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About 40 years ago I read The Two Edged Sword by the Jesuit biblical scholar John L McKenzie. At this remove I can recall only one sentence from it. One that’s still as sharp today as the two-edged sword he was writing about then. It still penetrates deeply, and pains. That sentence reads: ‘Jesus was often accused of keeping low company. Many followers, however, seem to have risen above that criticism.’ Ouch!
Today’s Gospel (Matt 9:9-13) puts me in mind of it. ‘I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.’ One way of knowing that it’s God’s word we’re hearing and nor our own, is when it’s difficult to take. We hear what the word is saying, but don’t like it. We try to explain it away, water it down, or ignore it – but can’t. It won’t go away – now, or ever. It packs the same punch forty years down the line.
When that word penetrates so does God’s Spirit, directing it, planting it, nurturing it. It changes us when we trust it. Matthew trusted it as he heard Jesus call: ‘Follow me’. And, it changed him. From stagnating at a tax booth he became energised to journey into the unknown.
That’s another way of knowing that it’s God’s word we hear: it’s open-ended. It can take us anywhere especially to places we would never dream of going on our own.
Copyright: Fr. T.Cahill (Intercom)
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Parish of Saint Oliver Plunkett
Year Ended 31 December 2007
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The following is a breakdown of the most recent figures for Planning for the Future appeal. We want to thank all who donated to the appeal in May and who have been donating over the last 4 years.
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| Our Balance May |
£63,103.00 |
| Appeal in May |
£ 2,979.60 |
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| Total |
£65,992.60 |
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| Target |
£67,133.00 |
| Received |
£65,992.60 |
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| Balance |
£1,140.40 |
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| Daily
Readings
You
can access the daily readings on the
parish website:
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Living Rosary
The next meeting for the Living Rosary
will be held on Saturday 14th June after 10am Mass.
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Offertory Envelopes
We would like to thank all who took offertory envelopes from the church porches over the last two Sundays, a total of 68 boxes were given out. Thank you for all your support.
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Historical Society
The society is meeting on Friday 13th June at 7.30pm,
in the Colin Glen Trust.
This month “The Annual General Meeting.”
All members are urged to attend this important meeting.
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Chamge Of Mass Time
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Change of Mass time - July & August
During July and August the evening Mass on Monday and Friday has been suspended until September. Mass will be celebrated each day at 10am Monday – Saturday as usual and on Wednesday at 7.30pm as usual.
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We would like to welcome class 9I, 2nd Year students from De La Salle College to our 10am Mass on Tuesday 10th June and class 9F on Thursday 12th June |
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Traditional Latin Mass
Traditional Latin Mass
on Saturday 5th July at 1pm
in St Paul’s Church, Falls Road.
All are welcome. |
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Knock Summer Youth Festival
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Living life to the full? Looking for something more? Tired of the samo? This is what you’re looking for! Time out for you. Knock Summer Youth Festival July 24th-27th, Our Lady’s Shrine, Knock, Co Mayo. 18-35 yrs for more information and to book (094) 9388100 or www.knock-shrine.ie/youthministry. |
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| Baptisms
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Next baptisms will take place on Sunday 15th June 2008 at 2.00pm. Please note the next date available for Baptism is Sunday 6th July 2008. The next pre-Baptism instruction will be on Thursday 26th June 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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Newly Baptised
We welcome into our parish family
Rihanna Small
Clodagh Catherine Mervyn
Jack Patrick Anderson
who were recently baptised.
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Loved Them In Life
We offer our sympathy
and prayerful support to the families of
those parishioners who died recently:
Bobby Reilly, Glencolin Park
We
pray for the happy repose of those whose
anniversaries occur around this time:
Bertie Buchanan
Angela Conlon
Teresa Healy
Catherine Kearney
Catherine McBride
Tim Molloy
Mary Palmer
Mary, Harry & Billy Reid
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| Collections
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Last
week’s offertory collection
amounted to £1,268.89
The Monthly Stipend
amounted to £1,121.38
We
thank you for your on going support
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