Sr Dympna Clancy FMA - RIP

Sr Dympna Clancy FMA RIP

It was with deep sadness that SS102fm received the news of the death of Sr Dympna Clancy FMA on 28th February 2017.

Sr. Dympna Clancy (Salesian Sisters, Westbury, Corbally, Limerick, formerly of Glencanane, Kildysart, Co. Clare) 28th February 2017, peacefully at Milford Care Centre. 

Deeply regretted by her Salesian sisters, brothers Louis, Paul, Jim and Tommy, sisters Mary and Helen, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, extended family and friends. Rest in peace.

Sr Dympna had been a personal friend to the SS102fm team for many years and also a contributor to the programme in terms of interviews and reflections (particularly to our Christmas and New Years programmes), written contributions to the blog and prayerful support behind the scenes.

As one online tribute put it:

"I grew up on the northside of Limerick city. Most of the free education for girls in the 70's and 80's was provided by the Salesian sisters, and that meant some of the local youth work was organised by them too. Dympna was one of the people who taught by day, ran youth groups and parish meetings after that, and took us young teens off to places like Fanore over the summer to camp in the dunes. 

Always smiling, always organising people, always moving; Sr Dympna Clancy is probably responsible for a lot of friendships made in teenage years that are still alive today. She and her Salesian sisters made a significant difference to the lives of young girls and teenagers in Limerick city over the past forty years.

Rest in peace Dympna Clancy - thanks for the gifts of your enthusiasm, commitment, and smiling presence in our lives. It made all the difference."

You can find Dympna's contributions to SS102fm under the tag Sr Dympna Clancy.

You can also listen back to her contributions:

7 November 2010 - Dympna shared her vocation story
13 November 2011 - Interview about VIDES
23 December 2012 - Advent reflection 

Requiescat in pace

10th April 2016 - VIDES: Paul Riordan Interview - 3rd Sunday of Easter (Synod Sunday)

On this weeks programme John and Shane have an  interview with Paul Riordan about his experience with VIDES in Zambia. We have our regular reflection on the Sunday gospel as well as other liturgical odds and ends.

You can listen to the podcast of the programme HERE.

Interview with Paul Riordan about VIDES

On this weeks programme John has a chat with Paul Riordan.

Paul from Waterford worked for a few years in the Financial Services in Dublin before deciding to volunteer with Vides after chatting to a friend.

He tells us his story of helping others in the 'City of Hope' in Zambia and working in a resource centre in Lesotho. He shares how much he received from those with whom he shared his gifts with, as he said the world would be so much better to live in if we all shared what we have.

Interview with Paul Riordan excerpted from main programme HERE.
 
You can find our more about VIDES at their website HERE. 
 
Gospel - John 21:1-19

After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way. 2Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, “Children, you have no fish, have you?” They answered him, “No.” He said to them, “Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the sea. But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, only about a hundred yards off. When they had gone ashore, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred fifty-three of them; and though there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.” A second time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to fasten your own belt and to go wherever you wished. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten a belt around you and take you where you do not wish to go.” (He said this to indicate the kind of death by which he would glorify God.) After this he said to him, “Follow me.”
 
Reflections on this weeks gospel:
 
Sunday Reflections
English Dominicans
Centre for Liturgy
Word on Fire

Do Not Be Afraid: The Heart of Discipleship
Do you love me?! Gospel reflection for 3rd Sunday of Easter

Liturgical odds & ends

Liturgy of the Hours - psalter week 3, 3rd week of Easter

Saints of the Week
11th April - St Stanislaus
12th April - St Gregery of Narek
13th April - St Martin I
14th April - Bl Domina of Terri
Anniversary of episcopal ordination of Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick
15th April - St Maro
16th April - St Bernadette Soubirous

28th September 2014 - VIDES - 26th Sunday in Ordinary time (Year A)

On this weeks programme John is joined by Sr Dympna Clancy from VIDES to talk about the work which is a group of volunteers who have given time abroad and who share their experience with those wishing to offer their services for limited periods working with the Salesian sisters in development projects abroad.

We have our regular Sunday gospel reflection as well as some other odds and ends. You can listen to the podcast of this weeks programme HERE.

VIDES

VIDES (Voluntary International Development Education and Service)which is an international association supported by the Salesian Sisters which consists of groups of volunteers who give time abroad and who share their time and their gifts for limited periods working with the sisters in development projects abroad.

Vides Ireland continues to operate and invite volunteers to make contact if they are interested in giving time abroad. The Irish delegate is Sr. Dympna Clancy who can be contacted at dymclan@eircom.net or phone 086-3708652 or 061-348510

We hear from two returned Vides volunteers who have returned from Zambia and hear their story and experience of working in the City of Hope outside Lusake - Maire Ni Choistealbha and John Reidy.

Gospel - Matthew 21: 28-32

"What do you think? A man had two sons; and he went to the first and said, `Son, go and work in the vineyard today.' And he answered, `I will not'; but afterward he repented and went. And he went to the second and said the same; and he answered, `I go, sir,' but did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him; and even when you saw it, you did not afterward repent and believe him."



Reflections on this weeks gospel:

Word on Fire
Sunday Reflections
English Dominicans
Centre for Liturgy

Liturgical odds and ends

Saints of the Week

September 29th - Archangels St Michael, Raphel and Gabriel
September 30th - St Jerome
October 1st - St Therese of Lisieux
October 2nd - Guardian Angels
October 3rd - Bl Columbia Marmion
October 4th - St Francis of Assisi

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A - VIDES Volunteers

On this weeks programme Sr Dympna joins us with two returned VIDES volunteers to tell us of their experience volunteering in South Africa and Zambia. We have our usual gospel reflection, some local notices and saints of the week.

This weeks podcast is now available.


VIDES Volunteers

Sr Dympna Clancy FMA returns to Sacred Space 102fm with two VIDES volunteers to tell us of some of their work in the last year Mindra Kelly and Darragh Casey who joined us in studio. They tell us of how they heard about VIDES, the work they did before and during their time overseas in Africa and how it has affected them since they returned to Ireland.



Darragh and Mindra in studio

VIDES (Voluntary International Development Education and Service)is an international association supported by the Salesian Sisters which consists of groups of volunteers who give time abroad and who share their time and their gifts for limited periods working with the sisters in development projects abroad. It is for volunteers 20 years up wards who work with the Salesian Sisters around the world.

Vides Ireland continues to operate and invite volunteers to make contact if they are interested in giving time abroad. The Irish delegate is Sr. Dympna Clancy who can be contacted at dymclan@eircom.net or phone 061-348510. The training for next year begins on Saturday 26th November so if you would be interested in going next year with VIDES, please contact Sr Dympna as soon as possible.

Gospel - Matthew 25: 14-30

We are drawing to the end of the liturgical year and we are coming to the end of St Matthews gospel. The gospel this week is the 'Parable of the Talents' and how the servants use the "gift" of money that has been given to them by their master. For us of course we can see it as the free gifts that God has given to each of us. We are individuals with gifts given to us in different proportions which we are called to use and share those gifts. In that using and sharing, we will receive back many times that which we expend. How do we react and respond to the free gift that God has given us?

We need to also take God's way of acting seriously as God will demand an account from each of us for the gifts that have been entrusted to us to be developed and grown. He gives to each according to their ability freely without having direction. It poses a question to each of us as to how will we be able to respond to the Master when he returns and account for our stewardship of our gifts.

Other reflections on this weeks gospel:

• Fr John Coughlan
• Word on Fire
• English Dominicans
• Sunday Reflection

Saints of the Week

November 14th - St Laurence O'Toole
November 15th - St Albert the Great OP, (Doctor)
November 16th - St Margaret of Scotland
November 17th - St Elizabeth of Hungary
November 18th - Dedication of the Basilica's of Ss Peter and Paul
November 19th - St Agnes of Assisi

7th November 2010 - 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

After the "stress" of last weeks live show from West Limerick 102fm HQ, this week we get back to a more normal routine and the Sacred Space 10fm team have an interview with Sr Dympna Clancy FMA about her life as a Salesian Sister and also about VIDES which wraps up our series on mission and missionaries on Sacred Space 102fm.


Salesian Sisters and VIDES

Sr Dympna tells us about her early life, her call to enter the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians a.k.a the Salesian Sisters and about her work in education and parish ministry.

She also introduces us to VIDES (Voluntary International Development Education and Service)which is an international association supported by the Salesian Sisters which consists of groups of volunteers who give time abroad and who share their time and their gifts for limited periods working with the sisters in development projects abroad.

Vides Ireland continues to operate and invite volunteers to make contact if they are interested in giving time abroad. The Irish delegate is Sr. Dympna Clancy who can be contacted at dymclan@eircom.net or phone 086-3708652 or 061-348510

The next meeting of VIDES will be in Saturday 4th December 2010, in Castletown (near Mountrath) Co Laois and if you are interested in attending it is best to contact Sr Dympna before hand.

You can listen to Sr Dympna's interview HERE.

Gospel

Although we don't discuss this weeks gospel with Sr Dympna on the show, for our regular readers we are posting the text for you to read and reflect on, as well as some links to reflections and other pieces about it.

This weeks scripture readings for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

• 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14
• Psalm 16
• 2 Thessalonians 2:16 - 3:5
• Luke 20:27-38.

The readings offer hope to us regards faith in the resurrection particularily in this month of November when we especially remember our dead. Some reflections on this weeks readings can be found here, here and here .

We also want to introduce you to Fr Robert Barron from the Archdiocese of Chicago and his ministry of evangelisation through the Word on Fire website and would recommnd his site as a source of informtion and reflection on the weekly gospels and current affairs. This weeks reflection on the gospel can be heard here

Thanks for listening


John, Lorraine and Shane