The wise men in the Gospel story today were searchers. Like all of us they had to face the basic questions of life: who am I, where am I from, what is my destiny, does life have any meaning? At the start of a new year we have a great opportunity to re-evaluate our lives and think about these questions afresh.
Perhaps one of the great crises of our time is that many people do not know where or how they can “fit in” to the ongoing story of the world. In our post modern world many are fearful of these questions, and shy away from them, whilst for others, they do not even seem to be part of their agenda. However ...
... you may (like the wise men) be a searcher and may have questions. The wise men found the answer to their lives in a cattle shed in Bethlehem and they were transformed by their experience, as countless millions of people have been in the past 2,000 years.
You are warmly invited (without obligation) to a special “taster evening” on Monday 11th January at 8.30pm on the basics of the Catholic Faith. This will outline our new course Evangelium, which will start on Monday 18th January. This course is mainly for non-Catholics but Catholics would also be welcome! Coffee from 8.15pm – just turn up! See information below.
A warm welcome to Mass today as we celebrate the Epiphany (“revelation”) of Jesus as the saviour of the entire human race. Christmas season actually officially ends next Sunday 10th January with Our Lord’s Baptism – another “epiphany” or moment of recognition of him and his divine status and mission.
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Notices and Items of interest this week |
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Tuesday 5/1/10 |
Mass at 7.15pm – do come and experience a rather different style of Mass. Firm Believers restarts today at 6.45pm.
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Wednesday 6/1/10 |
Mass with St James’ School at 9.30am (in church). Catechists course resumes at 7.45pm in the Social Centre.
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Advance Notices |
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Wednesday 13/1/10 |
Specification Team – 8.00pm in the meeting room |
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Thursday 14/1/10 |
Pastoral and Advisory Team – presbytery 7.45pm |
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First Holy Communion |
12th June 2010. Parents of children Year 3 and above NOT at Catholic schools should take a letter from porch and return it to Presbytery as soon as possible – thank you.
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Confirmation |
Tuesday 18th May 2010 at 7.30pm with Bishop Pat Lynch. Young people in school years 8 and 9 who would like to be confirmed should take a letter from porch and return it to Presbytery as soon as possible – thank you.
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Weekday Masses from Monday to Friday at 9.30am and Tuesday 7.15pm. |
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Confessions are heard on Saturday at 5.30-6.00pm and Monday at 10.00-10.30am. |
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Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament on Mondays at 10.00-10.30am |
A New Course for a New Year!
Evangelium (“Good News”) taster evening Monday 11th January at 8.30pm with coffee from 8.15pm.
You might:
● be a non Catholic
● be married to a Catholic and would like to learn a little more...
● feel that you may be excluded because of past experiences (actually
no one is excluded from membership of the church...)
● be a baptised Christian seeking the fullness of the Catholic Faith...
● be an ordinary Catholic who has not really studied the Faith since school....
● have intellectual doubts, difficulties, or dilemmas about Catholicism
If so, this could be for you! Details of the course on the porch board and on the website, just turn up for coffee in the Social Centre. This has been timed to enable those with young families to come along.
Thank you so much for your cards, gifts and Christmas wishes and also for your generous Christmas offering. Teresa and I have been greatly touched by your kindness and thank you again.
Every blessing, Fr Bryan.
Gestation of God
Awesome
Angel news
God in me
Flesh of my flesh
Gabriel
Inviting my assent
I say yes.
Beryl Jeanne
Mass attendances on Christmas Day – 1090
Mass attendances on 27th December – 502
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Mass Intentions for the week of Sunday 3rd January, The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ |
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Sunday 3rd |
6.00pm |
Frances Raymond, RIP (Pam Lundy and family) |
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10.00am |
Tom Kelly, RIP (M Kelly) |
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11.30am |
People of the Parish |
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Monday 4/1/10 Feria |
9.30am |
Kevin Kennedy, RIP (Teresa West) |
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Tuesday 5/1/10 Feria |
9.30am |
David Forde, RIP (H Forde) |
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7.15pm |
All the friends of Teresa Adams (Teresa Adams) |
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Wednesday 6/1/10 Feria |
9.30am |
Elizabeth Lawrence welfare (Mr and Mrs I Webb) |
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Thursday 7/1/10 Feria |
9.30am |
William Keeble, RIP (Pam Lundy and family) |
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Friday 8/1/10 Feria |
9.30am |
Mike Ellis welfare |
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Mass Intentions for Sunday 10th January 2010 The Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ |
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Sunday 10/1/10 |
6.00pm |
Stephen Fitzgerald, RIP (Monica Kelly) |
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10.00am |
Petronila Naranjo (M Ingrams) |
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11.30am |
Ted Bryant, RIP (E Bryant)
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