My dear friends
I hope you are all doing well and staying safe and healthy. It is good to see our teachers and pupils back and thanks to the teachers and parents for the online work done. It hasn’t been easy. Please God the numbers will continue to drop, and we will be able to have our church ceremonies back. In the meantime, we are in the heart of Lent so hopefully we will all try to make it a time of prayer fasting and almsgiving. God is only a whisper away and we can draw closer to him in the tough times we are enduring.
As regards the First Communion / Confession and Confirmation we cannot make any plans until we see what we are allowed. But our teachers are sill using their skills and talents to have them as well informed as possible when the time comes. Hopefully parents will be able to direct their children in the true meaning of the sacrament. Prayer in the home is a great practice these times.
Trócaire boxes are available at the back of church. Please take one. Thanks to those who are still paying their dues and parish contributions even though we are unable to distribute envelopes. May God reward your generosity, and may he walk with us though the desert times of our lives as we await better times ahead. I am saying private Masses and remembering all in the parish that they may be safe and well.
“There are three things that last: Faith Hope, and love.” May we grow in these virtues.
Every blessing
Fr Tom
MASS TIMES & INTENTIONS WEEK BEGINNING 8th March.
| Day | Private Mass | Intention |
| Monday 8th | Seamus & Lily Walsh, Kilcolman | |
| Wednesday 10th | Special Intention | |
| Thursday 11th | Special Intention | |
| Saturday 13th | James Nunan, Lisnacon | |
| Sunday 14th | Mary Halliden, Rathcoole
Kathleen Murphy, Rossglass |
Parish Fund
The amount received last week: €335 Donations to offertory collection: €10
Thank you.
| Masses from Monday 8th March to Sunday 21st March 2021 | |||||
| Mon 8 Mar | Wed 10 Mar | Thurs 11 Mar | Sat 13 Mar | Sun 14 Mar | |
| Rathcoole Radharc na Coille Prohus Knockcahill Laught Upper Laught Lower | Gurrane Killetra Minehill Dromahoe Keale | Month’s Mind Anniversaries | Drominagh Ardrahan Lisnacon Killinane Derrinamona | Dromskehy Ducleagh Dromagh Rosglass Dysert Dromtariffe | |
| Mon 15 Mar | Wed 17 Mar | Thurs 18 Mar | Sat 20 March | Sun 21 March | |
| Coolclough Gurteen | The Island Derrinagree Clonbanin Moher Clenrath Rathroe Lyrevoucane | Bolomore Fortgrady Knockbrack Curraraigue Upper Curraraigue Middle Curraraigue Lower | Meenskehy Knocknacurracoush Coolclougher Skagh Stakehill | Ballymaquirke Dromalour Kilcolman Garraveasogue Paal Kileenleigh Derrygallon Knockanroe Gurranebawn Farrandoyle | |
Fourth Sunday of Lent – March 14, 2021
Just a Jesus was the light that came into the world, we pray that we may have faithful priests, deacons and consecrated religious to guide. We pray that those who are being called by the Lord to serve as priests, deacons or consecrated religious will hear His call.
Celebrating Mother’s Day Sunday 14th March
