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St Anne’s Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

Fr McGrady — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:48:17 +0000

6th – 15th September

In the footsteps of Jesus
The Holy Land must surely be the most desired of all Christian pilgrims. Countless millions of pilgrims have continuously journeyed to this land – during the bad times as well as the good – and still do, over the two millennia of Christian history. Since the first day of that empty tomb – where a miraculous Resurrection from a cruel and dishonourable death was witnessed and reported – pilgrims have gone to that sacred spot to ponder, wonder and believe. Here, pilgrims seek to walk in the very footsteps of the Lord, to visit and meditate in those places where Jesus lived and carried out his ministry.

Contact will be made in the coming week with pilgrims regarding the Balance. There will be a meeting for Pilgrims in St Anne’s regarding arrangements on: Tuesday, 24th August at 7.00 pm.

Dates to note ……

Fr McGrady — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:47:11 +0000

Fr Gregory Collins, a native of Belfast, and a monk of the Benedictine Abbey of Glenstal will lead the parish prayerful reflections on the evenings of 19th, 20th and 21st September.

Christ, who has come.
(Symbolised by our Icon of Mary and Child)

Christ, who will come again.
(Symbolised by our Icon of Christ in glory)

Christ, who comes.
(Symbolised by the Sanctuary of the Church, especially the Book, the Altar and the Tabernacle)

Monday Morning Prayer

Fr McGrady — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:46:07 +0000

Morning Prayer at 10 am will resume on Monday 26th July.

Altar Society

Fr McGrady — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:45:48 +0000

Team A this week.

Parish Finance

Fr McGrady — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:45:11 +0000

Weekly Offering: £1838.96.
Thank you for your support.

We Welcome into the Church and Parish Family

Fr McGrady — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:58:26 +0000

Kathryn Rose O’Neill, Joseph Paul O’Hara, Caitlyn Holly Barr,
Who were baptised in St Anne’s on Sunday, 4th July 2010.

Monday Morning Prayer

Fr McGrady — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:57:57 +0000

please note:
Morning Prayer at 10 am will be postponed on Mondays, 12th and 19th July, and will resume on Monday 26th July.

Please note:

Fr McGrady — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:57:24 +0000

There will be no bulletin next week-end 18th/19th July – will resume the following weekend.

Dates to note ….

Fr McGrady — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:56:30 +0000

Fr Gregory Collins, a native of Belfast, and a monk of the Benedictine Abbey of Glenstal will lead the parish prayerful reflections on the evenings of 19th, 20th and 21st September.

Christ, who has come.
(Symbolised by our Icon of Mary and Child)

Christ, who will come again.
(Symbolised by our Icon of Christ in glory)

Christ, who comes.
(Symbolised by the Sanctuary of the Church, especially
the Book, the Altar and the Tabernacle)

The disturbing freshness of Christ

Fr McGrady — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:55:45 +0000

If I recognise the difference of Jesus, his disturbance and
freshness become inseparable. In one of his spiritual books,
entitled Heart of the World, the theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar has an eloquent passage about the differentness of God. We often have, he says, a secure place for fire in our houses, a well-guarded fireplace. If one spark escapes, it can destroy the house: ‘If you have the Lord of the World in your fireproof heart, fence him in well … God is dangerous. God is a consuming fire … He begins with a small love, a small flame, and before you know it, he has hold of you and you are caught … He is God, accustomed to infinity … and a seducer of hearts.’ In other words, the loving ambitions of God can be uncomfortable for our tame expectations. What passes for religious can offer a drastically reduced version of the fire of Christ’s love.
Michael Paul Gallagher S.J.