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. Mary, Peter & Declan Shaw (Anniv)
Sunday 9.00 a.m. Timothy Condon (Anniv) 12 Noon Avril Boland (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).
Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) A meeting of the PPC will be held on Monday 11th January at 8.00 p.m. in the Parish Centre. New members always welcome.
The Wednesday Social Club will resume activities in the Parish Centre on 13th January at 2.00 p.m.
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 from 6th January 2016.
Our Family Mass Thanks to all who helped prepare for and who took part in the two Family Masses we have had so far. Thanks to Ms Brid Quinlivan in St. Oliver’s School for all her help. Our next Family Mass is at 12 Noon on Sunday 7th February 2016.
Thanks Many thanks to all who helped with the Celebration of Christmas in our Parish: those who got the Church ready, including the Crib, and the Christmas Tree with its decorations; the Choir and the Folk Group; those who distributed the Parish Envelopes; those who donated flowers and the persons that arranged the flowers; the children and teachers from St. Oliver’s School who participated at 12 Noon Mass on the Feast of the Epiphany.
Christmas Collection The Priests of the Parish are deeply grateful to those who contributed so generously to the Christmas Collection. This collection goes to the Diocese for the support of all the Priests.
Eternal Rest to all who died over Christmas. We pray for Sophie Burke, Elm Park, Jackie Barry, Clarke Villas, Kitty Larkin, Irishtown (formerly Elm Park), Tom Carroll, Ard Fatima, Cliff Hennessy, Kilmacomma. We pray also for Bridget O’ Brien 41 Bianconi Drive who died during the week.
Welcome into our Christian Community Daniel James Gentles who was baptised over the Christmas period.
Eucharistic Ministers Rota for January – March ’16 is available in the Sacristy in the church.
World Day of Migrants and Refugees will be celebrated next Sunday January 17th. We are asked to remember in our Masses and prayers all those who have left our shores and those who have joined us here in our parishes from overseas.
Offertory Collections
Friday 25th December Envelopes – €1,309.00 Notes and Coin – €1,059.90 (Christmas Day)
Sunday 27th December Envelopes – €632.66 Notes and Coin – €607.34
Sunday 3rd January Envelopes – €627.35 Notes and Coin – €573.65 Thank You.
Our New Parish Centre
Target: €130,000.00 Donated so far: €127,883.87
Thanks for all your generosity
The Baptism of the Lord – 10th January 2016
Jesus is anointed with the Spirit and his power. He is proclaimed Messiah. He now goes about doing good, working the signs that make him known as the Servant of God. He is the one who brings good news to the poor and tells of salvation.
Through our Baptism each one of us is ordered to the life of Christ – Priest, Prophet and King – and the father looks on us with favour.
With this Feast we return to the weeks of what is called Ordinary Time. There will be new parts of the Bible read at weekday Masses, beginning with 1 Samuel.
We have our Mercy Tree back in the Church to remind us of this Holy Year of Mercy. If anybody wants to put a petition in the Box provided, these will be prayed for at all Masses during the year.
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