Parish News for Sunday 13th Sept 2009

Vol.36 No.36

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

PRIESTS OF THE PARISH
Very Rev Michael Canny Adm
Fr Peter Raftery CSSp
Rev Daniel McFaul CC

He Began to Teach Them

Jesus, in the Gospel, is helping the apostles come to grips with that reality: the suffering that the Son of God must undergo for his people. At their stage of learning, it had not surprised the apostles to find people thinking of Jesus sort of like a performer, a return of the great heroes of the past. Moses, Elijah, John the Baptist. Maybe that is who he was! But Jesus wants to see if they are ready for a deeper truth about him. He asks who they themselves think he is. Peter at least seems ready. “You are the Christ,” he says. Very good, teacher Jesus seems to think. They have come to stage two of their learning. Now is the time to give them a big scoop of the truth. “The Son of Man must suffer greatly … and be killed, and rise after three days.”

Again Peter speaks for the rest of them, but now he “rebukes” the Christ. Destabilized, he starts recommending the same superficialities that Satan had employed to tempt Jesus in the desert. Please yourself; seek status! Let us protect you! That is why Jesus calls him “Satan.”

So it will take a while more for the apostles to understand, just as it will for you and me. They will run away when Christ has actually to “suffer greatly and be killed”—except of course for the women and the apostle John.

A love that carries someone into death is quite difficult to understand. It hides down there “beyond all thought and feeling and imagination”. But it is exactly what Jesus is teaching us about.

What stage are you in?

Excerpt from www.liturgy.eldu.org

Mass of Thanksgiving to celebrate Sr Perpetua’s Silver Jubilee on Thursday at 7.30 pm here in St Eugene’s Cathedral. Everyone welcome.

So What Should We Teach Them?

Eight week course on core theological concepts that are the cornerstone of our Catholic Faith. A great benefit to people on a personal level as well as to those involved, in any way, with helping younger people in their faith development. Venue & Time: Thornhill Centre. Begins Monday, 5th October from 8.00 pm to 9.30 pm. Cost £50 (payable in instalments). To book telephone 71351233.

Foundation in Liturgy

A 1-year course helping us to understand what our worship in church is all about and the beauty of the various church celebrations we have. Venue & Time: Thornhill Centre. Begins Tuesday, 6th October from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm. Cost: £180 (payable in instalments). To book phone 71351233. For details on other courses, eg Pastoral Ministry or Dreams Workshop, please contact Thornhill Centre.

Sympathy

We offer our sympathy to the family and friends of:

Ruby McGrory,
8 Rosemount Gardens.

Paddy McGinley,
39 Demesne Avenue.

Henry Gumbleton,
55 Ashlee, Killea.

May they rest in peace.

Anniversaries

We remember the anniversaries of:

Charlie Hillen and Jim Herron. May they rest in peace.

If you wish to have the name of your loved one placed in the newsletter contact the Parish Office before 12.00 noon on Thursdays.

Baptism

We welcome as members of the Christian community:

Oisin Thomas Anderson,
64 Pinetrees.

Emma Grace McDonnell,
48 Rosemount Gardens.

Readers

Weekdays

10.00 Thomas Gallagher
07.30 Adele McCauley

Readers on duty next Weekend

06.15 pm Monica Garvin
07.30 pm Kieran Kehoe
09.30 am Geraldine Uí Meallain
11.00 am Gatha McClintock
12.30 pm Carita Kerr

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

Monthly Mass for the beatification of Matt Talbot on Monday at 7.30 pm in Termonbacca. All welcome.

Sick Visitation

Fr Daniel McFaul will visit the sick as follows:

Mon 10.00 am: Rosemount Gdns, Montrose Gdns, Ernest St: Rosemount Ave, Academy Tce, Northland Parade, Tutor Close, De Burgh Tce.

Mon pm: Lower Nassau St, Glen Road, Ardglen Pk, Glenbank Rd, Northland Rd, Edanmount Pk, Glenview St.

Tues am: Meadowview Cres, Osborne St, Norcross St, Baldrick Cres, Cedar St, Argyle St, Argyle Tce, Glasgow Tce, Glenview Ave, Cashelmore Pk.
Tues pm: Glenbrook House.

A Mass for the sick with Eucharistic Blessing will take place in Termonbacca on Tuesday at 8.00 pm.

New Altar Servers Required

If your child is in P5 or P6 and wishes to be an Altar Server in St Eugene’s Cathedral - please leave his/her name, address and contact number in the Parochial House.

Fr Canny acknowledges with thanks donations for: St Pio: £20, £30. Altar Flowers: £20, £10. Fr Paddy McIntyre’s Missionary Work: £100.
Fr Canny will forward a donation of £10 to LASCO.

Last Week’s Collection amounted to £3,782.

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes led by Bishop Hegarty - 16th to 21st July 2010: Cost £629. Payable in instalments. Regular forms available from the Parish Office/Pilgrimage Office. Forms for those in need of care or those aged 80+ available only from the Pilgrimage Office, telephone 71260293 - open on Tuesdays from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm, Thursdays from 11.00 am to 2.00 pm and Saturdays from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm.

Monthly Pro-Life Devotions in St. Columb’s Church, Waterside on Tuesday commencing with Rosary at 7.00 pm followed by Mass at 7.30 pm.

The Holy Family Padre Pio Prayer group will hold their monthly meeting in the Holy Family Church, Ballymagroarty on Monday night starting with 7.30 pm Mass. There will be two 1st class relics of St Pio available at the meeting.

IHCPT-Young People’s Pilgrimage to Lourdes : Around five hundred young people from all over Ireland spend a week on pilgrimage in Lourdes with the IHCPT (The Irish Pilgrimage Trust) at Easter. (www.irishpilgrimage.com) The IHCPT welcomes applications from young people with:

• A physical disability or illness/suffering/trauma/bereavement (aged 11-18).

• A learning disability (aged 11-21).

• Jet Set Group- Physical Disability (18-25).

• Jet Set Group-Learning Disability( 21-30).

• The organisation also has Family Groups for very seriously ill children under the age of 9, accompanied by a parent or close relative.

The IHCPT covers the cost of those young people selected to travel. If there is a young person that you feel would be eligible and would benefit from a trip to Lourdes or you would like further information about the pilgrimage, contact Damian on 07968312770 or IHCPT, Kilcuan, Clarenbridge, Co Galway, telephone 00353 91796622 for further details and an application form. The closing date for applications is 31st October.

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