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Wedding
Feast of Cana -Things can change
A strange place to begin a mission, we might think. A party.
No palsied limb healed, sight restored or dead raised. Just
a group of wedding guests, with at least some of them too
inebriated to know what had happened. No press release or
media handler. A backyard miracle at a wedding celebration
in the small town of Cana in Galilee. And there was no great
reaction afterwards. He, Mary and the disciples returning
home quietly. A miracle wasted? Free drink for free-loaders?
Just an act of kindness to help out an embarrassed couple?
More than that surely! A birth in a hick town, a teenager
for a mother. A father with dreams for guidance and confused
about his own place in it all. In all those years of silence,
both Mary and he working to make ends meet.
Private, domestic, ordinary. It was appropriate that his launch
began at a family occasion.
God chooses ordinary, unexpected places to appear.
Often where and when you least expect. Recognise him in the
ordinariness of your life, your family, your acquaintances.
Whenever things run in short supply: the wine of strength,
unity, friendship, hope, pardon - and of course love - turn
to him. With a domestic miracle, he's telling us of the miracle
of the ordinary all around.
We like to think we know better. But do we?
Intercom
- Fr Tom Cox
Feast
days during the week
Tue 20th: St Fabian, pope and martyr. Also St Sebastian.
Wed 21st: St Agnes, virgin and martyr. Patron of bethrothed
couples, gardeners and young girls.
Thur 22nd: St Vincent, deacon and martyred in 304 in Spain.
Sat 24th: St Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva. Died AD 1622.
Even though his father had a great career planned for him, Francis
just wanted to preach the Gospel. He worked in Switzerland,
where he produced pamphlets to help people understand their
faith. Francis became bishop of Geneva soon after the Reformation:
his gentle ministry there won many people over. He loved to
preach and write, and wanted to help ordinary people become
holy. Because of this ability, he is the patron of writers,
journalists and editors.
It's
My Church Too!
National two-day workshop on the spirituality of disability
The first day "Exploring Spirituality & Disability"
takes place on Sat 31st Jan in the Hospitaller House, St. John
of God Brothers, Stillorgan, Co Dublin.
Keynote Speaker: John Hull, Professor of Religious Education
in the University of Birmingham.
Living with a disability, John brings with him a wealth of experience
and knowledge. Author of many books including: "Touching
the Rock: An Experience of Blindness & "In the Beginning
there was darkness"
The second day will be on Saturday 6th March with a theme of
"Fostering a climate of welcome in Liturgy" also in
Stillorgan.
There will be more details about that day in due course.
For Bookings & Information contact Danielle Browne, Church
Administration & Secretarial Services, All Hallows College.
Telephone: 01 836 7055
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Parish
Pastoral Councils
A workshop will take place on Wed, Jan 21st at
Manresa House, Dollymount. The title of the workshop
is Parish Pastoral Councils and the day will be led
by Martin Kennedy who will explore issues such as: The
role of a parish pastoral council; procedures for setting
up a pastoral council; helpful ways of structuring meetings;
the relationship between the pastoral council and the
parish staff. This is a day that might be of interest
to serving or intending members of parish councils as
well as to priests. (Any one who may be interested in
attending might ask any of the priests for more details.)
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Children's
Mass
Practice on Thursday at 3.30 with choir and arts
etc. The children will be taking part in next Sunday's
10.30 Mass. |
Website
of the Week - www.tcd.ie/ise
Visit the Irish School of Ecumenics for Church Unity week |
| Altar
servers: Training for interested servers on Tuesday
@ 6.45pm. Parents! Bring along your son or daughter. Use
sacristy door. |
Christian
Meditation
Resumes at the usual time of 8.15pm on Monday night.
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Rosary
with a difference
Starts back again on Tuesday 20th January @ 7-8 pm
in Caritas College. Join Sr. Maura and others sharing
a scriptural rosary. Open invitation to all. |
Week
Of Prayer For Christian Unity
The annual week of prayer for Christian unity is
18th - 25th January, 2004. The theme chosen for this year's
Week of Prayer is "My peace I give to you" (John
14:27).
Inaugural Service in St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Sunday 18th
January 3.30pm. The guest speaker at this year's inaugural
service will be the Most Rev John R W Neill, Church of
Ireland Archbishop of Dublin.
(Beidh Seirbhís Éacúiméanach
in Árd-Teampall Chríost, Dé hAoine,
23 Eanáir, 8 i.n. Seanmóirí: An Athair
Leon Ó Giolláin SJ.) |
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2005
Diary
We have just started 2004 and already people are
asking about booking masses for next year. A diary has
been got and prepared for bookings. You are welcome
to come in and include your family intentions at any
stage both for this year and next. With the large number
of deaths in the parish be prepared to have other people
remembered at "YOUR" Mass.
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Please
pray for those who have died
James McElroy, Blackditch Rd
(Removal Monday 5.30/ Mass Tuesday 10am)
Michael O Grady, Blackditch Rd
(Removal Tuesday 5.30/ Mass Wednesday 10am)
Anne Ferguson, Drumfinn Ave
James Tyrell, Waterford
Mass Intentions This Week
 Sun: (Sat 6.30:
Thomas Harte)
9.00 People of the parish
10.30 Esmonde family
11.30 Patrick Lawlor
12.30 James Russell
6.30 Columba & Elizabeth Waters
Mon Bernard McDonagh/ Bobby Bruton
Tue: Mary Mahony/ Patrick Hyland
Wed: Elizabeth & Joseph McCormack/ Paddy Kenny
Thurs: Thomas Daniel/ Patrick Stokes & Joseph Fox
Fri: Mary & Christy Weafer/ Matthew McDonagh
Sat: Pauline & Sean Bayly/ Denis Doyle
Next Sun: (25th)
9.00 Pro Populo; 10.30 Olive Smith; 11.30 Patrick & Maria
Stokes; 12.30 James Gleeson; 6.30 Hall family.
May they rest in peace.
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