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Bulletin
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2008
20th January 2008
13th January 2008
6th January 2008
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23rd December 2007
16th December 2007
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25th November 2007
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St
Oliver Plunkett
Parish Bulletin for Sunday 20th January 2008
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Second Sunday In Ordinary Time
Returning to Ordinary Time in the liturgical year is kind of restful after the happy hubbub of Christmastide. If you check it, the word ‘ordinary’ comes from the same root as ‘order’. Something ordered is supposed to be stable, more-or-less unchanging, orderly, serene. Ordinary time in our lives is the in-between time when our lives are lived. The time between the first day of school and graduation day is when we discover ourselves and the world and get educated. The time between the wedding and the silver jubilee party are the years a couple survive the ups and downs of everyday life, give life to their children, make a home, squabble and reconcile, become one in their love. The time between the job interview and the retirement party is the time we do the work of a lifetime, contribute to our world, help to build our society.
Green is the liturgical colour of Ordinary Time, which we are told signifies hope. It’s like the restful green of a landscape, against which the lights of Christmas and the lilies of Easter can show up. Living Ordinary Time makes us who we are – a people ready for the joy of Christmas and the glory of Easter.
Copyright: Fr. T. Cox (Intercom) |
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Readings
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can access the daily readings on the
parish website:
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Feast Days For The Week
Monday
21 |
– St. Agnes. Wealthy and beautiful, she was martyred for her virginity in the last persecutions in Rome, in the early fourth century. She is patron of betrothed couples, gardeners and young girls. |
Tuesday
22 Jan |
– St. Vincent, deacon and martyr. A Spanish saint who died at Valencia in the fourth century, having endured prolonged torture. |
Thursday
24 Jan |
– St Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor of the Church. Born in 1567, he was bishop of Geneva at the time of Calvin. The founder of the Visitation Sisters, he worked with gentleness and love to rebuild the Catholic faith after the Reformation. He is patron of writers, editors and journalists.
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Friday
25 Jan |
– The Conversion of St Paul. His experience on the road to Damascus had a profound and lasting effect on Paul. He spent the remainder of his life preaching in the non-Jewish world. Many of his letters have been preserved and are part of the New Testament. |
Saturday
26 Jan |
– Ss Timothy and Titus, bishops. Followers of St. Paul, they became his co-workers as missionaries. Both feature in New Testament writings and both were leaders in early Christian communities. |
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Week Of Prayer For Christian Unity
Centenary Year
This year’s Inter-Church Prayer Service
will be held in
St. Anne’s Cathedral
on Wednesday 23rd January at 8pm.
Theme: ‘Pray without ceasing’
Preacher: Br Fintan Lyons OSB (Glenstall Abbey)
Parishioners are encouraged to join
St. Oliver Plunkett/St Matthew’s Ecumenical Group
in St. Anne’s on Wednesday 23rd
to pray, with other Christians, for grace and enlightenment on the difficult journey towards that full unity which is Christ’s will: ‘That they all may be one’
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St Mary's University College - Lecture
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Professor Michael Paul Gallagher SJ
Dean of the Faculty of Theology
at the Gregorian University, Rome,
will deliver a public lecture entitled
‘Pope Benedict’s Theology of Faith:
A time of crisis and hope – also for Ireland?’
in St Mary’s University College, Belfast,
on Tuesday 29 January 2008 at 7.30 pm.
All welcome.
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Glen Community Complex - Suffolk Road
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The following training courses are available in the
Glen Community Complex 41A Suffolk Road.
Local Committee Skills Training:
Tuesday evenings @ 6.30pm.
Introduction to Computer Training:
Wednesday afternoons @ 12.30pm
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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 on Sunday 27th January. |
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Pilgrimage To Mount Melleray
Anyone interested in an overnight Pilgrimage
to Mount Melleray
on Saturday 23rd February
please contact Joanne 9061 5264
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Parish Events
| First Confessions |
will be celebrated on Monday 25th & Tuesday 26th February.
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| Confirmation |
will be celebrated on Monday 14th April at 4pm. |
| First Holy Communion |
will be celebrated on Sunday 25th May. |
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| Baptisms
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Baptisms today at 2pm. Next baptisms will take place on Sunday 3rd February 2008 at 2.00pm. Please note the next date available for Baptism is Sunday 17th February 2008. The next pre-Baptism instruction will be on Thursday 24th January 2008 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:
Sarah Cairns, Creeslough Park
We pray for the happy repose of those whose anniversaries occur around this time:
Eddie Braniff
Geraldine Gray
Patrick Hardy
Andrew Leonard
Rebecca McClenaghan
Margaret & Patrick O’Hare
Daniel Quinn
Arthur Sloan
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| Collections
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Last
week’s offertory collection
amounted
to £1,348.36
There will be a second collection today - Diocesan Youth Commission
We
thank you for your on going support
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