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St
Oliver Plunkett
Parish Bulletin for Sunday 7th October 2007
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Twenty-seventh
Sunday In Ordinary Time
Were we to believe some of the energy drink advertisements – toppling power comes in a can. So if you need to get through that exam, perform at work after a night out, tackle that big project – their product (Red Bull et alia) is your man. Producers will claim improved performance, increased concentration and reaction speed, vigilance, stimulated metabolism. It used to be coffee for stimulant, and an adrenaline buzz. Now it seems people are happy to pay obscene prices for a dubious result. So, when the disciples ask ‘Increase our faith’ –it sounds a bit like the 21st Century cry ‘give us the energy boost.’ Jesus’ response is to give some advice. The answer isn’t more faith or a souped-up type; it’s simply embracing the faith you have – even if it’s only a little bit. We all know that a mulberry tree does not plant, never mind grow well in the sea – and that’s an understatement. A mustard seed is very small – like our faith. But without our faith, nothing happens. With our faith, all things become possible. The disciples wanted more faith, presumably because they had grandiose schemes in mind. Jesus told them that the world can be transformed one person at a time, one mustard seed at a time. There is hope for the broken world. ‘Fan into a flame the gift God gave you…’
Copyright: Fr. Tom Cox (Intercom)
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Readings
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Questions People Ask ...
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‘Were your faith the size of a mustard seed you could say to this mulberry tree, “Be uprooted and planted in the sea”, and it would obey you.’ Sounds a bit crazy to me. How are we to understand these words of the Lord? |
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The background is important. Jesus has just spoken about putting no limit on how often one should forgive, an impossible demand without faith which enables a person to share in a love which goes beyond any injustice or injury. In that context the apostles ask Jesus, ‘Increase our faith.’ Planting a tree in the sea is an image of the impossible. Here it refers to uprooting the roots of anger and the growing tree of hatred so as to cast them from us forever. It becomes possible with faith. |
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Mass
times
Monday, Wednesday, Friday:
10am & 7.30pm
Tuesday, Thursday: 10am
Saturday: 10am & 6.30pm
Vigil
Sunday: 10am, 11.30am & 1pm
For anyone wishing to attend an evening Mass on Tuesdays or Thursdays, Mass is celebrated in:
St Michael's: 7.30pm on Tuesday evenings
Holy Spirit: 7.00pm Monday - Friday
Queen of Peace: 7.00pm Tuesdays and Thursdays.
St Peter’s Cathedral: 7.30pm Tuesdays and Thursdays
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Act Of Faith
O my God, I firmly believe that you are one God in three divine Persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. I believe that your divine Son became man, died for our sins, and that he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe these and all the truths which the Holy Catholic Church teaches, because you who have revealed them, who can neither deceive nor be deceived. Amen.
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| Historical Society
The society is meeting on Friday 12th October at 7.30pm, in the Colin Glen Trust. This month topic “Milltown Cemetery” guest speaker Mr Tom Hartley. All welcome.
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Come and See - Vocations
‘Come and See’ day in St Malachy’s College
on Saturday 13th October
for those who are seriously considering
entry to the priesthood in 2008 or 2009.
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Living Rosary
The next meeting for the Living Rosary will be held on Saturday 13th October after 10am Mass. |
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Annual Rosary Procession
The annual Legion of Mary Rosary Procession will take place on Sunday 14th October. The Procession will leave St. John’s Church, Falls Road at 3pm and will process to St. Agnes’ Church where there will be a service of Benediction. Refreshments will be served afterwards. All welcome.
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Primary 4 Enrolment Mass
Primary 4 children and their parents have been invited to the 1pm Mass next Sunday 14th October. At the Mass the children will be enrolled for First Communion.
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St Oliver Plunkett Disabled Care Group
St Oliver Plunkett Disabled Care Group are in need of volunteers to help with various activities they have for the disabled in our community. They meet every Wednesday from 7pm-9pm in Horn Drive Community Centre. If interested please come along on Wednesday.
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De La Salle College
Signum Fedei - ‘Sign of Faith’
We would like to welcome
2nd Year (9A) students
from De La Salle College
to our 10am Mass on
Thursday 11th October
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Baptisms
Baptisms today at 2pm. Next baptisms will take place on Sunday 21st October 2007 at 2.00pm. Please note the next date available for Baptism is Sunday 2nd December. The next pre-Baptism instruction will be on Thursday 11th October 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:
We
pray for the happy repose of those whose
anniversaries occur around this time:
Jackie Cahill
Mary Doherty
Bob Irvine
Teresa Kelly
Patsy Lee
Patrick & Agnes Marley
Charles & Mary McGuigan
Josephine McConkey
Robert McCoy
Christopher O’Neill
Ben Rooney
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| Collections
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Last
week’s offertory collection
amounted to £955.80
We thank you for your on going support
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