28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
What can be happier than a wedding feast? Abundance and joy awaits those who accept the invitation. God eagerly desires to share a good meal with the whole of humanity, without distinction of class and race. There is a need to respond to the invitation. If people turn down the invitation because they are busy about many things and cannot see what is important, it is their loss. If people accept, they must be properly disposed. Acceptance of the invitation involves acceptance of change not just of an outer garment but the inner garment of way of life.
Copyright: Fr. Jean Maurice Labour (Intercom)
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| Daily
Readings
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parish website:
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FEAST DAYS OF THE WEEK
| Tuesday 14th |
St Callistus I, after a life of slavery and imprisonment for criminal offences, he was freed and became a deacon in charge of catacombs that bear his name. He became Pope in 217, opposed by Hippolytus. Died at the hands of a mob in 222. |
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St Teresa of Avila, 1515-1582, deeply contemplative, highly active and practical, established Carmelite Convents under a reformed rule, and wrote much on prayers and the spiritual life. Patron of lace-makers, and headache sufferers. |
| Thursday
16th |
St Gall was monk of Bangor and set out with Columbanus for the continent. When Columbanus was exiled from France, Gall accompanied him to Bregenz on Lake Constance. When Columbanus crossed into Italy, Gall remained in Switzerland. He lived in a hermitage, which later became the monastery of St Gallen. He died around 630.
St Margaret Mary, 1647-1690, visionary and ascetic, revived devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and was exemplary in her patience and trust.
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St Ignatius, bishop of Antioch, died a martyr at Rome 107. He urged Christians to unity in and through the Eucharist and around their local bishop.
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| Saturday
18th |
St Luke was a physician from a Gentile Christian milieu. He was with St Paul on his second missionary journey and during his imprisonment in Rome. After St Paul’s death he is reputed to have worked in Greece. In art he is represented by an ox. Patron of butchers, book-binders, doctors and surgeons, artists and glassworkers.
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Rally For Life
A group of Westminster MPS has put forward a proposal to extend the 1967 Abortion Act to N Ireland – despite strong opposition from our people, politicians and churches. If you do only one thing for pro-life cause this year join the Pro-Life Rally which will take place at Stormont Parliament Buildings, Belfast, on Saturday 18th October at 1pm. Bus from St Michael’s phone Mrs Murray 9061 9266 to book a seat.
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Annual Rosary Procession
The annual Legion of Mary Rosary Procession will take place on Sunday 12th October. The procession will leave St. John’s Church, Falls Road at 3pm will process to St Agnes’ Church where there will be a service of Benediction. All welcome
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Apostolic Workers
The Apostolic workers are having bingo
in the church hall on
Wednesday 15th October after 7.30pm Mass.
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Public Lecture
There will be a public lecture by
Dr. Andrew Yip of Nottingham University
on
Saturday 18th October at 2.15pm
in
St. George’s Church of Ireland Hall, High Street, Belfast.
The lecture is entitled
‘Living Sexuality & Spirituality Positively’ |
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St Oliver Plunkett/St Matthew’s Ecumenical Group
The Ecumenical Group will meet on
Sunday 19th October at 11am
at the Presbytery for the
Harvest Thanksgiving service in St Matthew’s Church.
All welcome |
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| St Genevieve’s High School
St Genevieve’s High School presents its school show
Grease
Performances will take place on Monday 20th and Wednesday 22nd October at 7.30pm.
Tickets on sale at school reception price £5.
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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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Diocesan Liturgical Seminar
The Annual Diocesan Liturgy Seminar, entitles ‘St Paul: His Teaching on the Eucharist and The Sacraments’ will be held on Saturday 25th October from 10.30am-4.30pm in St Anne’s Parish Centre, Finaghy, Belfast. It will be conducted by Mgr Paul Watson (Director, Maryvale Institute, Birmingham). Cost £5. Lunch may be purchased on the premises or you can bring a packed lunch along. |
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| Baptisms
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Next baptisms will take place on Sunday 19th October 2008 at 2.00pm. Please note the next date available for Baptism is Sunday 7th December 2008. The next pre-Baptism instruction will be on Thursday 23rd 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
Callum James McCausland
Mia Nicole McCartney
Sophie Louise Keenan
Eimear Alice McMenamy
Caoimhe Louise Conlon
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:
Patrick Glover, Stewartstown Park
We
pray for the happy repose
of those whose anniversaries occur around
this time:
Mary & Andrew Doherty
William & Caroline O’Reilly
Kathleen McAlea
John Flannery
Michael & Annie Joyce
Robert Mallon
Bob Irvine
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| Collections
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Last
week’s offertory collection
amounted to
£1,078.15
The monthly stipend
amounted to £1,104.79
We thank you for your on going support
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