Priest on Call for the Corca Dhuibhne Pastoral Area is: Fr. John Buckley – 066-9157103.

Stations of the Cross – Sundays of Lent at 7pm in St Mary’s Church, Dingle. Fáilte roimh cách.

Offertory Collection

 Weekly Envelopes: €1,042; Cash: €645;Total: €1,687.     Míle buíochas.          Diocesan Collection for Peter’s Pence will be taken up as a second collection after Communion next weekend 7^th/8^th April.

Trócaire Boxes and the Spring and Easter Dues Extra envelopes for the Easter Dues are  available at the back of the Church. Please remember to return your Trócaire Boxes during the coming week, on Holy Thursday, Good Friday or over the Easter period. Your support of Trócaire is vital as the Lenten campaign is the most significant source of income for Trócaire each year. Buíochas ó chroí for your great generosity towards all our Parish and Diocesan Collections.      Go méadaí Dia bhur stór.

Chrism Mass

The Chrism Mass will take place on Tuesday evening, April 3^rd in St. Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney at 7:30pm. At this Mass, Bishop Liam Ó Murchú will bless the oils to be used in the administration of the sacraments, throughout the Diocese, in the year ahead. Priests will also renew their commitment to priesthood at this Mass. Fáilte roimh cách.

Sung Mass/Concert for Hope Guatamala

We welcome the visit of Minnetonka High School Choir who will sing the Vigil Mass of March 31^st in St. Mary’s Church. Following Mass a special fundraising Concert in aid of Hope Guatamala will commence in St. Mary’s at 9pm when the visiting 54 singers will be supported by young musicians and singers from our Parish. The Hope Guatamala charity reaches out in aid and support by funding a rural doctor and his clinic providing breakfast each day to malnourished families whom they help educate by providing II level scholarships. The ‘Retiring Collection’ after the Concert will fund this project – see posters. Open to all.

First Friday Calls: Fr. Bernard will make his calls on this Monday in Lios Póil and on Déardaoin an Comaoineach i Fionn Trá.

Fr. Tomás will make his calls on Good Friday morning.

An tSeachtain Mhór 2012

Confessions / Faoistin

Dé Domh. 1ú Aibreán – Fionn Trá after 10.30r.n. Mass.

Dé Domh. 1ú Aibreán – Dún Chaoin after 9r.n. Mass

Dé Luain 2ú Aibreán – Baile an Fheirtéaraigh agus Carraig – 8.00pm.

Dé Luain 2ú – Castlegregory/Clochán – 7.30pm.

Spy Wednesday the 4^th of April –

Naomh Eoin Baiste 7.00pm;    Naomh Muire 7.30pm.

Holy Week Ceremonies

Dé Máirt 3ú Aibreán – 7:30pm – Chrism Mass, Árd Eaglais, Cill Áirne. Bishop Liam Ó Murchú will bless the oils to be used in the administration of the sacraments, throughout the Diocese. Fáilte roimh cách.

Holy Thursday April 5^th– Mass of the Lord’s Supper 6.00i.n. Naomh Caitlín, Fionn Trá;

8.00pm St. Mary’s & N. Eoin Baiste followed by Adoration at the Altar of Repose.

Good Friday (Day of Fast and Abstinence) April 6^th Celebration of the Lord’s Passion in all 3 Churches.

3.00pm St. Mary’s agus Naomh Caitlín;

5.00pm Naomh Eoin Baiste.

Stations of the Cross in the 3 Parish Churches.

6.30pm St. Mary’s;

7.30pm Naomh Eoin Baiste agus Naomh Caitlín.

Holy Saturday April 7^th 

10.30 – 11.00am Confession in St. Mary’s.

Easter Vigil Mass in the 3 Parish Churches.

8.30i.n. Naomh Caitlín, Fionn Trá.

9.00pm St. Mary’s, Dingle.

10.00pm Naomh Eoin Baiste, Lios Póil.

Easter Sunday 8^th April – Parish Masses:

6.00am – Mass in Teampall Gheal, Baile Riabhach, Fáilte roimh cách;

9.00am – St. Mary’s Church;

10.00am – Naomh Eoin Baiste;

10.30am – Naomh Caitlín.

11.30am – St. Mary’s Church.

NB: The re-adjustment of times is due to the absence of one of our serving priests of the Pastoral Area due to ill-health. Please note new times.

HOLY WEEK 2012
Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday) Holy Week begins on this Sunday with the commemoration of the entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem. The palms are blessed and should be taken home, where they will serve as a reminder of the victory of Christ. Next year, they will be burned and placed on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday.
Mass of Chrism This Mass, which the Bishop concelebrates with his college of priests and at which he consecrates the holy chrism and blesses the other oils, manifests the communion of the priests with their bishop. These oils will be used in the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Ordination and Anointing of the sick during the next year.
The Easter Triduum The Fathers of the Church saw this celebration as a unitive commemoration: St Augustine spoke of ‘the most holy triduum of the crucified, buried & risen Lord’.
Holy Thursday This Mass is, first of all, the memorial of the institution of the Eucharist. The tradition of washing the feet should be maintained. The Altar of Repose for the reservation of the Blessed Sacrament that will be distributed in Communion on Good Friday, should be prepared and adorned in such a way as to be conductive to prayer and meditation. The faithful are encouraged to spend some time at the Altar of Repose during the night before the Blessed Sacrament.
Good Friday Celebration of the Lord’s Passion. On this day when ‘Christ our passover was sacrificed’ (1 Cor 5:7), the Church meditates on the Passion of her Lord, venerates the Cross, commemorates her origin from the side of Christ on the Cross, and intercedes for the salvation of the whole world. On this day, in accordance with ancient tradition, the Church does not celebrate Eucharist; Holy Communion is distributed to the faithful during the celebration of the Lord’s Passion. Devotions, such as the Way of the Cross are encouraged today.
The Easter Vigil In accordance with ancient tradition, this night is one of the vigil for the Lord. St. Augustine called it the ‘mother of all vigils’. There are four parts to the Rite: 1. Service of Light: The new fire should be blessed to light the Paschal Candle. 2. Liturgy of the Word 3. Liturgy of Baptism when all congregations renew their baptismal vows in this Year of Priest. 4. Liturgy of the Eucharist. ‘Christ is Risen, Alleluia!’