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Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Priesthood is the focus for the Year of Vocation during the month of September. While this is obviously a theme that is being giving a lot of attention throughout the Year of Vocation, September is the month when parishes around the country are invited to celebrate priesthood.
Today Sunday 28th September - Priesthood Sunday – is an opportunity to highlight and promote particularly, the vocation to the priesthood. It is a day to reflect upon and affirm the role of the priest in the life of the Church.
With Priesthood Sunday, we have an opportunity to highlight the fact that God is calling men to become priests, and that those answering this call can be happy, content, and fulfilled, as they make a meaningful contribution to modern society.
“If you are what you should be,
you will set the whole world ablaze!”
– St. Catherine of Siena
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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
| Monday 29th |
Ss Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. Gabriel brought the message to Mary at the Annunciation. (Patron of tele-communications, radio and TV workers). Raphael guide to Tobias. (Patron of nurses, physicians, the blind). Michael has been venerated as protector of Christians in general and soldiers in particular. (Patron of radiologists, the sick).
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| Tuesday
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St Jerome, 340-420, translated the Bible into Latin, known as the Vulgate, and wrote commentaries on scripture. Patron of librarians. |
| Wednesday
1st |
St Therese of Liseux. Marie Francois Therese Martin died at Carmel in Lisieux on 30 September 1897. She was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope John Paul II in 1997. Patron of missions, florists, aviators and France. |
| Thursday
2nd |
The Guardian Angels. Catholic tradition has recognised that not only individual people have guardian angels but also homes, cities and states. |
| Friday
3rd |
Blessed Columba Marmion was born in Dublin in 1858 and ordained priest in Rome in 1881. He served as curate in Dundrum Parish and then as professor in Holy Cross College, Clonliffe, before entering the Abbey of Maredsous, Belgium, in 1886. Elected Abbot of Maresdsous in 1909, he remained in office to the time of his death in 1923. He was the author of three best-selling spiritual classics. He was beatified in Rome on 1 September 2000. |
| Saturday
4th |
St Francis of Assisi, 1181-1226, abandoned all things for the love of Christ, founded the Friars Minor, and with St Clare, the Poor Clares. For the last two years of his life he suffered the stigmata. Patron saint of ecologists. |
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Biggest Hospice Coffee Morning 2008
Our coffee morning, held on behalf of the N.I. Hospice on
Thursday 18th September
in
St Oliver Plunkett Parish Hall
was a great sucess.
A big thank you to everyone who supported it.
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Parish Drumalis Retreat
The parish retreat to Drumalis will take place on 4th – 5th October. Leaving from the church on Saturday at 2.30pm and arriving back on Sunday at 7pm. Come and join us for a weekend retreat in the beautiful new Drumalis all rooms ensuite, lifts etc. If interested please contact Kathleen Dineen 9068 3277.
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First Friday
This is the first Friday week.
Fr Magill and Fr Devlin will attend the sick and housebound. |
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Bible Alive
The Bible Alive for October
is now on sale in the sacristy. Price £1.95. |
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Day for Life in Ireland
The Catholic Church’s Day for Life in Ireland will be held next Sunday 5th October.
As you know, The Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales join together to celebrate the Day for Life – a day instigated by the late Pope John Paul II, dedicated to celebrating the sanctity of human life from its very beginning to its natural end. Mental ill-health can happen to anyone – 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem at some stage of their life.
Day for Life – the day in the Church’s year dedicated to celebrating the sacredness of life – will focus this year on the theme of mental health. To help us prepare for Day of Life there are some novena cards available in the church porches. |
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| Irish and Music Classes
Irish class are starting this Monday at 7.30pm and Irish History classes start this Wednesday at 7pm in Sarsfields. Both classes are free.
Music lessons by Andersonstown Contempory School of Music commence 1st October in Glen Complex, Suffolk Road. Tin Whistle & Guitar Classes £10 for ten weeks. |
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| Mass
Times From September
| Monday, Wednesday, Friday: |
10am & 7.30pm |
| Tuesday & Thursday: |
10am |
| Saturday: |
10am
& 6.30pm Vigil |
| Sunday: |
10am, 11.30am & 1pm |
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Our Lady’s Home
Our Lady’s Home, Falls Road are having an Autumn Sale on Saturday 4th October 10am-4pm in aid of the Activity Fund. There will be Halloween and Christmas Stalls. |
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| Baptisms
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Next baptisms will take place on Sunday 5th October 2008 at 2.00pm. Please note the next date available for Baptism is Sunday 2nd November 2008. The next pre-Baptism instruction will be on Thursday 9th October 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
Oisin Frederick Fogarty
Shane Martin Rowlands
Aoife Sinead Garland
Mya Majella Shannon
Keelin Leo Markey
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:
Mary McDowell, Corrib Avenue
We
pray for the happy repose
of those whose anniversaries occur around
this time:
Jim Boyle
Margaret Brennan
Dolores Campbell
Adrian Lee
Patrick & Jane Murphy
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| Collections
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Last
week’s offertory collection
amounted to
£1,114.52
The Autumn Collection
amounted to £1,139.61
We thank you for your on going support
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