Parish News for Sunday 28th Oct 2007

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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

Vol. 34 No. 43

Remembering Our Dead

“By virtue of the communion of saints, the Church commends the dead to God’s mercy and offers her prayers, especially the holy sacrifice of the Eucharist on their behalf”. This is how the Catechism reminds us of our need to pray for the dead throughout the year but we remember them in a special way during the month of November.

As a people the Irish have always held a particular reverence and respect for those who died. In the past All Souls Day was marked by visits to the church, reciting five Our Fathers and five Hail Marys while prayer books contained various memorial cards and prayers for a happy death. While some of these customs may not be in use today we still set aside November to pray for our deceased. As a Rule ascribed to St Colmcille says “Perform the prayers for the dead with fervour, as if every one of the faithful who died were a special friend of yours”.

Indulgences for Holy Souls
From 12 noon on 1st November until midnight on 2nd, all who have received Holy Communion and prayed for the Pope’s intentions (one Our Father and Hail Mary, or any other prayer of one’s choice) can gain one plenary indulgence by visiting a church or oratory, and reciting one Our Father and the Apostles Creed. This indulgence is applicable only to the souls of the departed. Confession may be made at any time within the week preceding or the week following 1st November. For every other visit to a church made during this time a partial indulgence for the same intention may be gained. The faithful who visit a cemetery and pray for the dead may gain a plenary indulgence applicable only to the Holy Souls on the usual conditions once per day from 1st - 8th November. The conditions mentioned above apply also to this.

Concelebrated Mass for the Dead
There will be a Concelebrated Mass at 7.30 pm on Wednesday, 7th November for the deceased members of each home in the parish. If anyone has lost a close relative who was buried elsewhere during the past year please leave the deceased’s name in the Sacristy or Parochial House so that they can be remembered in the Mass and nominate someone to receive a candle in their memory.

Sympathy
We offer our sympathy to the family and friends of:
Kathleen Moran,
Glenbrook House. May they rest in peace.

Baptism
We welcome as members of the Christian community
Grace Anne Coyle, 176 Hatmore Park.
Ellie-Mai McColgan, 48 St. Eithne’s Park.
Shay John Murphy, 65 Woodbrook West.
Rhys Austin Johnston Ward, 17 Hawthorn Grove.
Tieghán Clodagh Ferguson, 8 Westland Avenue.

Readers on duty on the Feast of All Saints
06.15 Gráinne Nugent
09.30 Michael Roddy
11.00 Eugene McClintock
12.30 Adele McCauley
07.30 Charlie McDermott

Readers on duty
next Weekend
06.15 Brendan Burns
07.30 Anna McMahon
09.30 Michael Roddy
11.00 Geraldine Uí Meallain
12.30 Don Clarke

Weekdays
10.00 Eugene McClintock
07.30 Charlie McDermott

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

All Saints, Thursday, 1st November
It is a Holyday of Obligation:
Masses for the Holyday are as follows:
Wednesday, 31st October: 6.15 pm Vigil Mass.
NB: No 7.30 pm Vigil Mass because of Council firework display.
Thursday, 1st November: 7.00, 9.30, 11.00, 12.30 and 7.30 pm.

The Retired Priests Collection will be taken up at all Masses
on the Holyday - All Saints.

Changaro Trust is holding a Church gate collection next Saturday/Sunday. All proceeds raised will be used to help in the construction of a School in Nairobi, Kenya.

LASCO wish to acknowledge receipt of donations totalling £40 from Fr Canny.

Thank you
Fr Canny acknowledges with thanks donations for:
St Pio: £20. Moshi: £10, £10, £100.
Sisters of St John: £20.
St Eugene’s Cathedral: £10.
Parish Missionaries Overseas: £80.

Thank you for your generosity to the Foreign Mission Collection taken up last weekend which amounted to £5231.

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

St Eugene’s Parish Draw: Winners Week 51
£1,000 (1856) Rose Canny, c/o Promoter.
£100 (2115) John Doherty, 35 Lisfannon Park.
£50 (2922) Rose Curran, c/o Promoter. (1871) Don Morrison, 7 Elmwood Street. (1724) A. McLaughlin, 20 Balbane Pass. (1926) Kieran Doherty, 40 Beechwood Avenue. Promoter’s Prize: Ciara Boyle, 8 Oakfield Road.

St Eugene’s Parish Draw: Winners Week 52 (Free Week)
£1,000 (2646) Justin Meenan, 20 Glenfada Park.
£100 (1191) Brendan McDaid, c/o Promoter.
£50 (2609) Desmond McCaffery, 129 Glenowen Park. (3508) Jack Beacroft,
c/o Promoter. (2476) P. Hughes, c/o Promoter. (3367) Matt Roddy, 22 Lavery Fold.
Week 52 Special Promoter’s Draw - £100 each to: Elaine Whitehouse, 30 Westway; Rachael Gill, Park Avenue; James McLaughlin, 4 Little Diamond; Willie Murray, 4 Springham Park, Lucia McKinney, 5 Meenan Drive; Maureen O’Donnell, 29 Limewood Street; Ann McLaughlin, 72 The Meadows; Margaret McLaughlin, 12 Nicholson Terrace; Jacqueline Gallagher, 4 Hampstead Park; Philomena Wilson, 54 William Street.

New Parish Draw
The new Parish Draw will be £100 per ticket which can be paid
over a period of 10 months (ie £10 per month).
If you think you could sell 5 tickets or more please contact
Fr Canny or the Parish Office. More details soon.

My Song of Today

Oh! how I love Thee, Jesus! my soul aspires to Thee -
And yet for one day only my simple prayer I pray!
Come reign within my heart, smile tenderly on me,

Today, dear Lord, today.

But if I dare take thought of what the morrow brings -
That fills my fickle heart with dreary, dull dismay;
I crave, indeed, my God, trials and sufferings,

But only for today!

O sweetest Star of heaven! O Virgin, spotless, blest,
Shining with Jesus’ light, guiding to Him my way!
O Mother! ‘neath thy veil let my tired spirit rest,

For this brief passing day!

Soon shall I fly afar among the holy choirs,
Then shall be mine the joy that never knows decay;
And then my lips shall sing, to heaven’s angelic lyres,

The eternal, glad today!
Poem by Saint Teresa of Lisieux, June 1894

Prayer for Priests

Eucharist: a prayer inspired by the Mass

O Lord!
Look into our hearts this day and read us
Look in our souls this day and hear us
When we thrust out our hands for help - hold us
When we open our arms for love - embrace us
When we bow our heads to thee - bless us
When we give of ourselves - come to us. Amen.
Judith Ann Pounder

Lord Jesus, bless all priests and give them grace to do your great work on earth. Keep them, Lord, close to your heart and under the shadow of your protection. Bless their labours for you and grant that their harvest of souls may be a source of joy and consolation to them during life and may merit an everlasting reward for them in death, that having led many souls to you they may see you to face to face. Amen.

Hospital Visitation: If you would like a priest to visit a relative in hospital or in a nursing home, please fill in the card at the back of the Cathedral and leave it at the Parochial House. It is the only way we will have of knowing who is in hospital and who would like a visit.

New Parishioners: We welcome you to the parish and invite you to leave your name and address at the Parochial House and one of the priests will arrange to visit your new home for a chat and to bless the house.

Telephone numbers if you feel you cannot cope

Samaritans - 0845 790 9090

Zest - a counselling service offering free support to those who feel suicidal, friends and loved ones who have been affected by suicide and those who self harm. Telephone 7126 6999 or e-mail. zestni@yahoo.co.uk

Prayer for the Suicidal

O Eternal Father, we pray for all those who are suicidal.
May Your loving hand guide and protect them
so they receive the help they need,
preventing them from dying from suicide.
Let them know that we need them and love them,
show them Your love Lord Jesus.
Remind them that they are very special people,
filling their minds with beautiful memories.
Give them everything they need so as to ease their pain,
grant that they may find hope, comfort, guidance
and healing in every way possible.
Let them feel our love, and Your love,
carry them when they are weary.
Embrace them and let Your love
shine down upon them always. Amen.