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. Anna O’ Brien (Anniv)
Sunday 9.00 a.m. Mary Ellen Heffernan & Family (Anniv) 12 Noon Robbie Galvin (Anniv)
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Our Parish Eucharistic Adoration takes place each week Monday from 2.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. (except when Monday is a Church Holiday or a Public Holiday).
St. Vincent de Paul Monthly Collection will take place after all Masses this weekend Saturday 31st October and Sunday 1st November.
Legion of Mary As part of their follow up, members will be available after Masses in St. Oliver’s this weekend and will be anxious to meet anyone willing to consider active or auxiliary membership of the Legion of Mary who meet on Thursday evenings at 7.30 p.m.
Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) The PPC will meet in the Parish Centre after Mass on Monday evening.
Study of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) The first meeting of the Clonmel Study Group will take place at the Pastoral Centre, Irishtown, on Monday 2nd November at 7.30 p.m. Membership still open! Contact Jimmy on 086-2597275.
Saint Pio Prayer Group will take place on Monday 2nd November in St. Mary’s Church, Irishtown, Clommel. Rosary and prayers at 6.30 p.m. Mass at 7 p.m. for petitions placed in the basket on the altar. All are welcome.
Stroke Support Group Meeting for encouragement, support and advice for stroke survivors, family members and carers will take place at St. Oliver’s Parish Centre this Tuesday evening 3rd November at 8.00 p.m. Contact: Gemma 087-9129263.
Al-Anon An open Al-Anon Meeting will take place on Tuesday November 3rd at 8.00 p.m. in Clonmel Resource Centre. If your home is unhappy because someone you love drinks too much please come along.
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.
We pray for Brigid O’ Dea, Rockfield, Glenconnor who died during the week.
Novena of Masses for the Dead Please note the various times of the Novena Masses on the back of this Newsletter and on the list displayed near the Church doors. The Novena Masses begin this Tuesday 3rd & will conclude on Wednesday 11th. The dead will be remembered at all Masses during November.
Take the short-term pledge for November November is the month of the Holy Souls. Many people choose to abstain from alcohol for the month of November and offer this sacrifice in honour of their deceased loved ones. You can do likewise! www.pioneerassociation.ie or contact 01-8749464.
Irish Blood Transfusion Service would like to thank 552 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.
Collection last weekend
Envelopes – €615.95 Notes and Coin – €545.05 Thank You
All Saints and All Souls
This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of All the Saints. “The ultimate object of Veneration of the Saints is the glory of God and our own sanctification. We try to imitate the virtue of those who were pre-eminent disciples of the Lord” (Adapted from the Directory of Popular Piety and the Liturgy).
On all Souls Day (2nd November) we honour the memory of our Dead, as has been done from the very earliest days of the Christian religion.
The following prayer from the Order of Christian Funerals will help us to keep both Feasts in mind:
Lord God,
whose days are without end
and whose mercies beyond counting,
keep us mindful
that life is short and the hour of death unknown.
Let your Spirit guide our days on earth
in the ways of holiness and justice,
that we may serve you
in union with the whole Church,
sure in faith, strong in hope, perfect in love.
And when our earthly journey is ended,
lead us rejoicing into your kingdom,
where you live for ever and ever.
Amen. OCF, 332
Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed and Novena of Masses – Tuesday 3rd November
As usual a Novena of Masses will be offered for our beloved dead. The times of the Novena Mass will vary as follows:
Tuesday 3rd — 7.30 p.m.
Wednesday 4th — 7.30 p.m.
Thursday 5th — 7.30 p.m.
Friday 6th — 7.30 p.m.
Saturday 7th — 11.30 a.m.
Sunday 8th — 9.00 a.m.
Monday 9th — 7.30 p.m.
Tuesday 10th — 7.30 p.m.
Wednesday 11th — 7.30 p.m.
All during November we will remember at all Masses those who are on the Altar List of the Dead. The slips of paper for names are contained in the box of envelopes distributed to the parish, but are also available in the Church. There is no obligation to make an offering for these intentions.
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