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Sunday, 22nd January 2012

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Follow me and I will make you into fishers of people.” Those words of Jesus, which are given to us for this week, are usually thought of as being addressed to people with a vocation to the priesthood or religious life. They are about vocation certainly but are addressed to each of us. The four great vocations in the Church are single life, married life, religious life and priesthood. All of us who are baptised are living one of those and each of us is vital to the health of the whole body, the Church. We live our vocations in different ways but to the same end, the salvation of the world. Our task is to discover how to live our own vocation to the full. This means discovering how to make our love radiate out to those around us. We begin in our homes with those who are closest to us. Then we can reach out to the world around us. When we are with Christ and following him love will be the characteristic of our lives.

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.

Sunday, 22nd January 2012 - 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading: Jonah 3:1-5-10
The prophet Jonah calls the people of Nineveh back to God; they respond.

Second Reading: Corinthians 7:29-31
Avoid getting too caught up in the worries and pleasures of life. God’s gift of life is not just a gift for the here-and-now; it is for eternity.

Gospel: Mark 1:14-20
Jesus begins his public life with a call to pay attention to God; the apostles respond.

THE FOLLOWING ARE A FEW PASTORAL PROGRAMMES WHICH WE WILL BE INITIATING OVER THE COMING MONTHS:

CATHOLICISM SERIES: Catholicism Series is a groundbreaking presentation of what Catholics believe and why. The DVD Series is presented by Fr Robert Barron, Professor of Theology in Chicago. This is not a lecture series, but is a documentary style presentation of the Catholic faith filmed in 50 locations throughout 15 countries. The Catholicism Series reveals the truths of the Catholic Faith in a visually breathtaking and compelling way, with original, high-definition cinematography. Fr Barron journeys with those who participate in the programme in an engaging and interesting way, using the art, architecture, literature, music and all the treasures of the Catholic tradition to illuminate the timeless teachings of the Church. As we begin to use the Catholicism Series we hope that it will guide all who participate in it to a deeper understanding of the Catholic Faith. Over the coming weeks we will be training people in the parish to facilitate this series. If you would like to become involved, an episode from the series will be shown on Monday night in Christ the King at 8pm. To find out more visit www.CatholicismSeries.com

BAPTISM PROGRAMME: We will be inviting people from the parish to form a Baptism Preparation Team, who will guide, accompany and offer support to parents presenting their children for baptism. The team will receive formation and training in the coming weeks. If you are interested in becoming involved, please contact Fr McElhennon or Fr Gormley.

RCIA: The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is the process for initiation into the Catholic Church for those people (adults and children) who have not been baptised, have been baptized in a different Christian tradition, or who have been baptised Catholic and have not received the sacraments of First Eucharist and Confirmation. Three people from our parish have received training to coordinate RCIA (The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults). This has come in response to the number of adults seeking baptism and initiation into the Catholic Church.

SIMEON & ANNA: Prayer initiative for adults praying for all young people. Details to follow.