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Sunday 8th September 2024

 

Mass Intentions 

 Sat 7 19.30  Sean McLoughlin, Drumgowna                        

Vicky Little                                

Gorvagh 09.00  Julia Reynolds, Adoon                                  

Sun 8 10.00     Vera Blake & DFM                                         

                  Amanda Rowley                                      

Sat 14     19,30  Packie, Elizabeth & Gabriel  Reynolds, Drumbeera

& DM  Reynolds & Casey families

Sun 15   10.00                                                                                        

Eslin      09.00                                                                                    

Sat 21   19.30                                                                                      

 

                                       Death                                                   

We pray for Maureen Moran, 43 Knocklongford whose funeral took place during the week

 

Weekday Masses—Mon to Fri 10am

Rosary after weekday Mass

Confession—Sat evening 6.30pm in Mohill

 First Sat—Mass at 10am & Confessions after Mass.

Eucharistic Adoration

takes place each Thursday after 10am Mass until 6pm. Benediction the first Thurs of the month at 6pm.

 

Mass Times Sept 14th September 15th

Sat Sept  14th                          Mohill     7.30pm

Sun Sept 15th                          Eslin        9.00am

                                                 Mohill      10.00am

                                                      Foxfield    11.30am

 

Parish Meeting

Brendan McGettigan, architect & design consultant will meet members of the pastoral council, finance council and parishioners and present plans for a parish office, meeting room and toilets on Thurs Sept 12 at 3pm in the parochial house, Mohill

 

In September and October

this year, the relics of Saint Bernadette, Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes will journey on pilgrimage to Ireland for the very first time, visiting every diocese in the country.

 

Aid to the Church in Need

With the outbreak of the war after 7 October, the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) stepped up its support for the Christian communities in the Holy Land, having already been supporting the Church there for a decade prior. Currently, ACN directly supports 602 families through the provision of food coupons: 128 families with the payment of expenses, such as utilities, and 122 individuals with medical support. This is besides the job creation programme and other projects.

 

Study Theology Online

 is this for you? The Priory Institute provides online Theology courses to degree level. Attend Saturday lectures in Tallaght or from the comfort of your own home. Register before  September 17. Find out more on our website, prioryinstitute.com 

 

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
8 September 2024

 

The healing of the deaf mute provides us with an opportunity to reflect on the importance of communication in our lives. The healing touch of Jesus brought the man from isolation into community. Who have been the people who touched you when you felt isolated and alone (perhaps during the Covid lockdown) and helped you to come out of painful aloneness? For whom have you done this? Deafness is symbolic of being unable to hear what is being said to us. What a difference when our ears are opened! Perhaps you can recall a time when your ears were opened, and you heard in a new way that you were loved – by God or by another person. Words are not the only form of communication. Actions can speak louder than words. Recall times when this was brought home to you. Being able to say what is in you is the other side of communication.

 

Pope Francis

The disciples do not always understand what the Master says and does. At times they struggle to accept the paradoxes of His love (cf. Mt 5:38-48), the extreme demands of His mercy (cf. Mt 18:21-22), the radical nature of His way of giving Himself to all. It is not easy for them to understand, but they are faithful. Jesus’ choices often go beyond common thinking, beyond the very canons of institutional religion and traditions to the point of creating provocative and embarrassing situations (cf. Mt 15:12). It is not easy to follow Him.

 

Basic Computers classes with introduction to the Internet and using a Smartphone starting in Carrick on Shannon this September. Information and registration day on Thursday the 12th of September at 10:30am in the FET Centre, Market Yard, Carrick on Shannon, N41 P997. No appointment necessary, just come along on the day, meet the tutor and find out more information.

 

I am a Pilates instructor and I teach classes in Gorvagh hall on Monday nights.  I am starting a new 6 week block on the 16th of September. It’s Monday nights, beginner class at 7pm and intermediate class at 8pm. Thanks very much, Catherine 

 

Money Matters

Offertory Collection …..€1,220