Our Lady of Victories Sallynoggin / Glenageary Pearse Street, Sallynoggin

Phone: (01) 2854667 email: [email protected] Website: www.sallynogginandglenagearyparish.com

Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, August 21st 2016.

Bulletin No: 1125

MASS TIMES:

Sunday 8.30am, 10am (Irish) 11.30am, 5.30pm

Holy Days 6.30pm (Vigil), 9am 11.30am, 6.30pm

Saturdays 9am, 6.30pm (Vigil)

Monday 9am, 6.30pm

Tuesday - Friday 9am, No Evening Mass

PARISH STAFF

Fr. Padraig Gleeson Parish Administrator St Kevin’s Presbytery, Pearse Street, Sallynoggin

T: 01 2854653 M: 086 3549538

Rachel Higgins Parish Secretary

T: 01 2854667 E: [email protected]

Office Hours 9.30 a.m.—12.30 p.m. weekdays

(the parish office is located at the rear of St. Kevin’s Presbytery) Suffering is Part of Our Training

In the old days the methods used in educating the young were based on endurance: the more inhuman tests a child survived, the better the child would be prepared to meet the hazards of adulthood. We see a good example of this in the rites of initiation found among Indian tribes, rites which were designed to help the young take their place in the adult world.

In one such rite, the youth is taken at dusk by his father to a clearing in the forest. He is told that he must spend the night there on his own, armed only with a spear. Then the father withdraws. When the youth comes out of the forest he will no longer be the child he was.

What a daunting challenge the youth faces. There is the impenetrable darkness. There are the innumerable sounds, the most innocuous of which assume a menacing tone. There is the feeling that some animal is lurking nearby, waiting to pounce, a feeling which causes a cold sweat to break out all over his body. If only he had a friend by his side, how different things would be. But he is on his own.

Time goes by ever so slowly. Every minute is like an hour. But somehow the night passes, and finally the dawn begins to brighten the sky. As the shadows retreat, the youth’s fears evaporate, and he begins to breathe again. Then from the dense forest a human figure emerges. It is his father.

The youth runs to his father, throws himself into his arms, and exclaims, ‘Oh, thank God you’ve come!’ then it is the father’s turn to embrace his son. As he does so he says, ‘Son, I’m proud of you. You conducted yourself like a true adult.’ What the youth did not know was that his father had been sitting close by all night long, keeping an eye on him. Everybody who wishes to grow up has to face the ‘dark forest’ in some shape or form.

The author of the Letter to the Hebrews talks about the kind of training God gives us. We are trained in the school of suffering. However, there is no point in being sentimental about suffering. People can get so hurt that they become bitter and will not accept being redeemed.

Yet suffering can be a great opportunity. The value of suffering lies not in the pain of it, but in what the sufferer makes of it. Suffering can purify one’s soul and transform one’s character. Suffering can bear fruit. It is an indispensable part in our becoming truly human, that is, people of maturity, depth and compassion. As Van Gogh said: ‘One must bear hardship in order to ripen.’

Suffering is a necessary ingredient in building up a mature Christian person. We must not see suffering as a punishment from God. God punishes no one. Suffering is part of the human condition. God allows us to suffer, yes, but only because good can come from it. Our pain can bring us closer to him. In it we experience his power and love. There are truths which only sorrow can teach. One of those truths is compassion for fellow sufferers. Compassion is not learned without suffering. Love prospers when fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends Our Lady of Victories CONFESSIONS Saturday: 10.30 a.m.—11.30 a.m. 5.30 p.m.—6.15 p.m. BAPTISMS Celebrated on the First Sunday and Third Saturday of the month, arrangements having been made in person at the presbytery giving three weeks notice. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Chapel open from 7.30 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. daily DIVINE MERCY Wednesdays from 2.45 p.m. to 3.45 p.m.

Sunday 21st August Twenty First Week in Ordinary Time Monday 22nd August The Queenship of Mary Miraculous Medal Novena & Holy Hour Wednesday 24th August St Bartholomew, Apostle. Saturday 27th August St Monica Benediction follows the 6.30 p.m. evening Mass.

Please remember in your prayers the sick of the parish Niamh Byrne, Seán Ó Brádaigh, Cillian Ó Brádaigh, Gerard Smyth, Jean Power, Mrs Hannah Johnston, Peig Úi Chadlaí, Michael Reid, Noel Goggins, Maura MacAlasdair, Johnny Hoctor, Mary Boyle, Peggy Kavanagh, Jenny & Des Kelly, Therese O’Flaherty, Vera Corrigan, Jack Roche, Mary Lennon, Mary Cullen, Bríd ÓCarra, Annie Dalton, Leonie O’Brien, Anne O’Leary, Richard Byrne, Phyllis Forsyth, Elizabeth Sugrue, Una Sweeney, Breda Ryan, Faye Bennett, Lorraine McCabe, Ann Doyle, Andrew Mangan, Maggie Keirns, Josie Potts, Philly Byrne, Jenny McCabe, Fr. Liam Talbot, Brian McCann, Noreen Phelan, Petra Madill, Marie McCarthy, Jane Dodd, Paddy Whyte, Camilla McMahon, Kathleen Byrne, Agnes Cantwell, Rosie Mooney, Kathleen Byrne, Tommy McDonald, Christy Flynn, Shauna Finnegan, Sarah McCarthy, Ann Eble, Michael Burke, Mary Moore, Pat Frain and Ernie Kestell. If you would like us to pray for someone you know who is ill please contact the parish office with their name. Love prospers when fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends

Sun Wed Vigil Jim Larkin + anniv 9.00 Catherina Finlay + rec dec 6.30 Carol McCormack + anniv Phyllis McCarthy + months mind Thurs Connie & David Loonam + months mind 9.00 Sheila Barriscale + rec dec

8.30 For parishioners Fri 9.00 Gussie Healy + rec dec 10.00 Mairead O’Maolain + rec dec Sat 11.30 Jim Larkin + anniv 9.00 Christy Flynn get well Ann Tobin Phelps + anniv Joe Martin + rec dec Morrison & Thompson Families+ 6.30 Joseph Byrne + anniv Rene Curtis + 1st anniv

5.30 Anne Roche + months mind Sun Olwen Bissett + rec dec 8.30 For parishioners

10.00 Mon 9.00 Michael Hodnett + rec dec 11.30 Thomas Caulfield + anniv 6.30 Tim Brosnan + rec dec Ann & Michael O’Brien + anniv

5.30 Hannah & Paddie Smith + anniv Tues 9.00 Mary O’Neill + rec dec

Our Dear Departed+ Recently deceased: Marie Kelly, sister in law of parishioner.

Anniversaries: Jim Larkin, Carol McCormack, Ann Tobin Phelps, Joseph Byrne, Rene Curtis, Des Simmons,

Please remember them in your prayers

Our condolences to the families and friends of Joan Byrne (née Kavanagh) and Rebecca Walsh

Joan, Rebecca, their families and friends are remembered in our prayers Love prospers when fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends

Computers for the Terrified! 1-to-1 training for over 55’s Are you frustrated by your lack of computer skills? Do you feel that the digital age has passed you by? Are you confused by well meaning family instruction (i.e. no patience with you!)?

Learn how to: Search the Internet, send & receive emails, shop and book flights, use your own device or use computers available at some venues. Maximum fee per course is €20. Courses run once a week for 4/5 weeks depending on the venue and are in Mounttown, Foxrock, Bray, Stillorgan and the City Centre. For more information, or to book a course phone 475 6989.

The Living Well with Dementia project is looking for Volunteers Do you know there are approximately 2,000 people Living with Dementia in your local neighbourhoods of Stillorgan, Blackrock, Dun Laoghaire, Dalkey, Sallynoggin, Loughlinstown, Shankill and Cabinteely? If you would like to have fun, meet people, make new friends, be inspired, laugh together and make a Envelopes for the difference – then volunteering with a Person living contributions for with Dementia is for YOU. this months draw are available at the We are looking for 25-30 volunteers to join our team. back of the Church. Relevant training and support will be provided.

One hour of your time will make all of the difference. Come and help in the areas of Befriending, Driving and Recreational Activities.

To find out more please contact: Mary Spain on 086-0418450 e-mail:[email protected]

READ, STUDY, DISCUSS Adult Study of the Catechism of the Catholic Church

Commencing Wed 7th September 2016, 12 week course of study Wednesday evenings 7.30 – 9.30pm In Presentation Brothers’ Hall, Glasthule Cost €25 to cover course materials Open to all adults, especially those wishing to gain a deeper understanding of the Catholic faith Why not consider joining this study group? Contact Sallynoggin Parish Office: 01 2854667 or [email protected] Further details: www.catechism.ie Love prospers when fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends

Dates for your Diary

September 15th: Hospice Coffee Morning - Parish Meeting Rooms

September 29th/30th/Oct 1st : Little Flower Triduum

October 3rd,4th, 5th & 6th: Parish Mission

October 9th: Mass to celebrate 50 years as a Parish Chief Celebrant Archbishop Charles Brown, Papal Nuncio. Followed by a Reception in St. Kevin’s School Hall. All welcome. Please invite family members and friends who are no longer living in the Parish.

-Year of Mercy - -Year of Forgiveness - -Forgiveness Box-

At our Divine Mercy Shrine you will notice a forgiveness box. We invite you to write a note (paper provided). This note might be a thank you to Jesus for forgiveness received. It could also be an instance where we have forgiven others or been forgiven by others. This is a sealed box, so what you write is confidential.

SMILE AWHILE Readings for next Sunday

First Reading: Eccles (Sir) 3:17-20, 28-29.

Responsorial Psalm: Ps 67.

Second Reading: Heb 12:18-19, 22-24.

Gospel Reading: Lk 14:1, 7-14. Love prospers when fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends

National Grandparents Association Pilgrimage to Knock

The National Grandparents Association Annual Pilgrimage will take place in Knock on Sunday 11th September. If enough people were interested we could hire a bus from Our Lady of Victories. Please contact Dermot & Cassie Kelly on 01 2854584. They will need to know by the end of this week if you are interested. All are welcome to join. SPREAD THE WORD: A Thriving, Vibrant Community Matters – Support Our Advertisers!

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