Parish Newsletter - Sunday 13th January 2013

The Deep End - Be a signpost

John the Baptist was a man whose life was driven by one mission: to point people to Jesus. We may think today of all of those people in our lives who have inspired us, strengthened our faith and pointed us to Jesus. Luke places a special emphasis on Jesus at prayer in his Gospel. Jesus prays at the most important moments of his life. In today’s Gospel, while Jesus is praying we hear that the heavens opened. That doesn’t mean it started lashing rain but in Jesus’ time it meant that the barrier between this world and the next had been opened. We get an image of the Trinity as God’s voice is heard and a dove descends. These are all signs to show us that Jesus is the Beloved Son of God, and that this is the beginning of his mission.

We can think of our own Baptism today and what that means. We are all sons and daughters of God and have been moved into the life of God at our Baptism and at our Confirmation. That means that we have a responsibility to be part of God’s mission. We are called to take on that responsibility in our parishes, communities, families and in society. We have a responsibility, like John did, to point the way to God.

Jane Mellett Email janemellett@yahoo.com

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Unite for Life

 

You are invited to the second UNITE FOR LIFE Rally taking place on Saturday January 19th at 4.30 pm in Merrion Square Dublin. Coaches will leave from St Mary’s Dominican Church Pope’s Quay, Cork at 11.30 am.with a further pickup at the Silver Springs Hotel. Booking essential from Mary Lynch at 085 8328822.Your support is vital to uphold Ireland’s pro-life ethos.

For Coach pick up in Drimoleague – contact Denis O’Leary on 028-21038

 

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GROW – World Community Mental Health Movement in Ireland. Helping People who have suffered or are suffering mental health problems to help themselves. Members are helped recover from all forms of mental breakdown or indeed, to prevent such happening. Supported by the HSE & Dept. of Health. All welcome to GROW meetings held every Tuesday at 7.30pm at the WCDP Resource Centre, Main St.

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Parenting Course, covering all ages, begins shortly. Information evening will take place at WCDP Resource Centre, Main Street at 7.30pm on Wed. 16^th Jan. For more details contact Anna- 087-9892150.

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Bantry Lifeboat Dinner Dance

Saturday 26^th January at 8.30pm

The Maritime Hotel

Live music with ‘Never Heard of Them’

Back by popular demand –

live horse racing.

Tickets only €25

including dinner & live music.

Tickets from Fast.net, Bridge Street, Bantry

(Tel: 027-51624)

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6 week weight loss challenge commences westlodge hotel bantry Wednesday 16th of january @8pm suitable for men and women 40 euro for six weeks . To secure your place call 086/6002117.

 

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It's night class time again at

Colaiste Pobail Bheanntrai.

Meet the tutors, Signing on night with deposits is Tues. Jan 15th, 5pm-7.30pm.

The following classes are being offered.

1. Stress Management with Liz Ewing €48 (3x 2hrs)

2. Chi Jung with Patrick Cotter (8x1hr),€70

3. Introduction to Computer+main softwarepackages with Rita Kearney (8x2hr..)€100.

4. Planning+growing vegetables with Claudia Deane, (5x2hr) - €80

5. Exciting cooking with chef, Gemma Hunt (6x2hr) €100

6. Advanced Digital Photography with Eileen O'Leary (10x 2hrs) €130

7. Getting to grips with your digital camera (8x2hrs..Thurs night class) €100

8.Watercolours with Barry Dawkes, (8x2hr) €100

9. Conversational Spanish with Andrea Quioros (8x 1.5hrs) €100.

Enquiries to 027056434/ admin@colaistepobailbheanntrai.com /annemcgrath40@hotmail.com

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Latest Bantry Parish News

The Deep End – ‘The Impossible is often the untried.’

 As I am writing this, the Olympics have just finished and I have been glued to the TV for two weeks of good news stories, images of solidarity, humanity at its best and the universal language of sport breaking down all cultural and political barriers (if only for 16 days). What struck me most was the interview given by Katie Taylor right after she won her gold medal, her first words being ‘Where would I be without God in my life?’ Katie decided aged 11 she would be Olympic champion and aged 26 that’s exactly what she achieved. Katie talks of the Bible as her psychological tool and Jesus as the strength in her life.

The man in today’s Gospel is a man of faith but he wants to know what rules to obey and what things to avoid so that he can simply get on with things and achieve some deeper existence without too much bother. The man goes away sad perhaps thinking about a goal he had set but not achieved because he was unwilling to give everything. What Jesus asks seems impossible to him. We are not given impossible tasks. We are given dreams that can be achieved but that will involve hard work, determination, perseverance and bouts along the way. There is no easy path to a deeper involvement with life, whether that  e in our relationship with God or with a community, a special cause or a lifelong dream. We are reminded that ‘all things are possible with God’.                                                     Jane Mellet (email: janemellet@yahoo.com)

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Bantry Parish Calendar : Mass Time and Intentions:

Monday 15th - Sunday 21st October 2012

Monday 15th October:

Bantry: 10am - James O'Sullivan - Droumsullivan

Tuesday 16th October:

Bantry: 10am - Celia Willis - Market Street & Summerhill

Wednesday 17th October:

Bantry: 10am - Vera O'Shea - Droumaloughlin

Hospital: 5.30pm - Hannie O'Sullivan - Slip, Bantry

Thursday 18th October:

Bantry: 10am - Brigid Hurley - Market Street

Friday 19th October:

Bantry: 10am - Paddy Cronin - George's Row

Kealkil: 7.30pm - People of the Parish

Saturday 20th October:

Hospital: 10am - Noel Pheur - St. Canneras Place - 1st Anniversary

Bantry: 6.15pm - Gerard O'Donoghue - Ballylickey

Sunday 21st October:

Bantry: 9am - Teddy O'Sullivan

Coomhola: 10am - Nora Davio - Farranfadda

Kealkil: 11am - Jeremiah O'Sullivan - Ballinamought, Kealkil

Bantry: 12noon - People of the Parish 

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Year of Faith Diocesan Meetings Invitation

Two meetings will be held to introduce the Year of Faith and to discuss how we can engage with it personally, in parishes and in pastoral areas.

Thursday 18^th October, 8.00pm Douglas Parish Centre (by the Church)

Monday 22^nd October, 8.00pm Clonakilty Parish Centre (the old school on the west side of the Church)

Anne Francis abfrancis@eircom.net 087-228-2134, All welcome.

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Recent Parish Baptisms:

Jamie Donnacha O’Connor (Cahirmuckee, Kealkil)

David John Coleman (Mullagh, Bantry)

We welcome them into our Christian Community

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West Cork Talent Competition 2012

West Cork Talent Competition was recently launched at the Westlodge Hotel, Bantry by the principal and staff of  St. Finbarr’s Boys’ School.

This is a fundraising event for the refurbishment of I.T. facilities at the school. St. Finbarr’s Boys’ school is in the process of introducing I pads in all classrooms which will require a wireless infrastructure at the school.

The West Cork Talent Competition is inviting entries from all entertainers of all styles and ages to participate in this exciting event resulting in 1^st Prize value of €1000 and the presentation of the Perpetual West Cork Talent Trophy.

 Registration is almost complete but there are a number of limited places available – email: westcorktalent@gmail.com for info.

 This is a wonderful opportunity if you like to sing, dance, play an instrument or any other type of stage performance!!

The first heat will take place at the Westlodge Hotel, Bantry on Oct. 19^th at 8pm. A great night’s entertainment is guaranteed!!

Care for the Aged Association is 45 years in existence this year and to celebrate this they are hosting a social night in the Bantry Bay Hotel on Thursday, 25^th October at 7.45pm. All present and past volunteers are invited to attend.

     Bantry Men’s Shed.
We are looking for men who would be interested in setting up a Men’s Shed here in Bantry. If anybody is interested in the Men’s Shed call in to the West Cork Development Partnership Office on any Friday we are open from 9:30am until 5pm. Our office is located on Main Street Bantry in the old Gaelscoil Building. For more information – Contact Fergal at 027 55169 or fergal@wcdp.ie
What is a Men’s Shed?
The Community Men’s Shed is an updated version of the shed in the backyard.
If you looked inside one you could see anything! From a number of men restoring furniture to perhaps restoring bicycles for a local school, or maybe fixing lawn mowers. You might also see both young and older men learning new skills from each other and maybe also learning something
about life from the men they are working with.

Race night at Owvane Falls Ballylickey

on Sat.night 20th Oct. @ 9pm -  Fundraiser for Jerry Harringtons trip to Haiti to help build houses with HAVEN

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