BANTRY PARISH NEWSLETTER
Easter day of the Lord’s resurrection
sunday 5th April 2015
Calendar: Mass Times and Intentions :–
Mon. 6th March: Easter
Monday:
Bantry: 10am – Margaret (Mags) Dineen - Baurgorm
Tues. 7st March: Easter Tuesday:
Bantry: 10am:
Anthony McCarthy – Donemark & Kilcrohane
Wed.
8th April: Easter Wednesday:
Bantry: 10am Robert &
Kathleen Evans – The Square
Hospital
Thurs.
9th April: Easter Thursday:
Bantry:
10am: John O’Driscoll - Gearhies
Friday 10th April: Easter Friday
Bantry: 10am John & Bridie Flynn – Durrus & Limerick
Kealkil: 7.30pm Danny & Mary McCarthy –
Sat. 11th April: Easter Saturday:
Hospital: 10am: Christy O’Reilly – Gurteenroe
Bantry: 6.15pm Tom & Rita Spillane – Chapel Street
Sun. 12th April:
Second Sunday of Easter:
Bantry: 9am Mary Swanton – Maulakiev
Coomhola: 10am: John & Nora Harrington - Derrycreha
Kealkil:11am Con & Hetty Hanley - Lisheens
Bantry:
12noon People
of the Parish
THE DEEP END – OPEN THE DOOR
‘Not
knowing
When the Dawn will come
I open every door’
Emily Dickinson
The open tomb is a big part of the Easter story. When Mary of Magadala
visits the tomb on the third day after Jesus is crucified, she finds that the
stone has been moved away. Along with Peter and the other disciples, the
realisation gradually dawns that something wonderful has happened. Jesus is
risen from the dead!
Easter is a time for openness. The hearts of Mary ad the disciples were
opened that first Easter morning, and they suddenly understood what Jesus had
been trying to teach then all along. In rising from the dead, Jesus had broken
down their barriers. Are our hearts open? Are we ready to hear the good news?
Look where the garden door is
open wide!
Come to the garden, there’s no
need to hide.
God has broken down the fences
And he stands with arms wide
open, come along inside (from
‘An Easter Carol’ – Damien Lundy)
Triona Doherty
(email: trionad@gmail.com
Recent
Parish Weddings:
We congratulate Mary Kate O’Brien (Slip, Bantry) & Kevin
Harrington (Scart Road
Recent
Parish Baptisms:
Fionn
Patrick Concannon (Cappanaloha, Bantry)
Aoibhe Kate Daly (Derrygrenaugh, Scart, Bantry),
Eoghan Fachtna Goggin (Riverway, Ballylickey)
We welcome them into
our Christian Community
Died Recently:
We extend our prayers & sympathy to the families, relatives
& friends of
Teresa Scully (nee Cluskey)
- Glanmire, Cork & Nobber, Co. Meath
Mary Milner
(Newtown
May they rest
in peace
Bantry Parish & Friends
Pilgrimage to Lourdes
Accompanied by Spiritual Director:
Fr. Martin Keohane P.P. Ex-Cork.
Accommodation at
the Agena Hotel
Please see Church Porches for details
& Parish
Office for booking forms
Divine Mercy Sunday – Sunday April 12th 2015
St. Augustine’s Church, Washington Street, Cork
2.00pm: Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament & Confessions. 3pm: 3 O’Clock Prayer & Chaplet. 15.15pm: Talk
on St.Faustina’s Diary. 4pm: Mass.
Spring Stations
Wednesday 15th April @ 8pm – Brendan & Helen
O’Keeffe: Gorteen, Beach, Cappanaloha,
Dromreig, Dunbittern, Shanavalla, Dromacusane, Dromcloch, Ardihoulihane,
Aghahogeen,
Padre Pio Prayer Group will meet on
Friday 10th April at Sacred Heart
Church
Adoration at 7.30pm followed by Mass.
Fancy living as a hermit for a while?
Come to Holy Hill Hermitage for FREE
Young Adults Programme (18-35): Cost- FREE.
Dates- 1st Oct until 1st
Dec 2015.
Working retreats: Cost- 15hrs work a
week. Dates- Ongoing, so when can you come?
Hermits are provided with a comfortable
hermitage with well stocked kitchen. The
Young Adults Programme includes, mountain climbing, workshops, seminars,
regular Mass, mountain biking, Eucharistic services, Eucharistic adoration,
meditation, spiritual direction, contemplation, regular time for silent
solitude. Holy Hill Hermitage
is a Catholic Diocesan Institute of Consecrated Life practicing Carmelite
spirituality. http://www.holyhill.ie/
Youth2000 Retreat Killarney
24th – 26th 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.
EASTER EGG HUNT: There will be an
Easter egg hunt this Sunday the 5TH of April in Bantry town from
12.30 to 3.30 in aid of The Attic Youth Cafe. The hunt will start from the
Tourist Office at 12.30. Participants will receive a set of clues and a map and
will have an adventure around the town! The tickets are €5.00 per child or €10
for a group of 3. There will be prizes for all participants and a special prize
for the winning team. Parent are asked to accompany their children on their
adventure around the town. This event is kindly supported by Bantry Tourism and Development Group.
Cycle Against Suicide is coming to
Bantry on May 4th & 5th. Prior to that a 5km fun run
will take place on Saturday April 11th at 9am from Bantry Square
Further information from Mick on
086-2385611
Offertory
Collection: Bantry Church
Enrich your marriage on a
Marriage Encounter Weekend.
Spend a weekend away discovering the full potential of your marriage. Enjoy real quality time together free from external pressures and interruptions. Develop a new way of sharing your thoughts and feelings with your husband or wife. Irrespective of how long you are married, this is a unique weekend experience that every good marriage deserves. The next Marriage Encounter Weekend will be from 17th to 19th April 2015 (8:00 pm Friday to 4:30 pm Sunday) at the Cork International Hotel,
Spend a weekend away discovering the full potential of your marriage. Enjoy real quality time together free from external pressures and interruptions. Develop a new way of sharing your thoughts and feelings with your husband or wife. Irrespective of how long you are married, this is a unique weekend experience that every good marriage deserves. The next Marriage Encounter Weekend will be from 17th to 19th April 2015 (8:00 pm Friday to 4:30 pm Sunday) at the Cork International Hotel,
PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND
Some places still remain for our Trip
of a Lifetime to the Holy Land, June 8-18th, 2015. Follow the footsteps of
Jesus from the Sea of Galilee to the River Jordan and on to
the final days in Jerusalem
Group Leader Mícheál de Barra;
Spiritual Director Fr. John Newman
For
information and booking contact Mícheál at 086-8337681
ALIVE Free Catholic paper (April
edition) available at church porches. Please take one and some for family
and friends.
Cards
for Beginners will be held at Mealagh Valley Hall
on Saturday April 11th. at 9.00P.M..
All are Welcome
West Cork Carers Support Group is
holding a Practical First Aid Course for Carers in conjunction with the Irish Red Cross in the Dunmanway
Social Centre, Dunmanway on Friday 17th April 7.00pm to 10.00pm &
Saturday 18th April 9.30am to 5.30pm.
This course will give Carers a basic
understanding of key First Aid situations and their treatment.
Course Fee: Normally €80,
this course is being offered at a subsidised rate of €30 to Carers
registered with West Cork Carers Support Group.
Course fee includes an Irish Red
Cross Practical First Aid Workbook & Scenarios and a certificate.
BOOKING ARRANGEMENTS: Early booking recommended as
places will be limited. Tel: 02753848
Marian Pilgrimages – San Giovanni
Rotondo, Assissi & Cascia. 23rd-30th
October 2015. 7 nights from Dublin
BANTRY BLUES LADIES GAA – EASTER
PEIL CAMP
Bantry Blues Ladies are running an
Easter Peil Camp from Tuesday 7th April to Friday 10th April. The camp
will run from 10a.m. to 1p.m. each day and is suitable for children aged 4
years and upwards. The cost is €40 for first child and €35 for each
subsequent child. All proceeds will go towards Bantry Blues Pitch
Development. Your support would be greatly appreciated. Any enquiries to Anne
O’Grady at bantrybluesladies.sec@gmail.com
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