27-07-2008 Newsletter

BUNCLODY MASS INTENTIONS             

Fr. Jones

..will visit the sick and the housebound of the parish next Friday, 1st August.

Special Ministers for August.

Eucharistic Minister

• 7pm. Maura Quinlivan, Kathleen Furlong
• 9am Ann Behan.
• 12am. Ann Ivory, Frank Mulrennan.

Ministers of the Word

• 7pm.
• 9am Sarah Burke.
• 12am.Evelyn Mulrennan

Altar Servers

• 7pm. Team C
• 9am. Team A
• 12.00pm. Team B

Flower Society

• Theresa Murphy, Margaret Barry

St. Aidan’s Hall, Irish St.

Will close on Thursday 31st July and will not re-open again until 18th August 2008. This is to facilitate upgrading of the heating system. Sorry for any inconvenience caused (The Committee)

St. Vincent de Paul

Whist Drive In St. Aidan’s Hall every Monday night at 8.30pm. Sponsorship Welcome.

Kilmyshall Church Notes

• Saturday 26th. 8.00pm.
• Sunday 27th. 10.30am.
• Saturday 26th. 7.45pm Blessing of the graves in Kilmyshall.
• Sunday 3rd August Bridie Hanlon (Months Mind)

Kilmyshall Field will take place on 27th July at 1.30pm.

Prizes are needed for the Wheel of Fortune e.g. (unwanted gifts ,toys etc.) . Philomena Coleman & Margaret Reck need bottles for the bottle stall. Anyone who would like to bake for the Field Day , please contact members of the committee. On the day we will have a Wheel of Fortune, Bottle Stall, Bonny Baby Competition, Dog Show, Vintage Tractor Rally & Cake stall.

Please come along and support and enjoy the day.

Questions People Ask

Q. Jesus had many parables about the kingdom of heaven. Do these parables refer to the next life or to present reality?

R. At the beginning of his preaching Jesus announced that his mission in this world would be about the kingdom or reign of God. Its perfection would be in the next life but its growth would begin in this life. The kingdom on earth means what life would be like if everybody lived according to the ideals of the gospel. A beautiful prospect indeed, involving repentance and believing. Jesus said it is a treasure waiting to be discovered, a precious pearl to be sought by every means at our disposal.

St. Aidan’s Hall Church Gate Collection

Will be held on the weekend of the 2nd /3rd August. This is in aid of the upgrading of the heating system and insulation. Your support would be very much appreciated.

RED HOT DEALS SUNDAY

Fundraising event for Bunclody GAA club, all local traders welcome, venue Bunclody GAA grounds. Date Sunday 24th. August . For further details please contact Majella at 086 / 6037230

Bunclody Polo Club

Tournament on 22nd - 23rd August, 12noon to 6pm. Visitors welcome to view Polo matches. Bring a picnic, Activities most Sundays from May to September. From 12noon to 4pm. Visitors welcome, bring refreshments. Entrance near Clohamon School.

This Weeks Calendar

Monday 28 - Weekday (17th Week in Ordinary Time)

Tuesday 29 - St. Martha. Martha, sister of Lazarus and Mary, is a woman of faith who made he profession of faith in Christ as Son of God, an in the resurrection. She is patron of innkeepers, Cooks and dieticians.

Wednesday 30 -St. Peter Chrysologus, bishop and doctor of the Church. Peter ‘golden-wonder’ died c. 450. he was bishop of Ravenna, renowned for his preaching and pastoral zeal.

Thursday 31 - St. Ignatius of Loyola, priest. Ignatius, 1491 - 1556, from the north of Spain founded the Society of Jesus. By the time of his death the Society had spread widely and had over a thousand members. His great theme was the service of God and God’s greater glory. The experience of his conversion led to his writing of the Spiritual Exercises.

Friday, 1 August - St Alphonsus Ligouri, bishop and doctor of the Church. Alphonsus, 1696 - 1787, founder of the Redemptorist Congregation, taught much on moral theology and the spiritual life. He is remembered as a popular teacher and influential writer of theology.

Saturday 2 - St Peter Julian Eymard, priest. Peter, 1811 - 1868, a fervent disciple of the Eucharistic mystery, established the Blessed Sacrament Fathers and, with the help of Marguerite Guillot, the Servants of the Blessed Sacrament.

The Deep End • No Shortcuts

The Manual of Zen Buddhism by Cheng-tao he tells us that the sage: walks always by himself, goes about always by himself; Every perfect one saunters along one and the same passage of Nirvana; His tone is classical, his spirit is transparent, his airs are naturally elevated, His features are rather gaunt, his bones are firm, he pays no attention to others. Compare that Buddhist sage to the biblical one found in today’s First Reading. There, Solomon prays for a discerning mind - one that can distinguish between good and evil, to enable him to govern God’s people fairly. No elitism there. No focus on a lean and hungry look. Outward appearance means nothing to God. And, there’s no aloffness either. No indifference to other people’s plight. Quite the opposite, in fact. Biblical wisdom is geared to engagement, to service, to responsibility.

The wise one is he, or she, who knows how to live well with others. Biblical wisdom is outward looking. While it comes from on high it’s found at the coalface. It’s found in those who don’t settle for the sidelines, who are not afraid to make the journey to authentic self. As Robert Jingen Gunn puts it in Journeys Into Emptiness (p.7): ‘Yet we remain deeply ambivalent about becoming ourselves. Afraid of the anxiety that attends self-knowledge, afraid of the possible demands of authentic life, we run away, hiding in false selves, or smaller selves, avoiding the challenge of our true self.’ Solomon faced God, God’s people and himself to acquire wisdom. There are no shortcuts.

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