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Parish of the Assumption Area Code: 057 Tel: 93 21587 - 93 22415 Fax: 93 51510 22nd Sunday In Ordinary Time ~ 30th August 2020 Fr. Joseph Gallaghar P.P GET IN TOUCH St Mary’s Parish Centre, Benburb St, Tullamore Phone: 0579321587 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Web: www.tullamoreparish.ie Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm; Sat 2.00pm to 4.00pm to book Holy Mass tickets, weddings, baptisms, certs, etc; Priest available for emergencies 24 hours daily. Parish Support Services: Bereavement Listening, etc. For appointment, ph 0579326604, Monday-Thursday 9.30am-1.00pm; Wednesday & Thursday 6.00-8.00pm. WEEKEND MASSES 22nd. Sunday In Ordinary Time ~ 30th August 2020 Church of the Assumption: Saturday (Vigil) 5:00pm & 6:30pm Sunday 8:30am, 10:00am, 11:30am & 1:00p.m Durrow: 11:30am. The permitted numbers for attending Mass and funerals are: up to 50 people with physical distancing, sanitation and separate entry and exit points. This also applies to weddings, Confirmations and First Communions, provided that the physical distancing and hand hygiene measures can be maintained and that congregating before and after the ceremony is not permitted. Entrance to both Churches for all weekend Masses (Tullamore & Durrow) will be strictly on presentation of ticket and doors will open 20 minutes before Mass time. Tickets must be collected from the Parish Centre during opening times Mon. - Fri. 8:30am - 5:00pm & Sat. 2:00 - 4:00pm The Church of the Assumption has 3 zones, each with its own separate entrance. Members of the congregation should not move between zones. Communicants who are gluten intolerant should use the central zone in front of the altar. All who are over the age of 13 and who do not have any condition to prevent their wearing of one, should wear a face covering. PARISH COLLECTIONS Envelopes €3282 Plate €1144 Durrow €62 You can donate to the parish in a number of ways:- 1) Parish Envelopes, Cash or cheque donations can be left into the Parish Centre or Parochial House or into the White Collection Box at the Harbour Street entrance to the Church. 2) Credit card donations can be made by phoning the parish office at 057-9321587 3) Standing Orders can be set up. See parish webpage for details. 4) Credit Transfer to Tullamore Parish Account. Bank of Ireland, Tullamore, Co. Offaly IBAN – IE34 BOFI 9019 0987 1557 41 BIC – BOFIIE2D Thank you most sincerely for your continued support. THE DEEP END ? SELF-GIVING LOVE I remember reading, during the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, an account of a ‘day in the life’ of an Irish healthcare worker. She described the precautions she had to take while attending to patients in hospital, the protective equpment she had to wear, and the strain of working in such a challenging environment. She talked about coming home from work to her family after each shift; how she had to immediately shower and change, stay apart from her husband and children so as not to put them at risk, and then go to sleep in a separate room. These extraordinary levels of self-sacrifice have rightly come to be more appreciated in recent months. Doctors, nurses and other frontline workers have been going beyond the call of duty to take care of their patients, often sacrificing their own family life, health and safety in the process. They have had to put their own fears and anxieties aside in order to help others, and are rightly described as heroes; they remind us everyday of the incredible ways in which people can make sacrafices for others, out of a sense of compassion, justice and love. In todays gospel, Jesus tells his followers that they must take up their cross. When he tells them that he is going to suffer and be put to death, they naturally react with shock. It seems like a strange path to choose. But he is not doing it simply to make life difficult for himself. His sacrifice stems from his passionate and compassionate love. We too are capable of making extraordinary sacrifices out of love. Those frontline workers who carry on in the most difficult circumstances are prepared to put others’ needs before our own – the very thing that Jesus says being a disciple entails. Triona Doherty, Intercom Jul/Aug 2020 SEEING YOUR LIFE THROUGH THE LENS OF THE GOSPEL (Matthew 16:21-27) 1. Short-term loss is sometimes necessary for long-term gain, as a student studying, or an athlete training, can testify. When have you found that denying yourself proved to be worthwhile because of what you gained afterwards? 2. Jesus was teaching his followers that the path of discipleship would involve pain and suffering. Peter would have none of it. When have you found that taking up your cross brought you life, even though at the time it may have been difficult? 3. Jesus knew that because his message of good news was not acceptable to the authorities he would suffer and die. In spite of this, he trusted that the power of God would overcome evil. Have you seen a message of good news survive even though opponents tried to stifle it? 4. Jesus promised that those who suffer for the kingdom would be rewarded. Perhaps, even in this earthly life, you have experienced reward for faithful discipleship. What have these rewards been? SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Check with the Parish Office. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE To book the Church for weddings, contact the Parish Secretary. MASS INTENTIONS Mon 31 7.45 William & Maud Delahunty 10.00 Pat McCormack & Family Tues 1 7.45 Patrick Daly 10.00 Joe & Margaret Grey Wed 2 10.00 May O’Toole, Mon Mem Thur 3 10.00 Peter, Frances Flanagan & Family Sat 5 10.00 Kathleen & Paddy Larkin Sun 6 8.30 William Bell, Hophill Grove 10.00 John Clifford, Daingean Rd 11.30 Pádráig Bracken, Mon Mem Durrow Sun 6, 11.30am: John & Elizabeth Rowe; Stephen Fox & Grandparents, Daniel & Mary Fox, Michael & Mary O’Rourke; Michael, Mary & Austin Heagney; Brian & Joseph Bermingham, John & Julia Bermingham, Marian Molloy, Paddy & May Flanagan; Geoghegan Family, BAPTISMS Welcome to God’s family, Jay David O’Brien & Ava Rose McDonagh who were baptized recently. You can join us on the webcam, www.tullamoreparish.ie DEATHS We offer our sympathy to the family of Aidan Cronly PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR FIONA PENDER, OUR PARISHONER WHO HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE 22nd AUGUST 1996 |
26 April 2024
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