Parish News for Sunday 24th February 2008

Vol.35 No.8

Second Sunday of Lent

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

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 Mass and Anointing of the Sick.
Wednesday - The Lord, The Giver of Life.
Thursday - The Priesthood and The Eucharist.

During the parish mission, personal appointments with Sr. Briege will not be possible, nor will it be possible for her to take personal phone calls or return them. Letters and other petitions will be accepted by Sr. Briege. A basket for prayer petitions will be made available for those who wish to use it.

SISTER BRIEGE MCKENNA, O.S.C was born in Ireland and entered the Sisters of St. Clare at the age of fifteen. After coming to Tampa, Florida as a teacher, she became crippled by the onset of rheumatoid arthritis. At the age of twenty-four she was miraculously healed during the celebration of the Eucharist and some time later received, in prayer, the gift of healing for which she has become so widely known. In 1974, again during prayer, she was given a deep spiritual insight into the mystery of the call to priesthood. Since then, bishops and priests in many parts of the world have invited her to speak and minister at their retreats and conferences. Her book, “Miracles Do Happen” has been translated into many languages throughout the world. Since 1985 Sister Briege has been ministering to priests with Father Kevin Scallon.

REVEREND KEVIN SCALLON, C.M. is a Priest of the Vincentian Community who was born in Ireland. Following his ordination in 1961, he ministered in England for three years and in Nigeria for six years. In 1970, after graduating from Catholic University of America he was appointed as Spiritual Director at All Hallows Seminary in Dublin, Ireland. In 1976, Fr. Kevin started the “Intercession for Priests” in Dublin, a month-long retreat where priests could come to pray for the spiritual renewal of the priesthood. In 1982, he was appointed director of missions and retreats for the Vincentian Community. Following on that, in 1985, he began fulltime ministry to priests with Sister Briege McKenna.

Lent in St Eugene’s

• Lunch-time Mass: 12.30 pm Mass Monday to Friday during Lent.
• Stations of the Cross: Wed 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:
George Meenan, 17 Father Mulvey Park. May he rest in peace.

Baptism
We welcome a member of the Christian Community:
Jack James Perry, 29 Lenthall Road, Rosehill, Oxford.

Readers on duty next Weekend
06.15 Rita McCauley
07.30 Charlie McDermott
09.30 Rosemount P.S.
11.00 Mary McDowell
12.30 Marie Canning

Weekdays
10.00 Jimmy Doyle
07.30 Eugene McClintock

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

Mass in Abbey House on Monday at 7.30 pm for Mary Coffey’s Month’s Mind.

St Eugene’s Branch of St Joseph’s Young Priests Society will meet at 8.00 pm in the Choir Room, St Eugene’s Cathedral on Thursday at 8.00 pm.

Mass in honour of Blessed Alexandrina Maria Da Costa in Termonbacca today, (Sunday) at 7.30 pm.

Fr Canny acknowledges with thanks donations for:
Trócaire: £100. St Pio: £10. Altar Flowers: £10. St Teresa’s Statue: £5. Parish Missionaries Overseas: £4,000. Fr Patrick McIntyre’s missionary work: £1,000. Moshi: £10.

Fr Canny will forward donations totalling £50 to LASCO.

Last Week’s Collection amounted to £2,964.

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.

BIG WINTER BINGO IN ST EUGENE’S PARISH HALL
TONIGHT (SUNDAY) AT 8.30 PM

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

An evening for Church Flower Arrangers will take place in Thornhill Centre on Thursday, 6th March from 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm.

LASCO wish to acknowledge with thanks donations totalling £250 received from Father Canny.

Mass of the Sick with Eucharistic Blessing in Termonbacca on Tuesday at 8.00 pm.