Parish News for Sunday 10 Feb 2008

Vol.35 No.6

First Sunday of Lent

PRIESTS OF THE PARISH
Very Rev Michael Canny Adm
Rev David O'Kane CC
Rev Gary Wade CC

Vol. 35 No. 6

World Day Of The Sick

On 11th February, Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes, the World Day of the Sick will be celebrated, a propitious occasion to reflect on the meaning of pain and the Christian duty to take responsibility for it in whatever situation it arises. This year this significant day is connected to two important events for the life of the Church, as one already understands from the theme chosen, “The Eucharist, Lourdes and Pastoral Care for the Sick”: the 150th anniversary of the apparitions of the Immaculate Mary at Lourdes, and the celebration of the International Eucharistic Congress at Quebec in Canada.

One cannot contemplate Mary without being attracted by Christ and one cannot look at Christ without immediately perceiving the presence of Mary.

If Lourdes leads us to reflect upon the maternal love of the Immaculate Virgin for her sick and suffering children, the International Eucharistic Congress is an opportunity to worship Jesus Christ present in the Sacrament of the Altar, to entrust ourselves to him as Hope that does not disappoint, to receive him as that medicine of immortality which heals the body and the spirit.

If, therefore, at Quebec the mystery of the Eucharist, the gift of God for the life of the world, is contemplated during the World Day of the Sick in an ideal spiritual parallelism, not only will the actual participation of human suffering in the salvific work of God be celebrated, but the valuable fruits promised to those who believe can in a certain sense be enjoyed. Thus, pain, received with faith, becomes the door by which to enter the mystery of the redemptive suffering of Jesus and to reach with him the peace and happiness of his Resurrection.

EXCERPT FROM THE MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS, POPE BENEDICT XVI

PARISH MISSION

Parish Mission from Monday, 3rd March to Thursday, 6th March
with Sr Briege McKenna, O.S.C. and Fr Kevin Scallon, C.M.

Daily Schedule
10.00 am Mass and Mission Talk
and 7.30 pm Mass and Mission Talk (no evening Mass on Monday)

Themes:
Monday - Reconciliation (Confessions);
Tuesday - Healing (2.00 pm Mass and Anointing of the Sick).
Wednesday - The Lord, The Giver of Life.
Thursday - The Priesthood and The Eucharist.

Lent in St Eugene’s

• Lunch-time Mass: 12.30 pm Mass Monday to Friday during Lent.
• Stations of the Cross: Wednesday and Friday after the 7.30 pm evening Mass.
• Parish Community Book of Prayer.

Sympathy
We offer our sympathy to the family and friends of:
Eugene O’Hare, 8 Oakfield Drive. May he rest in peace.

Baptism
We welcome as members of the Christian community
Tyler John O’Hagan, 45 Glenbank Road.
Nóra Marie Tuck, 149 Woodbrook.
Riley-Ellen Duffy, 17 Limewood Street.

Readers on duty next Weekend
06.15 Brendan Burns
07.30 Anna McMahon
09.30 Michael Roddy
11.00 Gráinne Nugent
12.30 Michael Wilson

Weekdays
10.00 Neil McMahon
07.30 Adele McCauley

Eucharistic Ministers
Team *A* begins its rota at the 6.15 pm Vigil Mass next weekend.

Fr Canny acknowledges with thanks donations for: St Pio: £10. Flowers for Forty Hours: £135. Mother Teresa’s Charities: £50.

Sick Visitation
Fr Michael Canny will visit the sick in his care this week:
Mon am: 10.00 Lisfannon Park.
Mon pm: 3.00 - William St, Columbcille Crt, Chamberlain St, Brewster’s Close.
Wed am: 10.00 - Westland Ave, Westland St, Glenfada Pk, Abbey Pk, Fahan St, Joseph Place.
Wed pm: Kylemore Pk, Hatmore Pk.
Thurs am: 10.00 - Limewood St, Beechwood St, Elmwood St.
Thurs pm: 2.00 - Lisfannon Pk (Upper), Eglinton Tce, Blucher St, Little Diamond.

Fr David O’Kane will visit the sick this week as follows:
Mon 10.00 am: The Village, Rosemount Gdns, Montrose Gdns, Ernest St, Park Ave, Rosemount Ave, Academy Tce, Tutor Close, Forest Pk. Nicholson Tce.
Mon pm: Lower Nassau St, Glen Road, Ardglen Park, Glenbank Rd, Northland Road (1), Edanmount Park.
*Thurs 10.30 am: - Meadowview Cres, Osborne St, Norcross St: Baldrick Cres, Upper Nassau St, Cedar St, Argyle Tce, Argyle St, Northland Road (2).
*Thurs pm: Glenbrook House.

*Please note change of day.

Fr Canny will forward donations totalling £40 to LASCO.

Last Week’s Collection amounted to £3,372. Thank you.

Parish Draw
To purchase a ticket by instalments or full payment contact Matt McColgan at 71268997. To be a Promoter collect a promoter’s pack from the Sacristy after Masses or from the Parochial House, Monday to Friday during office hours. Parish Draw contributions will be collected every first Friday from 6.30 - 8.30 pm.in the room above the Sacristy

The Folly of God: During Lent there will be another set of Stations of the Cross in the Cathedral. These 14 prints are the work of Siweger Koder who is a Catholic priest in Germany. They may not be immediately beautiful but will lead us into a deeper awareness of the journey that our Saviour made to Calvary to save us and the world. Hopefully during Lent, we will take time to meditate on these pictures and read the reflection provided.

St Eugene’s Parish Hall: Sunday: Long Tower Bingo 8.30 pm. Tuesday: Long Tower Bingo 9.00 pm.

Cemetery Sunday: The Annual Service of Intercession for the Dead takes place in the City Cemetery on Sunday 22 June at 6.00 pm.

St Joseph’s Young Priests Society Annual Congress will take place in Monaghan on 1st March commencing with Mass in St Macartan’s Cathedral at 11.00 am. Bus fare £7 and passengers will be picked up at top of John Street at 8.30 am. Bus journey will take 2 hours. To book phone 71265415.