Second Collection [Episcopal Hierarchy Commissions] These include: Catechetics, Liturgy, Research and Development and Social Welfare. Each diocese is levied for the annual running expenses of these Commissions, and it is in an effort to meet this levy that this collection is being taken up, next weekend, 24/25 July. |
Mass Servers' Outing The outing has been brought forward to Monday, 26 July, in deference to the Galway Races! To date, we have 22 names, and, we appeal to those still interested to give their names to Sr. Máire [796254], or, Fr. Dermody [796208]. The outing is open to servers in both Churches – Clarinbridge and Roveagh. It seems we will be going to Bunratty Folk Park, possibly via the Burren and Cliffs of Moher. Be sure to get next weekend's Parish Newsletter for full details, i.e. time of departure, time of arrival home, etc. Watch this space! Names must be in by Tuesday – the latest. |
Another Papal Visit? I hope the Pope comes to the North. I would like to take my children to see one of the most courageous figures of our age. It would be even more significant, now, that he is not a handsome, charismatic figure, but a man whose body no longer obeys him, even though his brain is as sharp as ever. He is probably the most famous person on the planet, but he turns our notions of celebrities upside-down. He became a celebrity, not because he was a crowd-pleaser, but because he resolutely refused to tell us only what we wanted to hear. Today, in his battered frailty, he is once more telling us something we don't want to hear, but perhaps which we need to know. Sometimes, when I see him on television, unable, even, to lift his head properly, I am reminded of something apparently unrelated. I think about the young woman who had a nose-job after appearing on Big Brother. She could not cope with the abuse her nose evoked from the parasitic media that feed off Big Brother. I wish that young woman, and all those who believe that their worth lies in their physical appearance had access to one per cent of the indomitable spirit of the old man on the screen. The value and beauty of human beings does not lie in their power, or their wealth, or their ability to manipulate life to their desires. Some people fear that it would be embarrassing if the numbers turning out were dismally small. This is not about numbers. Those sensitive to the symbolism of the Pope being received in Northern Ireland, and of its historic import in the life of this small, bloodstained island, will welcome him. Older people, who quietly believe, and smaller numbers of young people, who have already learned that the buzz of a booming economy is not all it is cracked up to be, will be there. And yes, there will be gawkers, day-trippers and begrudgers, as there are everywhere he goes. In the midst of them all will be an elderly man, more eloquent, more moving now in his old age, than he ever was 25 years ago in his health and strength. –Breda O'Brien, The Irish Times, Saturday, 3 July, 2004. |
Parish Life "For many, the parish is similar to a petrol station. People attend service on Sunday, and, what happens in the parish during the week is none of their business. Of course, the parish is much more than a petrol station. If the influence of the parish is confined to the parish, it then becomes inward-looking and boring. The parish has to be a place where its members are trained, supported and nourished 'outwardly, for service towards others'. John Wesley once said, 'The world is my parish; the parish is not my world'." – Michael Ruane, The Furrow, April 2004, page 247. |
Clarinbridge GAA Lotto News No winner | 0 match 3s "Stars of the Future" Congratulations to the children who were selected from 145 participants for this year's "Stars of the Future".
Under-8 League The Under-8 League will be held in two weeks' time. Date and time will be announced at a later date. The League will be sponsored by Corrib Fire Protection. |
Athenry No Name Club The Athenry No Name Club is holding a disco on Tuesday, 20 July, in the Castlegate Hotel, Athenry. Admission: members – €5, non-members – €7. 10:00 pm – 1:00 am. Doors close at 10:45 pm. |
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