Parish of the Assumption

Area Code: 057 Tel: 93 21587 - 93 22415 Fax: 93 51510
www.tullamoreparish.ie 
E-mail Parish Secretary:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ 6th Oct 2019

Fr. Joseph Gallaghar P.P
Rt Rev Sean Heaney CC VG
Fr Kevin Fleming SSC
Fr. Luke Ohiemi C.C.
Fr. Fergal Cummins C.C.
Sr. Genny Hassey
Sr. Margaret Burke

MASS TIMES

Weekend Masses

Church of the Assumption:  Saturday (Vigil) 6.30pm

Sunday 8.30a.m, 10.00a.m, 11.30am & 1.00p.m

St Colmcille’s Church Durrow:  Sunday 11.30a.m

Holy Days

Church of the Assumption:7.45a.m, 10.00a.m, 1.10p.m, 6.30p.m.

St Colmcille’s Church Durrow:Vigil 8.00pm

Weekday Masses

Monday-Friday 7.45am & 10.00am

Saturday 10.00am

First Friday 7.45am & 10.00am

CONFESSIONS

Saturday:  12 noon-1.00pm, 3.00-4.00pm

GET IN TOUCH

St Mary’s Parish Centre, Benburb St, Tullamore

Phone: 0579321587

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Web: www.tullamoreparish.ie

Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 9.30am-1pm; 1.30-5pm to book weddings, baptisms, certs, etc;  

Reception service 5-9pm.

Priest available for emergencies 24 hours daily.  

Parish Shop selling a selection of religious items.  

Teas after 10am Mass Mon, Wed & Fri.  

Meeting Rooms available: Contact Administrator for details of rates, availability etc. 

Parish Support Services:  Bereavement Listening, etc.  For appointment, ph 0579326604, Monday-Thursday 9.30am-1.00pm; Wednesday & Thursday 6.00-8.00pm.

A SPARK OF FAITH

‘If you start thinking that only your biggest and shiniest moments count, you’re setting yourself up to feel like a failure most of the time.’  (Chris Hadfield)

A question: do you feel that your faith is strong enough? I’d hazard a guess that for many of us the answer is no. Faith can be a fragile thing. It changes throughout our lives. It is tested and it wanes and wobbles at times, particularly when we go through periods of pain or loss.

A lot of the time we feel like we could be doing better – we should be spending more time in prayer, meditating on the Scriptures, making more effort to put the Gospel into action in our families and in our communities. No matter what stage we’re at in our faith journey, there is room for improvement; God always wants to draw us closer to him.

There is a great image of hope in today’s Gospel. The mustard seed brings to mind something that is tiny, weak and insignificant. But Jesus says that if our faith is even the size of a mustard seed, we are capable of great things! God grows strength out of weakness. Once we have a small spark of faith in our hearts, it can grow into something strong. If we nourish it, turn to God more often, make more space for him in our daily routine, wonderful things will follow.

Find that spark, and let it shine!

Jane Mellett, Intercom October 2019

VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD

If you have considered your life in service of God and his people as a priest in the Diocese of Meath contact Fr Shane Crombie in Navan This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

or Fr Joe Campbell in Mullingar This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for confidential and non-committed information.

SEEING YOUR LIFE THROUGH THE LENS OF THE GOSPEL

Faith can move mountains… well it can certainly get us moving. Recall a time when you were full of self-doubt, skepticism about a project, or lacking trust in God. What was that like? Contrast this with times when you believed in yourself, or in the value of a project you had undertaken, or when your faith and trust in God was strong. What kind of faith have you found enriched your life?

Faith is like a mustard seed – small­. Sometimes we may be tempted to wait till our faith grows. Part of the message in the Gospel is to use the faith we have, even though it may be small. That is how we grow in belief in ourselves and in God’s presence in our lives. Does your experience back this up?

It is nice when what we do is recognized and acknowledged, but the desire for recognition leaves us vulnerable. It is not always forthcoming. It can be helpful if our main motivation in doing something is the value of the action itself. Have you experienced this?

Love is a free gift. What is given lovingly is not given because of a claim. What is your experience of the freedom of love given and received?

John Byrne osa, Intercom Octobr 2019

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

People want to know how much you care before they care how much you know.

James E Hind

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

The next available Baptism dates are Sat 19th & Sat 26th Oct & Sun 3rd Nov in Tullamore & Sun 10th Nov in Durrow.  The pre-baptism meeting for these dates is on Wed 16th Oct.

To book in for the meeting and baptisms, contact the Parish Secretary, at the Parish Office, Mon-Fri, 9.30am-5pm.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE

It is advisable to give six months’ notice of your intention to marry to both the Church and the Registrar. To book the Church for weddings, contact the Parish Secretary, Monday-Friday, 9.30am-5.00pm.  

All couples getting married must attend a pre-marriage course. Contact ACCORD, 9341831 or www.accord.ie. ACCORD also available for marriage and relationship counselling.

NB:  NOTICES FOR THE BULLETIN MUST BE IN THE PARISH CENTRE BY 9.30AM WEDNESDAY

Only notices from parish groups, non-profit making organisations & clubs included. 

MASS INTENTIONS

Mon 7       7.45  Our Lady’s Mass

             10.00  John & Mary Brigid Gallagher, Meelaghans

Tues 8    10.00  Michael & Dermot Whelan, Marian Place

Wed 9     10.00  John Duffy

Thurs 10 10.00  Seamus & May O’Dea

Fri 11     10.00  Francis Wynter

Sat 12      6.30  Barry Woodnutt, Mon Mem

                       Mary McEvoy, 1st Ann & Colm McEvoy

Sun 13      8.30  Chris O’Reilly

              10.00  Bill Byrne, 32 O’Molloy St

              11.30  Andrew Hoctor, Mon Mem

                        Gerard Galvin, 1st Ann

              1.00  Bridie Dolan, 1st Ann

                       Sr Baptist Walsh, 1st Ann

Shared Mass Sat 12, 10am: Pamela Finlay; Joe & Ian Farrelly; Robert & Mary Westman; Margaret, Myra & Josephine Bracken; Sr Catherine Cronly; Eileen Bracken; Bernard & Delia Colgan & grandson; Bridget & Jackie McNair; Louise Waters; Mary Kate & Michael Heffernan; Tess Burke; Brigid & Joseph Connolly & Family; Margaret & Paddy Cooney & Family; Patrick Westman; Timmy Connolly; Daniel O’Brien; Jocelyn Longworth& Family; Vincent Grogan; John Galvin & Margaret Cunningham; Dowling, O’Brien & Delahunty Families; James, Elizabeth & Rosaleen Buckley; Oliver Cleary, Thomas Snr & Thomas Jnr Leavy, Elizabeth & Jack Lee & Josephine & Thomas Walsh; Andrew Leavy & Family; Stephen Fox, grandparents Daniel & Mary Fox & Michael O’Rourke; Patrick, Mary & Joe Fogarty; Gorman Family; Michael Kavanagh; Sonny, Martin & Pat Kavanagh; Patrick & Josephine Kavanagh; Johnny, Chrissie & Michael Carroll; Trevor Cutler; Jack & Josephine Boland; Elaine, Carmel & Joe Lynch; Thomas Power & Brendan Dooner; Tom, Eileen, Vera & baby Tom Coyne & Prendergast Family.

DEATHS

We offer our sympathy to the families of Sr Nancy Mogan, Tom Kenny, John Kenny & Lizzie Coughlan

BAPTISMS

Welcome to God’s family Richard James McDonagh & Maggiesue Dempsey who were baptised recently.

PARISH COLLECTIONS

Tullamore €3412; Durrow €223

Envelopes €2697

Thank you for your continued support

PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR FIONA PENDER,  OURPARISHONER WHO HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE 22ND AUGUST, 1996

COMMUNITY NOTICES

PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION HOSPITAL CHAPEL:  Can you sit for an hour: Mon 2-3am; Thurs 12-1pm; Sat 1-2pm; Sun. 1-2pm, or any hour?  Ph 0851162668.

LEGION OF MARY ROSARY: AlfieLambe’s House, Arden Rd, Sun 13, 8.15pm.  All are welcome.

YOUTH 2000 PRAYER GROUP: 18-35yrolds, come and join us, Parish Centre,Thurs,6.45-7.45pm.  Ph Taylor 0877851086.

MIDLAND CARDIAC SUPPORT GROUP:  Meeting Wed 9, 7.30pm, Parish Centre.

FÁILTE ISTEACH – ENGLISH SPEAKING CLASSES resume Mon 7.  Ph Ambrose, 0860537660 for details & registration.

ROSARY FOR OCTOBER:  Mondays, 7.30pm, Kathleen & Pat Cahill's, Adams Villas.  All welcome.

ST PADRE PIO MASS Tues 8, 7.30pm, Church of the Assumption.  All are welcome.

MEATH DIOCESE PIONEERS:  Afternoon of Prayer, Reflection, Mass and refreshments, Kilcormac Church, Sun 13, 2- 6pm.

TULLAMORE MEALS ON WHEELS:  AGM Monday, 7, Hugh Lynch’s, 8 pm.  Anyone interested in joining please come along. Contacts: 057/9341377, 9352602.

STOMA SUPPORT GROUP:  Meeting, Tues 8, 6.30-8.30pm, Dóchas Centre. Contact Anne,086 3074846.  All are welcome.

TARA: Holiday, Clonakilty Park Hotel, Cork, Sun 13 Oct, 5 nights, €345pps (single supplement).  Ph 0872146172/0579351295.

CUPS AGAINST BREAST CANCER:  Coffee morning, Aspen Counselling Centre, 23E Axis Business Park, Fri 11, 9-11am.

TULLAMORE PHOENIX MARKET -supporting local charities - Sat 10am-3pm, Kilcruttin, beside Food Market. Ph 0879050910

STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS COURSE:  Commencing Thurs 17, 6 weeks, 7-10. Details from Local Enterprise Office, 057 9357480 or visit our website www.localenterprise.ie/Offaly.