Kilmore

Parish Church

Fr Denis Doyle, P.P.

Newsletter

Weekly newsletter of St Mary's Church, Kilmore, Co Wexford.

Fr Denis Doyle, P.P. Telephone: (053) 913 5181 or (087) 926 0430.

Website: www.kilmoreparish.com. E-mail: newsletter2@eircom.net.

This issue dated the weekend of 22-23 September 2007 .

Change in Mass time

Daddy, I‟m awake”, replied the boy.

Children’s Mass

On Tuesday morning (25th) there will

“I‟ve been thinking, maybe I was too

The Children‟s Mass continues this

be a special start of year school mass

hard on you earlier,” said the man. It‟s

Sunday at 12 noon. All children are

in Kilmore at 10.00am. To facilitate

been a long day and I took my

most welcome.

this mass there will be no 9.45am

aggravation out on you. Here‟s the

mass in Mulrankin but there will be

€10.00 you asked for.

Adult Education Classes

mass there on Monday morning

The little boy sat straight up, beaming.

Wexford VTOS is an Adult Education

instead at 9.45am. If any parent or

“Oh, thank you Daddy! He yelled.”

Centre in Wexford Town offering

anyone else would like to attend the

Then reaching under his pillow, he

courses in the following areas -

children‟s mass in Kilmore you will be

pulled out some more crumpled up

Leaving Certificate, General Studies,

more than welcome.

Euro notes. The man, seeing that the

Computers, Accounts, Business, and

boy already had money, started to get

Computer Maintenance & Repair.

This week’s reflection

angry again.

Courses are free if you are over 21

A man came home from work late

and unemployed for at least six

again, tired and irritated, to find his

The little boy slowly counted out his

months. Training allowance, travel

five-year-old son waiting for him at

money and then looked up at his dad.

and childcare can be paid to eligible

the door. “Daddy, may I ask you a

“Why did you want more money if you

participants. If you would like to start

question?” “Yeah sure, what is it?”

already had some?” the father

a course, get a qualification, meet

replied the man. “Daddy, how much

grumbled. Because I

other like-minded adults or just get

money do you make an hour?”

didn‟t have

out of the house and do something

enough, but now

new, why not ring for more

“That‟s none of your business! What

I do, the little

information, „phone (053) 914 6188

makes you ask such at thing?”, the

boy replied.

and ask for Ann or Marie.

man said angrily. “I just want to know.

“Daddy, I have

Please tell me, how much do you

€30.00 now. Can

make an hour?” pleaded the little boy.

I buy an hour of

Back to School

“If you must know, I make €30.00 an

your time?”

Please note that the Back to School

hour.” “Oh,” the little boy replied,

Clothing and Footwear Scheme will

head bowed. Looking up, he said,

Share some time with those who need

finish on Friday (28th).

“Daddy, may I borrow €10.00 please?”

you. They need our time more than

we will ever know.

The father was furious. “If the only

Good Luck girls

We wish Sharon and Naomi and the

reason you wanted to know how much

Parish lottery results

Wexford Girls the very best of luck on

money I make is just so you can

The winning numbers in last week‟s

Sunday in the All Ireland Final against

borrow some to buy a silly toy or

community lotto were 18-19-27-30.

Leitrim. May we also wish our own

some other nonsense, then you march

There was no jackpot winner and we

Intermediate team the very best of

yourself straight to your room and go

had two match-three winner who each

luck in their semi final game against

to bed. Think about why you‟re being

received €100. The winners were

Kilanerin next Saturday in Wexford

so selfish. I work long, hard hours

Louise Colfer (G.A.A.) and Theresa

Park at 3.30pm. Your support for the

everyday and don‟t have time for such

McDonnell (Kilmore Parish). Ticket

lads would be much appreciated.

childish games.”

sales were up from 1066 to 1150.

The little boy quietly went to his room

Next week‟s jackpot will be €11,200.

20 years of Tops

and shut the door. The man sat down

Thank you for supporting our

A general meeting of all members of

and started to get even madder about

Community lotto. All ticket sellers

the Tops Group takes place in Kilmore

the little boy‟s questioning. How dare

please note that the draw takes place

Community Hall on Friday (28th) at

he ask such questions only to get

at 9.00pm please return your tickets

8pm. Please come along and join in

some money. After an hour or so, the

on or before 8.50pm, as tickets have

the planning of this year‟s show as the

man had calmed down, and started to

to be counted and checked, your co-

group celebrates twenty years of Tops

think he may have been a little hard

operation would be much appreciated.

in Kilmore parish.

on his son. Maybe there was

something he really needed to buy

Special centenary mass

with that €10.00 and he really didn‟t

To mark the centenary of the birth of

Free ‘Alive’ newspaper

The Catholic newspaper "Alive" is free

ask for money very often.

Venerable Edel Quinn, Mass will be

and is available in the church porches.

celebrated by Bishop Denis Brennan in

The man went to the door of the little

Do take a copy or two as you leave

St Aidan's Cathedral, Enniscorthy, on

boy‟s room and opened the door. “Are

the church.

Friday 5th October at 7.30pm.

you asleep son?” he asked. “No

Around the Parish

Sunday of the Year : (with page number in the Parish Mass Book Year C Part 2). This

[See overleaf for notice of

weekend is the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (page 73) and next weekend is the 26th Sunday in

changes, if any, during the

Ordinary Time (page 76).

coming week.]

Newsletter sponsor : This is the first week‟s sponsor by a parishioner who wishes to

remain anonymous who is sponsoring our newsletter for three weeks. Thank you.

 Kilmore

Fr. Denis Doyle, P.P.

Feast days during the week : Tuesday (25th): St Finbarr. Thursday (27th): St Vincent

Telephone:

de Paul. Saturday (29th): Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael.

(053) 913 5181 or

(087) 926 0430.

This week we pray for the souls of . . .

Masses

 Murt Bates , Grange, 7.30pm mass Saturday 22nd,

Mon - Friday: 9.00am.

 Eileen and Betty Moore , Rackardstown, 10.00am mass Sunday 23rd,

Saturday: 10.00am and

 Ellen Dillon , Harpoonstown, 11.00am mass Mulrankin, Sunday 23rd,

7.30pm.

 Johnny and Kate Howlin , Grange 7.30pm mass Saturday 29th,

Sunday: 10.00am.

 Pat Boyle , Rackardstown, 10.00am mass Sunday 30th (Months Mind),

Readers

 John Cullen , Mulrankin, 11.00am mass Mulrankin, Sunday 30th,

22nd: Séamus O‟Brien

 Jimmy Fortune , Ballyhealy, whose anniversary occurs at this time, and

23rd: Rose Hurley

 Frances McGuinness , Baldwinstown, and

29th: Sheila Reid

 Jim Condon , Seaview, both of whom were buried during the week.

30th: Pearl Bates

Eucharistic Ministers

We also remember, and pray for, all our loved ones who died and all those whose anniversaries

22nd: Anne Cousins and

occur about this time. May they rest in peace.

Tomás Power

23rd: Pearl Bates and

Rose Hurley

29th: Christine Murphy &

Bernie Rowe

30th: Pádraig Flynn and

Pearl Bates

Adoration : Thursday

10.00am to 9.00pm.

 Mulrankin

Masses

Tues - Friday: 9.45am.

Sunday: 11.00am

Readers

23rd: Ina Neville

30th: Jim Roche

Adoration : Tuesday

9.30am to 12 noon and

6.00 to 9.00pm.

 Kilmore Quay

Fr. Jim Cogley, C.C.

Telephone:

(053) 912 9638 or

(086) 247 1063.

Masses

Tues - Friday: 9.30am.

Saturday: 6.30pm.

Sunday: 10.30am.

Adoration : Saturday

2.00pm to 6.30pm.

 _Tomhaggard

Masses

Monday: 9.30am.

Saturday: 7.30pm.

Adoration :

Monday

9.30am to

7.00pm.

Photocopying

A photocopying service

is available at the AOH

Hall, Bridgetown.