Parish News for Sunday 31st January 2010

Vol.37 No.5

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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

Catholic Education

Sometimes it takes a visitor to notice the beauty of an area. Often when we are surrounded by beauty we can begin to take it for granted. Catholic Education is a beautiful gift that we have had in this country for many years. It is a gift that cost our forebears dear. We have so many examples of people who gave their lives and indeed their livelihoods to ensure that many who would not have been able to afford it got an education that enabled them to bear much fruit in life. Catholic Education can continue today to be a beautiful gift in this country.

The primary call of Catholic education is to recognise Jesus in all people and to live in communion with all people. What makes Catholic education different is Jesus whose call to communion we celebrate in the Eucharist. When we live in communion we live united. We live in equality. We serve one another. We live the love that St Paul describes so clearly in the Second Reading.

As we begin our celebration of Catholic Schools’ Week it is important that we don’t take the gift of our Catholic schools for granted or that we don’t become negative or cynical about them. We have much to celebrate.

Excerpt from Intercom - Dec 09/Jan 10 Edition

Mass to celebrate Catholic Schools’ Week

on Thursday at 12.30 pm here in St Eugene’s Cathedral.

The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord takes place on Tuesday, 2nd February. On this holy feast-day we each have an opportunity to consecrate our lives anew to the Lord. How do we do this? We can simply make a prayer or re-dedication to God which can take many forms. It can be a simple heartfelt prayer reaffirming our baptismal promises or a re-visiting of our religious or marriage vows. Or it can be a prayer which asks the Holy Spirit to renew our sense of vocation as a priest or religious or as a lay person in a chosen job, trade or profession.

Next Sunday at 11.00 am Mass all the children baptised in St Eugene’s Cathedral since January 2009 will be presented to The Lord in a special prayer of blessing. Their families and friends have also been invited to join with the Parish Community in this special ceremony.

Candles will be blessed at 8.00, 9.00, 10.00 am and 7.30 pm Masses
on Tuesday, 2nd February.

Wednesday, 3rd February is the Feast of St Blaise.
Throats will be blessed at 8.00, 9.00, 10.00 and 7.30 pm Masses.

Haiti Earthquake

The amount received in donations for Haiti has now reached £50,000. This is a tremendous achievement and we thank you sincerely for your generosity. Donations have been sent to the Sisters of Mercy and the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost Fathers) in Haiti.

Sympathy

We offer our sympathy to the family and friends of:

Lucia Boyle, 7 Oakfield Road.

Brendan McMenamin, 54 William Street.

Mary McTaggart, 6 Eden Terrace.

Michael George McCarron, 26 Osborne Street.

Gerard Cassidy, 22 Thorndale.

Michael Doherty, 64A Northland Road.

May they rest in peace.

Anniversaries

We remember the anniversaries of: Bridget & Maurice McGrath, Patrick Meehan, Finbarr Doran, Jinnie Hutton, Mary Rose Harkin, Edward Sweeney, Jimmy McKendrick, Arthur Wilson, Sarah Brady, Mary Millar, Sarah Theresa Monaghan, Danny Griffin, Nora McCafferty. May they rest in peace.

Mass in honour of Venerable Alexandrina Maria Da Costa

today (Sunday) at 7.30 pm in Termonbacca.

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

Readers - Weekdays
10.00 am Rita McCauley
07.30 pm Adele McCauley

Readers on duty next Weekend
06.15 pm Garvin Kerr
07.30 pm Mona Tracey
09.30 am Brendan Burns
11.00 am Gatha McClintock
12.30 pm Piaras O’Meallain

Fr Michael Canny will visit the sick in his care this week:

Mon am: 10.00 Lisfannon Park.
Tues 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, Cable St.
Thurs am: 10.00 - Limewood St, Beechwood St, Elmwood Tce.
Thurs am: 11.30 - Fr Mulvey Pk.
Thurs pm: 2.00 - Lisfannon Pk (Upper), Eglinton Tce, Blucher St, Little Diamond.
*Please note change of day.

Monthly devotions in honour of Our Lady

in Termonbacca on Tuesday starting with Confessions at 7.30 pm.

Fr Canny acknowledges with thanks donations for: St Pio: £120, £5.

Altar Flowers: £20. Moshi: £20. Fr Canny forwarded a donation of £20 to LASCO.

Last Week’s Collection amounted to £3,580.

Prayer Vigil:

Thornhill Centre is holding a Prayer Vigil from 8 pm - midnight on Friday. In this, the Year for Priests, we pray for our Church, our Priests, our Parish & Faith communities at this time of difficulty. There will be a 10-minute led Prayer at the start of every half hour. To ensure enough prayer leaflets are available, it would be helpful if you could ring 71351233 to indicate your interest in attending.

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