BANTRY PARISH NEWSLETTER

Easter Day of the Lord’s resurrection

                 Sunday  20^th April 2014    

During this Easter Season

may you experience the

                                  Peace of the Risen Christ.          

Lord, the resurrection of Your Son

has given us new life and renewed hope.

Help us to live as new people

in pursuit of the Christian ideal.

                   Grant us wisdom to know                        

what we must do,

the will to want to do it,

the courage to undertake it,

the perseverance to continue to do it,

and the strength to complete it.

              New Saint Joseph People's Prayer Book        

Calendar: Mass Times and Intentions :–

Mon. 21^st April: Easter Monday:

Bantry:      10am             Anthony McCarthy – Donemark & 

                                        Kilcrohane – 4^th Anniversary

Tues. 22^nd   April: Easter Tuesday:

Bantry:    10am               Sheila O’Mahony – High Street                  

Wed. 23^rd April:  Easter Wednesday:

Bantry:   10am               Eileen Browne – Seskin

Hospital:  5.30pm            John Sullivan - Reendonegan

Thurs. 24^th April: Easter Thursday:

Bantry:     10am          The Intentions of Residents of Slip Park

                                                                               

Friday  25^th April:  Easter Friday:

Bantry     10am     Brigid Cotter - Schull

Kealkil; 7.30pm Timothy & Mary O’Leary – Lackareigh, Kealkil            l

Sat.  26^th April: Easter Saturday:

Hospital: 10am        Hannah O’Shea – Chapel Street                                   

Bantry:    6.15pm     Conor Morrissey – Newtown

Bantry:   7.00pm     Mass in Polish    

                                       

Sun.  27^th April: Second Sunday of Easter

Bantry:         9am       Mary Kate O’Sullivan – Slip Lawn

Coomhola:  10am      Christy Cronin -  Ardnacloughy                                                            

Kealkil:       11am       Jerome Minehane - Lisheens              

Bantry:        12noon        People of the Parish

THE DEEP END • He is Risen!

RTÉ recently showed a documentary called ‘Somebody to Love’, which explored the romantic lives of people with physical or intellectual disabilities. The honest style of the programme struck a chord with many viewers, and Twitter was immediately awash with positive comments – ‘inspiring without being patronising’; ‘in depth and thought provoking’; ‘a beautiful, positive documentary’ just some of the compliments. It was heartening to see such praise for a well-made programme, and even more so to hear the stories of the people who took part and the obstacles they had overcome in their search for love.

Easter is a time to celebrate life and love. We are Easter people, but what does this mean? We use the word ‘Alleluia’ (Praise the Lord) a lot at Easter, and the Exsultet or Easter Proclamation tells us to rejoice! Exult! All the things we associate with Easter – chicks, bunnies, lambs, flowers – are signs of spring and new beginnings. Easter brings new life and hope. Are we positive about life, recognising the dignity of every person? Are our parishes and communities places of welcome, joy and love?

‘He is risen! And because He is risen, we too shall rise... The anticipation of eternal life is the source and reason for our hope. If cultivated and protected, it illuminates our lives as persons and communities.’ Pope Francis

Tríona Doherty Email trionad@gmail.com

Spring Stations 2014

Saturday 26^th April @ 11am – Deirdre Kingston- Newtown

Mass Of Intercession to Saint John Paul 2nd

For People with Parkinsons In St Patricks Church, Rochestown, Cork On Tuesday 29th April 2014 at 7.00 pm, With Sacrament Of Anointing Of The Sick

People with Parkinsons,and Similar Conditions and their families, are especially welcome to participate in this special Mass. Pope John Paul 2nd will be canonised on 27th April next. He is credited with at least 2 miracles, the healing of a French nun, Sr. Marie Simon-Pierre who inexplicably recovered from

Parkinson’s disease in 2005. A second miracle involved a Costa Rican woman who was cured of brain aneurysm the very day of John Paul 2nd’s beatification.

Directions: St.Patricks Church, Rochestown is located at the Rochestown Exit (R610)from the South Ring Road. From N40 East and West take the Carrigaline/Rochestown Exit(N28) followed by

Rochestown Exit (R610), Church is 1st Exit at Roundabout on Rochestown Road. St. Patricks has full Disabled Access.

BANTRY TOWN COUNCIL

Bantry Town Council are trying to locate all former Town Commissioners and Councillors and relatives of deceased former Town Commissioners and Councillors.

Therefore if you are a relative of a deceased former Town Commissioner or Councillor please contact the Town Clerk at bantrytc@corkcoco.ie, at Áras Beanntraí, Bantry, Co. Cork, or at 027-50058, before April 22^nd 2014.

Bantry Tidy Towns

Bantry Tidy Towns Big Clean Up will take place on Thursday next, 24^th April at 7pm. Meeting at the fountain.

Please support.

Home Share is an initiative that provides short breaks for children and adults who attend COPE Foundation. Home Sharers are recruited from the community and the respite care/short break is provided in the sharer’s home. These short breaks can be for a couple of hours, overnights, week-ends or even longer.

Many families take great joy in caring for their loved ones, however providing this care on an ongoing basis can be extremely tiring and stressful. Having a short break from this care giving can be of huge benefit to the care giver, their family and the person being cared for.

Home sharers can be working, retired, or unemployed with or without children, single or with a partner.

Training, support and an allowance will be provided to Home Sharers.

Interested?

If you would like more information or if you are interested in becoming a Home Sharer please ring Philip Grant on 021 4643238 or e-mail grantp@cope-foundation.ie

Bantry Parish & Friends Pilgrimage to Lourdes

22^nd – 27^th September 2014

Accompanied by Spiritual Director:

Fr. Sean Crowley C.C.

Ex-Cork. 

Accommodation at the Agena Hotel

Please see Church Porches for details

& Parish Office for booking forms

Bingo with  a Jackpot  of  £315   will take place  at Mealagh  Valley  Community  Hall  on Thursday  April   25th. at  8.30P.M..      The  Usual  Bus Service  will  run on the  evening.  Your  support  is greatly  appreciated.

Beginners hatha flow yoga classes starting on Thursday 24th April at 9.30am to 10.30am and 6.30pm to 7.30pm in the Bantry Boys Club.  11euro drop in or 50euro for a course of 5 classes.  To book your space please contact Noreen Mc Grath 086 1012100.

Offertory Collection:

Bantry Church: 12^th/13^th April - €2038

Holy Week                                   in                                Bantry Parish 2014

During Holy Week, we commemorate the Passion of Christ, who died on Good Friday for our sins, and rose on Easter Sunday to give new life to all who believe. Attending at the ceremonies during Holy Week is our way of journeying with Christ thorough His death and resurrection.

In the past we celebrated this journey in each of the three churches in Bantry Parish. However, we now find ourselves with just two priests in the parish where there used to be five and we have to plan for this reality. We have to time ceremonies so that if one priest is unavailable the other can lead almost all of the scheduled ceremonies. Therefore, this year, we will have the full complement of ceremonies in the parish church in Bantry, but for the first time, ceremonies will be shared between Kealkil and Coomhola Churches. We will celebrate Holy Thursday and Holy Saturday in Kealkil and Good Friday in Coomhola.

The Holy Week Schedule is as follows:

Palm Sunday - 13^th April                                                                 

Usual Sunday Masses

Bantry                                     Stations of the Cross                             5.00 pm        

Monday 14^th April

Bantry                                                 Mass                                                    10.00 am

Bantry                                    Penitential Service                              7.30  pm

Tuesday 15^th April               

Bantry                                     Mass                                                    10.00 am

Bantry                                     Mass                                                      7.30 pm

Spy Wednesday 16^th April   

Bantry                                     Mass                                                    10.00 am

Hospital Chapel                      Mass                                                      5.30 pm

Easter Triduum (3 Day Preparation for Easter)

Holy Thursday - 17^th April

Bantry                                                 Mass of the Lord’s Supper                   7.30 pm

Bantry                                     Holy Hour – Eucharistic Adoration    10.00 pm – 11.00 pm

Kealkil                                     Mass of the Lord’s Supper                   7.30 pm        

Kealkil                                    Confessions before and after Mass        Trocaire Boxes can be returned

Good Friday - 18^th April

Bantry                                     Stations of the Cross                           12.00 noon

Bantry                                     Solemn Liturgy of the Passion              3.00 pm

Coomhola                                Stations of the Cross & Solemn            7.30 pm

                                                Liturgy

Coomhola                               Confessions before and after Ceremony

**Collection for the Holy Places at all Ceremonies on Good Friday

Holy Saturday – 19^th April

Bantry                                     Easter Vigil                                           9.00 pm

Kealkil                                     Easter Vigil                                           7.30 pm

Bantry                                    Confessions                                        12.00 noon

Easter Sunday – 20^th April

Hospital Chapel                      Mass                                                      8.00 am (Please note extra Mass)

Bantry                                                 Mass                                                      9.00 am & 12.00 noon

Coomhola                                Mass                                                    10.00 am

Kealkil                                     Mass                                                    11.00 am

**Offertory Collection at the Easter Vigil and at all Masses on Easter Sunday is for the Priests of the Parish. This is one of two offertory collections in the year that contributes to the income of the priests in the parish. 

BANTRY PARISH NEWSLETTER

The  Third Sunday of lent

                                         Sunday  23^rd  March                                                            

Calendar: Mass Times and Intentions :–

Mon. 24^th  March:  3^rd   week of Lent:

Bantry:      10am             Steve O’Donoghue – Market Street

Tues. 25^th March: The Annunciation of the Lord

Bantry:    10am               Rita & Kevin Crotty –  Stradbally,                            

                                        Co. Waterford

Bantry:   7.30pm            Cissie & Sean Dennehy – Scart Road

Wed. 26^th March:  3^rd  week of Lent:

No 10am Mass in Bantry Church due to Confirmations

Hospital:  5.30pm                Dan Joe O’Driscoll

Thurs. 27^th March: 3^rd week of Lent:

Bantry:     10am             Maeve O’Donoghue – Dromleigh Bantry:    7.30pm        Betty Hunt

                                                                               

Friday  28^th March: 3^rd week of Lent:

Bantry     10am     Joseph & Catherine Lynch – Marian Terrace

Kealkil;    7.30pm    Nigel Kingston – Lisheens – 1^st Anniversary

               

Sat.  29^th March:  3^rd week of Lent:

Hospital: 10am               Patrick McSweeney - Shanavalla  

Bantry:    6.15pm            Tommie Holland – Slip Park                     

                                       

Sun.  30^th March: Fourth Sunday of Lent

Bantry:         9am       Rita O’Shea – Reenrour East

Coomhola:  10am     Tim & Catherine Keohane - Farranfadda

Kealkil:       11am      Mary & Danny McCarthy- Cappabue

Bantry:        12noon        People of the Parish

MASS INTENTIONS / SHARED MASSES

Every Mass we celebrate is offered for ‘the Pope, the Bishop, the whole order of bishops, all the clergy & the entire people’. Therefore, as is said in the Eucharisitic Prayer everyone is included in the intentions of every Mass.

Canon Law states that it is in order for a priest to accept a donation to apply the Mass for a special intention. The request for Masses far exceeds the number of Masses being celebrated in the parish. This was discussed at a recent Parish Assembly meeting & the suggestion of ‘Shared Massed’ was offered.

A ‘shared Mass’ means that the Mass offered would have multiple intentions remembered. A ‘Shared Mass’ can be booked, as normal, through the Parish Office and the intention written into a book specially for the intentions of ‘Shared Masses’. This book will then be placed on the altar during the ‘shared Mass’ keeping the names & intentions present during the Mass. (We are familiar with this during the November Novena).

From the 6^th of June (First Friday) of this year the First Friday Masses celebrated in Bantry & Kealkil each month will be ‘Shared Masses’. Booking can be made as usual through the Parish Office. The option of including an individual intention remains at all other Masses celebrated in the parish.

Bishop Buckley will administer the Sacrament of Confirmation to the children of the country Schools at 10.30am on Wednesday 26^th   March next.

Please note that there will be no morning Mass at 10am and there will be limited parking only in the Church Grounds on the day.

Stations of the Cross - Sundays of Lent – 5pm    St. Finbarr’s Church, Bantry

To help us to ‘undertake a more fruitful Lenten Journey’ the Stations of the Cross will be led by members of the Parish Assembly and others on each of the six Sundays of Lent. We will gather at 5.00pm each Sunday in St. Finbarr’s Church and invite 

you to journey with Jesus on his way to Calvary

Beginnings Experience

BEGINNING EXPERIENCE is a specially designed Support Programme for people who have suffered the loss of a spouse by death , separation or divorce to work through the grief process, and to discover for themselves that merely "existing" in life can be transformed into "living" a new life, though a different one.

The next weekend is being held in the Ennismore Retreat Centre, Cork from Friday April  4th to Sunday April  6th, 2014.

For Application Forms and further details please contact 087 9886480 or email  beginningexpeirence@gmail.com

Spring Stations 2014

Wednesday 26^th March @ 8pm – Tony & Martina Connolly – Cahernacrin, Drombroe, Derrincaolig

Saturday 29^th March @ 11am – Ann & John Kingston – Lisheens, Traenamaddree.

Friday 4^th April @ 8pm– Liz & Martin O’Mahony - Donemark, Lahaden, Carribui, Dromafinchin, Dromachapaill, Dromaduneen.

Friday 11^th April @ 8pm – Eugene Buckley – Skahana, Dromsullivan, Inchaclough

Tuesday 15^th April @ 11am – Ted & Margaret Cronin – Leachareigh, Derryfadda, Cappabui North, Lacavane, Maugha

Saturday 26^th April @ 11am–Deirdre Kingston- Newtown.

 If you are thinking of hosting the Spring Stations this year, we would ask you to please contact the parish office (56398) to arrange a date.

VOCATIONS INFORMATION DAY

 The Annual Cork and Ross Vocations Information Day will be held at St. Dominic’s Retreat Centre, Ennismore, Montenotte, Cork, on Saturday, April 5^th (10.30am- 4pm)

 

Many contemplating the possibility of a vocation to priesthood are nervous about taking the first step. This day allows prospective students to explore the possibility of a vocation and make enquiries in an informal setting. Seminarians for the Diocese will also attend.

 Further information from:

Fr. Tom Deenihan                   021 4301717

Canon Bertie O’Mahony        021 4371684 

Pope Francis has announced an important lenten initiative in relation to the Sacrament of Confession. 

The Holy Father has  asked that  a church in each Diocese  throughout the world would be designated for Continuous Confessions from Friday evening , March 28th to Saturday evening, March 29th, the eve of Laetare Sunday. Pope Francis has continually emphasised the importance of the Sacrament of Reconciliation in the context of New Evangelisation and in the context for the need for the Priest to be merciful to those who come. He has also stressed the need for frequent confession.  In that regard, Pope Francis himself will hear Confessions in St. Peter's in Rome.

Confession is an important part of the Lenten observance and is a Sacrament of welcome and mercy for the penitent.  

In the Diocese of Cork and Ross,  St. Francis Church in Liberty Street has been designated for this purpose and priests from many religious orders and the Diocese will be available throughout the day and night to hear confessions there.  It is a church in the city associated with confession and I appreciate the assistance of the Franciscan Community in this regard. 

Bishop Buckley said that confession of ones sins and a return to the Gospel has always been an important part of the Church's lenten observance.  He commends this initiative wholeheartedly and will hear confessions himself in St. Francis' at that time.  

Bantry and District Cardiac Support Group -

monthly meeting will be held on Tues 25^th March at The Family Resourse Centre Main Street at 8pm. Guest Speaker Catherine Cahalane Cardiovascular HSE Public Health Nurse, will speak on developing / preventing heart disease. Catherine Cahalane (cardiovascular PHN)0867871552

John (group member)0864048821

The Glengarriff Youth Drama Group will be performing "Sixties - The Musical" on Sunday March 30 at 3pm and Monday March 31 at 8pm at the Glengarriff Parochial Hall. Admittance €7 for adults and €5 for children. Come out & enjoy music & dance."

WCDP in conjunction with Irish Rural Link are offering an Introduction to Computers and the Internet.  The course will run for 4 Mondays from 10am – 12pm in the WCDP offices (former Gaelscoil) on Main Street and is suitable for complete beginners (no age restrictions).  The course is free of charge and will start on Monday 24^th March.  Call Kathryn today on 087-9876390 to book your place.

St Colums Gaa club scooped 'Best club overall' at the recent Cork County Scór finals held in Ovens. The club was well represented with figure dancers, solo singer, novelty act and set dancers. Congratulations on a fantastic performance that all put in and thanks to all who travelled to support the clubs members

Cage Crew sessions have recommence for the 2014 season every Saturday morning from 10-11am. All girls and boys born in 2008-2009 are invited to join Naomh Colm for lots of fun and games. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Arthritis Ireland lecture by Prof. Gerry Wilson, UCD;  “Working on a Cure for Rheumatoid Arthritis” : Rochestown Park Hotel on  Wed 26^th March 7.30pm. Admission free. Booking essential:- Book online: arthritisireland.ie  or Call 1890 252 846.

Bingo  at The  Mealagh Valley  Hall, Ards  on Thursday  March 27th.  at  8.30P.M.    Jackpot  & Raffle  on the night.  £7  Per  Person to Play.  Usual Bus service  from  Durrus  &   Bantry.

 Local  Band  The Brewmasters  will Play  at Mealagh Valley  Community  Hall,  Ards  on Saturday  March  29th.  Starting at  9.00P.M..    Entry  Fee  is  £5   Person Person.   Your Support  would be greatly  Appreciated.