25th.
Sunday of Year C .............
......................................................19th.
September 2004 - No. 930
The good
news this week is from the Holy Gospel according to Luke(16:1-13)
Jesus said to his disciples, ' There was a rich man and he had a
steward who was denounced to him for being wasteful with his property.
He called for the man and said. 'What is this I hear about you? Draw
me up an account of your stewardship because you are not to be my steward
any longer.' Then the steward said to himself, 'Now that my master is
taking the stewardship away from me, what am I to do? Dig? I am not
strong enough. Go begging? I should be too ashamed. Ah, I know what
I will do to make sure that when I am dismissed from office there will
be some to welcome me into their homes.'
Then
he called his master's debtors one buy one. To the first he said, 'How
much do you owe my master?' 'One hundred measures of oil' was the reply.
The steward said, 'Here take your bond; sit down straight away and write
fifty.' To another he said, 'And you, sir, how much do you owe?' 'One
hundred measures of wheat' was the reply. The steward said, 'Here, take
your bond and write eighty.' The master praised the dishonest steward
for his astuteness. For the children of this world are more astute in
dealing with their own than are the children of light.
And
so I tell you; use money, tainted as it is, to win you friends, and
thus make sure that when it fails you, they will welcome you into the
tents of eternity. The man who can be trusted in little things can be
trusted in great; the man who is dishonest in little things will be
dishonest in great. If then you cannot be trusted with money, that tainted
thing, who will trust you with genuine riches? And if you cannot be
trusted with what is not yours, who will give you what is your very
own?
No servant can be the slaves of two masters: he will either hate the
first and love the second, or treat the first with respect and the second
with scorn. You cannot be slave both of God and money.
This is
the Gospel of the Lord.
Letter
from Bishop Buckley
It is now
almost 40 years since the late Bishop Cornelius Lucey wrote a letter
to the people of the Diocese informing them of his decision to establish
a Diocesan Mission to South America. Little could he have known, or
indeed imagine, the impact that decision would have. Since 1965, over
55 priests, almost 70 Bon Secours, Presentation and Mercy Sisters have
served voluntarily in the desert area of Trujillo, Peru and more recently
in Manta, Ecuador. The priests and sisters worked with a population
of the poorest of the poor which at times was over 300,000 people.
Primarily,
the work of the priests and sisters in South America was to make Christ
better known and loved. From this came a commitment to the material
welfare of the people. Churches were built, parish centres established,
the Good News of the gospel was preached and the local people were prepared
to become actively involved in organising the life of their local Church.
Parish schools offered hope for a better future, medical centres cared
for the sick and forgotten, food programmes fed the hungry. the first
local schools for children with special needs were developed and small
community projects to create employment were supported in an attempt
to break the cycle of poverty.
It is unusual
for a diocesan missionary project to last as long as that of Cork and
Ross. It survived terrorism, weather phenomena and political turmoil.
How does one explain the success of the Cork and Ross Mission? Beside
the grace of God, there are two possible explanations: continuous flow
of volunteer priests and sisters and the unfailing support by the people
of Cork. For this support and goodwill I sincerely thank you. The Lord
will reward you for your generousity over the years.
Due to the
growing shortage of priests here at home, the last remaining priests
were recalled in March and responsibility for the parishes was handed
over to the local Church. There is an obvious sadness in ending this
link which has been part of the life of the diocese for 39 years. Yet,
there is justifiable pride in what has been accomplished. The lives
of entire communities there have been transformed and enriched by our
joint efforts.
We are happy
that the Mercy Sisters and Bon Secours Sisters who worked with the Mission
from the beginning will continue to work in the parishes in Peru. Both
Congregations are now receiving many local girls into their Communities.
This is not the end of our commitment to Peru and Ecuador. We will continue
to support the sisters and local churches in accordance with their specific
needs for as long as this is necessary.
Now is an
opportune time to celebrate what has been achieved. It is an occasion
to give thanks to The Lord for all the blessings during the past 39
years and we look forward in hope as we face the challenge of finding
new ways of bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ to people at home
and abroad.
I am inviting
you to a spacial Mass of Celebration and Thanksgiving which will take
place in the Cathedral on Thursday, the 23rd.
of September, at 7.30 pm
Post Primary
Cathechetics
In-service
program 2004-2005
A Pastoral
Care program for Post-Primary Schools
Elizabeth
Flanagan M.A.
Thursday
23rd. September 7.30 pm, Cork Education Support Centre, Western Road,
Cork
Childminders
Cork City Childcare
Company
Childminding Initiative
Will hold a free
Quality Awareness Training Program in September for new / existing Cork
City Childminders.
Childminder Grant
also available, Contact Ruth at 29, Penrose Wharf, 00.353.21.4507942.
Friends
of St. Patrick's Church - Super Draw
Only six
months to go to the day when you may have 20,000 euro or 15,000 euro,
or 10,000 euro extra in your pocket.
If you are
not in, you can't win
20,000
euro, or
15,000 euro or 10,000 euro
or many more prizes
Tickets cost
100 euro
See the ticket
sellers after Masses, and thanks to all who bought a ticket already.
See our article
on the website.
Mini Marathon
Runners
Evening
Echo Ladies Mini Marathon on Sunday 19th September
Sponsored
runners required by:
Alzheimer
Society - Maria.....................................00.353.21.4391690
Carers
Association ..............................................00.353.21.4806397
New
Marymount Hospice .....................................00.353.21.4501201
Samaritans
- Judith ...................................1850.609090
(Ireland only)
For
Sponsorship Cards and T-Shirts, contact the number given.
Beech
Hill Garden Centre
COPE Foundation,
Bonnington, Montenotte.
Plant of
the Week................'VERONICA' .....(Prostrata)
Why not visit
the coffee shop and enjoy home baking?
Parish
Contact Numbers
Canon Liam
Leader PP ...............................................00.353.21.4500282
Fr. Bernard
Cotter........................................................00.353.21.4502696
Fr. Christy
O'Shaughnessy .........................................00.353.21.4551503
Emergency
(Priest on Duty).........................................00.363.87.8252284
Sacristy
(except Thursday) ........................................00.353.86.3107499
L.D.F
/ F.C.A. Annual Re-Union
The annual
re-union of the 47th / 48th Midleton L.D.F. & F.C.A. Infantry Battalions
will take place on Friday 29th October in Collins Barracks.
All former
L.D.F. & F.C.A. members are welcome.
The night
will commence with Mass for deceased members at 7.30 pm. For further
details contact Finbarr Burns at 00.353.21.4508184
Collection
last week
Church and
Renovation 1,665 euro,
Thanks to
all who contributed.
Bible
Study 2004
Be at home with
your Bible.
A weekly Bible course
at a level to enable people confidently and familiarise themselves with
their Bible.
At St. Dominic's
Ennismore, Tuesdays 10.30 am to noon and Wednesday 8.30 pm. to 10.00
pm.
Prophets...........Starting
September 21st. and 22nd.
Family
Studies Course
For parents, care
workers and those involved in Community/Parish work.
Covers Psychology
and Sociology of the Family, Spirituality, Human Relationsship Skills,
Bereavement and Leadership.
From: 6th. October
to May 2005 at Colaiste Choilm, Ballincollig.
For details contact
Family Ministry, 34 Paul Street, telephone 00.353.21.4275136
Youth
2000 Retreat
Our 7th. annual
retreat will take place from 24th. to 26th September.
At Knockadoon Dominican
Retreat Centre.
Who is Jesus Christ?
What does the world offer me? What are the values I seek?
Do these values
bring me a true and lasting peace? Hjow do I pray?
How can I affect
other young people? How can I build a civilisation of peace and love?
How do I follow Jesus Christ?
'You
did not choose me, no, I chose you'
To book, please
contact Dave at 00.353.87.6492875 or Chris at 00.353.21.4503564
Youth 2000
is organised by young people for young people. Donation only
Discerning the
Times
The inaugural gathering
of the Cork Theology Forum
will take place on Saturday, 2nd. October at the Silver Springs hotel.
The Speakers will reflect on the contribution Christianity can make
on the 21st. Century.
Fr. Kieran O'Mahony:
Reading St. Paul, Dean Michael Burrows: The Christian Contribution to
Irish Society, Dr. Mary T. Malone: A radical Irish Spirituality.
Details and Bookings:
John Scanlan 00.353.21.4316812, Derek Johnston 00.353.21.4533865, Anne
Francis 00.353.21.2282134
Parish
Pilgrimage 2005
To Rome, San Giovanni
and Assisi, on 10th. June 2005... 7 nights
Direct from Cork,..........1,079
euro
Names and deposits
are being taken. For further information please contact Mary Lane at
00.353.21.4503287.
Songs
Of Praise
The hymns for the
6 pm Saturday and 12 am Sunday masses this week are:
43...Hail Redeemer,
King Divine, and
51...How Great Thou
Art
Please join in.
Newsletter and
Website
Visit our website............
www.stpatrickscork.com
You can write to
us or send us feedback at ...mail@stpatrickscork
Montenotte
Care Centre
Located in the heart
of the parish, we offer long term, short term, respite and day care
facilities to those in need of nursing care.
Contact Geraldine
or helen at 00.353.21.4861777 to see the facilities and discuss care
requirements, or see us on www.montenottecarecentre.ie
26th.
Sunday of Year C .............
......................................................26th.
September 2004 - No. 931
The good
news this week is from the Holy Gospel according to Luke(16:19-31)
Jesus said to the Pharisees: 'There was a rich man who used to dress
in purple and fine linen and feast magnificently every day. And at his
gate there lay a poor man called Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed
to fill himself with the scraps that fell from the rich man's table.
Dogs even came and licked his sores. Now the poor man died and was carried
by the angels to the bosom of Abraham. The rich man also died and was
buried.
In
his torment in Hades he looked up and saw Abraham a long way off with
Lazarus in his bosom. So he cried out, 'Father Abraham, pity me and
send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue,
for I am in agony in these flames'. "My son, Abraham replied' remember
that during your life good things came your way, just as bad things
came the way of Lazarus. Now he is being comforted here while you are
in agony. But that is not all: between us and you a great gulf has been
fixed, to stop anyone, if he wanted to, crossing from our side to yours,
and stop any crossing from your side to ours."
The
rich man replied, "Father, I beg you then to send Lazarus to my
father's house, since I have five brothers, to give them warning so
that they do not come to this place of torment too." "They
have Moses and the prophets," said Abraham "let them listen
to them". "Ah no, father Abraham," said the rich man
"but if someone comes to them from the dead, they will repent."
Then Abraham said to him, "If they will not listen either to Moses
or to the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone should
rise from the dead."
This is
the Gospel of the Lord.
Reading
from Amos
This is the
second Sunday that he provides the first reading and Amos soes not let
up.
His outburst
this week is directed against those who 'use the finest oil for anointing
themselves' but have no care about the needs of the people themselves.
Are we self
centred or do we have the interests of others at heart
Letter
from Paul to Timothy
There is
a mixture of styles in this reading. It starts with advice from the
Apostles to the disciples who is now a church leader.
There follows
a quotation from a prayer in which honour and power are ascribed to
God, the one who raised Jesus from death.
In reflecting
on the example Christ left for his followers Paul writes of Jesus having
spoken up 'as a witness for the truth'. He calls on Timothy to believe
and behave in accordance with what he has been instructed in the Church.
Autumn
Concert
Christ the King
Church, Restoration Fund
Anthony
Kearns (Of the Irish Tenors),
Band of the 1st. Southern Brigade, The Cork Airport Singers
In Christ the King
Church, Turners Cross, Thursday, 30th. September at 8 pm.
Tickets at 20 euro
are available from Pro Musica, Veritas and the Parish Office.
Friends
of St. Patrick's Church - Super Draw
Only six
months to go to the day when you may have 20,000 euro or 15,000 euro,
or 10,000 euro extra in your pocket.
If you are
not in, you can't win
20,000
euro, or
15,000 euro or 10,000 euro
or many more prizes
Tickets cost
100 euro
See the ticket
sellers after Masses, and thanks to all who bought a ticket already.
See our article
on the website.
Special Collection,
Education of Students for the Prieshood
A
special collection will take place at all Masses this weekend. The proceeds
of the collection go to the Diocesan Education Fund which meets the
cost of seminarian's fees at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, and also
contributes to postgraduate studies of priests in the diocese.
Please
support this worthy cause.
Beech
Hill Garden Centre
COPE Foundation,
Bonnington, Montenotte.
Plant of
the Week................'VERONICA' .....(Prostrata)
Why not visit
the coffee shop and enjoy home baking?
Parish
Contact Numbers
Canon Liam
Leader PP ...............................................00.353.21.4500282
Fr. Bernard
Cotter........................................................00.353.21.4502696
Fr. Christy
O'Shaughnessy .........................................00.353.21.4551503
Emergency
(Priest on Duty).........................................00.363.87.8252284
Sacristy
(except Thursday) ........................................00.353.86.3107499
Growing
and Understanding
If a Sunday
Gospel sometimes seems strange to the ear, you are not alone in this.
It can help if you discover more about it and then it can really come
alive.
A series
of six evenings have started on Tuesdays from 7.30 pm to 9 pm led by
Carol Dorgan, LSA. Why not join in?
Collection
last week
Church and
Renovation 1,802 euro,
Thanks to
all who contributed.
Christenings
Welcome into the
Christian Community
Stephan
Yamslaw and Lloyd Yamslaw
Family
Studies Course
For parents, care
workers and those involved in Community/Parish work.
Covers Psychology
and Sociology of the Family, Spirituality, Human Relationsship Skills,
Bereavement and Leadership.
From: 6th. October
to May 2005 at Colaiste Choilm, Ballincollig.
For details contact
Family Ministry, 34 Paul Street, telephone 00.353.21.4275136
Please
Pray for the Souls of
Donal Duggan
and please remember
in your prayers
Mary Linehan
and Chris Hedderman,
who's first anniversary
is at this time
Invitation -
for ladies only
St.
Luke's Guild of the ICA meets on the first and third
Thursdays of each month in Holy Family Hall, Military Hill.
The next meeting
is on Thursday, 7th. October at 8 pm; new members welcome. For further
information please call 00.353.21.4502651
Release,
relax 'n' reduce stress
Hold on to summer,
stay well! Recognise where you tense up and how to ease back.
Four Tuesday evenings
of fun, cheerful and easy self-maintenance, 28th. September, 5th., 12th.
and 19th. October from 7 pm to 9.30 pm. Sessions will be upstairs at
Cork Deaf Centre, McCurtain Street next to the Metropole Car Park.
Call Anne at 00.353.87.6176193
to book a place.
Songs
Of Praise
The hjmns for the
6 pm Saturday and 12 am Sunday masses this week are:
90...Praise be the
Lord our God, and
48...Holy God, we
praise thy name.
Please join in.
Newsletter and
Website
Visit our website............
www.stpatrickscork.com
You can write to
us or send us feedback at ...mail@stpatrickscork
Bothar
- Helping people help themselves
This is your chance
to win the new 90-hp Massey Ferguson 4 W-D tractor, list price 50,000
euro! Tickets 30 euro each. Phone the Cork Bothar Office at 00.353.21.4878693
or 00.353.86.3601624. All proceeds to Bothar's Third World projects.
Draw will be held on 30th. September at the National Ploughing Championship.
I wish I said
that
'If
I were two faced, would I be wearing this one?'
-
Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
27th.
Sunday of Year C .............
......................................................3rd.
October 2004 - No. 932
The good
news this week is from the Holy Gospel according to Luke(17:5-10)
The apostles said to the Lord, 'Increase our faith.' The Lord replied
'Were your faith the size of a mustard seed you could say to this mulberry
tree, "Be uprooted and planted in the sea", and it would obey
you.
Which
of you, with a servant ploughing or minding sheep, would say to him
when he returned from the fields, "Come and have your meal immediately?"
Would he not be more likely to say, "Get my supper laid; make yourself
tidy and wait on me while I eat and drink. You can eat and drink yourself
afterwards?" Must he be grateful to the servant for doing what
he was told?.
So
with you: when you have done all you have been told to do, say, "We
are merely servants: we have done no more than our duty."
This is
the Gospel of the Lord.
Reading
from Habakkuk
How many
times have we asked 'Why Lord?' in desperation or in prayer (or both)?
How come
evil seems to flourish....?
As we can
se from today's text this is not a new question.
The answer
has not changed either and is given clearly in the last two lines. Have
another look at them. Are we faithful?
Letter
from Paul to Timothy
The apostle
and experienced preacher give advice to his disciple: what began with
the laying-on of hands must now, and continually, be consolidated.
This applies
to all believers. As Christian disciples, our trusting loyalty with
which we hold on to what we have been taught about him assures that
we have not strayed from a correct understanding of Jesus and our faith
in him.
Growing
and Understanding
If a Sunday Gospel
sometimes seems strange to the ear, you are not alone in this. It can
help if you discover more about it and then it can really come alive.
A series of six
evenings have started on Tuesdays from 7.30 pm to 9 pm by Carol Dorgan
L.S.A. Why not join in?
Friends
of St. Patrick's Church - Super Draw
Only six
months to go to the day when you may have 20,000 euro or 15,000 euro,
or 10,000 euro extra in your pocket.
If you are
not in, you can't win
20,000
euro, or
15,000 euro or 10,000 euro
or many more prizes
Tickets cost
100 euro
See the ticket
sellers after Masses, and thanks to all who bought a ticket already.
See our article
on the website.
Mission Alive
Festival
You
are invited to participate in the Mission Alive Festival which takes
place in Bishopstown GAA Complex from 3rd - 6th. October.
It
will be opened by Archbishop Pius Ncube, Archbishop of Bulawayo, Zambabwe
on Sunday 3rd at 11 am with a Mass from Holy Spirit parish, Dennehy's
Cross which will be televised live on RTE1. People coming to the Mass
should be in the church by 10.30 am.
Mission
Alive is an interactive Festival that celebrates mission across the
world. It tells the story of mission and looks at issues that concern
us today.
The
Festival is open to everyone. Admission times are: Sunday 2 pm - 9 pm,
Monday/Tuesday 10 am - 9 pm, Wednesday 10 am - 6 pm.
Beech
Hill Garden Centre
COPE Foundation,
Bonnington, Montenotte.
Plant of
the Week................'Ceanothus' .....(Autumnal Blue)
Why not visit
the coffee shop and enjoy home baking?
Parish
Contact Numbers
Canon Liam
Leader PP ...............................................00.353.21.4500282
Fr. Bernard
Cotter........................................................00.353.21.4502696
Fr. Christy
O'Shaughnessy .........................................00.353.21.4551503
Emergency
(Priest on Duty).........................................00.363.87.8252284
Sacristy
(except Thursday) ........................................00.353.86.3107499
Growing
and Understanding
If a Sunday
Gospel sometimes seems strange to the ear, you are not alone in this.
It can help if you discover more about it and then it can really come
alive.
A series
of six evenings have started on Tuesdays from 7.30 pm to 9 pm led by
Carol Dorgan, LSA. Why not join in?
Collection
last week
Church and
Renovation 1,848 euro,
Thanks to
all who contributed.
Fundraising
Committee
The Committee will
meet on Tuesday 5th. October at 7.30 pm in the Parish Hall.
Family
Studies Course
For parents, care
workers and those involved in Community/Parish work.
Covers Psychology
and Sociology of the Family, Spirituality, Human Relationsship Skills,
Bereavement and Leadership.
From: 6th. October
to May 2005 at Colaiste Choilm, Ballincollig.
For details contact
Family Ministry, 34 Paul Street, telephone 00.353.21.4275136
Invitation -
for ladies only
St.
Luke's Guild of the ICA meets on the first and third
Thursdays of each month in Holy Family Hall, Military Hill.
The next meeting
is on Thursday, 7th. October at 8 pm; new members welcome. For further
information please call 00.353.21.4502651
Social
and Resources Centre,
61,
Roches Buildings, Richmond Hill, Cork.
The Centre has reopened.
Socials will be held on Tuesday and Thursday nights at 8 pm and on Wednesdays
from 2 pm - 5.30 pm. For further details please contact Sr. Patricia
O'Donovan L.S.A. at 00.353.21.4500023.
The pre-school has
reopened and the hours are 9 am to 12.30 pm Monday to Friday. For information
on the pre-school please contact 00.353.21.4552634 (mornings only)
Songs
Of Praise
The hjmns for the
6 pm Saturday and 12 am Sunday masses this week are:
91...Praise my soul,
the King of Heaven, and
48...Holy God, we
praise thy name.
Please join in.
Newsletter and
Website
Visit our website............
www.stpatrickscork.com
You can write to
us or send us feedback at ...mail@stpatrickscork.com
Lower
Glanmire Road Residents Association
There will be an
open meeting on Monday 4th. October at 8 pm in the Church Hall. All
are welcome.
A Great Opportunity,
why not join the Band
Would
you like to learn to play a brass instrument or the drums?
Would
you like to be able to read music?
Call
to the Mayfield Brass Band Room in the Mayfield Library on Wednesday
from 8 pm to 9 pm or on Sunday Mornings from 12 noon to 1 pm..
All
are welcome from age 8 to adult.
28th.
Sunday of Year C .............
......................................................10th.
October 2004 - No. 933
The good
news this week is from the Holy Gospel according to Luke(17:11-19)
On the way to Jerusalem Jesus travelled along the border between
Samaria and Galilee. As he entered one of the villages, ten lepers came
to meet him. They stood some way off and called to him, 'Jesus, Master!
Take pity on us.' When he saw them he said 'Go and show yourselves to
the priests'.
Now
as they were going away they were cleansed. Finding himself cured, one
of them turned back praising God at the top of his voice and threw himself
at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. The man was a Samaritan. This
made Jesus say, 'Were not all ten made clean? The other nine, where
are they? It seems no one has come back to give praise to God, except
this foreigner.' And he said to the man, 'Stand up and go on your way.
Your faith has saved you.'
This is
the Gospel of the Lord.
Reading
from the second book of Kings
This reading
stresses the point made in today's Gospel. Ten lepers were healed but
only one of these 'a foriegner' showed grateful recognition of where
the healing had come from.
Naaman is
also an outsider but he recognises the sources of his healing: the God
who is worshipped in Israel. This is the only God he will now recognise
and worship.
Letter
from Paul to Timothy
The witness
of so many early Christians who suffered imprisonment and martyrdom
shows that the enemies of Christians 'cannot chain up God's news'.
The Gospel
message survives all attempts to silence its telling. Persistence and
loyalty to Jesus, who has risen from the dead: this is the key to our
coming to 'live with him'.
Have another
look at this reading.
Growing
and Understanding
If a Sunday Gospel
sometimes seems strange to the ear, you are not alone in this. It can
help if you discover more about it and then it can really come alive.
A series of six
evenings have started on Tuesdays from 7.30 pm to 9 pm by Carol Dorgan
L.S.A. Why not join in?
Friends
of St. Patrick's Church - Super Draw
Only six
months to go to the day when you may have 20,000 euro or 15,000 euro,
or 10,000 euro extra in your pocket.
If you are
not in, you can't win
20,000
euro, or
15,000 euro or 10,000 euro
or many more prizes
Tickets cost
100 euro
See the ticket
sellers after Masses, and thanks to all who bought a ticket already.
See our article
on the website.
Special Collection
Propagation of the Faith
A
special collection will take place at all Masses next weekend. The Mission
Sunday collection goes to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith
and is used to support the young churches throughout the world on the
establishment of parishes, dioceses, training of catechists and building
of seminaries, etc
Please
support this worthy cause.
Beech
Hill Garden Centre
COPE Foundation,
Bonnington, Montenotte.
Plant of
the Week................'Azalea' .....(Red)
Why not visit
the coffee shop and enjoy home baking?
Christenings
Welcome into the
Christian Community
Hugh Harley
Parish
Contact Numbers
Canon Liam
Leader PP ...............................................00.353.21.4500282
Fr. Bernard
Cotter........................................................00.353.21.4502696
Fr. Christy
O'Shaughnessy .........................................00.353.21.4551503
Emergency
(Priest on Duty).........................................00.363.87.8252284
Sacristy
(except Thursday) ........................................00.353.86.3107499
Collection
last week
Church and
Renovation 1,945 euro,
Thanks to
all who contributed.
Congratulations
To Jane
Carr and Brian O'Shea
who got married on Friday 1st. October in St. Patrick's Church.
LDF/FCA
Annual Reunion
The reunion of the
47th./48th./Midleton LDF & FCA Battalions will take place in Collins
Barracks on Friday 29th. October.
The night will commence
with Mass for the deceased members at 7.30 pm. in the Garrison chapel.
Buffet and Social Evening at 8.30 pm.
Tickets 15 euro
are available from Finbarr Burns at 00.353.21.4508184.
Cork Mental Health
Day, Sunday 10th. October
Cork
Mental Health Association would like that there work
would be more widely known, particularly on this special day. Brochures
are available at all masses so hjpefully each family will have a copy.
Please pick up a
brochure at the back of the church after Mass.
Social
and Resources Centre,
61,
Roches Buildings, Richmond Hill, Cork.
A general meeting
will take place on Tuesday 19th. October at 8.15 pm sharp. All are invited
to attend and we need new members and new ideas.
Support your local
Centre on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8.15 pm and Wednesdays at 2 pm.
Our annual Christmas tickets will soon go on sale.For further details
please contact Sr. Patricia O'Donovan L.S.A. at 00.353.21.4500023.
Songs
Of Praise
The hymns for the
6 pm Saturday and 12 am Sunday masses this week are:
83... O Praise Ye
the Lord, and
17... Be Thou My
Vision
Please join in.
Newsletter and
Website
Visit our website............
www.stpatrickscork.com
You can write to
us or send us feedback at ...mail@stpatrickscork.com
Everyone
is Invited
We will be celebrating
the completion of the next phase of the restoration of the Church at
the 6 pm Mass on October 16th.
Mr.
Brian Crowley M.E.P. will officially open our new front door
entrance and will also be switching on the floodlighting outside the
Church.
Every one is welcome.
A Great Opportunity,
why not join the Band
Would
you like to learn to play a brass instrument or the drums?
Would
you like to be able to read music?
Call
to the Mayfield Brass Band Room in the Mayfield Library on Wednesday
from 8 pm to 9 pm or on Sunday Mornings from 12 noon to 1 pm..
All
are welcome from age 8 to adult.
Please Pray for the Souls
of
Sean Teehan
and
Dick McAuliffe
and please remember
in your prayers:
George
O'Mahony
who's first anniversary
is at this time
29th.
Sunday of Year C .............
......................................................17th.
October 2004 - No. 934
The
good news this week is from the Holy Gospel according to Luke(18:1-
8)
Jesus told his disciples a parable about the need to pray continually
and never lose heart. 'There was a judge in a certain town' he said
'who had neither fear of God nor respect for man. In the same town
there was a widow who kept coming to him and saying "I want justice
from you against my enemy!" For a long time he refused, but at
last he said to hiomself, "Maybe I have neither fear of God nor
respect for man, but since she keeps pestering me I must give this
widow her just rights, or she will persist in coming and worrying
me to death."
And
the Lord said, 'You notice what the unjust judge has to say? Now will
not God see justice done to his chosen who cry to him day and night
even when he delays to help them? I promise you, he will see justice
done to them, and done speedily. But when the Son of Man comes, will
he find any faith on earth?'
This
is the Gospel of the Lord.
Mission
Sunday: Proclaim the Message
Next Sunday
is Mission Sunday. "Two thousand years since the start of Missions,
there are still vast geographical,cultural, human and social areas
which have not yet been penetrated by Christ and His Gospel"
(Pope John Paul II).
Support
the proclamation of the Gospel message by prayer, offering of suffering
and a generous financial contribution.
Monastic
Experience
The Cistercian
sisters at Glencairn, Co. Waterford, invite single women, aged 22
- 40, to spend the weekend of Fri 29th. - sun 31st October with them,
to join in their prayer, worship and work, and to explore the possibility
of monastic vocation.
For details
visit www.glencairnabbey.org or contact Sr. Eleanor, Cistercian Sisters,
St. Mary's Abbey, Glencairn, Co. Waterford phone 001.353.58.56168
or fax 001.353.58.56616 or email info@glencairnabbey.org.
Blackpool
Social Circle
We invite all
adults to share their interests with like-minded people in the community:
Music, drama,
theatre visits, walking, local history, cards ....... and much more.
The next meeting
takes place in the Blackpool Community Centre, 30 Great William O'Brien
Street on Tuesday next 19th. October at 7.30 pm.
You'll be welcome,
beidt failte romhat.
Friends
of St. Patrick's Church - Super Draw
Only six
months to go to the day when you may have 20,000 euro or 15,000 euro,
or 10,000 euro extra in your pocket.
If you
are not in, you can't win
20,000
euro, or
15,000 euro or 10,000 euro
or many more prizes
Tickets
cost 100 euro
See the
ticket sellers after Masses, and thanks to all who bought a ticket
already.
See our
article on the website.
Special Collection
Propagation of the Faith
A
special collection will take place at all Masses next weekend 24th/25th.Oct.
The Mission Sunday collection goes to the Society for the Propagation
of the Faith and is used to support the young churches throughout
the world on the establishment of parishes, dioceses, training of
catechists and building of seminaries, etc
Please
support this worthy cause.
Beech
Hill Garden Centre
COPE Foundation,
Bonnington, Montenotte.
Plant of
the Week................'Azalea' .....(Red)
Why not
visit the coffee shop and enjoy home baking?
Annual
Special Mass
The 26th. annual
mass for Industrial,
Peace, Job Creation and Social Justice will be celebrated
at St. Mary's Pope's Quay on Sunday 17th. at 4 pm.
Parish
Contact Numbers
Canon Liam
Leader PP ...............................................00.353.21.4500282
Fr. Bernard
Cotter........................................................00.353.21.4502696
Fr. Christy
O'Shaughnessy .........................................00.353.21.4551503
Emergency
(Priest on Duty).........................................00.363.87.8252284
Sacristy
(except Thursday) ........................................00.353.86.3107499
Collection
last week
Church
and Renovation 2,154 euro,
Thanks
to all who contributed.
Holy
Family Alter Society
Meeting in the
Holy Family Sacristy on Monday 18th. at 7.30 pm
LDF/FCA
Annual Reunion
The reunion of
the 47th./48th./Midleton LDF & FCA Battalions will take place
in Collins Barracks on Friday 29th. October.
The night will
commence with Mass for the deceased members at 7.30 pm. in the Garrison
chjpel. Buffet and Social Evening at 8.30 pm.
Tickets 15 euro
are available from Finbarr Burns at 00.353.21.4508184.
Are You Over
60 ?
Would
you like to improve the quality of life of older people?
Would
you be willing to take part in a study in UCC ?
If
so, please contact Mike Murphy at 001.353.87.6438798
Social
and Resources Centre,
61,
Roches Buildings, Richmond Hill, Cork.
A general meeting
will take place on Tuesday 19th. October at 8.15 pm sharp. All are
invited to attend and we need new members and new ideas.
Support your local
Centre on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8.15 pm and Wednesdays at 2 pm.
Our annual Christmas tickets will soon go on sale.For further details
please contact Sr. Patricia O'Donovan L.S.A. at 00.353.21.4500023.
Songs
Of Praise
The hymns for
the 6 pm Saturday and 12 am Sunday masses this week are:
99..... Seek Ye
First, and
125... We Stand
for God
Please join in.
Newsletter
and Website
Visit our website............
www.stpatrickscork.com
You can write
to us or send us feedback at ...mail@stpatrickscork.com
Everyone
is Invited
We will be celebrating
the completion of the next phase of the restoration of the Church
at the 6 pm Mass on October 16th.
Mr.
Brian Crowley M.E.P. will officially open our new front
door entrance and will also be switching on the floodlighting outside
the Church.
Everyone is welcome.
St. Patrick's
Church Restoration ....... Update
Phase
1 : Interior of the Church: Painting, New Lighting, Carpet and Public
Address............................................................................................69,000
Phase
2 : Porch and Bell Tower; Preservation of the Stone Work..............................................................................................205,000
Phase
3 : Church Sides: Preservation of the Stone Work .......................................................................................................177,500
Phase
4 : Installation of New Glass Doors at entrance .........................................................................................................96,000
Phase
5 : New Wheelchair Access and Floodlighting ..........................................................................................................43,000
Consultants
and Engineer's fees ..........................................................................................................16,500
TOTAL
COSTS TO DATE ................................................................607,000
Fundraising
to date .........................................................................352,500
Transfer
from Church Fund .............................................................200,000
Total
...............................................................................................552,500
BALANCED
TO BE RAISED ..............................................................54,500
Three
Irish Tenors Concert
In aid of the
Hope Foundation for the
Street Children of Calcutta
In St. Fin Barre's
Catheral,
On Saturday 23rd.
October at 7.30 pm
Tickets 30 euro,
phone 001.353.21.4292990
Mission
Sunday Year C .............
......................................................24th.
October 2004 - No. 935
The good
news this week is from the Holy Gospel according to Luke(24:46 - 48)
Jesus said to his disciples
'You
see how it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third
day rise from the dead, and that, in his name, repentance for the forgiveness
of sins would be preached to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
You are witnesses to this.'
This is
the Gospel of the Lord.
Mission
Sunday: Proclaim the Message
On Mission
Sunday, Catholics throughout the world join together in prayer, offering
of suffering and giving generously to assist missionaries to Proclaim
the Message.
The theme
of the first reading today is that God is no respecter of persons. He
listens to prayers made from a good heart. In the second reading we
see that no obstacle will prevent Paul from proclaiming the message.
In the Gospel the disciples are asked to be witnesses, to proclaim the
message about repentance to all nations.
Monastic
Experience
The Cistercian
sisters at Glencairn, Co. Waterford, invite single women, aged 22 -
40, to spend the weekend of Fri 29th. - sun 31st October with them,
to join in their prayer, worship and work, and to explore the possibility
of monastic vocation.
For details
visit www.glencairnabbey.org or contact Sr. Eleanor, Cistercian Sisters,
St. Mary's Abbey, Glencairn, Co. Waterford phone 001.353.58.56168 or
fax 001.353.58.56616 or email info@glencairnabbey.org.
Grand
Opening - Thanks
We celebrated the
completion of the next phase of the restoration of the church at 6 pm
Mass on 16th October.
Bishop John Buckley
and Mr. Brian Crowley M.E.P. officially opened our new front door entrance
and we also switched on the floodlighting outside the church.
Thank you to everybody
who helped make this memorable occasion a success.
Friends
of St. Patrick's Church - Super Draw
Only six
months to go to the day when you may have 20,000 euro or 15,000 euro,
or 10,000 euro extra in your pocket.
If you are
not in, you can't win
20,000
euro, or
15,000 euro or 10,000 euro
or many more prizes
Tickets cost
100 euro
See the ticket
sellers after Masses, and thanks to all who bought a ticket already.
See our article
on the website.
Special Collection
Propagation of the Faith
A
special collection will take place at all Masses next weekend 24th/25th.Oct.
The Mission Sunday collection goes to the Society for the Propagation
of the Faith and is used to support the young churches throughout the
world on the establishment of parishes, dioceses, training of catechists
and building of seminaries, etc
Please
support this worthy cause.
Beech
Hill Garden Centre
COPE Foundation,
Bonnington, Montenotte.
Plant of
the Week................'Azalea' .....(Red)
Why not visit
the coffee shop and enjoy home baking !
St.
Luke's Guild ICA
There will be a
jewellery sale at Holy Family Church Hall on the 4th. November at 8
pm. A percentage of the sale proceeds will go to the charity 'Headway
Ireland'. All are welcome.
Parish
Contact Numbers
Canon Liam
Leader PP ...............................................00.353.21.4500282
Fr. Bernard
Cotter........................................................00.353.21.4502696
Fr. Christy
O'Shaughnessy .........................................00.353.21.4551503
Emergency
(Priest on Duty).........................................00.363.87.8252284
Sacristy
(except Thursday) ........................................00.353.86.3107499
Collection
last week
Church and
Renovation 2,125 euro,
Thanks to
all who contributed.
Life
is for Living - A reflection on Suicide
'Life is God's gift
to us'. He alone can decide when it should end and God wants each of
us to live to the full in this world of ours, to discover its beauty,
to respect its nature and enjoy its blessings'.
'At times dark shadows
cross the lives of many of us'. 'Our faith assures us that if we turn
to God in our loneliness and pain then we can discover that our darkness
is not something created by God'. It is a reality from which God wants
to rescue suffering seriously, confront it and then go beyond it'.
'It is good to talk
and it is important to talk'. 'Men in particular, seem to be poor when
it comes to talking out problems, but we all need to remember that expression
is the conqueror of depression'.
'Those who suffer
from deep pain need to talk to someone who can listen. Ireland is blessed
with many good listeners and listening agencies, organisations such
as Aware, Samaritans and many others. They know how to listen. Call
them'.
The
Irish Bishop's Conference issued a pastoral letter to Mark the 'Day
for Life' on 3rd. October. A copy of the letter is available from the
Sacristy and extracts will be published in the newsletter over the next
few weeks.
Aware .....................................................................................1890.30.33.02
Samaritans ...............................................................................
1850.60.90.90
LDF/FCA
Annual Reunion
The reunion of the
47th./48th./Midleton LDF & FCA Battalions will take place in Collins
Barracks on Friday 29th. October.
The night will commence
with Mass for the deceased members at 7.30 pm. in the Garrison chjpel.
Buffet and Social Evening at 8.30 pm.
Tickets 15 euro
are available from Finbarr Burns at 00.353.21.4508184.
Monthly Coffee
Morning
Ballinlough
Pastoral Centre, after 10 am Mass, Wednesday 3rd. November
Topic
: Spiritual Life of St. Therese of Lisieux
Guest
Speaker ; Joe Heffernan. All are welcome
Mayfield
Community School Gala Ball
Past Pupils Reunion,
25th. February 2005
For details contact
Janette at 001.353.21.4506855, or,
email admin@mayfieldcommunityschool.ie
Songs
Of Praise
The hymns for the
6 pm Saturday and 12 am Sunday masses this week are:
5. ..... All people
that on earth do dwell, and
67. ... Lord of
all hopefulness.
Please join in.
Newsletter and
Website
Visit our website............
www.stpatrickscork.com
You can write to
us or send us feedback at ...mail@stpatrickscork.com
St. Patrick's
Church Restoration ....... Update
Phase
1 : Interior of the Church: Painting, New Lighting, Carpet and Public
Address............................................................................................69,000
Phase
2 : Porch and Bell Tower; Preservation of the Stone Work..............................................................................................205,000
Phase
3 : Church Sides: Preservation of the Stone Work .......................................................................................................177,500
Phase
4 : Installation of New Glass Doors at entrance .........................................................................................................96,000
Phase
5 : New Wheelchair Access and Floodlighting ..........................................................................................................43,000
Consultants
and Engineer's fees ..........................................................................................................16,500
TOTAL
COSTS TO DATE ................................................................607,000
Fundraising
to date .........................................................................352,500
Transfer
from Church Fund .............................................................200,000
Total
...............................................................................................552,500
BALANCED
TO BE RAISED ..............................................................54,500
