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PARISH OF DRUMCREE
Mission Statement: Our Parish is a Christ-centred community. In Baptism we are challenged by the Spirit to live and share the Gospel message. Through proclaiming the Gospel message to all, Growth in Faith, Liturgy, Justice Issues and Ecumenism we extend our love and care to all people providing support in renewing and deepening our faith. We value the gifts and talents of each of our Parishioners and invite them to use these in responding to Christ’s invitation to all of us to follow Him and spread the Good News to the whole world.
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St. John the Baptist Church, Garvaghy Road (1777) - 1977
St. Patrick’s Church, William Street - 1835
28th July 2013 - 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass Times:
St. John the Baptist
Saturday 7 p.m.
Sunday 8.30 & 11.30 a.m.
St. Patrick’s
Sunday 10 a.m.
Weekday Masses:
St. John the Baptist
Monday 10a.m.
Tuesday - Friday 7p.m.
St. Patrick’s
Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m.
Monday 7p.m. (Novena -Miraculous Medal) Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Thursdays in St. John the Baptist Church from 8a.m to 6.55 p.m. Devotions 1st & 2nd Sunday -October - June Confessions:
St. Patrick’s
Saturday - 12.30 - 1.15 p.m.
St. John the Baptist
Saturday - 6.15 - 6.45 p.m. Baptisms:
Every Saturday, 5 p.m.
Registration for Baptism must be made in St. John the Baptist Church, after Friday evening Mass, two weeks prior to date. Marriage:
At least three months notice must be given to the Priests of the Parish. Phone Numbers:
Fr. O’Dwyer 38350610
Fr. Sheehan 38332218
Parish Mobile - Emergency No. 07841101850
St. Alphonsa - celebration of feast day with Syro -Malabar Community with Mass in their own rite today, Sunday 28th, in St. John the Baptist Church at 2 p.m. All welcome.
First Friday Notices:
Confessions - Thursday 1st
St. Patrick’s 6 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.
St. John’s 7.30 p.m.
Masses - Friday 2nd
St. Patrick’s 10 a.m. (Exposition of The Blessed Sacrament 10.30 a.m. - 6 p.m.)
St. John the Baptist 7 p.m.
Ministers of The Eucharist - August
Vigil Thomas McCooe, Mary McAlinden, Maura Berry, Bernadette Breen.
8.30 a.m. Margaret Marley, Owen Beattie, Richard Hendron. 10 a.m. Pat Devlin, Eamon Breen, Kathleen Hagan. 11.30 a.m. Ann Murphy, Eilish McKeever, Gerry Barlow, Pauline Chambers. St. Francis - Jackie McKeown Rosemount - Gerry Barlow. St. John the Baptist week beginning 29th Geraldine Lawless.
Ministry of The Word – August
Vigil Louise Wilson. 8.30 a.m. Colm Hagan. 10 a.m. Ann Hamill. 11.30 a.m. Niamh Marley.
Week beginning 29th - 10 a.m. Bridget McCann.
7 p.m. Jerome Marley.
Eucharistic Adoration - on Thursdays from 8am to 6.55pm in St John the Baptist Church. Anyone wishing to have their name included in the rota please contact 38333563 or leave name in the sacristy.
World Youth Day - Rio de Janiero: theme 2013 “Go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19). Pope Francis concludes the celebrations today (28th). To mark World Youth Day young people from our Parish and Diocese have travelled to Brightlights festival in England with its theme “Energy and Faith”. This is one of three Diocesan Youth Pilgrimages this summer - Taize and Camino de Santiago being the other two.
PALS: During the visit of the Papal Nuncio, and as it was Father’s Day, the children sent the Holy Father, Pope Francis a present. A letter from the Secretariat of State at the Vatican dated 5th July says
“Dear Children, His holiness Pope Francis was pleased to receive your kind message and he thanks you for your framed Father’s Day greeting. The Holy Father, in requesting your continued prayers for himself and for his ministry as Bishop of Rome, assures you of his prayers. He sends his blessing to you and your families.
Yours sincerely
Bishop Anjelo Becciu
(A photo of Pope Francis was included in the letter - both are displayed in the Sacristy of St. John the Baptist Church).
Recent Baptisms: Amelia Grace Silcock, Mia Sophia Summers, Daniela Norusaite
Sacrament of Marriage: congratulations to Diane Ward and Damian McCann; Sarah Downey and Christopher Mackle; Eilis Barlow and Martin O’Neill who were married recently.
Feasts: Monday 29th St. Martha; Tuesday 30th St. Peter Chrysologus;
Wednesday 31st St. Ignatius of Loyola; Thursday 1st St. Alphonsus Liguori; Friday 2nd St. Eusebius of Vercelli, St. Peter Julian Eymard.
Were you Abused while in an institution? Did the abuse or neglect happen in Northern Ireland? Did it happen when you were a child and before 1996? Talk to us: we’ll listen. The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry wants to find out the truth. You can talk to us in private. Call us on: 0800 068 4935. E-mail us at:
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Visit website: www.hiainquiry.org
Year of Faith: “Doorway to Faith” booklets available in Churches and Pastoral Centre Shop - Unlocking the Mystery of Faith - £2-50.
Requiescat In Pace
Lately Deceased: Peggy Murphy, Margaret Hughes, Theresa Beattie, Joey McGrath
At This Time: Philip Coleman Sunday 28th: M.M. Martin Duffy, Mary Loftus, Tom McCann, Annie Keogh, Manuel & Rosa Ribeiro, Tomaz & Ines Da Cruz, Una Campbell, Seamus McKeever, Rosemary Hyde, James McCann Monday 29th: George Smith, Elizabeth Tiffney, Ellen Hamill, Caoimhe McCann, Patrick McGurgan Tuesday 30th: Veronica McCann Wednesday 31st: May Watson (1st Anniversary), Ronald Watkins, Sr. Brigid Kavanagh Thursday 1st: Vera McDonald, Mary McCann Friday 2nd: James Tiffney, Bridget Devlin, Dan Murphy Saturday 3rd: M.M. Maura Campbell, Gerry Loughlin, Patrick Joseph Lavery, Bernard Dummigan Anniversaries late for Bulletin should be left in the Sacristy on proper day
Notices and anniversaries should be left in by the Wednesday prior to publication.
St. Vincent De Paul Society
URGENTLY REQUIRED!! Ladies, Men’s and Children’s Clothing. Furniture also needed - collection available.
Clothes shop phone 38393898. Furniture shop phone 38394219, Mayfair Business Centre, Garvaghy Road. Open Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. SELF HELP LINE - 38339639 - Response within 48 hours. Senior Citizens Outing - Wednesday 7th August - Ticket £3, available from shop. Bus pick up times as follows: - St. Patrick’s Hall 11 a.m.
St. Mary’s Hall 11.15 a.m. St. John’s Car Park 11.20 a.m. Mayfair 11.25 a.m. Spar Bus Stop 11.30 a.m.
Drumcree College: visit www.drumcreecollege.co.uk Our School. Our Community. Our Future. Your Choice. Support Drumcree College.
St. Malachy’s Hurling Club: Bingo in Drumcree Pastoral Centre every Friday night 8.15 p.m. sharp. All support welcome.
Tir Na nOg GFC - Bingo as usual Tuesday night. The bigger the crowd the bigger the prizes. Saturday 27th - Music by ‘Boo’.
Bannside Development Centre: closed for July holidays. Activities will resume after holidays. For more information contact Ann 38339916.
Discovering our Baptism/The Discipleship of the Laity - a course for Parishioners 9th to 14th September at Irish College Rome. For details see www.irishcollege.org
Make someone happy - be a community champion and befriend older and lonely people in the community. For more information contact Richmount Rural Community Association at 38851911 (Bernie) or Loughshore Care.
Foyer of Light, Charity and Love - an afternoon of information on this worldwide movement which was founded by mystic Marthe Robin and Fr Finet in France. Venue: Drumcree Pastoral Centre Sunday 25th August 2pm to 6pm. Tel contact Hugh Donnelly at 30830904. Also 5 day Silent Retreat - August 26th - September 1st at Ards Retreat Centre, Letterkenny. Cost, including full board Euro 380. For more information and booking contact Mai Keating 00353 41 9819074 or Helen Williams 00353 86 1678027.
Year of Faith - celebrating Faith, offering Hope. As part of their Life’s Journey Series, Lough Derg offers a one day workshop titled ‘Living With Suicide’ on Wednesday 25th September. This day is for adults who have been affected by suicide, either through personal loss or with suicidal ideation, for those ministering to the suicide bereaved or working in support services. For further information contact Maureen in the Lough Derg Office tel. 00353 719861518 or email
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Youth 2000 Summer Festival, Cistercian College, Roscrea, Co Tipperary. Thursday 15th - Sunday 18th August. For young people aged 16 - 36 yrs. The festival is donation only. Free buses available from towns throughout Ireland. For more information and to book online see www.youth2000.ie or phone 00353 07598 876399 or facebook (youthtwothousandIreland).
Marriage at the Heart of the Church: a national conference focusing on the richness of the Church’s teaching on marriage – Saturday 28th September, Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth. Key note speaker: Stijn Van den Bossche, General Secretary of the Inter-Diocesan Catechetical Commission, Belgium. Details at
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Naiscoil Na Banna, Port an Dunain Require Staff - Good Fluency of Irish and NVQ II in Childcare, or equivalent, needed. Letter of application and C.V. to: Naiscoil Na Banna, 250a Garvaghy Road, Port an Dunain, BT62 1EB
Offertory Collection
Sunday 21st - £2446-91
Thanks all who contributed.
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Pastoral Centre: Cafe Bethany open after
10 a.m. Mass on Mondays
Reflection
Ask and you shall receive But I haven’t got what I asked for;
I’m still sick, out of a job, without a partner,
marriage hasn’t got any better,
all these things we pray for.
And I realise to my pain
that God is no magician.
So much of life I must accept,
so much of life is outside my control. Will a son speak to me again?
Will a daughter ever again phone home?
Doesn’t that depend on them, not just on God?
And still Jesus says, Ask and you shall receive. In the asking is the receiving,
in the seeking is the finding,
and in the knocking the door opens,
for in our prayer
God gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask. We are changed by asking.
What we get in the asking is his gift.
God hears all prayer,
responds to all prayers,
not always the answer we want or
expect.
What we receive by asking -
maybe a surge of faith,
an acceptance of love,
a lift of hope,
is what he gives. In confidence we pray,
and in our prayer
our hand is held,
our anxieties are eased,
our fears are lessened
and our confidence is that
God always gives the Holy Spirit
to those who ask.
Ask and you shall receive.
The JOY rule
Think of Jesus
Think of Others
Think of You
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