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FIFTH
SUNDAY OF EASTER
‘All
you need in love … All you need
is love …’ The Beatles
sang it, and we’re still buying
it today. It’s easy to buy songs
about it, to read books about it,
to buy flowers, chocolates and diamond
rings to express it. Pope Benedict
thought that it was so important that
he entitled his first encyclical after
it: Deus Caritas Est. (God is Love).
Phileo, Agape, Eros, Caritas.
We
are people of love:
Phileo when we love our family, our
brothers & sisters, parents &
children, uncles and aunts. When we
share a common bond with others there
can be a sense of phileo, a kind of
togetherness.
Agape when we are awestruck by the
beauty of creation, are when we have
a religious experience. A particularly
rich experience of the Church’s
liturgy can cause agape to rise up
in us. It is no mistake that we have
the term’ agape meal’
to describe the Eucharist in the early
Christian communities.
Eros when we are attracted to another
human being. Through eros life is
gifted to ordinary human beings, by
God in what can be a most beautiful
sharing of human love.
Caritas when we reach out to others
in love. Even the simple act of placing
a coin in the Trocaire box is an act
of caritas.
Love is more ordinary than we allow
it to be. God is more ordinary than
we allow God to be. God wants to move
from the extraordinary to the ordinary;
from the supernatural to the natural;
so that what is ordinary and natural
in our lives might truly become extraordinary,
supernatural, awesome.
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| Daily
Readings
You
can access the daily readings on the
parish website:
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Easter
Scripture Programme
Easter Scripture
Programme has resumed
on Tuesdays in the Convent of Mercy.
Morning session: 10.40am (after
Mass) or
Evening session: 7.00pm.
Come and join us.
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AKT (Activism from the Kitchen Table)
AKT (Activism
from the Kitchen Table) is an initiative
part resourced by The Corrymeela
Community with a particular interest
in the connection between faith
and life. We have had three successful
events so far and invite members
of the congregation to participate
in the next event themed ‘Play
in May’ being held at All
Soul’s Hall, Elmwood Avenue,
Belfast on Wednesday 5th May 6.30pm
– 9.30pm.
To read of
more of this event please go to
www.aktion.ning.com
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A Journey in Understanding: Churches
of the Shankill and Falls exploring
together the Apostles’ Creed
Next session
takes place on Wednesday 5th May 7.30
- 9.00pm in Farset International,
Springfield.
Contacts:
Rev Jim Rea, Shankill Methodist Tel.
9074 6955
Fr Gerry Reynolds, Clonard Monastery
Tel. 9044 5950
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Cappella Caeciliana in Concert
Cappella
Caeciliana concert on
Friday 14th May at 7.30pm
in St John’s Church of Ireland,
Malone Road.
Tickets £10 from Matchett’s
(Wellington Place)
or book online at www.caeciliana.org
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Annual Le Chéile - Together
Lecture
Mr
Etienne Verhack
Secretary General of the European
Committee
for Catholic Education, Brussels
will deliver a public lecture entitled:
“The Catholic School
in the twenty-first century
- a European perspective”
in St Mary’s University College,
191 Falls Rd, Belfast,
on Tuesday 11 May 2010 at 7.30 pm.
All welcome.
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CEMETERY
SUNDAY
Milltown Cemetery
Sunday
will take place on 9th May at 3.00pm
Belfast
City Cemetery
will take place on 16th May at
3.00pm
On Sunday
9th May at 3pm sharp, there will
be a Ceremony of Prayers for the
Dead and a Blessing of Graves
at Milltown Cemetery, led by His
Lordship the Bishop. All those
attending are asked to be in position
at the grave of their own deceased
by 2.45pm. The Ceremony will last
about 40 minutes. Over 30,000
people attended the Ceremony last
year. Misselettes will be distributed
within the grounds of the Cemetery.
In preparation for this Spiritual occasion, all those who have deceased relatives or friends buried in Milltown are asked to make a special effort to tidy up the grave plots for which they are responsible, disposing of rubbish appropriately.
FOR SAFETY REASONS NO PARKING IS PERMITTED INSIDE THE CEMETERY OR AT THE CEMETERY GATES
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Choice
Weekend
If you are single
(i.e. never been married), aged between
20 - 45 and are keen to share your
faith and life experiences with others
in a friendly atmosphere, as well
as making new friends, come along
to our next Choice weekend at Drumalis
on 15th & 16th May. Faith and
Fun can go together.
Contact Drumalis 028 2827 2196 or
028 2827 6455 (during office hours
only) or email: drumalis@btconnect.com
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Ambles
For Arthritis
Arthritis Care NI is organising
six Ambles for Arthritis across
Northern Ireland on Saturday 22nd
May. Each Amble will begin at
11.30am.
For
more information contact 028 9078
2940 or email:
Marcus@arthritiscare.org.uk
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SMA Pilgrimage
To Knock
Annual pilgrimage
to Knock will take place on
Saturday 22nd May.
Please try to join us in this day
of Prayer for Missionaries, Vocations
and Personal Intentions.
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First Friday
Week
Fr Martin and
Fr Andrzej
will visit the sick in the following
areas:
Stewartstown Park
Stewartstown Avenue
Lenadoon Walk
Lower Lenadoon Avenue
Horn Drive
Horn Walk
Doon Road
Hillhead Avenue
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Please Note
Mass Intentions, Anniversary Masses, Baptisms, and Marriages are to be arranged through the Parish Office
on 028 90618180 during the office hours of
9am - 5pm Monday - Friday
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Mass Times
Saturday
Vigil 6.30pm
Sunday 10.00am and 12 Noon
Monday-Thursday 10.00am
Friday 7.30pm
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| Baptisms
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Next available date for baptism is Sunday
16th May 2010 at 1.30pm. The next pre-Baptism
instruction will be on Thursday 6th May
2010 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 Monday to Friday
9.00am-5.00pm
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Newly Baptised
We welcome into our parish family
Ciaran
Joseph Deacon
Hollie Ann Devenny
Reece Martin Peoples
who were recently baptised.
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| We
Loved Them In Life
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We offer
our prayerful support to the family of those
who died recently:
Margaret Donaghy, Glencolin Walk
Seamus Fox, Horn Drive
Patrick Boyle, Glen Road |
We
pray for the happy repose of those whose
anniversaries occur around this time:
Joanna and Tommy Campbell
Thomas Matthews
Raymond Matthews
Brendan McIlveen (Month’s Mind) |
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| Collections
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The offertory collection
amounted to £1105.28
There
will be a second collection next week
- the Monthly Stipend
Thanks to all
those who gave to the Parish collections.
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