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. Edward Anderson (Anniv)
Sunday 9.00 a.m. 12 Noon Mattie O’ Donnell (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).
Launch of Laudato Si, ‘Care for our Common Home’ will take place on Tuesday 28th July at 7.30 p.m. in The Tower Hotel, Waterford. Fr. Sean McDonagh, a leading environmental theologian who was involved in the drafting of Laudato Si, will introduce the Encyclical and will discuss its implications for us locally. We hope as many as possible will come to hear Sean, whose life and work has been dedicated to raising awareness of the threat of climate change and environmental destruction.
The Bishop has sent us some copies of the Encyclical. These are available in the Sacristy at €4 (Four Euro) per copy.
St. Vincent de Paul Monthly Collection will take place after all Masses next weekend Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd August.
The Catholic Grandparents Association would like to invite all grandparents, parents and grandchildren to celebrate this wonderful memorial day for St. Joachim and St. Anne on Sunday 26th July, and we will be delighted to welcome you all to the National Grandparents Pilgrimage at Our Lady of Knock Shrine, on Sunday 13th September.
Youth 2000 Summer Festival will take place at Cistercian College, Roscrea, from Thursday 13th to Sunday 16th August. For young people aged 16 – 35, this is a great opportunity to find out what your Catholic faith is all about in a friendly, chilled out atmosphere. The festival is donation only. Free buses available from all around Ireland. For more info and to book online, see www.youth2000.ie or phone 01-6753690.
“Come and See” Catholic Young Adults Conference (ages 18 – 40) will take place at All Hallows College, Dublin on 29th – 30th August. 2 days non-residential: €40. Residential: €55. Contact Liam 086-8888918 or Declan 085-8032848 or www.facebook.com/deus.patria
We pray for the repose of the soul James Prendergast, last of 216 St. Oliver’s Square, Elm Park who died last weekend.
Best Wishes to Kelly Delaney from our Parish who is representing Ireland in Badminton at the Special Olympics.
Irish Blood Transfusion Service would like to thank 484 Donors who attended their Blood Donor Clinic in Clonmel recently. Donors, together with the families, friends and neighbours that support them, make up a community that brings life and hope to hospital patients every day.
Visiting the Sick Please let us know when you have somebody sick in Hospital (or at home). We will be glad to visit, and to pray for them.
Collection last weekend
Envelopes – €586.55 Notes and Coin – €515.45 Thank You
Fundraising
Our annual FAMILY FUN WALK brought in €5,968.10. The CLONMEL VINTAGE AND CLASSIC CAR CLUB gave us a donation of €5,500.00.
Great credit and THANKS are due to all those who organised and participated in these events.
With these and other donations we have now reached €122,268.28 towards our target of €130,000.00.
National Eucharistic Congress 2015
This Sunday and for the next four Sundays, the Gospel readings will be from the 6th Chapter of St. John’s Gospel which is about the “Bread of Life”, the Holy Eucharist. These reading will help us to prepare for the National Eucharistic Congress which will take place at Knock on September 26th and 27th. The theme of the Congress is: “Christ Our Hope” (Col 1:27).
It would be great if we could have a couple of volunteers to promote the Eucharistic Congress in our Parish and to liaise with the Diocese and with the other Parishes in Clonmel. Perhaps a Pilgrimage to Knock can be organised for one of those days.
Please pray and think about this, and then contact Fr. Hegarty or the Parish Office.
More information on the Diocesean Website www.waterfordlismore.com
by 