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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

24th. Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ 12th. September 2021

Fr. Joseph Gallagher, P.P., V.G.
Rt Rev Sean Heaney, P.E.
Fr Luke Ohiemi, C.C.
Fr Joe Campbell, C.C.,
Fr. Fergal Cummins C.C.
Fr. Kevin Fleming SSC
Sr. Margaret Burke.

GET IN TOUCH

St Mary’s Parish Centre, Benburb St, Tullamore

Phone: 057 9321587

Email: tullamoreparishsecretary@gmail. com

Web: www.tullamoreparish.ie

Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9.30am-5:00pm; Sat - Closed: To book weddings, baptisms, certs, etc;

Priest available for emergencies 24 hours daily.

Parish Support Services: Bereavement Listening, etc. For appointment, Ph 057 9326604, Monday-Thursday 9.30am-1.00pm; Wednesday & Thursday 6.00-8.00pm.


WEEKEND MASSES

Church of the Assumption: (Vigil) 6.30pm

Sunday 8.30am, 10.00am, 11.30am & 1.00pm

Durrow: Sunday 11.30am

WEEKDAY MASSES

Monday-Friday 7.45am, 10.00am

Saturday 10.00am 

First Friday 7.45am & 10.00am

JOIN US ON PARISH WEBCAMS BOTH IN DURROW & TULLAMORE.

CONFESSIONS Saturday 2.00-3.00 pm in the Day Chapel.


SEEING YOUR LIFE THROUGH THE LENS OF THE GOSPEL

Mark 8:27-35

‘Who do you say that I am?’ Imagine Jesus putting this question to you. How would you answer it? How would you answer it, not in words taken from a catechism or textbook, but from your own experience of the significance of Jesus in your life? What does Jesus mean to you? What does his gospel message mean to you?

Jesus went on to teach his disciples that following him would be hard at times. There would be a price to pay. Perhaps you also have found that imitating the love and compassion of Jesus is not an easy road? Nor does it come easy to have the constant trust in God that Jesus had. Yet Jesus tells us that this is the way to life. Would you agree?

There is a natural human tendency to shy away from what is painful or difficult. Yet if that is our standard pattern of behaviour, we will not get far in reaching our potential. We will never find who we are capable of being. When have you found it worthwhile to face difficulties, persevere, ‘carry your cross’ for a while to achieve some goal that was important to you?

Intercom Sept 21 


LEGION OF MARY CENTENARY

The Legion of Mary was founded in Myra House, Dublin, 7th September 1921.  A Centenary Mass will be Celebrated by Bishop Tom Deenihan tomorrow, Monday 20th, at 8.00pm in The Cathedral of Christ the King, Mullingar.


 “THE CRY OF THE EARTH, THE CRY OF THE POOR”

by Archbishop Dermot Farrell

Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin issued a Pastoral Letter on the climate crisis. “We are living on the edge of huge historical change. Our common home, indeed our only home - this planet - is under threat.”

The Archbishop highlights that our lifestyles and the economies which support them are significantly contributing to climate change and the crisis it is causing.

Archbishop Farrell noted that over the past eighteen months the Covid-19 pandemic has brought to the fore “the fragility of our lives and how fleeting are many of the networks on which we have come to depend.”

However, beyond that, he stressed that we need to realize, over the coming decades, that the issues arising from climate change “will impact far more on us than those from the coronavirus pandemic.”

In fact, he added, “the havoc of the pandemic will pale when compared to that of climate change.” He added that the challenge is “to discover how we can live more sustainably, more responsibly, and more humanly in our common home” because Christ came not only to call us to a new way of living, but also “to empower us to live in that new way” in the face of what has become humanity’s defining challenge.


THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.  

Ephesians 4:29


PARISH COLLECTIONS

Plate:Tullamore €1466; Durrow €102

Envelopes €2660

Thank you for your continued support


SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Contact the Parish Secretary.

BAPTISM
 
Welcome to God’s Family

Welcome to God’s Family Esme Katherine Wrafter, Cruz John Weir & Keela Georgina Nicholson, who were baptised recently.


SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE

To book the Church for weddings, contact the Parish Secretary at least three months in advance. All couples getting married must complete a pre-marriage course.  Contact ACCORD 057 9341831 or www.accord.ie.
ACCORD also provide couple and relationship counselling In-Person and Online in Tullamore.  Phone 057 9341831 or 086 466 9926 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it


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 13 10.00 Josephine Pender

Tues 14 7.45         Lily & Michael O’Brien, Clontarf Rd

               10.00        Thomas & Rose Molloy & daughter- in-law Celine

Wed 15 10.00 John Feery

Thurs 16 10.00 Nan Foy

Fri 17 10.00 Tony Molloy;  Mary Molly O’Brien, Castlebarna

Sun 19  8.30        Tony Molloy;  Sr Columba, Holy Family Sisters,  1st Ann

               10.00         Sonny Conway;  John, Annie & Jack Houlihan

Shared Mass Sat 18, 10am:  Paddy & Kathy Flynn & Noreen Coss; Elizabeth & Christopher O’Connor & Family; Anne & Joseph Conroy; John Prendergast; Betty Martin-Cullen; Joe, Bridie, Tom, Dan & Mary Hynes & Sheila Briscoe; Bernard, John &Brigid Roche; Mick Keoghan; Michael & MaryAnn Wyer& Family; Thomas & Catherine Smyth & Family; Stephen & Eileen Nolan; Michael & Mary Hayes; Bernie & Maureen McGowan & Coughlan Family; May & Tom Hassey; Peg & Peter Doyle; Dolly & Noel Spain; Tess McCabe; Bill Kelly; Spain Family; Peter & Bridget O’Connor; Catherine Gunning; James Griffin & Family & Tom & Susan Guinan; Jordan Murphy; Patrick Jaffray; Bernard, Mary & James Cuskelly.

Durrow Sun 19, 11.30am:  Derek Weir, 1st Ann


DEATHS

We offer our sympathy to the families of:

We offer our sympathy to the families of Treasa Dolan nee Clarke, John Quinn, Nicholas Walsh, Mary Galvin & Ellen Saddington.


COMMUNITY NOTICES

INTRODUCTION TO THE BIBLE ON KELLS WEBCAM: Luke’s Gospel, Mon & Thurs, 12 noon, commencing Mon 27. You can access the talks (approx 25 mins) on www.kellsparish.ie and click on Webcam.

PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK Sun 3 Oct.  Bus from Parochial House 9.30am.  Details from 0876386270.

TULLAMORE RAPE CRISIS CENTRE:  Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm, 0579322500; Freephone  1800323232

Al-ANON – for families of those suffering from Addiction:  Thurs 8pm, Tihilly, Lannello, Clontarf Rd.

AA: Offaly House, Offaly St, Mon, Wed, Thurs, Sat &  Sun 8.15pm, Tues, Wed, Fri & Sun, 1pm; Charleville Centre, Wed & Sat 8.30pm.

SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL - Support for people in need.  Ph 057 9322072 or 087 755 7294.

OFFALY HOSPICE CHARITY SHOP Tues-Sat, 10.30am-4.30pm, Offaly St.  Ph 083 099 4754 for details.

ALONE: COVID support line for older people.  Ph 0818 222 024, 8am-8pm daily.

DOCHAS OFFALY CANCER SUPPORT CENTRE Contact them on 057 9328268, or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

BALLYCOMMON TELEWORK & TRAINING CENTRE offering a range of free/affordable services.  email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 057 9353177 / 9353441.

TULLAMORE JUNIOR HOCKEY TRAINING: New members to the Junior and Senior Club welcome. Full details on Tullamorehockeyclub.ie

OFFALY LOCAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY: Retail Sales & Skills course commencing Sept 27, Banagher Further Education & Training Centre.  Details from Linda or Aoife; e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone 087-738 5989.