02/06/2019 :: 7th Sunday of Easter

Exams 2019

Best wishes to our Junior and Leaving Cert students who will begin exams this week. We’ll be remembering you in our prayers.



Rest In Peace

Rest In Peace

We Pray for

John Crehan, Tiernevin,

who died recently.

Sincere sympathy to his family.

May John Rest In Peace

and may Perpetual Light shine upon him.

Go dtuga Dia suaimhneas síoraí dó.

Corpus Christi Procession

Date For your Diary:

There will be a

Corpus Christi procession

after the St. Joseph’s Kinvara 7pm Mass

on Saturday, 22nd June.

The First Holy Communion children are invited to come in their dresses and suits to walk in the procession.

Anniversaries & Intentions
Please pray for the following for whom Mass will be offered
June
Saturday 1st
7.00pm Kinvara
[St. Joseph’s]
Joe Stewart, Mountscribe [Months Mind]
Sunday 2nd
9am Doorus People of the Parish
10.30am Ballinderreen Sarah & Bill Joe Coen, Drumacoo [Anniversary]
Nora & Michael Kelly, Killeenaran [Anniversary] & deceased family members.
Kathleen, Patrick & Michael Fahy, Mulrook & Margaret & Jermiah Crowley, Cork [Anniversary]
Special Intention
12.00 noon Kinvara
[St.Colman’s]
Bill Sullivan, Kinvara West [Months Mind] & his wife Eileen [Anniversary]
Jimmy Linnane, Crushoa & Tom Linnane, Ballycleara [Anniversary] & Maureen & Bill Ward, Kinvara [Anniversary]
Tuesday 4th
7pm Ballinderreen Kathleen, Thomas & Michael Callinan [Anniversary]
Wednesday 5th
9am Ballinderreen People of the Parish.
Thursday 6th
10am Kinvara
[St. Joseph’s]
Special Intention.
Friday 7th
10am Kinvara
[St. Joseph’s]
Mass
Saturday 8th
7.00pm Kinvara
[St. Joseph’s]
Toddie & Grainne Byrne, Kinvara [Anniversary]
Sunday 9th
9.00am Doorus Paddy Maguire, Cahercon [Months Mind.]
Michael Hynes, Limerick & Doorus [1st Anniversary]
10.30am Ballinderreen Bridget Waites, Ballycleara [1st Anniversary]
Ann Feeney, Athlone [2nd Anniversary]
Bridget & Tom Scarry, Toureen, R.I.P.
Louis Mulchair, Gortaboy [Anniversary] & deceased family members.
12.00 noon Kinvara
[St.Colman’s]
Paddy Connors, Ardnagrove [Anniversary]

Last Sunday’s Collection

Ballinderreen: € 564.80
Kinvara: € 993.81

A sincere ‘Thank you’ for your kindness, generosity and support.

All the money collected in the weekend collections goes towards the maintenance and upkeep our Parish and Churches.

Ballinderreen Parish cemetery Mass dates

Drumacoo: Friday 28th June at 7.30pm
Killeenavarra: Tuesday 2nd July at 7.00pm.

Please Note

The Parish Office will be closed this Tuesday 4th June.

St Colman’s Church Kinvara 200th Anniversary

We will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the dedication of St Colman’s Church, Kinvara on Sunday 22nd September. At the recent meeting to discuss the celebrations, it was decided to hold an envelope collection to fund the landscaping of the Church field beside the carpark into a reflective park, and some improvements in the Church and costs of the celebrations. Therefore, a collection envelope will be distributed at Masses this weekend. Please return them in the offertory basket or to the sacristy or parish office in the weeks ahead. St Colman’s is the oldest Church still in use for Catholic worship in the Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora.

Lough Derg Pilgrimage

3-day pilgrimage to Lough Derg, 7th to 9th June. Bus leaving Renmore Church at 6.45am on Friday 7th June with pick-up points at Maldron Hotel, Oranmore, Claregalway, Tuam Garda Station or by arrangement. For information, contact Patrizia at 086 4073192 or 091 753763.

Esker Annual Novena

Tuesday June 4th – Wednesday June 12th. www.redemptoristsesker.ie 

Ardrahan Parish Cemetery Mass

Labane Cemetery on Sunday 2nd June at 7pm.

Galway Pilgrimage to Lisieux, France

3rd  to 9th September 2019. Includes visits to places associated with St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Notre Dame Cathedral Paris, Chartres Cathedral and Mont St Michel. Led by Fr. Martin Whelan. Contact Joe Walsh Tours at 01 241 0800.

Annual Children’s Remembrance Day Mass

Sunday 9th June at 2.30pm in the Holy Family Church, Mervue. This Mass is for children who died before birth, shortly after birth or at a later stage, be it at home, in hospital or by accident. For more information, contact Margaret 085 8214443 or Susan 087 9452810 or Mary 086 3483694.

Trocaire

Thank you to all who contributed to this year’s Trócaire campaign during Lent. The totals contributed were €1,809.01 from Ballinderreen Parish and €2,592.00 from Kinvara Parish. If you still have a Trócaire box to bring in, please do so as soon as possible.

Ballinderreen Lunch Club

Next sitting will take place on Friday, 7th June at 1.30pm, Ballinderreen Community Centre. Meals provided at a reduced cost of €5 and all dietary requirements will be catered for. All welcome. Contact Laura, 085-7893385 or Mary, 087-9444898 before 3pm Thursday 6th June to book.

Ballinderreen GAA Lotto

No’s 3, 4, 24, 26.. One match 3: Brian Molloy/Mary Helebert. Jackpot €7,700. Draw will take place in O’Looney’s, Saturday, 1st June.

Fundraising Event

Holding hands in Kinvara, Sunday June 2nd at 1.30pm outside Pier Head. In aid of Cancer Care West and the Irish Motor Neurone Association.

Pendant Alarms

Alarms are available for landline and mobile. Contact Family Carers Ireland, 065 6893690.

Farm Plastic Collection

Gort Mart on Tuesday 4th June from 9am to 5pm.

Alzheimer Café

Free monthly gathering, Menlo Park Hotel Friday 7th June 2pm – 4pm. Speaker from Home Care Medical followed by a performance from the Medtronic Chorale. Contact: Maureen Mannion 086 8211540.

Positive Spirit

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Accord

Advises couples getting married to book their pre-marriage course at least a year before their wedding date. The course can be booked online www.accord.ie Contact number – 091 562331.

Receiving Holy Communion

For those of you who need to receive Communion from your seat, please sit on the outside of the pew and indicate to the Eucharistic Minister.

Ministers of the Word

Ministers of the Word Needed

Kinvara FM

Is pleased to announce that you can now listen to it on the internet every Saturday and Sunday from 12 noon to 8pm. The Saturday Vigil Mass from St Joseph’s Church can now be heard every Sunday at 12 noon on 92.4 FM. Please pass on this news to those in the community who are unable to attend Mass.

Items at the back of Church

You are welcome to take, free of charge, the prayer cards and religious magazines etc. left at the back of the Churches (except the Irish Catholic, which has to be paid for).

Coeliac Hosts

Please indicate to Priest or Minister of Holy Communion as you receive.

Car Parking in Ballinderreen Church grounds

Please do not block the exits in the Church Car Park

Loop Hearing Aid System

loopThis system is now installed in St. Colman’s Church, Ballinderreen, St. Colman’s Church, Kinvara and St. Joseph’s Church, Kinvara. However, this system will not be available in St. Kieran’s Church, Doorus as the Church is too small for it to be effective.

In order to avail of this facility please switch your Hearing Aid to the ‘T’ position.

Induction loop systems are invaluable in assisting hearing aid users to understand spoken language, particularly in situations where there is background noise. Hopefully, this will be of great benefit to all hearing aid users.

Notices for the Parish Newsletter

The deadline for notices for the Parish Newsletter is 12 noon on Thursday. Community notices are welcome when there is space, and if suitable for a Church newsletter. Please try to keep them as brief as possible. Notices of a commercial nature cannot be included in the Newsletter.

Communion

Please walk up on the right and down on the left to ease congestion

Parking, St. Colman’s Church Kinvara

For Health & Safety reasons, please do not park along the wall to the left hand side of the barrier. Thank You.

Please Note

Church gate collections are to be taken up after Mass.

Parish Office

Parish Office Opening Hours:

Tuesday & Wednesday Ballinderreen 9.30am—12.30pm
Thursday & Friday Kinvara 9.30am—12.30pm

Parish office phone no. 086-8577644

Website of Kinvara & Ballinderreen Parishes