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St
Oliver Plunkett
Parish Bulletin for Sunday 12th August 2007
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Nineteenth
Sunday In Ordinary Time
Most election promises to the electorate centre on tax breaks and lower costs. No earthly politician has dared (yet)! To announce that the Kingdom has been give. The Kingdom is something that is literally priceless. It is about what is at the heart of the matter, literally at the centre of your life. The Sunday readings make for difficult consumption during summer. It speaks of things we would rather gently put aside: simple lifestyle, almsgiving, readiness for the return of the Lord, faithful use of the time given us and warnings of punishment. You have servants who are going around doing peripheral stuff, not giving a lot of thought to the master who has gone off to get married. But when he comes back, even in the middle of the night, oh what a time this will be! This will be a celebration. he will dress up like a servant, get them to recline at table and wait on them hand and foot. In other words, they will be his equals. This is really something! Being raised up all because our head were focused down on the task given. Each of us in turn need to come to the point when we ask ourselves whether our central concerns have to do with the things that really matter, or with all those matters which are just things. An earthly choice with eternal consequences.
Copyright: Fr. Tom Cox (Intercom)
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Readings
You
can access the daily readings on the
parish website:
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The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Wednesday 15th August, Holy Day of Obligation
Vigil Mass: Tuesday 14th 6.30pm
Mass Times: Wednesday 10am, 11.30am & 6.30pm
(No 7.30pm Novena Mass)
Mary was hailed by Elizabeth as the mother of the Lord. At the wedding of Christ and the Church, Mary’s role is that of Queen Mother.- On your right stands the queen in gold of Ophir. In ancient royalties the Queen Mother was far more influential that the king’s bride-queen. We can hear Mary whisper advice to the bride-to-be. Listen, O daughter, give ear to my words; forget your own people and your father’s house. She reminds us that our final home is in heaven. God has made her ‘a sign of favour to the Church at its beginning and the promise of its perfection as the bride of Christ, radiant in beauty’. One old tradition holds that in death, the departing soul pauses to thank the body for the kindness and shelter it afforded the soul during earthly life. What would your soul speak about your body in such a moment?
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Mass
times during July & August
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday:
10am
Wednesday: 10am & 7.30pm
Novena
Saturday: 10am & 6.30pm
Vigil
Sunday: 10am, 11.30am & 1pm
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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.
Programme for the evening:
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- doors open
instrumental harp music |
| 7.30pm |
- fáilte/welcome - Glen Phillips, chairperson of the parish pastoral council |
| 7.35pm |
- introduction of Dr Mansergh by Parish Priest, Fr Martin Magill |
| 7.40pm |
- Dr Mansergh lecture |
| 8.30pm |
- Questions and Answers with Dr Mansergh |
| 9.00pm |
- Refreshments including wine and cheese, tea, coffee and traybakes in the parish hall. |
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Interested in Gardening
Anyone interested in gardening with time to spare?
Maybe you are retired or would just like to have an interest that would benefit your parish. Our Church grounds have a lot of trees, plants etc and of course weeds. To help keep the grounds in a presentable condition we are appealing to any parishioner who may have time to spare to come forward. Any help that can be given would be much appreciated by your parish.
If anyone interested in becoming part of the parish Gardening Club please come to a meeting in the parish hall on Tuesday 21st August at 3.30pm.
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SAINT OLIVER PLUNKETT PARISH
PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP
There are 4 free Pre-school Expansion Programme places (PEGS) available in our playgroup (hours 9am – 1pm).
ONLY if your child was 3 before 1st July 2007
will they be eligible for these places.
If interested please contact the parish secretary
9061 8180 as soon as possible.
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Next baptisms will take place on Sunday 19th August 2007 at 2.00pm. Please note the next date available for Baptism is Sunday 16th September. The next pre-Baptism instruction will be on Thursday 23rd August 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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Newly Baptised
We welcome into our parish family
Michael James Robert McKee
Logan Kieran Blake-Clarke
Lara Rose McFarlane
Aidan Dylan Moore
Tiarna Frankie McGlone
who were recently baptised.
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Loved Them In Life
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offer our sympathy and prayerful support
to the families of those parishioners who
died recently:
Martin Kelly, Lenadoon Avenue
James Brady, Glen Road
We
pray for the happy repose of those whose
anniversaries occur around this time:
Theresa Barrett
Harry Orr
John Brennan
Mary McCabe
May Murray
Joe Brennan |
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| Collections
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Last
week’s offertory collection
amounted to £1220.56
The Monthly Stipend
amounted to £1374.47
We
thank you for your on going support
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Church Closure
The church will be closed all day
AFTER the 10am Mass next Thursday 16th August
due to the cleaning of tiles.
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