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The Parishes of
Mary Immaculate; St Michael’s, Inchicore
and Our Lady of the Wayside, Bluebell.
Oblate Pastoral Area Newsletter
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1st July 2018
The Pastoral Area
Masses & Confessions
Mary Immaculate
Sundays: (Vigil) Sat 7pm,
8am, 11am, 7pm
Weekdays Mon – Fri 7am 10am, 7pm, Sat 11am
Holy Days 7pm (Vigil), 7am, 10am, 7pm
Holy Days that fall on a Saturday
7pm (Vigil), 11am, 7pm
Confessions Sat 10.30 - 11am & 6.30 - 7pm
St Michael’s
Sundays (Vigil) Sat 6.30pm Sunday 9am & 11am (Family)
Weekdays (Mon – Fri) 10am
Liturgy of the Word & Communion on Wednesdays at 10am
St Michael’s Church is open from 9am-12pm Monday to Friday
Our Lady of the Wayside
Sundays (Vigil) Sat 6.30pm, (Folk)
8.30am, 11am (Family)
Weekdays Mon -Fri 9.30am
Saturday 10am Holy Days (Vigil) 6.30pm, 10am
Confessions Sat 10.30am & 6pm
Parish Office Hours
Mary Immaculate: Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm
Closed from 1pm - 2pm
St Michael’s: Mon-Fri 9.30am 12.30pm
Bluebell: Mon-Fri 9am - 1pm
T here is a lot more in today’s gospel story than a cure of a woman with a flow of blood and the raising of Jairus’ 12 year old daughter to life.
Both Jairus and the woman show their faith and trust in the power of Jesus. But there is another feature whose importance we might miss. Jesus, once again, breaking through the religious and cultural barriers and taboos of his time. He touched lepers, he praised the faith of a pagan roman centurion, he told stories praising the enemy (the good Samaritan) and sat talking at a well to a Samaritan woman married 5 times, and in today’s Gospel we see Jesus being touched by, and touching women. Such an act was unacceptable for any Jewish male, and this was even more the case when that man was a religious leader. For Jesus to accept that he was touched by a woman with a flow of blood, a woman who was perpetually in a state of ritual uncleanliness, was outrageous. Her believing touch and Jesus’ acceptance of her touch has transformed the woman. She becomes a child of God. She rises into new life as Jesus declares: ‘My daughter, your faith has restored you to health’. Jesus moves on to respond to the request of Jairus. He enters the room and again commits a serious act of impurity. He touches a girl who is either dead, or alive and of marriageable age (twelve years old). It is not permissible to touch either a dead body or a marriageable girl. Through the touch of Jesus and his affectionate word ‘Talitha’: ‘My dearest little one’, another woman rises into life. The combined stories of the woman with the flow of blood and the daughter of Jairus should stir us all. The dignity of being a woman has been courageously affirmed by Jesus as he touches and gives life to two women. Jesus will not allow the culture or religious practices of his time prevent the fullness of life for these women. Jesus’ contact with women, his openness to them, his preparedness to share his life with them – even those considered least important and least worthy by the culture and the religious practice of his contemporaries – was revolutionary. If this was Jesus way with women, why is it that the Christian tradition has so easily given in to the cultures and the mores which ‘keep women in their place’?
JULY Newsletter
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Saturday, 14th July 2018
The bus will leave from Our Lady of the Wayside Church/Mary Immaculate Church/St. Michael’s Church
(times to be finalised).
Fare: €20
To book a place please give you name, phone number and bus fare to your Parish Office
Oblates of Mary Immaculate Parish. Tel: 01 454 34408
Our Lady of the Wayside Parish. Tel: 01 450 1040
St Michael’s Parish. Tel: 01 453 1660
Booking essential as places are limited.
The Annual Oblate Pilgrimage to Knock
Congratulations to the First Class pupils from Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál, with their teacher Mr Davis and Ms O'Mahony; the winners
of this year's RSA Seatbelt Sherriff competition.
Pastoral Area Mass Times
Saturday (Vigil) St Michael's 6:30pm
Our Lady of the Wayside 6:30pm
Sunday Mary Immaculate 11:30am & 7:00 pm
St Michael's 9:00am & 11:00am
Our Lady of the Wayside 8:30am & 11:00am
Weekday
Monday - Friday Mary Immaculate & St Michael's 10:00am
St Michael's: Liturgy of the Word on Wednesdays @ 10:00am 10:00am
Our Lady of the Wayside 9:30am
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Mary Immaculate 7:00pm
The new mass times at Mary Immaculate will commence on 1st September 2018.
The following table provides the mass times across the Pastoral Area from September 1st.
Our Lady of the Wayside, Bluebell
Annual Cemetery Mass
Sunday 1st July at 3.00p.m
World Meeting of Families Solemn Eucharistic Celebration
Sunday 26th August 2018 at 3p.m. in the Phoenix Park
Tickets for the Final Mass
The Final Mass for WMOF2018 is a free ticketed event. Every adult and child in
attendance will require a ticket to access the venue. Under 18s must be accompanied
by an adult. All tickets will be for standing sections.
You can book your ticket through an online form on the World Meeting of Families
2018 Website. Your ticket will be sent to you by email closer to the event, which will
include travel information and how to get to your gate in the Park.
You must choose which event you would like to attend – Phoenix Park or Knock. It is
not possible to apply for tickets for both Phoenix Park and the Knock events, as these
events are on the same day – you may only apply for one of these events.
Plan your trip—bus, train, tram, walking, or coach. You will not be able to drive up
to or park near the venue, but park and ride or park and walk facilities will be
available around the city. A special transport ticket will go on sale soon in newsagents
and on-line, which will allow you to travel within the Dublin area on all Dublin Bus,
DART commuter rail and Luas services on Sunday 26th August.
We wish the pupils, parents & staff of:
Our Lady of the Wayside
St Cillian’s
Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál
Inchicore National School
Gael Scoil &
Mercy Secondary School
a safe and happy
Summer holidays.
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Contacts
Mary Immaculate: T (01) 453 4408 E [email protected] W www.oblateparishinchicore.ie
Parish Team: Fr Brian de Búrca, Fr Willie Fitzpatrick, Br Frank Flanagan, Joanne Lanigan.
Safeguarding Reps: Mary Flood & Josie McCann.
St Michael’s: T (01) 453 1660 E [email protected] W www.stmichaelsinchicore.ie
Parish Team: Fr Louis McDermott, Padraig Corcoran (Youth Worker).
Safeguarding Reps: Walter Balfe & Philomena McSorley.
Bluebell: T (01) 534 0349 E [email protected] W www.olwbluebellparish.ie
Parish Team: Fr Tony Clancy , Fr Eduardo Núñez-Yépez, Sr Ann Ryan CHF.
Safeguarding Reps: Ann Keogh & Elizabeth Berry-Lacey.
PLEASE BRING HOME A COPY OF THIS NEWSLETTER AND DROP ONE INTO A HOUSEBOUND NEIGHBOUR
Our Lady of the Wayside, Bluebell
Annual Cemetery Mass
Sunday 1st July at 3.00p.m.
All are welcome.
World Environment Day (for more information visit www.unenvironment.org)
World Environment Day took place on Tues 5th June. India was the global host this year and ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ was the theme. The day was a great success with communities across the
globe uniting against plastic pollution. Here are some of the things that happened around the world in the run-up to World Environment Day, and on the big day itself:
• India made a massive announcement that the country will ban all single-use plastics by 2022.
• More than 1,000 volunteers cleaned up Peru's Carpayo Beach, one of the country's most polluted spots.
• Wales announced that within the next year there will be no more need for plastic bottles as free
public access to drinking water will be made available at communities along the country’s 1,400-
kilometers coastal path.
• On 27 May, swimmers held a race against plastic pollution in one of the largest lakes in Europe, Lake Léman
(Lake Geneva). The swimmers dragged balloons symbolizing the weight of plastic waste produced per person in
different European countries. Bulgaria won, Ireland finished second.
• Honduras and Guyana have joined the Clean Seas campaign. Now 14 countries in the region have joined the
UN's global movement to rid the world of marine litter.
The Government of South Sudan launched its first-ever comprehensive report on country's environment.
• At an event in Geneva, private sector innovators presented their solutions for reducing society's plastic footprint.
• The Nepal Mountaineering Association and the High Altitude Mountain Workers Welfare Association organized
a tree-planting ceremony at the International Mountaineers’ Memorial Park in Kakani.
In Nairobi, hundreds of volunteers turned up for a cleanup of Nairobi's City Park.
• The Festival de l'Environnement in Brussels attracted thousands of people, with all sorts of fun activities on the
local theme of "zero waste".
• The European Commission has launched a new campaign to reduce the use of throwaway plastic. Learn more about the campaign on the #readytochange website.
There is still so much to do. Around the world, one million plastic drinking bottles are purchased every minute, while up to 5 trillion single-use plastic bags are used worldwide every year. In total, half of all plastic produced is designed to be used only once — and then thrown away (UN Environment). We can all do something to change.
What piece of plastic can you do without today?
Front cover art: The Raising of Jairus’ Daughter: Edwin Longsden Long. 1889. Victoria Art Gallery, Bath.
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