BANTRY PARISH NEWSLETTER
Seventeenth Sunday in ordinary time
sunday 27th July 2014
Calendar: Mass Times and Intentions :–
Mon. 28th July: 17th week in Ordinary Time:
Bantry: 10am Peter
Tobin – Scart Road
Tues. 29th July: 17th
Week in Ordinary Time:
Bantry: 10am Patrick & Nora Collins
&
their son Con Collins - Kielnascarta
Wed.
30th July: 17th week in Ordinary Time:
Bantry: 10am Eileen
Bennett – Slip Park – 2nd Anniv.
Hospital: 5.30pm Pádraig Horan
Thurs. 31st July: 17th
week in Ordinary time:
Bantry: 10am Donal
& Nora Minehane –
Carrigboy, Donemark
Friday 1st August: 17th Week in
Ordinary Time:
Bantry 10am John
P. McCarthy - Scartbawn
Kealkil: 7.30pm Shared Mass – Rachel Cronin –
Cahirmuckee – 1st Anniversary
Bantry: 7.30pm Shared Mass
Sat. 2nd August: 17th week in
Ordinary Time:
Hospital: 10am Ray Clarkin – Gurteen & his mother
Alice Clarkin – Co.
Leitrim
Bantry: 6.15pm Sheila O’Sullivan – Baurgorm (2nd
Anniv.) & her brother Eugie Hourihan - Baurgorm
Sun. 3rd August: Eighteenth
Sunday in Ordinary Time:
Bantry: 9am Donal Lynch - Ardnagaoithe
Coomhola: 10am Sheila & Denny Coakley & their son
Jimmy Coakley
Kealkil:
11am Mary O’Sullivan – Ahilmore,
Bantry: 12noon People of the Parish
Graveyard Masses:
There will be Mass at the Abbey Graveyard
on Tuesday, 5th August at 7.30pm.
In the event of rain Mass will be celebrated in St. Finbarr’s Church,
Bantry.
Cilléanach Mass:
Wednesday, 6th
August at 7.30pm
In the event of rain Mass will be celebrated in St. Finbarr’s Church,
Bantry.
Whiddy
Graveyard Mass
Saturday 9th August. Mass will be celebrated at 12 noon at Whiddy Island
Graveyard
The Deep End
Treasures,
Pearls and Suspended Coffees.
I recently wandered into a café in Dublin that was selling
‘suspended coffees’. This is where you buy a coffee and then buy another one
‘suspended’. Then someone who can’t afford to buy a hot beverage can come in
and ask for a ‘suspended coffee/tea’. It reminded me of one of today’s
parables, the treasure in the field. It gave me a tiny glimpse of what the
world looks like when we take this Kingdom
of God stuff seriously.
It brings great joy, especially when it is unexpected. Sometimes there are
hidden treasures of God’s kingdom going on right under our noses (remember the
mustard seed revolution parable from last week?). Over the last few Sundays we
have heard Matthew 13 and the parables on the growth and development of God’s
Kingdom. Today we are told what to do when we find it. It may be unexpected; it
may be the result of a long search and journey, but once found, nothing else
matters.
We are driven by our desires. It is what we desire most
that effects what we do and the choices we make in life. In both parables, the
finder responds wholeheartedly and in complete surrender. We should ask for the
ability to make the radical decision for the treasure. Jesus tells us that there
is only one thing worth pursuing at any cost – that is the Kingdom of God .
And joy is one proof of its presence.
(Find
your nearest suspended coffee: www.suspendedcoffees.com.)
Jane Mellett (Email janemellett@yahoo.com)
Autumn Station Masses 2014
It is hoped to have Station Masses for Autumn 2014 during the months of
August, September & October.
If you are thinking of hosting the Autumn Stations this year, we would
ask you to please contact the parish office (56398) to arrange a date.
Youth 2000 Summer Festival, Cistercian
College, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
from Thursday 14th – Sunday 17th August 2014. For young people
aged 16-35, an opportunity not to be missed to experience the Catholic faith
and meet many new people. This Festival has been nicknamed the “Holy
Oxygen” with over 1000 young people from all corners of Ireland
attending last year. The festival is donation only. Free buses available
from towns throughout Ireland .
For more information and to book online see www.youth2000.ie or
phone 01 6753690 or from NI 07598 876399, or join us on facebook
(youthtwothousandIreland).
Bantry Parish & Friends Pilgrimage to Lourdes
22nd – 27th September 2014. Ex-Cork
Accompanied by Spiritual Director:
Fr. Sean Crowley C.C.
Accommodation at
the Agena Hotel. Please see Church Porches for details & Parish Office for
booking forms
Offertory Collection:
Church Renovation Fund Collection (3rd of 4 collections this
year) will take place on August 9th & 10th.
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