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| 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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‘Young people of Ireland, I love you’, words of the late Pope and words that rank among the most remembered both of his Pontificate and of any single public pronouncement in the history of Ireland. Taking the most used, overused and very often abused words of language, ‘I love you’, the new, young and very popular Pope dispensed with the rarefied language of a former era and he spoke three magic words that made all the difference, ‘I love you’. Such a break with the past can only have found its origin in an understanding of the simple yet strikingly humane phrase that opens today’s Gospel, ‘When Jesus saw the crowds he felt sorry for them…’, he felt sorry…’, a truly new dispensation, an altogether different type of man who had feelings as well as teachings, a man with a heart as well as mind and soul, a rounded human being and the model for all who would dare to attempt to lead others to God. Today’s Gospel challenges all called to minister to do so from the point of their fullest humanity to feel sorrow – and love – and to go to the lost houses in the parish, not just the safe or the comfortable ones.
Copyright: Fr. J. Carroll (Intercom)
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Celebrating the Gift of our Fathers
Hear, You children, the instructions of a father
and seek to understand them.
Proverbs 4:1
As we celebrate and remember our earthly fathers,
who along with our mother gave us the gift of life,
we thank God for the gift of our beloved heavenly Father.
We are grateful too,
for all who have shown a fatherly concern for us
whether they be a step-father, grandfather, adopted father, Godfather, foster father or some other person who has watched over us and directed us in the path of goodness.
As we pray for our fathers, living or deceased,
we also give thanks to Saint Joseph,
the foster father of Jesus and head of the Holy Family.
Joseph has the many qualities a father should possess
and we ask him to watch over all fathers and fathers-to-be.
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| Daily
Readings
You
can access the daily readings on the
parish website:
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Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
St. Oliver Plunkett Primary School
Proudly presents
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
On Tuesday 17th & Wednesday 18th June at 7.30pm.
Admission: £5
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Clonard Novena
The Clonard novena will begin on
Wednesday 18th June to Thursday 26th June.
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Apostpolic Workers Sponsored Walk
The Apostolic Workers are having a sponsored walk
in aid of the missions on
Saturday 28th June at 10am
from Mary Peters Track to Lambeg.
Anyone who would like to participate or sponsor please contact 9061 5409.
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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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Ordination of Monsignor Noel Treanor
The Ordination of Monsignor Noel Treanor
as bishop of Down and Connor
will take place on
Sunday 29th June in St Peters Cathedral at 3pm.
The parish has received two tickets and
if any parishioner would like to attend,
please contact the parish office (9061 8180) and give your name.
A draw will be made for the two tickets from the names received.
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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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Baptisms today at 2pm. Next baptisms will take place on Sunday 6th July 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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| We
Loved Them In Life
We 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:
Michael Alyward
Mary Clifford
William John & Annie Heaney
Robert & Mary Mageean
John & Elizabeth Mallon
Fr. E. McConville
Nora McCready
Briege McMahon
Frank Murphy
Margaret O’Neill
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| Collections
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Last
week’s offertory collection
amounted to £1,266.36
There will be a second collection today - Pope's Collection
We
thank you for your on going support
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