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Baptism of the Lord, 9th Jan 2005

Mass Intentions:

Mon 10:
7.45 P A Wrafter, Church St.  10.00 Daisy Fitzpatrick.
Tues 11: 
10.00 Kathleen Kavanagh. 
Wed 12: 
10.00 Josephine Whelan. 
Thurs 13: 
10.00 Gerry O'Connor, 15 Pearse Park. 
Fri 14:
7.45 Marcella Martin, Chapel St.  10.00 Michael Weir, Clonminch. 
Sat 15: 
7.00 Eileen Cahill, Whitehall. Mon Mem.  8.30 Annie Sweeney, Rahan Rd. Mon Mem. 
Sun 16:
8.30 Anne Pidgeon, Ballydaly.  10.00 Jacqueline Graham, Dillon St.  11.30 Christina Bracken, 12 Park Ave. Mon Mem.  Durrow: Sun 16 Patrick O'Brien. 1st Ann.

Next Shared Mass Sat 15 January 10am

Shared Mass Sat 15 10am:
Michael Byrne;
Bridget, Joan & Joseph Connolly;
James Jennette;
Catherine & Joseph Cahill;
James & Annie Kilroe;
Christy O'Brien & parents;
Dan Kelly;
O'Shaughnessy Family;
Willie Walsh;
Michael Brazil;
Eugene, Aileen & Gerry O'Beirne;
Conlon Family;
Edward & Frances Garry;
Brigid Skeehan & Ellen Rosney;
James, Agnes & Maureen Keegan;
John & Alice Claffey, Claffey & Luckett Families;
Joseph, Mary Anne & James Feery;
Paddy Hennessy,
Brian & Eileen McCabe;
Archie & Mary Grimes;
Tom & Kathleen Cospa;
Robert Kelly; Duffy & Cowley Families;
Mary Butler; Jackie Lambe;
Thomas Brennan;
John Morris;
James & Anne Ryan, Anne Ryan Jnr & Christy Ryan;
Patrick & Cathy Grogan;
Molloy Family;
Nora Maguire.

Deaths:

We offer our sympathy to the families of
Jimmy Smyth, Kilbride;
Bernadette Higgins, nee McCormack, late Kearney Park & Moate;
Sheila Heagney, late Ballinamona & Dublin;
Vera Waters, Coolnahiley;
Eugene Walsh, Tinnycross.
If you would like support comfort in your grieving, ph 26604. 

Baptisms:

Welcome to the parish community
Josh Padraig Downes, 48 Pearse Park.    

It is our policy, in so far as possible, to celebrate Community Baptisms.  Baptisms are in Tullamore on the 1st Sunday & 3rd Saturday of the month and in Durrow the 2nd Sunday of the month.
Next pre-Baptism meeting - Wed 12th Jan - 8.30pm, Parochial House. 
All parents who wish to have their child baptised must attend a meeting. 
Contact Parish Secretary for details.

Collections:

5/12 Tullamore €11531; Durrow €1098.
26/12 Tullamore €3919; Durrow €373. 
2/1 Tullamore €4743; Durrow €239. 
Envelopes €3497.  
Thank you.

Sunday Mass Times: 

Vigil: 7.00pm & 8.30pm;
Sun: 8.30am, 10.00am, 11.30am, 1.00pm. 
Durrow: 11.30am. 
Confessions: Sat 12-1pm;3-4pm. Eve 1st Fridays 12-1pm; 7.30-8pm.

"If we think we can gather for worship on a Sunday without having concern for each other throughout the week, then the sacrifice we offer will be empty. 
If the local Christian community is vibrant, however, attendance at Mass will take care of itself. 
We cannot ‘fix' the sad reality of the faithful departing, or stem the stream of those who vote with their feet, by jazzing up the hymns or changing the parish priest. 
The church will be full on Sunday when neighbours' hearts, broken and mending, are full of love for one another: only then will they reach, together, for ritual and sacrament to put meaning, shape and expression into the deep and mysterious struggles of the spirit....."
 (‘Lost Soul' - Daniel O'Leary, Columba Press)

Please continue to pray for Fiona Pender,
our parishioner who has been missing since 22nd Aug ‘96

Parish Activities

Community Activities

St Mary's Youth & Community Centre:
Tues & Thurs clubs resume 11th & 13th.  Post primary club 7.30-9.30pm.  New members welcome.  ‘05 calendar on sale from centre, €1.  Junior folk choir, Thurs 13, 7.30pm.

Tullamore Housing Assoc:
Thanks for all support in ‘04, especially for Celtic Tenors Concert and church-gate collection.

Pioneers:
Meeting Mon 10, Parochial House, 8.30pm.  Members eligible for gold/silver/Fr Cullen emblems Ph L Dunne 21313.  Temperance Sun 6th Feb.

Cake Sale
in aid of Tsunami appeal, Sat 15, Bridge Centre, 10.30am.

Legion of Mary:
Rosary, Alfie Lambe House, Thurs 13, 8.15pm, also in church Mon-Fri 7.30pm + Exposition Mondays, Day Chapel.  All welcome.

ICA:
Meeting Wed 12, Day Care, 8pm.

Durrow Ceili Club:
Ceili & set dancing classes on Tuesdays, 8.30pm.  New members welcome.

Junior Chamber:
General meeting, Tues 11, 8.30pm, Bridge House.  Ph Eileen 087-7770265.

Gorta:
Thanks to all who supported collection 11/12 Dec.  €3,000.35 collected.

Tullamore Musical Society
presents "The King & I", Mon 17-Fri 21, Tullamore Court, 8pm.  Booking office, Bridge Centre, ph 52944.

Killurin GAA:
AGM Mon 10, 8pm, Club House.

Queen of Peace Group:
Monthly Mass Thurs 14, 7.30pm, Day Chapel.

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration:
Two reasons for making a commitment to a weekly hour of Adoration: 1 the Year of the Eucharist; 2 the beginning of a new year.  Ph 21232.

 Support Services

Parish Information & Support Services -
Confidential Phone Line 26604: Monday to Friday, 10.00am-1.00pm; 6.00-8.00pm.
ACCORD Marriage & Relationship counselling Mon-Fri 9.30am-1.30pm,  41831; 
Lucia Counselling Service for those with mental illness  Helpline 1890621631
Suicide Bereavement Support - group sessions for family members or friends - if interested ph Rita 086-8157320;
CIC Mon-Fri 10am-12.30pm, 2-4pm, Sat 10-12 ,52204;
Epiplepsy Assoc Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm 28631; 
AA Mon, Thurs, Sat Mercy Convent 8.30pm;
Al-Anon Thurs 8.30pm, 17 Chapel St.  01-8732699;
Vincent De Paul 22072;
Dochas - Cancer Info & Support Drop in centre 12 Henry St, Mon/Wed/Fri 10.30am-12.30pm 28268y
Sexual Abuse & Rape Counselling Mon-Fri 10am-2pm, Mon 8-10.30pm. 1800323232;
Women in Crisis Ozanam House, Mon-Fri 9am-1pm, 51886;
Grow Thurs 7.30pm Day Care Arden Rd, 51124;
Aware Mon 8.45pm Community Mental Health Centre 1890303302;
Breastfeeding Support Group 3rd Thurs, 8pm, Education Resource Centre Hospital. 0502-24317;
Fibromyalgia Group: Last Tues of month, 8pm, Day Care Centre. Helpline 1800201068 Tues 10am-12 only;
Anew - support group for women with alcohol problems, Wed 8pm, Ofalia House Edenderry, 086-1024743
Mabs: Free and confidental, phone 23211
Meditation: Mon, Marian Hostel, 7.45pm.
Pregnant, Worried ?
Life Pregnancy Care 7B Cormac Street Tullamore
Drop in every Saturday 10am-1pm
0506-41110
or 1850 281281 9am to 9pm every day for the price of a local call  

Minds Are Like Parachutes-
They Only Functin When Open