Newsletter EASTER SUNDAY
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THIS WEEK Morning Masses this week at later time of 10a.m.
THE GREATEST SAINT OF MODERN TIMES
St. Therese of the Child Jesus was born in Alencon in France on 2nd January 1873. She was the last of nine children, four of whom had already died. Her father was a watchmaker and her mother ran a small lace making business. When Therese was four her mother died and the family moved to Lisieux. Here she spent the next ten years of her life, brought up in an atmosphere of love and affection.
From an early age she wanted to give herself to God. She struggled with her own stubbornness of will and suffered a lot from her very sensitive and scrupulous nature. When she was ten years old, she was cured through the intercession of our Blessed Lady. At the age of fifteen she entered the Carmelite convent in Lisieux and was given the name ‘Therese of the Child Jesus of the Holy Face’. She spent the next nine years of her life there faithfully and heroically living the life of a Carmelite nun with great simplicity and humility. She discovered what she called her ‘Little Way’ – a way of confidence and trust and of total surrender to God’s merciful love. At the end of her life she realised her mission was about to begin, and she would spend her heaven doing good on earth.
Before she died, Therese under obedience began to write down the recollections and memories of her childhood together with her reflections on the religious life. St. Therese died on 30th September 1897 at the age of 24 after eighteen months of great physical suffering and desolation of spirit. She was canonised in 1925. She was proclaimed Patroness of France and of the Missions and in 1997 was declared a Doctor of the Church. Her autobiography ‘Story of a Soul’ was published one year after her death. Millions of copies have been sold and it has been translated into over fifty languages. Her Feast Day is celebrated each year on 1st October.
Her relics will visit Ireland from Easter Sunday until 30th June and will be in St. Michael’s Church Gorey for 24 hours on this Wednesday 19th April. ARKLOW MEDUGORJE GROUP 7 night Pilgrimages on
3rd June and 23rd September. Price £445. For further
information and bookings contact Tommy Halpin at 37571. SAINT TERESA Those who have given their names are reminded that the bus will leave from the Church on Wednesday evening 18th April at 7.15p.m. Our bus is now full. Travelling together will give us an opportunity to pray and reflect a little en route to visit her relics. The bus will return home immediately after the Evening Prayer at 9p.m. COELIACS If you are Coeliac and unable to receive Holy Communion in the form of bread you may receive from the Chalice at any Mass. Please call to the priest before Mass. WELCOME We extend a warm welcome to those who are visiting us at this time. Whether you are here for the first or only time or whether you are among our ‘part time parishioners’ and extended family we welcome you this Easter Weekend. We hope the weather will be fine and that you will travel safely onwards or home. ROAD SAFETY This holiday weekend may we all play our part in keeping our roads safe. Please make sure you and your passengers are ‘belted up’, that you travel safely within the speed limit and don’t drink and drive. AVONMORE MUSICAL SOCIETY Present “South Pacific” in St. Mary’s College Hall, Arklow from Tuesday 17th April to Saturday 21st April at 8p.m. nightly. Ticket Office at Parade Ground or ring 086-3406272. RATHDRUM RUGBY CLUB The Rathdrum Rugby Club Dinner Dance will be held on Friday 20th April in the Vale View Hotel. Tickets £20. Please contact Dave Fox on 0402-35548 or 087-6222861.
Trust Him when dark clouds surround you, Trust
Him when your faith is small,
Choose only a date, Who will make a good mate. Be master of your habits, Or they will master you. Don’t be a show off when you drive, Drive with safety and arrive. Don’t let the crowd pressure you, Stand for something or You’ll fall for anything. Don’t let your parents down They brought you up. Be humble enough to obey, You may give orders someday. Choose companions with care, You become what they are. Guard your thoughts, What
you think you are. PARISH MISSION THANKS Our most sincere thanks to Fr. Charles Cross CP who conducted our Holy Week Mission/Retreat. We thank him for his time with us, for his inspiration, his spiritual thoughts and his humour. May the Good Lord bless him in his work and we hope he will visit us again at some later date. Sincere thanks to all who made the effort and came along responding to Christ’s request “can you not watch with me one hour?” Your attendance has indeed been most encouraging to me as the priest in your midst. Thank You. EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS We congratulate those who have been commissioned as Eucharistic Ministers – Cathal Brennan, Anna Murphy, Geraldine Nicholson, Declan Lott, Sadie Cunningham, Ann Tyrrell, Helena & Robert Hughes. THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK There
can be no rainbow without a cloud and a storm. PRAYERS Our prayers and sympathy are extended to the family of the late Michael Murphy, Sea Road and to Fr.Bobby Kavanagh on the death of his sister who died recently. CHURCH CLEANERS Church Cleaners this week are Group G and next week Group A. IN REMEMBRANCE Our Masses next weekend 21st/22nd April will be offered in remembrance of- Saturday 7p.m. - Sr.
Bernadette Maria Dempsey Anniv. GET WELL Our thoughts and prayers are with all who are sick at this time. Those at home are now able to join with us for Masses by way of our new radio system. Units for this will be available on an ongoing basis. We pray you will all be well soon. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
To Katie Walsh who will be 9 years old on Easter Monday 16th April. Love from Mammy, Daddy and brother David.
To Sarah Lee who will be 11 years old on 18th April Love from Mam, Dad, Ryan, Eoin & Annie
Birthday Greetings to
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