28 March 2024
Bulletin
14th September 2008

 

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


The Parish Office has now moved to St Mary’s Parish Centre
on Benburb St and will be open from 9.30am-1.00pm & 1.30-5.00pm. 
To book Masses, Weddings, Baptisms, Certs, etc,
please call during these times.

24th Sunday - 14th September 2008

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

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 & 7.30pm

St. Colmcille’s Church Durrow
Feast: 8.00pm

Weekday Masses
Monday – Friday: 7.45am & 10.00am
Saturday: 10.00am
First Friday: 7.45am, 10.00am & 7.30pm

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


OUR FATHER

 “I can’t become a member of your Church”, she said.  “Why not?” 
“I can’t say the Our Father”. 
“Why not?”  “Because I can’t forgive my mother-in-law”.  Honesty! 
How honestly do we pray the Our Father or Rosary?

Jesus summarises the ‘unjust steward’ elsewhere like this,
“if you do not forgive your brother or sister from your heart, neither will my Father
forgive you for your offences”.  Stark reality!

Forgiveness does not come to us naturally so we need to pray for
God’s grace, both to acknowledge our grudges and to forgive from the heart.

To Peter’s question, “how many times?”, Jesus answers, “countless”. 
To our question, “how big an offence?”, Jesus’ example on the Cross says, “no limit”.


We can't do great things in this life . . .
We can only do small things with great love. 
 Mother Theresa


AT CROSS PURPOSES
If Jesus had been hanged instead of crucified would we be celebrating
the Triumph of the Rope?  No irreverence is intended here. 
It is a serious question. 
They symbolism of hanging from a rope would not be as strong,
nor the image as powerful, as that of an outstretched man pinned in
agony to a cross.  Yet redemption would just as surely have been achieved. 
The means of death was not important.  The fact of the death was.
While today’s feast focuses on the symbol, the external sign, we cannot
be blind to what really counted: Jesus’ love for his Father. 
Concentrating on, and glorifying the cross can be dangerous,
even unchristian.  It can give the impression that the pain is all-important,
not the love that overcomes the pain.
Had Jesus not had to die for what he said and did would he still be Saviour? 
An unqualified ‘yes’ to that!  If it was his love that brought salvation,
then the suffering was tragically unnecessary. 
But because of our sorry state, it was inevitable.
That’s why today’s Gospel reading tells us that the Father sent the Son into
this world, not to condemn it but to save it.  That mission is what triumphed,
not the cross.  Without the love in his heart Jesus would not have had his
cross to bear.  He would not have had to face the enemy to the bitter
end - and he would not have been a man to take seriously.
(Fr Tom Cahill, Intercom, Sept 08)



PARISH OFFICE
The Parish Office has now moved to St Mary’s Parish Centre on Benburb St and will be
open from 9.30am-1.00pm & 1.30-5.00pm.
To book Masses, Wedding, Baptisms, Certs, etc and to make appointments with a priest,
please call during these times.  There will be a reception service from 5.00-9.00pm, Monday to Friday.



Choir practice Mondays, (note change of night), 8.00-9.30pm, St Mary’s Parish Centre.  New singers welcome.

PARENTS
1ST COMMUNION MEETINGS
St Joseph’s, Monday 15, 7.30pm, St Mary’s Parish Centre
Ballinamere & Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada, Tuesday 16th, 7.30pm, St Mary’s Parish Centre

ALPHA: AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE MEANING OF LIFE
Leader training Thursday 18th.  If interested, contact the Parish Centre.


MASS INTENTIONS
Monday 15: 7.45 Mary Teresa Gorman
10.00 Paddy & Cathy Flynn, Convent View
Tuesday 16: 7.45 John Feery
10.00 Joe B rophy, Arden Rd
Wednesday 17: 10.00 John & Anne Houlihan & Family, Cormac St
Thursday 18: 7.45 Thomas Cunningham
10.00 Margaret Bracken, Spollenstown
Fri 19: 10.00 Murray Family, Ballyduff
Saturday 20: 7.30 Joseph Thomas, Callary St, 1st Ann
Sunday 21 : 8.30 Margaret Dunne, Clara Rd
10.00 Sonny Conway, Ballydaly
1.00 Elaine Lynch, Mon Mem
Durrow Sun 21 Geoghegan Family
Shared Mass Saturday 20 10am: 
Nan Foy;
David Waters;
Tess McCabe;
Noel Spain;
Spain Family;
Anne & Joseph Conroy;
Joseph Elliffe;
Morris Family;
Jim Griffin;
Hugh Murray;
Peter Slattery;
Patrick Berry,
John, Peg, Joe & Margaret Deevy;
Margaret & Patrick Harte;
Pat Cleary;
Joe, Bridie & Tom Hynes & Sheila Briscoe;
Mary Ann & Patrick Daly;
Brigid O’Connor;
Bill, Anne, Yulanda & Anne Marie Dowling & Dowling,
O’Brien & Delahunty Families;
Ryan Family;
O’Reilly Family;
Mary & Bernard Cuskelly;
Niall Kilcline;
Des & Brigid McNally;
James McGovern;
Joseph, Winnie & Mary Carroll;
Dymphna Lowbridge;
Stephen & Sheila Egan;
Matthew Tyrrell;
Michael, Mary Kate, Mikey Joe, Annie & Winifred Kelly & Sr Celine Robinson;
Denis & Elizabeth Galvin;
James, Mary & Paddy Brennan;
Paddy McCabe;
Mary & William McQuaid; 
John Lowry;
Thomas & Catherine Smyth;
Kelly & Flynn Families;
Tom & May Hassey & Ian Parnell;
Patrick & Brigid Prendergast;
Thomas, Catherine, Desmond & Bridie Murphy;
Tom & Kitty Martin & Family,
Ellen & Henry Kavanagh & Family.



Deaths:  We offer our sympathy to the families of  Bernard Roche.

If you would like support or comfort in your grieving please phone  9326604

COLLECTIONS
Tullamore €3995
Durrow (Cemetery) €2650
Envelopes  €2125

Thank you for your support



WEDDING BELLS
Congratulations to Brede Cosgrove & James Guinan.

Couples intending to marry should contact Priest & Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
at least six months in advance. For premarriage courses contact Accord, www.accord.ie
 



NEW ARRIVALS

Welcome to the family of God’s people
Lily Marie Dolan,
Shayne Dillon Tobin,
Maddison Louise Connolly,
Charlie John Heffernan,
Darragh Thomas McGrath,
James Michael O’Gorman,
Tadhg Joseph Hughes,
Grace Charlotte Cleary,
Oluwakemi Saka Jimoh.

Baptisms take place in Tullamore on the 1st Sunday & 3rd Saturday of every month
and in Durrow on the 2nd Sunday of every month. 
All parents who wish to have their child baptised must attend a pre-baptism meeting.  Please contact the Parish Secretary for more details.
 



COMMUNITY GROUPS

PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Hospital Chapel: ‘I stand at the door and knock.  If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into their house.’ (Rev 3:20).   Ph 9321232.  

THE CELTIC TENORS & DEIRDRE SHANNON, Sun 21, 8pm, Church of the Assumption, in aid of Tullamore Housing & Rights for the Elderly Assoc.  Tickets from Heartbeat City, Dalys, Tyrrells or any committee member.

YOUTH CENTRE
:  Sun Auditions 3pm; Tues 7-9yrs club 5-7pm, Post primary 7-9pm; Thurs 10-12yrs club 5-7pm; Fri 10-12yrs club 5-7pm, Post primary 7-9pm.  Ph Brigid 9322963 for details.

HOSPICE COFFEE MORNING
Thurs 18, St Mary’s Parish Centre, after 10.00am Mass.

READY
: Outing Wed 17, Foresters Hall, 8.30pm.

SCRIPTURE FOR DAILY LIVING
: Thurs 18, Marian Hostel, High St, 11-12.  Text Rm 14:7-12.

OLD STEP & SET DANCING CLASSES
: Pitch & Putt Club, Thursdays, 8-10pm.

ADULT EDUCATION NIGHT CLASSES
:  Information/enrolment evenings - Mon 15 Adult Education Centre,
O’Connor Sq, Wed 17 Tullamore College - both 7.30-9.30pm.  Ph Michele/Jolene 9351392 for more details.

“RAINBOWS
” Info evening, Mon 22, 7.30-8pm, St Mary’s Parish Centre.

MEMORIAL SERVICE
for Laurenz Nazif (Gerarda Kenny’s son), Wed 17, 6pm, Day Chapel.

CHILDMINDER NETWORK NIGHT
7th Oct.  Details & booking from Fiona 9370630.

SMA MASS
Thurs 18, 7.30pm, Day Chapel.  All welcome.

KILBRIDE CEMETERY
:  Mass & blessing of graves, Sun 14, 6.00pm.

PADRE PIO MASS KNOCK
Sun 21.  To book bus ph Anne 9341323.

PADRE PIO GROUP
:  Mass Tues 23,7pm, 10th Anniversary of group, Tullamore.

TULLAMORE PILGRIMAGE TO MEDJUGORGE
3-10 Oct.   €649 fully incl. Ph Anne 086-2019510/Sadie 085-7223542.

PRAYER MEETING
Mercy Convent, Thurs, 8pm.  All welcome.


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-1pm, 2.00-4.00pm 9341831,      http://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, Parochial House, 018732699

MS Offaly Austin 0863760257;Mary 9323946.  Helpline 1850233233

Grow Thurs 7.30pm, Day Care Arden Rd, 9351124

Aware Mon 8.45pm Community Mental Health Centre 1890303302

Sexual Abuse & Rape Counselling Mon-Fri 9.30am-2.30pm; 1800323232, www.tullamorercc.ie

MABS Free & confidential debt advice, 9323211

Vincent de Paul 9322072

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

Meditation Mondays, 7.00pm, Marian Hostel

Lucia Counselling Service for those with mental illness, 18900621631

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, 11am-4pm, 9346790

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

Fibromyalgia Group Last Tues of month, 8pm, Day Care Centre.
1800201068 Tues 10am-12

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.


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

 
 
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