Nenagh Parish Newsletter 26th November 2017

MASS TIMES St. Mary of the Rosary, Weekend Masses: Saturday: 10.00am, 6.15pm Sunday: 8.00am, 9.45am, 12.15pm & 6.00pm Weekdays: 8.00am, 10.00am Adoration: Monday to Friday 5.00pm-7.00pm Confessions: Saturday after 10.00am Mass

St. John the Baptist, Tyone Weekend Masses: Saturday 7.30pm

Sunday 11.00am

Contacts Parish Office 067 -31272

Priest on duty: 087 2405762

Email: parishoffice@nenaghparish.ie

Website: www.nenaghparish.ie

Nenagh Parish is on Facebook, please join us

Live Streaming from St. Mary of the Rosary is

available using the following website

www.nenaghparish.ie. Click on Our Parish,

scroll down to webcam and click.

Christmas Concert The Ormond Octaves with the Burren Trio in concert on Friday Dec. 15th in St. Mary of the Rosary Church, Nenagh. Proceeds to Bru Columbanus, a hostel who provide emer-gency accommodation for family members of seriously ill people in CUH.

Pope Francis: homily for World Day of the Poor

We have the joy of breaking the bread of God’s word, and shortly, we will have the joy of break-ing and receiving the Bread of the Eucharist, food for life’s journey. All of us, none excluded, need this, for all of us are beggars when it comes to what is essential: God’s love, which gives meaning to our lives and a life without end. So today too, we lift up our hands to him, asking to receive his gifts.

When we want to please someone dear to us, for example by giving a gift, we need first to know that person’s tastes, lest the gift prove more pleasing to the giver than to the recipient. When we want to offer something to the Lord, we can find his tastes in the Gospel.

Drawing near to the poor in our midst will touch our lives. It will remind us of what really counts: to love God and our neighbour. Only this lasts for-ever, everything else passes away. What we in-vest in love remains, the rest vanishes. Today we might ask ourselves: “What counts for me in life? Where am I making my investments?” In fleeting riches, with which the world is never satisfied, or in the wealth bestowed by God, who gives eternal life? This is the choice before us: to live in order to gain things on earth, or to give things away in order to gain heaven. Where heaven is con-cerned, what matters is not what we have, but what we give, for “those who store up treasures for themselves, do not grow rich in the sight of God” (Lk 12:21).

So let us not seek for ourselves more than we need, but rather what is good for others, and nothing of value will be lacking to us. May the Lord, who has compassion for our poverty and needs, and bestows his talents upon us, grant us the wisdom to seek what really matters, and the courage to love, not in words but in deeds.

READERS ROTA FOR SUNDAY 3RD DECEMBER Readers - St. Mary’s Vigil: Peggy Shoer 8.00am: Helena O’Gorman 9.45am: Joan Mccarthy 12.15pm: Family mass reader provided Readers - St. John’s Vigil: Patricia Finn 11.00am: Owen Fogarty Eucharistic Ministers Rota Next weekend: 1 Weekdays: 2

FINANCIAL MATTERS The offertory Collection last weekend amounted to

€3,674.00 Mile Buíochas

ANNIVERSARY MASSES Monday 27th November - Sunday 3rd December

St Mary’s Mon 10.00am Paudie & Liam Costello (A) Wed 10.00am Partick and Margaret Hogan (A’s) Thu 10.00am Michael Harty (MM) Fri 10.00am Kathleen Flannery (A) Margaret Minehan Lisduf (A) Sat 10.00am Máire Bean Uí Dhomhnaill (A) Sun 9.45am Una Ryan (1st A) Bea Hynes (1st A) Sun 12:15pm Maureen Egan (A) Helen Coghlan (A) Tom White & his parents Thomas & Kathleen (A’s) Rosie Brophy (A) & deceased members of Brophy & Fahy families

St. Johns

Sat 7:30pm Sean Quinn (A) Michael & Kathleen Griffin & their daughter Patricia Ryan (A’s) Sun 11.00am Oliver Murray (A)

Suaimhneas Síoraí Tabhair Dóibh, a Thiarna

BAPTISM We welcome the following into the Christian community

through the sacrament of baptism

Caoimhe Joy Harm

Have you a baby for Baptism? The next meeting which is considered compulsory to prepare for the Sacrament of Baptism will be held in the Pastoral Centre on Monday 11th December, 2017 at 7.30pm. Please bring a copy of your baby’s birth certificate on the night.

Christmas Triduum Mass Intentions

An ideal way to link with our loved ones this Christmas is to send them a parish Christmas card and include them in our Christmas Triduum of Masses €4 per card. Cards available in the Parish Shop and the Parish Office. Proceeds to St Vincent de Paul and Killaloe Mission in Peru, South America.

Youth 2000 Christmas Retreat Youth 2000 invites all young adults between ages 16-35 to a Catholic weekend retreat from 8th –10th December 2017 at Newbridge College, Co. Kildare. This will be an exciting weekend attracting over 600 people from across the country. The weekend is being organised by young people for young people. Parental consent is es-sential for under 18’s. All meals are provided and accom-modation is on site. Don’t let money be an obstacle; just bring a donation and a sleeping bag. Newcomers very welcome. There will be free buses picking up from vari-ous locations throughout the country. Booking essential, for more information or to book a place see www.youth2000.ie, Youth 2000 Ireland Facebook page or Tel: 01 6753690

The Parish Shop. We have a selection of religious books and religious artefacts. We have signed mass cards which include sympathy, anniversary, thank-you, get well, exam and special occasion mass bouquets. All of the above may also be purchased at the parish office during office hours

Revenue Remembrance Mass Mass for deceased members of the Revenue - Wednesday 29th

November in St. Johns Church at 6.00pm

34th Week in Ordinary Time Mon 27th St. Fergal Thurs 30th St. Andrew, Apostle Patron of Scotland Sunday 3rd December is the First Sunday of Advent

St. Michael's National School and Autism Centre Cloughjordan are holding a fundraising concert in the church in Cloughjordan on Sat 9th Dec at 7.30pm fea-turing Ned Kelly's In Tune for Life Orchestra, Weave, Tom Williams and the school children. Tickets €15 Con-tact 0863782838, 050542431

Available in Parish Office and Parish Shop.

Coeliac Notice Coeliacs who wish to receive Communion are asked to approach and receive from the celebrant who will have gluten free hosts.

Pharmacy on Duty Sun 26th November : R. WALSHE

Nenagh Parish Mission– Please mark in your diaries March 2nd –18th 2018 as the dates of our Parish Mission next year.

An Garda Siochána-Crime Prevention Message Lock Up & Light Up. When at home or going out remember to turn on lights, use timer switches, lock windows and doors. Store keys away from window/letterboxes and don’t have large amounts of cash/valuables in your home.

The key to powerful prayer-practical workshop; Amend your approach and change your words to activate Gods power for answers to your prayers. Monday: 27 November 2017, 7.30pm - 9.00pm, St. Michael’s Pastoral Centre, Den-mark Street, Limerick. Fee €10. Booking deadline: Tue 21st November 2017. Please bring a bible, pen and notebook. To book your place, contact Eilish Carter 087 81070420 (after 6.00pm)

Nenagh apostolic workers Donate a chalice, ciborium in memory of deceased loved ones. The name of that person can be inscribed on the sa-cred vessel. Those sacred vessels will be used daily by newly ordained priests in missionary countries. Contact any member of the apostolic workers or Maura McKenna 087 7505565

North Tipp. Alzheimer Society -There will be a meeting of our Support Group in our Office at 3a, Ormond Court, Sum-merhill, Nenagh on Wednesday 29th November, from 11am. - 12 noon. Families and/or carers of people with Demen-tia/Alzheimer's are invited to come along and receive infor-mation and support also meet other carers, have a chat and a"cuppa". This meeting is not for Dementia/Alzheimer suffers - it is strictly for families and/or carers only. For more information contact Mary: 086.6099414 or Aileen: 087.2076814.

An Advent Retreat will take place in Esker Retreat Centre, Esker, Athenry from December 1st – 3rd 2017. This is a quite weekend apart, as we begin our journey towards the mystery that is Christmas. Facilitator Fr. Peter Burns. C.Ss.R.More details www.redemptoristsesker.ie or 091 844007

Night Vigil to Knock takes place on Thursday December 7th 2017. Bus leaves from outside Convent at 6pm Sharp. Tick-ets will be on Sale on Saturday November 25th 2017 Pas-toral Centre from 3.00pm to 4.30pm. (Please note change of venue for selling tickets.) Closing date is Friday Decem-ber 1st 2017. All tickets must be collected and paid for on or before December 1st 2017. For further information contact: Margaret Healy on 067-32140/Margaret Cooney on 067-32937. Fares Adult €23 Child under €10.

Nenagh Holy Spirit Charismatic Prayer Group: Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Brendan Walsh, Pallottine Priest, on Tuesday 28th November in the Pastoral Centre, Church Road, at 8pm. All welcome.

Sivermines Folk Choir Present their “A Decade of Love and Light” Christmas concert in Our lady of Lourdes Church Silvermines on Sun 3rd Dec at 8.00pm, performing all your favourite Christmas Carols hymns and classic festive songs. Tickets €10 from any Choir members or contact 067-41332

EVENTS IN THE PASTORAL CENTRE Monday 27th November- Sunday 3rd December

Mon Art Classes 10.00am-12.30pm Parkinson Assoc 2.00pm-4.00pm Tues Mindful Meditation 11.00am -12.00pm Exercise class for older adults 12.00pm - 1.00pm Nenagh Holy Spirit Charismatic Renewal 8.00pm Wed IWA 10.00am - 3.30pm Weight Watchers 5.00pm - 6.30pm AA 8.30pm Thurs Al Anon 11.00am -12.00pm Red Cross 8.00pm Fri COPD 11.00am - 12.00pm AA 7.30pm Wendy’s Snaps 9.30am –5.30pm Sat Wendy’s Snaps 9.30am –5.30pm Sun Polish Charismatics 7.00pm

For info and/or booking of the Centre contact Rita/Lisa, Mon-Fri 9am-1pm on 067/37590

EVENTS IN NEW INSTITUTE Tues COPD 10.30am - 11.30am Fri Country Market 8.30am - 1.30pm Fri Bingo 8.30pm–10.30pm Sat Basketball 8 to 14 years 5.00pm -6.00pm For info and/or booking of the New Institute contact

John, Monday to Friday 9am-5pm on 086 3986943

Accord Nenagh requires a Volunteer receptionist /sitter during counselling hours on Monday evenings in Nenagh. (6.00 pm to 9.00 pm ) with immediate effect. Con-tact Parish Office at 067 31272 if you have some time to spare .

Suaimhneas –Bra & Prosthesis Fitting Service: Our next fitting day is Thursday 7th December, by appointment only. This service is for women who have had full or partial breast surgery for breast cancer. To make an appointment contact us on 067 37403 or e-mail: suaimhneascancersup-port@eircom.net

Reconciliation Service On Sunday December 17th at 4.30pm a Reconciliation Service will be celebrated in St. Mary of the Rosary Church.

Overeaters Anonymous –Meets every Tuesday night at 8.00pm, 52 Silver Street, Nenagh. For further information contact Jane 087 3973170

First Friday/First Saturday Vigil A Vigil for First Friday/First Saturday will take place in the Sacristy of St. Marys of the Rosary Church, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary commencing at 7.30pm on Friday December 1, 2017, concluding at 2.00am on Saturday. Holy Mass will be celebrated for First Saturday at 12.05pm Adoration, Rosary and Confession. (Entrance through the Sacristy door of the Church).

LipSync charity event in aid of Suaimhneas, Nenagh. Sat-urday 2nd December @ 8pm in Premier Hall in Thurles. Fol-lowed by music from Seskin Lane. For tickets please ring 086 8031800.

Nenagh World Aid Society The Annual collection of Nenagh World Aid Society which was held recently amounted to €2,684 .Thanks to all who contributed or helped in any way.