PARISH INFORMATION
Priest of the Parish: Fr. Michael Hegarty I.C.
Deacon for the Clonmel Pastoral Area: Rev. Lazarus Gidolf
In Residence: Fr. James Pollock I.C.
Sister: Sr. Mary Muckley Tel: 6125235
Parish Office: Open Monday – Thursday 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
Office Closed on Friday
Tel: 6125679 E Mail stoliver@eircom.net
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. Geoff Greene (Anniv) 12 Noon Esther 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).
Anam Cara will hold a Bereavement Information Evening on Monday 19th September from 7.30 pm. to 9.30 p.m. in the Horse and Jockey Hotel, Thurles. Guest Speaker is Brid Carroll. If you wish to attend email info@anamcara.ie or Tel 085 2888 888 before 16th September.
The Priory Institute – Bringing Theology Home Theology Matters! Join our supportive student community and study theology from home. Application deadline is Tuesday next 20th September. Tel: 01- 4048124. E-Mail: enquires@prioryinstitute.com Web: www.prioryinstitute.com
Dementia Roadshow DCU Dementia Programme is running a Dementia Awareness Roadshow in Clonmel on Wednesday 21st Sept between 10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. at the Showgrounds Shopping Centre, Clonmel Library and the foyer of South Tipperary General Hospital.
2016 Eileen Anderson Unsung Hero Award A chance to nominate your unsung hero in the community, to honour work, effort and impact of local volunteers. The closing date for written applications is Friday 23rd September and can be dropped into Cluain Training Centre, Nelson Street, Clonmel or by email 2016unsunghero@gmail.com. There is no formal application form. For more information Tel Darren 086-8414432.
The Legion of Mary Pilgrimage to Our Lady’s Shrine at Knock will take place on Sunday 25th September. Bus leaving GAA Centre, Western Road at 7.30 a.m. sharp. Fare €40 including meals. Contact any member of the Legion of Mary.
Our Monthly Family Mass Thanks to all who helped with the Mass on the first Sunday in September. Our next Family Mass is on Sunday 2nd October at 12 Noon. Please contact the Parish Office or Fr. Hegarty if you and your family are willing to get involved in these Masses.
Pilgrimage to Benevento, San Giovanni & Sorrento Fr. Michael Toomey is arranging a Parish Pilgrimage to Benevento, San Giovanni & Sorrento visiting Pietrelcina and Pompeii from 1st April 2017 for 5 nights including 2 nights full board, 4* hotel San Giovanni and 3 nights half board, 4* hotel Sorrento. Group leader: Fr. Michael Toomey. Special Group price €789 per person. Bookings with Joe Walsh Tours.
Congratulations to the girls and boys from our Parish who got their Junior Cert results during the week. We wish them well for the future.
Welcome into our Christian Community Maddie Leigh Brew who was baptised last weekend.
Eucharistic Ministers Rota for October – December ’16 is now
available in the Sacristy in the church.
Collection last weekend
Envelopes – €594.19 Notes and Coin – €506.81 Thank You
Growing in Love
St. John in his First Letter says: ‘God is Love’ (1 Jn 4:8). The whole effort of our Christian living is to grow in love of God and in love of people.
The new religious education programme for Primary Schools is aptly called GROW IN LOVE. It was introduced last year for Junior and Senior Infants and, this September, it has been introduced for First and Second Classes. Here in St. Oliver’s Parish Centre last Monday we were happy to host an in-service training session for around sixty teachers. The commitment and enthusiasm of our teachers is inspiring, and as parish and parents, we will do our best to collaborate in the programme. Parents, the first educators of their children, have a vital role. They themselves will learn much from the new programme.
It will be very important to accompany children to weekly Masses in the various Parishes. Here in St. Oliver’s we have started the Monthly ’Family Mass’ on the First Sunday of each month. Parents and children of all ages are invited to get involved. We need a few more volunteers to help organise these Masses.
Our Bishop is making outreach to young people one of the priorities of his pastoral ministry. In this context he is inviting young peopleof the age group 18 – 25 to take part in a Retreat at Glencomeragh from October 7th (9.00 p.m.) to October 9th (3.00 p.m.) This is a free Retreat but donations are welcome.
We can all help by spreading the good news about the ‘Grow in Love’ programme and about the happenings for our young people. Our young people are the future of the Church.
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