Priest: Fr. John Halton, Parochial House, Tempo.
Telephone : 895 41344.

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday, 31st October 2010

They all complained when they saw what was happening. “He (Jesus) has gone to stay at a sinner’s house,” they said. One of the lovely features of the Gospels is that Jesus had no problem with what we would call sinners. He didn’t condone what they did but he had great compassion for them. The other side of that feature was that he had a lot of difficulty with good people. And he still has! He found it almost impossible to break through to them with the Good News of God’s unconditional love for every person because, if they were God, they would not be like that. So, as we struggle to live out our faith through the various relationships of our lives we need to be ready for failure and be gentle with ourselves. But we also need to be very gentle with one another and become a source of encouragement for one another rather than putting one another down through criticism.

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R

Sunday Masses:

Tempo: 7.00pm Saturday evening.

11.00am Sunday morning

Cradien: 9.30am Sunday morning.

Daily Masses

Tempo: Monday 11.00am,Tuesday & Friday 8.00pm

Cradien: Monday & Tuesday 9.30am, Friday 7.00pm.

Eucharistic Ministers

Tempo: Sat 6 November Una McDonagh & Stephen McElroy.
Sun 7 November Vonnie Fee & Stephen Farry.

Cradien: Sun 7 November Rosaleen Martin.

Altar Servers

Week Beginning 31st October: Maeve McCaffrey, Eoghan & Padraig McCaffrey.

Week Beginning 7th November: Kevin Fee, Niamh Fee, Josephine McGoldrick & Caolan McGarrity

Anniversaries

Tempo: Sunday 31/10 11.00am

M.M.M. Frank Collins, Glenview Park.

Monday: Feast of All Saints: Mass in Tempo: 11.00am, and Cradien 9.30am

Tuesday: Feast of All Souls: Mass In Cradien at 9.30am and Tempo at 8.00pm

Welcome/Baptism:

We welcome into the Community of Faith-- Lacy Ann Sabrina Maughan-- College Park Lane-- Enniskillen --who was baptised in the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Sunday 24th October 2010. May her home be one of prayer, love, friendship and joy?

Confession: For 30 minutes before Mass on Saturday nights.

Deceased Relatives and Friends:

During November we remember our deceased relatives and friends. We celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and we pray for them. We had visiting priests here on Sunday Night last. Unfortunately few Adults attended, and few children attended. The poor turn--out is embarrassing, disheartening, and discouraging. It is difficult to know how we can help the parish become renewed in Jesus. We certainly need to pray that our people may listen to the call of God, and respond to it. Where have all our children gone? Where have all our Adults gone? It is always important to remember that the centre of our Faith is Jesus. No matter what has happened we can never turn away from Jesus who suffered, died, and rose from the dead for us. We need him now more than ever. We need to come back to the merciful love of God who hungers and awaits us with total love and compassion. On Good Friday evening as he hangs on the Cross we hear those lamentations of Jesus echoing in our hearts—“What have I done to you? How have I offended you? Come and answer me.” As we pray for our dead we should listen to them also. What have they to say to us? Let us listen now.

Prayers and Responses at Mass:

Make sure that your children know their prayers and the responses to Mass. Bring your children to Mass. Jesus says: “When the Son of Man returns will he find any faith among us?.” It is up to us to make sure that he does find that Faith.

Norms for Indulgences at the Commemoration of all Souls:

We are to go to Confession, Pray for the Dead, Receive Holy Communion, and Pray for the Popes Intention.—from 12 noon 1st November until midnight on the 2nd November-- One plenary Indulgence by visiting a church or oratory, and there reciting the apostles Creed, and one Our father.

From the 1st to the 8th November by visiting a graveyard and fulfilling the above conditions—One Plenary Indulgence. The custom of visiting the graveyard in our Parish is very good. People should be very happy about their respect and care for their deceased.

Mass during November:

Make sure to go to weekly Mass, or some weekday Mass during November.

Lists Of the dead: Available at the Back of the Church.

“Do this in memory”: Do keep up the effort with prayer in the home with children for First Communion

Saturday 6th November: Feast of all Saints of Ireland.

Deaths:

We pray for the happy repose of the souls of

Paddy Fee-- whose Funeral Mass was celebrated in Glasgow last week, and we offer our sympathy to all his relatives and friends. We pray for the happy repose of the soul of

Agnes Flynn --Glen View-- whose Funeral Mass was celebrated in the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Thursday 28th October 2010. May God console all who mourn their loss.

Sick: The sick will be visited this week on
Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday

Pobal Parish Pastoral Council:
A.G.M. will take place on Monday 8th November at 8pm in the Old School.

Disco: in Cavanacarragh Hall on Sunday 7th November from 3-5pm. All young children are invited to attend. Proceeds go to fundraising for Mullanaskea School.