MAYOBRIDGE PARISH BULLETIN

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1 MAYOBRIDGE PARISH BULLETIN Sunday 27 th January 2019 The text is being fulfilled today Luke 1:1-4;4:14-21 Prayer to St Brigid - Brigid, you were a woman of peace. You brought harmony where there was conflict. You brought light to the darkness. You brought hope to the downcast. May the mantle of your peace cover those who are troubled and anxious, and may peace be firmly rooted in our hearts and in our world. Inspire us to act justly and to reverence all God has made. Brigid you were a voice for the wounded and the weary. Strengthen what is weak within us. Calm us into a quietness that heals and listens. May we grow each day into greater wholeness in mind, body and spirit. Amen. Candlemas Day Saturday 2nd February - Candles can be left in the Sanctuary to be blessed at the 6.00pm Mass. It is customary and good practice to have Blessed Candles in the home. Feast of St Blaise 3 rd February (though not celebrated on a Sunday) Throats will be blessed at the 11.15am Sunday Mass. St Blaise, died 315, Bishop of Sebaste, martyred in Armenia. Tradition states that he was a physician before becoming a bishop. Since the eighth century he has been venerated as patron of those who suffer from disease of the throat. Prayer to St Blaise - O glorious St Blaise, who by your martyrdom left to the Church a precious witness to the Faith, obtain for us the grace to preserve within ourselves this divine gift, and to defend without concern for human respect both by word and example, the truth of that same Faith, which is so wickedly attacked and slandered in these our times. You miraculously restored a little child who was at the point of death because of an affliction of the throat. Grant us your mighty protection in similar misfortunes. And above all, obtain for us the grace of Christian mortification, together with faithful observance of the precepts of the Church, which keep us from offending almighty God. Amen.

2 Sunday 27 th January 2019 Third Sunday of Ordinary Time (8-2019) (Sunday Readings Cycle C Weekday Cycle 1) PARISH OFFICE - Open Monday to Thursday 10.00am to 2.00pm For Anniversaries, Marriages or Baptisms phone WEBSITE ADDRESS Bulletin News to Daniel Morgan or danielmorgan876@gmail.com by Wednesday evening Information for parish website to website@mayobridgeparish.com Parish website and webcam now functioning for the sick and housebound and for those who live far from home AL-NON FAMILY GROUP THE PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL address is: mayoparishpc@gmail.com should a parishioner or visitor to the Parish wish to contact them SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN - Designated person for Dromore Diocese: Patricia Carville Action on Elder Abuse Northern Ireland Freephone helpline Parish Hall - to book contact Thomas Gallagher Thank you for your support of the Parish for last week Sunday 20 th January DAY/DATE TIME ANNIVERSARIES Sat 26 th Jan 6.00pm Peggy Fegan, Ballyvalley: Pat Goss, Newry Road: Hugh O Hare, St Anne s Terrace Sun 27 th Jan 11.15am Joseph Fegan, Crossan Road: Gertrude, Mark, Winifred & Stephen McClorey & Deceased Family, Coyles Hill: Mary & James Murphy, Aughnagun: The Gorman Family, The Village Mon 28 th Jan 9.30am Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion in Convent Chpl Tues 29 th Jan 9.30am Mass in Burren Wed 30 th Jan Fri 1 st Feb 7.30pm 9.30am 7.00pm Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion in Convent Chpl St Brigid, Abbess, Secondary Patron of Ireland Mass in Burren Blessing of Candles for Candlemas Day MM Mary Rose Killen, Carnaney 7.30pm Sat 2 nd Feb 6.00pm Blessing of Candles for Candlemas Day James & Evelyn O Hare, Riverside Terrace Sun 3 rd Feb 11.15am Mary Magone, Crossan Road SAINT ANNE S OIL AND CORD can be obtained from Mrs Lily Gribben, Tel PRAYER GROUP - The Prayer Group Lectio Divina will meet in the Convent on Monday 28 th January at 7.30pm. All are welcome.

3 PLEASE NOTE Due to the new Data Protection Regulations in our hospitals, a patient list will no longer be made available to the Priests. In light of this could you please let us know if you have someone in hospital to be visited by contacting Fr Desmond Mooney: or Fr Tom: If you get the answering machine, please give the Name of the person, the Hospital and if possible, the Ward number. CEMETERY MASS DATES Mayobridge Wednesday 5 th June at 7.30pm Burren Tuesday 4 th June at 7.30pm Rostrevor Tuesday 28 th May at 7.30pm 6.00pm 11.15am FEBRUARY ~ 2019 ~ PARISH ROTA READERS EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ALTAR SOCIETY Helena Johnston Lynette Magee Mary Toal Rosemary O Hare Veronica Kennedy Kirsti McCann Lily Gribben Therese Rooney Gillian Fitzpatrick Sr Joan Josephine Poland Roisin Gallagher Lynette Magee Bronagh Magee COUNTERS: Pauline Torley, Adrian Gribben, Thomas, James & Joseph Gallagher CHURCH & SHRINE KEYHOLDER: Greg White takes over on Saturday morn 2 nd February. MINISTERS: The February 2019 teams take over on Sunday 3 rd February. Altar Servers take over on Saturday 2 nd February at the 6.00pm Mass. Please Note: If, for any reason, you find that you are unable to attend any of the above ministries, please contact another to arrange cover. Thank you. Mother Attracta WORLD YOUTH DAY TUESDAY 22 nd Sunday 27 th JANUARY 2019 Pope Francis has asked that all parishes mark this Special Time World Youth Day Mass Sunday 27 th January 2019 Today, Sunday 27 th January at the Mass there will be a Parish Celebration and Blessing of Youth to coincide with World Youth Day in Panama and to mark Catholic Schools Week in our parish. John Paul II Award Programme Mayobridge The Pope John Paul II Award was created to commemorate the late Pope John Paul II who was so committed to young people and who had such belief and confidence in them. The Award is a faith achievement award for young people between the age of 16 and 18. It is non-competitive, inclusive, flexible and voluntary. The Award enables participants to take an active part in the life of their Church in the life of their community and society. It enables young people to become more aware of the teaching and role of the Catholic Church in the world and to engage at a deep level with Christ. Young people have already been engaged in assisting with the very successful Growing in Faith Together (GIFT) which finished last week. All who have signed up through their school and those aged years who are interested please come along to a meeting in Parochial Hall on Tuesday 29 th January at 7.00pm.Contact Ann Fitzpatrick ann.fitzpatrick141@gmail.com Saint Joseph's Young Priests Society would like to sincerely thank everyone who ensured the success of last Sunday's Variety Concert: the multi-talented performers; our professional MC; and not forgetting our very generous audience. Thank you one and all; a total of 635 was raised and a cheque for 708 has been sent to the SJYPS Head Office in Dublin.

4 Mass of Commitment for Engaged Couples - To all couples preparing for Marriage this year you are warmly invited to a special Mass of Commitment. This Mass of Commitment will be held in: Newry Cathedral on, Saturday 9th February 2019 at 6 pm. This Mass has been organised by Accord due to the interest of couples in preparing for marriage. Accord, the Catholic Marriage Counselling and Marriage Preparation Service, has a centre in Newry, and is committed to the concept of content and secure marriage and family relationships. It would be appreciated if you could let us know in advance your intention to be present at this celebration. Please us at newry@accordni.com or telephone (028) before Monday 3rd February If couples require any further information about Accord services, please do not hesitate to ask us. Dates for Pre-Marriage Courses are now available at for booking online. The cost of courses for 2019 is 120 per couple CANDLELIGHT ROSARY VIGIL FOR LIFE - Please join us in a candlelight Rosary Vigil for the protection of Northern Ireland s unborn babies at the Royal Courts of Justice (Chichester Street, Belfast), at 7.30pm, this Monday 28th January, the Feast of St Thomas Aquinas. For more information contact the Rosary Crusade for Ireland on or info@preciouslife.com Anam Cara Armagh, the organisation that supports bereaved parents, is holding a Parent Evening for bereaved parents on Wednesday 30th of January at 7:20pm in the Armagh City Hotel, Armagh, BT60 4FR. This event is free and open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age your child died, the circumstances of their death, or whether their death was recent or not. We d be very grateful if you could help us to raise awareness of this free event for bereaved parents in your community. For more information see anamcara.ie or call our Information Line on ST PATRICK S PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOL - "A night at the dogs! Come support St Patrick's Primary and Nursery School, Mayobridge, and make it a night to remember! Join us on Saturday 2nd March at Dundalk Stadium for a night of dog racing, good food, great company, music and raffle with top prizes including weekend breaks in Dublin and Donegal! Fully supported by local businesses, we promise you a fantastic night out! Tickets ( 60 per person) on sale end of January, dress code smart casual, coach travel ( 5 return per person) to and from Mayobridge available on the night. Full support could raise over 10,000 for our school. Support Our School, Enhance Their Future! Keep any eye on the school Facebook page for ticket sales evenings." WARRENPOINT PANTOMIME CLUB CELEBRATING 69 YEARS Proudly present their 63 rd Production The All New THE WIZARD OF OZ in Warrenpoint Town Hall, at 8pm nightly ADM 8.00 All nightly seats bookable. SUNDAY 10 th FEB 2019 TO SUNDAY 17 th FEB MATINEES SUNDAY 10 th FEB AND SATURDAY 16 th FEB at 3pm NO BOOKING FOR MATINEES ADM BOOKING OFFICE OPENS TUES 5 th FEB AT 12 NOON. Booking enquiries Telephone ; (new number) Pilgrimage to Medjugorje - Medjugorje Group Pilgrimage night pilgrimage package departing from Belfast 26th May - 2nd June 579 stg. Accompanied by Fr Jozef Wozwiak as spiritual director. For more information please contact: Kathy McColgan Margie Kerr

5 WEDDINGS IN IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING WEDDINGS IN MAYOBRIDGE PARISH AND BURREN PARISH Couples planning to get married in Mayobridge or Burren Parish please contact Fr Des as soon as possible to make arrangements for completion of: Pre-Nuptial Enquiry Forms (Church Forms) Also, the signing of Civil Forms which couples will have received from the Registrar s Office. Couples planning to get married in either Mayobridge Parish or Burren Parish need both sets of forms completed and signed at least 3 months prior to the Celebration of their marriage. (in the case of a mixed marriage forms to be completed at least 5 months prior to marriage.) If you have a family member, relative or friend getting married in 2019 please bring this notice to their attention. Couples can contact Fr Des by phone or preferable by mooneydesmond@gmail.com SVDP require more helpers for our Church Door collection at weekend Masses, Please contact Thomas Gallagher Pensioners luncheon club every Thursday at Mayobridge Golf Club 1pm, tea, coffee and lunch provided with open fire welcome, suggested donation is 5 to cover expenses Tel for any other information Diocesan Youth Pilgrimage to Lourdes - 25th to 30th June (18-25 year olds). Cost 595 includes Travel, Insurance, Bus transfers, Accommodation and meals. A great opportunity to travel, to meet new people, to pray and grow in faith. Accompanied by Fr Brian Fitzpatrick. Places are limited, book early deposit before Christmas and 100 before the end of January. Contact Ms Frances McNally: MAYOBRIDGE / KALOBEIYEI MISSION SHOP Opening Hours: Saturday 11am to 1pm Cost 595 includes Travel, Insurance, Bus transfers, Accommodation and meals. A great opportunity to travel, to meet new people, to pray and grow in faith. Accompanied by Fr Brian Fitzpatrick. Places are limited, book early deposit before Christmas and 100 before the end of January. Contact Ms Frances McNally: MAYOBRIDGE / KALOBEIYEI MISSION SHOP Opening Hours: Saturday 11am to 1pm DEFIBRILLATORS there are 6 defibrillators available in the Mayobridge local community area and are positioned as follows: 1 - CHURCH VESTRY on right hand side window sill 2 - EUROSPAR SHOP beside exterior ATM machine 3 - YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE in the lounge area 4 - SOCIAL CLUB at exterior front door 5 GORMANS BAR on front wall of building 6 - SCHOOL in reception area

6 NEWRY LIONS CLUB TALKING NEWSPAPER Newry Lions Club Talking Newspaper for the visually impaired is recorded each week and posted out to recipients in their homes. Its content is local news, local sports reports and stories. The service is provided free by Newry Lions Club. For further information please contact Tony O Hare at or tandmohare.carrive@btinternet.com CRUSE BEREAVEMENT CARE- Anyone who needs to contact them can do so. Newry & Mourne Area, Office 9, Enterprise House, Canal Quay, Newry BT35 6PH, Tel: newry@cruse.org.uk or Office Opening Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday 9.30am pm & Thursday: 9.30am pm Leaflets are available at the back of the Church DEFIBRILLATORS there are 6 defibrillators available in the Mayobridge local community area and are positioned as follows: 1 - CHURCH VESTRY on right hand side window sill 2 - EUROSPAR SHOP beside exterior ATM machine 3 - YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE in the lounge area 4 - SOCIAL CLUB at exterior front door 5 GORMANS BAR on front wall of building 6 - SCHOOL in reception area

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10 RETURN OF ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA RELIC The Relic returned to the Cathedral on Friday 11th August, the Feast of St Clare The remarkable woman who would be known as Mother Theresa began life named Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Born on August 26, 1910 in Skopje, she was the youngest child born to Nikola and Drane Bojaxhiu, receiving her First Communion at the age of five, she was confirmed in November Her father died while she was only eight years old leaving her family in financial straits. Gonxha's religious formation was assisted by the vibrant Jesuit parish of the Sacred Heart in which she was very involved as a youth. Subsequently moved to pursue missionary work, Gonxha left her home in September 1928 at the age of 18 to join the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known as the Sisters of Loreto, in Ireland. She received the name Sister Mary Teresa after St Therese of Lisieux. In December of 1929, she departed for her first trip to India, arriving in Calcutta. After making her First Profession of Vows in May 1931, Sister Teresa was assigned to the Loreto Entally community in Calcutta and taught at St. Mary's School for girls. Sister Teresa made her Final Profession of Vows, On May 24, 1937, becoming, as she said, the "spouse of Jesus" for "all eternity." From that time on she was called Mother Teresa.

11 She continued teaching at St. Mary's and in 1944 became the school's principal. Mother Teresa's twenty years in Loreto were filled with profound happiness. Noted for her charity, unselfishness and courage, her capacity for hard work and a natural talent for organization, she lived out her consecration to Jesus, in the midst of her companions, with fidelity and joy. It was on September 10, 1946 during a train ride from Calcutta to Darjeeling for her annual retreat, Mother Teresa received her "inspiration, her call within a call." On that day, in a way she would never explain, Jesus' thirst for love and for souls took hold of her heart and the desire to satiate His thirst became the driving force of her life. By means of interior locutions and visions, Jesus revealed to her the desire of His heart for "victims of love" who would "radiate His love on souls." "Come be My light, He begged her. "I cannot go alone." Jesus revealed His pain at the neglect of the poor, His sorrow at their ignorance of Him and His longing for their love. He asked Mother Teresa to establish a religious community, Missionaries of Charity, dedicated to the service of the poorest of the poor. Nearly two years of testing and discernment passed before Mother Teresa received permission to begin. On August 17, 1948, she dressed for the first time in a white, blue-bordered sari and passed through the gates of her beloved Loreto convent to enter the world of the poor. After a short course with the Medical Mission Sisters in Patna, Mother Teresa returned to Calcutta and found temporary lodging with the Little Sisters of the Poor. On December 21, she went for the first time to the slums. She visited families, washed the sores of some children, cared for an old man lying sick on the road and nursed a woman dying of hunger and tuberculosis. She started each day with communion then went out, rosary in her hand, to find and serve Him amongst "the unwanted, the unloved, the uncared for." After some months, she was joined, one by one, by her former students.

12 On October 7, 1950, the new congregation of the Missionaries of Charity was officially established in the Archdiocese of Calcutta. By the early 1960s, Mother Teresa began to send her Sisters to other parts of India. The Decree of Praise granted to the Congregation by Pope Paul VI in February 1965 encouraged her to open a house in Venezuela. It was soon followed by foundations in Rome and Tanzania and, eventually, on every continent. Starting in 1980 and continuing through the 1990s, Mother Teresa opened houses in almost all of the communist countries, including the former Soviet Union, Albania and Cuba. In order to respond better to both the physical and spiritual needs of the poor, Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity Brothers in 1963, in 1976 the contemplative branch of the Sisters, in 1979 the Contemplative Brothers, and in 1984 the Missionaries of Charity Fathers. Mother Theresa's inspiration was not limited to those with religious vocations. She formed the Co-Workers of Mother Teresa and the Sick and Suffering Co-Workers, people of many faiths and nationalities with who she shared her spirit of prayer, simplicity, sacrifice and her apostolate of humble works of love. This spirit later inspired the Lay Missionaries of Charity. In answer to the requests of many priests, in 1981 Mother Teresa also began the Corpus Christi Movement for Priests as a "little way of holiness" for those who desire to share in her charisma and spirit. During the years of rapid growth the world began to turn its eyes towards Mother Teresa and the work she had started. Numerous awards, beginning with the Indian Padmashri Award in 1962 and notably the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, honored her work, while an increasingly interested media began to follow her activities. She received both prizes and attention 'for the glory of God and in the name of the poor." There was a heroic side of this great woman that was revealed only after her death. Hidden from all eyes, even from those closest to her, was her interior life marked by an experience of a deep, painful and abiding feeling of being separated from God, even rejected by Him, along with an ever increasing longing for His love.

13 She called her inner experience, the darkness. The "painful night" of her soul, which began around the time she started her work for the poor and continued to the end of her life, led Mother Teresa to an ever more profound union with God. Through the darkness she mystically participated in the thirst of Jesus, in His painful and burning longing for love, and she shared in the interior desolation of the poor. In spite of increasingly severe health problems towards the end of her life, Mother Teresa continued to govern her Society and respond to the needs of the poor and the Church. By 1997, Mother Teresa's Sisters numbered nearly 4,000 members and were established in 610 foundations in 123 countries of the world. In March 1997 she blessed her newly-elected successor as Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity and then made one more trip abroad. After meeting Pope John Paul II for the last time, she returned to Calcutta and spent her final weeks receiving visitors and instructing her Sisters. On September 5, Mother Teresa's earthly life came to an end. She was given the honor of a state funeral by the Government of India and her body was buried in the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity. Her tomb quickly became a place of pilgrimage and prayer for people of all faiths, rich and poor alike. Mother Teresa left a testament of unshakable faith, invincible hope and extraordinary charity. Her response to Jesus' plea, "Come be My light," made her a Missionary of Charity, a "mother to the poor," a symbol of compassion to the world, and a living witness to the thirsting love of God. As a testament to her most remarkable life, Pope John Paul II permitted the opening of her Cause of Canonization. On December 20, 2002 he approved the decrees of her heroic virtues and miracles. Mother Teresa was beatified by Pope John Paul II on October 19, On the occasion of her beatification, the Missionaries of Charity issued the following statement:

14 "We, the Missionaries of Charity, give thanks and praise to God that our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has officially recognized the holiness of our mother, Mother Teresa, and approved the miracle obtained through her intercession. We are filled with joy in anticipation of the Beatification that will take place in Rome on Mission Sunday, 19 October 2003, the closest Sunday to the 25th anniversary of the Holy Father's Pontificate and the end of the Year of the Rosary. "Today, after three and a half years of investigation and study, the Church confirms that Mother heroically lived the Christian life and that God has lifted her up as both a model of holiness and an intercessor for all. "Mother is a symbol of love and compassion. When Mother was with us, we were witnesses to her shining example of all the Christian virtues. Her life of loving service to the poor has inspired many to follow the same path. Her witness and message are cherished by those of every religion as a sign that "God still loves the world today." For the past five years since Mother's death, people have sought her help and have experienced God's love for them through her prayers. Every day, pilgrims from India and around the world come to pray at her tomb and many more follow her example of humble service of love to the most needy, beginning in their own families. Mother often said, 'Holiness is not the luxury of the few, it is a simple duty for each one of us. May her example help us to strive for holiness: to love God, to respect and love every human person created by God in His own image and in whom He dwells, and to care for our poor and suffering brethren. May all the sick, the suffering, and those who seek God's help find a friend and intercessor in Mother. Following her beatification, a long wait for a second miracle then followed. On December 17, 2015 Pope Francis announced a second miracle had been attributed to the intercession of Mother Teresa. The miracle involved a Brazilian man who was afflicted with tumors who was miraculously cured. This cleared the way for Mother Teresa's canonization. Mother Teresa was canonized on September 4, 2016 by Pope Francis.