Good Shepherd Parish Newsletter

The Good Shepherd Parish

 Mass Times

Sunday - 11am, Monday to Thursday - 9.30am
First Friday - 9.30am

Week of September 2nd, 2011

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

 Help us to find a home

Just €5  a week, please take the standing order form at the entrance to Mass and return it to the Parish Office at your convenience. Or If it is more suitable for you please take a box of envelopes in which you can place your weekly contribution / tithe and place it in the basket at Sunday Mass or in the box at the entrance or return it to the parish office at your convenience.  Many thanks to all those who have already contributed

Urgent

Calling all mothers of toddlers and others willing to offer their services
Volunteers are urgently needed to take the Children through their own liturgy during Mass time.  Please contact the Parish Office if you would like to lend your support.

Planning your wedding

Couples planning their wedding should be aware that the pre-marriage courses recognised by the Galway Diocese are those provided by Accord in Newtownsmith and Esker Retreat House, Athenry.

Sunday, October 2nd

Hospitality:  Maureen Cox, Yemisi Olayiwola

SERVERS

TEZM 1; Patrick (Oyelola) , Michael, Jean

Sunday October 9th:

TEAM 2; Catherine, Ben, Sean

OCTOBER  ROTAS

Eucharistic Ministers: Celia Keane, Margaret Carr, Patrician Long, Padraic Kyne
Collectors: Peter Brennan, Peter Oyelola, Vinny Hennelly

Mass Intentions for the Week:

Sunday 2nd: Tom, Evelyn & Colman Coyne and the deceased members of the Coyne Family
Monday 3rd: Mass
Tuesday 4th: Mass
Wednesday 5th: Mass
Thursday 6th: Pro-Popula (Mass for the People)
Friday 7th Mass
Sunday 9th: Cyril Colleran (Anniversary)

Notices for newsletter
If you have a notice you would like to include in the newsletter please contact the Parish office before 12 noon on Wednesday

 SEEING YOUR LIFE THROUGH THE LENS OF THE GOSPELS MATTHEW 21:33-43

The target audience of this allegorical parable are the Jewish chief priests and elders, portrayed here as rejecting Jesus and his teaching, and as a consequence losing out on what God was offering them.  It is a story of an opportunity presented and rejected, and they lose out in the process.  How important have you found it to recognise and accept opportunities for growth, development and new life when these were presented to you?

The parable is also a cautionary tale about the destructive effects of greed - doing violence to the rights of others and eventually destroying the greedy themselves.  What attitude towards possessions has helped you to be at peace in yourself and at peace with others?

The vineyard of the Lord is an image for God’s people.  As we look at the vineyard we have been given, we can ask ourselves ‘ are we good tenants?’  Recall times when you have been a good tenant, and reached out caringly for those around you.

Collections

Sunday 18th: €290.36

Cope; 198.75

Sunday 25th: 292.35

Rev. Fr. Martin Glynn - P.P.

Phone Mobile - 087-2527124

Parish Office - 091-756823

Web Address

Www.goodshepherdgalway.com

Email addresses

goodshepherdgalway@gmail.com

Community Web Address

www.oscail.org

 ACTIVE RETIREMENT IRELAND

The group meet every Wednesday in the Parish Centre at 2.30p,m.

New members welcome.

The Group meet on the first Wednesday of each month in Caffe Mocha, Roscam. 
New members always welcome.

Do you play the guitar, keyboard or any other instrument? Great!!!!

Would you like to give one Sunday a month to accompany our singing congregation in the Mass.  Contact the Parish Office for further details.

Bereavement Support

Volunteers required to work in the area of Bereavement Support.  Training will be provided.  More information available from 087-7978832.