PARISH BULLETIN

Sunday 28th July 2019 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

‘Ask, and it will given to you’ Luke 11:1-13

Jesus looks for witnesses who say to Him every day: "Lord, you are my life" Pope Francis tweet July 2019

Sunday 28th July 2019 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (34-2019) (Sunday Readings Cycle C – Weekday Cycle 1)

PARISH OFFICE - Open Monday to Thursday 10.00am to 2.00pm For Anniversaries, Marriages or Baptisms phone 028 3085 0270 WEBSITE ADDRESS www.mayobridgeparish.com Bulletin News to Daniel Morgan 07929568392 or email [email protected] by Wednesday evening Email Information for parish website to [email protected] Parish website and webcam now functioning for the sick and housebound and for those who live far from home www.mayobridgeparish.com AL-NON FAMILY GROUP 028 9068 2368 www.al-anonuk.org.uk THE PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL email address is: [email protected] should a parishioner or visitor to the Parish wish to contact them SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN and ADULTS who require protection - Designated person for Dromore Diocese –Mrs Patricia Carville 0778991 7741 Parish Safeguarding Representative – Mrs Cathy Hillen 02830850270 Action on Elder Abuse www.elderabuse.org/northernireland Freephone helpline 08 08 088141 Parish Hall - to book contact Thomas Gallagher 07831 272638

RECENTLY DECEASED – We pray for the happy repose of the soul of Anne McComiskey, 68 Clontifleece Road, who was interred recently. May she rest in peace.

DAY/DATE TIME ANNIVERSARIES Sat 27th July 6.00pm Declan Goss, Road: Elizabeth Fearon, Newry Road: Rose O’Hare, Ryan Road: Mary Walsh, Hilltown Road: Eamon Byrne, Bavan Road: Private Intention Sun 28th July 11.15am Mon 29th July 10.00am Mass Tues 30th July 9.30am Mass in Burren Wed 31st July 7.30pm Hugh & Molly Carr, Chapel Hill: Charlie Carr, Newcastle: Kathleen Carr, Lisbane Park Thurs 1st Aug 7.00pm Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion in Burren Fri 2nd Aug 10.00am Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion in the Convent Chapel 7.00pm Mass in Burren Sat 3rd Aug 6.00pm Deceased McKevitt & Fitzpatrick Families, Mayobridge & : Clare Sexton, St Anne’s Park: Margaret O’Hare, Ballyvalley: Bernard, Annie & Patsy Fegan, Bavan Road Sun 4th Aug 11.15am Gerry Fegan, Crossan Road: Felix Fegan, Crossan Road: Charles, Josephine, Cormac & Dan Grant, Mayo: James & Kathleen McCamley, Frank McCamley and Lily King

SAINT ANNE’S OIL AND CORD can be obtained from Mrs Lily Gribben, Tel – 028 3085 1424

THANK YOU for your support of the Parish for last week Sunday 21st July £1012.94

INVALID AND THE ELDERLY – Please note that recently some parishioners and attendees for church services have been unable to access the disabled areas. Please leave these areas for those less abled. Thank you

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Mayobridge) - For anyone wishing to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation please feel free to call into the Sacristy before 7.30pm Mass on Wed evenings.

AUGUST 2019 ~ PARISH ROTA READERS EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ALTAR SOCIETY Helena Johnston 6.00pm Veronica Kennedy Lynette Magee Rosemary O’Hare Josephine Poland Mary O’Hare Roisin Gallagher 11.15am Shane Laverty Marie Fitzpatrick Lynette Magee Lily Fegan Bronagh Magee Lena Smyth Sr Joan COUNTERS: Pauline Torley, Adrian Gribben, Thomas Gallagher, James & Joseph Gallagher CHURCH & SHRINE KEYHOLDER: Thomas Gallagher takes over on Saturday morning 3rd August. MINISTERS: The August 2019 teams take over on Saturday 3rd August. Altar Servers take over on Saturday 3rd August 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

ST ANNE’S FEAST DAY THANK YOU – to Fr Charlie, Fr Tom and Fr Dessie McGivern for the celebrating of Holy Mass and Anointing. To the Sisters of St Clare and also to all the helpers who assisted on the day and all throughout the year for their splendid upkeep of St Anne’s Shrine & Chapel, the Convent and Gardens. To those who attended Mass on the Feast of St Anne and throughout the year, also for your kind donations and on-going support. Fr Des

IMPORTANT NOTICE RE CANCELLATION OF AI HOUSE DRAW SEE BACK PAGE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

VOLUNTEERING AT KNOCK SHRINE 15 to 18 years old - a great opportunity to meet new people help others learn about Knock and have fun. Friday 16th to Sunday 18th August. To sign up or find out more information please contact Youth Ministry Office, 39-41 The Mall, Newry, BT34 1AN. Tel:028 3083 3898 or email:[email protected].

LOUGH DERG: THE THREE-DAY PRILGIMAGE SEASON HAS BEGUN You can begin the Three-Day Pilgrimage any day up until 13th August 2017. Pre-booking not required. Contact Lough Derg, by telephoning Lorraine on 0035371 9861518 or email: [email protected]

COASTAL ROSARY FOR LIFE, FAITH AND LOVE Join in with thousands of people all around Ireland, as we gather on our coasts, near rivers, in our churches, at grottos etc to pray the Rosary for Life, Faith and Love on Sunday October 13th at 2.30pm. We will join in with many countries around the world. To register a location please visit www.coastalrosaryireland.ie or text/call 00353 87 278 6552

SAVE A LIFE EVENT – TUESDAY 30TH JULY 2019 AT SEAN ARTS CENTRE, NEWRY, FROM 10AM TO 2PM. Anthony Nolan, DKMS, NI Ambulance Service, Support our Stroke Services, Reshaping Breast Assessment Services, Blood Transfusion NI, Organ donation NI. COME ALONG AND SEE HOW YOU CAN SAVE THE LIFE OF ANOTHER PERSON.

From Friends of Mayobridge GAC, 24th July 2019 It is with huge regret that we need to inform you that our planned A1 House Draw is not going to proceed on 17th August 2019 as advertised. Friends of Mayobridge was set up with the specific aim to establish a development fund for the purposes of extending the playing fields and facilities in Mayobridge GAC for the benefit of present and future members. The committee has recently received notification from the PSNI that there have been a small number of complaints about the draw arising from the antiquated and unsuitable legislation that currently governs this area, and that they will be compelled to open an investigation if the draw were to continue. While we are adamant that the Club has at all times acted appropriately, we are saddened to say that we can no longer operate the draw. As a member of the Friends of Mayobridge club, we greatly value your support of the club and its charitable endeavours. We sincerely hope that you will continue to show support for our club. However, should you wish to rescind your membership, your subscription will be refunded. All members will be contacted directly by email or telephone within 14 days. For further information please contact us on [email protected]. We wish to take this opportunity to thank all those who have supported us to date and look forward to your continued support. Rosemary Magee, Chairperson Friends of Mayobridge GAC Mairead Rooney, Chairperson Mayobridge GAC

COUNTY CAMOGS – Best wishes to Martina Rooney, Marie Sherry, Orla Caldwell, Charlene Lively, and teammates on the Down Panel as they continue on their journey towards a second All-Ireland.

ULSTER FLEADH – Irish Dancing competition - Great news as two U-12 teams crowned Ulster champions 2019 and two teams awarded third place. Well done to all and Nicole & Eimear.

AIR AMBULANCE FUNDRAISER – QUIZ CANAL COURT 8TH AUGUST 2019

Dromantine Summer Camp 2019 - The Camp has been running for 47 years and welcomes Boys and Girls aged 11 – 17. Boys Camp - Week 1: Sunday 28th July - Friday 2nd August 2019. Week 2: Sunday 4th August— Friday 9th August. Girls Camp - Week 1: Sunday 11th - Friday 16th August 2019. Week 2: Sunday 18th—Friday 23rd August. Visit web site for further information about the Camp and available spaces remaining. summercamp.dromantineconference.com or telephone 028 3082 1224.

AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS - The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness and that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Contact details for more information Al-Anon Information Office, 224 Rd, Belfast BT96GE Telephone 02890682368 email [email protected] National Helpline

Rathfriland Vintage Club 24th Annual Rally and Fun Day - Saturday 14th September Proceeds to MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM

ANNUAL HOSPICE AUTUMN WALK 2019 - Gola Island, Donegal will take place on Saturday 5th October & Sunday 6th October 2019.This year’s walk will take place on Gola Island in Co. Donegal. Gola Island is a beautiful remote island off the coast of Gweedore which is still inhabited by few locals. It is commonly known from the old Irish Ballad “Baidin Fheilimi, d´imigh go Gabhla”. There is a rich history on the island where it was exclusively Gaelige speaking with remnants of an infant graveyard and local school still there. We take the ferry from Gweedore to Gola which has stunning cliff views and an amazing peaceful atmosphere. After the walk we will travel to Letterkenny and we will spend the night at the Mount Errigal Hotel before heading back to Newry Sunday morning. If you would like more information, please contact James on 028 3025 1333 or email- [email protected].

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 028 30888200 or email [email protected]

APPEAL FOR UNIFORM DONATIONS - Newry’s Food Bank/The Larder is asking people to donate school uniforms ahead of the new school year. Newry Helping The Homeless (NHTH) is seeking uniforms to give to families who need help kitting their children out before heading back to school in September. Project leader of The Larder, Stella Maguire, said: “We want to be organised for August time when people are looking for school uniforms. It can be a very stressful time for parents and it’s a big expense.” The group is asking for any uniform items to be left into the Mary’s Street Food Bank (above the European Mix superstore), which is open between 11am and 2pm, Monday to Friday. “We are looking for shirts, jumpers, ties, trousers and skirts from any local primary and secondary schools,” Stella said. “Even if it’s not a specific uniform a lot of them use black and grey trousers and some of them have tracksuit bottoms too, so we can always use those things as any school can use them.

2019 GUIDED TOURS OF NEWRY CATHEDRAL - Following the interest shown in the guided tours of the Cathedral over the past six years, there will be a further series of guided tours of the Cathedral on the following dates: Wednesday 31 July 2019 at 7.00pm ** Please note: Wednesday 31 July 2019 at 7.00pm This tour on the 31 July will focus only on the images in the stained glass windows of Cathedral Wednesday 14 August 2019 at 2.00pm Wednesday 28 August 2019 at 7.00pm Each tour will take approximately 90 minutes Please meet at the main door of the Cathedral. You will hear the story of the building of the Cathedral, 1825 -1829, and of the later extensions. The history of its stained glass, marble altars, sculptures and magnificent mosaics will also be explained. There is no charge for these tours.

ACCORD CATHOLIC MARRIAGE CARE SERVICE ACCORD - Catholic Marriage Care Service is currently recruiting volunteers to train as marriage preparation course facilitators. If you have a positive attitude towards marriage in the Catholic Church. If you have the enthusiasm to be part of the ACCORD team in supporting couples who are preparing for the Sacrament of Marriage. ACCORD would like to hear from you! Successful applicants will receive professional training and will be part of a team delivering marriage preparation courses locally. Please contact Aisling on

003531 505 3112 or by email to info@accord.

WEDDINGS IN 2019 - 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 e-mail: [email protected]

PIPS HOPE AND SUPPORT – 9th Annual 10k Run & 5k Walk – Sunday 8th September at 11.00am, Sculpt Fitness, Carnbane Ind Est – for more information contact 028 3026 6195

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: 028 30252322 Email: [email protected] or www.cruse.org.uk Office Opening Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday 9.30am - 4.30pm & Thursday: 9.30am - 3.30pm 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

Anxiety, Depression, OCD & Bipolar Support

Recovery Method for Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar, OCD and Panic:

Weekly meeting for Anxiety, Depression, OCD & Bipolar. Every Wednesday evening at 7pm at Ballybot House, 28 Cornmarket, Newry, BT35 8BG. Charity service. No charge. www.recoveryireland.ie

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 1916. 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. 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. 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. 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, 2003.

On the occasion of her beatification, the Missionaries of Charity issued the following statement: "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.