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Parish of the Assumption Area Code: 057 Tel: 93 21587 - 93 22415 Fax: 93 51510 12th February 2023 ~ Sixth Sunday of the year Fr. Joseph Gallagher, P.P., V.G. GET IN TOUCH St Mary’s Parish Centre, Benburb St, Tullamore, Office Hours: Mon-Thurs, 9.30-1; 1.30-5pm. Phone: 0579321587 Web: www.tullamoreparish.ie Reception service Friday, 9.30-5. Priest available for emergencies 24 hours daily. Meeting Rooms available: Contact Administrator for details of availability, rates, etc. Teas after 10.00am Mass Tuesday, Thursday & Friday Bereavement Listening Support: Ph 0579326604. 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. THE BARE MINIMUM There are times when we try to get by with the bare minimum. Maybe we have scraped through an exam with the minimum of effort, or done a last-minute rush job to complete a work project. Plenty of us know what it’s like to do just enough around the house to keep it from descending into total chaos! Perhaps unconsciously, we sometimes take the same approach to our relationships – only phoning a parent once in a blue moon to ‘check in’, or visiting a friend only when we are reminded. It can be easy to slip into a pattern of acting out of a sense of duty rather than love. Of course, our faith can go the same way. Are there times when we approach the Eucharist with a niggling feeling that something is not quite right? If so, Jesus has some strong words for us in today’s Gospel. If we believe that all we are expected to do is ‘follow the rules’ we have missed something important. Jesus does not want us to merely follow the letter of the law. Where is the joy or the challenge in that? He tells us that our virtue must go deeper than simply doing the bare minimum. Not only must we not kill, we must not be angry with others. Not only must we not break a promise, we must be honest in all our dealings and in our speech. If we approach the Altar without being on good terms with others, we are not in true communion with God. Obeying the rules is the bare minimum. The Gospel is calling us to a more radical way of living. Triona Doherty, Intercom February 2020 READERS FOR LENT Readers are needed for weekly Evening Masses, 7.30pm, during Lent. Please contact the Sacristy. SEEING YOUR LIFE THROUGH THE LENS OF THE GOSPELS Matthew 5:17-37 In this section of the Sermon on the Mount Jesus proposes standards that go beyond external ways of behaviour. He challenges our inner attitudes. When have you found that living out of inner conviction is more life-giving than keeping up appearances? Jesus applies his teaching to feelings of anger and sexual desire. He suggests that if we do not keep an eye on our feelings and thoughts we will not be able to control our actions. Perhaps you have experienced the truth of this. What has helped you to integrate your feelings so that you were able to live in right relationship with yourself and others? For Jesus, people with genuine authenticity do not need to swear an oath to be convincing. Their ‘yes’ or ‘no’ suffices. Recall people who had this kind of credibility for you. When have you found that your simple, direct and honest communication had a positive persuasive force? In recent times public discourse sometimes has little respect for truth. What effect does this have on how you view politicians or other people in the public eye? What helps you to distinguish the truth from fake news? John Byrne OSA Intercom Feb 2023 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Ps 73:26 SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM 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 provide couple and relationship counseling In-Person and Online in Tullamore. Phone 057 9341831 or 0864669926 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 Tues 14 10.00 Mary Creevy baby Joseph Anthony Ward Wed 15 7.45 Paddy Scally 10.00 Rosie, Frank & Brendan Condron Thurs 16 7.45 Vincent Lennon 10.00 Anthony Heffernan, Ballycosney Fri 17 10.00 Bobby O’Connor, St Coleman’s Tce Kathleen McDonagh Sat 18 10.00 Betty McMahon, Spollenstown Molly & Paddy Owens & Bridie Murphy 6.30 Dody Farrell, 1st Ann Sun 19 8.30 Tom & May Hughes, 16 Parnell St John Drea 10.00 Sadie Lloyd Kieran Egan, O’Molloy St 1.00 Tony Holleran, 1st Ann
Shared Mass Durrow Sun 19, 11.30am: Rose Scully; Richie Wallace & Wallace Family. DEATHS We offer our sympathy to the families of Robert Dunne, Jimmy Bracken, Tim Devery & Mary Galvin. BAPTISMS Welcome to God’s family Antonina Fiadh Agata & Henry Colm Antoni Gleeson, Niamh Mary Tully, Charlie Keith Dunne & Hailey Alexandra Pasztor-Sexton who were baptised recently. COLLECTIONS Plate: Tullamore €3075; Durrow €234 Envelopes €2515 Thank you for your continued support. COMMUNITY NOTICES ST PADRÉ PIO MASS Tues 14, 7.30pm, Tullamore Church. All welcome. READY: Dinner dance, Sun 12, 7pm sharp, Town House. No dinner order taken after 7.30pm. CÉILÍ every Tuesday, 8pm, Durrow Hall. All welcome YOUTH 2000 PRAYER MEETING: Thurs, Holy Hour, 7.30pm, Day Chapel; refreshments 8.30pm, Parish Centre, concluding 9pm. Ages 16-40. THANK YOU to all who supported the Offaly Prolife Community Baby Showers recently. Items have been delivered to organisations providing support to individuals and families in the Midlands. "LIFE IN THE SPIRIT” SEMINARS: St. Brigid’s Parish Centre, Clara, Thurs 16, 8pm, for 7 weeks. Guest speaker each night. All welcome WORLD YOUTH DAY 2023: 1-6 Aug, Lisbon, Portugal. See www.dioceseofmeath.ie, Meath Diocese WYD. DOCHAS OFFALY CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: Mon–Fri, 9.30-5pm. Ph 0579328268. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . ALONE support line for older people who have concerns or are facing difficulties. Ph 0818 222 024, 8am-8pm. OFFALY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT SERVICES: 0579351886 or 0860419154. www.odvss.ie AA: Offaly House, Offaly St, Mon, Wed, Thurs, Sat 8.15pm; Tues, Wed, Fri 1pm; Sun 12noon & 8.15pm. |
01 May 2024
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