THE BALLINCOLLIG PARISHIONER Sunday 16‐November‐2014 Thirty Third Sunday In Ordinary Time Restora ve Jus ce Week How o en fear and anxiety prevent people from producing their best, from using their God‐given talents to the full. In today's parable Jesus shows that a God who inspires fear may inspire li le else. His image of St. Mary & St. John Christ Our Light God as a loving father inspires confidence and so enables us to develop Innishmore Sta on Road what he has given us.
The Parable of the Talents PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL Priest “To one he gave five talents, to another two, to a third one; each in God wanted us to use the gi s he has given us so propor on to his ability”. that we may live full lives here and enjoy eternal As I write this week’s ar cle I recall the great mul tude who gathered lives herea er. for the Mass at St Oliver’s Graveyard on Saturday. It was an occasion Thank God blessed by a wonderful sunny Autumn Day. Reader Thanks to all who a ended and to the mul ‐talented people who For the Church: that it may help its members to assisted in every way. Well done all. Likewise a word of thanks to all develop and use all the talents that God has given them. who gathered on Tuesday evening for the Mass for Deceased Lord, Hear us, Parishioners, rela ves and friends who died over the last twelve Lord, graciously hear us. months. And finally last but not least thanks to those who made a special For all leaders: that they may allow all their effort to partake in the Novena. subordinates the opportuni es to develop their talents. As Chris ans, as human beings, as men, women and children, each of Lord, Hear us, us has different talents. The different talents that we have or develop Lord, graciously hear us. reveal something of our Creator God. How we invest these talents in crea ng an environment for God or the Chris an message to flourish For all those who through laziness, carelessness, or is the key to understanding ourselves as one of those acknowledged simply lack of opportunity, have failed to make use of their talents. by God as good and faithful servants of the Divine Master. Lord, Hear us, Lord, graciously hear us. The parable of the talents I believe challenges us to quit any no on we might have of op ng out of the mindset “I can’t do anything”; As Restora ve Jus ce week begins, we pray for “I’ve nothing to offer”; “I’ll leave it to others”. This can unfortunately prisoners; may they be treated with jus ce and suggest that others are much be er than I and that what I have to respect. offer in terms of making the world a be er place will make li le or no Lord, Hear us, difference. Lord, graciously hear us.
As we hear the parable today we can’t help but no ce Christ offering Today is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Vic ms, we remember those who have died and that special word of praise to His faithful servant and at the same those who have been injured. We now pray for me echoing a rather harsh cri cism to the one who buried the con nued support for their loved ones, families and talent, the gi . carers. Perhaps praise can mo vate us and perhaps cri cism can s r us into Lord, Hear us, ac on. I suggest that while we may not necessarily to do things solely Lord, graciously hear us. for praise or mo vated by a need for praise yet praise or thanks never demeans us but in fact li s us and raises our perspec ve of God, of For a moment, we remember in silence our own others, of the world in which we live. To praise where praise is due par cular needs. leads us beyond ourselves to touch the innate dignity that is ours as Lord, Hear us, sons and daughters of a providen al God who gi ed us His Son. Lord, graciously hear us. Praising God or others allows us to see not just the gi of others, or Priest not just their talents, but also opens us to understand our own Heavenly Father, help us to use well the gi s of grace gi edness. and nature which you have given us so that one day Glory be to the Father…… we may merit to hear those happy words: “Well done and faithful servants”. We ask this through Dave O'Connell Christ our Lord. Amen.
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READINGS FOR THE WEEK BAPTISMS WE WELCOME TO OUR COMMUNITY ALL THOSE WHO WERE Thirty Third Week In Ordinary Time BAPTISED RECENTLY : 16 Sunday Prov. 31:10‐13, 19‐20, 30‐31. Ps. 127. 1 Thess. 5:1‐6. Mt. 25:14‐30. Amelia Mairead Horgan, Leslies Arch, Old Quarter. Lect l: 725 Kirsten Annabelle O'Flynn‐Murphy, Rosewood Estate. Lukas Caspian Rinne‐O'Sullivan, Caislean Drive. 17 Monday Apoc. 1:1‐4, 2:1‐5. Ps. 1. Lk. 18:35‐43. Lect ll: 875
Roisin Catherine Ellio , The Sycamores. 18 Tuesday Apoc. 3:1‐6, 14‐22. Ps. 14. Lk. 19:1‐10. Lect ll: 877
19 Wednesday Apoc. 4:1‐11. Ps. 150. Lk. 19:11‐28. Lect ll: 880 † IN SYMPATHY † PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THE RECENTLY 20 Thursday Apoc. 5:1‐10. Ps. 149. Lk. 19:41‐44 Lect ll: 883 DECEASED : 21 Friday Zech. 2:14‐17. Ps. Lk. 1:46‐55. Mt. 12:46‐50. Lect ll: 1271 Maura Sheehan, Midleton. Margaret Ma erson, Castlepark. 22 Saturday Apoc. 11:4‐12. Ps. 143. Lk. 20:27‐40. Lect ll: 886 Ted Twohig, Kent / Cork.
Next Sunday’s Readings 23/November/2014 Pat Daly, Ballincollig / Gillabbey Terrace. Ez. 34:11‐12, 15‐17. Ps. 22. 1 Car. 15:20‐26, 28. Mt. 25:31‐46. Lect l: 729 pm.
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PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS OF THE FOLLOW‐ A Day of Song, Prayer and Discussion with Ian Callanan ‐ November 22nd, 2014, 10am‐5pm ING WHOSE ANNIVERSARY OCCURS OR OTHERWISE REMEM‐ pm
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Kathleen O'Keeffe, Aylsbury. 9 Deceased members of O’Halloran family, Castlepark / King‐ payment can be made on the day of the workshop. scourt. from Margaret Healy, Muskerry Estate. A Winter's Evening In aid of the Cork Associa on for Au sm
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Dave & Abina Sheehan, Kilcorney. Music lovers are in for a treat when a wonderful cast of singers ‐ Charles O’Leary, Minister’s Cross. and musicians gather to present 'A Winter's Evening', A Concert Mon Lily O’Riordan, Beech Park. of Light Classical Favourites in aid of The Cork Associa on For Au sm at The Aula Maxima UCC on November 22nd at 8pm. Mary O’Regan, Poulavone. open Conductor Frank Buckley has put together a programme of music is
Kevin O’Regan, Passage. Liam & Ki y Houlihan, Elm Lawn. to suit all tastes. The Concert will feature the wonderful voices of mezzo‐soprano Louise O’Sullivan and Darragh Mcgann who has John Hurley, Inchigeela. made a name for himself as 'The Singing Taxi Driver' who ap‐ Cathal Keohane, Rosewood. peared on the popular TV show The Voice Of Ireland. Young ten‐ Ballincollig Brendan O’Sullivan, Glendower. or Kevin Walsh will perform on stage along with the Chorus of Hilary & Thres Brown, Douglas. Opera Cork and the City of Cork Male Voice Choir. Following on Bella Maverley, Hawthorn Avenue. from last years sell out show which received great feedback, this Ann Hogan, Willowfield. promises to be another magical evening of music and singing.
Presbytery, John O’Mahony, Tramore Lawn. Funds raised on the night will go towards the provision of ser‐ Denis Carroll, Cloghduv. vices for adults with Au sm and Asperger Syndrome to ensure The Vincent Murphy, Powdermills. they and their families have a be er quality of life. The CAA pro‐ vides a range of services which include: residen al, respite, day ce,
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service, home support and an Asperger Syndrome Support Ser‐ O Michael Gaffney, Castle Avenue. vice. Tickets cost only €15 and can be purchased from the Cork Mary & Patrick O’Mahony, Newcestown. Associa on for Au sm Fundraising office at 18 Cook St, Cork City Nora & Michael Kea ng, Caherciveen. Parish or online at www.corkau sm.ie. Edwin McDermo , Poulavone. Telephone 021 427 1808 for more informa on. Con O’Sullivan, Ballingeary. Richard Hourihan, Limerick. CROWLEY Enid Carey, Beech Park. Rita Kinsella, Carrigrohane. FUNERAL DIRECTORS Bóthar Saclay, Ballincollig, Co. Cork Reflec on for Parents Tel: 021‐4874777 Mobile: 087‐2759254 God has given each one of us talents. Some mes out of laziness Email: [email protected] or lack of ambi on, or some mes because we are afraid of www.crowleyfuneraldirectors.ie failure or ridicule, we do not share our talents. The gospel today Complete Funeral Arrangements challenges us to take a risk and invest our gi s for the greater 24 Hour Service Embalming Service good of God's people. We do this ourselves as adults, but we Member I.A.F.D. must also try to help our children recognize their talents and use Golden Charter Funeral them in a produc ve way. Pre‐Planning Available Sunday 16‐November‐2014 THE BALLINCOLLIG PARISHIONER THE SUNDAY READINGS Bulle n Board First Reading: Prov. 31: 10‐13. 19‐20. 30‐31 This reading from the Book of Proverbs may need a li le Bap sm Prepara on ‘transla on’ for today’s world! Is the ideal marriage part‐ The next Bap sm prepara on will take place on Saturday ner hidden here? 6th December at 12.00 noon in the Library Room, Community Hall, Sta on Road. The presenta on lasts for Second Reading: Thess. 5:1‐6 approximately forty minutes. The following ques ons are This reading will have many echoes during Advent. The addressed, What is Bap sm? What are the symbols used in message is: ‘Be alert!’ the Sacrament of Bap sm? How can the family become involved in the ceremony? Parents might book the bap sm
a few weeks in advance to give ample me to take part in Gospel: Ma hew 24:36, 25:14‐30 the prepara on. In this story, a man went away on a journey. He must have been very wealthy because he entrusted large por ons of Marriage Support Envelope Collec on his money to three of his servants. The first two servants The annual Marriage Support collec on will be taken up at invested the money during the master's absence and it all Masses this weekend. Please place your dona ons in the yielded great returns. The third servant, however, was envelope provided. fearful of inves ng (or some scholars say he was lazy). In Advent Retreat either case, the servant buried the money he was given Church of St. Mary & St. John and returned the full amount to the master when he came 1st 2nd & 3rd December, 2014 home. The master was pleased with the investments of Fr. George the first two servants, but was very upset with the third one. To those who have much, much more will be given. To those who have li le, even that li le will be taken Scoil Eoin & Scoil Mhuire Enrolment Week for School Year 2015/2016 away. 17th ‐ 21st of November 2014 Open Night in both schools Dyslexia Associa on on Wednesday, November 19th Our Annual General Mee ng will take place on Wednesday, from 6.00pm ‐ 7.30pm 19th November at 7.30 pm in Bishopstown Community Scoil Eoin 021 4871321 (Boys' School) School. Oonagh O'Sullivan, M.Ed, BA Psychology, Graduate Principal: Gobnait Ui Nuanain Member of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI 2014), & will give a talk on Tips for Parents and in par cular levelled Scoil Mhuire 021 4870809 (Girls' School) reader materials for parents where they can access stuff Principal: Mairead Ni Mhurchu freely, and graphic organisers for students of all levels A special Christmas Room event will take place at Brothers of Charity St Patrick's Upton, Innishannon on Friday 12th Scoil Barra Enrolment Week December 2014. Supported by DJ Murphy of Bandon Gar‐ den Centre, the specially decorated room will be open for 17th—21st of November 2014 visitors from 10.30 am ‐ 8.00 pm and seasonal refresh‐ Any parents wishing to enrol their child in Scoil Barra for the ments will be served. Admission is free and dona ons will School Year 2015‐2016 are invited to complete an be accepted for St Vincent de Paul (local branch) and St ‘Applica on for Admission Form’ available each day from Patrick's Upton. A display and sale of an array of some of 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. during Enrolment Week. Applica ons the large & varied collec on of cra materials from the will be processed in accordance with Scoil Barra’s former Cra Centre at St Patrick's Upton will also take Enrolment/Admission Policy. place on the same day.
Please note that in line with this Policy all applica ons for admission must be received at the school on/before Friday Christmas Cards 21sth of November 2014. In addi on to Enrolment Week, Sponsor a Slate parents are welcome to enrol their child at any other me before this date. Children who wish to be enrolled in Scoil This year Christmas cards using the beau ful na vity scene Barra as Junior Infants in September 2015 must be at least 4 on one of the stain glass windows in the Church of St. Mary years of age on/before 31st of May 2015. & St. John have been printed as part of the 150th celebra ons.
Prospec ve parents/children are invited to visit our school These will be available for sale in both churches every day for an ‘Open A ernoon’ on Thursday 20th of November from week of 9th November and in the Ballincollig Shopping Centre on 15th from 9am to 6pm. between 1.00 p.m. ‐2.30 p.m. Donal O’ Sullivan (Principal) For those who would s ll like to sponsor a slate for Christ Scoil Barra, Innishmore, Ballincollig, Co. Cork. Our Light, this will also be available in the Shopping Centre Tel. (021) 4873459 on November 15th. Sunday 16‐November‐2014 THE BALLINCOLLIG PARISHIONER
MINISTERS OF THE WORD MASS TIMES Nov/22 & Nov/23/2014 St. Mary & St. John Christ Our Light St. Mary & St. John Christ Our Light 8:30 am, 10 am & 12 noon Sunday 11 am, 12:30 pm & 5:30 pm
9:30 am Monday 8:30 am 6:00 pm (Vigil) 7:30 pm (Vigil) Tuesday Sandra Walsh Pauline Collins 9:30 am 8:30 am Brayden Peck / Emma O'Connor Morgan Smith Wednesday 8:30 am 11:00 am 9:30 am 8:30 am Triona Downey Cormac Manning Riain Brennan 9:30 am Thursday 8:30 am 10:00 am 12:30 pm Grace Bu mer 9:30 am Friday 8:30 am Orla Horgan Joseph Manning 12:00 Noon Niamh Murray Saturday John Dorgan / Roisin Crewe 5:30 pm 10:00 am & 6 pm (Vigil) 7:30 pm (Vigil) Noella Ngenwie Tom Reck CONFESSIONS A er 10:00 am Mass & Saturday before 6:00 pm Mass BAPTISMS MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST 4:30 pm Saturday 4:30 pm Except First Saturday of First Saturday of Month Nov/22 & Nov/23/2014 Month 12:45 pm Sunday St. Mary & St. John Christ Our Light
6.00 pm Steve Wills 7:30 pm Anne O’Regan PARISH CLERGY Margaret O'Sullivan Mairead Murphy Priest on Duty 087‐2479140 Danny Farrell Finbarr Murray Fr. George O’Mahony P.P. 021‐4871206 Jim Walsh Le e Kelly Fr. Dave O’Connell C.C. 021‐4876171 or [email protected] Frances O'Brien Mary Murphy Fr. James McSweeney 021‐4873308 Eileen Coughlan 11:00 am Seamus O’Connell 8:30 am Mary Buckley Mary O’Connell Tom Butler Alan O’Riordan Funeral Pastoral Team Rota Denis Healy Geraldine Keohane Week 24th Nov to 30thNov Gerard Murray 10:00 am Peter Reilly 12:30 pm Lucy O'Callaghan Michael O’Leary Mary Collins Jackie Sheehan Kay O’Sullivan Christy Roche Mary Green Ka e O'Shea Michael O’Leary Claire Creedon J.P.O'Leary Social / Coffee Mornings 5:30 pm Noelle Buckley 12 Noon Oliver O'Donovan Mary Breen Con nue every Friday morning in parish house “Sonas” Sean Hennessy on Sta on Road at 10 am. Mary McLean Eleanor Seymour Everyone welcome as it is an ideal opportunity to get Nora Hennessy and know people from our community.
Church of St. Mary & St. John Ballincollig ‐ Flower Fes val You will be aware by now that the Parish has embarked on a yearlong calendar of events to mark the 150th anniversary of the building and commissioning of St. Mary & St. John's Church. Among the planned events is a weekend Flower Fes val in May of next year. All proceeds from the Flower Fes val will be given to the Hope Founda on Project in Calcu a. This is a very deserving charity which has been ac vely supported for some years now by the youth of our parish. Ballincollig school children go to Calcu a each year to par cipate in the work of the Founda on. Sponsorship for this event has been invited from all businesses in Ballincollig, by le er and will be greatly welcomed. Spon‐ sors are requested to please return sponsorship forms and dona ons in the envelope provided by 15th December, 2014. They may be handed in at the week‐end mass collec ons or directly to the sacristy in either St. Mary & St. John's Church or Christ Our Light Church or returned by post. Anyone else wishing to be a sponsor is most welcome to do so. Sponsorship slips can be collected at the sacristy in either church. This is the only event during the en re celebra ons where sponsorship will be sought. All dona ons will be acknowledged by le er and listed in the Flower Fes val Booklet which will be available at the Fes val