THE
GRAAN WEEKLY BULLETIN
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SUNDAY COLLECTION: The Collection came to £1402. Many
thanks as always for your generosity. There
will be a Development Collection taken up after Communion today.
ORDINATION OF BISHOP LIAM McDAID: Today Monsignor Liam McDaid will become the fifty-third bishop of our
Diocese of Clogher since it was established in 1135. Our
diocese stretches from Bundoran in the west to Inniskeen in the east, some miles short of Dundalk. In
between, it includes portions of Co. Donegal and Co. Tyrone, the most of Co.
Fermanagh, all of Co. Monaghan and a portion of Co. Louth. There are 37
parishes and 87 churches, served by some 80 priests today.
Who or
what was here before the time of the diocese? The answer to that takes us back
at least to the time of Macartan of Clogher and Tiarnach of Clones,
to the time of Molaise of Devenish and Davóg of Lough Derg, to the time
of Davnet of Sliabh Beage and Fanchea of Rossory. They didn’t have the same structures as us but the
basics of the faith are still the same. Over 1500 years of faith have passed
between us and them but we believe the same Gospel, the same Trinity of Father,
Son and Holy Spirit and the same Creed. The language for Mass today may be
different from the language of Macartan or Tiarnach, but at its core the Eucharist we share is still
the same.
It is the
role of the Bishop to continue to be a voice for God and goodness, especially
in this secular age. Together with our Bishop, we need to challenge ourselves
and the world around us to the right-thinking and right-vision that comes from
being focused on Jesus Christ. We wish Bishop McDaid every blessing in the
years ahead.
Duty for the Week: Sunday: NO DUTY. Monday, NO DUTY (Mass @ 8.00pm - Marius);
Tuesday: Brian: Wednesday:
Victor;
Thursday: Anthony Mass; Marius Friday:
Anthony;
Saturday: Victor;
Masses 31st July & 1st
August: Vigil 6.30pm: Brian; 10.30am: Anthony; 12noon: Brian; 4pm: Victor.
(Celebrants
may change as circumstances dictate.)
AUGUST ROTA: EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: (Saturday) 6.30pm – P Magee, T Mc Clintock, A McLoughlin, C Tierney. (Sunday) 10.30am – A Campbell, T Cooney, D Lunny,
E Lunny, P Nolan, Nursing Home: M Quinn, M Shannon.
12noon – E
Dane, C Dunne, G Maguire, M McGinn, S McGinn, 4pm –K Corrigan, T Love, B McGovern, P O’Connor.
READERS – 6.30pm: Lisa Brannigan. 10.30am: M Kennedy & M McDonnell. 12noon: F Lunny
& M McConnell. 4pm: P.
O’Connor.
READERS
FEASTS OF THE WEEK: Monday 26th
– St Joachim and St Anne, parents of the
Blessed Virgin Mary and grandparents of Jesus.
Thursday 29th
– St Martha who
was the sister of Lazarus and Mary. She was a woman of great faith and is the
patron saint of innkeepers, cooks and dieticians.
Friday 30th – St Peter Chrysologus. The name
“Chrysologus” means “golden speech” and was given to
Peter because he was such a gifted preacher. He was renowned for his preaching and pastoral zeal and died in
the year 450.
Saturday 31st
– St Ignatius Loyola who was the founder of the Jesuit Order. At the time of his death the
society had spread to over a thousand members. His theme was everything “for
the greater glory of God.”
BULLETIN: Please take a bulletin home with you. They are free of
charge.
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