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Dear Fellow Traveller
I was thinking !!
Well the ‘Year of Faith’ has officially begun and many are wondering what
does this mean for me. We live in an age where many practicing Catholics are
somewhat reluctant to take anything coming from the head office seriously but I
think this particular topic has some good merits. For a start it marks the
anniversary of Vatican II which I believe brought about thinking and ideas that
were ahead of its time. Clearly the institutional church was not ready for the
change it witnessed in the world and perhaps lacking the courage and conviction
to embrace it. Rather than looking back in disappointment over lost opportunities
I believe that this might be the time to re-examine what ‘faith’ means to me
personally. I must thank my friend Bridie for asking me “What is faith anyway”
and I struggled to give a simple concise answer.
Having given it some seriously thought perhaps it might be answered thus;
like so many others I like to occasionally have a swim at Blackrock. Part of the
experience is watching the kids jumping into the sea from the tower. I had
climbed up the steps and decided that it was too much for an old fellow like me
and decided to leave it to the younger ones. I was scared to take the jump even
though I could see that it was safe. I had all the relevant information; I had
witnessed others doing; it so why not? I guess it was a
lack of trust. I imagined that I might get hurt, panic and
drown or something silly like that. Then last Thursday
was a lovely day for a swim with calm, clear water. I
was conscious that it was the official start day of the
‘Year of Faith’ and wondered if I could do something
special to mark the day. I decided that to jump would
require faith. Faith that the water would catch me,
faith that it would be OK, faith in my own ability, faith
in the knowing that it was possible. So now was my
chance, no going back, a LEAP OF FAITH.
I believe faith includes listening, knowing, understanding, growing, living,
trusting, believing but also needs the courage and conviction for the doing,
experiencing and living.
Have a Wonder-full week.
F.K.
“ I discovered, and I’m still discovering right up to this moment, that it is only by
living completely in this world that one learns to have faith. By this ‘worldliness’ I
mean living unreservedly in life’s duties, problems, successes and failures. In so
doing we throw ourselves completely into the arms of God... That , I think, is faith”.
(Dietrich Bohnoeffer; July 21 1944)
“JUST A THOUGHT” - Life-Watchers.
Thursday mornings 10.30am—12noon in Galilee Hse
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Salthill Active Retirement Association (SARA) - Meetings in
Captains Deck, Leisureland on Wed Sept 19th.
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Croi Nua schedule Sept– Oct.
Meditation group: Friday evenings 7.30 p.m.
At home with your Bible : Bible Study Tuesdays 10.15 -12.15 &
repeated 7.30 - 9.30p.m
Good news each Sunday - reflection on the Sunday Mass
Readings every Thurs 7.30 - 9.30 p.m.
Faith Reading group: Saturdays at 2.p.m. More Info: of these
& other activities Croi Nua, Rosary Lane, Taylor’s Hill,
Galway. Tel (091) 520 960 or 087 6833195.
Oct 2012—“COME APART AND REST”
Day of prayer and reflection Sat 27th Oct 10.00-4.30p.m.
Rosary will be recited after 7:30 Mass during October
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Cancer Care West - Afternoon Tea and Cake sale in aid of
our support centre on Thurs 18th October, 1-4pm at the
support centre Seamus Quirke Rd, All Welcome
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“Life after Loss" is a weekend of reflection, prayer, discussion
& ritual, to help people in living through losses and grief
October 20th & 21st. Facilitators: Sr. Mary Glennon and Frs.
Brendan O'Rourke & Tommy Byrne also Celebrating our
Human Embodiment: is a weekend of gentle movement,
input, relaxation, and reflection. Facilator Sr. Colette Cullinan
October 19th to 21st. Both take place at Esker Retreat
House, Esker, Athenry. Info 091-844007 or visit our
website www.redemptoristsesker.ie
Readers
5.30 Guerin Family
9.30 Emer Whyte
11am Michael King
12.30 Michael Joyce
6pm Barbara Garvey
Flowers
Julia Duggan
Barbara Folan
Dolores Finn
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
5:30 Ethna Regan
Mgt. Quigley
Frank Phelan
Tony O’Connor
Kay Naughton
9.30 am Mai & Joe Burke
Frances Morley
Maura O’Donnell
11:00 am Patrick Devitt
Patrick Feeney
Ita Meehan
Brian McGoldrick
Mary Bleeker
12.30pm Kay O’Riordan
Marrion Mitchell
Maura Forde
Orla Naughton
6pm Jane Molloy
Angela Forde
Mgt. O’Dwyer
MASS TIMES
WEEKENDS
Saturday: 5:30pm (Vigil)
Sunday: 9:30am, 11am,
12:30pm, 6pm.
WEEKDAYS:
Mon — Fri.: 10am, 7.30pm
Sat.: 10am & 5:30pm
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THE PARISH OFFICE
Phone: (091) 523413
E-mail: salthillparish@eircom.net
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9:30—5pm
Sat 10:30am—1. (Lunch 1-2 )
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AT YOUR SERVICE
Office:
Mary Higgins:
Mon, Tues, Wed., Sat
Chris Place: Thurs & Friday.
Parish Co-Ordinator:
Frank Keane.
Priests:
Fr. Gerry Jennings � 523 413
Fr. Michael Bailey � 526 006
Student in Residence:
Michael King.
ALTAR SERVERS TEAM 1
ADORATION
Blessed Sacrament Chapel
Mon - Fri: 10:30am — 7:30pm
CONFESSIONS
Friday: 7– 7:30 pm
Saturday: following 10am Mass
STEWARDS
5.30 pm John Flatley
Peadar O’Culain
9.30 am J.F. Woods
Sean Killeen
Nicholas Murray
Padraic O’Donnell
11amThomas Quigley
Paul Colleran
George Fennell
12.30pm Barry Mitchell
6pm Brendan Reid