Sunday 13th September 2009

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jesus said, "If you want to be a follower of mine, renounce yourself, take up your cross, and follow me." In this one sentence from Jesus there are two things that most of us don't want to do. Our world teaches us to 'be yourself'. Jesus teaches us to renounce yourself. This doesn't mean to put yourself down but to let go of your own self-importance and find your true self in being loved and in loving. And then he tells us to take up our cross. Immediately we think of suffering. Many of us have suffering in our lives and certainly this can be our cross. But more importantly the cross we need to take up is that of the consequences of putting others first in love. It is the cross of moving out of our own small world of self-preoccupation and living for others in our family and our community.

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R

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SUNDAY 13th September, 2009

Sunday Mass Times.

Vigil 6pm. 9am and 11am.

Confessions after Vigil Mass.

 

Weekday Mass Times

Monday –Wednesday 9.30am

Thursday 7.30pm

Friday 9.30am

Saturday 10am (Confessions after Mass)

Readers for Sunday 20th September 2009

Vigil 6pm: Don Anderson

9am: Rita Murphy

11am: John Boyle

Eucharistic Ministers for September

6pm Vigil: Aidan Boyle,
Siobhan Doherty

9am: Anne Dixon

11am: Nina Ling, Jimmy Logue
Bridie McKenna

Hand Sanitizer is now available for Eucharistic Ministers before and after distributing Holy Communion at the sanctuary side table.

Anniversaries

Edmund McDermott, Sarah Holmes,

Dan O Boyle, Sadie Edwards

 

Offertory Collection

Sunday 6th September £1188
Building Fund Collection £1039 Thank You for your
continued generosity.

 

Ardmore GAA Lotto Results

Week 35 Jackpot £1500. Numbers were 15-19-22 No winner this week. £50 won by Lena Kelly. Next weeks Jackpot £1600

Pastoral Council Meeting

1. At the Pastoral Council Meeting of 8th Sept, it was agreed that as preparation for the World Eucharistic Congress to be hosted in Dublin in 2012 that each area of our Parish would host the Celebration of the Eucharist in St Mary’s Church. It was also agreed that after each area Mass, there would be light refreshments in the Pastoral Centre.

These Masses would be celebrated between now and 2012. The next Area Mass would be for the Altnagelvin/Daly’s Pk, Grovemount, Ashgrove, Ardlough Rd, Church Rd, Church Brae area on Wednesday 28th October (meeting in preparation for this Monday 19th Oct) and the following Area Mass would be for Glenmore Area on Tuesday 17th November. (Meeting of residents on 5th November)

2. It was also agreed to encourage Parishioners to attend the Eucharistic Adoration in St Mary’s on the First Fridays from 2pm– 7.15pm.

3.The Offertory Gifts would be brought up at the 6pm Vigil and 11amMass beginning next weekend 19th/20th September
6pm Vigil Mass Donnnelly Family. Knockbrack Pk
11am Sunday Mass Boyle Family Altnagelvin Pk

(Our thanks to all who volunteered. If you would like to volunteer please Tel 71349490 with name, address Tel and Mass preference to present the offertory Gifts)

4. Mass for Deceased parishioners at 7.30pm on the 6th November in St Mary’s.

5. ‘Do this in Memory Programme’ in preparation for First Holy Communicants was also encouraged. Meeting of all Parents/Guardians of First Communion Children would take place in St Mary’s on Tuesday 22nd September in Pastoral Centre.

6. The Pastoral Council would like to encourage all Year 13 Students to enrol for the John Paul II award. A meeting for all Year 13 pupils from the Parish will take place in the Pastoral Centre on Monday 21st September at 7pm. All Welcome.

Next Pastoral Council Meeting Tuesday 29th September at 7pm.

African Children's Choir

St Mary’s Ardmore will be hosting an evening of music by the African Children's Choir on Sunday 13th September at 7.30pm.

The African Children’s Choir™ is the ambassador for Africa’s neediest, most vulnerable children. The Choir shows the world that its members, like the millions of abandoned and traumatised children in Africa, have beauty, dignity and unlimited potential. All are welcome to this event . Donation taken up during Performance. For further details visit www.africanchildrenschoir.com or contact Julie-Anne at the Parish office on 028 71349490.

Ardmore Ladies GAA Football Team– Ceili

Ceili in the Pastoral Centre on Sunday 20th September 8pm– 11pm.
Admission is £5 incl Supper. Everyone welcome to come along and enjoy the craic!

IHCPT

Young People’s Pilgrimage to Lourdes, Easter 2010

Around five hundred young people from all over Ireland spend a week on pilgrimage in Lourdes with the IHCPT, The Irish Pilgrimage Trust at Easter. (www.irishpilgrimage.com)

The Irish Pilgrimage Trust welcomes applications from young people with:

A physical disability or illness/suffering/trauma/bereavement (aged 11-18)

A learning disability (aged 11-21)

Jet Set Group- Physical Disability (18-25)

Jet Set Group-Learning Disability( 21-30)

The organisation also has Family Groups for very seriously ill children under the age of 9, accompanied by a parent or close relative

The IHCPT covers the cost of those young people selected to travel. If there is a young person that you feel would be eligible and would benefit from a trip to Lourdes or you would like further information about the pilgrimage please contact Damian on 07968312770 or IHCPT, Kilcuan, Clarenbridge, Co Galway, Tel: 00353 91 796622 for further details and an application form. Please note closing date for applications is 31st October 2009.

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