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 26-27 April 2008 .
This weekend’s reflection
Wedding Bells
Kilmore PTAA
There are many lessons that can be
Congratulations to John Moran, Athy,
The annual mass of the Kilmore
learnt from watching children learn to
and Clodagh O’Halloran, Tomhaggard,
Pioneer Total Abstinence Association
walk. Countless times they fall, cry,
who were married in Tomhaggard last
will be held on Friday 16th May at
and are hurt, but still get back up and
weekend. We wish them many years
7.30pm in St. Mary’s parish church,
try again. It’s a sure reminder that
of peace and happiness together.
Kilmore. For those who have not
what we want to accomplish may not
ordered their Gold or Silver jubilee
always be easy. But persevere! You
Parish Initiative
badges and diplomas or those that
can never really tell what potential lies
In response to suggestions received
wish to obtain full pioneer
within until you have a purpose and a
from the youth of Kilmore parish there
membership, they are requested to do
will to achieve a goal. Life is an
will be a public meeting for all ages on
so on or before Saturday 5th May.
adventure; we get out of it what we
Thursday next (1st) at 8.00pm in the
Please contact Pádraig Flynn, The Hill,
put into it.
Stella Maris Centre. Presentations will
phone (053) 913 5517 or Séamus
be made by Gretta Quigley and Mark
O’Keeffe, Mulrankin, phone (087) 290
Children’s Mass
Carley youth club trainers from FDYS,
1251.
Children’s Mass continues this Sunday
with a view to setting up a Youth Club
at 12 noon. All children most welcome.
for 13-17 year olds. Mairéad Duffy,
Guillemot Golf Society
Counsellor, will attend to organize the
There was a good turn out last Sunday
Parish lottery results
setting up of a bereavement and
(20th) April in Rathaspeck. (1) Patrick
The winning numbers in this week’s
depression counselling service in the
Doyle 33pts, (2) Kevin Sheil 33pts, (3)
community lotto were 4-8-15-26. We
Stella Maris Centre. This facility will be
Berti Walsh 31pts, and (4) Nick
had no jackpot winner and we had five
available for all age groups.
McBride 30pts. FN Ollie O’Mahoney
match-three winners who each
17pts. BN Brendan Doyle 17pts.
received €40.00. The winners were
Photocopying
Juniors: (1) Jimmy Murphy, and (2)
Naomi Fogarty, match-three twice,
A photocopying service is available in
Mark Evans. Our next outing is on
(Ladies Football), Aidan Miskella,
Bridgetown at the SCOPE Centre.
next Sunday (4th) in Fethard-on-Sea
Siobhán Ryan (G.A.A.) and Ann
par 3 Golf Course. Tee time is 8 to
McKenna (Tops Group). Ticket sales
Leinster Final Defeat
9am. All new members welcome.
were down from 920 to 856. Our
Unfortunately, Kilmore Utd men went
jackpot now stands at €6,600.00.
down 1-0 in Tullamore last Sunday.
De Mello Prayer Weekend
Thank you for supporting our
On the day, the lads didn’t perform as
Does God speak to us? If so, how,
community lotto.
well as they can and Ballycumber just
when, why and through whom? How
about deserved to shade it. On behalf
might my recent experiences have
Set dancing continues
of the players and club officials a very
been God’s Word in my ear? A De
Set dancing continues on Friday nights
sincere thank you to the sizeable
Mello prayer weekend is being held at
in the Community Hall at 8.30pm. All
number of people from the parish who
the St John of God Retreat Centre,
are welcome.
made the journey to the midlands.
Ballyvaloo, Blackwater, 9th to 11th
Although the result didn’t go our way I
May. The presenter is Fr John
Junior Choir rehearsals
think anyone present must give great
Callanan S.J. Cost: Residential
€145.00, non - residential €100.00,
Our junior choir rehearsals continue
credit to the players, who although
including meals. For bookings
this Monday evening in Mulrankin
weren’t at their best kept battling to
telephone Ballyvaloo at (053) 913
church from 5.00pm to 6.00pm. These
the final whistle. Adult jackets with the
7160 or e-mail:
rehearsals are going very well and we
club crest can be bought in Quigley’s
invite all children of the parish from
for €25, while jackets for children also
or
2nd class upward and teenagers who
with the pike man crest can be got by
are interested in music and singing to
ordering them at (087) 776 2530.
Weekend begins with evening meal at
join us. You are most welcome.
Thank you
6.00pm on Friday 9th and concludes
after Sunday lunch on 11th May.
First Friday
The management, staff, and friends of
Next Friday (2nd) is the first Friday of
St Patrick’s Special School,
the month and all the sick, including
Enniscorthy, thank you most sincerely
Read, say or sing
Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on
those in Mulrankin, will be visited at
for your generosity during their recent
me. Melt me, mould me, fill me, use
the usual time. Masses at 7.00pm in
church gate collection. The amount
me. Spirit of the living God, fall afresh
Mulrankin and at 7.30pm in Kilmore.
raised in the parish was €867.
on me.
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 6th Sunday of Easter (page 138) and next weekend is the Ascension of the Lord (page 140).
changes, if any, during the
coming week.]
Newsletter sponsor : This is the third 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 : Tuesday (29th) St Catherine of Sienna.
Fr. Denis Doyle, P.P.
Telephone:
This week we pray for the souls of . . .
(053) 913 5181 or
Robin and Patrick Roche , Ballyseskin, 7.30pm mass Saturday 26th,
(087) 926 0430.
Fr Pat Furlong PP , 10.00am mass Sunday 27th,
Daniel Davis , Ballylibernagh, 12 noon mass Sunday 26th,
Masses
Mon - Friday: 9.00am.
Pat Kehoe , 11.00am mass Mulrankin, Sunday 27th,
Saturday: 10.00am and
Maurice Lonergan , Wicklow and Seaview, 7.30pm Saturday 3rd,
7.30pm.
Tommy Roche , Neamstown, 10.00am mass Sunday 4th,
Sunday: 10.00am.
John Power , Lake, Phyllis Bates , Ballyseskin, 11.00am mass Mulrankin Sunday 4th, and
Adoration : Thursday
Jess Murphy , Mount Henry, whose anniversary occurs at this time.
10.00am to 9.00pm.
We also remember, and pray for, all our loved ones who died and all those whose anniversaries
occur about this time. May they rest in peace.
Mulrankin
Masses
Motorcycle Rally in aid of Irish Pilgrimage Trust
Tues - Friday: 9.45am.
A Motorcycle Rally in aid of Irish Pilgrimage Trust will take place this Sunday (27th). The Rally will
Sunday: 11.00am
leave Castlebridge at 2pm and will pass through Wexford, Enniscorthy, Gorey, Arklow,
Adoration : Tuesday
Woodenbridge, Rathdrum, Laragh, Hollywood, Baltinglass, Tullow, Bunclody, and return via
9.30am to 12 noon and
Enniscorthy, Wexford, and arrive back to Castlebridge by 7pm. Volunteers will be collecting along
6.00 to 9.00pm.
the route and your support will be very much appreciated. All funds will go to the Irish Pilgrimage
Trust which is a voluntary organisation that takes young people with special needs to Lourdes
Kilmore Quay
each Easter. The IHCPT is also developing a new respite/holiday home in Co Wexford.
Fr. Jim Cogley, C.C.
Telephone:
Opening of Bridgetown Vocational College
(053) 912 9638 or
The new extension to Bridgetown Vocational College was officially opened on Friday (25th) during
(086) 247 1063.
a very impressive and memorable ceremony. When all the guests had assembled in the new
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gymnasium, senior staff member Frank Lonergan spoke the words of welcome. Fr Denis Doyle PP
Tues - Friday: 9.30am.
led the religious service. Aoife O’Brien, a 3rd year student, played the harp and the college choir
Saturday: 6.30pm.
sang the hymns Clouds Veil and Siyahamba. Fr Denis read from the Book of Proverbs and Clair
Sunday: 10.30am.
Whitehead and Brian Fahy read Rainbow Reflections. Bishop Denis Brennan blessed the new
Adoration : Saturday
facility. Speeches were given by Jim Moore, Chairman of Co Wexford VEC, Clare McMahon, CEO,
2.00pm to 6.30pm.
and Tony Power, Principal. Minister for Education and Science Mary Hanafin officially opened the
new extension and Deirdre Larkin, Parents’ Association, and Katie Kehoe, Students’ Council, made
presentations to her. The college orchestra, conducted by Eileen Creevey-McCarthy, brought the
Tomhaggard
formal proceedings to a close by playing Farandole by Bizet and Star Wars by John Williams.
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Refreshments were then served in the college canteen to the large number of guests.
Monday: 9.30am.
Saturday: 7.30pm.
Parish Clean up on Wednesday 7th May
Adoration :
A full turn out is expected from the community in Kilmore Parish for the big clean-up on
Monday
Wednesday 7th May commencing at 7.00pm. The clean up is being arranged as a result of public
9.30am to
disquiet at the massive amount of rubbish being strewn around particularly on the grass verges
7.00pm.
leading to all our villages and public areas. The main meeting points for the clean up are as
follows: Mulrankin church car park, Bridgetown vocational college car park, Tomhaggard village,
Kilmore School, and Kilmore Quay church car park. Other areas outside of these venues to be
Readers of the Word
cleaned up will be designated before hand. At these venues, rubbish bags and gloves will be
Kilmore
provided thanks to the environmental section of Wexford County Council. When the clean up is
26th: Susan Evans
complete all bags are to be brought to the collection centre at Kilmore school, where they will be
27th: Frank Lonergan
collected by Wexford County Council on Thursday morning (8th). For those picking rubbish on
3rd: Bernie Rowe
4th: Rita Power
grass verges of public roads it would be advisable to wear yellow jackets or other high visibility
clothing, and to take extreme care of traffic as a matter of public safety. We finally appeal to the
Mulrankin
community to throw their weight behind this clean up and to appeal to those who are throwing
27th: Mary Kehoe
this rubbish from cars or from any other source to refrain from doing so and take some pride in
4th: Marie Meleady
helping to keep our area free of rubbish. For further information, please contact the Kilmore
SCOPE information centre in Bridgetown at (053) 917 5722.
Eucharistic Ministers
Kilmore
Kilmore National School fun fancy dress family Field Day
26th: Bernie Rowe and
Yes, it's that time of the year again! Kilmore National School's field day will be held on Sunday
Teresa McDonald
25th May (same day as the pattern). This year we are having a fancy dress theme. There will be
27th: Pádraig Flynn and
lots of new stalls and activities, and plenty of fun for all the family. The Parents Association will
Pearl Bates
start the annual collections for the bottle stall and the bric-a-brac stall shortly. We will be calling
3rd: Tomás Power and
door to door in the coming weeks and we will also be setting up drop off points which might be
Marian McGlynn
more convenient for people. We would also be grateful for any donations of home produce that
4th: T.J. Power and
we can sell on our home produce stall. Further details will follow in this newsletter over the next
Rose Hurley
few weeks. Thank you for your support.