BANTRY PARISH NEWSLETTER
The sixth Sunday in ordinary time
sunday 15th February 2015
Calendar: Mass Times and Intentions :–
Mon. 16th Feb: 6th week in Ordinary Time:
Bantry: 10am – Bridie Cronin – Georges Row
Tues. 17th Feb: 6th
week in Ordinary Time:
Bantry: 10am – Geraldine Coakley - Snave
Wed.
18th Feb: Ash Wednesday:
Bantry: 10am Dermot Hurley - Drimoleague
Kealkil: 11.30am
Hospital: 5.30pm
Coomhola: 7.30pm: Prayer
Service
Thurs.
19th Feb: After Ash Wednesday:
Bantry: 10.00 am: Annie
May O’Mahony – Glandore Bantry: 7.30pm Hannie Harrington – Georges Row (Months
Mind)
Friday 20th Feb: After Ash Wednesday:
Bantry 10am Mai O’Mahony – Market Street
Kealkil: 7.30pm: Teresa
Keohane (Australia ) &
Ellen McCarthy (England ) –
both late of Pearsons
Bridge
Sat. 21st Feb: After
Ash Wednesday:
Hospital:10am; Cornelius, Brigid & John Hurley
Dromclough
Bantry: 6.15pm John Casey – Cahernacrin (1st
anniv.)
Sun. 22nd Feb: First Sunday of Lent:
Bantry: 9am:
James Andrews- Scart Road
Coomhola: 10am: Sean & Eileen Holland - Kealanine
Kealkil: 11am
John,
Betty & Sean McCarthy – Cappabui
North, Kealkil
Bantry:
12noon People
of the Parish
Ash Wednesday Mass Times
10.00am Bantry
11.30am
Kealkil
5.30pm Hospital Chapel
There will be a Prayer Service with distribution of Ashes in St. Joseph
There
will be evening Mass at 7.30pm
during Lent on Tuesdays & Thursdays in Bantry Church
LENTEN PETITIONS
Every year during Lent we recall that
Jesus was beaten, whipped, mocked, crowned with thorns, and nailed to a cross.
Our faith teaches us that He endured this agony and suffering, and died for us.
By His suffering, Jesus gave meaning to all of our suffering.
Jesus did not come to explain away
suffering or remove it; He came to fill it with His presence. This Lent we will
unite our own personal suffering with His.
Each one of us has some amount of
suffering or hurt in our life, sometimes dating from our past. Petitions
symbolise the hurt that is contained in our lives and community.
During Lent we invite anyone with any
unresolved grief or pain, or any kind or hurt, to place their petitions in the
basket at the side of the Sanctuary. Your petitions represent the pain, grief
or hurt in your life. It may be associated with;
v Grief at death
or separation
v The pain of
broken relationships
v The pain of
sickness
v The pain of
being misunderstood
v The struggle of
sexual identity
v The pain of
failure
v Pain of living
with an alcoholic partner, parent or child
v The hurt of the
past
What is unique about this spiritual
exercise is that you will be able to recognise your own grief and suffering and
understand that so many others share similar worries. Please feel free at any
time during the coming weeks to place petitions in the basket.
Ash Wednesday: 18th
February: Day of Fast & Abstinence: Start of Lent
Each Sunday evening during Lent, members of our
community will lead us in praying the Stations of the Cross at 5pm. We invite
all to attend. If you wish to lead or be involved in any way, please contact
members of Parish Assembly.
Bantry
Parish Mission
What is a Parish Mission
A Parish Mission
is a time to come together, to think about our lives in the light of the
Gospel, to celebrate our faith and deepen our sense of belonging to our local
parish community.
We will have an
opportunity to do this during our Parish
Mission with St.
Patrick’s Community from the 9th to the 13th of March
2015.
This Mission
Heavenly Father,
We pray that our
Parish Mission may be a time of grace and renewal for all.
We ask you to bless
all the families in our Parish especially those who are experiencing
difficulties.
Bless the old, the
young, the poor, the sick, the unemployed and those in sorrow or despair.
Help us dear Lord to
grow in faith and love of you. Amen
Died Recently:
We extend our prayers & sympathy to the families, relatives and
friends of;
May Cronin (nee O’Leary) – Lahern, Ballylickey, Bantry.
Anne McDevitt (nee O’Sullivan) – Glengarriff &
late of Larkhill Road Sligo
May they rest
in peace.
Spring Station Masses 2015
It is hoped to have Station Masses for Spring 2015 starting on 17th
January, and continuing through February, March & April.
If you are thinking of hosting
the Spring Stations next year, we would ask you to please contact the parish
office (56398) to arrange a date.
Spring Stations 2015
Friday 20th
February @ 11am – John & Marion Minehane: Donemark, Lahadane, Carrigbui,
Dromafinchin, Dromachapaill, Dromaduneen.
Friday 20th February @ 8pm – John & Kathleen O’Leary -
Borlin
Saturday 21st
March @ 11am – Pat & Joan O’Mahony
Carriganass, Ahil,
Geragh
Recent
Parish Baptisms:
Patrick Keane
(Caherdaniel,
Bantry),
We welcome him into
our Christian Community
The World Day of Prayer Service for 2015 will take place at 8pm on
Friday 6th March
at Bantry
Hospital
All women and men are
welcome to attend. The Women of the Bahamas who compiled the service
based on the theme of Jesus’ Words. ‘Do
you know what I have done to you’ (John 13:1-17).
There will be three
preliminary Bible Studies (10.30am-12noon) on Wednesdays 18th &
25th February and 4th March at St. Brendan’s Church.
Adult Night
Classes in Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí
Registration
now available for the following courses starting Tuesday 24th and
Thursday 26 February
Beauty and
Make Up (Tues 8.00 – 9.30) for 4 Weeks. Cost: €55. Advanced Digital
Photography (Thurs 7. – 9.pm) for 6 Weeks. Cost: €85. Further Info. email adulteducationcourses@gmail.com or telephone 027
56434.
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The 4
Valley’s Social Club: Coomhola, Borlin, Kealkil, Mealagh Valley
Offertory Collection:
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