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St. Matthew’s Church Ballyfermot
PARISH NEWSLETTER 23 July (16th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
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Book of the Week BOOK OF THE WEEK
THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL MESSAGE AND MEANING BY GERALD O’ COLLINS SJ
A MICHAEL GLAZIER BOOK LITURGICAL PRESS, COLLEGEVILLE, MINNESOTA.
While many of us are exasperated at how long it has taken to implement the work of the Council this may serve as a welcome reminder of the importance of that historic occasion. The author succeeds in kick starting a fresh conversation on Vatican II. His concluding remarks regarding reform and in particular his suggestions regarding the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith are particularly interesting. More than ever given the present Pope’s recent appointments in this very area.
Faith Moment
From the beginning, divisions arose in the Church. Through the centuries, large communities of Christians became separated from full communion - for which people of all sides were to blame. These divisions in the Body of Christ are a wound to Christian unity and contrary to the will of Christ.
Gospel Readings for the Week Ahead Mon 24 Mt 12: 38-42 ST DECLAN. ‘It is an evil and unfaithful generation that looks for a sign.’ Tue 25 Mt 20: 20-28 ST. JAMES, APOSTLE. ‘Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink?’ Wed 26 Mt 13: 1-9 SS JOACHIM AND ANNE, PARENTS OF BVM. ’Listen anyone who has ears’ Thu 27 Mt 13: 10-17 ‘the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven are revealed to you’ Fri 28 Mt 13: 18-23 ‘who hears the word and understands it’ Sat 29 Lk 10: 38-42 ST MARTHA. Martha welcomed him into her house.
Recent Funerals Michael Carrig Eileen Noonan May They Rest in Peace
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Divine Mercy Meeting Wed Evening @ 8.00 in the Prayer Room
Mass Intentions 6.30 Saturday 22 July Sheila, James Gibbons, Dunne Family, Desmond Egan, Catherine Nesbitt, Ann Whelan, Richard Robinson 12.00 Sunday 23 July Mavis Hingerty, Vera Brennan, Patricia Homan, Frank, Tommy Ward, Maureen Laffan 10.00 Tuesday 25 July Alice Whelan 10.00 Wednesday 26 July Bridget Dineen
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Mass Times Saturday: Vigil Mass 6.30 Sunday: 9.00, 9.45 (Convent)
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Church Collections Collection Date 09/17 First Collection 965 Share Collection 675 Family Offering 550
Eucharistic Adoration Mon 10.30 – 4.00 Wed 10.30 – 9.00 Fri 10.30 – 9.00
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Parish Secretary: Moya Doyle:
A national Church collection will be held this weekend of 22/23 July to fund life-saving aid for people currently affected by the devastating hunger crisis in East Africa. The money raised will go directly to Trócaire’s emergency response, which is helping to deliver food, water, healthcare and other life-saving aid to people affected. Severe drought, driven by climate change, is currently affecting Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia and this has resulted in failed harvests and the widespread death of livestock. Approximately 25 million people have been left facing severe food shortages. Conflict has exacerbated the effects in South Sudan and Somalia, with areas in both countries now on the verge of famine. Announcing the collection, Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, said the situation is critical and urged support for the collection from parishioners. “With the failure of successive rains and a prolonged drought having taken hold of the region, just surviving has now become the main challenge facing people in large parts of east Africa,” he said. “Millions of people in the region are facing starvation. The crops have failed and animals are dying because of a lack of grazing and water. The large number of people affected may shock us, but we must realise that behind these stark numbers are real people: mothers and fathers unable to provide for their hungry children. “The Catholic Church in Ireland is already responding to this crisis through Trócaire. However, needs are so enormous that we will hold special collections across the country on the weekend of 22 July. All money collected will go directly to Trócaire’s humanitarian relief work in east Africa. Bishops are asking clergy and parishioners to respond to this terrible tragedy with generosity.” Bishop William Crean, Bishop of Cloyne and chairperson of Trócaire, said the collection will greatly help Trócaire to reach even more people with life-saving aid. “We have been providing emergency food aid, water and healthcare to affected communities - quite literally life-support for affected people,” he said. “Trócaire’s health centres in Somalia are treating approximately 19,000 people each month for malnutrition and associated illnesses. With the support of parishioners here at home in the coming weeks, many tens of thousands more people will receive help. "For example, over 13,000 children in Kenya will receive supplementary high-energy food, new boreholes will be provided for communities, many more people will receive monthly food rations and schools will be supplied with water. “Globally, this crisis has received very little attention. Appeals for aid are under-funded. For example, the UN has received just 37% of the funding it needs to respond to the crisis in Somalia. The world is distracted by the actions of a handful of powerful politicians, while in east Africa millions suffer in silence. It is unacceptable for so many to go hungry.” The United Nations has described the situation in the drought-ravaged parts of Africa as the greatest humanitarian crisis since the Second World War. Trócaire has a long-standing presence in all four affected countries and is working with local communities to deliver life-saving aid, including food, water and healthcare, to hundreds of thousands of those worst affected. [Rumblings back next week]
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