Commentary on the 24th Sunday of the year (B) 13th September 2015

PETER’S CONFESSION OF FAITH. PREDICTION OF PASSION A         TEXT (MARK 8: 27–35) Who Do Men Say I Am? 27 And Jesus went on with his disciples, to the villages of Caesare’a Philip’pi; and on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do men say that I am?” 28 And they told him, “John the Baptist;
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Parish Notices, 23nd Sunday of the year, 30th August 2015

COLLECTIONS Offertory       €1340Share              € 430Parish Env     € 235 PPC: New members needed! We invite nominations! Nomination Forms + Information sheets available at back of Church. Completed Nomination Forms should be returned not later than Mon 14th Sept
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Commentary on the 23rd Sunday of the year (B) 6th September 2015

  TEXT — Mark 7: 31-37 — Cure of a Deaf Mute   Setting: Outside Judeae 31 Then he returned from the region of Tyre, and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, through the region of the Decap’olis. Deaf Man with Speech Impediment 32 And they brought to him a man who was
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2. Synod on the family. Challenges facing families Today (2)

CHALLENGES FACING FAMILIES TODAY Article 2 of 2   Study Document Authors The people who were responsible for the Study Document or Instrumentum Laboris for the XIV Ordinary Assembly for the Synod of Bishops, taking place in October 2015, were the participants at the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the previous Synod in 2014.
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Commentary on the 22nd Sunday of the year (B) 30th August 2015

TEXT — Mark 7: 1–8, 14–15, 21–23 — Laws Human and Divine Disciples with Unwashed Hands 1 Now when the Pharisees gathered together to him, with some of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem, 2 they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands defiled, that is, unwashed. 3 (For the Pharisees, and
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Parish Notices, 22nd Sunday of the year, 30th August 2015

COLLECTIONS Offertory       €1395Share              € 806Parish Env    € 217 PARISH FAMILY FUN DAY To-day Sunday 30th August in the Priory Grounds from 2.00pm – 5.00pm. An afternoon of fun for all the family. Come and enjoy bouncy castle; slides, games etc. free of charge. Also stalls, refreshments etc.
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1. Synod on the family. Challenges facing families Today (1)

CHALLENGES FACING FAMLIES TODAY Article 1 of 2 There are many challenges facing families in our world today and these will be the basic considerations addressed by the Synod of Bishops when it meets in Rome for three weeks in October (4th to 25th) under the presidency of Pope Francis. The study document of the
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Synod on the family – introduction

HELP OUR FAMILIES Pope Francis became pope in March 2013. He has inaugurated quite a few new plans with many developing well. Among these are to be the fruits of his planning for the family, obviously one of his very top priorities. He initiated a Synod of Bishops to study the family and bring about
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Parish Notices, 21st Sunday of the year, 23th August 2015

COLLECTIONS Offertory              € 1109Share                      € 825 PARISH FAMILY FUN DAY Sunday next 30th August in the Priory Grounds from 2.00pm – 5.00pm. An evening of fun to be enjoyed by all. Children can enjoy all the games; bouncy castle; slides etc free of charge. Also stalls, refreshments etc. Helpers meeting on Thursday night in the
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Commentary on the 21st Sunday of the year (B) 23th August 2015

TEXT: – John 06: 60–71        Reactions to the Bread of Life Discourse A Hard Saying 60 Many of his disciples, when they heard it, said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” Jesus’ Response 61 But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at it, said to them, “Do you take
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