St. Oliver’s Parish Newsletter – 6th Sunday of Easter

PARISH INFORMATION

Priests of the Parish:  Fr. Michael Hegarty I.C.    Fr. James Pollock I.C.

Tel: 6125679   E Mail stoliver@eircom.net

Sister: Sr. Mary Muckley   Tel: 6125235

Parish Office:  Open Monday – Thursday 9.00 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.

                                   Friday 9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.

Parish Website:www.stoliverspc.org

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/stoliverspc

Society of St. Vincent de Paul Helpline 052 – 6123878

Local Safeguarding Representatives: Margaret Waters 086-8917440  Fiona Stanley 087-9340382

Bereavement Support: Tel 6125679

 

Masses for Weekend

Saturday   7.30 p.m.  Joe Bowes (Anniv)

Sunday     9.00 a.m.  Leon Quinn & Elizabeth Greene (Anniv)

                 12 Noon    Thomas O’ Sullivan (Anniv) & Christina O Sullivan (1st Anniv)

 

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION  Our Parish Eucharistic Adoration takes place each week on Monday from 2.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. (except when Monday is a Church Holiday or a Public Holiday).

 

Parish Pastoral Council (PPC)  The PPC will meet on Monday 11th May at 8.00 p.m.

 

Clonmel Vintage & Classic Car Club Show  Sincere thanks to all who were associated with the above Show. Thanks to all who sold (and bought) Tickets. Thanks to those who helped on the day with stewarding, teas, etc. The Parish is truly grateful for all you have done. Any benefit coming to the Parish will help towards paying off the remainder of the debt on the Parish Centre. Our next fund-raising event will be the Parish Walk on the 26th June.

 

Lost/Found in Church and Day Chapel  Among recent items lost/found are two pairs of glasses, one pair of sunglasses etc. If they are yours, please retrieve them from the sacristy.

 

Collection last weekend

Envelopes  –  €544.59     Notes and Coin  –  €543.41             Thank You

 

The Third of Our Three Parish Celebrations of First Holy Communion will take place on Saturday next 16th May in St. Oliver’s Church at 11.00 a.m.

 

Appeal –  We need more volunteers to:

1.  Read in Church

2.  Be Eucharistic Ministers

3.  Help with preparation of families for Baptism

Thanks to all who do these services already.

 

The Pope’s Intentions for May

Universal: Care for the Suffering  That, rejecting the culture of indifference, we may care for our neighbours who suffer, especially the sick and the poor.

For Evangelisation: Openness to Mission  That Mary’s intercession may help Christians in secularised cultures be ready to proclaim Jesus.

 

Appeal for Nepal

Mary Fanning from Fermoy is living and working in Nepal for the past 13 years. (Mary is a first cousin of my niece Anne). Thank God, she and her family are “ok”, but are devastated by the DREADFUL SUFFERING all around them. Mary is doing all she can to provide food and comfort for these people in great need. To help do this, my niece (Anne) is trying to raise funds, to forward to her.

If you would like to contribute any donation, small or large, it will be very much appreciated. You can be assured that 100% of cash collected will go directly to Mary, to help the local people.

There is a collection box near the Altar for your donations. It will be there all week, and again next Sunday.  Sr. Mary

 

To Testify to your Resurrection

May you be blessed Lord Jesus, you who call us to testify to your Resurrection unto the ends of the earth!  But come to our aid, so that our testimony may be worthy of you.

You wish us to proclaim that you are Living, though we ourselves fear death.

You wish us to announce your light, though we grope in the darkness.

You command us to speak with authority, though we stutter in ignorance before your mystery.

You wish us to affirm your free gift of mercy for all people, though we have to beg for it, first of all, for ourselves.

You wish to make us God’s assistants, though we carry the weight of our own fatigue.

Can anything make so many contradictions work together as your love alone?…..  a love which calls us in spite of our faults, which gives us confidence in spite of our unfaithfulness!

To you be glory, O wonderful Christ, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, forever!

(Lucien Deiss, Biblical Prayers)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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