PARISH INFORMATION
Priest of the Parish: Fr. Michael Hegarty I.C.
In Residence: 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. Joan Lee (Anniv)
Sunday 9.00 a.m. 12 Noon Donagh, Nuala & Dermot Wall (Anniv)
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Our Parish Eucharistic Adoration will finish every Monday during Lent at 7.30 p.m.
Yoga Classes will commence in St. Oliver’s Parish Centre on Wednesday 24th February from 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. €4 per class for eight weeks. There are a few places still available. Contact Jimmy Moloney tel 087-7824828 or the Parish Office tel 6125679.
Parables of Mercy During this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Dr. Michael Mullins DD will present to us the Parables of Mercy, at St. John’s Pastoral Centre, Waterford on Thursday 25th February and Thursday 3rd March at 7.30 p.m. Donation €5 including light refreshments.
Munster Rally for Life The first ever Munster Rally for Life will take place on Saturday 27th February, assembling on The Grand Parade in Cork at 2.00 p.m. Join us to celebrate life and to protect mothers and save babies from abortion. See www.munsterrallyforlife.com and www.facebook.com/MunsterRallyforLife. Every Life matters!
“Do This in Memory” Our Parish Preparation Programme for First Communion Children and their parents/guardians, continues on Saturday next 27th February at 7.30 p.m. Mass. Thanks to you parishioners who have a supporting role to play.
Family Mass Our next Family Mass will be on Sunday 6th March at 12 Noon. We are looking for more Family members – adults and children – to do Reading, Prayers of the Faithful and bring up the Offertory Gifts, at this or other Monthly Family Masses.
Waterford & Lismore Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 58th Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage will take place from Monday 6th – Saturday 11th June 2016. Information for sick pilgrims: contact John Healy Tel 052-6123791. Booking Forms available from the Parish Office.
Welcome We welcome today Br. Brian Johnson of the Franciscan Brothers who will speak at all the Masses about the missionary work of his Congregation. Br. Brian will distribute envelopes for anyone who may wish to make a donation.
Céilí Thanks to everybody who helped organise and supported our Céilí last Sunday. A great day was had by all.
Welcome into our Christian Community Tiernan William O’ Regan who was baptised last weekend.
Congratulations to Commercials on all their achievements during the past year. We wish them well for the future. Some of our parishioners and past-pupils of St. Oliver’s School are on the team.
The Priory Institute – Bringing Theology Home Theology Matters! Join our great student community and study theology from home. Email: enquiries@prioryinstitute.com or Web: www.prioryinstitute.ie Phone 01-4048124. Application deadline is 22nd February.
Collection last weekend
Envelopes – €637.85 Notes and Coin – €478.15 Thank You
Our New Parish Centre
Target: €130,000.00 Donated so far: €129,832.95
Thanks for all your generosity
A Prayer for Lent
Lord, during this Lenten Season,
nourish me with Your Word of life
and make me one
with You in love and prayer.
Fill my heart with Your love
and keep me faithful to the Gospel of Christ.
Give me the grace to rise above my human weakness.
Give me new life by Your Sacraments, especially the Mass.
Father, our source of life,
I reach out with joy to grasp Your hand;
let me walk more readily in Your ways.
Guide me in Your gentle mercy,
for left to myself I cannot do Your Will.
Father of love, source of all blessings,
help me to pass from my old life of sin
to the new life of grace.
Prepare me for the glory of Your Kingdom.
I ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever.
Amen. (From Catholic Online)
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