Kilmore
Parish Church
Fr Denis Doyle, P.P.
Newsletter
Weekly newsletter of St Mary's Church, Kilmore, Co Wexford, incorporating the
curacy of Mulrankin/Tomhaggard. Website: www.kilmoreparish.com.
Parish Priest: Fr Denis Doyle, Telephone: (053) 913 5181 or (087) 926 0430.
Newsletter Editor: Jim Hurley, email newsletter2@eircom.net.
This issue dated the weekend of 7-8 February 2009.
Today’s reflection
Brady‟s Food Store, Kilmore Quay,
Assisted Pilgrim Section
The best thing about the future is that
Dianne Youth Club Secretary,
Application forms for the Assisted
it only comes one day at a time.
Information Centre at the A.O.H, Fr
Pilgrim Section of the Diocesan
Denis, or any KISS committee
Pilgrimage to Lourdes must be
Feast Days next week
member. Tickets cost €10.00 and
returned by March 1st. If you wish to
€5.00 children. All proceeds from the
Tuesday (10th): St Scholastica.
have your name included in this
concert this year will be given to our
Wed (11th): Our Lady of Lourdes.
section and do not have an application
new Parish Youth Club for equipment
Sat (14th): Saints Cyril and Methodius.
form you may obtain one by
and transport. It goes without saying
contacting your local or any priest or
your support would be much
First Confession
Fr Martin Doyle (Chaplain to this
appreciated.
section) at (053) 914 7686. The theme
The children making their first
of the Pilgrimage this year is
Communion this year will be making
„Bernadette Soubirous‟, the person to
their first Confession in the parish
Handball A.G.M.
Bridgetown Handball Club is holding
whom the apparitions were made. The
church, Kilmore, on Thursday next
its Annual General
Church has declared her a Saint, not
(12th) at 7.30pm. Please remember
Meeting next Tuesday
by virtue of the apparitions, but
them in your prayers.
(10th) at 8.30pm in
because of her entire life.
Bridgetown Vocational
Baptism last Sunday
College. Anyone with
We congratulate and welcome into our
Blood Donation Clinic
an interest in handball
A Blood Donation Clinic will be held
community Jack Richard Cave, son of
is more than welcome to attend.
from 11.30am to 3.30pm at St Aidan's
David and Orla Cave, Harpoonstown,
Primary School in Enniscorthy this
who was baptised in Mulrankin last
Sunday (8th). This clinic has been
Sunday.
Community Games Quiz
The annual Community Games Table
organised at short notice to
Quiz takes place this year on February
compensate for the clinic that had to
Parish lottery results
18th. This event is for boys and girls
be cancelled on Tuesday last due to
The winning numbers in last week‟s
who are under-14 on or before 31st
the adverse weather conditions.
lotto were 5-11-17-22. There was no
July 2009. Venue to be announced
jackpot winner and we had four match
later. If you are interested in taking
-three winners who each received
Money worries?
part please contact Michael Cooney on
We all have money worries from time
€50.00. The winners were Sharon
(087) 211 8571.
to time. These can range from
Kehoe (Ladies Football), Robbie
wondering if we can afford that new
Roberts, Catherine Cosgrove and
book to how can we pay the ESB bill.
Michael Cooney (G.A.A.). Ticket sales
Special Olympics events
Your support for the following
The smaller ones can often be
were down from 917 to 821. Our
fundraising events in aid of Special
resolved quite easily but the others
jackpot now stands at €8,800.00.
Olympics would be appreciated. St
can spiral out of control.
Thank you for supporting our
Mary‟s Day Care Centre, Tagoat, are
community lotto.
Money is a subject few people discuss,
holding a Cake Sale on Friday (13th),
even with close friends or family, and
and St Ibar‟s and St Joseph‟s Boxing
Novena & Mass for Sick
money worries are kept even more to
Club, Wexford town, are holding a
Our novena to Our Lady of Lourdes
yourself. This can cause anxiety,
Boxing Tournament on Sunday 1st of
ends on Wednesday (11th) her feast
stress and worse and sadly, many
March in the Ferrybank Hotel at
day. We will have a special mass for
times the problem is not as bad as you
7.30pm. Tickets €10.00. Please
all the sick of the parish in Kilmore
think. Many times a single „chat‟ with a
contact Nuala on (086) 875 6281 for
parish church at 2.00pm. This is also
Money Adviser at MABS can solve
more details. Trophies kindly donated
World Day of the Sick. If you know of
what you may see as a disaster. The
by C.W.C.W New Ross Ltd. Don't
anyone who is sick in any way, will
MABS (Money Advice & Budgeting
delay: get your ticket today!
you please let him or her know. All are
Service) is here to help you deal with
welcome.
money worries. It is free, confidential
Marriage preparation
and professional.
The Family Life Service will be holding
Concert tickets on sale
They never judge why a problem
the following Marriage Preparation
Tickets for the Choral Concert on
arises – few people deliberately get
seminars in the Ferrycarrig Hotel:
Friday 27 February are on sale from
into debt – and will always treat you
Saturday 23rd May 9.30am-4.30pm,
any of the following outlets: Kilmore
with respect and dignity. Even so it
and Saturday 19th September 9.30am
Post Office, Bridgetown Post Office,
takes tremendous courage to
-4.30pm.
Around the Parish
Sunday of the Year (with page number in Parish Mass Book, Year 2, Part 1): This week-
end is the 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time (page 58) and next weekend is the 6th Sunday of
[See overleaf for notice
Ordinary Time (page 60).
of changes, if any,
during the coming
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week.]
remain anonymous who is sponsoring our newsletter for three weeks. Thank you.
Kilmore
Readers of the Word . Kilmore : 7th: Patricia Boyd; 8th: Teresa Lonergan; 14th: Pauline
Fr Denis Doyle, P.P.
Flynn; 15th: Mary Power. Mulrankin : 8th: Aidan Miskella; 15th: Marie Meleady.
Telephone:
(053) 913 5181 or
Eucharistic Ministers . Kilmore : 7th: Teresa McDonnell and Tomás Power; 8th: Pádraig
(087) 926 0430.
Flynn and Pearl Bates; 14th: Marian McGlynn and Christine Murphy; 15th: T. J. and Mary Power.
Masses
This weekend we pray for the souls of . . .
Mon - Friday: 9.00am.
Kilmore
Saturday: 10.00am and
Kitty Reville , Grange, 7.30pm mass Saturday 7th,
7.30pm.
Sunday: 10.00am (mass
Leo Barry , Rackardstown, 10.00am mass Sunday 8th,
broadcast on the radio at
John and Nan Murphy , Ballask, and Oliver Murphy , Ballyseskin,
103.9 FM) and 12 noon
7.30pm mass Friday 13th,
(special Children‟s mass).
Mary Ellen and Sam Bates , Grange, 7.30pm mass Saturday 14th,
Adoration : Thursday
Michael Hurley , Grange, 10.00am mass Sunday 15th,
10.00am to 9.00pm.
Attracta Furlong , Tullibards, 12 noon mass Sunday 15th,
Kitty Barry , Ballyseskin whose months mind occurs,
Tom Joyce , Ballask, and Jim Reid , Dublin, whose anniversaries occur at this time,
Mulrankin
Fr Jimmy Murray , Wexford and Brazil, who died during the week, and
Fr Pat O‟Conor, C.C.
Brigid Power (sister of Lucy Radford, Rackardstown) who died in London on Thursday.
Telephone:
(053) 917 5705 or
Mulrankin
(087) 627 2525.
Greg Doyle , Whitehall, 11.00am mass Sunday 8th,
Masses
Patrick Roche , Shoulks, 9.45am mass Tuesday 10th, and
Tues - Friday: 9.45am.
Séamus O’Brien , Rathronan, 11.00am mass Sunday 15th.
Sunday: 11.00am
Tomhaggard
Adoration : Tuesday
9.30am to 12 noon and
Nick McGrath , Tenacre, 7.30pm mass Saturday 7th.
6.00 to 9.00pm.
We also remember, and pray for, all our loved ones who died and all those whose anni-
versaries occur about this time. May they rest in peace.
Kilmore Quay
Fr Jim Cogley, C.C.
Telephone:
approach anyone to discuss money worries,
week by week and are reminded that we are
(053) 912 9638 or
they understand this and will do everything to
not alone. Men, women and children
(086) 247 1063.
make it as easy as possible. They do not take
everywhere who acknowledge the existence of
Masses
on your debts but they support you in every
God and the meaning and purpose this brings
Tues - Friday: 9.30am.
way. MABS operates throughout County
to our lives When we say, “We believe in
Saturday: 6.30pm.
Wexford with clinics in New Ross and
God”, there is a sense in which we are also
Sunday: 10.30am.
Enniscorthy every week and the main office in
saying “We believe in ourselves”. The Gospel
Adoration : Saturday
Wexford Town at 41 North Main Street. All
insists that all of us are loved and valued and
2.00pm to 6.30pm.
appointments go through the Wexford office,
this has to be affirming and reassuring.
telephone (053) 912 1504 or email
In worship there is a unique opportunity to
wexford@mabs.ie and other locations for
Tomhaggard
deal with our moments of failure and seek
meetings can sometimes be arranged. Do not
Fr Pat O‟Conor, C.C.
restoration. Harsh words spoken, actions
Telephone:
sit and worry; talk to MABS now, not next
taken without thought or love; fear of others;
(053) 917 5705 or
week.
or jealousy at their success: our rush to judge
(087) 627 2525.
others while ignoring our own inadequacies –
Masses
we all struggle with such things and it is much
Monday: 9.30am.
Giving and Receiving
better to have them dealt with and that
Saturday: 7.30pm.
In the book “The Parish” the author writes
about the importance of the local community
happens when we worship God in spirit and in
Adoration :
where people have a sense of belonging and
truth.
Monday
being known and cared for in good times and
In worship, when we pray for ourselves we
9.30am to
bad. She emphasises in particular the value of
7.00pm.
come to terms with the fact that we have
collective mourning. She describes in detail the
needs and anxieties and that we don‟t have to
interests and activities that bring people
go on living the pretence that we are totally
Secretarial Services
together to work for the common good.
self-sufficient. That is to great a burden for
For all your needs,
Sadly, there are signs that the closing of
any individual to carry, although many try.
photocopying, fax and
shops, Post Offices and the loss of local
And prayer takes us
laminating services are
services threaten this way of life increasingly.
beyond ourselves to the
available at the Kilmore
As a result, people have to go far a field in
needs of others rescuing
SCOPE Information
search of work and services and local ties are
us from a preoccupation
Centre in the AOH Hall,
weakened. The local church has an important
with self and reminding
Bridgetown, telephone
role in creating and maintaining community.
us that we have respon-
(053) 917 5722.
This is especially true as we gather for worship
sibilities for others.