody who acts like
your neighbour is really
a person sick in mind
and soul. The Holy Spirit
lifts us up to give
us a broader picture
of the problem. There
we understand the sick
personality and we move
from bitterness towards
compassion. So, my advice
is to hand it over constantly
to the Holy Spirit. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4th St Oliver Plunkett
Annual Lecture
Dr Martin Mansergh T.D., member of the Church
of Ireland and major player in the Peace
Process will be giving a talk entitled ‘Tolerance
or Militancy?' Attitudes regarding the role
of religion in State and Society in the
early 21st Century’ on Sunday 12th
August at 7.30pm, in St. Oliver Plunkett
Church.
|
|
|
|
|
| Baptisms
| Baptisms
today at 2pm. Next baptisms will take place
on Sunday 5th August 2007
at 2.00pm. Please note the next date available
for Baptism is Sunday 2nd September.
The next pre-Baptism instruction will be
on Thursday 26th July 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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| We
Loved Them In Life
| We
offer our sympathy and prayerful support
to the families of those parishioners who
died recently:
David
Molloy Dungloe Crescent
Maureen Dudley Creeslough Park
We
pray for the happy repose of those whose
anniversaries occur around this time:
Andrew
Kearney
Hugh & Seamus Murphy
Lily Hamilton
Brian Cairns
John McFadden
Seamus Hughes
Sammy & Annie McAllister
Margaret & James Murphy
John Dickey
Joseph Reddick |
|
|
|
|
|
| Collections
 |
Last
week’s offertory collection details
in next week bulletin.
There
will be a second collection today –
Diocesan Needs.
We
thank you for your on going generous support
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Prayerful
Time
People are asked to keep silence in the
church before and after Mass to allow others
quiet for their prayer. |
|
|
|
|
| Back
to top |
|
