Dear Parishioners
Please God the tide is turning on the pandemic. It has been tough all around, but people have been so wise and consistent in these changed times. With the help of God, we will be able to return to community living & church gatherings. Hoping ye are all coping & that good neighbours are looking after each other.
A special thank you for your generosity in continuing with the parish envelopes. We will take a hit financially so please keep up the financial support for parish. I am very grateful for your support for me personally. May the Lord reward your generosity.
Next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. As no public Mases are allowed, we will have the usual packets of blessed Ashes at the back of both churches. Trócaire boxes will also be available at the back of church if you can help out in some way the destitute of the world.
May God bless our homes & families & all our parishioners.
Fr Tom
MASS TIMES & INTENTIONS WEEK BEGINNING 15th February.
| Day | Private Mass | Intention |
| Monday 15th | Tim Murphy, Gurteen | |
| Ash Wednesday 17th | Packets of Ashes are available at the back of the Church. | |
| Thursday 18th | Darby Halliden, Rathcoole | |
| Saturday 20th | ||
| Sunday 21st |
Parish Fund
The amount received last week: €530.
Thank you.
| Masses from Monday 15th February to Sunday 21st February 2021 | ||||
| Mon 15 Feb | Wed 17 Feb | Thurs 18 Feb | Sat 20 Feb | Sun 21 Feb |
| Coolclough Gurteen | The Island Derrinagree Clonbanin Moher Clenrath Rathroe Lyrevoucane | Bolomore Fortgrady Knockbrack Curraraigue Upper Curraraigue Middle Curraraigue Lower | Meenskehy Knocknacurracoush Coolclougher Skagh Stakehill | Ballymaquirke Dromalour Kilcolman Garraveasogue Paal Kileenleigh Derrygallon Knockanroe Gurranebawn Farrandoyle |
Ash Wednesday 2021
Ash Wednesday, February 17th, is a day of fast and abstinence. To celebrate Ash Wednesday and the start of the Lenten season, the people of the diocese are invited to participate in Masses online. Lent calls us to ‘come back to God with all our heart’ and the practices of prayer, fasting and giving to charity are a way of making real our return to God. Ashes marking our foreheads remind us of our human frailty and our dependence on God. This year, people are invited to trace the sign of the cross on themselves or on each other’s foreheads at home. Marking Ash Wednesday at Home is a prayer resource available on the diocesan website, www.dioceseofkerry.ie
| Masses from Monday 22nd February to Sunday 7th March 2021 | |||||
| Mon 22 Feb | Wed 24 Feb | Thurs 25 Feb | Sat 27 Feb | Sun 28 Feb | |
| Rathcoole Radharc na Coille Prohus Knockcahill Laught Upper Laught Lower | Gurrane Killetra Minehill Dromahoe Keale | Month’s Mind Anniversaries | Drominagh Ardrahan Lisnacon Killinane Derrinamona | Dromskehy Ducleagh Dromagh Rosglass Dysert Dromtariffe | |
| Mon 1 March | Wed 3 Mar | Thurs 4 Mar | Sat 6 March | Sun 7 March | |
| Coolclough Gurteen | The Island Derrinagree Clonbanin Moher Clenrath Rathroe Lyrevoucane | Bolomore Fortgrady Knockbrack Curraraigue Upper Curraraigue Middle Curraraigue Lower | Meenskehy Knocknacurracoush Coolclougher Skagh Stakehill | Ballymaquirke Dromalour Kilcolman Garraveasogue Paal Kileenleigh Derrygallon Knockanroe Gurranebawn Farrandoyle | |
First Sunday of Lent — February 21, 2021
That prayer, penance and alms giving will enable more men and women to follow the Holy Spirit as He leads them to discover their vocations in Christ, we pray to the Lord.
- Trócaire
Trócaire express their gratitude to all in the diocese for our 2020 diocesan contribution. Despite having no congregations at Easter our return was over €110,000 – two thirds of previous years.
Thank God for the Christian generosity of so many in our parishes.
Every year Trócaire asks for your help during Lent to fund lifesaving programmes around the world. Families like Awut and Ajak’s in South Sudan need your support now more than ever. Trócaire are appealing to you to continue your support this Lent. Resources, prayers, and videos are available on www.trocaire.org and donations can be made to the Lent campaign in the following ways:
- By collecting a Trócaire box at the back of the church
- Online at trocaire.org
- By phone: 1850 408 408 (ROI) or 0800 912 1200 (NI)
The contents of each and every Trócaire box, no matter how small, come together to make a significant difference. This virus knows no borders, but neither does our compassion.
- Online Pre-Sacramental Preparation talks for Parents:
The Diocese of Kerry will be hosting two online events for Parents who’s child is going forward for the sacraments of First Holy Communion or Confirmation. Dr Dan O Connell will be presenting an online talk –
Frist Communion Journeying with your child – on Tuesday 23rd of Feb at 7pm. Dr Patricia Kieran will be presenting an online talk –
Confirmation Journeying with your child – on Tuesday 2nd of March at 7pm. Register online @ www.dioceseofkerry.ie For further information contact: email <email> or phone 064 6632644
- Online Workshop for Parish Cantors/Music Directors
In preparation for the season of Easter, the diocese will host an online workshop for parish cantors and music directors. The workshop will take place on Wednesday, February 24th at 8pm via zoom. The focus for the evening will be how to approach music and singing for the Easter ceremonies and the Easter season. The workshop will be led by Tomás Kenny (Diocesan Pastoral Team) and Ailish Walsh (Director of Music at Castleisland Parish). Please contact Tomás at <email> to register and for the zoom link.
