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Thirty-Third
Sunday In Ordinary Time
The beauty of the world has made me sad, this beauty that will pass,’ wrote Patrick Pearse. The words of Jesus today are about a world that will pass. Should they focus our attention on his second coming, or on the destruction of the beautiful temple, or on the end of the world? They have a bearing on all three. But they contain no secret time code. Jesus wasn’t given to answering questions about when. Instead he told us about how we are to be now if we are to be ready then.
We get reminders of the passing of the world in the continual recurring of each of the disasters named by Jesus and in such new realities as the tsunami and the Twin Towers calamity. Each of these makes us sad, even frightened. But the assured presence of Jesus himself makes every sadness bearable. He keeps asking us to take care, to endure, to bear witness, not to be unduly frightened.
The temple that will last is Christ’s body. Each of us is called to be a living stone of that temple, an active member of the body given for the life of the world.
Copyright: Fr. Tom Lane CM (Intercom) |
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Readings
You
can access the daily readings on the
parish website:
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Praying With The Scriptures
Advent/Christmas Programme
Praying with the Scriptures Group is on this Tuesday in the Convent - morning session 10.40am after Mass & evening session 7.00pm. All welcome.
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Trócaire Global Gift Plan
Give your family, friend or colleague a novel and inspiring gift this Christmas – a Trócaire global Gift Card – and help transform the lives of vulnerable families in some of the world’s poorest regions.
The specially designed Gift Certificates, placed in an attractive Christmas Cards, range in value from £10 - £140.
You can purchase your Trócaire Global Gifts in the Church porches after each Mass on Sat 1st & Sun 2nd December also Sat 8th & Sun 9th Dec.
This Christmas give a lasting gift, the gift of Hope, to our needy brothers and sisters in the developing world.
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Bereavement Mass
There will be Bereavement Mass on Monday 26th November at 7.30pm. We will remember in prayer all those who have died and whose first anniversary occurred during the year.
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Primary 4 - Do This In Memory Of Me
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Primary 4 children and their parents
have been invited to the
1pm Mass next Sunday 18th November.
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Meetings
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Meetings for Ministers of Word and Eucharist
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Church Hall at 10.40am (after Mass) Monday 19th November or |
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Convent of Mercy at 7.30pm on Tuesday 20th November |
Please choose whichever venue suits you best
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Apostolic Workers
Apostolic Workers are holding their annual sale of work
after all the Masses on
Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th November.
They have a great variety of
Christmas gifts
baby cardigans
flower arrangements
and tombola.
All proceeds go to the missions.
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Blood Donation
Coming to St. Michaels Parish Centre on
Friday 30th November 2007
between 2pm-4.30pm & 5.45pm-8pm.
New Donors needed
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| Baptisms
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Baptisms today at 2.00pm. Next baptisms will take place on Sunday 2nd December 2007 at 2.30pm. Please note the next date available for Baptism is Sunday 16th December. The next pre-Baptism instruction will be on Thursday 22nd November 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:
Bertie Beare, Lenadoon Avenue
We pray for the happy repose of those whose anniversaries occur around this time:
Mary Drumm
Mary Ann McConnell
Eileen Murray
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| Collections
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Last
week’s offertory collection amounted
to £1213.03
TheThere will be a second collection today
– Bishops Commission.
This supports the work of commissioner on justice and peace, communication, emigrants and such like.
We thank you for your on going support
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