St Teresa s Parish Bulletin

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1 1 SUNDAY 22ND MARCH 2015 St Teresa s Parish Bulletin Fr Brendan Hickland P.P Fr Aloysius Lumala Parish Office brendanh2@btinternet.com Tel: Tel: (Please note new ) Ext (2) LENT IN ST. TERESA S PARISH From Ashes to Resurrection STATIONS OF THE CROSS (After Mass) St Teresa s each Tuesday St Matthias each Friday PRAYING THE SUNDAY GOSPEL - The Stables each Wednesday 7.30pm Brother McKenna PENITENTIAL SERVICE Thursday 26th March at 7pm in St Teresa s Church PALM SUNDAY Procession of the Palms led by Children of St Teresa s P.S. PRAYING AROUND THE CROSS St Teresa s Church, Wednesday of Holy Week at 7.30pm The Folk Group.

2 2 PAGE 2 RECENTLY DECEASED Margaret Mc Cotter Evelyn Doherty Nora Hamill Patrick Durkin Martha O Halloran Robert Daly Murtagh (Joe) Mc Avoy Ciaran Gallagher Philomena (Meta) Fitzpatrick William Mc Allister M/M Jo Mc Kernan M/M Patrick Shortt ANNIVERSARIES John O Neill Joseph Devlin Owen Muldoon Eileen O Neill Brendan Nugent Brendan & Jim Mc Laughlin Margaret Harte Catherine Johnston Stephen Johnston Eamon & Fergus Nolan Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord SUNDAY MASSES: St Teresa s Vigil Sat 6pm Sun 12noon St Matthias Sunday 10.00am Holy Spirit Sunday 11.00am WEEKDAY MASSES: St Teresa s Monday-Wednesday 10.00am St Matthias Thursday - Saturday 10.00am Holy Spirit Tuesday Thursday & 1st Friday 7pm. CONFESSIONS: St Teresa s Saturday 5.30pm/6.00pm St Matthias First Thursday after 10.00am Mass Holy Spirit 1st Friday 6.30pm Or on request The next Do This in Memory Mass will be in St Teresa s Church at the 6pm Vigil on Saturday 28th March Please pray for our P4 Children and help them understand the importance of the Eucharist in their lives.

3 3 PAGE 3 ST TERESA OF AVILA To Commentate the 5 th Anniversary (500 YEARS) of the Birth of St Teresa of Avila we will celebrate the Vigil Mass on Saturday 28 th March 2015 at 6pm in St Teresa s Church. We would like to invite all our Parishioners to come along and take part in this special evening in honour of St Teresa of Avila. Tea and Refreshments will be available after in the Parish Hall for all to enjoy. OFFERTORY COLLECTION Last week was Needy Parishes Thank you for your generous financial support CANDLES WILL BURN FOR ST. TERESA S Darren ST MATTHIAS S Special Intention HOLY SPIRIT Special Intention (Special Intention) Apostolate of Eucharistic AdorationThird All Ireland pilgrimage to Knock 26th April Buses will be available for this event. 15 pounds return To book your seat phone or text Matt Talbot Pilgrimage The Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Venerable Matt Talbot will take place on Saturday 11 April Mass will be celebrated in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Sean McDermott Street, Dublin at pm. For booking or further information, please contact Mary Holden (Tel: ) IRISH PILGRIMAGE TRUST -COOPERS PHARMACY CAKE FAIR A Big thank you to Paul Cooper, Staff and Customers of Coopers Pharmacy, Andersonstown Road for their support during our Cake Fair on Friday 13th March. Total raised to date is MANY THANKS

4 4 PAGE 4 FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTIONS will take place in ST MATTHIAS S CHURCH On the First Saturday in the month 3.00pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Confessions 4.00pm Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. I promise to assist at the hour of death with the graces necessary for salvation all those who, on the first Saturday of five consecutive months, go to confession and receive Holy Communion, recite the Rosary, keep me company for a quarter of an hour, while meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary, with the intention of making reparation. Our Blessed Lady to Sr Lucia. BAPTISMS take place at 1.15pm on the 2 nd and 4 th Sundays in St Teresa s Church Baptism meetings are held each month in our parish. All first time parents ought to attend a baptism meeting before their child's baptism. Baptism enquiries should be made to the parish office eight weeks before due baptism date. Please book a date for the Baptism meeting before booking a date for your child s Baptism. Godparents are also encouraged to attend the Baptism meeting with the parents. Many thanks for your co-operation. Next Baptism Meeting Thursday 16th April 2015 at 7pm in the Stables MC DONALDS EASTER SCHOOL OF SPORT DE LA SALLE COLLEGE SPORTS COMPLEX WEDNESDAY 8TH/THURSDAY 9TH APRIL OPEN TO CHILDREN AGE BETWEEN SPORTS ON OFFER: BASKETBALL, GAELIC FOOTBALL, SOCCER AND MULTI SPORTS GAMES. 5 FOR ONE DAY OR 7 FOR BOTH DAYS. FORMS AVAILABLE FROM COLLEGE RECEPTION OR SPORTS COMPLEX

5 5 DOWN & CONNOR PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 2015 Full Board in 3* Hotel: 7 Nights (10th-17th July) 625 or 5 Nights (11th-16th July) 570. Full Board for sick or infirm pilgrims with medical and nursing care in Accueil Notre-Dame: 5 nights (11-16 July) for 450. Youth Team (8th-17th July 520, PAGE 5 Application Forms now available from the Parish Office. For more information see the poster in the church or contact the Pilgrimage Office or dcpilgrimage@gmail.com The Class of 1971 Were you or a relative a student teacher who commenced their course (Cert Ed, BEd or Post Grad ) in St Mary s or St Joseph s Colleges of Education, Belfast in September 1971? A Mass followed by a cup of tea will be held to celebrate 40 years associated with the Colleges as Alumni and to remember deceased friends and classmates. Venue: St Mary s, Falls Road, March 27th 2015 at 6pm,in the College Chapel. Please contact John on for more details. Rathmore Grand Sale for Trócaire! Rathmore Grammar School invites you to attend their Grand Sale in aid of Trócaire on Wednesday 25 th March at 7pm in the school hall. A fun night for the whole family, with games, tombola, café, wheel of fortune, auction and much more! Prizes include: Paul Walls Painting/.2 nights B&B and a meal for two at the Culloden Estate and Spa./ Ulster Rugby jersey signed by Ruan Pienaar. Twitter@pontifex Lent is a time for drawing near to Christ by listening to the word of God and celebrating the sacraments. Beginners Adult Pilates class in Parish Hall Fridays 8 to 9pm. First class free. Bring own mat.

6 6 PAGE 6 Unless a Grain of Wheat Dies As we approach Holy Week, the readings this Sunday invite us to recognise that, in his self-giving love for his Father and for us, Jesus longs to draw us closer to himself. It is only through Jesus submission to an undeserved death that we now have the benefit of faith and salvation. The first reading speaks of God s love that heals and forgives our sinfulness, so that we can know Him through the power of His Spirit dwelling in our hearts. The second reading reminds us that the way of Jesus is one of love and obedience. The gospel highlights for us the kind of death Jesus was to die. John tells us that Jesus soul was troubled as his fateful hour approached in which he was to give all, like a wheat grain which falls on the ground and dies. We are therefore called to express our gratitude by following Jesus all the time in our daily lives even unto death. If Jesus invites us to share this fate with him wherever I am, my servant will be there too he also helps us to trust in his Father, as we face the ordeals of our personal lives. I suppose his prayer is heard through the sufferings or challenges we encounter in the destructiveness and darkness of our world. In the words of the letter to the Hebrews, through his suffering and death, Jesus is made perfect or as John puts it in the gospel, he is glorified. This means that having emptied himself to become one with us, the humanity he shares with us is now filled with divine greatness and the grain which falls to the ground yields a rich harvest, transforming the whole of creation. Therefore, the outcome is certain and beyond all humanity s imagining. It is the inauguration of the new covenant written in our hearts, foretold by Jeremiah, and sealed with the Saviour s blood. The Crucified One will become a source of eternal salvation for all who become his followers. Having been lifted up from the earth, he will draw all of us to himself so that we may share in his new existence. May we pray for the grace to see Jesus more clearly, love Him more dearly and follow Him more closely so that we can merit a share in the generosity of our God which is everlasting happiness.

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8 8 22ND MARCH 2015 To save time, telephone Orders welcome Tel: The Award Winning Famous Welcome Chinese Carryout comes to Gransha Shops, 73 Glen Road TheWelcome Chinese Hot Food SPECIAL BOX MEALS CHICKEN BALLS SPECIAL Half Fried rice & Half Chips with Sauce of your choice 4.50 SALTY CHILLI CHICKEN Half Fried rice & Half chips 4.50 CHICKEN FRIED RICE & CHIPS With Sauce of your choice 4.50 HONEY CHILLI CHICKEN Half Fried rice & Half chips 4.50 CHICKEN or BEEF CURRY Half Fried rice & Half chips 4.50 Delivery Service available (Closed Tuesday) PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK 11th-13th MAY 2015 KNOCK HOUSE HOTEL 2 nights BB & 2 Dinners 165 (single supp 30) ( 50 non refundable deposit required) Spiritual Director Fr Brendan Hickland PP For further information contact Sheila Butler / Day Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela & Fatima. 3 nights H/B, 4* Hotel Gran Los Abetos, Santiago de Compostela. 6 nights F/B, 3* Hotel Avenida Fatima. From the 30th July / 8th August. Spiritual Director Fr Fleck PP. Reduced price of 709 inclusive of tax, insurance and transfers. Further details contact Joe Catney