IMPORTANT!
CEMETERY SUNDAY IS THIS SUNDAY IN MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH, RAHOON CEMETERY.
MASS WILL BE IN THE CEMETERY AT 3PM.
THE FIRST MEETING OF THE DO THIS IN MEMORY PROGRAMME FOR FIRST COMMUNION IN 2011 IS THIS WEDNESDAY AT 7:30 IN THE CHURCH ROOMS.
ALL PARENTS ARE ASKED TO ATTEND. THE DATES OF FIRST COMMUNION, FIRST CONFESSION AND MONTHLY MASSES WILL BE GIVEN OUT AT THE MEETING.
Mass intentions for the week ahead, 12th September 2010
Saturday 11th September
Vigil Mass 7.30 pm Kathleen Fitzmaurice and Marie Golding
Sunday 12th September
9.30 am Free intention
11 am Teresa and Michael Lynch and Statia Grehan.
12.15 pm Denis O'Brien and Ronan Duignan
3 pm Mass in Rahoon Cemetery (Cemetery Sunday)
6.30 pm Christy Morkan, Patrick, Josephine Corbett
and Tom Mongan.
Monday 13th September
10 am Tom, Margaret and John Conneely and Nora Keady.
Eamon Griffin.
Tuesday 14th September
10 am For all the Sick.
Wednesday 15th September
10 am Bridie Whelan.
6pm - 8pm Indian Community Mass
Church
7:30 Parent’s Meeting, First Communion Programme
Church Tea Room
Thursday 16th September
10 am Michael and Maisie Sherlock and Richard Cazabon.
Friday 17th September
10 am Tilly & Johnny Jennings
Saturday 18th September
11 am Paula Collins Burke (Months Mind Mass)
Vigil Mass 7.30 pm Matthew Kyne and Teresa Cubbard
Sunday 19th September
9.30 am Free intention
11 am William Creane and Fred Hanley and deceased
members of the family.
12.15 pm Frank Duffy and John Miller
6.30 pm Bridie Joyce and Peter O'Brien and his daughter
Carmel McNulty.
Latin Mass News.
The fourth monthly mass in the Extraordinary Form will take place in St. Patrick’s Army Church, Renmore on Sunday, September 19th at 3pm.
John Heneghan Latin Mass Society of Ireland 086- 8530810
http://www.latinmassireland.org/
Day for Life 2010 on the meaning of Christian death and care for those who are dying
• Special feature on:
http://www.catholicbishops.ie/
• Day for Life Mass to be broadcast by RTÉ 1 from Ballina, Co Mayo
The Catholic Church in Ireland will celebrate the Day for Life 2010 on Sunday 3 October. The theme for this year’s Day for Life is the meaning of Christian death and care for those who are dying – Lord for your faithful people, life is changed, not ended.
Speaking about this year’s theme in a special video interview Bishop Fleming, Bishop of Killala and the Bishops’ Conference Day for Life delegate said: “The Day for Life celebrates life as given to us by God. This year’s theme talks about life and gives us a very rich view of the Catholic position of life, namely that no matter how long or how short life is and no matter what condition it is lived in, life has a value because it is given to us by God.”
Bishop Fleming’s interview in available as part of a special feature which is now available on the Catholic Bishops’ website –
http://www.catholicbishops.ie/.
This special feature includes:
Video interview with Bishop John Fleming
A Pastoral Letter from the Bishops’ on this year’s Day for Life theme, which is available to download in English, Irish and Polish. This pastoral is being circulated to parishes around the country and will be available on Sunday 3 October
Video interview with Marie Gribbons, a chaplain at St Francis Hospice in Raheny who talks about what it’s like to care for those who are dying
Parish Newsletter Resources for use on the two Sundays preceding Day for Life and for Day for Life itself
A video reflection with music and text which was filmed at St Francis Hospice in Raheny
Background information on Day for Life which has been celebrated in Ireland since 2001
Information on the special Day for Life Mass
RTÉ 1 television will broadcast a special Day for Life Mass from St Patrick’s Cathedral in Ballina, Co Mayo at 11.15am. The Celebrant will be Bishop John Fleming.
Publication of Pope Benedict XVI's Message for the 2011 World Youth Day in Madrid (16 - 21 August)
Theme: “Planted and built up in Jesus Christ, firm in the faith” (cf. Col 2:7)
The text of Pope Benedict XVI's message for the 26th World Youth Day, which will take place in Madrid from 16 - 21 August 2011, has been published. The theme of the message is Planted and built up in Jesus Christ, firm in the faith.
In his message Pope Benedict reflects on his youth and his path to priesthood. He also reflects on the last World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia. He encourages young people to reflect and to seek for something beyond everyday life: "There is a moment, when we are young, when each of us wonders: what meaning does my life have? What purpose and direction should I give to it? This is a very important moment, and it can worry us, perhaps for some time. We start wondering about the kind of work we should take up, the kind of relationships we should establish, the friendships we should cultivate... Here, once more, I think of my own youth. I was somehow aware quite early on that the Lord wanted me to be a priest. Then later, after the war, when I was in the seminary and at university on the way towards that goal, I had to recapture that certainty. I had to ask myself: is this really the path I was meant to take? Is this really God’s will for me? Will I be able to remain faithful to him and completely at his service? A decision like this demands a certain struggle. It cannot be otherwise. But then came the certainty: this is the right thing! Yes, the Lord wants me, and he will give me strength. If I listen to him and walk with him, I become truly myself. What counts is not the fulfilment of my desires, but of his will. In this way life becomes authentic."
Tomorrow! Bishop John McAreavey to lead fourth National Grandparents’ pilgrimage to Knock Shrine .
• Special feature now available on
http://www.catholicbishops.ie/
Bishop John McAreavey, Bishop of Dromore will lead the fourth National Grandparents’ Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Knock Shrine, Co Mayo, on Sunday 12 September next. More than 10,000 grandparents from across Ireland are expected to be present at this year’s pilgrimage.
A special feature on the pilgrimage is now available on the Catholic Bishops’ website –
http://www.catholicbishops.ie/
The feature includes:
An interview with Bishop McAreavey in which he talks about his expectations for this years pilgrimage and of the importance of grandparents in the handing on of the faith
Video highlights from last year’s pilgrimage which was led by Cardinal Seán Brady
Background information on the pilgrimage and details of this year’s event
A gallery of images from previous pilgrimages
The National Grandparents' Pilgrimage was founded by Catherine Wiley, a grandmother from Co Mayo, who wanted to do something to support and affirm grandparents and the important role that they play in families, the Church and society. Archbishop Michael Neary, Archbishop of Tuam, is Patron.
A new association for Grandparents was launched as part of the 2009 Pilgrimage. The Catholic Grandparents' Association (CGA) has been established to support grandparents and to affirm them in the important mission of handing on the faith to the next generation. The CGA was formally blessed by Pope Benedict XVI earlier this month. The blessing was received by Catherine Wiley, founder of the CGA. The text of Pope Benedict’s blessing reads as follows:
“Our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI invokes God’s Blessings of Joy and Peace upon you and all of the Association. Make them [grandparents] teachers of wisdom and courage, that they may pass on to future generations the fruits of their mature human and spiritual experience.”
Pope Benedict also comments on the need for young people to strengthen their faith: "Even though the set of values underpinning society comes from the Gospel – values like the sense of the dignity of the person, of solidarity, of work and of the family –, we see a certain “eclipse of God” taking place, a kind of amnesia which, albeit not an outright rejection of Christianity, is nonetheless a denial of the treasure of our faith, a denial that could lead to the loss of our deepest identity. For this reason, dear friends, I encourage you to strengthen your faith in God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. You are the future of society and of the Church!"
Prayer Walks.
Join a band of people from various churches and none, in walking this ancient route. We walk at a gentle pace so that we can meet each day with other walkers, local people and visitors. You can join us for any part, or all, of the routes. There will be places to rest and pray together, to enjoy the wildlife and to sing together. Bring an instrument if you play, and a packed lunch. No need to book.
The prayer walks are part of a Pioneer Ministry of the Methodist Church.
Friday 17 September. 11 a.m. Meet at Clare Archaeological Centre car park. To high cross and Diseart Tóla monastic site. Leave by road, turn right . 1.00pm at Rath. To Corofin. 4 pm. Close at Heritage Centre
Saturday 18 September. Meet 10 a.m. Corofin Heritage Centre. Left at end of village, round Inchiquin Lough. 6km. 12.30 pm Crossard . 2.30 pm To Kilnaboy 5 km. 3.45 pm To Parknabinnia wedge tomb 5km. End 5pm.
Sunday 19 September. Meet 11 a.m. at Kilnaboy. 12 km walk by back roads to Kilfenora. Ends 2pm with service in Kilfenora old church.
Friday 17 September. 11 a.m. Meet at Clare Archaeological Centre car park. To high cross and Díseart Tóla monastic site. Leave by road, turn right. 1.00pm at Rath. To Corofin. 4 pm. Closing at Heritage Centre
Saturday 18 September. Meet 10 a.m. Corofin Heritage Centre. Left at end of village, round Inchiquin Lough. 6km. 12.30 pm Crossard . 2.30 pm To Kilnaboy 5 km. 3.45 pm To Parknabinnia wedge tomb 5km. End 5pm.
Sunday 19 September. Meet 11 a.m. at Kilnaboy. 12 km walk by back roads to Kilfenora. Ends 2pm with service in Kilfenora old church.
http://shannoncoclare.wordpress.com/prayer-walking/
CROI NUA CENTRE
Good News Each Sunday
Every Thursday from September 9th , reflections on the readings for the following Sunday. 7.30-9.30p.m.
At Home With Your Bible
Starting September 21st 10.15-12.15 morning and repeated at 7.30-9.30 in the evening. St. Paul and his writings.
091- 520960 or 087- 6833195
Croí Nua Spirituality Centre is run by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, and is situated on Rosary Lane in Taylors Hill, opposite the entrance to the Dominican Convent Primary and Secondary School. The no. 2 bus passes by the gate.
http://www.croinua.com/
Volunteers Required for Community Catering
COPE Galway Community Catering have recently been shortlisted for the HSE Achievement Awards 2010. Community Catering is a local service dedicated to the provision of nutritional support for Galway’s older people with the objective of assisting older people to live their life independently and in their own home if that is their wish.
As a number of our summer volunteers are now leaving to return to college etc., we urgently need new volunteers to help in the preparation & delivery of our nutritious meals.
If you have some time to spare & would like to join a great team give us a call or
If you know of anyone in your circle of friends, or community that would like to get involved can you encourage them to get in touch with us here at:
091-700 800 or email
communitycatering at copegalway.ie
http://www.copegalway.ie/
Cian and Bella, Kids Corner
Luke 15:1-32 • Lost and Found
Cian: Hi there Bella, how did you get on at the Hip-Hop competition?
Bella: Great, but it was nerve wracking! The four of us in the group didn’t travel together and Emily went to the wrong dance centre, we were short on time and were really angry with her for not listening to the right address. Eventually after lots of texts and tantrums she arrived to the right centre and instead of giving out to her we were just so glad to see her. We even had time to go over the routine once before we were on stage!
Cian: Wow! That could have been nasty but guess what, your story reminds me of the Gospel this Sunday.
Bella: Eh? A hip hop dance competition in the Gospel???
Cian: Nah! It’s about when Jesus told the three parables about being lost and then when found God is so happy to have you back instead of being angry that you were lost in the first place!
Slowly read over the three parables in the Gospel this Sunday and listen carefully to their message.
Saints in September
Saint Anna the Prophetess
September 1
Blessed Apollinaris of Posat
September 2
Saint Pope Gregory the Great
September 3
Blessed Dina Bélanger
September 4
Saint Lawrence Giustiniani
September 5
Saint Bega
September 6
Saint Cloud
September 7
Birth of the Virgin Mary
September 8
Saint Peter Claver
Blessed Frederick Ozanam, Founder of the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
September 9
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
September 10
Saint John Gabriel Perboyre
September11
Saint Guy of Anderlecht
September12
Saint John Chrysostom
September13
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
September14
Our Lady of Sorrows
September 15
Saint Cornelius and
Saint Cyprian of Carthage
September16
Saint Robert Bellarmine
September 17
Saint Thomas of Villanova
September18
Saint Januarius
September19
Saint Andrew Kim Kaegön and
Paul Chong Hasang and Companions
September 20
Saint Matthew the Apostle
September 21
Saint Ignatius of Santhia
September 22
Saint Padre Pio
September 23
Feast of Our Lady of Ransom
September 24
Saint Vincent Strambi
September 25
Saints Cosmas and Damian
September 26
Saint Vincent de Paul
September 27
Saint Marie Amandine
September 28
Sts. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael
September 29
St. Jerome
September 30th
Why not google them to find out more??
A good site to begin with is:
http://www.stfrancisenid.com/september_saints.htm
