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What gives you joy in life?
Family time together, purchasing a new car?
Promotion or a wage increase?
Helping someone in need?
A win by your favourite team?
Just what gives you joy? Or to put it another way. If God appeared to you in a dream and asked you to make one wish: what would you wish for? Your good health and the health of those you love? A loving spouse to walk with you through life, in good times and bad? Faith in God? Money and lots of it? (But only to ‘help’ others of course!) What would you ask for? What is your heart’s desire? Would you feel guilt about your wish? Embarrassed? In today’s Gospel we had two discoveries. One made of a treasure accidentally, the second of a pearl after a diligent search. In both instances there was joy at the discovery. Both realized the value of their find. They were willing to pay the cost of retaining their treasure. Too much focus on what they don’t have rather than appreciating what they already possess. The reign or Kingdom of God occurs when we understand that all that really matters is a gift which we have already received. Today we come, praying as did Solomon (first reading): Give me an understanding heart.
Copyright: Fr. T. Cox (Intercom)
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Guitar Tuition |
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There will be a 6-8 week beginners’ course in guitar for young people. This course will be taken by former church organist David Guiney, and is open to anyone between the ages of 8 and 18. Prospective pupils should have their own guitar. To register an interest, please contact the parish office Mon & Wed: 2pm – 5pm, Tues, Thurs & Fri: 10am – 2pm, on 028 9061 8180 and leave contact details. |
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| Daily
Readings
You
can access the daily readings on the
parish website:
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FEAST DAYS OF THE WEEK
| Tuesday 29th |
St. Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus. |
| Wednesday 30th |
St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor of the Church. A fifth century Italian saint, famous for his preaching. More than 180 of his sermons, mostly on scripture and liturgy, have survived. |
| Friday 1st |
St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (1696). A lawyer who became a priest, Alphonsus founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists). He was a renowned preacher, writer and moral theologian. He died in 1787. |
| Saturday 2nd |
St. Eusebius preached against the Arian heresy. Also St. Peter Julian Emyard, founder of the Blessed Sacrament Fathers. |
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5th St Oliver Plunkett Annual Lecture
Kathy Sinnott, MEP (Member of the European Parliament)
will be giving a talk entitled
‘God – Eternal Truth, Modern Secret’
on Sunday 10th August at 7.00pm
in St. Oliver Plunkett Church.
Kathy Sinnott is recognized throughout Ireland for her campaigning on disability, education and prolife issues. She was elected to the European Parliament in 2004 and is part of the European Parliament’s Independence and Democracy group. She has been named as Woman of the Year by the ‘Irish Tatler’, Person of the year by ESB/Rehab and person of the month by the ‘Irish Independent.
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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Blood Transfusion
Coming to St. Michael’s Parish Centre
on Friday 8th August
between 2pm-4.30pm & 5.45pm-8pm.
New Donors needed
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First Friday
This is the first Friday week Fr. Magill and Fr Devlin
will attend their sick and housebound. |
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Solemn Vespers and Missa Cantata
There will be Solemn Vespers (evening prayer of the church) and Missa Cantata (sung Mass) in St Paul’s church, Falls Road on Friday 15th August, the feast of the Assumption. Vespers at 7pm and Missa Cantata at 7.30pm. All welcome. |
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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 21st September 2008. The next pre-Baptism instruction will be on Thursday 7th August 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:
Ella Magennis, Shaws Road
Canon Archibald Gabriel Molloy
We
pray for the happy repose of those whose
anniversaries occur around this time:
Catherine Hastings
Harry McCrystal
Sean McStravick
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| Collections
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Last
week’s offertory collection
amounted to £1,083.57
The Diocesan Needs collection
amounted to £824.55
We
thank you for your on going support
There will be a second collection next week – Monthly Stipend |
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