| 18th
Sunday in Ordinary Time
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was supposed to be a get-away, across
the lake to a lonely place, but still
the crowds found them, beat them there
even. How do you think Jesus felt,
how would you feel? You’ve just
heard of the murder of your own cousin.
The last thing you want to do is to
face people, not least an expectant
horde. The tank is empty, your spirit
dry – and now this! But he responded.
Today, just as it was two thousand
years ago, we live in a world in which
people’s needs often seem to
go beyond the resources we have available,
very often at what seems the worst
possible time for us. Been there –
but have we done that? A thought.
Perhaps you can tell EXACTLY how much
you have in your pocket or purse right
now? Most of us can’t. How would
we find out? We would have to look,
right? Open it up and see. How much
is in your bank account? If a close
friend rushed up to you and said,
“I need some money right now!”
how would you know if you could help
him? You would have to look. Go and
see. Maybe we need to do an audit.
Not a financial one but to see how
much we really do have and to realize
that how often when we give of our
time, talent and, yes our treasure
– there is always more left
over.
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
| Wednesday
6th |
The Transfiguration of the
Lord. Recorded in the gospels
as a key moment in the life
of Jesus and of his apostles,
this event is among those
named Mysteries of Light
– added to the Mysteries
of the Rosary by the late
Pope John Paul II. |
| Thursday
7th |
St. Sixtus II Pope and Companions,
Martyrs. |
| Friday
8th |
St. Dominic, founder of
the Order of preachers (Dominicans). |
| Saturday
9th |
St Teresa Benedicta of the
Cross (Edith Stein), born
1891 into Jewish family
at Breslaw in Poland, she
became a Catholic in 1922
and later a Carmelite nun.
Both Jewish and Catholic,
she fled to Holland during
the Nazi persecution but
was captured and sent to
Auschwitz, where she died
in the gas chambers on 9
August 1942. Declared patron
of Europe in the year 2000.
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5th St Oliver Plunkett Annual Lecture
Kathy Sinnott, MEP
will be giving a talk entitled
‘God –Eternal Truth, Modern
Secret’
next Sunday 10th August at 7.00pm,
in St. Oliver Plunkett Church.
There will be a question and answer session
afterwards followed by light refreshments
in the parish hall.
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. Click
here for more details.
All welcome.
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Blood
Donation
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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Living Rosary
The next meeting for the Living Rosary will
be held
on Saturday 9th August after 10am Mass.
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Apostolic
Society
The Apostolic Society would like to
thank all who contributed to their
sponsored walk which raised £611.
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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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Baptisms today at 2pm.Next baptisms will
take place on Sunday 17th 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:
Benny McDonald,
Corrib Avenue
Patrick Reid, Glenveagh Park
We
pray for the happy repose of those whose
anniversaries occur around this time:
Kieran
Doherty
Emmanuel Gatt
John Little
George McConkey
Agnes McCann
Elizabeth Morris
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| Collections
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Last
week’s offertory collection
amounted to
£1,278.51
There
will be a second collection today - the
Monthly Stipend
We thank you for your on going support
Planning for the Future
We would like to thank
all who contributed to the second collection
last week for Planning for the Future. The
collection
amounted to £935.53
This
means we now have exceeded our target of
£67,133 and the parish will receive
back at least £6,713.00
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