Parish of the Assumption

Area Code: 057
Tel: 93 21587  -   93 51510  -   93 22244  -  93 22415   Fax: 93 51510   
 www.tullamoreparish.ie    
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Parish Office Hours: 9.30am - 5.00pm Monday – Friday

9th Sunday of the Year - 1st March 2009

Msgr. Seán Heaney, P. P.
Fr. Padraig Corcoran C.C.
Fr. Shane Crombie C.C.
Fr. Seamus O'Conner C.C.
Sr. Genny Hassey
Sr. Margaret Burke
Fr. Dennis Abraham

Mass Times

Weekend Masses
Church of The Assumption
Saturday (Vigil): 7.30pm
Sunday: 8.30am, 10.00am, 11.30am & 1.00pm

St. Colmcille’s Church Durrow
Sunday: 11.30am

Holy Days
Church of The Assumption
Vigil: 7.30pm
Feast: 7.45am, 10.00am, 1.10pm and 7.30pm

St. Colmcille’s Church Durrow
Feast: 8.00pm

First Friday: 7.45am, 10.00am and  7.30pm

Confessions
Saturday: 12noon – 1.00pm & 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Eve of First Friday: After 10.00am Mass

Motivation is what gets you started. 
Habit is what keeps you going.  

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THE “GOOD NEWS” OF LENT

 For most of us, Lent, penance and Good News are not things that go together. 
The Good News is that we are not alone and can face Lent and penance
with Jesus and in the company of His followers.

We are all tempted; we all fail; we all sin.  Sometimes we wonder if we will
ever escape the “wilderness”.  Like Jesus, we need to hear that we are
Beloved of the Father.  We can answer the call to repentance if we stay
with the One who loves us.

Lent reminds us of our need to begin again.  The Good News is, that when we face the challenge of changing our hearts about the Gospel we so often ignore, we take the
road that leads us to the Kingdom of God.

 PARISH CENTRE

Parish Office openS Monday-Friday 9.30am-1pm and 1.30-5.00pm for booking Masses, Weddings, Baptisms, Certs etc.  Reception service available 5.00-9.00pm.
There is a priest available for emergencies 24 hours a day.
Parish Shop - selling a selection of religious items -
open Wednesday to Saturday 10.30am-1.00pm.
Teas/Coffees after 10.00am Mass Wednesdays & Fridays.

EVENING PRAYER FOR LENT WITH A DIFFERENCE

The young people of our parish will present Evening Prayer on Sunday 8th. 
They will perform the Gospel according to Matthew in song, dance and mime
at 5.30pm in the Church of the Assumption.  All welcome.

SACRED DANCE/MEDITATIVE MOVEMENT

Mondays of Lent, 8.00-9.00pm, St Mary’s Parish Centre.  Explore, through movement,
the themes of Lent: journey, pilgrimage, penance, conversion of heart.

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
Friday 6th March, 8.00pm, Day Chapel.  Service written by women of Papua New Guinea. 
All welcome.

LITURGY GROUP Meeting Tuesday 10th, 6.30pm, Parish Centre.

DODATEK POLKSI

Nastepna Msza Swieta odprawiana w j. polskim odbedzie siê 22/03/09 o godz 14:30.
 Prosimy  dzieci chetne do sluzenia do mszy (chlopcow i dziewczynki) o kontakt pod nr tel.Tomek 0876640020 lub Ks.Janusz 0879538786

PARISH ENVELOPES
Thank you to everyone who contributes to the Church envelope collection.  New boxes have now been distributed but if you did not get one, please contact the Sacristy.  Also note that due to the updating of the list, everyone has a new number.

THE PARISH WEBSITE IS BEING REVAMPED
Parish Groups, Prayer Groups, Voluntary Groups, etc. wishing to have a page on the website please send details by e-mail only to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

TROCAIRE’S LENTEN CAMPAIGN this year is about 26 million of our brothers and sisters worldwide who have been forced to abandon their homes because of armed conflict and violence.  People such as Khalid and his family, who appear on this year’s Trócaire box, are forced from their homes in Mogadishu, Somalia, losing their land, their livelihoods, and often even their own family members.  As Christians, we are challenged this Lent to open our eyes to the pain of these displaced peoples.  We are called, like the Good Samaritan, to go to the help of our suffering brothers and sisters.  One very effective way of doing this is by supporting Trocaire's Lenten campaign (please collect a Trócaire box today if you haven’t already done so) or doing the 24hr Fast on the 6th/7th of March. For further information on Trócaire’s campaign, see www.trocaire.org.

MASS INTENTIONS
Mon 2: 7.30 Kathleen Breathnach
10.00 Nancy McDonagh, Cloncollig
7.30 Denis Galvin
Tues 3: 7.45 Hughie Bracken & Family, Spollenstown
10.00 Sean Kirwan, Cappincur
7.30 Margaret Dunne, Cappincur
Wed 4: 7.30 Mary & William Lambe, Parnell St; Jackie & Annie Lambe, Henry St
10.00 Stephen Lonergan, Mon Mem
7.30 John & Christina Carroll, 2 Marian Place
Thurs 5: 7.30 Edward & Christina Davis, Emmet Terrace
10.00 Slater Family
7.30 Andrew & Margaret Hogan, Clara Rd
Sat 7: 10.00 Margaret Gunning
7.30 Laura Scully, 1st Ann
Sun 8: 8.30 Thomas & Catherine Egan, Daingean Rd & Mary Vickers, Park Ave
10.00 Anne Condra
11.30 Brigid Caffrey, Mon Mem
1.00 Marie Lloyd, Mon Mem

Durrow: Fri 6 Molloy Family, Ballinamona
Sun 8  Robert Brocklebank

DEATHS:  We offer our sympathy to the family of Teresa Glynn
If you would like support or comfort in your grieving please phone  9326604

SHARED MASSES:  The shared Masses on Sat 14th Mar, Sat 25th Apr & Sat 16th May are now booked up.  The next available one is Sat 13 June.  You are reminded that the intentions for these Masses are for the anniversaries of deaths only.

NEW ARRIVALS

Welcome to the family of God’s people
Casey Quinn,
Mikey Anthony Pio McDonagh,
Orszula Siwon,
Wayne Anthony McDonagh,
Cian James Lynch,
Nicole Lily Mooney,
Michal Piotr Karakula &
Ava Jessica Cunningham who were baptised recently.

COLLECTION

Tullamore €4622
Durrow €231
Envelopes €2860

Thank you for your continued support.

COMMUNITY GROUPS

PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Hospital Chapel: “Come to me in the Blessed Sacrament”.  As long as God loves us enough to want to be with us day & night, then we want to love Him enough to be with Him day and night.   Ph 9321232.

RIADA HOUSE COMFORT FUND:  Committee AGM Tues 3, 7.30pm, Day Room. 
New members welcome.

RAHAN RD RESIDENTS’ ASSOC:  AGM Mon 2, 8pm, Bridge House.

OFFALY POETRY GROUP:  Spring session, Bridge House, Mon 2, 8pm.

SECULAR FRANCISCANS:  Meeting Tues 3, 7pm, Mercy Convent.  New members welcome.

READY:  Night out in Foresters, Wed 4, 8.30pm.  All welcome.

FUN SPORTS HALL ATHLETICS for 1st-6th class children, commencing Mon 2. 
Contact St Mary’s Youth Centre, 9322963 for details.

PIONEERS:  Meeting Wed 4, 8pm, Parish Centre.  All welcome.

TULLAMORE GARDEN CLUB: Wed 4, Bridge House, 8pm with talk by Peter Whyte, Gurteen Ag College, “Growing Vegetables.”

JCI CLUB (Jnr Chamber International):  Socials, weekends away, training, make new friends (18-40).  Ph/text 0870535077 for info.

TULLAMORE CCE:  Silver Jubilee Concert, Fri 13, 8.30pm, Bridge House.  Tickets  €10

TARA:  Holiday to Fels Point, Tralee, 27 Apr, 4 nights €290.  Ph Mary 9323978

PILGRIMAGE TO FATIMA 4-11 July with Fr John Nally.  Ph 9351309.

IRISH HOSPITAL VOLUNTEERS:  New project to be piloted in Midlands Hospital, Tullamore. 
By giving a few hours weekly you can help.  Ph 1850211630 for more details. ..read more

1ST FRIDAY DEVOTIONS:  Ballycommon Church, Fri 6.  Adoration 7.30-9pm. 
Stations of Cross, Rosary 8-9pm.  All welcome.

PILGRIMAGES:  Lourdes 30/3; Rome 6/5.  Ph 0449342449 for details.

LOST:  Wallet William St/Market Sq.  Finder contact Parish Centre;

FOUND:  Lady’s silver bracelet, Durrow cemetery. Contact Parish Centre.

PIONEERS:  Temperance Sunday (22nd).  Buy ‘The Pioneer’ monthly.  Join the Pioneers or take a temporary pledge for Lent.  Ph Larry 9321313.

PARENTS FIRST Supporting parents with young children:  9-week volunteers course available for those willing to help out.  Contact Dolores/Mary, St Mary’s Youth Centre, 9322996/0861959221, 9.15am-2.30pm, Mon-Fri.

BRI (Acquired Brain Injury Advocacy & Support):  Support group meeting Tues 24, 7.30-9.30pm, Health Centre.

FRIENDS OF CHERNOBYL CHILDREN:  Host parents wanted.  Ph Alma 0863857374/Padraig 0872097714.

PILGRIMAGE TO FATIMA 4-11 June with Fr John Nally.  Ph 9351309.  (Note, not July as stated on this week's bulletin)

LIGHT IN THE SPIRIT:  Seminar, St Brigid’s Parish Centre, Clara, Thurs 19, 7 weeks.

MOUNTMELLICK DRAMA FESTIVAL 6-13th Mar, Mountmellick Community Arts Centre.  Details from Tricia 086-1604363.

Please continue to pray for Fiona Pender, our parishioner 
who has been missing since 22nd August, 1996.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Parish Support Services confidential phoneline (057) 93 26604 Mon-Fri 10am-1pm and 6-8pm


ACCORD Marriage & Relationship counselling & premarriage course details. Mon-Fri, 9.30am-4.00pm 9341831,  www.accord.ie

AA Mon/Wed/Thurs/Sat, Mercy Convent 8.15pm; Wed 1-2 & Sun 12-1pm, Youth Centre. 01-4538998 or 1890412412 after 5pm

Al-Anon Thurs 8.30pm, Health Centre, 018732699

MS Offaly Austin 0863760257;Mary 9323946.  Helpline 1850233233

Grow Community Mental Health Movement meet Thurs 7.30pm, Day Care Arden Rd, 9351124  www.grow.ie

Aware Mon 8.45pm Community Mental Health Centre 1890303302

Sexual Abuse & Rape Counselling Mon-Fri 10.00am-2.00pm; 1800323232,

MABS Free & confidential debt advice, 9323211

Vincent de Paul Offaly Street  9322072

Dochas - Cancer Info & Support Mon-Fri 10am-2pm & Wednesday 7.30pm to 9.30pm, Offaly St 9328268
www.dochasoffaly.ie

Meditation Mondays, 7.00pm, Marian Hostel

Shine. Supporting people affected by mental ill health, 9323111 , 0868525281. helpline 1890 621631

Midland Living Links - Suicide Bereavement Support Ph Bernie 0861600641

Citizens Information Service Mon-Fri 9.15am-1pm; 2pm -4pm; Thurs 2-6pm.  9352204

Epilepsy Assoc Mon-Fri, 9 am-3 pm, 9328631

La Leche League Breastfeeding Support Group 3rd Thurs, 8pm, Health Centre, 9355061

Fibromyalgia Group Last Tues of month, 8pm, Day Care Centre.
Helplione 1800201068 Tues 10am-1.00

Anew women with alcohol problems, Ofalia House Edenderry, 0861024743

Alzheimers Society Carers last Monday of month, 9328244

Adult Educational Guidance Service 9327104

ISARC (Sarcoidosis Support Group) Health Centre 1st Wed every month, 7.30pm, 0870648070 www.isarc.ie

Diabetes Assoc (Offaly) 1st Wed of month, Bridge House, 8pm.  Ph 9321211 after 6pm.

Offaly Domestic Violence Support Service:  9351886 Mon-Fri, 10am-12; 2-4pm.

Community Drugs Scheme:  HSE helpline 1850241850.

Coeliac Support Group 93 43940

Amen. Male victims of domestic violence 046 90 23718

BRI (Acquired brain injury) advocacy and support 01 2355501  www.briireland.ie

Newsletter Notices to be in the Parochial House
by Tuesday evening
Charitable / Non-profit organisations only