Bantry Parish Newsletter - Weekend of 3rd February 2013

CHURCH NOTICES

Bantry Hospice Project are holding their Annual Mass in the Hospital Chapel on Tuesday February 5^th at 7.30pm. All are welcome.

 New Parish Assembly; New Assembly members who have not yet been approached will be invited on board this coming week. Letters of appointment will follow. There will be two evening sessions and one Saturday session to prepare these new members.

19^th February             7.30pm – 9.00pm
26^th February             7.30pm – 9.00pm
9^th March                  10.00am - 4.00pm
The first meeting of the new Assembly will be on March 12^th. All of the above sessions will be facilitated by Sister Karen Kent of the Diocesan Pastoral Development Office. The Venue will be announced later.

Cork Theology Forum - Come to the Water – Perspectives on Baptism.

Bishop Michael Mayes gives introductory talk followed by group discussion & response.

Topic What is the call & the meaning of our Baptism?

What is the background to this important sacrament?

Tuesday Evening 5^th Feb. 8pm-9.30pm.

Venue: Sacred Heart Hall, Western Road, Cork

Bookings & Queries: 021-4509574

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Mealagh Valley

The 4th Annual 10 mile Mealagh Valley Ring Run organised by Bantry Athletic Association will take place on Sunday 10th February. Starting time for walkers is 10.00AM and 11.00AM for runners. Walkers must register by 9.15 AM, Runners must register by 10.15AM. For more information or to register log onto www.bantryac.com.

 

Progressive 45 Card Drive will be held on Saturday 9th February at 9pm in the Mealagh Valley Community Hall. Entry fee 10.00. All Welcome.

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Kealkil 
 

Date for your Diary: Kealkil Tidy Towns are holding a Quiz in Collins Pub at 8pm on Friday 8^th February. All are welcome. 

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PAKT (Parents & Kids together) now has places in its weekly kids clubs for new members. For more info. contact Úna Chambers, YMCA, Old Barrack Rd., Bantry (027) 514 61 or email una@ymca-ireland.org 

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 The Bantry Bay Lions, in partnership with the HSE and the West Cork Development Partnership (WCDP), will be organizing a free short course on suicide prevention at the WCDP building (old Gaelscoil) on Mon. February 4 from 10-1pm. The course, SafeTalk, provides training that prepares anyone over the age of 18 to be alert to persons with thoughts of suicide & connect them to suicide first aid resources. Anyone interested please email the Bantry Bay Lions at bantrybaylions@gmail.com or access their website at www.bantrybaylions.com and click on ‘Suicide Prevention’ where you will be presented with a box to enter your contact details. You can also register by calling the WCDP office at 027-52266.

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Bantry Defibrillator Group would like to thank the people of Bantry for their generous support at our Church Gate collection held recently. We raised a total of €1136.15 which will go towards the cost of replacing out of date pads & batteries in the 6 external defibrillators placed around Bantry area. Our next training session will be held in the Bantry Boys club on Monday February 4th so do come along and learn CPR and other life saving techniques.

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Coomhola School enrolling pupils for 2013/14 school year on Friday Feb. 8th from 10.00 to 11.00 a.m.

 

Gaelscoil Bheanntraí – Open Day: An Open Day will take place for all new enrolments for September 2013 on Thursday, 21st February 2013 at 3.00 p.m. Children and parents will meet the Principal and the Junior Infants Class Teacher, Múinteoir Cristín will give a brief outline on how to prepare your child for school and you will have a chance to look around the school and it’s facilities. School Prospectus and enrolment forms will be available on the day. Please bring your child’s birth certificate with you – it will be photocopied and original returned to you. We look forward to meeting you all.

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Date for Your Diary!

Table Quiz in Quay’s Bar at 8.30pm

on Friday 15^th February in aid of

Carbery GAA Senior Football Team.

Teams of 4 @ €40.

Come and support your team.

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Bantry Al-Anon Family Group 086 6042376.

Portacabin behind St Brendan's Church

Wednesday night at 8.30pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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Parish Bulletin - Weekend of the 30th December

Sunday January 13^th 2013

We are inviting all babies baptized in our three churches in 2012 to attend any of our Masses on Sunday January 13^th, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.

Parents and babies are asked to sit near the front and will be invited into the Sanctuary before the Final Blessing. Each baby will receive a Miraculous Medal

 

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SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL. CONTACT NUMBER; 027-55951

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS — 01-8420700. West Cork after hours service – 087-6114946 (after 7pm)

SUICIDE Prevention Helpline 1800 742 745: a free phone help-line open daily from 6.00pm — 10.00pm for people who are feeling suicidal or equally for a family member or friend who is concerned about someone.

Living Links –supporting the relatives and other survivors of suicide: Tom Corcoran 085 2445575, tomcorcoran@westcorklivinglinks.ie

West Cork Women against Violence Helpline: 1800203136

Bantry Care for the Aged / Daycare Centre / Housing / Meals on Wheels: Tel: 087-9246582

ACCORD: Marriage /Relationship Counselling & Pre-Marriage Courses – Tel. 027-50272 or accordbantry@eircom.net

West Cork Carers Support Group: Bantry, Tel; 02753848. Check for support, courses and advice.

Youth Mass: Dominican Novices invite you to Monthly Mass in St Mary’s, Pope’s Quay. 1^st Tuesday of each month.

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Died Recently

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

Patrick (P.J.) Spillane

(Derrygrenaugh West, Bantry)

Denis J. (Joe) Hegarty

(Ardnageeha, Bantry)

Patrick (Paddy) Murray

(Cahirmuckee, Kealkil)

who died this past week.

May they rest in peace

 

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Recent Parish Baptisms:

Billy Ryan O’Donovan

(Rope Walk, Bantry)

We welcome him into our

Christian Community

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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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