31-08-2008 Newsletter

BUNCLODY MASS INTENTIONS   

Special Ministers for September.

Eucharistic Ministers

• 7pm. Goretti Kavanagh, Ann Behan
• 9am. Joe Byrne
• 12am. Ellen Delaney, Collette Cullen

Ministers of the Word

• 7pm. Patsy Cowman
• 9am. Gertrude Rowlands
• 12am John McColgan

Altar Servers

• 7pm. Team B
• 9am. Team C
• 12am. Team A

Flower Society

• Catherine O’Neill
• Marcella Dunne

Pilgrimage Season at Our Lady’s Island

"At Our Lady’s Island, the days between August 15 and September 8 can be looked upon as a great festival of faith".

Each day of the Pilgrimage Season:

Mass at 3pm. and 8pm.

Pilgrims are invited to make their own way around the Island - prayerfully reflecting on the mysteries of the Rosary.

Sunday August 31: Mass 3pm. and 8pm.

Sunday September 7: Mass 3pm. and 8pm.

Closing Ceremony : Monday 8 September 7pm., Mass,

Torchlight Procession concluding with Renewal of Christian Commitment and blessing of objects.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) is available on request and after Mass each day.

Special Evenings of Reflection:

Friday September 5: Island Voices Gospel Choir Concert of Sacred Music Parish Church 8.30pm.

Refreshments can be provided for groups of 35 and over if booked in advance. For further details please contact: Hannie Pettitt 053-9131230.

PLEASE NOTE: A bus will leave the Square in Bunclody at 5.00pm. on Monday 8th. September for the closing Ceremony in Our Lady’s Island.

To book a seat on the bus please contact Nellie Long at (053) 93 77368 or Dan McLean at (053) 93 77185 as soon as possible.

First Friday

Friday 5th. September is the First Friday  Fr. Jones and Fr. Doyle will visit the sick and housebound.

WEDDINGS

Congratulations to Tomas Hayes, Ballinavocran and Suzanne Begley, Kilmuckridge also to Angela Kavanagh, Bunclody and Gerard Kelly, Gorey, Deirdre Shore, Bunclody and Leon Donovan, Cork who were married recently in Bunclody. We wish them every success and God’s blessing in the future.

Kilmyshall Church Notes

• Saturday 30th. 8pm.
• Sunday 31st. 10.30am
• Saturday 6th. 8.00pm.Bridget Murphy, Mullaun
• Sunday 7th. 10.30am. John Kane (1st Anniv.) and the whole Crean Family.

A special thank you to the Nuns and Brothers of The Incarnate Word and to all the helpers, leaders and assistant leaders who made possible the SUMMER CAMP this last week. May God reward you for your generosity and sense of family spirit. In Christ and Mary, Rev .Fr. Gabriel Barros CC.

FRIDAY 5TH. SEPTEMBER is the first Friday. The sick and housebound will be attended.

CERTIFICATE IN PASTORAL MINISTRY

This course is designed to facilitate the human, spiritual and pastoral development of participants at a time when there is growing awareness of the importance of collaborative ministry in the Church. This programme is built around those elements which are considered relevant for effective pastoral ministry in contemporary Ireland. This course will run from Monday Sept. 29th. -- April 09 on Monday nights from 7pm. -- 9pm. For further information or to receive an application form, contact the Parish Clergy or Wex. Campus, Summerhill Rd. Wexford. Phone: 0539122992 Fax: 053-9123812 Email:wex@itcarlow.ie Application forms available in Bunclody Parish Office. Closing date for forms is the 2nd. Sept. 08

Jack & Jill Foundation

..requires assistance with a Special Needs baby in the Bunclody area. 15 hours per week.Please contact: Sandra Nolan at 087 / 3832683

Parish Council meeting

..will take place on Thursday 4th. Sept. at 8.00pm. in Redmond’s Lounge, Main Street, Bunclody.

Bunclody & District Active retired:

Meeting on Monday 1st. Sept. in Redmond’s, Main Street at 3.00pm.

Bunclody I.C.A.:

Meeting on Monday 1st. Sept. at 8.00pm. in The Vocational College, Irish St. Hostesses: Mary Cullen and Audriel Byrne Competition: Smallest Ornament

Table Quiz:

Will take place on Friday 5th. Sept. at 9.30pm. in Redmond’s Lounge, Main St. as a fundraiser for Moldovan Orphanage. Maureen Byrne will travel out to Moldova on the 17th. Sept. to spend 3 weeks working and helping at the orphanage. There are 375 children and 110 babies in the orphanage. Your support will be most appreciated for this needy cause. Buichias agus go raibh maith agat .

CAMOGIE TRAINING:

Under 10’s and under 12’s on Tuesday evenings from 6.30pm. to 7.30pm. in the GAA pitch. New members welcome

Religious Booklets

..on sale at the back of the church. Please put money into envelope and place in the St. Vincent de Paul Box.

Please note:

you can now visit a new web site called My Local News. This free service is available to all community groups. www.mylocalnews.ie

Mount Leinster Region

Employment Scheme seek childcare worker for After school Facility in Kildavin. For interview phone: 087 / 1359522

Church gate collection

The parents and friends of the Severely Intellectually Disabled will be having their annual church gate collection on the 6th/7th Sept. next. Thank you for your support.

Bunclody Polo Club Festival Re-Schedule

Tournament on Sat. 30th -- Sun. 31st. August, 12noon to 6pm. in Polo Grounds.

Visitors welcome to view Polo matches. Bring a picnic. Saturday Party in Polo Club on 30th. Aug. from 9.00pm. till late all welcome. Entrance near Clohamon School.

Kildavin/ Clonegal G.A.A. Club

...presents Anthony Kearns, Ireland’s Finest Tenor in Concert with accompanist Patrick Healy and featuring Kilkenny Gospel Choir in the Dolmen Hotel, Carlow on Friday 19th. Sept at 8.00pm. This is Anthony Kearns’ very first appearance in Carlow and promises to be a night to remember so don’t miss it. Subscription for this event is €25. Tickets are available from the Dolmen Hotel Carlow, 059 9142004 or by contacting Brid 087/6628095 or Carmel 087/7905344

Medjugorje Pilgrimage 2008

26th. Sept. to 3rd. Oct. 7days €649 all inclusive. Price includes full programme operated by Marian Pilgrimages. Full comprehensive insurance. All taxes. €80.00 deposit now secures a seat. Contact: Ann Murphy 053 9377632 or 087/ 2254206

The Deep End • God the Seducer

The amazingly popular film Into Great Silence - the one about the Grande Chartreuse in the French Alps - has the first verse of today’s First Reading (Jer 20:7-9) as a recurring refrain: ‘O Lord, you have seduced me and I let myself be seduced’. It seems to be the only explanation for someone to embrace so strict a lifestyle: silent, celibate, solitary and frugal. But what a way to talk about God! And what a way for God’s word to talk about God! It has an intensity to it that’s almost palpable. Only someone very close to God would use such language. Only a God very close to that person would allow it.

How many people get so close to God that they can speak like that about, and to, God? In those words lie a passionate history, a complex relationship, and an intense hunger. Only someone with depth, passion and commitment could speak like that to God. Only someone struggling with God’s approaches, doing all they can to resist them but knowing that they can’t, and in their heart of hearts admitting to themselves that they don’t really want to resist them could use such language convincingly.

Does this in any way reflect our experience of dealing with God? Do we struggle with God? Do we resist God’s advances? Have we felt God’s seduction? Have we succumbed to God’s will?

If it doesn’t mirror our experience, if we haven’t had the struggle, felt the seduction, discovered God’s will then we should pray that we do. Time is short.

Please Note:

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

Sponsorship of the Newsletter for the month of September is:

DNG O’Connor & O’Connor IAVI, Main St. Bunclody, Co. Wexford Phone:053 9377147

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