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 2-3 August 2008 .
Think yourself happy!
Four lottery winners
Choir members wanted
Happiness would not be fully
The winning numbers in this week’s
Once again a Church Area Choir is
appreciated without an experience of
community lotto were 2-4-5-30. We
being formed for Our Lady’s Island
its opposite: “sadness”.
had no jackpot winner and we had
Pilgrimage to sing at the opening
Consider those who
four match-three winners who each
ceremony on Friday 15th August and
have experienced such
received €50.00. The winners were
the closing ceremony on Monday 8th
adversity and learn
September. All members of
from them. Happiness
neighbouring choirs or individuals are
is a product of attitude
invited to come and would be made
and thought; it comes from
most welcome. The choir will hold a
you, not to you. To be happy, you
rehearsal on Monday (4th) in our
must think happy.
Ticket sales were up from 873 to
Lady’s Island Church at 7.00pm.
887.Our Jackpot now stands at
August holiday weekend
€3600.00. Thank you for supporting
Our Lady’s Island
May we welcome all visitors to our
our community lotto.
Pilgrimage
parish this weekend. If you are
The pilgrimage season at Our Lady’s
starting your holidays, or here just for
Barn Dance & B.B.Q.
Island starts on Friday15th August,
the weekend we hope your stay with
Our Barn Dance and B.B.Q takes place
the Feast of the Assumption, with
us will be an enjoyable one and the
this Sunday night (3rd) at Fortune’s
mass at 3.00pm followed by
sun will be shining D.V. If you are
Barn, Ballyhealy, and it’s going to be a
Eucharistic Procession at 3.45pm and
looking for a good night out, don’t
great night of fun.
concluding with Benediction.
forget our B.B.Q. and barn dance on
Sunday night.
We kick off at 8.00pm with the B.B.Q.
food being served from 8.00pm to
St Pio mass
A concelebrated mass will be held in
Change of mass time
11.00pm. Ceile music from 8.00pm to
9.00pm, the Davitt’s from 9.00pm to
St Aidan's Church, Ferns, on Tuesday
Monday being a Bank Holiday, mass in
12th August at 7.30pm. The main
Kilmore will be at 10.00am, also, there
12 midnight and finishing with a disco
celebrant will be Fr Richard O.F.M.
will be mass at 12 noon in Mulrankin.
to 2.30am with late bar. We have taxis
on standby to take people home if you
Cap. There will be communal and
want to have a drink; obviously you
individual blessings with the Glove of
Aid for Sister Margarite
have to pay to use them!
St Pio. Please arrive early as large
The total envelope collection this
crowds are expected.
Sunday will go to help Sister Margarita
If by chance you haven’t got your
on her mission in South Africa. Sister
ticket yet, they are still on sale from
Pastoral Council
Margarite is a native of Kilmore and
most of the shops in the parish or at
A meeting of the Tomhaggard Pastoral
returned to her mission last
the door on the night.
Council will be held on Thursday (7th)
Wednesday.
in the sacristy at Tomhaggard Church.
Any new members wishing to join this
Two recent baptisms
Group, for a short or long period of
We congratulate and welcome into our
time, would be most welcome. Just
community Tiarnán Noel Barry son of
come along to our meeting or contact
Pádraig Quill and Aoife Barry,
(053) 9135 008.
Knocknoran, who was baptised in
Kilmore last Saturday, and Katie
Tomhaggard says Thanks
Annabelle Gleeson, son of Gerard and
A very big Thank You to all who
Sharon Gleeson, Cousinstown, who
attended our recent Novena to St
was baptised in Mulrankin last
Anne in great numbers, our Field Day
Saturday.
last Sunday, Table Quizzes and Irish
Night and those who helped out in any
Wedding bells
Tickets cost €20.00 and the proceeds
way. Many thanks. It was all a great
We congratulate Simon Kerley, Dublin,
go to Kilmore Quay Lifeboat Station
success and all proceeds go forward to
and Cathy Coughlan, Dublin and
and Kilmore Parish for the
help with the building of new multi-
Grange, who were married in Kilmore
development of additional car parking
purpose meeting room, kitchenette
last Thursday. We wish them both
facilities. Your support would be very
area, and toilet at Tomhaggard
many years of happiness together.
much appreciated.
Church.
Around the Parish
Sunday of the Year (with page number in Parish Mass Book, Year A, Part 2): This
weekend is the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (page 56) and next weekend is the 19th Sunday in
[See overleaf for notice
Ordinary Time (page 58).
of changes, if any,
during the coming
Readers of the Word . Kilmore : 2nd: Patricia Boyd; 3rd: Rose Hurley; 9th; Pauline Flynn;
week.]
10th: Pearl Bates. Mulrankin : 3rd: Jim Roche; 10th: Mary Doyle.
Kilmore
Eucharistic Ministers . 2nd: Christine Murphy and Anne Cousins; 3rd: Pearl Bates and
Fr Denis Doyle, P.P.
Rose Hurley; 9th: Patricia Bates and Martin Bates; 10th: Pádraig Flynn and Pearl Bates.
Telephone:
(053) 913 5181 or
Newsletter sponsor : This is the second week’s sponsor by a parishioner who wishes to
(087) 926 0430.
remain anonymous and who is sponsoring our newsletter for two weeks. Thank you.
Masses
Feast day this coming week : Monday (4th) St John Vianney, and Friday (8th) St
Mon - Friday: 9.00am.
Dominic.
Saturday: 10.00am and
7.30pm.
This weekend we pray for the souls of . . .
Sunday: 10.00am (mass
Bridie Bates , The Hill and Pat Bates , Woodville, 7.30pm mass Saturday 2nd,
broadcast on the radio at
The Busher Family , Newtown, 10.00am mass Sunday 3rd,
103.9 FM) and 12 noon
Fr Donald McDonald , 11.00am mass Mulrankin, Sunday 3rd,
(special Children’s mass).
Sister Mary Bernard O’Connell , Cahirciveen, 9.45am mass Mulrankin
Adoration : Thursday
Wednesday 6th,
10.00am to 9.00pm.
Jo Joyce , Ballask, 7.30pm mass Saturday 9th,
Michael Reilly , Seaview, (Month’s Mind) Sunday 10th,
Mulrankin
Maggie White , Rathronan, 11.00am mass Mulrankin, Sunday 10th,
Fr Pat O’Conor, C.C.
Mary Kate Murphy , Ballyboker,
Telephone:
Patrick Rossiter , Rackardstown, and
(053) 913 5166 or
Martin Carthy , Rackardstown, whose anniversaries occur at this time, and
(087) 627 2525.
Edward Kirwan , Pludbohar, who was buried during the week.
Masses
Tues - Friday: 9.45am.
We also remember, and pray for, all our loved ones who died and all those whose anniversaries
Sunday: 11.00am
occur about this time. May they rest in peace.
Adoration : Tuesday
9.30am to 12 noon and
6.00 to 9.00pm.
There was sufficient for all
Matthew 14:13-21
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
Fr Pat O’Conor, C.C.
Telephone:
(053) 913 5166 or
(087) 627 2525.
Masses
Monday: 9.30am.
Saturday: 7.30pm.
Adoration :
Monday
9.30am to
7.00pm.
Items for publication in this newsletter are
very welcome. Items should be submitted
before noon on Friday, please. Items may
be telephoned to Fr Denis at ( 053) 913
5181 or (087) 926 0430 or e-mailed to
Jim Hurley at newsletter2@eircom.net. Past
issues of the Newsletter may be accessed
on the Internet at http://
www.kilmoreparish.com/newslettersp2.htm.