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Parish of the Assumption Area Code: 057 Tel: 93 21587 - 93 22415 Fax: 93 51510 23rd Sunday In Ordinary Time ~ 6th September 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 Church of the Assumption: Saturday (Vigil) 5.00 & 6.30pm Sunday 8.30am, 10.00am, 11.30am & 1.00p.m St Colmcille’s Church Durrow: Sunday 11.30am WEEKDAY MASSES Monday-Friday 7.45am & 10.00am Saturday 10.00am First Friday 7.45am & 10.00am CONFESSIONS: Saturday 2.00-3.00pm LOVE CANNOT HURT In the Gospel today we are shown that we have a responsibility toward our community. We have to remember that no one is an island. We are all brothers/sisters in Christ. Our lives can be short, so we should take seriously the duty of doing good while we can by helping those who are in real need. Love is best remembered in all the little acts of kindness. They don’t have to be the big gestures. Normally silence is golden, but there are occasions when failure to speak out is to condone an evil deed. We have to learn to help and heal each other and avoid prying, jealousy or informing on each other. A little honest talking can often clear the air. It is worth remembering that we all have faults. Take seriously the idea of doing good while we can - love our neighbour is a good place to start. Remember that love is best remembered in the little acts of kindness which can mean so much to a person’s life. FIRST HOLY COMMUNION Congratulations to the children from Durrow NS who received the Eucharist for the first time last weekend. We wish God’s blessing on them, their families, friends and teachers and all who helped them on their faith journey at this special time. MASS TICKETS Mass Tickets available in The Parish Centre, Monday to Friday 9.30am–5.00pm; Saturday 2.00-4.00pm. SEEING YOUR LIFE THROUGH THE LENS OF THE GOSPEL MATTHEW 18:15-20 At this time Matthew was writing his gospel local church communities would have numbered no more than fifty people. They would be known to one another. Matthew presents the instructions of Jesus for dealing with people whose behavior disrupted and harmed the community. Note the steps suggested. Simple directions but many of us do otherwise. We avoid difficult confrontations. We talk about the faults of others to everyone but themselves. We go over the head of someone who displeases us and make complaints. In your experience, which approach is life-giving for you and for others? While Jesus is referring to a group situation, the advice can be applied also to personal difficulties and problems with others. What lessons has life taught you about constructive ways of dealing with conflict? As individuals and communities we have the power to bind and to loose, to exclude people from relationships, or to open up and include others in relationships. When have you found it Important to acknowledge this power in your own life? John Byrne OSA Intercom, September 2020 PARISH COLLECTIONS Tullamore €1,281 Durrow €77 Envelopes €3,483 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 for your continued support. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Check with the Parish Office. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE To book the Church for weddings, contact the Parish Secretary. 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 PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR FIONA PENDER, OUR PARISHONER WHO HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE 22nd AUGUST, 1996 MASS INTENTIONS Mon 7 7.45 Rose Hannigan 10.00 Nigel Brennan Tue 8 7.45 Our Lady’s Mass Wed 9 7.45 Linda Cuskelly Thu 10 10.00 Colbert & Arabella Keeley, Daughter in law Frances Fri 11 10.00 Vincent Egan Sat 12 10.00 Shared Mass 6.30 Austin Brennan, Mon Mem Sun 13 8.30 Tony Molloy 10.00 Ann Molloy 11.30 Andrew Hoctor, 1st Ann Shared Mass, 10.00am: Paddy & Cathy Flynn; Paddy Berry; Peg Deevy; John Brickland; Anne & Joseph Conroy; John Prendergast; Betty Martin Cullen; Mary & Bernard Cuskelly; Elizabeth & Christopher O’Connor & Family; Peter & Brigid O’Connor; Joan, Kay & Nellie Dunne; Jim Griffin & family, Tom & Susan Guinan; Bernard Roche & parents, Brigid & John; Matthew & Kathleen Tyrell, Mary Kate, Michael, MikeyJoe, Ann & Winifred Kelly; Denis & Elizabeth Galvin, James, Mary, Paddy, Dympna & Frank Brennan; Daniel, Anne, Sean & Michael Fox; Laurie McCabe; Peg & Peter Doyle; Mary Anne & Patrick Daly & family; Noel Spain; Tess McCabe; Spain Family; Bill Kelly; Tom & May Hassey; Kieran McDonagh; John Prendergast; Bridie, Joe, Tom, Dan & Mary Hynes & Sheila Briscoe; John, William & Margaret Boland, Pat & Helen Fitzpatrick. You can join us on the webcam www.tullamoreparish.ie Durrow, Sun 13th 11.30: Martin Carberry, Mon Mem BAPTISMS Welcome to God’s Family Matthew Carroll who was baptised recently. DEATHS We offer our sympathy to the families of Sr. Mary Brendan Herlihy, Mary Bray, Sean Thornton, Mary Quigley, Christina Wrafter & Ted O’Brien. COMMUNITY NOTICES MABS: National Helpline 0761072000 Mon-Fri 9am to 8pm |
27 April 2024
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