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Joseph's Church, Ballytivnan
St. Patrick's Church, Calry. |
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Dear Friend/Browser,
On behalf of the
parish community of St Joseph’s and Calry,
in Sligo, Ireland, I welcome you to our parish website. I welcome especially
those with connections to our parish or to Sligo who are visiting our
site.
Our parish is
the youngest in the Diocese of Elphin as you can read in our history elsewhere
on this site. Our population has a huge young and computer literate membership.
To them, and indeed to those who are just taking their first steps on
the net, we humbly offer the contents of our website.
Happy browsing
and God bless,
Noel Rooney, P.P.
Statement of the Irish Bishops for the occasion of
the National Famine
Commemoration Day, Sunday 16 May 2010
You will be my Witnesses (Acts 1:8)
As the country holds the second National Famine Commemoration Day, we
are
confronted by the shocking reality that more than one billion people on
the planet are
victims of hunger. Remembering the millions who died or were forced to
emigrate at
the time of the Irish Famine brings to mind that almost one in six of
the worlds
people does not have enough food to eat today. On this Ascension Day we
hear the
words of Jesus: You will be my witnesses
to the ends of the
earth (Acts 1:8). As
witnesses to Christs love we are challenged to feed the hungry
and to give concrete
expression to Christs deep concern for the poor.
In his recent encyclical, Caritas in Veritate, Pope Benedict XVI pointed
out that the
elimination of world hunger has become a requirement for safeguarding
the peace and
stability of the planet. It is necessary, wrote the Holy Father, to
cultivate a public
conscience that considers food and access to water as universal rights
of all human
beings, without distinction or discrimination.
In September 2010 world leaders will gather at the United Nations in New
York to
assess progress in implementing the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
Included in the first of these is an international determination to reduce
by half the
number of people living in hunger by the year 2015. Agencies like Trócaire
are
actively engaged in the MDG process. The Irish government made a special
commitment to pursue this target particularly in the light of our national
experience of
famine. As we urge other developed countries to meet their commitments
on
development aid, fair trade and the relief of debt, we too must fulfil
our
responsibilities in these areas. We owe it to those who suffered at the
time of the Irish
Famine to stand in solidarity with the hungry of today.
PASTORAL
LETTER OF THE HOLY FATHER POPE BENEDICT XVI
TO THE CATHOLICS OF IRELAND - 20/03/2010
Full
Letter
Extracts
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Make Poverty History
Millennium Development Goals
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Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
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Achieve universal primary education
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Promote gender equality and empower
women
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Reduce child mortality
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Improve maternal health
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Combat HIV and Aids, malaria and other
diseases
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Ensure environmental sustainability
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Develop a global partnership for development
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Weekly
Newsletter
If you have notes for the Northside News, which covers the
Sligo's north ward election area, please drop them into the Northside
Community Centre, Forthill, Sligo. News of all kinds of community
based activities are warmly welcome.
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Mass Times
St. Josephs
Vigil
7:30pm
Sunday
11:00am
12:30pm
7:00pm
Week
Days
10:00 am
St. Patricks
Sunday
10:00am
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Upcoming Events
DATES FOR YOUR
DIARY
CONFIRMATION AND FIRST COMMUNION DATES FOR 2010
Confirmation in our parish will be celebrated as follows:
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St Josephs Church Friday 21st May at
4:00pm.
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Calry Church Tuesday 18th May at 11:00am.
First Communion in our parish will be celebrated as follows:
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St Josephs Church Saturday 8th May at
11:00am.
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Calry Church Saturday 1st May at 11:00am.
We keep the young people/children involved, their families,
their teachers and their faith friends in our prayers.
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Contact Info
Fr.
Noel Rooney
Tel:
071 9142422
Mobile: 086 6054106
e-mail
Fr.
Hugh McGonagle
Tel:071
9143430
Mobile:086 8397342
e-mail
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Notices for the Bulletin: for notices please deliver them
to St. Joseph's Church Sacristy or by email to newsletter@stjosephsandcalry.ie.
Only parish or voluntary/community/charity based notices are accepted.
By Thursday please; print or clear handwriting !
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