Fógraí / Newsletter 31st January 2016

Pray for Micheál Ó Súilleabháin, An Choill; Breandán Ó Súilleabháin, Baile Ghoilín; Neil Duffy, late of Florida and New York.
Suaimhneas síoraí dá n-anamacha.
MASSES/AIFRINN – Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
St. Mary’s Church
Sat 30ú 8.00pm 1. Elizabeth Kennedy, Garfiney.
2. Jed Budhlaeir, An Ghróbh.
3. Joe and Josie Flannery, Strand Street.
Sun 31ú 11.30am Private Intention.
Dé Luain 1ú 10.00am Lá ‘le Bhríde in St. Mary’s Church.
4.00pm Coláiste Íde.
Dé Máirt 2ú 11.00am Requiem Mass for Breandán O’Sullivan, R.I.P.
Wed 3ú 7.30pm Kieran Bambury, Bridge Street.
Déard 4ú 10.00am Paróisteánaigh.
Friday 5ú 10.00am Mary Moriarty, Inch.
7.30pm Maura O’Sullivan, John Street.
Sat 6ú 11.00am Memorial Mass for Eddie Fitzgerald, Reenconnell, R.I.P.
8.00pm 1. Michael Ó Sé, Spa Road, 1ú CB.
2. Theresa and Patrick Keaney, Crawley, London.
3. Eileen and Jerry Hanafin, Puckisland.
Sun 7ú 11.30am
Naomh Caitlín, Fionn Trá
Sath 30ú 6.15i.n. Tommy and Maureen O’Shea, Cathair an Treantaigh and deceased members of the O’Shea and Kavanagh Families.
Sath 6ú 6.15i.n. Intinn Príobháideach.
Naomh Eoin Baiste, Lios Póil
Domh 31ú 10.00am Andrew Saunders, Plumstead and Acres, 1ú CB.
Domh 7ú 10.00am Cáit Ashe, Glen Minard, MM.
St. Mary’s Confessions: Sat. 10.30am – 11.00am & after Vigil Masses.
Adoration: Dingle Hospital Oratory: Monday 10.30am – 11.30am.
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
Offertory Collection:
Weekly Envelopes: €1,080; Cash: €828. Total: €1,908. Míle buíochas.
Diocesan Collection for Lourdes Helpers will be taken up as a second collection next weekend, February 6th/7th.
An Deireadh Seachtaine –6ú/7ú Feabhra
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 and Confirmation Child. 11.30a.m.: Clár Uí Loingsigh.
LIOS PÓIL: Min Eoc.: Anne Prendiville and Bridget Prendiville. Léitheoir: Deirdre Fitzmaurice agus Rang 6.
FIONN TRÁ: Min. Eoc.: Siobhán Uí Shé. Léitheoir: Eilín Uí Lúing agus Rang 6.
Course in Pastoral Ministy – Corca Dhuibhne Pastoral Area 2016 – 2017. Anybody interested in doing this course are asked to contact the Presbytery. The course will be held 5 Saturdays next Autumn and 5 next Spring. More details will be published shortly.
Lenten Sacred Space: If any parishioner has any ideas on Lenten Sacred Space, please contact the Parish Office before February 1st on 066-9151208.
Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, Thursday February 11th, Mass of healing and anointing of the sick in St. Mary’s Church at 3pm.
Kerry Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Holy Land led by Bishop Ray Browne 30th October 2016, 8 nights. Direct from Shannon, coach transfers from Kerry. Cost €1,575 sharing. Enquiries: Janice O’Sullivan 064-7758219 email joskdp@eircom.net
Kerry Diocesan Pilgrimage to Fatima: Depart from Cork Airport May 11th -18th 2016. 7 nights in Fatima or Fatima 4 nights/3 nights Lisbon coast. Enquiries to Maureen Harty 066-7131328 or Premier Travel 021-4277700.
Medugorje Pilgrimages: May 19th – 26th and September 1st – 8th, departing from Cork. Cost €649 for May. Contact Finbar 021-4360000/087-2231234.
Fógraí
Christmas Crib 2015: Proceeds will be divided between Sr. Gregory Presentation Sister and Fr. Billy Lovett, Franciscan Missionary in South Africa.
Amount received to date: €3,191.
Vocations: Thinking about the. You are invited to St. Patrick’s College, Thurles, on Feb 5th and 6th, 2016. For more information contact Fr Michael Moynihan PP, Glengarriff at 087 6551902 or Fr Liam Comer, PP Dromtarriff, 087 2401246.
Catholic Grandparents Association – February’s meeting will be on in Gáirdín Mhuire at 8pm on Wednesday the 3rd of February. All welcome.
Priory Institute: Distance learning Theology. Theology Matters! Join our great student community and study theology form home. Applications deadline Feb 22nd. Contact 01-4048124 or email enquiries@prioryinstitute.com
31 Card Drive: Beidh Cluiche Cártaí ar siúl sa ‘Dingle Pub’ ar an nDomhnach, 7ú Feabhra 2015 ag tosnú @ 6p.m. ar mhaithe le Féile na Bealtaine. Fáilte roimh cách.
West Kerry Care of the Aged Annual dinner in the Dingle Skellig Hotel on Sunday February 7th at 2pm. Tickets, €20 are available from Gáirdín Mhuire.
Diocese of Kerry Earth Week: 17-24 April: The Diocesan Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Committee has chosen ‘biodiversity’ as the theme for Earth Week. A meeting to explain how we can create diverse flower-rich habitats in our communities and help save our bees will be hosted by Kerry County Council in the Meadowlands Hotel on Tue. Feb 2nd at 7.30pm. Details: www.dioceseofkerry.ie.
Seachtain na Scoileanna Caitliceacha a cheiliúradh i gColáiste Íde idir An Luan agus an Aoine.
Scoláireachtaí Printíseachta – Tá Údarás na Gaeltachta ag tairiscint Scoláireachtaí Printíseachta i réimse leathan ceirdeanna gur fiú níos mó ná €2,000 an ceann iad d’iarrthóirí le cáilíocht mar cheardaí a bhaint amach. Is d’iarrthóirí Gaeltachta le Gaeilge líofa na scoláireachtaí seo. Eolas ó 091-503139 nó 091-503121.
Lost/Found: A Samsung smartphone was handed into the Sacristy of St. Mary’s on Sunday last, please contact the Presbytery on 066-9151208.
Irish Catholic & Reality Magazine are on sale at the back of St. Mary’s Church.

Machnamh / Reflection

Saint Brigid.
You were a woman of peace.
You brought harmony where there was conflict.
You brought light to the darkness.
You brought hope to the downcast.
May the mantle of your peace cover
those who are troubled and anxious, and may peace be firmly rooted in our hearts and in our world. Inspire us to act justly and to reverence all God has made.
Brigid you were a voice for the wounded and the weary.
Strengthen what is weak within us.
Calm us into a quietness that heals and listens.
May we grow each day into greater wholeness in mind,
body and spirit. Amen.

Just a Thought / Smaoineamh

Legend holds that Brigid made her first cross from rushes she picked from the floor as she visited a pagan chieftain who was dying. While sitting by his bed she began to weave the rushes into the shape of a cross and tell the stories of her Christian faith. The cross became a symbol of peace and protection, protection of animals and protection from fire and disease and a blessing for home and hearth. Crosses were exchanged too in times of clan feuds as a sign of reconciliation. From that time Irish people have never ceased to weave these crosses. These rushes represent our hopes, our dreams, our gifts and our efforts in working towards a more caring society.

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