Machnamh
Blessed are those who realise that they cannot live on bread alone but need the word of God too:
they will be fully nourished.
Blessed are those who, when they have sinned,
follow the example of the prodigal son,
and come back home to seek reconciliation:
they will cause the heaven to ring with joy.
Blessed are those who stop to attend to a wounded neighbour, pouring in the oil of compassion and the wine of hope:
they are the Good Samaritans of today.
Blessed are those who remove the plank
from their own eyes before telling their brother
to remove the splinter from his:
their efforts at reforming others bear fruit.
And blessed are those who,
having put their hand to the plough,
refuse to look back:
they will be found worthy of the Kingdom.
Dingle Parish Pastoral Council meeting in The Presbytery on Thursday September 15th at 8.00pm.
Offertory Collection:
Weekly Envelopes: €1,100; Cash: €932. Total: €2,032.
Collection for Diocesan Needs €1,224. Míle buíochas.
Stations – Invitation
Celebrating the Station Mass in the home enables us to share our faith at the table of the Eucharist inviting the Lord’s blessing on our community. Gathering after the Mass, meeting and chatting with neighbours is also an important part of the occasion. We welcome anyone who would like to host a station Mass in their home. To arrange a date, please contact the Parish Office 066-9151208.
Smaoineamh
A shepherd doesn’t wait for the lost sheep to come back; he goes looking for it. So it is with Jesus. He is the messenger sent to us by the Father. He didn’t wait for sinners to come looking for him. He went out of his way to look for them. And when he found them, he escorted them back to the Father’s house with joy.
To repent is to come back to God, and to come back to God is to come home.
Pray for Una O’Callaghan, (nee Curran), The Mall and late of Minard East who died in England; Molly Long, (nee Boland), Ashbourne, Co. Meath and late of Fán; Maurice MacDonnell, late of Green Street who died in England.
Suaimhneas síoraí dá n-anamacha.
MASSES/AIFRINN – Twenty Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
St. Mary’s Church
Sat 10ú 8.00pm 1. Frank O’Sullivan, Baile an Ghoilín, 1ú CB.
2. Michael Fitzgerald, Clochán Dubh, Baile na nGall.
3. Kathleen Lynch, Reenbee and Tralee, 1ú CB and deceased members of the The Lynch Family, The Wood and The Kennedy Family, Reenbee.
Sun 11ú 11.30am John Browne, Lady’s Cross, Milltown, MM.
Dé Luain 12ú 10.00am An Díseart
4.00pm Coláiste Íde.
Dé Máirt 13ú 10.00am Danny Kevane, Ballyristeen, CB.
Wed 14ú 7.30pm Micheál Kavanagh, Baile Riabhach and deceased members of the Kavanagh Family.
Déard 15ú 10.00am Maurice MacDonnell, late of Green Street who died in England, recently.
Friday 16ú 7.30pm Maura O’Connor, 1ú CB and her husband John, Baile na Buaile.
Sat 17ú 8.00pm Margaret Moriarty, (nee Devaney), The Grove.
Sun 18ú 11.30am Kevin Griffin, Monaree, MM.
Naomh Caitlín, Fionn Trá
Sath 10ú 6.15i.n. Máire Uí hUallacháin, 1ú CB agus a fear céile Patrick, Gleann Fán.
Sath 17ú 6.15i.n. Intinn Príobháideach.
Naomh Eoin Baiste, Lios Póil
Domh 11ú 10.00am Eileen Diver, (nee Ferriter), R.I.P., late of Ballinasare who died in Wolverhampton, England.
Dé hAoine 16ú 8.00pm Maura Brosnan, (nee Devane), Watford, England and late of Ardamore, MM.
Domh 18ú 10.00am Paróisteánaigh.
St. Mary’s Confessions: Sat. 10.30am – 11.00am & after Vigil Masses.
St Mary’s: Tues 10.30am – 10pm; Wed 5.30 – 7.30pm. First Friday: 10.30 – 11.30am.
Naomh Eoin Baiste: Thursday 11 am – 12 noon.
An tSeachtain seo chugainn: 17ú/18ú Meán Fómhair
DINGLE: Euch. Ministers’ 2: Vigil Gene Courtney, Veronica Houlihan, Ann Scanlon, Patricia Flannery, Margaret Sheehy, Eileen Courtney. 11:30am Máire Uí Chonchúir, Tracey Sheehy, Ann Begley, Nora Curran. Collectors’ Team 2; Church Cleaners’ Team 2. Readers: Vigil: Jason Sheehy. 11.30am: Liz Higgins.
LIOS PÓIL: Ministéirí Eoc.: Anne Prendeville and Bridget Prendeville.
Léitheoir: Cathy Ní Ghrifín. FIONN TRÁ: Ministéirí Eoc: Brenda Ní Shúilleabháin. Léitheoir: Brenda Ní Shúilleabháin.
Dingle Parish Readers’ list is available in the Sacristy of St. Mary’s Church.
Wedding Anniversaries
Significant wedding anniversaries (10, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years) will be celebrated at the Vigil Mass on Saturday October 15th. If any couple were married in a church outside of Dingle Parish and would like to be included, please contact the parish office on 066-9151208 as soon as possible.
Fógraí
Parish Visitations: Fr. Joe will continue his Parish Visitations to Annalack in the coming week.
Wedding: Congratulations to Margaret Garvey, Emlagh and Maurice O’Connor, Derrygorman, Annascaul; Laura Honan, Limerick and Aidan O’Brien, who were married in our Parish recently.
An Díseart is planning to celebrate the valuable contribution the Presentation Sisters made to West Kerry on Culture Night (September 16), On that evening An Díseart will host an exhibition about the lives of the Presentation Sisters. We would be delighted to include any photographs that people would be willing to lend for the exhibition and we promise that all photos will be returned safely. Please drop the photographs into An Díseart.
Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice is this Thursday, 15th September at Benner’s Hotel, Dingle from 11.00am to 2.00pm, O’Sullivan’s Bar in Lispole are holding their Coffee Morning on Thursday, 22nd September from 12.00 onwards. All welcome – remember every cup counts!
Gáirdín Mhuire Day Care Centre: Coffee morning hosted in Centra on Friday next, September 16th 10:30 – 12:30.
Emigrants’ Collection €870 was collected, thanks to all who contributed.
Poor Clare Sisters Vocations Afternoon on the Sat. 17 Sept., 200pm – 4.30pm,at the Poor Clare Monastery, College Rd. Cork.
Adult Religious Education – six sessions starting on Tuesday 20th Sept with Fr Sean Sheehy on the third section of the Irish Catechism – Christian Morality – The Faith Lived. Please contact Castlegregory parish office for further info 7139145.
True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary: Fr. Michael Kennedy, will give a presentation on Thursday 15th September at 7.30 p.m. in the parish centre, Church of the Resurrection, Killarney on the subject of Devotion to Our Blessed Lady. A welcome is extended to all. (organised by the Legion of Mary).
Anam Cara, is holding its next monthly Parent Evening on Tuesday 13th of September from 19:30 to 21:00 in Recovery Haven, 5 Haigs Terrace, Killerisk, Tralee, Co. Kerry. This event is open to all bereaved parents.
Tralee Diabetes Support Group Committee: Apologies from to all who attended the support group meeting on Thursday August 25th as no one from the committee had been present.
History Lecture – Frongoch Camp: A lecture entitled ‘Frongoch Camp, Wales and Kerry P.O.W.’s 1916’ will be presented by Fr. Tom Looney, at Killarney Library on Tuesday 13th September at 7.30pm. All are welcome. Organised by Kerry Archaeological & Historical Society www.kerryhistory.ie