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 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. Joan Lee (Anniv)
Sunday 9.00 a.m. Kathleen Ahearne (Anniv)
12 Noon Bridget Slattery & Mary & Mick Looby (Anniv)
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Our Parish Eucharistic Adoration will finish every Monday during Lent at 7.30 p.m.
Scripture Prayer/Reflection Our Scripture Prayer continues on Tuesdays at 7.30 pm. Perhaps you would like to ‘come and see’ for yourself this year. You are MOST WELCOME any evening, or every evening! Venue: 21 Heywood Heights.
Whist Drive will take place on Sunday 22nd February in the Bridge Centre, Clonmel at 2.30 p.m. All are welcome. Refreshments served.
Something to do for Lent! Journey through Lent in Faith Spend some time with the new Irish Catechism for Adults. Discussion over three nights, Thursday 26th February, Thursday 5th & 12th March will take place at St. Oliver’s Parish Centre at 7.30 p.m. led by trained facilitators. All are welcome (donation only)
Clonmel Area Parishes Social Evening The Social Evening takes place on Friday February 27th in the Hotel Minella at 7.45 p.m. Parishioners from all the parishes across the Clonmel area as well as the Friary are invited to this special evening. Tickets are on sale at SS Peter & Paul’s Parish Office, the Church of the Resurrection, the Friary Office and Marian’s for €25. This entertaining evening will consist of dinner and dancing, music by Jeb.
A free bus, provided by O’ Donoghues, is also available to bring attendees to and from the hotel. The bus will pick up as follows: 7.15 p.m. Church of the Resurrection, 7.20 p.m. Bates Shop, 7.30 p.m. SS Peter & Paul’s 7.35 p.m. St. Mary’s Church and 7.40 p.m. the bus stop Old Bridge
St. Oliver’s School Enrolment If you intend to enrol your child in St. Oliver’s School for September 2015, enrolment forms are available from Kay in the school office. Closing date for enrolment is Friday 27th March. Birth Certificate is required.
Liturgical Music Workshop presented by Irish Church Music Association will take place at St. John’s Pastoral Centre, Waterford on Saturday 28th February from 10.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. A repertoire of Liturgical Music by Irish Composers. Co-ordinators: Rev Turlough Baxter, Sr. Moira Bergin RSM and Music Director: Derek Mahady.
World Day of Prayer Ecumenical Service Over 3 million people in Ireland and worldwide will take part in the annual World Day of Prayer Ecumenical Service on Friday 6th March. This years’ service has been prepared by Christian women of the Bahamas. The Clonmel service will take place in SS Peter & Paul’s Church at 7.30 p.m. All are welcome.
Do something special this Lent! Many people choose to abstain from alcohol for the duration of Lent. Take this opportunity to help someone you know with an alcohol or drug problem by offering up your sacrifice as a prayer for their freedom and well-being. Take the Short-Term pledge and make a difference to someone’s life! For more information visit www.pioneerassociation.ie
We pray for: Ann Pyke, late of 30 Elm Park who died during the week. May she rest in peace.
Collection last weekend
Envelopes – €565.37 Notes and Coin – €520.63 Thank You
Sacrament of Confirmation Canon William Ryan P.P. Dungarvan, will be with us next Sunday 1st March to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation. The Confirmation Mass will be at 11.00 a.m., hence there will be no 12.00 noon Mass next Sunday.
Masses as usual on Saturday at 7.30 p.m. and on Sunday at 9.00 a.m. Please remember in your prayers all those receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation and their families, and also their teachers.
Message of Pope Francis for Lent (continued)
“Indifference to our neighbour and to God also represents a real temptation for us Christians. Each year during Lent we need to hear once more the voice of the prophets who cry out and trouble our conscience.
God is not indifferent to our world; he so loves it that he gave his Son for our salvation. In the Incarnation, in the earthly life, death, and resurrection of the Son of God, the gate between God and man, between heaven and earth, opens once for all.
The Church is like the hand holding open this gate, thanks to her proclamation of God’s word, her celebration of the sacraments and her witness of the faith which works through love (cf. Gal 5:6).
But the world tends to withdraw into itself and shut that door through which God comes into world and the world comes to him. Hence the hand, which is the Church, must never be surprised if it is rejected, crushed and wounded.
God’s people, then, need this interior renewal, lest we become indifferent and withdraw into ourselves.
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