BULLETIN 24
JUNE 2007
THE BIRTH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST IN YEAR 3
CHURCH SERVICES
Saturday
23 June | Confession
on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm |
Sunday
24 June | Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon |
Monday
25 June | Mass at 10.00 am for Frank McGee |
Tuesday
26 June | Mass at 10.00 am for Michael Fitzpatrick |
Wednesday
27 June | Mass at 10.00 am for Susan Little |
Thursday
28 June | Vigil Mass at 7.00 pm for Teresa Usher |
Friday
29 June | Feast
of Saints Peter and Paul Mass at 10.00 am for the Parish Mass at 7.00 pm for Anna Conti and Andy Duncan |
Saturday
30 June | Mass at 10.00 am for Charles Coulter |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
Sunday
24 June | 10.00
am 11.00 am 4.00 to 7.00 pm |
Children's Liturgy |
Monday
25 June | 2.00
to 3.00 pm 7.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm | Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
Tuesday
26 June |
11.00 to 4.00 pm |
Key Housing |
Wednesday
27 June |
12.00 to 4.30 pm | Key
Housing |
Thursday
28 June | 2.00 to 3.00 pm | Cardiac Rehabilitation |
Friday
29 June | 9.00 to 4.00 pm | Key Housing |
Saturday
30 June | 7.00 pm | Wedding Reception |
PRAYERS
Please
remember in your prayers:
Paddy Codd who died recently;
Mamie
Scotland, Ben Walsh 1985, John Flood 2003, Greta Murphy 1973,
Michael
Fitzpatrick 2006, Elizabeth Paterson, Joseph Sammons 1954,
Harry
Boyle 2006, James Little 1979, Margaret Burns 2006,
Mary
Nolan O'Hare 1995, Anne Convery 1997, Margaret McCann 2000,
Annie
McCabe 2002, John, Peter, Francis Jim and Paul Breslin,
William
Magee 1997, Peter McEvoy 1967, Margaret Donnelly 1953,
Helen
Taylor 1998, Rose McKenzie 1998 and James Conaghan 1999
whose
anniversaries occur at this time;
Holly Nawarauckasgraham
and Callum Coutts who were baptised recently and
Simon Pollock
and Lisa Walker who were married recently.
SUNDAY COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection amounted to £788.86 - many
thanks. Banker's Orders amount to an average of £4300 per month. Each month
£4000 is repaid to the Diocese for the building loan and levy.
PARISH
CENTRE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection
for the Parish
Centre amounted to £370.12 - many thanks.
BANKER'S
ORDERS
Paying your collection by monthly or quarterly banker's order makes
money handling much safer. Banker's Order forms are available in the porch.
PARISH
CENTRE DONATION
Many
thanks to the Saint Vincent
de Paul Society for their donation of £100 for the use of the Parish
Centre.
PARISH
CENTRE
During the month of July, the Parish Centre will be closed to allow
the floor in the main hall to be treated and maintained. As a result, there will
be no teas and coffees after 10.00 am Mass on Sundays.
SPECIAL
RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT (SPRED) FAMILY MASS
We will be joined at the Vigil
Mass on Saturday 23 June by five SPRED groups from the Diocese to celebrate their
annual family Mass.
HCPT - THE PILGRIMAGE TRUST
Many thanks once again
to the anonymous donor for the generous donation which will fund the fare of one
child to Lourdes next Easter. Our target this year is to fund four children. Please
watch for our fundraising events beginning with a sponsored cycle round Millport
on Sunday 1 July. Many thanks to Esther Coulter. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for
us; Saint Bernadette, pray for us.
SCHOOL HOLIDAY
The
school holiday for pupils is from Thursday 28 June to Wednesday 15 August.
50-50
CLUB
Congratulations to the following 50-50 Club prizewinners:
April:
166 J Delahunt £25, 198 T McGreevy £25, 239 B and A McGrath £25,
72 M Carrick £25
May: 141 L Shaw £25, 114 S Douglas £25,
139 Jean Coulter £25, 252 A Ramsay £25
Bonus: 39 A Calvert £100
The
annual cheque was £1500. Thanks to members of athe congregation who assisted
with the draw. Thanks for your continued support of the 50-50 Club. If you would
like to join, please contact Myriame. There are eight vacant places awaiting renewal.
ANNIVERSARY
MASS FOR FATHER LYNCH
Mass
will be celebrated for the third anniversary of Father
Michael Lynch's death on Monday 2 July at 7.00 pm.
HARMONIES
FOR HUNGARY
A big thank you to all who gave donations, supported and helped
in any way to make the Harmonies for Hungary concert such a success. The amount
raised was £1200.
SAINT
ANDREW'S ACADEMY FINAL CONCERT
'A Summer Concert' will take place in the Assembly
Hall of Saint Andrew's Academy on Monday 25 June at 7.00 pm. Tickets cost £5
and £3.
THE INNOCENTS
A box is available in the porch for baby
goods, for example, talcum powder,
lotion, shampoo and so on for The Innocents.
GOING
INTO HOSPITAL
If you are going into hospital, please let the staff know you
are a Roman Catholic in order that the Chaplain can be informed. The hospital
does not routinely inform the chaplain about Catholic patients.
READERS
More
people are required to read at 10.00 am Mass. If you can help, please volunteer.
DRUMALIS
RETREAT CENTRE, LARNE
Drumalis Retreat Centre is undergoing extensive building
work and to help with the cost, CDs have been made at a cost of £10 each.
If you would like to help Drumalis by buying a CD or give a donation, please contact
Moira Bingham.
SAINT MICHAEL'S COLLEGE AND ACADEMY
A Celebration Book,
Saint Michael's College and Academy 1921-2007 is available at the stall at a cost
of £5.00.
THANKS
Archie
Blades' family would like to thank all those who phoned, visited, sent cards and
offered prayers for Archie during his recent illness. They were all very much
appreciated and he is now on the road to recovery.
CHILDREN'S
LITURGY ADULT HELPERS
24 June
Pre-Fives:
Frances and Maria
Primary
1 to 3: Elaine, Eileen and Anne
Many thanks
to Clara Hyslop and all the parent helpers who assisted with the Children's Liturgy
throughout the year. There will be no Children's Liturgy during the summer holiday.
Crosses are ladders to Heaven. |
Don't let other people's judgement influence your judgement of other people. |
Good criticism is very rare but always precious. |
READINGS
The readings for this weekend's Masses
are shown below in English. They are available in eleven other languages
including French, German, Italian, Polish and Spanish by clicking on this
link.
First
Reading Isaiah 49:1-6
Islands,
listen to me, pay attention, remotest peoples. The Lord called me before I was
born, from my mothers womb he pronounced my name. He made my mouth a sharp sword,
and hid me in the shadow of his hand. He made me into a sharpened arrow, and concealed
me in his quiver. He said to me, you are my servant (Israel) in whom I shall be
glorified; while I was thinking, I have toiled in vain, I have exhausted myself
for nothing; and all the while my cause was with the Lord, my reward with my God.
I was honoured in the eyes of the Lord, my God was my strength. And now the Lord
has spoken, he who formed me in the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back
to him, to gather Israel to him: It is not enough for you to be my servant, to
restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back the survivors of Israel; I will make
you the light of the nations so that my salvation may reach to the ends of the
earth.
Second
Reading Acts 13:22-26
Paul
said: "God made David the king of our ancestors, of whom he approved in these
words, "I have selected David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who
will carry out my whole purpose." To keep his promise, God has raised up
for Israel one of David's descendants, Jesus, as Saviour, whose coming was heralded
by John when he proclaimed a baptism of repentance for the whole people of Israel.
Before John ended his career he said, "I am not the one you imagine me to
be; that one is coming after me and I am not fit to undo his sandal." "My
brothers, sons of Abraham's race, and all you who fear God, this message of salvation
is meant for you.".
Gospel
Luke 1:57-66.80
The
time came for Elizabeth to have her child, and she gave birth to a son; and when
her neighbours and relations heard that the Lord had shown her so great a kindness,
they shared her joy. Now on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child;
they were going to call him Zechariah after his father, but his mother spoke up.
"No," she said 'he is to be called John." They said to her, "But
no one in your family has that name", and made signs to his father to find
out what he wanted him called. The father asked for a writing tablet and wrote,
'His name is John.' And they were all astonished. At that instant his power of
speech returned and he spoke and praised God. All their neighbours were filled
with awe and the whole affair was talked about throughout the hill country of
Judaea. All those who heard of it treasured it in their hearts. "What will
this child turn out to be?" they wondered. And indeed the hand of the Lord
was with him. The child grew up and his spirit matured. And he lived out in the
wilderness until the day he appeared openly to Israel.