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Ss. Peter and Pauls, Clonmel
Sunday 12th March 2017
Canon Brendan Crowley: 61 26292
Fr. Michael Toomey 61 23239 Office:61 22138
Rev. Deacon Lazarus Gidolf 052 61 22138
parishsspeterandpaul@gmail.com
Parish Radio 107.9 FM
Remember Those Who Died Recently:
May Maxwell (née Leo) Davis Tce., Clonmel.
Edward Tucker Power, Old Bridge, Clonmel.
John Prendergast, Clerihan, Clonmel.
Months Mind of:
Betty Corcoran, Peggy O Dwyer , Laishea Toomey, Paddy Mackey, Sarah Walsh, Mary Keating, Tony Byrne.
Anniversaries of
Helen Cullinan (3rd Anniv),
Noreen Healy (2nd Anniv), Michael Smith,
Dennis OSullivan, David OMeara,
Michael Doyle, Margaret Cahill, Chrissie Lonergan and Family, John, Ted and Alice OShea,
Vinny Maunsell, Alice Cashin.
Masses this Weekend
Ss. Peter & Pauls Church
7.30 pm Alice Horan (Months Mind)
11.00am Dennis OSullivan (Anniv)
12.30pm David OMeara (Anniv)
Church of the Resurrection
10am People of the Parish
Masses Next Weekend
Ss. Peter & Pauls Church
7.30 pm James Meaney (Months Mind)
11.00am People of the Parish
12.30pm Paddy Kavanagh (Anniv)
Church of the Resurrection
10am James OReilly (Anniv)
Minsters 18th/19th March 2017
Ss Peter & Pauls & Resurrection
Ministers of the Word: Team A
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Team 1 Altar Servers : St. Pauls.
PARISH INFORMATION
Confessions: Every Sat from 12pm to 1 and 7pm to 7.30pm Ministry to the Sick/ Nursing Homes : Mass at Melview Nursing Home Sacrament of anointing of the sick on request. Sacrament of Holy Communion every First Friday. Sacrament of Baptism: 5pm on the First Saturday of the month in Ss. Peter & Pauls, third Saturday in the Resurrection. Sacrament of Marriage: Consult with one of the Priests to secure a date. Church and State Require at least 3 months notice. Pre Marriage Course: It is strongly recommended to partake in a Pre marriage course organised by ACCORD (Catholic Marriage Advisory Council) for bookings and information contact 052 6124144.
Masses Peter and Pauls: Vigil:7.30pm Sun:11am and 12.30pm. Weekly 1pm . Church of Resurrection:Sunday:10.00am. Weekly 9.30am.
CHURCH RENOVATIONS
We are most grateful to so many parishioners and visitors who have donated 426,841 towards the renovation of our church which cost 875,000.
Donations: 2,000, 50.
Balance to pay: 73,159.
Thank You
Is there something that you feel would be of interest to the Community? Email in your piece to parishsspeteandpaul@gmail.com or ring 052 6122138 or call to the Parish Office.
Deadline before 12pm on each Thursday.
Bingo:
Every Sunday night there is Bingo in St. Marys Parish Hall. It has been running for well over thirty years and is one of the main fundraising events for St. Marys Parish. It is a chance to win some cash. It is also a great social gathering. Spread the word about our Bingo, tell your friends about it. All very welcome.
Fundraising Social Dance in aid of The Alzheimer Society of Ireland & South Tipperary Hospice Movement in the Mick McCarthy Millennium Centre Monroe.
Saturday 25th March. Dancing from 9pm until 12pm.
Admission:8. 2 for 15
Lectio Divina:
Reflections on the Sunday Gospels Every Wednesday night from 15th February to 26th April at 7.30pm. Cost 5. St. John’s Pastoral Centre, John’s Hill Waterford.
The Readings of Holy Week:
Facilitator Fr. Michael Mullins DD. Thursday 23rd and 30th March at 7.30pm. Cost 5 including light refreshments.St. John’s Pastoral Centre, John’s Hill Waterford
Fashion Show in aid of Place4u
Showcasing the exclusive Brown Thomas collection
Hosted by RTE’s Miriam O’Callaghan.. Music by Two & Half Tenors. Hotel Minella, Wed 5th April
Tickets 50 from Marian’s Bookshop, Buttermarket Café and Place4u 087 4407935.
Clonacody House: hosts a Traditional Irish Ballard Night with Derek & Deidre Ryan together with Mary
Rose McNally on Saturday 18th March commencing at 8pm. Tickets 25 each. Complimentary glass of wine and some light refreshments. Contact Helen and Michael on 0871689167 or email:helen@clonacodyhouse.com.
Active Retirement in Place4U:
Next Meeting Thursday 30th March at 3pm. New members welcome.
Trócaire an initiative of the Irish Church to help cater for needs in Third World Countries. Trócaire boxes are available in the Churches. Please take one home with you and place it in a prominent place in your home. Contribute whatever you can to it during Lent, and return to it to the Church during Holy Week.
PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS Members of the parish council in the Clonmel area are invited to attend a gathering and presentation with the NET Team ministers this Tuesday – 14 March at 7.30pm in the Church of the Resurrection Hall. All members are welcome to attend.
Volunteer in Africa: Humanitarian Volunteers are looking for volunteers to travel to Kenya on 15 June 2017. The volunteers will work on a humanitarian project for 2 weeks. No experience required and no age restrictions. Support and supervision provided.
Volunteers will pay their own costs. If you can assist teaching English, or assist with sports, games, arts, crafts or more, then you can make a real impact on the lives of the poorest and those without hope. Contact Denis on 086 8520271 for more info.
Anam Cara: The organisation that supports bereaved parents, is holding its next monthly Parent Evening on Monday 20th March from 7.30pm to 9pm in the Horse & Jockey Hotel, Thurles. This event is open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age your child died, the circumstances of their death.
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:
Training and reflection Tuesday 28th March at 7.30pm in St. Oliver’s Parish Centre for Clonmel Pastoral area
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
This Saturday the 11th March we have the final Mass for those making their Confirmation at the 7.30pm Mass here in Peter&Pauls. We welcome the students, teachers and their families.
NET TEAM VISITS CLONMEL
This weekend the 11th and 12th March the NET team who have been working hard with many of our young people in the diocese will be speaking at all Masses to inform all of us of the work they do. Their parish ministry has been a great opportunity to encounter lots of different people from the community. They have been speaking at multiple masses in different parishes to share their mission and meet the congregations. They have met and networked with different parish councils and will address all local parishes that week to share about what they are doing and present them with ideas of what they can do for youth in their parishes. We look forward to welcoming the team here and wish the every success and blessing in their mission.
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Dear friends, Lent is the favourable season for renewing our encounter with Christ, living in his word, in the sacraments and in our neighbour. The Lord, who overcame the deceptions of the Tempter during the forty days in the desert, shows us the path we must take. May the Holy Spirit lead us on a true journey of conversion, so that we can rediscover the gift of Gods word, be purified of the sin that blinds us, and serve Christ present in our brothers and sisters in need. I encourage all the faithful to express this spiritual renewal also by sharing in the Lenten Campaigns promoted by many Church organizations in different parts of the world, and thus to favour the culture of encounter in our one human family. Let us pray for one another so that, by sharing in the victory of Christ, we may open our doors to the weak and poor. Then we will be able to experience and share to the full the joy of Easter. Pope Francis
Statue of Our Lady Of Fatima
A statue of Our Lady of Fatima, blessed by Pope Francis, has begun a tour of Ireland. In a celebration of 100 years since the Virgin Mary appeared to three children in the Portugese village, the three-foot-high statue started its journey in Armagh. A series of services will take place across Ireland to mark the jubilee year of the apparitions. Pope Francis blessed six statues to be brought around the world to appeal for prayer and reparation for peace and to promote the sanctity of family life. It was brought to Ireland from Rome by the Alliance of the Holy Family International with the Alliance of the Two Hearts Ireland. Members of the public will be able to pray before the pilgrim statue in each of the churches it visits.
In the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore, the schedule is as follows:
Tuesday 28th March
12.30pm to 1pm Ardmore Church
1.30pm to 2.45pm Dungarvan Church
3.30pm to 4.20pm Tramore Church
5pm Arrival at Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity for Mass at 5.30pm. (Celebrant: Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan)
7pm Departing Cathedral 8pm Arrival to Holy Family Mission, House of Prayer, Glencomeragh for overnight vigil.
Wednesday 29th March
7am Departing Glencomeragh
7.30am Arrival at St. Marys Church, Clonmel for Mass at 7.45am
8.45am Departs Clonmel for Mitchelstown
Next Friday is St. Patricks Day and is a Holy Day of Obligation.
Masses are as on a Sunday.
Resurrection: 10.00am
SS Peter and Pauls:
Vigil Mass: 7.30pm
11.00am and 12.30pm
