BANTRY PARISH NEWSLETTER
The second Sunday of advent
Sunday 8th december 2013
Calendar: Mass Times and Intentions :–
Mon. 9th December: SecondWeek
of Advent:.
Bantry: 10am Nessa
McCarthy - Newtown
Tues.
10th December: Second Week of Advent:
Bantry: 10am Alfie
Harrington - Cahernacrin
Wed. 11th December: Second Week of Advent:
Bantry: 10am Harvey & Adelaide Finnegan – Marino Street
Hospital 5.30pm Bridie & Jackie Moloney - Dromclough
Thurs. 12th December: Second
Week of Advent:.
Bantry: 10am Mary McGlone – Dromleigh & Nottingham
&
her daughter Mairead McGlone
Friday 13th December: Second Week of Advent:
Bantry: 10am Mark
Hutchinson - Crossogue
Kealkil; 7.30pm Donal & Pat
McSweeney - Maughnaclea
Sat. 14th December: Second
Week of Advent:
Hospital: 10am
Maisie McCarthy – St. Canneras Place – 5th Anniversary
Bantry: 6.15pm Maureen & Jimmy
O’Sullivan – Rock Villas
Sun. 15th December: Third
Sunday of Advent
Bantry: 9am James & Mary Ellen
Wiseman - Dromleigh
Coomhola: 10am Peg
Murphy – Dromdubh – 1st Anniversary
Kealkil: 11am
Catherine, John, Dan & Mary
O’Rourke - Incharoe
Bantry: 12noon People
of the Parish
The Deep End – The Simple
Life
John the Baptist certainly
grabs our attention, appearing in the desert in his
garment of camel hair,
eating locusts & wild honey. His language can be cryptic-
he addresses the Pharisees &
Sadducees as ‘Brood of Vipers’, & speaks of trees
& axes, winnowing fans
& wheat. He is peculiar mixture of
signs & messages,
even to the people of the
time who were on the lookout for prophetic figures.
Nowadays, John would cut an even
more eccentric figure. Sometimes a person’s
lifestyle can offer an even
more powerful witness than their words. John’s
basic diet & dress
suggest a lifestyle that is at once simple & radical, one which
challenged the norms of the
day. It all brings to mind another man who caught
our attention with his simple
lifestyle earlier this year. As soon as Pope Francis
was elected, all the talk was
of his modest living quarters as Bishop and his
preference for public this simple lifestyle as Pope. That a senior
clergy man
should choose to live a
simple & ethical life should hardly come as a shock to the
world. Yet there was a powerful
witness to his actions. While we might not be
called to the desert life, we
are challenged to examine our values and our
relationship with material
things – an apt message as we enter the most
materialistic season of the
year. John the Baptist’s message can be summed up by
the first word he speaks:
repent. The Greek word for ‘repentance’ is metanoia,
literally a change of heart. Triona Doherty
The
annual Bantry Carol Service takes place this year on Sunday 22 December at 8pm
in St Brendan's Church
of Ireland Sacred
Heart Church
“Do this in Memory”
Advent &
Preparation for Christmas.
Next Sunday,
15th December, the 9am Mass at Bantry
Church, the 10am Mass at Coomhola & the 11am Mass in Kealkil will involve
the young people preparing for First Communion & their parents &
guardians
The parish assembly are organising a community choir for Kealkill Church
Eucharistic Adoration:
Anyone who has time to spend in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on 1st
Fridays from 10.30am to 7pm, please give your name to Mary McCarthy at
027-51534
Training in
Coomhola Church
Ministers
of the Word: Tuesday 10th December at 7.30pm
Penitential Service
A number of priests will be available for Confessions.
COOMHOLA'S CHRISTMAS EVENING
Come along to a night of Christmas
Carol singing with local children, musicians and singers. This will
take place on Friday the 20th December at 7.30pm at Coomhola Church
Tickets on Sale Now:- Fr. Liam Lawton
“A Celtic Christmas" tour in St Finbarrs Church Bantry on Sunday
15th December at 8pm. Tickets are €20 are on sale now from the Parish Office,
De Barra's restaurant, Floury Hands and Quik Pick. Monies raised will go to the
church renovation fund
Mealagh Valley Community Centre
Members wish to hold a Christmas Party for the Elderly
in our area on Sunday December 15th. from
3.00P.M. to 6.00P.M.. Of course all others
are also welcome to come along. It will cost £5 Per
Person. Please book your place by December
13th. by Calling Mary on 086-1035720
or John on 087-2856973. People from outside Mealagh Valley
The Bantry Bay Lions, in partnership
with the Bantry Business Association, will be hosting Santa's Grotto on Bridge St
The Bantry
Bay Lions will be holding their Annual Food Appeal at Supervalu in Bantry on
Friday and Saturday December 13 and 14 from 9-6pm and Sunday December 15 from
10-2pm. Any non-perishable foodstuffs or money can be contributed. Economic
times are continuing to be tough and this year there will be many needy
families looking for help from the community. Please donate whatever you
can."
Upcoming
Events at Mealagh Valley Community Hall for
the coming week are.....
Thursday December 12th.
.... £500 Bingo Session.
£10 Per Person to Play. Starts at 8.30 P.M..
Saturday December 15th. ,,,,,,
Christmas 45
Progressive Card Drive
Your Continued Support is greatly Appreciated.
Race night: Collins Bar Kealkill, Sat 14th December. First race at 9pm.
Horses can be bought for €20 in Burkes Gala, Collins or Brown Pub before Tues
10th December. All monies raised will go towards Kealkill community projects:
Carriganass Castle Ltd, Parkland Development and Co-op Community Centre. All
welcome.
Recent
Parish Baptisms:
Ella
Rose Murnane (Reenrour East,
Bantry)
Leo Noah O’Donnell O’Halloran (Anchor
Tavern, Bantry),
Fionn Joseph O’Halloran (Lahadane,
Bantry)
Abby Rose Flynn (Lisheens, Kealkil)
We welcome them into our Christian Community
Died Recently
We extend our prayers
& sympathy to the family, relatives & friends of
Pat Cronin
(Gurteenroe, Bantry)
May he rest in
peace
Offertory Collection: Bantry Church
A morning of coffee, mince pies and chat, and all
for a good cause! E Bantry Enterprise Centre was set up to support business and
community in the West Cork area. As part of
our commitment to the community the centre is holding a charity Coffee and
Mince Pie Morning at the Enterprise Centre in Rope Walk on Wednesday 11th
December from 11am until 1pm with all proceeds going to The Bantry Hospice
Project. Everyone is welcome and don’t forget to bring a friend!
Free Energy Healing Day at the Westlodge Hotel, Bantry on Saturday 14th December from 11am to 4pm. Open to everyone – especially anyone with health issues. Appointment essential – please contact 087-9446773 or 086-8561243
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