Parish of the Assumption Area Code: 057 Tel: 93 21587 - 93 51510 - 93 22244 - 93 22415 Fax: 93 51510  www.tullamoreparish.ie E-mail Parish Secretary: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it E-Mail website : webmaster 23rd Sunday of the Year 5th September 2010 Msgr. Seán Heaney, P. P. Fr. Padraig Corcoran C.C. Fr. Shane Crombie C.C. Fr. Seamus O'Connor C.C.  Fr Kevin Fleming C.C Sr. Genny Hassey Sr. Margaret Burke Mass Times Weekend Masses Church of The Assumption Saturday (Vigil): 7.30pm Sunday: 8.30am, 10.00am, 11.30am & 1.00pm St. Colmcille’s Church Durrow Sunday: 11.30am Holy Days Church of The Assumption Vigil: 7.30pm Feast: 7.45am, 10.00am, 1.10pm and 7.30pm St. Colmcille’s Church Durrow Feast: 8.00pm First Friday: 7.45am and 10.00am Confessions Saturday: 12noon – 1.00pm & 3.00pm – 4.00pm Eve of First Friday: After 10.00am Mass PARISH CENTRE Parish Office open Monday-Friday, 9.30am-1pm; 2-5pm, for booking Masses, Weddings, Baptisms, Certs, etc.  Reception service available 5-9pm. Priest available for emergencies 24 hours a day. Parish Shop selling a selection of religious items, Mon-Sat, 10.30am-1pm. Teas/Coffees after 10.00 Mass Wednesdays & Fridays

THE DEMANDS OF DISCIPLESHIP

The requirements for being a disciple of Jesus, as described in today’s Gospel reading, are certainly very demanding.  However, we can rest assured that Jesus does not require us to ‘hate our father, mother, etc’.  This is a misinterpretation of the original Greek text of Luke 14:26.  The Good News Bible interpretation is: “whoever comes to me cannot be my disciple unless his loves me more than he loves his father and his mother, his wife and his children, his brothers and his sisters, and himself as well”.  The love and service of God must be first and foremost in our lives.

The requirement to “take up our cross daily and follow Jesus” is essential.  We have to be prepared to suffer for the love of Jesus; remembering how he suffered in atonement for our sins.

We will have to hope that the final requirement for discipleship: “none of you can be my disciple unless he gives up all his possessions”, will not be interpreted literally on judgement day.  However, it is certainly a warning for us not to put the pursuit of wealth before the glory, praise and love of God.  And if we have accumulated worldly possessions we must share our wealth generously with the poor and disadvantaged.

This weekend we welcome Fr Patrick Donnelly who comes to us from Ratoath Parish.  Fr Patrick is a native of Mullingar.  He was ordained in 2005 and has worked in Kingscourt and in Ratoath.  We know that Tullamore will give him a big welcome, and that he will have the support of the Parish in his work.

The parish policy has been updated and can be viewed on www.meathsafeguarding.ie or copies are available from the Parish Centre.

PARISH DRAW -

ONLY THREE WEEKS TO GO!!!

Tickets available from the Parish Centre at €5 per line or €20 for card of six lines.  The prizes are as follows:  1st €5,000; 2nd €1,000; 3rd €500; 4th weekend for 2; 5th €250 food voucher.

Photos of Fr. Padraig from 11.30 Mass last Sunday and  from Kilbride Cemetery Sunday on the parish website www.tullamoreparish.ie

Parish Mission in honour of St Therese, the Little Flower,  27 Sept to 1 Oct (the feast of St Therese). Three sessions daily, given by the Dominican fathers.

Nastepna msza odprawiana w j.polskim odprawiana bedzie 26/09/10 o godz 14:30.

W niedziele 24/10/2010 w Navan odbedzie sie Dzien Rodziny chetnych prosimy o zapisy u ks.Janusza nr

Whole-Hearted

You hear them in the street, on buses and on trains: mobile phone conversations. They can be annoying; for two reasons at least. First, some users of phones seem to think it necessary to shout into them presumably because of the distance between themselves and those at the other end. Second, you get only a ‘halfalogue’ – one side of the conversation.

Scientists at Cornell University, New York, claim that hearing only one half of a conversation is more draining on one’s attention than hearing all of it. They experimented with students who were given concentration exercises while hearing one or two speakers on mobile phones. Their conclusion: people are less able to divert their attention from a half-heard conversation than from a fully heard one.

Half of anything rarely satisfies. It can even be irksome. It’s the whole hog or nothing. The same can be said for half-hearted effort. Take today’s Gospel reading for example (Luke 14:25-33). It ends on a note that could be sombre, or joyful, depending on the generosity of one’s response to it: ‘None of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.’ What a prospect! You can’t follow Jesus half-heartedly. It’s total commitment, or no commitment. To put flesh on that, it means there can be no Jesus-free zones in my life; that nothing in life is more important than the values he holds out to me. Therefore, I don’t sacrifice these, ever, for anything else.

I wonder how many of us get that part of the conversation.

Fr Tom Cahill SVD, Divine Word Missionaries,

Intercom September 2010

PARISH CENTRE

Parish Shop, selling a selection of religious items, Mon-Fri, 10.30am-1pm; 1.30-9pm; Sat 10.30-11.30.

Parish Office open Monday-Friday, 9.30am-

1pm; 1.30-5pm, for booking Masses, Weddings, Baptisms, Certs, etc.   Reception service 5-9pm.

Teas after 10.00am Mass, Mon, Wed & Fri.

Priest available for emergencies 24 hours a day.

Mon 6: 7.45 James Kirwan

10.00 Betty Lee & Family, 8 O’Brien St

Tues 7: 7.45 Rose Hannigan

10.00 Molly & Tom Lawless

Wed 8 : 10.00 Linda Cuskelly

Thurs 9: 10.00 Pat Cleary

Fri 10: 7.45 Daly Family

10.00 Linda Bermingham Martin, Mon Mem

Sat 11: 10.00 Bill Power

7.30 Paddy Mannion, 1st Ann

Sun 12: 8.30 John & May McKenna, Spollenstown

10.00 John Clifford

11.30 Noirin Gowran,  1st Ann

1.00 Anne Power, 1st Ann

SHARED MASS: The shared Mass in Tullamore on Sat 25th Sept is booked up.  The next available Shared Masses are on Sunday 3rd Oct in Durrow and Saturday 9th & 23rd Oct in Tullamore.  As there is such a demand for these Masses, please do not include your loved ones if you have already booked in individual Mass for them.

You are reminded that these are for the anniversaries of death only.

If you would like support or comfort in your grieving please phone  9326604.

Tullamore €3600; Envelopes €2285 Pakistan €15,000

Thank you for your continued support

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Hospital Chapel: “The time an adorer spends in the Eucharistic Adoration Chapel is not dependant on feelings.  It is about a relationship which is best maintained in prayer.  The commitment is not to a schedule but to a person.  An adorers personal relationship with Christ is the key to commitment and perseverance in the life of faith”.  A Philippine Experience.  Ph  9321232.

WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY Fri 10.  Mass of Remembrance, Light & Hope, 7.30pm, Church of the Assumption.

SECULAR FRANCISCANS: Meeting Tues 7, 7pm, Mercy Convent.  New members welcome.

QUEEN OF PEACE GROUP: Mass Thurs 9, 7.30pm, Church of the Assumption.  Celebrant Fr John Nally.  All welcome.

CHILDREN OF MARY: Meeting Tues 7, 8pm.

YOUTH CENTRE: Rehearsal for “Peter Pan”, Sun 5, 3-5pm.

MACRA CLUB for 17-35yr olds. Meeting Mon 6, 9pm,St. Marys Youth Centre. All are welcome. For more information on what Macra do, contact Brigid Walsh on 086-0822038.

DURROW CEILI CLUB: Set dancing classes resume on Tuesday 7 @ 9pm.

AUTISM: Thanks to all who supported recent church gate collection.  €1514.38 collected.

CEILI: Ballykilmurray Community Centre, Mon 13, 8-11pm.

CONCERN: Church gate collection next weekend, Sat 11/Sun 12.  Please support.

CONVENT OF MERCY PRAYER GROUP: Resume Thurs 9, 7.30-8.30pm.  All welcome.

ICA: Meeting Wed 8, 8pm, Day Care Centre.  Competition for best bookmark.

OFFALY HOSPICE: Coffee Morning Thurs 16.  Details from Mary Murphy, Hospice Office, Cornloft, Patrick St, 9328634 10am- 1.30pm, Mon-Fri,   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

TARA: 4 nights B/B&D & transport, Breaffy House Hotel, Castlebar 20-24 Sept.  Cost €245.  All welcome.  Ph Margaret 9325718.

TEA DANCE: Sun 29, 8.30-11.30pm, GAA Centre.  All welcome.

Parish Support Services confidential phoneline (057) 93 26604 Mon-Fri 10am-1pm and 6-8pm

ACCORD Marriage & Relationship counselling & premarriage course details. Mon-Fri, 9.30am-4.00pm 9341831, www.accord.ie

AA Mon/Wed/Thurs/Sat, Mercy Convent 8.15pm; Wed 1-2 & Sun 12-1pm, Youth Centre. 01-4538998 or 1890412412 after 5pm

Al-Anon Thurs 8.30pm, Health Centre, 018732699

Stop Smoking Clinic: Thurs 9.30am-1pm, General Hospital, Ph 9358944 for appointment.

MS Offaly Austin 0863760257;Mary 9323946. Helpline 1850233233

Grow Community Mental Health Movement meet Thursdays 3pm, GROW Office, Bolger House, Patrick St 9351124. Young Adult Group, Mondays, 7.30pm http://www.grow.ie/

Aware Mon 8.45pm Community Mental Health Centre 1890303302

Regional Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Centre Tullamore, Mon – Fri 9.30am-2.30pmhttp://www.tullamorercc.ie/

MABS Free & confidential debt advice, 9323211

Vincent de Paul Offaly Street 9322072

Dochas - Cancer Info & Support Mon-Fri 10am-2pm & Wednesday 7.30pm to 9.30pm, Offaly St 9328268 http://www.dochasoffaly.ie/

Meditation Mondays, 7.00pm, Marian Hostel

Shine. Supporting people affected by mental ill health, 9323111 , 0868525281. helpline 1890 621631

Midland Living Links - Suicide Bereavement Support Ph Bernie 0861600641

Citizens Information Service Mon-Fri 9.15am-1pm; 2pm -4pm; Thurs 2-6pm. 9352204

Brainwaves - Epilepsy Assoc Mon-Fri, 9 am-3 pm, 9346790

La Leche League Breastfeeding Support Group 3rd Thurs, 8pm, Health Centre, 9355061

Fibromyalgia Group Last Tues of month, 8pm, Day Care Centre. Helpline 1800201068 Tues 10am-1.00

Anew women with alcohol problems, Ofalia House Edenderry, 0861024743

Alzheimers Society Carers last Monday of month, 9328244; Dementia Specific Saturday Day Care Service Riada House, 10 am - 4 pm 086 3811 849.

Adult Educational Guidance Service 9327104

ISARC (Sarcoidosis Support Group) Health Centre 1st Wed every month, 7.30pm, 0870648070 www.isarc.ie

Diabetes Assoc (Offaly) 1st Wed of month, Bridge House, 8pm. Ph 9321211 after 6pm.

Offaly Domestic Violence Support Service: 9351886 Mon-Fri, 10am-12; 2-4pm.

Community Drugs Scheme: HSE helpline 1850241850.

Coeliac Support Group 93 43940

Amen. Male victims of domestic violence 046 90 23718

BRI (Acquired brain injury) advocacy and support 01 2355501 www.briireland.ie

Offaly Assoc for People with Intellectual Disability: 9343584 / 9341032.

ODAS A support for people with a disability: 9352204. www.odas.ie

Stammering Support - adult selfhelp group. 1st Thurs Month, Bridge House, 8 pm. 01 872 4405. http://www.stammeringireland.ie

Junior Chamber 2nd Wed Month, Bridge House, 8.30 pm.  087 0535077, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

N.A. Meeting Tues, 7pm, Parish Centre. 

Mothers Prayers, Wed 8pm, Parish Centre. All Mothers welcome.