POOR BOX COLLECTIONS: Recently I sent cheques of €200 each to Alice Leahy’s TRUST and to Brother Kevin, Church Street, who both work with the homeless and people in need. They have acknowledged the donations form our Parish and you can read their letters which are on the notice boards in the front porch, You can leave offerings in the ‘Poor Box’ which you will find on the back wall to the left as you enter the Church. Thank you for your donations. Fr Tony BACK TO SCHOOL: By now all children and young people are back in the schools in our Parish. We wish them every happiness and success on their return to school after the holidays. This new term is also a beginning for new principles in the three schools: Ms Geraldine Convery, San Carlo Senior School; Ms Catherine Diggins, San Carlo Junior School and Mike O’Byrne, Confey Community College. Every good wish, prayer and blessing to all three of them as they begin their new roles in our schools. PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL: The next meeting for all members takes place this Monday evening, 8th September in the Day Chapel at 8.00pm. We will be discussing the plans for our Parish Mission which is taking place from 15th-22nd November. Our Parish Mission will be given by the Redemptorist Mission Team. This Mission will be a celebration of 30 years as a Parish and hopefully will be a time of gathering, celebration, praying, reaching out, caring and deepening of our Parish Community. A lot of preparation will be done in the next two months, so we will be calling on parishioners to volunteer to be involved in varied and different ways. We will keep you informed over the coming weeks. Please pray for the success of the forthcoming Parish Mission. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Now that the summer has come and gone, would all ‘adorers’ please resume their commitment to their chosen time so that there are people in the Day Chapel at all times during Eucharistic Adoration every Tuesday from 12 noon - 9.00pm. Anyone is free to drop in at any time on Tuesday to spend some time in prayer and adoration. Thanks again to all who are part of our Parish Eucharistic Adoration Group. Time spent in prayer with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is always a time of grace and blessing. REFLECTIONS: ‘I shall be there with them’ Matthew 18 is a discourse on relations within the Christian community and today’s Gospel gives some very practical advice about a problem we all encounter: conflict. The beautiful phrase ‘you have won back your brother’ highlights the importance of resolving our differences with one another; love sometimes involves confrontation. We may involve others to help mediate but only when the first stage has failed. To seek help requires great humility and involving the wider community may seem harsh, but we should not be naïve, lasting peace sometimes requires mediation. There is an unusual verse referring to tax collectors and Gentiles and the drastic steps that are taken in order to protect the community. Perhaps it is these groups of people who are calling on the community to face facts and to move forward. Mediation is not an easy task, whether it be a parent dealing with conflict in the family; a diplomat brokering peace-keeping deals in conflict zones; a counsellor journeying with two people; conflict is all around us. Today’s Gospel urges dialogue, patience, perseverance and the space to allow grace to enter. ‘The conclusion of our meditation is not “Jesus tells us to do this,” but, “Let us celebrate Jesus at work in the world.” We recognise moments of grace when we ourselves lived this teaching, and celebrate the great people who by word and example taught us to live it.’ Michel de Verteuil Jane Mellett Intercom. Anniversaries for Next Weekend 13th / 14th September 2014 7.00pm James Mooney [A] 9.30am Edward Collins jnr [A] 11.00am Michael & Bríd Brady [A] 12.30pm Catherine & Patrick O’Connor
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