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| 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Sower, you walk the acre of the heart, flinging seeds, ‘flaithiúlacht’ from your bag. Foolish sower, careless with the seed of life that falls on rock, in thorns and on the trodden path. Still, every human heart has some ground for hope, rich, deep soil, ploughed and harrowed brown.
Sower of the seed that bears the grain of truth, scatter your seeds to the winds. Allow them fall graciously on the soil of my heart.
Reclaim my stony soil and brambled patch. Make my heart fertile, to fill the haggard with ‘crop a hundredfold’.
Sower, plough the rock hard field of my life, never looking back.
This soil resists the seeds of faith and life and truth. Take away the rock in my heart and use it to foundation Peter’s house.
Sower, reclaim my soil from briar and thistle thorn, the prickly parts that cause needless hurt. Still, allow the sparrow come and eat some seed along the path, and so to sing your Sermon on the Mount. Sower, use the soil, that is evergreen with hope, to scatter seed for bread to feed a hungry world.”
Amen.
Copyright: Fr. T. Cox (Intercom)
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PATHWAYS
-Adult Faith Development Programme for the Diocese of Down & Connor at Drumalis -
The principal purpose of this programme, now in its third year at Drumalis, is to offer a space for reflection and discussion about Life, Faith and Ministry. According to Bishop McKeown, “The Pathways programme has opened up new horizons for many people.”
The course offers participants spiritual and theological formation, which will enable them to explore their faith with greater confidence. No academic qualifications are necessary.
This two-year programme supported by All Hallows and the Diocese of Down and Connor runs from September to May each year and will be held on nine Saturdays from 10:00 am - 4:30 pm at Drumalis. For further information and booking form, please contact Drumalis – 028 2827 2196/2827 6455 or email drumalis@btconnect.com
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| Daily
Readings
You
can access the daily readings on the
parish website:
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A July Saint Saint Martha
29th July
We learn of Martha from the gospels. She was sister of Mary and Lazarus who lived at Bethany. Their home was a place of welcome for Jesus. Martha is associated with the practical side of hospitality, such as preparing meals, while her sister Mary is often portrayed as the contemplative one who likes to sit at the feet of Jesus listening to his words. But Martha is a woman of faith. She proclaims her faith in Jesus as ‘the Christ, the Son of God’. This faith is prelude to the raising to life of her dead brother Lazarus. The feast of Saint Martha is celebrated each year on 29th July |
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5th St Oliver Plunkett Annual Lecture
Kathy Sinnott, MEP will be giving a talk entitled
‘God –Eternal Truth, Modern Secret’
on Sunday 10th August at 7.00pm
in St. Oliver Plunkett Church.
All welcome.
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St Peters Cathedral – Sung Mass
To mark the opening of Féile an Phobail,
St Peters are having a Sung Mass
on Sunday 3rd August at 11am.
Director of music Nigel McClintock.
All welcome.
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Living Rosary
The next meeting for the Living Rosary
will be held on Saturday 12th July after 10am Mass.
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World Youth Day 08
Celebrate this great event for young people with Pope Benedict – in the parish of St Luke’s (Twinbrook) Saturday 19th July 9pm. Mass celebrated by Bishop Donal McKeown at 10pm. Celebration of Youth in Christ in music, drama and personal testimony with input from young people from Youth 2000, Focolare movement, Youth Initiatives and the Neocatechumenal Way. At 12 midnight live satellite relay of the Papal Mass from Sydney on to two screens in St Luke’s church. Car parking will be attended and there will be some light refreshments during the night. The Mass will end about 2.30am. |
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Knock Summer Youth Festival
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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Change of Mass time July & August
Starting this Friday 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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Evening Mass
For anyone wishing to attend an evening Mass during the week 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. |
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| Baptisms
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Next baptisms will take place on Sunday 3rd August 2008 at 2.00pm. Please note the next date available for Baptism is Sunday 7th September 2008. The next pre-Baptism instruction will be on Thursday 24th July 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
Tomasz Joseph Kuchnicki/McNiece
Orla Owens, Evelyn Amy Martin
Mia Rose O’Neill
who were recently baptised. |
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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:
Richard Collins, Gweedore Gardens
We
pray for the happy repose of those whose
anniversaries occur around this time:
John Dickey
Lily Hamilton
Tom Laverty
George McCann
John McFadden
Barney O’Neill
John Morris
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| Collections
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Last
week’s offertory collection
amounted to £1,278.94
The monthly stipend
amounted to £1,514.36
We
thank you for your on going support
There will be a second collection next week – Diocesan Needs. This goes towards the running of Diocesan organisations: Marriage Tribunal Office, Family Ministry, Bishop’s Office.
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