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Twenty-seventh
Sunday of the Year
During the mission month of October, Christians are invited to reach out, to be childlike. Jesus invites us to be childlike, not childish. To be childish implies irresponsibility, immaturity and throwing tantrums if one does not get one’s way. To be childlike is something different:
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Children are humble people. They are open and ready to learn. As children they have not yet learnt to think in terms of pride and prestige. A child is yet to discover his/her own importance. What the child will become later depends on the guidance or misguidance of adults.
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Children are generally obedient. It is possible that children can sometimes be disobedient but it is also true that the general instinct of all children is to obey. Children as they are, have not yet learnt the pride and the false importance that always put people apart from each other and ultimately from God.
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Children are people of great trust! They trust their parents and their teachers who, to them, know it all and so are always right. The child is aware of his/her ignorance and his/her helplessness and so he/she looks up to someone who according to him/her knows better. Children expect the best out of the world and they are not suspicious of it. Unfortunately some people sometimes abuse this great trust.
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Children have short memories. They do not keep grudges, or nourish bitterness. They easily forget completely to the extent that forgiveness is not necessary.
So when Jesus says, “Unless you become like little children you will not enter the kingdom of heaven”, he is calling us back to our lost childhood. He is calling all of us, young or old, to be born again in the innocent character of humility, obedience, trust and to forgive and to forget. With these tools we can “Reach Out” to others and to the Kingdom of God
Intercom – Fr Tom Cahill
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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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6th |
St Bruno, priest – born Cologne 1033. Professor of theology in Rheims University and later founded the Carthusians at La Grande Chartreuse, where he died in 1101.
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Wednesday 7th: Our Lady of the Rosary – Today’s celebration urges all to meditate on the mysteries of Christ, following the example of the Blessed Virgin Mary who was in a special manner associated with the incarnation, passion and glorious resurrection of the Son of God. |
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Ss Denis, bishop, and Companions, martyrs – were beheaded and thrown into the Seine in 258 and later buried at Montmartre. Denis, the first bishop of Paris, is one of the patrons of France.
St John Leonardi, priest – 1541-1609, supported the reforms of Trent, published a Catechism and helped to found the Propagation of the Faith in Rome. |
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Family & Life
Family & Life’s Annual Day for Life will be observed this Sunday the 4th of October; the theme this year is “Suicide”. There are prayer cards available at the back of the church to encourage parishioners to participate in this novena. Further details can be found on their website: www.familyandlife.org
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Rachael’s Vineyard
Rachael’s Vineyard Ministries seeks to provide pastoral care for those hurting after an abortion experience, either your own or family members. Our next healing weekend will be in October. Further details phone Marian o n 028 9079 9967 or
E Mail (marianrvni@yahoo.co.uk)
or visit the website www.rachaelsvineyards.org.
All queries are treated in the strictest confidence. |
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| Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service
A Blood Donation session will be held in St Michael’s Parish Centre on Friday 16th October from 2-4.30pm and 5.45-8pm.
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International Eucharistic Congress
The Eucharistic Congress 2012
will be held in Dublin and the theme is
The Eucharist: Communion with Christ and One Another
To help cover the costs of planning and hosting this event
a collection will be taken up the weekend of the
10th/11th October 2009. |
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Evening Concert
Featuring the choirs of St Ann’s and St Peter’s Cathedral, Belfast.
Guess soloist Linda Barrett (soprano) Performing a Programme of choral music by Mozart, Frank, Bruckner and Wesley. St Peter’s Cathedral Friday 9th October 2009 7.30pm Proceeds in aid of St John’s eye hospital, Jerusalem and holy family maternity hospital, Bethlehem.
Year For Priests.
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Golden Jubilee
Our Parish Sisters, Sr Claire and Sr Emmanuel celebrated the Golden Jubilee of their profession this month ie 50 years of service as a religious Sister of Mercy.
Bishop Noel Treanor will be celebrated a Mass for their 50th Anniversary on Friday 2nd October 2009 at 7.30pm in the Church followed by refreshments in St Oliver Plunkett Primary School.
A wonderful evening was had by all - click back for photos of the evening.
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Bible Alive
Bible Alive for October is on sale in the Sacristy, price £1.95
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Church Shop:
The church shop will be open at the rear of the church after 10am & 12 noon Mass. Irish Catholic will be on sale at both porches costing £1. |
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West Belfast Historical Society www.westbelfasthistoricalsociety.org.uk
Meeting Friday the 9th of October
in the Colin Glen Trust Premises on the Stewartstown Road
at 7.30pm
This months talk is: The Russian Revolution.
The Guest speaker will be: Sharon McGleave.
All are welcome to attend
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Parish Radio
If you are interested please phone
028 9061 8590 or 028 9022 0961.
There are two models available which are marked to receive broadcasts from St Oliver Plunkett Church.
Model 1 costs £25 including VAT and batteries (short range). Model 2 costs £60 and is mains powered – no batteries required. This has a longer range and provides better quality which is more suitable for areas where there are electrical power lines nearby.
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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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Cursillo Weekend in Benburb Priory
Mens: Thursday
15th – Sunday 18th October
Womens: Thursday 22nd – Sunday 25th October
Cost £85, Transport provided from Belfast.
Contact: Sean Cullen – 028 9022 0492 or
Roisin Mulholland - 077 2300 2094 |
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“The Word Made Fresh; Getting
Excited About The Scriptures”
A talk on the Scriptures by Desi Maxwell will take place on Monday 5th October after the 10am Mass and again on Monday evening at 7pm. Everyone welcome.The aim of this event is:
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to present Christ from all the Scriptures
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to inform, enthuse and encourage people through teaching
- to help believers grow in appreciation of where we all fit into God’s big plan
- to serve God’s people wherever there is a readiness to explore God’s Word
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to promote a deeper understanding of the text by creating an awareness of the Jewish background
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Mass Times
Saturday Vigil – 6.30pm
Sunday – 10.00am + 12 Noon
Monday – Thursday – 10.00am
Friday – 7.30pm
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| Baptisms
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The next available date for Baptisms is the 18th October. The next pre-Baptism instruction will be on 8th October 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:
John Joseph Rainey, Naroon Park
We
pray for the happy repose of those whose
anniversaries occur around this time:
May and Harry McParmand
Ben Rooney
Dolores Campbell
Christie O’Neill
Gerry Rea Barker
Charlotte and Edward McMurrough
Kathleen Dodds |
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| Collections
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The offertory collection
amounted to £1,066.95
Coffee Morning
The coffee morning held in the church hall on 17th of September for the N I Hospice was a great success. The total amount raised was £700.00. Thanks to everyone who contributed in any way special thanks to Paddy Barry, Patsy Rogan, Fiona Purse and Ed’s Bread.
Project Zambia Book Sale
A Word of Thanks
A word of thanks to all those who purchased books, made donations and offered words of encouragement to the Project Zambia Volunteers last weekend.
A total of £700.00 was raised and those funds will be used to assist the communities that both Damien and Patrick referred to in their talk.
Thank you all for
your generous support
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