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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:
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12th March 2023 ~ 3rd Sunday of Lent
Fr. Joseph Gallagher, P.P., V.G.
Rt Rev Sean Heaney, P.E.
Fr. Joe Campbell, C.C.,
Fr. Fergal Cummins, C.C.
Fr. Damian Budau, C.C
Sr. Margaret Burke.
GET IN TOUCH
St Mary’s Parish Centre, Benburb St, Tullamore,
Office Hours: Mon-Thurs, 9.30-1; 1.30-5pm.
Phone: 0579321587
Email:
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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.
SEEING YOUR LIFE THROUGH THE LENS OF THE GOSPEL
John 4:5-42
Jesus leads the woman along a wonderful journey towards a deeper, fuller human life. You can enter the story from the perspective of the woman. Recognise her resistance to growth, her complacency, her evasions, and her eventual acceptance, partial though it was, of Jesus. When have you, or others, made a similar journey in your relationship with God? with others? with your own self?
The woman is attracted by what Jesus is saying, but from very human motives: the thought of having water in such a way that she did not have to come and draw it from the well. We can be attracted to Jesus by very mixed motives, some of them matters of personal interest – belonging, community, security, … What have been the human motives that have attracted you to faith, prayer, religion, church and that have been steppingstones to a deeper personal relationship with Jesus. Perhaps we can also see the same movement in the growth of some of our human relationships.
You can also enter the story with Jesus, the ideal leader, parent, teacher, or spiritual guide. Notice how he meets the woman where she is, needing her assistance, how he is patient with her, but also challenges her to grow to what she is capable of.
John Byrne osa, Intercom March 2023
LENT 2023
WEEKDAY MASSES 7.45am, 10.00am & 7.30pm.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS weekdays 9.45am (9.30 if there’s a funeral) Tullamore Church; on Tullamore Parish YouTube channel any time anywhere!
EVENING PRAYER Sundays at 5.30pm in the Church of the Assumption.
WEEKLY TALKS ON DAILY MASS READINGS given by Fr Sean Heaney, Tuesdays after 10.00am Mass, Parish Centre. All are welcome. Bring a bible if you have one.
THE SEARCH – FAITH EVANGELIZATION PROGRAMME: Tuesdays, 8pm, Parish Centre.
ST PATRICK’S DAY MASS TIMES
Tullamore Vigil (16th) 6.30pm; 8.30am, 10.00am (as Gaeilge), 11.30am.
Durrow 11.30am.
“Beannachtaí na Féile Phádraigh oraibh go léir”
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM ST PATRICK TODAY?
To entrust ourselves, our Church, our country to God’s protective care;
To have full confidence in the Lord’s healing presence and power. ‘The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness, the world and all its peoples’ Ps 23;
To give thanks for God’s special care and call to each of us, knowing that God took the initiative in our vocation and will sustain us day by day;
To be devoted to reading the Gospels so that we take on the mind and heart of Christ Jesus and make decisions according to the mind of Christ;
To be receptive to God’s will in all our trials, to trust him unreservedly, God uses these trials to shape our hearts and conform us to Christ Jesus;
To be alert to all the opportunities we are given each day to proclaim the Gospel, and to know that whatever good we do is through God’s boundless grace;
To believe in the importance of intercession for our people and all people at this time.
Mother Marie Fahy, Abbess of St Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Our problems may seem overwhelming but God’s power is stronger than any obstacle we may face.
Have a Blessed Day.
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
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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 13 7.30 Hensey, Brophy & Caffrey Families
Tues 14 7.30 Mark McLoughlin
....................Jim Doody
Wed 15 10.00 William Dunne & Family
7.30 Sean Quinn
....................Thomas Power
Thurs 16 6.30 Jimmy Dunne & Maher Family
Fri 17 10.00 Catherine Martin
.....................Dan & Brigid Molloy
Sat 18 10.00 Noel Connolly
....................Stephen Burke
Sun 19 8.30 Dan, Maureen, Rosaleen &
Kay Cleary & Family, Ballinamere
............10.00 Mossie Mahon & Parents
.................... John Carroll
............11.30 Joe Connolly, Mon Mem
Christina O’Connor, 1st Ann & her
Husband Joseph
1.00 Noel Stanley, Mon Mem
Durrow Shared Mass Sun 19, 11.30am: Tommy Smith & Family
DEATHS
We offer our sympathy to the families of Martin Hand, David Boland, Sr Noeleen O’Reilly, Christy Merriman & Ger Dwane.
COLLECTIONS
Plate: Tullamore €2623 Durrow €370
Envelopes €3624
Earthquake Appeal
Tullamore €9382; Durrow €669
Thank you for your continued support.
ST PADRÉ PIO MASS: Tues 14, 7.30pm, Tullamore Church.
ACCORD - Looking for Marriage Preparation Facilitators: Contact
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for details.
READY: Dinner dance, Sun 12, Town House, 7pm sharp.
TULLAMORE LIBRARY: Wide range of courses & activities available. Contact
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or
0579346832 for details.
DOCHAS OFFALY CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: Mon–Fri, 9.30-5pm. Ph 0579328268. Email
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. Website www.dochasoffaly.com
ALONE support line for older people who have concerns or are facing difficulties. Ph 0818 222 024, 8am-8pm daily.
OFFALY HOSPICE CHARITY SHOP: Opening hours Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm, Main St. (opposite Lidl)
OFFALY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT SERVICES: For confidential advice and support call 0579351886 or 0860419154. www.odvss.ie
TULLAMORE RAPE CRISIS CENTRE: Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm. Ph 0579322500; Freephone 1800323232; email
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MUIRIOSA FOUNDATION: Looking for Volunteer Befrienders to meet on a one-to-one basis with people with intellectual disabilities. If you are interested and would like to learn more please contact 087 8505718.
21ST MEATH DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND led by Bishop Deenihan, 24 Nov–2 Dec. Call: 0818 333 990 or see www.travalue.ie or https://bit.ly/3Y6h8WU.
PILGRIMAGE TO MEDJUGORJE: 12-19 Apr. €775 pps. All incl., insurance & airports transfers. Spiritual Director Fr Oliver Devine. Ph group leader Amy Guinan 0876552453.
PRO LIFE INFO MEETING: 'Protecting the vulnerable from the threat of legalised Euthanasia', Tues 14, Greville Arms Hotel, Mullingar, 7:30pm. All welcome! |
