Parish of the Assumption

Area Code: 057 Tel: 93 21587 - 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

26th March 2023  ~ 5th Sunday of Lent

Fr. Joseph Gallagher, P.P., V.G.
Rt Rev Sean Heaney, P.E.
Fr. Joe Campbell, C.C.,
Fr. Fergal Cummins, C.C.
Fr. Damian Budau, C.C
Sr. Margaret Burke.

GET IN TOUCH

St Mary’s Parish Centre, Benburb St, Tullamore, 

Office Hours:  Mon-Thurs, 9.30-1; 1.30-5pm.  

Phone: 0579321587 
Email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Web: www.tullamoreparish.ie

Reception service Friday, 9.30-5.  

Priest available for emergencies 24 hours daily.

Meeting Rooms available: Contact Administrator for details of availability, rates, etc.

Teas after 10.00am Mass Tuesday, Thursday & Friday

Bereavement Listening Support:  Ph 0579326604.

WEEKEND MASSES

Church of the Assumption:(Vigil) 6.30pm

Sunday 8.30am, 10.00am, 11.30am & 1.00pm

Durrow:  Sunday 11.30am

WEEKDAY MASSES

Monday-Friday 7.45am, 10.00am

Saturday 10.00am 

First Friday 7.45am & 10.00am

JOIN US ON PARISH WEBCAMS ON PARISH WEBSITE.

CONFESSIONS

Saturday 2.00-3.00pm in the Day Chapel.

“JESUS THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE”

Today’s gospel invites us to reflect upon what it means to call Jesus the resurrection and the life.  The scene at Bethany is indeed a very sad one.  Martha meets Jesus weeping over the death of Lazarus but affirms her belief in the resurrection of the dead at the end of time.  And Mary approaches Jesus with an even stronger confidence that He could have saved Lazarus.

It was Martha and Mary’s faith, even when confronted with Lazarus’ death that gave rise to the extraordinary miracle worked by Jesus.  With Martha and Mary, we are called by our baptism to profess our belief that Jesus is indeed the resurrection and the life.  In raising Lazarus, Jesus shows His power over death so that when He dies, those who believe in Him remember that and take hope.  As St Paul says: “if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, then he who raised Jesus from the dead will give life to your own mortal bodies through his Spirit living in you.”  (Rom 8:11)

FOR CHILDREN BAPTISED IN 2022

We invite parents and their children to the celebration of the Eucharist on Easter Sunday, April 9th, at 10.00am in Tullamore Church.  We would like you to join us, to celebrate and remember your child’s baptism and entry into the Christian Community during 2022.  All children will receive a blessing at the end of Mass.  Please come and be part of this special occasion.

LENT 2023

WEEKDAY MASSES 7.45am, 10.00am & 7.30pm.  

STATIONS OF THE CROSS weekdays 9.45am (9.30 if there’s a funeral) Tullamore Church; on Tullamore Parish YouTube channel any time anywhere!

EVENING PRAYER Sundays at 5.30pm in the Church of the Assumption.  

WEEKLY TALKS ON DAILY MASS READINGS given by Fr Sean Heaney, Tuesdays after 10.00am Mass, Parish Centre.  All are welcome.  

THE SEARCH – FAITH EVANGELIZATION PROGRAMME: Tuesdays, 8pm, Parish Centre.

DAY OF RECONCILIATION & MASS FOR SICK 

Two of the sacraments celebrate healing – Holy Anointing and Confession.  One is for the body and the other is for the soul.  On Monday of Holy Week, 3rd April, both sacraments will be celebrated.

There will be a Penitential Ceremony after 7.45am, 10.00am and 7.30pm Masses.  A Priest will be available in the Church for Confessions from 8.00am-1.00pm and from 3.00-7.00pm.

The Sacrament of the Sick will be offered during Mass for Healing at 2.00pm.

SEEING YOUR LIFE THROUGH THE LENS OF THE GOSPEL

John 9:1-41

Martha and Mary were people of faith but Jesus led them to an even deeper faith.  Who were the people who led you to a deeper faith in Jesus?  Remember them and give thanks.

Martha and Mary were struggling to come to terms with their bereavement.  What has helped you in similar situations?

The concern of Jesus is palpable and touching.  Recall those who matter to you and to whom you matter.  Such love mediates God’s love, which surpasses human love with the gift of new life and Easter joy.

One can imagine Lazarus as a symbol of people and groups that are written off as dead (sometimes by themselves), and yet through faith come back to life again.  Have you had the experience of being revived by faith?  Has faith helped to free you from what held you in bondage, or was destructive of your life?

John Byrne osa, Intercom March 2023

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Baptisms take place monthly on the first Sunday in Tullamore, second Sunday in Durrow, third and fourth Saturday in Tullamore.  Contact the Parish Secretary.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE

To book the Church for weddings, contact the Parish Secretary at least three months in advance.  All couples getting married must complete a pre-marriage course.  Contact ACCORD 0579341831 or www.accord.ie. 

ACCORD also provide couple and relationship counseling In-Person and Online in Tullamore.  Phone 057 9341831 or 0864669926 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

NB:  NOTICES FOR THE BULLETIN MUST BE IN THE PARISH CENTRE BY 9.30AM WEDNESDAY.

Only notices from parish groups, non-profit making organizations & clubs included

PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR FIONA PENDER, OUR PARISHONER WHO HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE 22nd AUGUST 1996

MASS INTENTIONS

Mon    27    7.45 Kathleen Cronly

Wed    29    7.45 Brigid & Patrick Mealiffe, Durrow

                   7.30 Anne Doyle nee Connolly

Thurs  30    7.30 Mary, Maryanne, Graham & Joe Farrelly

Fri       31    7.30 Dick & Teresa Conroy

                           Margaret, Bernie, Michael, John, Paddy,

 .....................Laurence, Tracy, Mike & baby Ellen Ward

Sat        1  10.00 Bridie & Dick Loughman

 .....................Michael, Ann & Paul Keegan, 42 Callary St

                 6.30 Margaret Burke, 1st Ann

Sun       2    8.30 Martin Killeavy

                          Esther Martin, Derrybeg

                10.00 Jack Wyer

                          Mary Anne Houlihan

                11.30 Martin Hand, Rahan Rd, Mon Mem

                          Joanne O’Connor, 1st Ann

                 1.00 David Boland, Thornsberry, Mon Mem

 ....................Christopher Merriman, Mon Mem

Durrow Sun 2, 11.30am:  Jim Murray; David, Margaret & David Jnr Waters & Margaret Kelly; Michael & Margaret Kelly & Dan Rooney; Patrick & Brigid Mealiffe, Betty Smyth, Elizabeth Quinn, James Craven, Enda & Eilish Caulfield.

DEATHS

We offer our sympathy to the families of Mary O’Loughlin, Christy Kilroe, Brendan Larkin, Marie Lowry, James O’Connor, Joseph Boland, Bridie Conroy nee McGee & Gerald McGee.

BAPTISMS

Welcome to God’s family Theo John Rickard & Ramon Turtak who were baptised recently.

COLLECTIONS

Plate: Tullamore €2636; Durrow €183 

Envelopes €2279

St Patrick’s Day: Tullamore €2019; Durrow €167

Thank you for your continued support.

TULLAMORE PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO LOUGH DERG August 9-11. If interested, please leave your name & mobile number with Regina in our sacristy or email Fr Fergal, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Total cost: €100. Open to 15 years olds and up. Bus leaves Wed Aug 9th @ 8am and returns @ 6pm on Fri Aug 11th.

ACCORD:  Volunteers wanted to train as marriage preparation facilitators.  For more details contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

1ST SATURDAY DEVOTIONS TO OUR BLESSED LADY OF FATIMA, Sat 1st, Day Chapel, after 10am Mass. 

COFFEE MORNING after 11.30 Mass in Durrow, today, Sun 27 in aid of Dóchas.  Donations welcome.

FRIENDS MIDLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL TULLAMORE  thank all who contributed to Christmas church gate collection.  Amount collected was €5288.68 

AA:  Offaly House, Offaly St, Mon, Wed, Thurs, Sat 8.15pm; Tues, Wed, Fri 1pm; Sun 12noon & 8.15pm.

AL-ANON for families of those suffering from addiction, Thurdays, 8pm, Darmagh Community Centre, Tihilly, Lanello, Clontarf Rd.

DOCHAS OFFALY CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: Mon–Fri, 9.30-5pm. Ph 0579328268. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Website www.dochasoffaly.com  

ALONE support line for older people who have concerns or are facing difficulties.  Ph 0818 222 024, 8am-8pm daily.

OFFALY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT SERVICES:  Ph 0579351886 or 0860419154.  www.odvss.ie

CLARA MUSICAL SOCIETY presents the musical comedy ‘First Date’ 28 Mar-1 Apr, 8pm, GAA Centre, Clara.  Tickets can be purchased online on www.clarams.com.