Bulletin 8th December

Second Sunday of Advent

Fr Noel O’Sullivan   Mobile: 087-2610276 email: noscork@gmail.com

Website: turnerscross.com

 

Sacristy:     Phone 4317263             

       Opening Hours, Monday to Thursday, 9.30 am –10.45 am.

       Saturday, 5.15 pm – 6.45 pm; Sunday, 9.30 am – 1.00 pm.

 

 

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

 

O come, O come, Emmanuel

And ransom captive Israel

That mourns in lonely exile here

Until the Son of God appear.

 

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel

 

O come, O come Thou Lord of might

Who to thy tribes on Sinai’s height

In ancient times didst give the law

In cloud, and majesty and awe

 

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel

 

Sacrament of Penance/Confession will be offered next weekend after each of the three Masses, Saturday 6.00 pm; Sunday 10.00 am and 12 Noon.

    The Sacrament of Penance (or Confession) is one of the great gifts of the Catholic Church. To get the most from this sacrament it is essential to prepare well. The Sacrament of Penance is above all an act of God’s love; it is a personal moment in a relationship of love with God. It is not a routine to be gone through but very much part of the personal renewal that takes place in each person, especially at Christmas and Easter.

We are invited in the light of God’s love: to recognize the sinfulness of our life; to have a true sorrow for our sins; to have a firm intention to avoid them in the future.

Sin is not merely a series of failures. It is also a sharing in what is really negative and sometimes evil: unbelief, indifference, selfishness; violence, contempt for the weak, eroticism; racism, neglect of the poor; greed, wastefulness; pride and a sense of superiority

Giving Sunday SVP(St Vincent de Paul Society): Sunday 8th December

 

Shared Mass Cards for Christmas

Thanks to Margaret Barry, these cards are available at the office inside the front entrance to the church.

 

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be celebrated tomorrow, 9th December. Mass at 10.00 am

The traditional date for this feast is the 8th December but, because it occurs on a Sunday this year, the feast is postponed to the following day. Due to the change of day the feast in not a Holy Day of obligation this year.

 

Parish Assembly Meets on Monday, 9th December.

 

Jubilee Year 2025

The Holy Father has announced that 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, something which happens every 25 years. The theme for Jubilee 2025 is “Pilgrims of Hope,” and it will be a year of hope for a world suffering the impacts of war, the ongoing effects of COVID-19 pandemic, and the climate crisis.

 

Recent Deaths:

Marie Lecane, Mount Pleasant Avenue; Michael Cronin, Green Lawn. May they rest in peace. We sympathise with their families and friends and offer the support of our prayers.

 

 

 

Recessional Hymn: I, the Lord of sea and sky

 

I, the Lord of sea and sky,
I have heard my people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin
my hand will save.
I, who made the stars of night,
I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear my light to them?
Whom shall I send?
 

Here I am, Lord.  Is it I, Lord?

I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.

 

I, the Lord of snow and rain,
I have borne my people’s pain.
I have wept for love of them.
They turn away.
I will break their hearts of stone,
give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak my words to them.
Whom shall I send?

            Here I am, Lord. ……