30-03-2008 Newsletter

BUNCLODY MASS INTENTIONS

Pray also for Maureen Clifford, Irish St. and Liam Sweeney, Carrigban who died recently. May they rest in peace.

Eucharistic Adoration

..takes place in The Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Bunclody every Monday from 9.30am to 8pm.

Divine Mercy Sunday:

Divine Mercy Devotions will take place in the Most Holy Trinity Church on Sunday 30th March at 2.45pm.

First Friday

Fr. Jones & Fr. Doyle will visit the sick and the house bound of the parish on Friday next 4th April.

Parish Council Meeting

..will take place on Thursday, 3rd April, in Redmond’s, Main St. at 8pm.

Mass in Polish:

..takes place in the Most Holy Trinity Church every Saturday at 5pm.

Easter Dues

..may be left in at this time.

Irish Catholic:

..please leave your name into the Parish Office if you would like to subscribe to the Irish Catholic.

SPECIAL MINISTERS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL

Eucharistic Ministers

• 7pm. Goretti Kavanagh, Maureen Byrne
• 9am. Joe Byrne
• 12.00pm. Denis Byrne, Colette Cullen. 

Ministers of the Word

• 7pm. Evelyn Mulrennan
• 9am John Byrne
• 12pm. Teresa Harte

Altar Servers

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

Flower Society

• Monica Mernagh, Phyllis Meyler, Ann Cowman.

Baptisms

Through the life -giving waters of Baptism , we welcome into our community - Eoghan Conor Mc Donald-Nolan, Conall Edward Daithi Smyth, Callum George Stedman, Mia Shannon Dunne, Sophie Marie-Clare Moorhead, Callum James Rellis-Murphy, Noah Anthony Hughes.

Kilmyshall Church Notes

• Saturday 29th. 8.00pm. Jack & Kitty Kenny & Elizabeth Nolan, Half-Way House, Thomas & Mary Murphy, Kathleen & Alan McCabe & Mary McKeown
• Sunday 30th. 10.30am. Michael & Kathleen Doyle and Decd. members of the Cowman Family, Kyle, Bunclody.

Eucharistic Ministers for April

• Saturday night: Patrick Murphy
• Sunday: Nellie Long

St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Thank you to everyone who took part in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade this year and help to make it such a wonderful and colourful occasion. A big thank you to all who helped with the stewarding & judging. Congratulations to one and all.

Under 16 Hurling

HWH/Bunclody V Marshalstown, 1st Round on Sunday 30th March, in Farmleigh at 11.30am. Support Welcome.

Alcoholics Anonymous

A Public Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous will be held in the Church of Ireland Sunday School, Bunclody on Sunday 30th March, commencing at 8pm. Scheduled to speak are members of: Alcoholics Anonymous, members of AL-Anon and members of Alateen. Everybody Welcome.

Medjugorie Pilgrimage 2008

will take place from the 26th April to 3rd May. Canon Séamus de Val will be the Spiritual Director. Cost €599. Deposits of €80 secures a seat, please contact Anne Murphy, 053 9377632.

POLISH PRIEST  Duszpasterz Polakow

Fr. Michael Nowak Franciscan Friary, Francis Street Wexford Town
086/ 3571508.

The Deep End . No Doubt about it

In his book, Sing a new song, Timothy Radcliffe, OP states: ‘But if I speak as someone who knows it all, untroubled by doubt, then people may be very impressed by my knowledge, but they may feel it has little to do with them.’

Doubt is more engaging than certainty. Doubt explores. Certainty can’t. How can you journey if you have already arrived? Certainty degrades dialogue to monologue. It proselytizes instead of evangelizes. It stymies communication by making it confrontational or by short-circuiting it altogether.

Thomas, in today’s Gospel (John 20:19-31) is a fine example of the doubter feeling his way to belief - quite literally:’ ...unless I put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe’ (v.25). Thomas was comfortable with his disbelief because it was sincere. He had a healthy aversion to accepting the seemingly preposterous.

Many people, especially those in authority or those considered to be authorities, are uneasy with doubt. Doubt, for them, excludes God’s spirit. It instills fear instead of the trill of the chase. Doubt means weakness not potential for growth. One wonders if those who find it difficult to say: ‘I don’t know’, find it easier to say: ‘My Lord, and my God!’

Please Note:

All items for the Newsletter must be in before Lunchtime on Wednesday.

Sponsorship of the Newsletter for the month of  March is courtesy of
Padraic & Kathleen Sinnott, Sinnott’s Pub Ryland

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