PARISH INFORMATION
Priests of the Parish: Fr. Michael Hegarty I.C. Fr. James Pollock I.C.
Tel: 6125679 Fax: 6128071 E Mail stoliver@eircom.net
Sister: Sr. Mary Muckley Tel: 6125235
Parish Office: Open Monday – Friday 9.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.
Parish Website:www.stoliverspc.org
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/stoliverspc
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Helpline 086-0412328 or 6123878
Local Safeguarding Representatives: Margaret Waters 086-8917440 Fiona Stanley 087-9340382
Bereavement Support: Tel 6125679
Masses for Weekend
Saturday 7.30 p.m. Ted & Nellie Johnson (Anniv)
Sunday 9.00 a.m. Paddy Hogan (Anniv)
12 Noon Patrick Hally & Deceased Family Members (Anniv)
Next Sunday is Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion and the beginning of Holy Week. The Blessing of Palms will take place at the Vigil Mass on Saturday Evening and blessed Palm will be available at all the other Masses on Sunday.
Confirmation 2014 Congratulations to the fifty girls and boys who received the Sacrament of Confirmation here last Sunday. Thanks to all who helped: parents, teachers, Liam O’ Shea and the Choir, Elaine and our own staff here. May the Holy Spirit continue to guide these young people and help them to take their full part in the christian community.
Eucharistic Ministers Rota for April – June ’14 is now available in the Sacristy in the church.
Befriending Project The Carers Association are offering a new befriending service on a pilot basis. This new service is free of charge and to help elderly people and those living alone, especially those with disabilities, mobility issues or related issues. It is not designed to replace the provision of home care services but to provide an additional outlet to people. All volunteers have Garda Clearance. Tel Richie Molloy 052-6170455 for information.
St. Vincent de Paul Monthly Collection will take place after all Masses this weekend Saturday 5th and 6th April.
Saint Pio Prayer Group will take place on Monday 7th April in St. Mary’s Church, Irishtown, Clonmel. 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.
Mental Health Awareness with Grow in Ireland will hold a series of talks for 4 weeks at the Clonmel Park Hotel, beginning on Thursday 10th April at 7.30 p.m. An introduction to understanding and minding your mental health.Week 1: Mental Health Awareness. Guest Speaker: John Lonergan. To reserve your free place contact Caroline Crotty tel 086-4673239 or Mary Walsh tel 087-2843424 or email: marywalsh@grow.ie. Places are limited.
Fundraising Cycle in aid of Clonmel Red Cross will take place on Sunday 13th April starting at 10.30 a.m. from Clonmel Park Hotel. Registration open from 9.00 a.m. €15 for adults, €10 for U16’s. Route1: Clonmel, Ardfinnan, Clogheen, Newcastle, Clonmel (55km) Route 2: Clonmel, Ardfinnan, Newcastle, Clonmel (40 km). For information contact Darren Ryan 087 – 9276516 or John Walsh 087 – 2897549.
Time for Reflection Looking to do a little extra something this Lent? Why not join us on Thursday nights at 7.30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Pastoral Centre, Irishtown, for a period of quiet reflection on the Lenten Sunday Readings with Sr. Angela Ryan (Presentations Sisters).
Collection last weekend
Envelopes – €478.50 Notes and Coin – €612.50 Thank You
Our New Parish Centre
Target: €130,000.00 Donated so far: €84,243.14
Thanks for all your generosity.
The Pope’s Intentions for April
Universal: That governments may foster the protection of creation and the just distribution of natural resources.
For Evangelisation: That the Risen Lord may fill with hope the hearts of those who are being tested by pain and sickness.
“I am the Resurrection and the Life”
Several statements in our readings have the power to move us if we let them. But surely the most startling is Jesus’ proclamation in the Gospel: “I am the resurrection and the life!” No ordinary person would say anything like that. It is as though a doctor were to say, “I am the operation that will save you”. One who heard a doctor say that to a patient would surely advise the patient to change doctors.
Yet Jesus made that statement. For close to two thousand years people have been hearing it. Some have laughed it off as ludicrous. Others have found it too profound to think about. But others have reflected on it, discovering a meaning, and believed in him.
In all of the so-called “I am” statements in John’s Gospel where Jesus identifies himself with some other reality, such as “the light of the world” (8:12), “the sheepgate” (10:7), “the good shepherd” (10:11), “the true vine” (15:1), there is intended a salvific relationship to others. In other words, that other reality symolizes or expresses some saving effect Jesus will have on believers.
Thus when Jesus says “I am the resurrection and the life”, he is not referring simply to his own resurrection from the dead. He is talking about resurrection and life that he will bring to those who believe in him. Such people will be raised from the dead; they will have life.
But there is more. He does not mean only the resurrection to life on the last day. (That is implied in v. 24 where Martha expresses belief in such a resurrection). He means, also and especially, a new kind of life that is already shared here and now. This is indicated by another remarkable statement,… “whoever is alive and believes in me will never die”.
This kind of life is what has traditionally been called the “life of grace”. It is a life that puts one in intimate relationship with the Father, Son and Spirit. And it is a relationship that may never cease. Thus, even though physical death will intervene, the union of God will continue. (The Word Alive, p.30)
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