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Sixteenth
Sunday of the Year
In The World of Silence, Max Picard
writes, ‘And yet sometimes all
the noise of the world today seems
like the mere buzzing of insects on
the broad back of silence.’
There’s something substantial
about silence. Often people describe
it as ‘heavy’. Silence
is formidable, even intimidating,
if you’re not friendly with
it, first you have to be friendly
with you. One way of finding out if
you are, is to go off to a lonely
spot and see how long you can stay
there before unease sets in. How many
people follow Jesus’ advice
to his disciples in today’s
Gospel (Mark 6:30-34) to go to a deserted
place for peace and quiet? Are they
not more inclined to go to a noisy
holiday resort where’s there’s
lots of action, lots of people, lots
of things to do to fill the gap, lots
of ways to forget oneself? Is there
not something desperate about having
to have a good time and worse yet
to feel obliged to say you had, even
though you may not have had? Getting
used to silent, solitary periods to
relax, to refresh our spirit and take
stock of our life is worthwhile. It
helps us to think about important
things that in the normal course of
a day we rarely think of. Things like:
life and its purpose, values we live
by, people we hold precious, ambitions
that drive us, the place we give to
God in our life. Silence is necessary
not for finding answers but for finding
questions.
Copyright: Fr. Tom Cahill (Intercom)
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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
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20th |
St
Apollinarius in the second
century preached the Gospel
in the region of Ravenna.
He was bishop of Classis where
he suffered martyrdom.
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| Tue
21st |
St Lawrence of Brindisi, 1559-1619, Capuchin who preached the Counter Reformation.
He led German armies against
the Turks in Hungary and gained
peace for the people in Naples.
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| Wed
22nd |
St Mary
Magdalen stood by the Cross
of Jesus; with two other women
she discovered the empty tomb;
she was granted an appearance
of the Risen Lord early the
same day, from which incident
she has been described as
‘the apostle to the
apostles’. The Gospels
give no warrant for identifying
her with the ‘woman
who was a sinner’ who
anointed Christ’s feet
(Lk7:37) or with Mary the
sister of Martha who also
anointed him (Jn 12:3).
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| Fri
24th |
St Declan
is considered to be one of the
pre-Patrician saints. He was
of noble blood. Colman, a local
priest, baptized him. Later
he went to Europe to continue
his studies where he was ordained
priest and possibly bishop.
He settled in Ardmore and evangelized
the Decies country.
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25th |
St James,
son of Zebedee and brother of
John, called the Greater. He
was put to death by Herod Agrippa
about the year 44, being the
first Apostle to die for Christ.
His shrine is at Compostella
in Spain.
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Blood Transfusion
Coming to
St. Michael’s Parish Centre
on Friday 31st July
between 2pm - 4.30pm &
5.45pm - 8pm.
New Donors
needed.
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St
Oliver Plunkett 6th Annual Lecture
Rev. Harold
Good,
former President of the Methodist
Church in Ireland
will be giving a talk entitled
‘Hearts and Minds’
on Sunday 9th 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.
All are invited to attend.
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Bible
Alive
Bible Alive for August is on sale
in the sacristy price £1.95
Bible Alive gives reflections on
the readings of the day.
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Friends of the Foyers of Light, Charity
& Love
Irish Friends
of the Foyers of Light, Charity &
Love
are holding a 5 day silent retreat
entitled
‘If you but knew the gift of
God…’
directed by Fr. Kilian Byrne
from 17 – 23 August in Drumalis,
Larne, cost £295.
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Youth 2000 Summer Festival
Youth 2000 Summer Festival, Clonmacnois, Co Offaly, Thursday 13th – Sunday 16th August 2009. For young people age 16-35, an opportunity not to be missed to experience the Catholic faith and meet many new friends. Bishop Frank Caggiano, vicar of Evangelisation in the Diocese of Brooklyn will be the main speaker.
Join in on all of the fun games & activities (including Irish lessons)
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The McCracken Irish Language
The McCracken Irish Language Summer Camp, Mon 27th – Fri 31st July 2009 Teenagers 10.00 - 4.00pm £20 for entire week, St Patrick’s College, Antrim Rd. Children (5-11) 10.00 - 4.00pm £3 per day/ £15 week, 174 Trust, Duncairn Ave. Fiddle, Art and Tin Whistle Workshops throughout the week for all age groups.
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Adoption
Could you make a child happy again
after a difficult start in life?
Family Care Society is presently seeking adoptive families for children aged between 2 – 6 years and who need the love and attention of a caring and understanding family.
Could this be you?
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St
Brigid's Parish Trip to Poland 22-29
September
With visits to Krakow, Warsaw, Auschwitz, Sanctuary of St Faustina the home place of Pope John Paul, the famous Salt Mines and other places of interest. Cost: single room approx £795, double £690 - to include 7 nights bed breakfast and meal. Spiritual Director Fr Eugene O’Neill.
If interested please contact parish office at St Brigid’s 02890 665409. |
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Music for Weddings & Funerals
Peter and Mary Bernadette our church
organist and singer are also available
for weddings and funerals and any
other church events. Please contact
Peter 07708 921489
or Mary Bernadette 07517 471971
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| Baptisms
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Baptisms today at 1.30pm. Next baptisms
will take place on Sunday 2nd August 2009
at 1.30pm. Please note the next date available
for Baptism is Sunday 16th August 2009.
The next pre-Baptism instruction will be
on Thursday 23rd July 2009 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
Kady Louise
Kavanagh/Holmes
Cora Annemarie Mallon
Benjamin Gavin Reilly
Katie Emma Smith
Cuan Criostoir Nugent/McCullough
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:
We
pray for the happy repose of those whose
anniversaries occur around this time:
Andrew Kearney
Lily Hamilton
Conor Lynn
Brendan Gallagher
Eileen Gault
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| Collections
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The offertory collection
amounted to £111.54
Thank you all for
your generous support
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