St. James’ ChurchSt. Hugh’s Church
Vigil 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. Sunday 9.30 a.m.
Monday to Friday 9.30 a.m. Friday 8 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.
Confessions on Saturday from 7 – 8 p.m.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Kilbeggan after 9.30 a.m. Mass on Monday until 12 noon.
Rahugh on Friday from 7 – 9 p.m. with Mass at 8 p.m.
Fr. Brendan, Harbour Rd. 057 9332155
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8 p.m. Colm Pidgeon and deceased family and Mary Dowling
Tom Colgan and Family
11 a.m. Philomena and Christopher Conlon.
Friday 8 p.m. Anne and Charles Dunne
Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time
8 p.m. Julia Maher, Rostalla
11 a.m. Michael Casey and James and Anastasia Brennan
Huby Daly and Sr. Maureen and Deceased Family
Bingo every Tuesday night in the Parish Centre with €1,200 in cash prizes. All are welcome to come along and have a night out and meet friends.
Meeting of the Parish Pastoral Council 8 p.m. Monday in the Parish Centre.
TheWorld Meeting of Families 2018invites you and all your family to come along to the launch of the one-year programme of preparation for World Meeting of Families 2018, which will take place at the Knock Shrine, County Mayo, onMonday 21st August 2017,the Anniversary of the Apparition of Our Lady. TheWMOF2018 Official Prayer will be announced on this occasion. This day of celebration will include the celebration of the Eucharist, workshops and faith and fun activities for all the family. TheWMOF2018 Iconwill be presented at Mass in the Basilica at3.00pmand then begin its journey around the Dioceses of Ireland.
Pope Francis’ Message for us this week.
The Magnificat sings the merciful and faithful God who accomplishes his plan of salvation with the little and the poor, with those who have faith in him, who trust in his Word as Mary. Here is the exclamation of Elizabeth: "Blessed are you who have believed" ( Lk 1:45). In that house, the coming of Jesus through Mary has created not only a climate of joy and fraternal communion, but also a climate of faith that leads to hope, prayer, and praise. All this we would like to have done today in our homes. By celebrating Our Most Holy Assumption in Heaven, we would like to once again bring to us, to our families, to our communities, to that immense gift, to the unique grace that we must always ask first and above the other graces that Are of the heart: the grace that is Jesus Christ ! By bringing Jesus, Our Lady also brings to us a new joy full of meaning; Brings us a new ability to faithfully pass through the most painful and difficult moments; Brings us the capacity of mercy, to forgive us, to understand and to support each other.Mary is a model of virtue and faith. When contemplating her today in heaven, at the final fulfillment of her earthly itinerary, we thank her for always before us in the pilgrimage of life and faith - she is the first disciple. And we ask her to keep us and support us; That we may have a strong, joyful and merciful faith; Who help us to be saints, to meet with her, one day, in Paradise.
Prayer of St Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
National Church collection in aid of 25million people facing hunger crisis in east-Africa: Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia. €155,000 sent to Trocaire from 55 parishes in the Diocese who arecurrently delivering emergency food, water and health care to the 25 million people affected.
Tax Exemption
The tax exemption on donations over €250, using the CHY7230 number, has been extended to June 2022. If you wish the Parish to benefit from your tax exemption please return your CHY4 Cert to the parish and we can claim it now. Thanks for your generosity.
Kilbeggan Shamrocks G.A.A. Club Summer Camp Tuesday and Wednesday 22nd and 23rd August 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Boys and Girls aged 5-12 , all welcome and those who have never played before. Camp will include, G.A.A. , rounders and handball. Cost €10 . You can register on the morning.
Christ has no body but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which he looks
Compassion on this world,
Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good,
Yours are the hands, with which he blesses all the world.
Yours are the hands, yours are the feet,
Yours are the eyes, you are his body.
Christ has no body now but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which he looks
compassion on this world.
Christ has no body now on earth but yours. Teresa of Avila (1515–1582)
Amen.
Plate: €842, Patron Offerings: €110, Church Renovation envelopes: €270..Thanks to all who are so generous.