PARISH BULLETIN

Sunday 23rd June 2019 The Body and Blood of Christ

‘Jesus became bread broken for us, and He asks us to give ourselves to others, no longer to live for ourselves, but for one another’ Pope Francis tweet June 2019

Sunday 23rd June 2019 THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (29-2019) (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 Joan Carr, 62 Rossmara Pk, , who was interred recently. May she rest in peace.

THANK YOU for your support of the Parish for last week Sunday 16th June £935.85

DAY/DATE TIME ANNIVERSARIES Sat 22nd June 6.00pm Peggy & Aidan McAleenan, Bettyshill Road Sun 23rd June 11.15am Charles Fegan, Crossan Road: Pat Grant, Ballyvalley Road: Denis Rooney, Edentrumley Road Mon 24th June 9.30am The Nativity of St John the Baptist Tues 25th June 9.30am Mass in Burren Wed 26th June 7.30pm Bridget Quinn, Poyntzpass Thurs 27th 7.00pm Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion in Burren June Fri 28th June 9.30am Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion in the Convent Chapel 7.00pm Mass in Burren: The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Sat 29th June 6.00pm Tommy Magee, Bavan Road: John Rooney, Marian House, Ballyvalley: Danny Rooney, : Killian McStay, Warrenpoint Sun 30th June 11.15am Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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

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 Wednesday evenings

Trócaire boxes should now be returned. Please be as generous as you can so that those who have nothing can be helped by your generosity. Total to date £4075.03. Thank You.

NOVENA TO PEREGRINE continues in St Brigidʼs Church, Monday evenings at the 7.30pm Mass.

The Pallotine Fathers from Thurles, Co Tipperary, will speak about their mission work at all Masses this weekend of 22nd / 23rd June.

ANNUAL CORPUS CHRIST PROCESSION - This year the Corpus Christi Procession will begin at St Catherineʼs Church, Dominic Street at 3.00pm TODAY Sunday 23rd June 2019, continuing along Francis Street, OʼHagan Bridge, Mill Street, Hill Street. and ending at the Cathedral for Benediction and Blessing. We invite the children and the parents of those children who received the Sacrament of Holy Communion & Confirmation to come along and, if they would like, to wear their Holy Communion and Confirmation outfits

STORMONT ROSARY FOR LIFE - Please join us in praying the Rosary for the protection of Northern Ireland’s pro-life laws at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, (meeting at main gate entrance on Upper Road) at 2.30pm on Saturday 29th June. For more information contact Rosary Crusade for Ireland on 028 9027 8484 or [email protected]

SOLITUDE SATURDAY - 29th June 2019 in St Clare’s Convent, Glenvale Mass 9.30am Retreat 10.30 -3.30pm Tea/coffee/Light lunch provided If interested, please contact 30252778 Suggested donation £20

SAVE THE DATE – A massive All Ireland Pro-Life Rally will be held in on Saturday 6th July 2019. Join thousands from across Ireland to ‘Stand for Life’ for unborn children. Coaches will be travelling to the Rally from towns across Northern Ireland. For further details please contact the Rally for Life committee on 028 90278484 or www.rallyforlife.net

"Quietly, Almost Silently, a great honour for a local man from Mayobridge and Burren Singular Acts of acclaim are usually accompanied by their merited fanfare, but this was certainly not the case with a local man recently. This year the Easter Vigil was broadcast Live on RTE from Maynooth Seminary and just after the readings there was a ‘New Psalm’ played and sung by the College Choir. “New!” because it had never been heard before in public. An eagle-eyed viewer was intrigued and watched for the closing credits – to discover – Music for the Psalm composed by a Fr D Mooney – Yes, you’ve guessed, none other than our very own modest Parish Priest. Congratulations to a man with such hidden talents, we all know as Fr Des, so – Congratulations to the Very Reverend Fr Desmond Mooney MA PP of Mayobridge and Burren."

KNOCK PILGRIMAGE - Annual Overnight Pilgrimage to the Marian Shrine at Knock Friday 5th July ‒ Saturday 6th July 2019 Cost £100.00 including fare, accommodation & Meals For further information contact Bridget 4173 8423 or McAnultyʼs 4175 2228. Leaving Rostrevor at 8.15am via Warrenpoint and .

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

BEST WISHES to Eimear Magee and Rachel Morgan both Mayobridge Senior Scór competitors who left from St Marks High School Warrenpoint to travel to , East Africa along with the rest of the team. Best wishes and good luck to Eimear and Rachel and indeed all the students as they take part in an project that hopes to build a classroom for the young people of Naro Muro, Kenya that attend Tigithi Primary School.

Public Meeting on Stroke Unit Consultation, Canal Court Hotel Tuesday 2nd July at 7pm Attend and have your say

Anam Cara Armagh, the organisation that supports bereaved parents, is holding a Parent Evening for bereaved parents on Wednesday 26th June at 7:20pm in the Armagh City Hotel, Armagh, BT601E. 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. Please note there will be no events in July or August, please contact us on [email protected] or 085 2888 888 for any queries.

DROMORE DIOCESAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 24th June 2019 at 7:00pm - An outing to St Clare’s Convent, Glenvale in Saval Parish where Fr Andrew McMahon will speak on the history of the site, its connections to major Newry families and its history as a Carmelite Convent from 1929 to 2017. Weather permitting, there will be an opportunity to view the building and grounds. All welcome

CONCERT FOR WALL MURALS at Community Centre Fundraising concert on Sunday 30th June at 5pm Admission £5/adult £1/child

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 17 July 2019 at 2.00pm 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.

CHARITY CONCERT NIGHT IN MEMORY OF PAT GRANT – 29TH June 2019 in Mayobridge GAA Social Club – Proceeds for Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer http://www.mayobridgeparish.com/events/

EVIE TONER’S JOURNEY – Quiz Night 25th July in Canal Court Please see the link below for her story https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/evietonersjourney

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.“We are also asking for shoes and schoolbags as these can also be expensive.”

THANK YOU TO MAYOBRIDGE FROM AIR AMBULANCE NI FOR YOUR SUPPORT BY RAISING £2105 AND €11. AANI is fortunate to count on tremendous public support and goodwill, and we will never take this for granted. It’s not only the medical crew who save lives, but YOU the people who support our service. Thank you to everyone involved.

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

PARKINSONS EARLY ONSET CAFÉ, Newry Wednesday 26th June in Costa Coffee, Damolly Retail Park, - a friendly meeting place offering people of working age a warm welcome and chat with others. For further information contact Anne 0344 225 3623

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 . 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]

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]

CRUSE BEREAVEMENT CARE- Anyone who needs to contact them can do so. Newry & 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 . 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, , 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.