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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.  Mai, Michael & John O’ Shea & Michael Curran (Anniv)
Sunday 9.00 a.m.  Cally Kelly (Anniv)   12 Noon  Cissy Foran (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).

 

Information Evening on The Study of the Catechism of the Catholic Church will take place at St. John’s Pastoral Centre, Waterford with Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan on Thursday 24th September from 7.30 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. For more details contact Fidelma Griffin at Bishops House Tel 051 – 874463.

 

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.

 

Elation Ministries Praise and Worship Concert will take place at Knock Basilica on Saturday 26th September at 8.30 p.m. Free admission. “Young people committed to spreading the good news through music and song”.

 

The Annual Legion of Mary Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine will take place on Sunday 27th September coinciding with the Eucharistic Congress. Cost €20. (Meals extra) For details contact any Legion of Mary member or Tel 087-7148100 or 086-3100581.

 

Yoga Classes for Beginners will commence on Wednesday 30th September in the Parish Centre from 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. for 7 weeks. €3 per person per week. If interested please contact the Parish Office Tel 6125679 or Jimmy Moloney Tel 087-7824828 by Monday 28th September.

 

Conference on Laudato Si  There will be a conference on local responses to Laudato Si, Pope Francis’ Encyclical on Care for our Common Home on Saturday 3rd October in Waterford Institute of Technology. Registration at 9.00 a.m. All are welcome.
The primary aim of the conference is to raise awareness of the content of the Encyclical and to explore how we are responding locally to the challenge of environmental degradation and the danger posed by climate change.

 

Reflection and Formation for Ministers of the Eucharist and Readers  This will take place in St. Oliver’s Parish Centre on Tuesday 6th October for Readers and on Tuesday 13th October for Ministers of the Eucharist each evening at 7.30 p.m.
We need more Readers and more Ministers of the Eucharist and this is an ideal opportunity to prepare and to be refreshed.

 

Children’s Choir The Parish Pastoral Council has been reflecting on the need to establish a Children’s Choir in the Parish. In the past there was such a choir, and there may be people who were members who would now be  prepared to help to form a new choir. Names to any members of the PPC or to the Parish Office by phone 6125679 or by email at stoliver@eircom.net

 

Welcome into our Christian Community Keelan Aidan Maun, Mia Nicole Smith and Luke Thomas Fitzpatrick who were baptised last weekend.

 

Eucharistic Ministers Rota for October – December ’15 is now available in the Sacristy in the church.

 

Collection last weekend
Envelopes – €485.14   Notes and Coin – €492.86    Thank You

 

Education in the Faith

Last weeks Parish Newsletter highlighted the New Catholic Preschool and Primary Religious Curriculum.   But Education in the faith is also the task of Parents and should begin in the child’s earliest years.

The CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH (CCC) says that this “already happens when family members help one another to grow in faith by the witness of a christian life in keeping with the Gospel.  Family catechesis precedes, accompanies and enriches other forms of instruction in the faith.
Parents have the mission of teaching their children to pray and to discover their vocation as children of God” (CCC 2226). Many parents feel that they need more knowledge of their faith.

Our Diocese is promoting the study of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and there is a notice of this in today’s Newletter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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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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.  Jimmy & Sophie McKell (Anniv)
Sunday 9.00 a.m.  Eileen Anderson (Anniv)   12 Noon Jim Doyle (Anniv)
& Gary Doyle (1st Anniv)

 

World Suicide Remembrance Day – September 10th  There will be a Mass here at 7.30 p.m. to pray for all those who died by suicide and to pray for the bereaved.

 

Classes in Relaxation, for Stress, Sleep and Vitality will take place in the Parish Centre starting on Monday 7th September at 7.30 p.m. Cost €6 per class. To book please contact 083-3745760.

 

The National Eucharistic Congress 2015 (NEC) The NEC will be held  at Knock on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th September 2015. We are still looking for a volunteer or volunteers to promote the Congress. There is a website www.nec2015.ie “Christ, our Hope” (Col 1:27) Críost Ár nDóchas.

 

Elation Ministries Praise and Worship Concert will take place at Knock Basilica on Saturday 26th September at 8.30 p.m. Free admission. “Young people committed to spreading the good news through music and song”.

 

Appointment:  The Bishop has appointed the Permanent Deacon, Lazarus Gidolf to help in the Clonmel Parishes. We wish Lazarus well in his ministry.

 

Children’s Choir The Parish Pastoral Council has been reflecting on the need to establish a Children’s Choir in the Parish. In the past there was such a choir, and there may be people who were members who would now be prepared to help to form a new choir. Names to any members of the PPC or to the Parish Office by phone 6125679 or by email at stoliver@eircom.net

 

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.

 

Best Wishes to Ross Peters, Honeyview Estate who is on the Tipperary Minor Hurling Panel for the All Ireland Minor Hurling Final this Sunday 6th  September. Ross is also on the Tipperary Minor Football Panel.

 

Welcome into our Christian Community Zachary William Hannigan who was baptised last weekend.

 

The Clonmel and District Wheelchair Society will be collecting door to door in St. Oliver’ Parish for the month of September.

 

Collection last weekend
Envelopes – €622.06   Notes and Coin – €610.94    Thank You

 

Afternoon of Reflection (including Mass)  We have invited Fr. Patsy Kelly MSC to lead this time of Prayer from 2.30 p.m. until 6.00 p.m. on Sunday 13th September at Glencomeragh.  All those involved in any type of service in our Parish are particularly invited, but the afternoon is open to anybody that would like to take part. It would be useful to have some idea of numbers.  Please contact the Parish Office on 6125679 or by email at stoliver@eircom.net

 

The Pope’s Intentions for September
Universal:  Opportunities for the Young  That opportunities for education and employment may increase for all young people.

Evangelisation:  Catechists  That catechists may give witness by living in a way consistent with the faith they proclaim.

 

Prayer for Creation
Last Tuesday 1st September was the First World Day of Prayer for Creation. We need to pray always and be reinforced in our commitment to pray for the world we live in.

We can pray with Pope Francis:

All powerful God, you are present in the whole universe
and in the smallest of your creatures.
You embrace with your tenderness all that exists.
Pour out upon us the power of your love,
that we may protect life and beauty.
Fill us with peace, that we may live
as brothers and sisters, harming no one.

O God of the poor,
help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth,
so precious in your eyes.
Bring healing to our lives,
that we may protect the world and not prey on it,
that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.

Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain
at the expense of the poor and the earth.
Teach us to discover the worth of each thing,
to be filled with awe and contemplation,
to recognise that we are profoundly united
with every creature as we journey towards your infinite light.
We thank you for being with us each day.
Encourage us, we pray, in our struggle
for justice, love and peace.     (Pope Francis, Laudato Sí, No. 246)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.   Bridget Quigley (1st Anniv)
Sunday 9.00 a.m.   Frances Phillips & Paddy & son Michael Phillips (Anniv)    12 Noon  Michael & James Gibbons (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).

 

St. Oliver’s School re-opens on Monday 31st August at 9.00 a.m.

 

Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) There will be a meeting of the PPC on Monday evening 31st August 8.00 p.m. in the Parish Centre. Anybody interested in becoming a member is very welcome to come to the meeting.

 

World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation Starting this Tuesday, the Day of Prayer will be held annually on September 1st. We pray that we will be able to live out our vocation to be stewards of creation.

 

First Friday Next Friday is the First Friday of the month. Sr. Mary and Fr. Hegarty will bring Holy Communion to the persons who have asked to receive it in their own homes.
If there are other persons who would like to receive Communion at home on the First Friday (or at any other convenient day), please inform us and we will call to you and make arrangements.

 

St. Vincent de Paul Monthly Collection will take place after all Masses next weekend Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th September.

 

World Suicide Remembrance Day – September 10th There will be a Mass here at 7.30 p.m. to pray for all those who died by suicide and to pray for the bereaved.

 

Afternoon of Reflection (including Mass) We have invited Fr. Patsy Kelly MSC to lead this time of Prayer from 2.30 p.m. until 6.00 p.m. on Sunday 13th September at Glencomeragh. All those involved in any type of service in our Parish are particularly invited, but the afternoon is open to anybody that would like to take part. It would be useful to have some idea of numbers. Please contact the Parish Office on 6125679 or by email at stoliver@eircom.net

 

The National Eucharistic Congress 2015 (NEC) The NEC will be held at Knock on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th September 2015. We are still looking for a volunteer or volunteers to promote the Congress. There is a website www.nec2015.ie “Christ, our Hope” (Col 1:27) Críost Ár nDóchas.

 

Elation Ministries Praise and Worship Concert will take place at Knock Basilica on Saturday 26th September at 8.30 p.m. Free admission. “Young people committed to spreading the good news through music and song”.

 

We pray for the repose of the soul of Caroline Fahey, 21, Baron Park and formerly of 242 St. Oliver’s Square, Elm Park who died during the week.

 

Welcome into our Christian Community Kate Ali-May Anderson who was baptised last weekend.

 

Laudato Sí (Praised Be) Copies of this very important letter of Pope Francis are available in the Sacristy at the reduced price of €4 per copy.

 

Collection last weekend
Envelopes – €668.21    Notes and Coin – €455.79    Thank You

 

We Beg You, Lord
Save us, O Lord, without you we are lost!

We beg you, Lord!
See our mistakes: be our truth.
See our straying: be our road.
See our death: be our life.
Save us, O Lord, without you we are lost!

See our weakness: be out strength.
See our foolishness: be our wisdom.
See our sin: be our pardon.
Save us, O Lord, without you we are lost!

See our anguish: be our peace.
See our hunger: be our bread.
See our thirst: be our faith.
Save us, O Lord, without you we are lost!

See our pride: be our humility.
See our darkness: be our light.
See our night: be our star.
Save us, O Lord, without you we are lost!

Lord Jesus, you whose name means “Saviour”,
We beg you: for each of us may your name be true-
Save us all, for you are our brother and our only hope!
(Lucien Deiss, Biblical Prayers)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.  Esther, Mary & Thomas O’ Donnell (Anniv)
Sunday 9.00 a.m.  Sarah Byrne & Eileen Kennedy (Anniv)   12 Noon  Frank & Della Lafford & sons Anthony and Billy (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).

 

“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

 

The National Eucharistic Congress 2015 (NEC) The NEC will be held at Knock on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th September 2015. We are  looking for a volunteer or volunteers to promote the Congress. There is a website www.nec2015.ie “Christ, our Hope” (Col 1:27) Críost Ár nDóchas.

 

Elation Ministries Praise and Worship Concert will take place at Knock Basilica on Saturday 26th September at 8.30 p.m. Free admission. “Young people commited to spreading the good news through music and song”.

 

Laudato Sí (Praised Be) Copies of this very important letter of Pope Francis are available in the Sacristy at the reduced price of €4 per copy.

 

We pray for the repose of the soul of Paige Crotty, late of 4, Emmet Court, Clonmel who died during the week.

 

The Priory Institute – Bringing Theology Home Theology Matters! Join our enthusiastic student community and study theology from home or in class. Application deadline is 21st September. Tel: 01- 4048124.  Web: www.prioryinstitute.ie E Mail: enquires@prioryinstitute.com

 

Good Reading Please feel free to take away any unsold copies of the Irish Catholic or of other pamphlets, prayer cards and booklets available in the Church.

 

Offertory Collections last weekend
Saturday 15th August –  Envelopes – €265.94   Notes and Coin – € 95.06
(Assumption of our Lady)
Sunday 16th August –  Envelopes – €565.95   Notes and Coin – €508.05    Thank You.

 

Another Appeal for Volunteers

Our Parish needs more people for the following services:

1.  Ministers of the Eucharist
2.  Readers
3.  Membership of the Parish Pastoral Council
4.  Child-Safeguarding
5.  To help with the “Wednesday Club”

Thanks to all those who are already involved. Please feel free to suggest other ways of helping. Contact Fr. Hegarty through the Parish Office at 6125679 or email mhegarty@rosminians.ie

 

Our New Parish Centre

Target: €130,000.00   Donated so far: €122,915.10

Thanks for all your generosity

 

Sunday
On Sunday, our participation in the Eucharist has special importance. Sunday, like the Jewish Sabbath, is meant to be a day which heals our relationships with God, with ourselves, with others and with the world. Sunday is the day of the Resurrection, the ‘first day’ of the new creation, whose first fruits are the Lord’s risen humanity, the pledge of the final transfiguration of all created reality. It also proclaims ‘man’s eternal rest in God’.  In this way, Christian spirituality incorporates the value of relaxation and festivity.

We tend to demean contemplative rest as something unproductive and unnecessary, but this is to do away with the very thing which is most important about work: its meaning. We are called to include in our work a dimension of receptivity and gratuity, which is quite different from mere inactivity. Rather, it is another way of working, which forms part of our very essence. It protects human action from becoming empty activism; it also prevents that unfettered greed and sense of isolation which make us seek personal gain to the detriment of all else.

The law of weekly rest forbade work on the seventh day, ‘so that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your maidservant, and the stranger, may be refreshed’ (Ex 23:12).   Rest opens our eyes to the larger picture and gives us renewed sensitivity to the rights of others. And so the day of rest, centred on the Eucharist, sheds it light on the whole week, and
motivates us to greater concern for nature and the poor.
(Pope Francis, Laudato Sí, No. 237)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.   Phyllis Hackett   (Anniv)
Sunday 9.00 a.m.     Seanie Lonergan   (Anniv)   12 Noon   Maher & O’ Dwyer Families   (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).

 

Viatores Christi (VC)  Do you want to learn more about the possibility of overseas volunteering and/or training in Overseas Development & Mission? Viatores Christi (VC) will hold an Information & Recruitment Session on Saturday 22nd August at 10.00 a.m. at VC Hq, 8 New Cabra Road, Phibsboro, Dublin 7. info@viatoreschristi.com www.viatoreschristi.com Tel 01-8689986

 

“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

 

The National Eucharistic Congress 2015 (NEC)  The NEC will be held  at Knock on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th September 2015. We are  looking for a volunteer or volunteers to promote the Congress. There is  a website www.nec2015.ie “Christ, our Hope” (Col 1:27) Críost Ár nDóchas.

 

Elation Ministries – Praise and Worship Concert  will take place at Knock Basilica on Saturday 26th September at 8.30 p.m. Free admission. “Young people commited to spreading the good news through music and song”.

 

Congratulations to the girls and boys from our Parish who got their  Leaving Cert. results during the week. We pray that they will have every blessing in the next stage of their lives.

 

Laudato Sí (Praised Be) Copies of this very important letter of Pope Francis are available in the Sacristy at the reduced price of €4 per copy.

 

Welcome into our Christian Community  Emily Mai Corrigan, Jenna Ann Moloney Condon, Alisha Rose Sheehan Hourigan and Kasey Patrick Sheehan who were baptised last weekend.

 

Collection last weekend
Envelopes – €560.04    Notes and Coin – €486.96     Thank You

 

Another Appeal for Volunteers

Our Parish needs more people for the following services:

1.  Ministers of the Eucharist
2.  Readers
3.  Membership of the Parish Pastoral Council
4.  Child-Safeguarding
5.  To help with the “Wednesday Club”

Thanks to all those who are already involved. Please feel free to suggest other ways of helping. Contact Fr. Hegarty through the Parish Office at 6125679 or email mhegarty@rosminians.ie

 

Our New Parish Centre

Target: €130,000.00    Donated so far: €122,293.28

Thanks for all your generosity

 

Stay with Us, Lord
Stay with us, Lord Jesus Christ!

Stay with us, Lord: behold, evening is coming,
and we still haven’t recognised your face
in each of our brothers and sisters
Stay with us, Lord Jesus Christ!

Stay with us, Lord: behold, evening is coming,
and we still haven’t shared your bread
in thanksgiving with all our brothers and sisters.
Stay with us, Lord Jesus Christ!

Stay with us, Lord: behold, evening is coming,
and we still haven’t recognised your Word
in the words of all our brothers and sisters,
Stay with us, Lord Jesus Christ!

Stay with us, Lord, behold, evening is coming,
and our hearts are still too slow to believe
that you had to die in order to rise again.
Stay with us, Lord Jesus Christ!

Stay with us, Lord, for our night itself becomes day
when you are there! Stay with us, Lord Jesus Christ!
(Lucien Deiss, Biblical Prayers)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.  Sean & Tony Cremmins & Family (Anniv)
Sunday  9.00 a.m.  Joan & Michael Kelleher (Anniv)  12 Noon  Tommy Guiry (Anniv)

Masses for Assumption of Our Lady
Friday 7.30 p.m.  Paula & Teresa Maunsell (Anniv)
Saturday 9.00 a.m.                      12 Noon  Ann & Patrick Walshe (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).

 

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

 

The National Eucharistic Congress 2015 (NEC) The NEC will be held at Knock on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th September 2015. We are looking for a volunteer or volunteers to promote the Congress. There is a website www.nec2015.ie “Christ, our Hope” (Col 1:27) Críost Ár nDóchas.

 

Masses for Feast of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Friday 14th August – 7.30 p.m. Vigil Mass for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Saturday 15th – 9.00 a.m., 12 Noon. Mass on Saturday evening as usual.

 

Congratulations to Kelly Delaney of Elm Park who came back with a gold and a bronze medal from the Special Olympics.

 

Laudato Sí (Praised Be) Copies of this very important letter of Pope  Francis are available in the Sacristy at the reduced price of €4 per copy.

 

Welcome into our Christian Community Antoni Boroch and twins Mya and Ava Burke McCarthy who were baptised last weekend.

 

World Missions Ireland On behalf of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith THANK YOU for your support on Mission Sunday. In 2014, the Mission Sunday Collection in Waterford and Lismore amounted to €56,236.76. Thank you for your generosity in difficult times.

 

Collection last weekend
Envelopes – €609.06   Notes and Coin – €473.94    Thank You

 

The Pope’s Intentions for August
Universal: Volunteers That volunteers may give themselves generously to the service of the needy.

Evangelisation: Outreach to the Marginalised That setting aside our very selves we may learn to be neighbours to those who find themselves on the margins of human life and society.

 

Our New Parish Centre

Target: €130,000.00     Donated so far: €122,293.28

Thanks for all your generosity

 

All Day Long, Lord, Remember us, Lord, by your loving care!

All day long, Lord,
I have waited for you on my doorstep,
and, behold you were in my house!
Remember us, Lord, by your loving care!

All day long, Lord,
I have looked for you far off in the crowd,
and, behold you were right next to me,
present in my brothers and sisters!
Remember us, Lord, by your loving care!

All day long, Lord,
my hands remained closed to protect my happiness,
and, behold, my happiness was to open them for you!
Remember us, Lord, by your loving care!

All day long, Lord,
I looked for your Word in the wisdom of men,
and, behold, it was present in the depts of my heart!
Remember us, Lord, by your loving care!
(Lucien Deiss, Biblical Prayers)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.   Mary & Martin Ryan (Anniv)
Sunday 9.00 a.m.     Conor O’ Mahony (Anniv)    12 Noon   Cathy Doyle (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).

There will be no Adoration on Bank Holiday Monday 3rd August.

 

Saint Pio Prayer Group will take place on Monday 3rd August in St. Mary’s Church, Irishtown, Clommel. Rosary and prayers at 6.30 p.m. Mass at 7.00 p.m. for petitions placed in the basket on the altar.  All are welcome.

 

First Friday Next Friday is the First Friday of the month. Sr. Mary and Fr. Hegarty will bring Holy Communion to the persons who have asked to receive it in their own homes.
If there are other persons who would like to receive Communion at home on the First Friday (or at any other convenient day), please inform us and we will call to you and make arrangements.

 

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

 

The National Eucharistic Congress 2015 will take place at Knock on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th September. “Christ, our Hope” (Col 1:27) Críost Ár nDóchas. Visit the website www.nec2015.ie

 

Welcome into our Christian Community Twins Zoei and Tori Doyle who were baptised last weekend.

 

Mass for the People of the Parish Once a week (usually on Monday) Mass is offered for the Intentions of all the people of the parish. We  remember especially those that are sick. Even if you can’t attend the Mass you and your loved ones are remembered.

 

The Priory Institute – Bringing Theology Home Theology Matters!  Join our enthusiastic student community and study theology from home or in class. Application deadline is 21st September. Tel: 01- 4048124.  Web: www.prioryinstitute.ie  E Mail: enquires@prioryinstitute.com

 

Collection last weekend
Envelopes – €568.46    Notes and Coin – €485.54    Thank You

 

Our New Parish Centre

Target: €130,000.00      Donated so far: €122,293.28

Thanks for all your generosity

 

Give your Bread – O Lord, we pray to you

Give your bread, Lord, to those who are hungry,
give hunger for yourself to those who have bread,
for you alone, Lord, can satisfy our desire:
O Lord, we pray to you.

Give your strength to those who are weak,
give humility to those who think themselves strong,
for you alone, Lord, are our strength:
O Lord, we pray to you.

Gvie faith to those who are in doubt,
give doubt to those who believe they possess you,
for you alone, Lord, are the truth:
O Lord, we pray to you.

Give confidence to those who are afraid,
give your fear to those who have too much confidence,
for you alone, Lord, support our hope:
O Lord, we pray to you.

Give light to those who are searching for you,
preserve in your love those who have found you,
for you alone, Lord, can fulfill our love:
O Lord, we pray to you.
(Lucien Deiss, Biblical Prayers)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.   Andy Askins (Anniv)
Sunday 9.00 a.m.   Marie Spillane (Anniv)   12 Noon   John & Mary O’ Mahony & deceased Family Members

 

Ordination We pray for Rev. Shane O’ Neill who is to be ordained a Priest for this Diocese, on this Sunday 19th July in his home parish of  Knockanore.

 

The Rise of the Roses Summer Tour is coming to St. Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn, Lismore, Co. Waterford on Saturday 25th July from 2.30 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. Young girls and women are invited to come and meet the sisters, find out more about life in a Cistercian monastery, rediscover the beauty of a life promised to God, and celebrate this Year of Consecrated Life with prayer, song, friendship and tea. All are welcome. For more details visit the website at www.glencairnabbey.org

 

St. Declan’s Way Walk – Cashel to Cahir Bookings are now being taken for the upcoming St. Declan’s Day Walk with the Knockmealdown Active Team on Saturday July 25th along the scenic first portion of St. Declan’s Way, from the Rock of Cashel to Cahir. Full details are available on the Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/knockmealdown or on the
website at http://www.kmdactive.com The cost for the walk is €20 but there is an ‘early bird’ offer of €15 currently available – booking now at http://www.kmdact.com/walking-events/.

 

National Pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick 2015
– Garland Friday – July 24th (Local Pilgrimage) Mass on the summit at 10.00 a.m. Mass in Croagh Patrick car park at 7.30 p.m.
– Reek Sunday – 26th July Confessions on the summit from 7.30 a.m. –  2.00 p.m. Mass on the summit every half hour from 8.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m.

 

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.

 

The Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) The members of the PPC meet monthly to reflect on our Parish. We try to discern the areas of greatest need and how we might be able to reach out to these. We need a few more people to help us in this service. The next meeting is in the Parish Centre at 8.00 p.m. on Monday 31st August.

 

We pray for the repose of the soul of Peter Cronin late of 58 Honeyview Estate who died last week.

 

Cancer Care Support Centre The offices will be closed from Friday 31st July until Monday 24th August.

 

2015 Tipperary Warmer Houses Scheme If you are in receipt of Fuel Allowance, Job Seekers Allowance and have children under 7 years or Family Income Settlement then you could be eligible to have your home insulated for a subsidised fee under the Tipperary Warmer Homes Scheme. Homeowners who are not in receipt of the above supplements can avail of the scheme by receiving a grant towards the work to be carried out. For more details and to apply lo-call Tipperary Energy Agency on 0818 222924 or visit www.tea.ie/warmerhomes to download an application form.

 

St. Benedict’s Priory Cobh, Co. Cork Retreat House for Individuals and Groups. Suggested donation €40 per night including meals.  Contact 021– 4811354.  See poster on notice board.

 

Collection last weekend
Envelopes – €530.62    Notes and Coin – €639.38     Thank You

 

“1. ‘’LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore’ – ‘Praise be to you, my Lord’. In the words of this beautiful canticle, St. Francis of Assisi reminds us that our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us. ‘Praise be to you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, and who produces various fruit with coloured flowers and herbs’.

2. This sister now cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed her. We have come to see ourselves as her lords and masters, entitled to plunder her at will. The violence present in our hearts, wounded by sin, is also reflected in the symptoms of sickness evident in the soil, in the water, in the air and in all forms of life. This is why the earth herself, burdened and laid waste, is among the most abandoned and maltreated of our poor; she ‘groans in travail’ (Rm 8:22). We have forgotten that we ourselves are dust of the earth (cf. Gn 2:7); our very bodies are made up of her elements, we breathe her air and we receive life and refreshment from her waters”.

These are the first two numbers of the letter of Pope Francis on ‘Care for our Common Home’

The Bishop has sent us some copies of the Letter. These are available in the Sacristy at €4 (Four Euro) per copy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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