ARCHDIOCESE OF ARMAGH & Walshestown Parish

St Michael Clogherhead SS Peter & Paul Walshestown

To build bridges, bring together and renew the parish community in a spirit of faith,

trust and hope through loving service of God and of our neighbour Website: www.clogherparish.homestead.com Webcam accessible from website E - mail: [email protected] Clogherhead and Walshestown parish Fr. Martin McVeigh PP Parochial House 041 - 982 2224

Sunday Masses: St Michael’s - Vigil @ 7.30pm & 11.30am, 10am Ss Peter & Paul. Weekday Masses Celebrated in private at the moment Confessions—Suspended for the time being PASTORAL AREA CONTACT NUMBERS:- Mgr Jim Carroll PP Togher 041-988 9335 Fr P Byrne PP VF Termonfeckin 041-982 2121 Fr Paddy Rushe PP Monasterboice 086—880 7470

Sacristan – St Michael’s: Maura Kearney 041 982 2211 Parish Secretary Ann McEvoy is contactable @ 041 -9822224 or by email @ [email protected] on Tues 9.30 -12.30 or Fri 2.30-5.30pm

Vol 8 No 27 ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 13th June 2021

Sunday Cycle B Weekday Cycle 1 Psalter Week 3

St Antony of Padua (1195 - 13 June 1231)

Saint Antony was first of all an Augustinian monk, but he was so impressed by the martyrdom of five Franciscans who had been spreading the faith in Morocco that he became a Franciscan friar himself, so that he could preach the gospel in Africa too. Illness obliged him to leave Morocco, and a storm then drove his ship to Sicily, so that he found himself taking part in the General Chapter of the Fran- ciscans in 1221, where he met Saint Francis of Assisi himself. His preaching career then took him to northern Italy and southern France, then a stronghold of the Albigensian heresy. Later he returned to Italy, to Padua, where he was an outstanding preacher and the first Franciscan theologian. His sermons are full of gentleness, but he reproved the wicked with fearless severity – especially backsliding clergy and the oppressors of the weak. His shrine is a centre of pilgrimage, and he is also the patron saint of the lost and found. The Parish List of the Dead, deceased benefactors of the parish and those who died recently Mass Intentions this week St Michael’s Church SS Peter & Paul’s Church Sat Vigil 7.30pm Michael & Sun 10am Paddy, Madeline & Maureen Kirwan & dec’d members of Minnie Caffrey the Conlon Family; James & Next Sun Cameron Fox (21st Birthday Margaret Califf remembrance) Sun 11.30am Ann McDonnell; Dec’d members of the Williams Family Next Sat Vigil The People of the Parish Next Sun Thomas, Sheila & Martin Smyth & Mary Tuite; Larry, Maggie, Jane & Sr Annette Kirwan; Peter Kirwan

Special Priests Collection will Saturday October 2nd th th take place this weekend 12 /13 NOTICE FROM St. DENIS’ June. CALLYSTOWN NS: The Garden We welcome into of Life If the last 12 challenging God’s family in months have shown us anything, it Baptism is the importance of our outdoor Tadhg Kieran Dowd spaces and especially our gardens. Carrickbaggot and Callystown National School’s Gracie Paige Clinton “Garden of life” will be a wonderful Termonfeckin. creation and a positive addition to

Callystown National School will the lives of our pupils, at a time celebrate the Sacrament of when it is most needed. Our pupils Confirmation on Saturday July have shown great resilience this 10th. Due to the restrictions in year and the building of this garden numbers there will be two will be a celebration of this ceremonies. Girls will be confirmed resilience and a positive legacy that at 11am and boys at 12am. will be enjoyed by many future Callystown NS will celebrate First generations of Callystown NS Eucharist on Saturday, pupils. The design for the garden September 25th at 11am. St Paul’s has been generously donated by NS will celebrate Confirmation on Bloom gold medal winning designer Saturday July 17th at 10.30am and Andrew Dunne from Andrew First Eucharist will take place on Christopher Garden Design. However, the building of this It is suggested that it could be used project will be attributed to the this year from Wednesday 23rd generosity and help from all the June leading up to the Feast on friends of Callystown N.S. and Thursday 1st July. Alternatively, a indeed friends of Clogherhead Triduum could be held from Village found all over the world too. Tuesday 29th up to the Feast on We need your help and all your Thursday 1st. The commentary donations are gratefully welcomed, (first paragraph of each daily so please give what you can. “Ní theme) is optional and may be used neart go cur le chéile”, working as an added resource for each day together we will make this or as a basis for a homily. The St. happen. Please see the garden Oliver Festival Mass will be video on Youtube… Callystown celebrated by Bishop Denis Nulty at Garden of Life and Donate the National Shrine of St. Oliver, St. at: www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/ Peter’s Church, on Callystown or donations can be Sunday 4th July at 4.00pm and will made by envelope marked with be accessible on the St. Peter’s the words "Garden of Life" and Parish website, dropped off at the school or at the www.saintpetersdrogheda.ie (St. Parochial House. Your support is Peter’s Church webcam) or on greatly appreciated. ChurchServices.tv.

Vocational Prayer Vigil on Friday The Apostles of Love Ireland - a 25th June 2021 at 7:30pm in St new group of Catholic lay faithful Patrick’s Church, . This and clergy in the diocese led by evening of prayer will also be a deacon John Taaffe and Pat vocational meeting in which the Butterly, are opening up their new two deacons, Callum Young and Oasis of Peace Centre for prayer, Juan Jesus Borrallo - to be teaching and healing in the ordained as priests next Sunday - beautiful grounds of New Mellifont will speak about their own vocation Abbey .. They invite you to stories. broadcast live for those visit their new who wish to watch it at: https:// website www.apostlesoflove.ie or www.churchservices.tv/ their facebook page Apostles of dundalkstpatrick love Ireland. You are also welcome to join them for their many St Oliver Plunkett Novena 2021 planned events such as prayer, is promoted by the Parish of St. retreats, healing and pastoral Peter, Drogheda. The resource supports, They can be contacted for includes a theme for each day bookings and enquiries at 086 861 along with a prayer and a short 1531 or 089 615 2568 commentary based on each theme. Lens on the Gospel Mark 4: 26 - 34

1. If you sow seeds, or watch one another. There too growth is plants grow, you have ample slow, development is imperceptible, opportunities to pause in wonder and then without realising it you at the whole process of growth. It have a mature relationship. Recall takes place imperceptibly and the stages of such development in comes to fruition in beautiful your life and give thanks. flowers, majestic trees and 3. In the second parable Jesus abundant harvests. As we come invites us to reflect on the out of the Coronavirus lockdown importance and significance of you may have had the relationships in our lives as they opportunity to rejoice at the grow and mature. This is true both of renewal of social life. our relationship with God and with 2. Jesus uses this as a parable others around us. When have you about the growth of the Kingdom found a relationship in which you of God, the kingdom of right could ‘make a nest in its shade’? John Byrne OSA relationships with God and with Lough Derg 2021 regrets that it delivered by Dr Chris Monaghan will not be possible in 2021 to C.P., President of Yarra Theological reopen Station Island for the Union in Melbourne, lecturer in Old Traditional Three Day Pilgrimage and New Testament Studies and first or even for the autumn year bee-keeper! To book con- programme of Day Retreats. tact [email protected] or 048 Lough Derg will again offer the 2827 6455 opportunity to “Do Lough Derg Lets Talk Family from wherever you are” on 3rd – The Archdiocese of Armagh invites 5th July. The outdoor you to join the Pastoral Team for Pilgrimage on the Lough Shore “Let’s Talk Family” which will take Pilgrim Path will also be available place over four weekly ‘Zoom’ as the summer goes on. Further Sessions. Registration is essential info from Lough Derg office 071 and places are limited! Email Milanda 9861518 or www.loughderg.org. Kelly at: Milanda@parishand family.ie

Drumalis Lecture Series via for more information. Session Zoom- 26 June at 10 am ‘Of 1: ‘God’s Dream for Love’ starts Bees, Balance and the Bible: a tomorrow, Monday (14th June) 7pm- conversation between creation, 8.30pm scripture and the human Clogherhead & Walshestown experience.’ The lecture will be Parish Bulletin ©2021