Fógraí / Newsletter July 27th 2014

Bliain A – 27ú Iúil 2014
Seachtú Domhnach Déag Saor.
Pray for Tom O’Connor, John St., and Navan Road, Dublin; John Farrell, Hollybank, Peamount Health Care Centre, Newcastle, Co Dublin and late of Garrynadur; Pádraig Sheehy,Kiltoom, Athlone and late of Station Row; Ann Broderick, Springfield, USA; Fr. George Foley, SSCC, Trá Lí.
Solas síoraí da n-anamacha.
Priest on Call for the Corca Dhuibhne Pastoral Area is: Fr. Michael Hussey – 066-7139145.
MASSES/AIFRINN
ST. MARY’S CHURCH
Sat/Sath 26ú 8.00pm 1. Dónal Griffin, Marian Park, 1ú CB.
2. Angus Moncur, Emlagh, 1ú CB.
3. Patty ‘Atty’Moriarty, Farranredmond, CB.
4. David Vaillancourt, New York, CB.
5. Maurice and Bridget Foley, CB.
Sun 27ú 11.30am Funeral Mass for Tom O’Connor, R.I.P.
Luain 28ú 10.00am An Díseart.
Máirt 29ú 10.00am
Wed 30ú 7.30pm No 7.30pm Mass – Mass at 8.00pm in Milltown Cemetery.
Déard 31ú 10.00am
Fri 1ú 10.00am Tim Moriarty, Inch, CB.
7.30pm No 7.30pm Mass – Mass at 8.00pm in Ráithín a’ Thuaidh Cemetery.
Sat/Sath 2ú 8.00pm 1. Ellen Higgins, Ballineetig, 1ú CB and her husband Denis and daughter Bríd Slattery.
2. David Irby, The Grove & USA, 1ú CB.
2. Jack and Nora O’Sullivan, CB, Burnham & their son Tom and deceased family members.
3. Patty O’Connor, Cahernaphuka, CB.
4. Muintir Uí Loingsigh, Kilfountain, CB.
5. Aloysius Kavanagh, Tubber, CB.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Dingle Hospital Oratory: Monday 10.30am – 11.30am.
St Mary’s: Tuesday & Wednesday 10.30am – 10pm.
Every First Friday 10.30 – 11.30am. “Come and See” says the Lord.
Confessions: Sat. 10.30am – 11.00am & after Vigil Masses.
NAOMH EOIN BAISTE, LIOS PÓIL
Dé Domh 27ú 10.00am Kitty and Jack Curran, Minard, CB.
Dé Domh 3ú 10.00am Laurence Kavanagh, Boherbrack, M.M. and deceased members of the Kavanagh Family.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Déardaoin / Thursday 11 am – 12 noon
NAOMH CAITLÍN, FIONN TRÁ
Satharn 26ú 6.15i.n John O’Connor, Com a’ Liaig, CB.
Satharn 2ú 6.15i.n. Harry agus Catherine Ó Lúing, CB.
Adhradh na Naomh Shacraiminte
Déardaoin / Thursday 11 r.n. – 12i.n.
An Deireadh Seachtaine seo chugainn:
2ú/3ú Lúnasa 2014
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: Marian O’Sullivan. 11.30a.m.: Bernie Budhlaeir agus Séamus Cosaí Mac Gearailt.
LIOS PÓIL: Ministéirí Eoc.: Máiréad Uí Chathasaigh agus Yvonne Uí Mhainín. Léitheoir: Coiste Féile Lios Póil.
FIONN TRÁ: Ministéir Eoc.: Marion Uí Lúing. Léitheoir: Scoláirí Samhraidh.
Naoi gCéad Míle Fáilte to all our visitors.
PARISH FINANCE COMMITTEE
As it is now possible for our parish to claim back tax paid on charitable donations, our Parish Finance Committee would be most grateful to the eligible households who will receive the Taxback forms during the week, if they could return them as soon as is convenient in the envelopes provided. If you have contributed €250 or more in 2011 and / or 2012, and are a PAYE worker, we can claim back the tax paid on the amount you donated. All you have to do is complete and return the form(s) which you will receive. Completing the form will cost you nothing, but will greatly benefit the parish.
Go méadaí Dia bhúr stór.
First Friday: Canon Looney will visit the housebound sick in Dingle town area while Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist will visit the housebound sick in Ceann Trá and Lios Póil. Please contact the Parish Office on 066-9151208 if you would like to be included.
Offertory Collection
Weekly Envelopes: €924; Cash: €1,382.
Total: €2,306. Míle buíochas.
Diocesan Collection for the Sick & Retired Priests €2,950 received to date.
Fógraí
Youth 2000 Summer Festival takes place August 14th – 17th in the Cistercian College, Roscrea. This is a vibrant four day celebration of faith for young people aged 16 to 35 with up to 1,100 in attendance last year. We will be putting on 13 free buses countrywide for young people to attend.
See poster in Porch.
Multiple Sclerosis Society – “The Ballymac climbers” charity climb of Mt. Brandon to raise funds for Tralee and West Kerry branch of M.S. on Sunday August 3rd. Contact: 087-2599657 / 086-8094443 for details.
Summer Camps in Ealaíona & Céardaíochta in Gráig na hÓige August 11th – 15th; 18th – 22nd. Contact 085-2094445.
Teacht le chéile Rang na hArdteiste 1978
Beidh teacht le chéile neamh-fhoirmiúla do rang na hArdteiste Meánscoil na Toirbhirte, Daingean Uí Chúis ar siúl sa Dingle Bay Hotel, díreach i ndiaidh na Ráiseanna ar an nDomhnach 10 Lúnasa 2014. An informal gathering of the Leaving Cert Class, Presentation Dingle 1978 will take place in the Dingle Bay Hotel directly after the Dingle Races on Sunday, 10th August 2014.
Lough Derg
Daily boats to the Island 10.30am – 3.00pm, 7 days a week until 13th August. Contact Maureen or Sharon 071 9861518. Email: info@loughderg.org Kerry / Lough Derg return bus contact Tel: 068-21707.
Féile Lios Póil 2014
Dé hAoine 1ú Lúnasa: 7.30i.n. Focal fáilte ó Risteard Mac Eoin; ceol le Banna Ceoil Lios Póil.
8.00i.n. Ainmniú Halla Lios Póil i gcuimhne John L. Ó Súilleabháin ag Seán Ó Ceallaigh M.E.P.
Dé Sathairn 2ú Lúnasa: Rás an Stricín 11.00r.n.
10:30 r.n. Clárú don Rás – Cead iontrála €5
11:45 r.n. Bronnfar na duaiseanna i Kate’s Cross ina dhiaidh agus beidh sólaistí ar fáil.
2:00 i.n. Tóir chiste i nGluaisteáin ó Halla Lios Póil.
7:00 i.n. Comórtas Bhréigfheistis
(Fancy Dress Competition) i Halla Lios Póil.
10.00 i.n. Téanam go Min Aird.
(Full programme available in Corca Dhuibhne Beo)
Our Cemetery Masses – Machnamh
The Meaning of Christian Death
Indeed for your faithful, Lord,
life is changed, not ended,
and, when this earthly dwelling turns to dust,
an eternal dwelling is made ready for them in heaven.
The final article of the Creed proclaims our belief in everlasting life. At the Catholic Rite of Commendation of the Dying we sometimes hear this prayer: ‘Go forth, Christian soul, from this world … May you live in peace this day, may your home be with God in Zion, may you see your redeemer face to face’ (Prayer of Commendation of the Dying, no. 220). Death is the natural and inevitable end of life on earth. ‘[There is] a time for giving birth, a time for dying’ (Eccl (Qo) 3:2). We change, we grow old and even death seems appropriate after a full life. ‘The dust returns to the earth from which it came, and the spirit returns to God who gave it’ (Eccl (Qo) 12:7).
Every time we attend a funeral vigil or Mass, view a deceased body at a wake, or pass by a cemetery, we are reminded of this simple and profound article of the Creed, the belief in the resurrection of the body. It is a sobering belief, because it reminds us of the judgement yet to come, and at the same time it is a joyful belief that heralds life everlasting with God.
( Irish Catholic Catechism for Adults)
We pray for all who are buried in these cemeteries:
may their suffering be lessened,
may their joy be increased,
may the light of glory shine on them
and may they rest in peace.
We pray to the Lord: Response: Lord, have mercy.

Guímid orthu sin go léir a fuair bás agus iad ag súil leis an aiséirí. Tabhair áit shoilseach dóibh, a Thiarna, i do lathair féin. A Thiarna, éist linn.
(Order of Christian Funerals)
Pattern / Open Air Cemetery Masses 2014
8.00p.m. Dé Máirt 29ú Iúil – Reilig Chaitlíona.
8.00p.m. Dé Céadaoin 30ú Iúil – Reilig Milltown.
8.00p.m. Déardaoin 31ú Iúil – Reilig Killdrum.
8.00p.m. Dé hAoine 1ú Lúnasa – Reilig Ráithín Thuaidh.
8.00p.m. Dé Máirt 5ú Lúnasa – Reilig Garfinney.
8.00p.m. Dé Céadaoin 6ú Lúnasa – Reilig na hEaglaise.
8.00p.m. Déardaoin 7ú Lúnasa – Reilig Cinn Aird.
7.30p.m. Dé hAoine 29ú Lúnasa – Patrún na Mináirde.
4.00p.m. Dé Luain 29ú Meán Fómhair Tobar Mhichíl, Baile Móir.
11.00a.m. Dé Máirt 25ú Samhain – Lá Chaitlíona.
Please notify former Parishioners now resident outside our Parish who may wish to participate.
Sacred Music – Choir & Orchestra
Music graduate Mr. Gabor Péli is hoping to form a new Choir and orchestra in Dingle with a view to enhancing the Saturday evening Vigil liturgies on an occasional basis. Any person who would care to take part is invited to contact him on 086-2204598 to help further this project.
Fómhar na Farraige / Fómhar na Feirme
11.30am Sunday August 3th – Fómhar na Farraige;
11.30am Sunday August 17th – Fómhar na Feirme;
Catholic Grandparents’ Association Pilgrimage to Knock takes place Sunday 14th September 2014. Bookings for the Diocese of Kerry Pilgrimage can be made from the 1st Sept. at John Paul II Pastoral Centre, Rock Road, Killarney, Phone: 064 6632644.

Ballintubber Abbey and Reek Sunday
I must look the part of a pilgrim because, as soon as I knock and open the door of the Sacristy, Fr. Frank Fahey says, ‘You’re going walking the tóchar.’ Or perhaps my hiking books and shorts clue him in. Anyway, he soon has me officially registered and equipped with the laminated pilgrim map. We chat about the previous day’s provincial football final victories for Tyrone in Ulster and Mayo in Connacht, then make our way through the abbey church, where he checks that I have lit a votive candle, and move along quickly to the Dancora (Bath of the Righteous), the starting point. Fr. Fahey explains the characteristics that distinguish the ‘pilgrim’ from the mere ‘tourist’. Pilgrims light a candle before setting out as a symbol of faith, much like the prayer they choose to say as they cross each stile along the way. The hardships along the way must be endured without complaint, but instead with the invocation, ‘Thanks be to God.’ If travelling in a group, cliques must be avoided by sharing the company of all the pilgrims at different stages. At designated stages, silence must be observed in prayer and pilgrims must share food, joy, love and care. Finally, what makes for a good pilgrimage is the ‘change of heart’. To illustrate this, Fr. Fahey bends down, lifts a small, rough pebble from beside the Dancora and hands it to me.
‘Take that,’ he instructs me, ‘and when you get to the top of Croagh Patrick, leave it there and take up a smooth pebble to symbolise the change of heart you have had along the tóchar. You can then keep that pebble to remind of what you have achieved.’ So, with Fr. Fahey’s blessing, I set forth from the Dancora, where pilgrims once washed their feet in a stream that flowed over specially heated stones. Legend holds that it will flow again before the end of the world. Beyond the statue of Patrick, the first stile is a modest structure adorned by the small black cross symbol that will guide my way. I am off the path of the righteous. (Tóchar – Walking Ireland’s ancient pilgrim paths. Daragh MacDonald)
Treoraí agus Laochra Chreidimh
Dingle Parish Directory and Patrons
To highlight the 150th Jubilee of St. Mary’s Church, Dingle Parish Pastoral Council has published a colourful Directory. All Faith-based groups and pastoral services are presented together with the lives and witness of 107 heroes and heroines of the Faith.
All seven churches and oratories are well described together with interesting facts relating to ten cemeteries across the Parish landscape. The contact details of 15 Parish committees and 8 local schools are comprehensively outlined. The generous everyday Parish service of more than 500 volunteer parishioners is hailed in Treoraí 7 Laochra an Chreidimh / Dingle Parish Directory and Patrons in celebration of St. Mary’s 150 Fé Bhlath.
The Directory, featuring 100 coloured illustrations is now available for sale in the Parish Churches and from the Parish Office as well as in the following outlets in the Parish for €5. It makes for a beautiful gift.
Siopa Uí Shé, Árd a’ Bhóthair, Fionn Trá.
Oifig an Phoist, Siopa Uí Lúing, Ceann Trá.
Ionad Oideachas, Green Street, Dingle.
Nora Murphy’s Shop, Green Street, Dingle.
Walter Sheehy’s Gift Shop, Strand Street, Dingle.
Siopa Uí Chatháin, Lios Póil.
Kate’s Cross Shop, Garrynadur, Li0s Póil.

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