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Twentieth Sunday of the Year
The message on the church bulletin board reads: ‘Those who stand for nothing fall for everything.’ Wisdom is knowing what to stand for – and standing up for it. Wisdom is putting knowledge to good use. Today’s First Reading urges us to ‘lay aside immaturity, and live, and walk in the way of insight’. Easier said than done! Someone who is immature is not ripe. Growth in one or more areas of their life slowed down or stopped completely at some stage. It’s scary enough that such a thing can happen, but to make matters worse it can happen without our realising it until it’s late in the day.
Today’s Reading also tells us to walk in the way of insight. Fine! But how do you do that? You can’t just decide to have an insight as you’d have a cup of tea. You can’t conjure one up, order one over the internet, or go to a shop and buy one. No! They either come to you or they don’t. However, maybe it’s just one basic insight that the Reading refers to. Once you’ve had that one, others follow of their own accord as life presents them. But without the basic one you miss the others. And what is more basic to realise than that life has purpose, and consequences that extend beyond death. Once that sinks in we begin to see things differently. Wisdom has built her house, set her pillars, and prepared a meal for those who enter. So let’s put immaturity aside and live. Let’s cop on not cop out.
Copyright: Fr. Tom Cahill (Intercom)
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Readings
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Feast
Days of the Week
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St John Eudes, 1601-1680, from Normandy, France, spent a fruitful twenty years with the French Oratory, then left to found a congregation to improve the standards of the clergy through seminaries. He founded also the Sisters of our Lady of Charity and Refuge. He was a powerful preacher and among the first to promote devotion to the Sacred Heart
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St Bernard, b. 1090, d. 20 August 1153 became a Cistercian monk at Citeaux in 1113 and was chosen abbot of Clairvaux in 1115. His writings reveal a solid grasp of biblical studies, spiritual theology, and philosophy. He is the Patron Saint of Gibraltar and bee-keepers.
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| Fri 21st |
St Pius X, 1835-1914, Cardinal Patriarch of Venice, then Pope from 1903. Encouraged pastoral liturgy and sacramental practice, especially of frequent communion, to which he admitted young children.
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The Queenship of Mary. During the Middle Ages Mary was venerated as queen of the angels and saints. Pope Pius XII prescribed it for the universal Church at the close of the Marian Year of 1955. It is placed on this date to stress the connection of queenship with the Assumption.
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Thanks
Rev. Harold Good
Sincere thanks to our guest lecturer the Rev Harold Good, former president of the Methodist Church in Ireland, for delivering the 6th Annual Lecture in St Oliver Plunkett Parish. It was a very enjoyable evening.
A special word of thanks also to everyone who helped with and supported this event.
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Bible Alive
Bible Alive for September
is on sale in the Sacristy, price £1.95
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National Grandparents Pilgrimage
National Grandparents Pilgrimage will take place on Sunday 13th September in Knock, chief celebrant Cardinal Sean Brady, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland.
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Children in Crossfire
Children in Crossfire need 100 people on 19th September to zip 1,000 feet across the River Lagan.140 feet up at 40mph; this is a truly thrilling and safe experience, a challenge for everyone.
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| Semper Fidelis Pilgrimmage Group, Crossgar, Co Down 4th Annual pilgirmmage to Lourdes
Sunday 4th October 2009 staying at the Mediterranee Hotel in Lourdes -Five nights Full Board Cost £599 per person sharing flying from Belfast International Airport - for more information please contact Terry Andrews 4483 1308 or mobile 078 7999 8559
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Restore Practical Counselling
“Waiting by the Well: spiritual refreshment for busy people” a residential retreat with Tony Horsfall from Tuesday 10th – Thursday 12th November in Drumalis Retreat House.
“Pilgrims Making Progress”, a quiet day with Tony Horsfall on Saturday 14th November 10am – 4pm in Drumalis Retreat House.
For more information contact the Hopelink Centre, 31 Carlisle Circus, Belfast 9027 8191. |
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Knock Pilgrimage
Knock Pilgrimage (St Pio weekend): is on 19th and 20th September. Overnight accommodation and all meals in the Park Hotel, price £120 fully inclusive. For details Lucy 9074 2589 or Bernadette 9059 2263. |
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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. Please note the next date available for Baptism is Sunday 6th September 2009 at 1.30pm. The next pre-Baptism instruction will be on Thursday 27th August 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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| We
Loved Them In Life
We offer
our sympathy and prayerful support to the
families of those parishioners who died
recently:
Mary McShane, Stewartstown Park
We
pray for the happy repose of those whose
anniversaries occur around this time:
Hugh Forrestal
Joseph McKnight
Paula Fitzpatrick
John Brennan
Mary McCabe
Con Murphy
Emmanuel Gatt
Rosaleen and Sadie Mason
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| Collections
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The offertory collection
amounted to £997.87
There will be a second collection this week – Diocesan Care Homes
Apostolic Society would like to thank all those who supported them on their recent sponsored walk,
£583.00 was raised.
Many thanks.
Thank you all for
your generous support
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