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Parish of the Assumption Area Code: 057 Tel: 93 21587 - 93 22415 Fax: 93 51510 17th July 2022 ~ 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Fr. Joseph Gallagher, P.P., V.G. 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 ON PARISH WEBSITE. CONFESSIONS Saturday 2.00-3.00pm in the Day Chapel.
SERVE OR LISTEN? In the readings, there is much about hospitality and generosity. Abraham graciously welcomes and entertains the three weary travellers. Martha welcomes Jesus into her home and sets about preparing an elaborate meal for him. In each case somebody has to do the work and the preparations. Somebody has to serve. In the first case it was Sarah and the servants who prepare the meal, while Abraham attends, standing near the visitors under the tree. He is watching, waiting and listening to them. In the second case, it is Martha who does all the work on her own. She gets no help from her sister with the cooking and serving. Mary sits at the Lord’s feet, listening to him speaking. The Lord says she “has chosen the better part”. There is service and listening. The message of the readings is that both service and listening are necessary. We must do both – serve and listen, listen and serve. Most important of all, we must avoid being so preoccupied as not to pay attention to Jesus, whom one wants to serve.
The series of July organ recitals in the Church of the Assumption continues on Tuesday next, 19th, at 8.00pm and and will be given by Raymond O'Donnell, organist of Galway Cathedral, and Michael Vignoles, well-known Galway uilleann piper. Their programme blending traditional music with classical pieces should be most attractive. All welcome! More details on www.tisos.org
The two sisters symbolize the contemplative and active dimensions of life, at times difficult to balance. Many people misunderstand hospitality. They worry and fret about decorating the house and preparing abundant food. Yet sometimes it is something else that is needed to make people feel at home, namely, to sit with guests and to listen to them speaking. What has been your experience of being a cherished guest and when have you been able to make others feel welcome and at home? We can make the same mistake in relation to people who are important to us in life: children, friends, parents, or others. We can worry and fret about doing things for them when perhaps the important thing is to give them time and to listen to them. What does your experience tell you? John Byrne OSA Intercom July/August 2022
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Clonminch: Sunday 21st August, 1.00pm. Durrow: Sunday 11th Sept after 11.30am Mass
Baptisms take place monthly on the first Sunday in Tullamore, second Sunday in Durrow, third and fourth Saturday in Tullamore. Contact the Parish Secretary. 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 0579341831 or www.accord.ie. ACCORD also providecouple and relationship counseling 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 organizations & clubs included PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR FIONA PENDER, OUR PARISHONER WHO HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE 22nd AUGUST 1996 MASS INTENTIONS................ Mon.....18 10.00 Mary Weir Tues.....19 10.00 Ellen Hackett Wed.....20 10.00 Ina Wrafter Thurs....21 7.45 Michael Reide Fri......22 10.00 Anne Egan Sat.....23 6.30 Kathleen Forbes nee Flanagan, Mon Mem Sun.....24 11.30 Patricia Gilligan, Mon Mem Shared Mass Sat 23, 10am:
DEATHS We offer our sympathy to the families of Una Harvey, Bridget Molyneaux, Frank Dunne, Ann O’Brien & Noel Maher
BAPTISMS Welcome to God’s family Seán James Buckley Hiney & Zac Daniel Boland who were baptised recently. COLLECTION Plate: €2079; Durrow €199
COMMUNITY NOTICES THORNSBERRY ESTATE RESIDENTS: Mass in the Estate, Tues 19, 7pm. All are welcome. LIFE IN THE SPIRIT SEMINAR week 7, Wed 20, 7pm, Tullamore Church. ALONE support for older people. Ph 0818 222 024, 8am-8pm daily. OFFALY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT SERVICES: Helpline 9351886. OFFALY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT SERVICES: Helpline 9351886 for information. GROW: Meeting Thursdays, St. Mary’s Youth & Community Centre, 11am. Ph 086 418 3805. JACK & JILL SHOP: Selection of pre-loved furniture free to take away. Please call into shop, O’Moore St.
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