Our newly formed Christian Meditation group (see separate posting) has brought the following event to our attention: Retrouver notre unité avec la Terre — 26-28 juillet 2013 à Lyon (Valpré) with Michel Maxime EGGER Sociologue et écrivain et Laurence FREEMAN, osb Directeur spirituel de la Communauté mondiale de méditation chrétienne et écrivain. Details here:Retrouver Notre unité avec la Terre

As our time in Hollerich draws to a close, so, temporarily, does our provision of tea, coffee and cakes after Mass. This is a pity: not only does it give us a chance to socialise and catch up with each other, but it has also been a significant source of revenue for the project we support in Garango, Burkina Faso. This year, including €50 from the Maltese children’s baking session, we are sending over €1,900 to Garango from the tea & coffee fund — a great achievement, adding to the regular amounts sent over the years. Thank you to Annette Power and to all who have helped prepare and serve the refreshments over the years, and all who have contributed to the funds. To those who have been serving, and those who haven’t yet helped, don’t get too comfortable — we hope you’ll be back on duty soon!

Fr Ed

UPDATE: Annette has done the maths, and from our arrival in Hollerich to our departure in 2013, the tea/coffee provision after Sunday Mass has raised over 34,500 euro. This is amazing: the constant, faithful efforts of a few, with the support of the many, can accomplish great things! Annette, and all who have helped and contributed in so many ways over the years, Thank You.

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings  NM p. 887;

Readings OM 843

Preface I NM. p. 499

Eucharistic Prayer III NM 475

First Reading Deuteronomy 30:10-14
Moses tells the people that in their observance of the Law, God is very close to them.

Psalm 68

Second Reading Colossians 1:15-20
Jesus Christ is God made visible, and it is he who holds all  things together. As the Church is his body, so Jesus Christ is the head.

Gospel Luke 10:25-37
The key to life, and the key to eternal life, is not in the observance of thousands of laws, but essentially in loving God and neighbour with our whole heart. In answer to the question, ‘who is my neighbour?’ Jesus tells the beautiful story of the Good Samaritan — the stranger who helped, when all others passed by.

Music

Opening: 708 Holy God, we praise thy name
Kyrie: Taizé
Gloria: Lourdes
Psalm: said
Gospel Acclamation:  Bodley
Offertory: 603 Blest are you Lord,
Communion: 979 O the Word of my Lord
Closing: 960 Guide me O, thou great Redeemer

Thank you to all who donated to the Ilula orphanage appeal at the Outdoor Mas on 16 June: over €350 was raised for this worthy project in Tanzania. Details of a sponsored 10k jog being made by Helen Clarke of our parish can be found here: City Jogging 2013 Form

Printed sponsorship forms will be available at church over the weekend.

This is very short notice, but here you can find details of a 5-day individually guided retreat in English, at La Pairelle Retreat Centre near Namur, Belgium. Whilst it might be too late to fit this retreat into your timetable, if you are interested, it might be worthwhile checking the website from time to time for other English language retreats.