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 12-13 April 2008 .
This weekend’s reflection
the charity to implement long-term
Ramsgrange concert
“Show kindness through your face,
development programmes amongst
The Hook Peninsula Tourist Board
your eyes, your smile and through the
Africa’s poorest communities. There
presents the sensational, award-
warmth of your greetings. You must
will also be a Church Gate Collection
winning soprano Celine Byrne. Winner
bear a cheerful smile, don’t only give
next weekend (19th & 20th) in aid of
of a Maria Callas Award, she is
your care, but give your heart as
St Patrick’s Special School,
international known on the concert
well”. It’s a law of nature that the
Enniscorthy. Your generous support
circle for her outstanding voice and
good you do will be forgotten
would be greatly appreciated.
will appear with well-known Wexford
tomorrow, but the good work must be
chamber choir, Valda, and a host of
carried on. Your honesty and
Recent Baptisms
special guests in St James’ Church,
frankness will expose you to problems
We congratulate and welcome into our
Ramsgrange, on Sunday 4th May at
but your work should not stop for it
community Katie Marie Doyle,
8.00pm. Tickets €25.00 (include door
means the world to so many people.
daughter of Kevin and Diane Doyle,
prize). Contact the festival office at
Libgate, and Dara Daniel Fitzpatrick,
(051) 397 502, SWWP at (051) 389
Children’s Mass
son of Amanda Fitzpatrick, Clonsilla,
418, email hookinfo2@eircom.net, or
Children’s Mass continues this Sunday
Dublin, both of whom were baptised in
Whites for Music Wexford (053) 912
at 12 noon. All children most welcome.
Kilmore during the week.
2067.
Parish lottery results
Trócaire boxes please
Thanks from Larry
The winning numbers in this week’s
Trócaire boxes are still coming in.
On behalf of himself and the Irish
community lotto were 2-6-25-29. We
Thank you. If yours is not back yet,
Wheelchair Association, Larry Stafford,
had no jackpot winner and we had
will you return it as soon as possible
Grange, wishes to thank all the people
two match-three winners who each
please, as I would like to give the final
of the parish for their wonderful
received €100.00. The winners were
figure as soon as possible.
generosity in sponsoring his recent
Maire Bates (Tops Group) and Peadar
walk in Arizona (19-31 March). Larry
Raftery (Kilmore Parish). Ticket sales
Junior Choir rehearsals
raised a magnificent €5,400 for the
were down a little from 909 to 907.
Our Junior Choir rehearsals continue
association.
Our jackpot now stands at €6,200.00.
this Monday evening in Mulrankin
Thank you for supporting our
church from 5.00pm to 6.00pm. All
Handball Club news
community lotto.
children from 2nd class upward and
Significant repairs and renovations
teenagers are most welcome.
have been carried out at the ball alley
Congratulations
in Bridgetown. The gutters and
Congratulations to Nellie Marshall,
Parents say ‘Thank you’
downpipes have been replaced and
Ballygrangans, who celebrates a very
The Kilmore Parents’ Association
the alley has been spray-painted
special birthday this week, her 90th.
would like to thank everybody who
outside. The Committee of the
May we wish her many more years of
supported the recent fundraising
Bridgetown Handball Club is grateful
good health and happiness.
events in aid of Kilmore National
for your support and would welcome
School. The amounts raised were as
your continued support at a quiz in
Good Friday fast
follows: table quiz in Mary Barry's:
Mary Barry's this Wednesday (16 th ) at
9.30pm. Proceeds from the quiz will
If you have not returned your card,
€554.12, family table quiz in Hotel
go towards the ongoing refurbishment
will you do so as soon as possible
Saltees: €417.50, and bag packing at
of the alley. All are welcome.
please? Hopefully we will have a figure
Dunnes Stores: €1,326.03. We look
in a couple of weeks.
forward to your continued support for
the field day that will be held on
Sunday 25th May.
Set dancing continues
Dates for your Diary
Set dancing continues on Friday nights
▪ First Holy Communion
in the Community Hall at 8.30pm. All
Hurling helmets
Saturday May 24 th .
are welcome.
Kilmore National School hurling juniors
are looking for any helmets that
▪ Patron Kilmore Cemetery
Sunday May 25 th .
Church gate collections
people many no longer be using.
Children's helmets are preferable, but
▪ Patron Grange Cemetery
Self Help Development International
we may be able to adapt adult ones
Friday June 27 th .
will hold a Church Gate Collection this
for the older children. Please drop
▪ BBQ and Barn Dance
weekend (12th & 13th). Funding
them to the office at the school.
Sunday August 3 rd .
support provided to Self Help enables
Thank you.
Around the Parish
Sunday of the Year : (with page number in Parish Mass Book Year A, Part 1). This weekend is
[See overleaf for notice of
the 4th Sunday of Easter (page 134) and next weekend is the 5th Sunday of Easter (page 136).
changes, if any, during the
coming week.]
Newsletter sponsor : This is the first week’s sponsor by a parishioner who wishes to
remain anonymous and who is sponsoring our newsletter for three weeks. Thank you.
Kilmore
Feast days : Wednesday (16th) St Bernadette.
Fr. Denis Doyle, P.P.
Telephone:
This week we pray for the souls of . . .
(053) 913 5181 or
Peter Bates , Grange, 7.30pm mass Saturday 12th,
(087) 926 0430.
Carmel White , Moortown, 11.00am mass Mulrankin, Sunday 13th,
Masses
John Murphy , Libgate, 7.30pm mass Saturday 19th,
Mon - Friday: 9.00am.
John O’Connell , Cahirciveen, 11.00am mass Mulrankin, Sunday 20th, and
Saturday: 10.00am and
Ann Kehoe , Oldhall, whose anniversary occurs at this time.
7.30pm.
Sunday: 10.00am.
We also remember, and pray for, all our loved ones who died and all those whose anniversaries
Adoration : Thursday
occur about this time. May they rest in peace.
10.00am to 9.00pm.
2008 – Drug and Alcohol Services
Mulrankin
County Wexford CBDI is a community-based response to alcohol and drug misuse in our area
Masses
through education and prevention work. We are writing our Work Plan for 2008/2009 and want to
Tues - Friday: 9.45am.
check with your group to determine if we can assist you with any of the following: Drug
Sunday: 11.00am
Awareness Programmes, Family Support, Peer Education Programme (Youth Health Programme),
Adoration : Tuesday
Drug and Alcohol Policy Development, Identifying Supports for Drug Users, Staff/Volunteer
9.30am to 12 noon and
Training. Please note that services are offered to you free of charge. Please contact me
6.00 to 9.00pm.
immediately to discuss in full.
Kilmore Quay
Your help for Fr Seán Devereux is requested
Fr. Jim Cogley, C.C.
A container is currently being filled for the Gambia to assist in the development efforts of Fr Seán
Telephone:
Devereux, Parish Priest of St. Kizito’s, the Gambia. The following are the main items needed:
(053) 912 9638 or
»
Clean and usable computers/laptops
(086) 247 1063.
»
Sewing machines - manual and electric
Masses
»
Pencils, copy books stationary etc.
Tues - Friday: 9.30am.
»
Wall charts for nursery primary school
Saturday: 6.30pm.
»
Reading books for kids
Sunday: 10.30am.
»
Grammar and spelling books
Adoration : Saturday
»
Scientific calculators
2.00pm to 6.30pm.
»
Fruit/vegetable seed for gardens
»
Bandages, syringes
Tomhaggard
»
Medication that can travel
Masses
»
Kids clothes up to 4 years ONLY.
Monday: 9.30am.
The collections will take place on Saturday
Saturday: 7.30pm.
April 19th and Saturday May 10th, from
Adoration :
10am to 2pm in the following locations: Wexford Town - Clonard church Car Park; Enniscorthy –
Monday
Belfield; Gorey - Community School; Bunclody - Church Car Park; and New Ross - contact Joe
9.30am to
Ryan (087) 205 1268. If people have any questions please call (086) 249 5911.
7.00pm.
Parish Clean-up 2008
The Parish Clean-up will take place on the 7th May. Could you help in the clean-up of our village
Readers of the Word
and surroundings areas of the parish? We need your help and the help of others to volunteer.
Kilmore
Everyone young and old to come together and do a little for your area. Contact the Information
12th: Máire Fortune
Centre on (053) 917 5722.
13th: Rose Hurley
19th: Niall Crosbie
20th: Pearl Bates
English classes for
non-nationals
Mulrankin
A woman is available to teach
13th: Mary O’Brien
20th: Aidan Miskella
English to non-nationals. If
interested contact the
Eucharistic Ministers
Information Centre on (053) 917
5722.
Kilmore
12th: Christine Murphy &
Marian McGlynn
Need any photo-
13th: Pearl Bates and
copying done?
T. J. Power
A photocopying service is
19th: Patricia Bates and
available in Bridgetown at the
Martin Bates
SCOPE Information Centre,
20th: Rose Hurley and
telephone (053) 917 5722.
Mary Power
Photo by Tom Weddick