Sunday 23 June 2013


BANTRY PARISH NEWSLETTER
The  Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary time  
Sunday June 23rd   2013                                                              

Calendar: Mass Times and Intentions

Mon. 24th  June: The Nativity of St. John the Baptist
                     Bantry:                    10am             Margaret & James O’Mahony – Reenrour Road
                    
Tues. 25th June: 12th Week in Ordinary Time:
                     Bantry:                    10.00am        John O’Connell – Chapel Street
                    
Wed. 26th June: 12th Week in Ordinary Time:
                     Bantry                     10.00am        Anthony Davitt (Kent) & Michael Cotter (Dorset)
Hospital;                  5.30pm         May McCarthy – Blackrock Terrace

Thurs 27th June: 12th Week in Ordinary Time: St. Cyril of Alexandria,
370-444, patriarch, fought against Nesorianism at the Council of Ephesus, 431,
which proclaimed Mary, Mother of God
Bantry:                    10am             Diarmuid McCarthy – Lisareemig – 25th Anniversary
                    
Friday 28th June: 12th Week in Ordinary Time:  St. Irenaeus, Bishop & Martyr.
Bantry:                    10am             Nell Murphy - Beach
Kealkil:                    7.30pm         Mary & Timothy O’Sullivan - Ballinamought
                    
Sat. 29th June: Ss Peter and Paul, Apostles
                     Hospital                   10am             Christy Minehane – Whiddy Island
                     Bantry:                    6.15pm         Michael Cronin – Coomanore
                     Bantry:                   7.00pm         Mass in Polish
Sun. 30th June: 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time:
                     Bantry:                         9am          Michael Cronin - Coomanore
                     Coomhola:                   10am     Christy O’Leary – Millbeg, Coomhola
                     Kealkil:                        11am         John & Julia Kearney - Droumsullivan
                     Bantry:                        12noon     People of the Parish

                





If you close your eyes & just imagine it, picture it: ‘One day when Jesus was praying alone in the presence of his disciples…’
What was it like? Maybe it was outdoors, in a quiet place, on a mountain. We’re told it was on ‘day’ so it was bright; Jesus may have been slightly away from the disciples but still pretty close to them. They might have been watching closely and quietly having a chat at the same time. They might have been very impressed as they watched him at prayer; & Jesus – although absorbed in prayer – may well have been perfectly aware of their reactions & everything that was going on around him.
But did you ever imagine that this scene could be about you too? One day when you were praying alone in the presence of other parishioners, for example. It happens every time you come to church for Mass, Confession, Baptism, Funeral or Marriage; you come to pray alone in the presence of others of the Lord’s Disciples.
Jesus’ moment o f prayer was obviously a profoundly moving experience for him. He may have been having personal doubts about how he was doing, and in that Jesus represents each of us at one time or another.
No matter who we are or what we do there are times when we feel we’re just not making the connections, our message just isn’t getting through, it all appears to be just a big waste of time. So what does Jesus do? He tests public opinion by asking two questions; ‘Who do the crowds say I am?’ and ‘Who do you say I am?’ With Peter’s answer he knew God’s plan was in fact taking shape.
And for his disciples, then and now, he had a message too: ‘If anyone wants to be a follower of mine let him renounce himself and take up his cross every day and follow me.’
An imagine, all of that happened ‘one day when Jesus was praying alone in the presence of his disciples’. Isn’t it amazing what can happen when we pray!        



Youth Choir – Coomhola Church  

There will be a youth choir taking place for the months of July and August at Coomhola Church
Children from the Community of 3rd, 4th,5th and 6th classes are welcome to join and also teenagers 
are very welcome.  There will be practices taking place on Saturday the 22nd and 29th June from 
7.00 to 8.30 (preferably no parents to stay during practice).  We look forward to seeing as many 
singers as possible. Please contact (086-1012029) with any queries.   


Annual Liz Lucey Memorial Run

The Annual Liz Lucey Memorial Run in aid of  Marymount Hospice will take place on July 7th in Inchigeela.
This run includes tractors,cars,cyclists,walkers and Honda 50's.
Registration for tractors,cars,cyclists and Honda 50's will take place at 11.30am sharp at Inchigeela Hall.
Registration for walkers will take place at Gougane Barra at 1.30pm sharp.
Refreshments will be served on the day followed by a huge trad session in the evening.
This is a great day for all the family!
Your support would be very much appreciated for this worthy cause.

 Recent Parish Baptisms

Katie Maria Holland
(Kealanine, Coomhola, Bantry)
Alyssa Elizabeth Gibbs
(Millbrook Lawn, Bantry)

We welcome them into our Christian Community

Bantry and District Cardiac Support Group
The June meeting of the Bantry Cardiac Support Group will take place on Tues 25th. Meeting at Harbour View car park at 8pm for a walk to the Abbey Cemetary or the Beicin walk weather permitting. After the walk we will meet at the Resource Centre Main St. for refreshments & to discuss next seasons events. The meeting is for people who suffered a cardiac event such as Heart Attack, Angioplasty or who have had cardiac surgery or any Cardiac related concerns. Contact: Catherine Cahalane (Cardiovascular RHN)    0867871552. John (Group Secretary)    0864048821


St Colums Cúl Camp! 

The St. Colum's GAA Cúl Camp will take place August 19th-23rd. Children aged 6-13 can attend. Sign up athttp://gaa.ie/Kelloggscùlcamp. If you have any queries about the camps, please contact Tom Farley on 086 851 1293.

Knock Marriage Introductions has been operating since 1968 as a means of helping people find suitable marriage partners. Last year it had eleven marriages bringing to a total of 911 since its foundation. We have applications from every county in Ireland and some from abroad. For further information phone 0949375960 Tuesday and Thursday 9-5pm or visit our website knockmarriageintroductions.com

Pontifical High Mass; Sunday 7th July at 11.30am. All welcome. Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke will offer Mass at SS. Peter & Paul’s Church, Paul Street, Cork City.
Please be seated by 11.20am. Cardinal Burke will also preside at Vespers (Evening Prayer) at 7.30pm on Saturday 6th July.
Our Lady Queen of Ireland Pray for us.


St. Colum’s Overnight Pilgrimage to Knock
6th – 7th July 2013
To book please contact: Matt O’Sullivan -66031, May Murphy – 56632, Mary Holland - 63384


Diocesan Bible Study Certificate  

                     
Are you interested in knowing more about the Scriptures?  Have you started to read the Bible but would like a better understanding?We are pleased to announce a new initiative that will open the door to a deeper understanding of the Bible.  The course aims to help participants to become familiar with the different aspects of the Bible through short accessible modules.  A new module will be offered spring and autumn for two years, both in the city and Dunmanway. The first module will be of 4 weeks duration and the others will be six weeks long.  No written assignments or exams are required. Each module will explore a different aspect of the scriptures, where they come from and what they mean.  There will be a variety of different contributors. The first module ‘What is the Bible? – An Introduction to the Sacred Scriptures’ will be offered on four Thursday nights October 3rd 7.30-9.30pm.  This module will be presented by Fr Ben Hegarty OP and Fr. Sean O’Sullivan.   It will be held in The West Cork Education Centre, Dunmanway.  The cost will be €50 per module.  All welcome. Places limited.
For further details and to book please contact Anne Francis 087-228-2134 or abfrancis@eircom.net  


Rotas: Rotas for Ministers of the Eucharist & the Word (July-December 2013) are now available for collection from the Sacristy or Parish Office. Thank you.



Saturday 15 June 2013




BANTRY PARISH NEWSLETTER
The  Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time  
                                                    Sunday June 16th  2013   



The Deep End – Whose feet will you wash?
It is hard to read a Gospel Story about the woman who washes and kisses the feet of Jesus without thinking of another foot-washing story – when Jesus washes the feet of the disciples at the Last Supper.
The woman in this story has a jar of ointment, and that seems to be all. She uses her tears to wash the feet of Jesus, and her hair to wipe them away. She gives everything she has, & throws herself totally at the mercy of Jesus, who sees the openness & humility of the gesture & responds with love.
This story also brings to mind an image which captured the public imagination earlier this year, when Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 inmates at a juvenile prison in Rome on Holy Thursday, in a powerful sign of the emphasis he wised to place on service. ‘Among us the one who is highest up must be at the service of others. This is a symbol, it is a sign – washing your feet means I am at your service. And we are too, among each other,’ he told them.  Saint Basil once posed the question: ‘If you live alone, whose feet will you wash?’ We are called to live in relationship with others & to be at the service of others. The woman in the story has been shown such forgiveness & love, & is overwhelmed at her encounter with Jesus. Because he shows her such love, she is able to respond with love. We too are loved, and we have love to share. How can we show that love in the service of others?                                     Trina Doherty (triona@gmail.com)



Calendar: Mass Times and Intentions

Mon. 17th  June: 11th week in Ordinary Time:
                     
                       Bantry:                    10am             Mrs. Mary Hodnett – Orchard Hill
                    
Tues. 18th June: 11th Week in Ordinary Time:
                     
                      Bantry:                    10.00am        Patricia O’Shea – Inchinagown, Coomhola
                    
Wed. 19th June: 11th Week in Ordinary Time: St. Romuald was a monk who lived a life of strict penance & solitude. He established many monasteries, most notably at Camaldoli in Tuscany. He died in 1027
                     
                      Bantry                     10.00am        Timmy & Joan McCarthy – St. Canneras Place
Hospital;                  5.30pm         Sonny Cronin - Seskin

Thurs 20th June: 11th Week in Ordinary Time: Blessed Irish Martyrs.Seventeen Irish Martyrs, men & women, cleric &
lay, who per  put to death for the Catholic Faith between 1579 & 1654 were beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1992.

Bantry:                    10am             Mary Goggin – Cork & Whiddy Island
Bantry:                   7.30pm         Traditional Latin Mass
                    
Friday 21st  June: 11th Week in Ordinary Time:  St. Aloysius Gonzaga joined the Jesuits. As a model novice he worked in the
plague hospital & caught the fever, dying in 1691 at the age of 23. Patron of Youth.

Bantry:                    10am             Kitty Cronin (5th Anniversary) & Christy Cronin (Month’s Mind) - Gurteenroe
Kealkil:                    7.30pm         Pat O’Leary – Cahirmounteen, - 1st Anniversary
                    
Sat. 22nd  June: 11th Week in Ordinary Time: St. Paulinus 355-431, bishop of Nola in the Campania. 
St. John Fisher 1469-1535, as Vice-chancellor, built Christ’s & St. John’s Colleges, Cambridge. Bishop of Rochester. His love of
truth brought about his death. 
St. Thomas More 1478-1535, the first commoner to be Lord Chancellor of England,
suffered martyrdom also under Henry VIII. Patron of lawyers & those in public life.
                     
                     Hospital                   10am             Donie McCarthy – Slip Grove & Maughnaclea
                     Bantry:                    6.15pm         Donal & Frances McCarthy - Drinagh
Sun.  23rd June: 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time:
                     
                      Bantry:                         9am          Maisie Hunt - Glengarriff
                     Coomhola:                   10am     Tom  & Bridie Triggs - Borlin
                     Kealkil:                        11am         Madge O’Sullivan - Droumsullivan
                     Bantry:                        12noon     People of the Parish     




Father's Day Prayer 

God our Father, in Your wisdom and love

You made all things.
Bless these men, that they may be strengthened as Christian fathers.
Let the example of their faith and love shine forth.
Grant that we, their sons and daughters, may honour them always with a spirit of profound respect.
Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen



Youth Choir – Coomhola Church  

There will be a youth choir taking place for the months of July and August at Coomhola Church.  Children from the Community of 3rd, 4th,5th and 6th classes are welcome to join and also teenagers are very welcome.  There will be practices taking place on Saturday the 22nd and 29th June from 7.00 to 8.30 (preferably no parents to stay during practice).  We look forward to seeing as many singers as possible. Please contact (086-1012029) with any queries.    



Rotas
Rotas for Ministers of the Eucharist & the Word (July-December 2013) are now available for collection from the Sacristy or Parish Office. Thank you.


                                                 

Died Recently
We extend our prayers & sympathy to the family, relatives & friends of
Richard (Dick) Deasy (Bantry).

 May he rest in peace




Station Mass – Spring 2013
Friday 21st June @ 8pm.
Denis & Catherine Keohane
Corran, Cooleenlemane, Derrynakilla, Farranfadda, Inchinagown, Kealanine




Recent Parish Baptisms:
Daniel Paul Sheehan
(Chapel Hill Court, Kealkil, Bantry)
Culainn James Vaughan
(Cul na Greine, Bantry)
We welcome them into our Christian Community


"DRINK TEA FOR MND' 

June 17th to June 23rd 2013 is Global Awareness Week for Motor Neurone Disease, a debilatating, terminal illness.  A fundraiser in aid of the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association will be held in The Maritime Hotel next Saturday June 22nd between 10.30am to 1pm. A raffle will also be held on the day.  Please come & enjoy a cuppa & chat your support would be greatly appreciated


Bantry Neighbourhood Watch Updates
At this months’ meeting of Bantry Neighbourhood Watch, there was a review of the modern alarms that have been fitted over the last number of years. There have been in excess of 100 alarms fitted successfully throughout the town in recent times and these have proved invaluable to the residents. Personal home monitoring alarms are available to people living alone and over 65 years of age in the Bantry town area. The Committee advise people to test their alarms once every 3 months to make sure they are in working order. Bantry Neighbourhood Watch is now accepting names for the new round of alarms available. Contact John McCarthy of McCarthy Meats or Cormac McCarthy of McCarthys Sports Shop,  Bantry for details. 

St Colums Cúl Camp! 

The St. Colum's GAA Cúl Camp will take place August 19th-23rd. Children aged 6-13 can attend. Sign up athttp://gaa.ie/Kelloggscùlcamp. If you have any queries about the camps, please contact Tom Farley on 086 851 1293.



                                                                               




Unsightly Notices:
Under no circumstances are notices to be attached to the walls of the porches. Already two such unauthorised notices have caused paint to peel. If you have a notice please apply to the Sacristy first.