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Weekly Connect From: Dermot Cowhey dermot.cowhey@limerickdiocese.org

14th March, 2022:

Dear Chaplains/RE Teachers,

DCEDIY and Irish Red Cross launch accommodation pledge register to support Ukrainian refugees

People will now be able to register with the Irish Red Cross to pledge accommodation and other services

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, T.D., and the Irish Red Cross (IRC) have today launched a pledge register which will allow people to register accommodation and other services to assist Ukrainian refugees

At the request of the Irish Government, the IRC has established and will manage the IRC Register of Pledges on https://registerofpledges.redcross.ie

Welcoming the announcement, Minister O’Gorman said, “Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Irish people have been eager to assist the humanitarian efforts in any way they can. They have been particularly generous in donating funds and supplies and have expressed a desire to offer accommodation to refugees fleeing the conflict. Today, with the Irish Red Cross, I am pleased to open a centralised pledge register. Funded by my Department, the Irish Red Cross is working with the Irish Government to organise accommodation for Ukrainian refugees expected to arrive in Ireland over the coming days and weeks. Although all offers of accommodation are hugely welcome, it’s important that people are aware that not all offers may be called upon in the immediate term. In thanking people for coming forward, I would also ask for patience as we scale up what will be an enormous logistical response.”

Commenting, Secretary General of the Irish Red Cross, Liam O’Dwyer said, “The Irish Red Cross is keen to ensure that refugees from Ukraine experience a warm welcome from communities throughout Ireland as they recover from the trauma of recent days.”

For more information, visit https://registerofpledges.redcross.ie or www.RedCross.ie/pledge 

Lent 2022: The diocese is providing four opportunities which you might like to avail of to nourish and inspire you as you journey through Lent.

  1. ‘Live, Love, Lent’ Campaign

We are inviting you to journey with us this Lent.  The pastoral outreach team (Fr Chris, Aoife, Rose, Dermot, Michael along with Sr Betty, Sr Phyllis and Sharon) have put together a programme to support you throughout Lent, this includes daily thoughts, images, reflections and prayers with a different theme each week.  These are posted daily on our Diocesan Facebook page; I want to reassure you that you do not need to have a Facebook account to access these resources.  Our Facebook page is set up so that it is accessible to people who are not on Facebook; you can access our Facebook page on this link: https://www.facebook.com/dioceseoflimerick.  Be sure to check in every day.  We will have an introductory video at the start of each week explaining the theme, each day at 7am we will post an image with prayers, food for thought and/or ideas for action.  Fr Chris will then host a review of the week each Sunday evening at 8:30pm live on Facebook where we can chat and share our experiences and learning.  Again, to remind you, you do not need to subscribe to Facebook to be able to access these resources and events.  Fr Chris explains everything in this video if you would like to know more: https://fb.watch/bwt2KoKwbU/

  1. Enviro-Lenten Films

Aoife and Betty are showing 3 films in the Diocesan Centre on 3 Saturday evenings, starting this Saturday 5th March evening at 7pm.  You will need to register for these films so we can manage numbers and catering.  I have attached a poster (Attachment 1).  You can register at this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Enviro-LentenFilms

If you want to get sense of the films here are links to their trailers:

Here is a trailer for the ‘The Human Element’; https://youtu.be/k34FhplukXQ

Here is a trailer for ‘My Octopus Teacher’: https://youtu.be/3s0LTDhqe5A

Here is a trailer for ‘Living the Change’: https://youtu.be/x3d3rl6id_c

  1. Prayers of the Faithful Resources for Lent, International Women’s Day, Mother’s Day and Earth Day.

Sr Betty Baker has kindly compiled prayers of the faithful resources for Lent.  These include prayers of the Faithful from First Sunday of Lent to Corpus Christi and for International Women's Day (8th March), Mother's day (27th March), Earth Day (22 April).  I attached them to last week’s Weekly Connect. If you missed them, please contact me directly.

I hope that you will be able to avail of these opportunities.

Discussing War with Young People: Please see tips and resources when discussing war with young people, issued by the National Youth Council

Discussing War with Young People - National Youth Council of Ireland %

The Pope's Monthly Intentions for March, 2022:

For a Christian response to bioethical challenges …

We pray for Christians facing new bioethical challenges; may they continue to defend the dignity of all human life with prayer and action.


https://www.popesprayer.va/popes-prayer-intentions

To watch the Pope Video - https://youtu.be/aJpxgGQywX8

Thought for the Day: We publish a ‘thought for the day’ every morning at 7am on the Diocesan Facebook page. (For Lent, there will be a special Lenten Thought for the Day.)

‘The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.’ (Oscar Wilde)

https://www.facebook.com/dioceseoflimerick

Liturgical Calendar

17th March: St. Patrick’s Day

19th March St. Joseph’s Day

21st March: World Water Day

22nd March: World Earth Day

24th March: St. Oscar Romero

25th March: Annunciation of the Lord

26th March: Earth Hour (Google Earth Hour)

27th March: Mothers’ Day

10th April: Psalm Sunday

13th April: Spy Wednesday

14th April: Holy Thursday

15th April: Good Friday

16th April: Holy Saturday

17th April: Easter Sunday

A separate email for the March liturgical calendar with resources was sent last week. If you did not receive this, please contact me. As always, we are deeply grateful to Colette O’Doherty, DA Diocese of Ferns, for her generosity in sharing these resources.

Attachments –

  1. Catholic Agency for Overseas Development power point lesson on Fasting.
  2. Lesson Outline for above attachment.
  3. Pope Frances on what we should give up!
  4. Lenten Reflection for each week of Lent. (Thanks to Fr. Gerard Condon, DA Cloyne for generously sharing these three resources.)
  5. Attachment containing the usual links and resources. If you can add to this list, please forward all information to me.

If you are accessing this from the diocese website and would like to have these resources, please email dermot.cowhey@limerickdiocese.org

To conclude … As we move towards the feat of St. Patrick …

Christ with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me,
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ on my right,
Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down,
Christ when I sit down,
Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.

From St. Patrick's Breastplate is a popular prayer attributed to one of Ireland’s most beloved patron saints.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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