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Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - 19th February 2012
MASSES
Saturday Vigil 6.40pm Rosary. 7.30pm Anv Eleanor McCormack.
Sunday 7.40am Rosary. 8.30am Bridgie Hynes, mother of Jacinta Donoghue.
11:am People of the parish and the sick.
Monday 8.40am Rosary. 9.30am Mass.
7.30am Mass Anv Margaret Moran.
Tuesday 8.40am Rosary. 9.30am Mass. 6.40pm Rosary.
7.30pm Anv. Thomas & Nora Slevin.
Wednesday 8.40am Rosary. 9.45am Ash Wednesday. Ashes will be blessed & distributed at both masses. 6.40pm Rosary. 7.30pm Mass..
Thursday 8.40am Rosary. 9.30am Special Intention.
6.40pm Rosary. 7.30pm Anv Peter & Annie Collins & Pat & Margaret Collins.
Friday 8.40am Rosary. 9.30am Special Intention.
6.40pm Rosary. 7.30pm Anv. Rose & Bill Slevin.
Saturday 9.10am Rosary 10am Mass. Special Intention.
Vigil 6.40pm Rosary. 7.30pm Anv. Deirdre McCann.
Next Sunday 7.40am Rosary. 8.30am Mass.
11am People of the parish and the sick.
Adoration In the church every Monday evening 6-10pm and on Wednesday after mass from 10am - 1pm
Church Cleaning Wednesday night at 8pm. Group 2
Pilgrim Virgin Is in the sacred space for those preparing for First Holy Communion.
Progressive 25 Wednesday night in the Community Centre at 9pm.
Confessions On Friday night after mass or anytime on request
FINANCIAL
Weekly Envelopes €868.40c Last Sunday's Plate €477.56c
Lent The annual Lenten season is the fitting time to climb the Holy mountain of Easter. All are encouraged during Lent to participate in an ever more intense and faithful way in the Lenten liturgy and in penitential celebrations. All should approach the sacrament of penance during this season so that with purified heart they may participate in the paschal mysteries.
Ash Wednesday is a day of Fast and Abstinence. We have to prepare over Lent by penance for the renewal of the Baptismal Promises.
Parish Mission Begins on Monday morning 27th Feb. Every house should have received a copy of the programme. It will be a great preparation for the Eucharistic Congress. Please pray the prayer for the mission in the brochure you received or at least some other prayer. There are more copies of the programme for the parish mission available in the porches.
Eucharistic Congress Bell You will all have received a copy of the brochure for the Congress Bell. Please read it and the four Icons should help in understanding of the gift of Christ to us in the Eucharistic and the Congress.
During the Parish Misson personal appointments with Sr. Breege will not be possible, nor will it be possible to take personal phone calls or return them. Letters and other petitions will be accepted by Sr. Breege. A basket for prayer petitions will be made available for those who wish to use it.
Baptismal team meeting The next meeting will be on Tuesday 6th March at 8.15pm in the parochial house. Team on duty: Rose Spollen, Frances O'Hara, Moira Grogan. If you wish to have a baby christened during March please contact Fr. Mulvany to make arrangements.
Church Cleaning Volunteers are needed please!!! The teams who clean and take care of the church every week do a great service to us all. The high standards they maintain have been remarked by visitors. They are truly Gods housekeepers! If you can give an hour once a month please let us know. We are looking forward to hearing from you.
Thanks to all the parishioners and the Tubberclair GAA for helping to distribute the brochures for the parish mission and the Congress Bell.
Missalettes and Newsletters: Please help to leave the church easy to make ready for the next congregation by placing the mass leaflets at the end of your seat and bringing the newsletter home or put them back in the porches.
Dyslexia Workshops for children (Primary) with Dyslexia 8 week scheme commencing in Atholone on Mon 20th Feb. If interested contact Ashling 086-6085303 or Mary 087-9458282.
The Mater Hospital collection last Weekend amounted to €460. Many thanks to collectors and those who supported it.
Pilates Classes Beginners on Mon 20th Feb. 7.30pm for 7 weeks €65 Tubberclair Hall. Contact Una Brady 087-6144405.
Ministers of Eucharist Rota for February/March 2012
Date 7.30pm 8.30am 11am
18/19th Feb M Seery, M McCann M Fagan M Dillon, S Kiernan
Ash Wed Ashes: F McVeigh 7.30pm Holy Comm - N Elliott
25/26 Feb M Wilson, S Fallon M Fagan M Grogan, J Boland
3 / 4 Mar M Seery, A Fagan A Lowry C Ashe, M Connell
Next meeting of the ministers of the Eucharist will be on Thur 8th March at 8pm.
Ministers of the Word Rota for February/March 2012
Date 7.30pm Vigil 8.30am mass 11am Mass
18/19th Feb pg 601 C Flynn S Fallon C Casey
25/26th Feb pg 519 E Martin A Fagan C Ashe
3 / 4 Mar pg 522 J Parker M Fagan L McKee
Questions People Ask: I am separated after a very unhappy marriage. Now I am in a second relationship in which I and my children have found great love. We go to Mass every Sunday and I deeply miss receiving Holy Communion. Somebody told me to make a spiritual communion. What is that? A. "O God, I thank you for all the love I have experienced in life. Where love is present, you are there. I thank you for your presence in my life. I believe in your presence in the Blessed Eucharist and I deeply miss being able to receive you there. However I know that you wish to come into my life in other ways. So I now make an act of spiritual communion and invite you into my life as the spiritual food of my life. Priase to you Lord Jesus Christ."
Learning about the Mass with Kath & Qumen The Liturgy of the Eucharist - We bring our gifts. During the part of the Mass we move from the ambo to the altar. We have heard the Word of God and now we come to share in the Bread of Life at the altar. The first part of the Liturgy of the Eucharist is about preparing the gifts that we bring to the altar. The most important gifts that we bring are the bread and wine. The bread is placed on something which looks like a plate. We call this a paten. The wine is in a glass jug. These gifts are placed on the altar. One of the first gifts that you will notice being prepared is the gift of money. You will see people moving through the church with a basket or a bag for the collection. Everyone is asked to put some money into the basket or bag. This money helps to pay for all the things that are done in the parish, including helping those who may not have enough for themselves.