MARTIN MC GINN - Sunday, 21st June 2020 - Longford Parish Newsletter

Monday, 22nd June. St. John Fisher and St. Thomas Moore.

8.00am: No Intention.

10.00am: Miriam Corcoran (1st A).

Tuesday, 23rd June.

8.00am: Baby Gabriel Francis Hannifin. (Month’s Mind).

10.00am: Detective Garda Colm Horkan.

Wednesday, 24th June. The Birth of St. John the Baptist.

8.00am: Kay and Don Donohoe (A).

10.00am: Winnie and Willie Hogan (A).

Thursday, 25th June.

8.00am: No Intention.

10.00am: Michael Stokes (1st A).

Friday, 26th June.

8.00am: Amy Ward (A).

10.00am: Deceased members of the Handley and Gilnagh families (A).

Saturday, 27th June. St. Cyril of Alexandria.

8.00am: No Intention.

10.00am: George Balfe and his son Fr. George (A).

Sunday, 28th June.

7.30pm. (Vigil) Brendan McDermott (A).

8.00am: Angela Davis (Month’s Mind).

10.00am: Jack Donlon (A).

11.30am: Shared. Marie McGovern (A).

1.00pm: Mass for all laid to rest in Ballymacormack Cemetery.

REST IN PEACE:

Your prayers are requested for the happy repose of the souls of

John Malone, formerly of Teffia Park and Haan, Germany and

Peggy Meskall, St Gerard’s. St Joseph’s Road, Longford who were laid to rest during the week.

May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.

HOLY HOUR: In anticipation of our return to public worship once again we will have a Holy Hour in the Cathedral via the webcam next Saturday evening immediately after the Vigil Mass. Please join us @ longfordparish.com or cablecomm channel 84.

PARISH FINANCES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: We are mindful that the current crisis is imposing financial burdens on every family and business in our parish. The current restrictions and suspension of Masses is impacting significantly on parish financial resources and ability to meet our responsibilities. We would like to thank most sincerely parishioners who pay through direct debit in the bank and those who dropped envelopes into the presbytery every week. If you wish you can drop envelopes through the presbytery letterbox or for anyone who may prefer to offer financial support electronically, the following are our banking details: Account: St Mels Cathedral Longford, BIC: IPBSIE2D, IBAN: IE48IPBS99073152096969

CEMETERY SUNDAY: In the present climate of the Coronavirus we have had to cancel Cemetery Sunday in Ballymacormack for this year. Mass will be offered in St. Mel’s Cathedral next Sunday 28th June at 1pm for all who are buried in Ballymacormack Cemetery and all graves will be blessed privately by the priests of the Parish.

RETURNING TO CELEBRATE TOGETHER: We look forward to St Mel’s Cathedral resuming public worship on Monday 29th June. Because of the need to restrict numbers attending because of social distancing there will be three masses each weekday from Monday to Friday at 8am, 10am & 7.30pm. Two masses will be added to the Sunday schedule: 6pm Vigil on Saturday and 6pm on Sunday evening. At the moment, because of the need for social distancing and contact tracing people will need a ticket if they intend attending any weekend mass. Tickets will be available in the parish office. Weekend messes are as follows: Saturday Vigil 6pm & 7.30pm. Sunday 8am, 10am, 11.30am, 1pm, 6pm.

WEDDING JUBILEES: We congratulate all married couples celebrating significant anniversaries this year. Unfortunately we could not gather together to celebrate with you as a parish as we usually do around this time every year. Your love for each other and your faithfulness is a constant reminder to us all of Christ’s ever faithful love for His Church. So, as we offer our congratulations, we also say ‘thanks’ for your faithful witness to the love of God.

FAITHFULNESS

Being faithful is not

never losing one’s way,

never fighting, never failing.

It is always getting up and going on again.

It is wanting to follow

to the end of the route

that you have decided on

and mapped out together.

It is trusting each other,

beyond the darkness and shadows.

It is supporting one another,

beyond the falls and bruises.

It is having faith in the total power

of God’s Love.

beyond all human love itself.

Faithfulness is very often

the faithfulness of Jesus

who was nailed to the cross,

his body and heart tortured

by our lack of faithfulness,

alone, abandoned, betrayed,

but who remained faithful to death,

giving and forgiving,

offering his life for us

and saving Love for ever.