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BANTRY PARISH NEWSLETTER

Second Sunday of Easter 

(Divine Mercy Sunday)

12th April 2015

Calendar: Mass Times and Intentions :–

Mon. 13^th April: Easter Monday:

Bantry: 10am –  Patrick Kelleher – Cappabue, Kealkil

Tues. 14^th April: Easter Tuesday:

Bantry:       10am: Dr. Jerry & Nancy O’Mahony – Blackrock Terrace

                                        

Wed. 15^th April: Easter Wednesday:

Bantry: 10am                 Finola Doody

Hospital: 5.30pm  P.J. Cyriac (2^nd anniversary) & deceased members of the Puthoopara Mbil Family 

      

Thurs. 16^th  April: Easter Thursday:

Bantry: 10am:       Kathleen O’Mahony – Hayes, UK                                

Friday 17^th  April: Easter Friday

Bantry: 10am  Nora Hayes & Jer & Mary O’Brien –

                                        Drimoleague

Kealkil: 7.30pm Margaret O’Sullivan - Gortloughera 

    

                                         

Sat. 18^th April: Easter Saturday:

Hospital:  10am: John & Ellen McGrath – Church Road

Bantry:     6.15pm Maurice O’Keeffe - Donemark

Sun. 19^th April: Second Sunday of  Easter:

Bantry:    9am  John Downey – Dromduve, Ballylickey

Coomhola: 10am: Christy Cronin - Ardnacloughy

Kealkil:11am  Jerome Minehane - Lisheens

Bantry:    12noon  People of the Parish

Easter Ceremonies

We thank you all for your involvement in our Easter Ceremonies. We thank especially all who participated in the ceremonies and we are very grateful to everyone who contributed in any way.

Easter is a time of joy and many blessings and we hope that that this Easter has found you fulfilled, happy and healthy.

We pray every blessing on all parishioners and especially on all children who are soon to receive the Sacraments; that you will be strengthened by God’s Holy Spirit in Confirmation, and be nourished by the gift of Christ in the Holy Eucharist.

We, the priests of the Parish, thank you very sincerely for your generous financial support in the Easter collection and for your ongoing prayerful support always.

Fr. Martin & Fr. Sean 

MUSINGS

As we recall in today’s Gospel the story of Christ’s appearance to his disciples – and the absent Thomas’s disbelief when the others told him – we might also call to mind the special association that Ireland has with Thomas’s eventual proclamation of faith. In the new Missal, issued after the Second Vatican Council, provision was made for a number of memorial acclamations to be used by the whole Church. However, the Irish bishops petitioned for a special dispensation to use one extra acclamation that was traditionally dear to the Irish people: this was simply Thomas’s profession of ‘My Lord and my God!’.

 Salvador Ryan - St Patrick’s College, Maynooth

Bantry Parish Accounts

Income & Expenditure as at 31^st December 2014

Income                                                                  €

Offertory Collections                                      134,089

Diocesan Quarterly Collections                          6,605

Donations & Bequests                                          760

Shrines                                                            32,270

Rental Income                                                   4,469

Weddings                                                          3,200

Insurance Claim Received                                4,036

Total Income                                                185,429

Expenditure

Salaries incl. PAYE/PRSI                               41,714

Priests for Supply                                               2,450

Books/Mags/Directories                                     2,739

Candles/Altar Cloth/Flowers                          32,303

Insurance                                                            9,942

Security                                                                639

Telephone/Computer/Post & Stationery           4,338

Light & Heat                                                   23,029

Repairs / Maintenance & Cleaning                 62,684

Rent/Rates/ Service Charges                             1,002

Professional Fees                                                 787

Computer & Website Costs                              1,907

Bantry Interest & Charges                                   857

Confirmation Expenses                                     1,677

School Expenses – Inchaclough                      1,207

Parish Assembly/Room Hire/Training                 171

Property Tax                                                        225

Diocesan Contributions

Diocesan Fund                                                13,950

Benevolent Fund                                            11,159

Diocesan Quarterly                                           8,705

Total Expenditure                                                     221,485                                                                                                                                                       _______  

Net Loss                                                             -36,056

Died Recently:

We extend our prayers & sympathy to the families, relatives & friends of

Noel Daly

- Derryvahalla, Bantry

Esther Mullins (nee O’Shea)

(Dreenbuí, Glengarriff & Bantry),

May they rest in peace

Spring Stations

Wednesday 15^th April @ 8pm

– Brendan & Helen O’Keeffe:

Gorteen, Beach, Cappanaloha, Dromreig, Dunbittern, Shanavalla, Dromacusane, Dromcloch, Ardihoulihane, Aghahogeen,

Youth2000 Retreat Killarney

24^th – 26^th of April the next Youth2000 retreat is being held in Killarney Co. Kerry. Please feel very welcome to join us for prayer, music, worship and friendship. If you are between the ages of 16 and 35 this is an excellent opportunity to learn more about your faith,     or simply meet people your age.

Bantry Defibrillator Group members will be doing CPR demonstrations

on Monday evening April 13th at 8pm in the Ouvanne Falls Hotel Ballylickey.

We will be teaching new members how to perform good CPR and how to use a defibrillator. All are welcome to come along and learn these life saving skills.

45  Progressive   Card    Drive  at Mealagh   Valley   Hall  on Saturday  April  18th.  at  9.00P.M.  .  Your   Support is Greatly   Appreciated.     All  are  Most  Welcome.

Bantry Basketball Club  - Dates for the Diary

AGM: Friday 17^th April Boys Club at 7pm

Please come & support your child &the club.

Flagday Collection: Sat. 18^th April (9am-6pm)

We are looking for parents to give one hour.

Basketball Awards Presentation Evening: Sunday 19^th April @ 4pm in the Mariner. 

Registration for next season will also take place this evening.

Tidy Towns Annual Spring Clean takes place on Tuesday 14^th April. Meeting at the Square at 7.30pm by the Fountain on the Square.

All are welcome.