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. Ellen & Anthony Ryan (Anniv)
Sunday 9.00 a.m. Esther O’Donnell (Anniv) 12 Noon James Slattery (Anniv) & Bill Beary (Anniv)
Glencomeragh Retreat All are welcome to the Afternoon of Reflection (which will include Mass) taking place at Glencomeragh this Sunday from 2.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Whist Drive will take place at the Bridge Centre, Clonmel on Sunday 13th September at 2.30 p.m. New players welcome. Refreshments served.
Coffee Morning in aid of Hospice will take place at the SVP Bookshop, Mulcahy House on Thursday 17th September from 10.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
Bereavement Information Evening will be held by Milford Care Centre and Anam Cara at Milford Care Centre, Castletroy, Limerick on Thursday 17th September form 7.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. Registration from 6.45 p.m. Topic for the evening is “Coping with loss when a child dies”. Guest Speaker: Brid Carroll. The event is open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age of their child or the circumstances of their death.
The National Eucharistic Congress 2015 (NEC) The NEC will be held at Knock on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th September 2015. There is a website www.nec2015.ie “Christ, our Hope” (Col 1:27) Críost Ár nDóchas.
Readers Rota for Vigil Mass on Saturday nights is available in the Sacristy.
Make a Big Difference for a little time! The Brothers of Charity Services are seeking Host Families to provide short breaks to children and adults with intellectual disabilities, involving them in everyday activities in your home whilst giving families a break. If you are interested, please contact Homeshare Co-ordinator, the Brothers of Charity Services South East, Child & Family Centre, 2 Jervis Place, Parnell St., Clonmel. Tel 6124499 or email: homesharetipp@tipperary.brothersofcharity.ie
Congratulations to all the young people who got their Junior Cert results during the week. We wish them well for the future.
Welcome into our Christian Community Luke Patrick Clery who was baptised last weekend.
Accord Pre Marriage Courses for 2015 will be held in Clonmel on: September 27th & October 4th November 8th & 15th from 9.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m. All courses are being held in Hotel Minella. All couples must attend both Sundays. The cost of the course is €150 per couple. All materials – tea/coffee refreshments are included.
The Jubilee Year of Mercy will run from December 8th 2015 to November 20th 2016. Pope Francis has given all priests the faculty to absolve the sin of abortion during the Jubilee Year.
Collection last weekend
Envelopes – €644.95 Notes and Coin – €550.05 Thank You
What is the National Eucharistic Congress?
The National Eucharistic Congress will serve both as a spiritual preparation for the fifty-first International Eucharistic Congress 2016 in Cebu next January, and as an opportunity to focus, in the light of our Eucharistic communion, on some of the important pastoral questions in the life of the Church at the present time.
The theme for the National Congress, echoing the theme of IEC2016, is ‘Christ, our Hope’ (Col 1:27). The Congress, which is free of charge, will have a particular focus on marriage and the family as well as the Year of Consecrated Life 2015 and the upcoming Jubilee of Mercy.
Copies of Congress Programme available in the Church.
New Catholic Preschool and Primary Religious Education Curriculum
The New Catholic Preschool and Primary Religious Education Curriculum was launched in this Diocese last Thursday. The Catholic vision of education is rooted in its ‘Christian concept of life centred on Jesus Christ; he is the One who ennobles people, gives meaning to human life, and is the model which the Catholic School offers to its pupils’ (CS 33-37). The Catholic Faith is a body of truth that is to be faithfully handed on through Religious Education and catechesis and this handing on is the Christian mission and duty of parents, clergy, religious, teachers and catechists (cf. LF 40, par1).
Religious education is never simply one subject among many in the Catholic primary school, but the foundation of the entire education process. Catholic primary Religious Education is distinctive because it seeks to encourage and support the Catholic faith commitment of Catholic students (SGN 39). The National Directory for Catechesis, Share the Good News (2010), outlines principles for Religious Education in the Irish Catholic Church (SGN chapter 2).
The Religious Education curriculum conforms with the Catechism of the Catholic Church and is in accordance with the vision outlined in ‘Share the Good News’, the National Directory for Catechesis in Ireland. The practical application of the curriculum, in the day to day teaching in the classroom, will be implemented through the ‘Grow in Love’ Religious Education Programme.
Let us pray for all our children and for their parents and teachers and for all who will be involved in implementing the new curriculum.
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