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Book on history of Gort Convent

As the Sisters of Mercy will be leaving Gort very soon their history, ‘Near Quiet Waters’, by Sr Mary de Lourdes Fahy, is on sale at the reduced price of €5. It describes the early days of the Gort and Kinvara Convents. The book is on sale at Burke’s Eurospar, Kinvara; Centra, Labane; Gillane’s, Cloon; First Chapter, Church St., Gort; News & Views, Bridge St. Gort, and Gort Educational World, Bridge St.
 
To read a review of the book, click here.
 

 

Mass intentions for the week from 29th May 2021

The temporary schedule of Mass times is in place in Ballinderreen and Kinvara Parishes during the pandemic. Because attendance is limited to 50 people, and the Sunday obligation is still suspended, you are asked to consider attending during the week rather than on Sunday so that as many people as possible can get to Mass each week. To facilitate people who are working, Mass on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday will continue at 7pm. An extra Vigil Mass is celebrated in Ballinderreen Church at 8.15pm on the Saturday evenings while the current situation lasts.

Please remember to sit 2m away from anybody not from your own household, to sanitise your hands on entering and leaving the Church, and to wear a face-covering in Church.

Saturday 29th May:

7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Mass

8.15pm, Ballinderreen: Mass

Sunday 30th May:

9am, Doorus: Paddy Maguire, Cahercon, 2nd anniversary.

10.30am, Ballinderreen: Rita Meehan, Kiltiernan, months mind, and her husband Seán, anniversary.

12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Thomas Donohue, Gortnaclough, anniversary.

Tuesday 1st June, 7pm, Ballinderreen: Kjell Akesson, Sweden, 1st anniversary.

Wednesday 2nd June, 7pm, Ballinderreen: People of Ballinderreen Parish.

Thursday 3rd June, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: People of Kinvara Parish.

Friday 4th June, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Mass

Saturday 5th June:

7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Mass

8.15pm, Ballinderreen: Bridget Waites, Ballyclery, 3rd anniversary, and her husband Willie.

Sunday 6th June:

9am, Doorus: Michael Hynes, Doorus and Limerick, 3rd anniversary.

10.30am, Ballinderreen: Miko & Phil Lyons and deceased members of the Hynes family, anniversary.

12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: John & Mary Noone, Carnamadra, and deceased family members, anniversary.

New provisional 2021 Confirmation and First Communion dates

With the unpredictability of the pandemic situation, please note that these dates are provisional, but they can provide an indication for families for planning. We do not know yet how many family members can be present in the Church. In Kinvara parish, which Church for each ceremony will depend on the distancing restrictions that will be in place at the time.
 
Confirmation:
 
Tuesday, 24th August 2021: Northampton N.S. at 11am.
 
Wednesday, 25th August 2021. St Joseph’s NS, Kinvara. If one ceremony, 11am. If the group needs to be divided, 10.00am and 12.30pm.
 
Thursday, 26th August 2021: Ballinderreen N.S. If one ceremony, 11am. If the group needs to be divided, 10.00am and 12.30pm. Ballinderreen Church.
 
Friday, 27th August 2021: Doorus N.S. at 11am.
 
First Holy Communion:
 
Saturday, 4th September 2021: St Joseph’s NS, Kinvara. If one ceremony, 11am. If the group needs to be divided, 10.00am and 12.30pm.
 
Saturday, 11th September 2021: Ballinderreen N.S. If one ceremony, 11am. If the group needs to be divided, 10.00am and 12.30pm. Ballinderreen Church.
 
Saturday, 18th September 2021: Doorus N.S. 11am.
 
Northampton N.S. First Communicants of 2021 will wait to receive First Holy Communion together with the class of 2022.

Mass intentions for the week from 22nd May 2021

The temporary schedule of Mass times is in place in Ballinderreen and Kinvara Parishes during the pandemic. Because attendance is limited to 50 people, and the Sunday obligation is still suspended, you are asked to consider attending during the week rather than on Sunday so that as many people as possible can get to Mass each week. To facilitate people who are working, Mass on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday will continue at 7pm. An extra Vigil Mass is celebrated in Ballinderreen Church at 8.15pm on the Saturday evenings while the current situation lasts.

Please remember to sit 2m away from anybody not from your own household, to sanitise your hands on entering and leaving the Church, and to wear a face-covering in Church.

Saturday 22nd May:

7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: People of Kinvara Parish.

8.15pm, Ballinderreen: Maureen & Edward Larkin, Toureen, anniversary.

Sunday 23rd May:

9am, Doorus: Mass

10.30am, Ballinderreen: Michael Kelly, Tyrone, Kilcolgan, 1st anniversary.

12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Cissie Pettigrew, Tulla, 1st anniversary, and for those who sympathised at the time of her funeral;

Paddy Kilkelly, Crushoa, anniversary.

Tuesday 25th May, 7pm, Ballinderreen: Mary, John, Ann, and Patrick Silke, Lisheeninane, anniversary.

Wednesday 26th May, 7pm, Ballinderreen: People of Ballinderreen Parish.

Thursday 27th May, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: People of Kinvara Parish.

Friday 28th May, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Mass

Saturday 29th May:

7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Mass

8.15pm, Ballinderreen: Mass

Sunday 30th May:

9am, Doorus: Paddy Maguire, Cahercon, 2nd anniversary.

10.30am, Ballinderreen: Rita Meehan, Kiltiernan, months mind, and her husband Seán, anniversary.

12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Thomas Donohue, Gortnaclough, anniversary.

 

Mass intentions for the week from 15th May 2021

Public worship has now re-commenced in Ireland. We resume with the temporary schedule in Ballinderreen and Kinvara Parishes for during the pandemic. Because attendance is limited to 50 people, and the Sunday obligation is still suspended, you are asked to consider attending during the week rather than on Sunday so that as many people as possible can get to Mass each week. To facilitate people who are working, Mass on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday will continue at 7pm. An extra Vigil Mass will be celebrated in Ballinderreen Church at 8.15pm on the Saturday evenings while the current situation lasts.

Please remember to sit 2m away from anybody not from your own household, to sanitise your hands on entering and leaving the Church, and to wear a face-covering in Church.

Saturday 15th May:

7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Pakie & Maureen Flaherty and their son Brother Christy and their daughter Pauline, Killina, anniversary.

8.15pm, Ballinderreen: People of Ballinderreen Parish

Sunday 16th May:

9am, Doorus: People of Kinvara Parish.

10.30am, Ballinderreen: John Joe & Ann Jordan, Woodview, Toureen, anniversary;

Bernard Jordan, Toureen East, anniversary;

Martin Sweeney, Toureen, anniversary.

12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Miriam Hogan, anniversary, sister of Dave Hogan, Crushoa.

Tuesday 18th May, 7pm, Ballinderreen: Michael Egan, Tuam and Ballinderreen, 1st anniversary.

Wednesday 19th May, 7pm, Ballinderreen: Bridget Clasby, Toureen, anniversary.

Thursday 20th May, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Special intention.

Friday 21st May, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Paddy McIntyre, Dundalk, 1st anniversary.

Saturday 22nd May:

7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: People of Kinvara Parish.

8.15pm, Ballinderreen: Maureen & Edward Larkin, Toureen, anniversary.

Sunday 23rd May:

9am, Doorus: Mass

10.30am, Ballinderreen: Michael Kelly, Tyrone, Kilcolgan, 1st anniversary.

12 noon: Cissie Pettigrew, Tulla, 1st anniversary, and for those who sympathised at the time of her funeral;

Paddy Kilkelly, Crushoa, anniversary.

 

Back to public worship in Kinvara

Public worship re-commences in St Joseph’s Church, Kinvara this evening, Thursday 13th May 2021, Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 6pm until 6.50pm and then Mass at 7pm. See yesterday’s post for details of Covid procedures we must observe.

Return to Public Worship – May 2021

From Tuesday 11th May 2021, public worship re-commences in Ballinderreen and Kinvara Parishes. A very warm welcome back to all parishioners. This is a joyful time for the parishes, and a source of hope for us all. Though various restrictions will still be in place, we will again rise to the challenge, and we look forward to being able to have full congregations eventually.
In the meantime, we return to observing the conditions as they were before Christmas. Here is a reminder of the procedures we are required to observe:
Attendance is limited to fifty people. In Kinvara and Ballinderreen, the places will be allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. Different parishes have different practices for this, depending on their circumstances. Priority will be given to family members of those for whom the Mass is offered for anniversaries, months minds, etc. We will try to keep to one anniversary per Mass, so as to avoid any capacity problems.
For seating, please maintain 2 metre distance from anybody not of the same household. Please do not sit on the outside of a seat if you see that it would not be possible to sit 2 metres from the next person in that seat. If sitting on the inside, please move in near the edge, so as to maximise the space available for others. Two rows in every three are taped off so as to keep the 2m distance in the other direction. Please do not open the tapes. (Please note that the capacity of Doorus Church will be considerably less than 50 because of the 2 metre rule. In St Colman’s Church, Kinvara, we can operate the pods system which is allowed for larger Churches, for the transepts, resulting in a capacity slightly higher than 50, as long as nobody crosses between the pods.) Please follow the directions of the stewards for entering and leaving the Church. Space is available in each Church for anybody who requires a place for a wheelchair, etc. Please make known any special requirements and they will be accommodated.
The Eucharistic Minister will check if Holy Communion needs to be brought to anybody in a car or outside who could not get in because the capacity had been reached.
Please sanitise your hands on entering and leaving the Church. Stewards should not assist people in sanitising, so as not to come too close to those entering or leaving the Church.
Face coverings must be worn in the Church.
Please observe respiratory etiquette. No coughing into the air.
The Sign of Peace will remain suspended during this period.
Anybody who is feeling unwell or has symptoms is asked not to attend until you are fully well again.
The Priest and Ministers of Holy Communion will wear face coverings for the distribution of Communion. During this period, Communion will have to be received on the hand only. The Priest and Ministers of Holy Communion will go to each seat with Communion. The stewards, wearing gloves, will temporarily remove the tape so that the Priest or Minister of Holy Communion can move along the seat in front of those receiving Communion. Please place out your hands if you are receiving Holy Communion. Low-gluten hosts will be available from the Priest and Minister of Holy Communion for those who require them.
Ministers of the Eucharist must sanitise their hands again after putting on their face masks. Sacristans should do likewise before preparing the Communion hosts or other objects for use in the Mass.
Baskets will not be passed around for the offertory collection. Instead, there will be a container at the door in which you can place your offering.
Unfortunately, choirs still have to be restricted in the interests of physical distancing and prevention of droplet projection. It is possible to have an organist and cantor instead during this period, and sincere thanks to those are giving of their talents as cantors and organists during the pandemic.
Unfortunately, we still cannot have Holy Water in the fonts, in case of spread of the virus.
The parish newsletter remains suspended for the moment.
The Parish Office can be contacted by telephone only for the time being. Mass cards are not available until further notice.
Sincere thanks to our sanitising and stewarding volunteers, and all those who have been involved in keeping the parishes alive during the pandemic.
In relation to Doorus Church, if funerals occur, it is as well to mention now, when no funerals are pending, so that it will be clear it is not personal to anybody, that because the 2 metre distancing rule applies (except in the case of people who live in the same household), the capacity for a funeral will be considerably less than the 50 people. Therefore, families will have to choose between having a smaller number in attendance in Doorus Church or having the funeral in one of the other Churches of the parish. Please be sensitive to the fact that the parish is obliged to follow the government restrictions, in the interest of public health, and does not have discretion to make exceptions.
 
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Thanks from COPE Galway

Sharon Fitzpatrick of COPE Galway has written to thank the parishioners of Kinvara for €227.50 and of Ballinderreen for €192.28 contributed to the special Church collection in 2020. Sharon writes:
‘The support and kindness of your parishioners allows COPE Galway to help vulnerable people throughout Galway city and county – individuals and families who are affected by homelessness, women and children experiencing domestic abuse and older people who may need nutritional and social support…. As well as our essential services, COPE Galway are responding to the COVID-19 emergency with specific added supports in each of our service areas.’

Volunteers needed

Public worship re-commences in Ireland from Monday 10th May 2021. We have to satisfy various Covid-19 safety conditions in order to hold public worship, including sanitising of all seats used and surfaces touched, which will be used again within 72 hours, and stewarding so that a capacity of 50 people is observed, with 2m distancing between those not of the same household. Sincere thanks to our sanitising and stewarding volunteers. We need some more for each Church, especially for Ballinderreen Church, and St Joseph’s, Kinvara. Having a few more volunteers would allow the turns to be less frequent for those who have volunteered.
If you would be willing to volunteer, please contact Fr Hugh or Catherine the parish secretary, by email or telephone call.