Saturday, 26th June
11am Baby Killian Thomas O'Brien Manogue
(Months Mind Mass)
12 noon, Funeral Mass, Stephen Griffin, 107 Claremont Park.
Vigil Mass 7.30 pm 1. William O'Connor
2. Matthew, Bridget and Michael Barrett.
Sunday, 27th June
9.30 am Mary and Paddy Lenihan and Marty Lee.
11 am Winnie Mongan and deceased members of
Mongan and McDonagh families.
12.15 pm Tom Daly
6.30 pm Winnie, Bridget, Michael and Sean Ridge.
Monday 28th June 10 am James Lee
10:45 Arrival of Remains of Gerry Thornton.
11 am Funeral Mass, Gerry Thornton, 208 Corrib Park.
Tuesday 29th June 10 am For all the Sick
Wednesday 30th June 10am Patsy Glynn and Rose Lee
Thursday 1st July 10 am Mary Ann McDonagh and
Eileen Cloherty
Friday 2nd July 10 am Josie Pender
7:30 pm Free Intention.
Saturday 3rd July
Vigil Mass 7.30 pm Maureen and Joe O'Toole and
Nicholas Conneely
Sunday, 4th July
9.30 am Mary Carroll
11 am Delia Delaney.
Nora and Michael and John Donnellan.
12.15 pm Kathleen and Edward Diviney
6.30 pm Free intention.
First Friday of July.
This Friday is the First Friday of July, a month devoted to devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus.
There will be Evening Mass and Benediction on Friday at 7:30.
Gerry Thornton, R.I.P.
Your prayers are asked for the repose of the soul of Gerry Thornton, 208 Corrib Park. Gerry’s remains will be reposing at O’Flaherty’s Funeral Home, Munster Avenue, on Monday, June 28th, from 9:30 to 10:30 AM, after which they will be removed to our church to arrive in time for 11 AM Mass followed by burial in Milltown Cemetery (between Tuam and Ballindine).
Stephen Griffin, R.I.P.
Your prayers are asked for the repose of the soul of Stephen Griffin, 107 Claremont Park and formerly of Water Lane, Bohermore. Stephen’s Funeral Mass took place in our church on Saturday, June 26th.
Sr. Angela Lawless, R.I.P.
The death has occurred of Sr. Angela LAWLESS O.P. of The Dominican Convent, Taylor's Hill. Sr. Angela was a loyal servant of our church playing the organ every Saturday evening until last year. She was also a loyal servant of our school, and could always be relied on to play the organ at First Communion and Confirmation and other special events. Her Funeral Mass took place in our church on June 17th.
'You have the message of eternal life'.
Drop-in Centre for Survivors of Clerical and Religious Abuse.
Millstone House
Room 7
Westside Resource Centre
Galway
Open: Monday, Wednesday and Friday
9.30 am - 4.30 pm
Phone: 091 528325 ext. 136
Galway for Life.
Life: A gift that needs to be cherished and protected.
Galway For Life is a local pro-life group, working to protect life at all it's stages. We need your help. Please visit our website:
http://www.galwayforlife.ie/
email us at:
galwayforlife@eircom.net
or call us on:
086 8546934
Saints Day’s from June 16th to 30th.
St. Romuald was a monk who lived a life of strict penance and solitude. He established many monasteries, most notably at Camaldoli in Tuscany. He died in 1027.
St. Aloysius Gonzaga joined the Jesuits. As a model novice he worked in the plague hospital and caught the fever, dying in 1691 at the age of twenty-three. He is the patron of youth.
St. Paulinus, 355- 431, Bishop of Nola in the Campania.
St. John Fisher, 1469- 1535, as Vice- Chancellor, built Christ’s and St. John’s Colleges, Cambridge. He was the Bishop of Rochester and his love of truth brought about his death.
St. Thomas More, 1478- 1535, the first commoner to be Lord Chancellor of England, like St. John Fisher, suffered martyrdom under Henry VIII. He is the patron of lawyers and those in public life.
St. Irenaeus lived after the time of the apostles and knew those who had seen and talked with them. He became Bishop of Lyons, the largest trading centre in Gaul. The note of moderation, the desire to win people to Christianity by love rather than by fear, was apparent in all of works.
June 24th. Feast of the Birth of St. John the Baptist. We rejoice at the coming of John the Baptist, a man of self-denial integrity of life and purpose, and an uncompromising prophetic voice. John means ‘The Lord has shown favour’. This feast relates to the summer solstice. In Ireland the eve of the feast was a time of bon fires and rejoicing. It recalls John’s words, ‘He must increase, but I must decrease’.
June 29th. Feast of Saint’s Peter and Paul. On this day traditionally considered in pagan Rome to be its foundation day by Romulus, we celebrate the twin founders of the Church in Rome. St. Peter died by crucifixion and St. Paul by beheading between 64- 67.
Two great Retreat houses in Dublin, lots of events.
Visit their websites to find out more:
A. Manresa Retreat House.
http://www.manresa-sj.org/
B. Emmaus Retreat and Conference Centre.
http://www.emmauscentre.ie/multi/default.asp?itemId=193
Help Galway Hospice.
The Galway Hospice is a registered charity providing care for patients with life-limiting illnesses. Once referred, our aim is to provide the best possible quality of life for our patients and their families, for the remaining duration of the illness. Care may be provided in their own homes through the Home Care Service, in the 12 bed In-Patient Unit, or in the Day Care Centre. We also provide Bereavement Counselling to those who require it.
All of these services are provided free of charge. The cost of providing Home Care, Day Care and Bereavement support services, which depend totally on voluntary contributions, is approximately €20,941 per week. We receive the operational costs of the In-patient Unit from the HSE West. If you would like to support us in the delivery of this care or would like to find out more about the Hospice and the events we are running,
Please visit:
http://www.galwayhospice.ie/
Mary Tierney
Fundraising Department
Galway Hospice Foundation
Renmore,
Galway
Ireland.
Tel: (091) 770868
Fax: (091) 752064
Email:
mtierney@galwayhospice.ie
Thank you.
YOUTH NEWS.
A. 2010 Knock Youth Festival opens today on the theme Walk by Faith
Archbishop Michael Neary, Archbishop of Tuam and Bishop Christy Jones, Bishop of Elphin will take part in the annual Knock Youth Festival from Friday 25to Sunday 27 June 2010 at Knock Shrine, Co Mayo. The three day festival will be opened by Bishop Jones tomorrow [Friday] afternoon. Over the weekend there will be talks, workshops, prayer, reflection and music. The theme of this year's festival is Walk by Faith. The festival will run until Sunday 27 June when Archbishop Neary will preside at the closing Mass.
Commenting ahead of the festival Archbishop Neary said "The Knock Youth Faith Festival is a most welcome development of recent years. It is an ideal opportunity for so many young people to come together in a faith context, to meet, to have a positive experience of Church, to pray, to celebrate and to have fun. Young people are the future of the Church and they deserve the best in presenting to them the wonderful treasures of our faith. I look forward to the event every year and am delighted and privileged to have the opportunity to celebrate Mass for the close of the festival of faith."
One of the speakers at this year's festival is Sr Helen Prejean, the author of the book Dead Man Walking, who is travelling from the USA to address this year's festival. Sr Helen has campaigned tirelessly against the death penalty and she will speak at the festival about human rights and the human dignity of all life. Sr Helen will also speak on the issue of environmental ethics. Other speakers at the festival will include: Fr Conall O Cuinn SJ, Dr Andrew O'Connell, Br Shawn O'Connor and Mr Brian McKee.
Looking forward to opening the festival Bishop Jones said "The festival presents young people with the exciting opportunity of gathering with others to reflect on their Christian faith and the significance it has in our life journey. Special liturgies, speakers, music, song and dance will enhance the experience of those present at what promises to be a truly spirit-filled event. We pray that it will help many young people to discover in their lives a lively, loving relationship with Jesus Christ and His church."
A special web feature on the Knock Youth Festival, including a promotional video, is now available on:
http://www.catholicbishops.ie./
Notes to Editors
1. The theme of this year's festival is Walk by Faith. In addition, the daily themes of the festival are:
• Friday 25 June - Walk by Faith
• Saturday 26 June - Trusting in God
• Sunday 27 June - Hope for the Journey
2. The full agenda of the Knock Youth Festival is available at:
http://www.knock-shrine.ie/youthfestival/
Further information:
Martin Long, Director of Communications 086 172 7678
Brenda
B. Summer Music Youth Opera.
Summer Music Youth Opera production of Benjamin Britten’s enchanting and appealing children’s opera, ‘Noye’s Fludde’. This wonderful opera, specially composed for children, includes dozens of children costumed as the animals entering and leaving the Ark and as the children of Noye. Noye’s Fludde depicts the story of Noye, the building of the Ark, the storm and subsequent salvation. It is based on a 16th Century Chester Miracle Play and was first performed at the Aldeburgh Festival in 1958. The opera has since been produced many times, and in many languages, in hundreds of cities throughout the world. Performances will take place in the Franciscan Friary, Ennis and in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, Galway. No previous experience and no audition is required for children to join this summer’s production.
A DVD showing of our previous production of Noye's Flood will take place today Saturday at 3:30pm in NUIG for School Principals, Home School Liaison Officers, Music Co-ordinators and Church representatives. Please email for room information.
There are youth bursaries available.
For further information Tel. 065 708 7566 or E-mail summermusic@iol.ie
C. Clonmacnois.
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Visit:
http://www.youth2000.ie/
Benefit Concert in aid of Local Children's Cancer Charity.
JCI Galway and the children's cancer charity - CDs Helping Hands have teamed up to organise "Mid Summer Melodies" - a spectacular star-studded benefit concert. The event is being held in the Galway Bay Hotel on Friday, July 2nd. Tickets are €30 and include a drinks reception and light buffet and can be bought in the Galway Bay Hotel, Zhivago (Shop Street) or from 086 071 8054.
More information on:
http://www.jci-galway.org/
Many Thanks
Odhran Irwin
(087 9100948)
Garden Festival.
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Visit:
http://www.galwaygardenfestival.com/
Linacre Centre for Healthcare Ethics conference on ‘Fertility, Infertility and Gender’ .
An international group of around 100 delegates met in St Patrick College, Maynooth, on 16 to 18 June, for a conference run by the Linacre Centre for Healthcare Ethics. The conference addressed the theme of ‘Fertility, Infertility and Gender’. The Linacre Centre is a Catholic academic institute that engages with the moral questions arising in clinical practice and biomedical research. The Linacre Centre has recently moved from London to Oxford, and will be changing its name to the ‘Anscombe Bioethics Centre’ after the renowned Catholic philosopher Elizabeth Anscombe. Dr Mary Geach, daughter of Elizabeth Anscombe, presented and attended the Maynooth conference.
Delegates attended from as far afield as Australia, Nigeria, Malta and Sweden. A series of well-researched interdisciplinary papers were presented on a range of bioethical topics of contemporary importance such as reproductive and sexual health and ethics, including 'The effect on children of the reproductive revolution'. The conference proceedings will be published in due course; in the meantime the Centre remains available for advice at
http://www.linacre.org/
The three Catholic bishops’ conferences of the islands (Ireland, Scotland and England & Wales) nominate members to the board of the Linacre Centre. Further information on this conference can be obtained from Dr Helen Watt, Director of the Linacre Centre for Healthcare Ethics, on
h.watt@linacre.org.
The Linacre Centre is a Catholic academic institute that engages with the moral questions arising in clinical practice and biomedical research. It brings to bear on those questions principles of natural law, virtue ethics, and the teaching of the Catholic Church, and seeks to develop the implications of that teaching for emerging fields of practice. The Centre engages in scholarly dialogue with academics and practitioners of other traditions. It contributes to public policy debates as well as to debates and consultations within the Church. It runs educational programmes for, and gives advice to, Catholics and other interested healthcare professionals and biomedical scientists.
Topics discussed at the conference included: marriage, fertility and celibacy: Biblical perspectives; psychological issues in gender identity; marriage, singleness and homosexuality; Love, unity and contraception; Population growth and control; STDs, teenage pregnancy and abstinence strategies; Assisted conception: ethical approaches; IVF and sexual ethics; the effects on children of the reproductive revolution.
Speakers included: Fr Paul Mankowski, Professor Luke Gormally, Dr Philip Sutton, Professor Alexander Pruss, Dr Dermot Grenham, Dr Kevin O’Reilly, Professor David Paton, Dr Phil Boyle, Dr Mary Geach, Fr Kevin Flannery and Elizabeth Marquadt.
Photographs from the conference are available on request from Brenda Drumm
Further information:
Brenda Drumm, Communications Officer 087 310 4444
Life Skills at Croí na Gaillimhe.
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Latin Mass (according to the Missal of Blessed John the Twenty Third).
From now on this mass will take place monthly though the venue for same has yet to be confirmed.
John Heneghan, Latin Mass Society of Ireland: 086-8530810
The Pope’s Intentions for June.
General: That every national and transnational institution may strive to guarantee respect for human life from conception to natural death.
Mission: That the churches in Asia, which constitute a “little flock” among non – Christian populations, may know how to communicate the Gospel and give joyful witness to their adherence to Christ.
Important Information from Breast Check.
Breast Check is now offering free breast X-rays (mammograms) to women aged 50 to 64 years in Galway city. Women will receive an appointment by post to attend the Breast Check Unit in Galway (located at the back of University Hospital Galway).
Breast Check aims to reduce the number of deaths from breast cancer by finding and treating the disease at an early stage. Breast Check encourages all eligible women (aged 50 to 64) to make sure their name is on the Breast Check register by calling:
Free phone 1800 45 45 55
or visiting:
http://www.breastcheck.ie./
Bishops welcome The Report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry.
On the third day of the Summer General Meeting of the Irish Episcopal Conference in Maynooth, the Bishops of Ireland prayed for those who lost their lives and were injured in Derry on Bloody Sunday, 30 January 1972, and in a joint statement today said:
“We welcome the findings of The Report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry and we share the joy and relief of the families of those killed and injured on Bloody Sunday. We acknowledge the hurt and pain of the many people who lost loved ones on these islands during the course of the Troubles. We continue to carry them all in our thoughts and prayers.
“We acknowledge the witness of Bishop Edward Daly, and the many clergy, whose part in Bloody Sunday and its aftermath is deservedly recognised. We salute also all the politicians who have contributed in leadership roles and to the building of a solid peace.
“We acknowledge the pastoral leadership shown by the representatives of the other Christian Churches as demonstrated by their visit to Derry today. Finally, we call on all those who are still committed to violence to recognise the futility of this approach and we plead with them to turn to a constructive political path to achieve their goals.”
Further information:
Martin Long, Director of Communications 00 353 86 172 7678
Pilgrimages.
1. A Pilgrimage to Turkey in the footsteps of St. Paul takes place from October 22nd to 29th. Some of the places visited will be Pamukale, Konya, Ephesus and Our Lady’s House. The cost is €1159 per person sharing in a four star hotel, including all entrance fees. More details can be had by phoning 091- 524207/ 758373/ 753763.
Kids Corner, June 20th and 27th, with Cian and Bella.
Luke 9:18-24 • Who do you say I am?
‘The Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.’
How do you show that you are one of Jesus’ followers?
Luke 9:51-62 • All Together Now!
Bella: Hi there Cian, are you going to any summer camps?
Cian: Yes, I’m going to the VHI Cúl camps for football and hurling.
Bella: Excellent! So am I, hope it will be better weather this year. Last year the weather was awful and we were soaked through every day! Not a lot of fun.
Cian: We were soaked too but our coach said, ‘all together now team’ at every break and we headed out into the downpours fired up and ready to rock! Know what? That is exactly what the Gospel is about this Sunday!!
Bella: What? Did Jesus play football Cian?
Cian: No silly!! The Gospel explains how Jesus fired up his followers by telling them that a decision to follow him has no ‘ifs or buts’, as the song says ‘All together now’! We are all a valuable part of a community and we need to pull forward like one body to follow in Jesus’ footsteps.
Think about how this Gospel story makes you feel. What two words would sum it up for you?
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