Our Faithful Departed……. Peggy Carew, Ballinagappa, Mary Galvin, , sister of Fergal Lee, College Road Clane & ……….may they rest in peace, Amen. Masses for the Week Parish Newsletter Clane Clane Church , 1884 ––– 201820182018 Rathcoffey Church, 1710 ––– 201820182018 Saturday 19th May 6.30pm Ina Murphy (First Anniversary) & deceased members of the Murphy family, Reuben & Kathleen Thomas, Sean O’Shea, Pentecost Sunday 20th May 2018 Mass Book, Page 26

Christy O’Shea, William O’Shea, Sheila & Dick Underwood, Ann, Andy, Sean & Josie Dunne, Mary Nugent (Birthday Remembrance) Parish Contacts First Holy Communion

David O’Neill, Kevin O’Neill (Birthday Remembrance), Fr. Paul O’Boyle A special welcome to all our young Michael Doherty, Ann McCabe Prosperous Road, Clane Sunday 20th May 9.30am John Mastela, James Fadden Phone: 045 868249 children and their families to our First Holy Communion 11.30am Eileen Burke (Birthday Remembrance), William & Pat Burke Deacon John Dunleavy Monday 21st May 7.30pm Novena Mass Ceremonies in Clane. Parish Office, Main Street, Clane Tuesday 22nd May 10.00am Sick of the Parish Phone: 045 861393 We remember all who have

Wed 23rd May 10.00am Trish O’Neill supported them in their preparation Thursday 24th May 10.00am Aidan Kiely Youth Ministry Co-ordinator since last October. Friday 25th May 10.00am Joe & Ellen Flynn Parish Office, Main Street, Clane Saturday 26th May 10.00am Service of the Word and Holy Communion Phone: 045 861393 Enjoy this family and faith filled day!

6.30pm Michael McAndrew (Months Mind Mass), Kelvin O’Sullivan, Damian McCaffrey Adrian McManmon, John Curran (Birthday Remembrance) Parish Shop/Centre Manager Sunday 27th May 9.30am People of the Parish Parish Office, Main Street, Clane Making your decision

11.30am Patrick Doran, Patrick Doran Junior, Maureen & Paddy Looram Phone: 045 861393 While Christians in general are against abortion and the Rathcoffey Weekend Mass Times teaching of the Catholic Church is Sunday 20th May 10.30am People of the Parish Clane absolutely opposed to it, citizens Sunday 27th May 10.30am Saturday 6.30pm still face a choice as to repealing Sunday 9.30am the 8th Amendment to the 11.30am Irish Constitution. Saturday 26th Sunday 27th Sunday 27th Sunday 27th 6.30pm 9.30am 11.30am 10.30am Rathcoffey How will you make your decision?

Clane Clane Clane Rathcoffey Sunday 10.30am Avoid the question altogether Ministers Erica Grehan Maura Losty Rose Sullivan Parish Shop and Office and not vote? Brendan Travers of the Laura Hamilton Katherine Martin Anna Wolfe Make a snap decision at the last Jetta Weld The Parish Centre Eucharist Marie Hanrahan Paddy Moore Bernadette Allen moment influenced by the Main Street Clane Cyrena Hayes Margaret McDonald Kathleen Browne OPENING HOURS media bite? Monica Kilkenny Hilary McDonnell Anna Connolly Engage in a process of informed Monday to Friday 9.30am – 1.30pm Ministers Aine White First Communion Mass First Communion Mass Declan Forde reflection leading to a decision? of the Word Clare Byrne Saturday 10.30am – 1pm Phone: 045-861393 Whatever way you go about it, Servers 3 4 5 1 Email: [email protected] the referendum decision will Basket John Duffy John Sullivan Sean O’Hara www.claneparish.com change lives and the life of Collectors Joe Horan Darragh O’Brien Philip Comerford the unborn child. (May) Michael Wallace Charlie Flynn Frank O’Keeffe WebCam/Live Streaming www.claneparish.com Service of the Word and Holy Communion Sat 26th Una Duffy, Damian McCaffrey PARISH LOTTO DRAW Clane & Rathcoffey Parish Lotto Clane Parish Shop Many thanks to those We would like to remind all those Items for the Parish Saturday 26th May who contributed, Tuesday 15th May 2018 Newsletter must be in to and those who who wish to renew their Annual Mary Kelly collected and counted 3, 6, 14, 24 Subscription or return ticket stubs the Parish Office by Clane Altar Society No winner of this weeks Jackpot can do so at the Parish Shop during the 12 noon on Wednesday Maureen McCormack Basket € 1,159.24 Email [email protected] Envelopes € 1,329.10 3 x €50 prize winners week or in the Parish Centre each Mary Cleary Anthony Moore, Mary Greene, Tuesday between 7.30pm and 8.45pm. Aiden Travers Psalm 23—A Japanese Version CLANE MUSICAL & DRAMATIC SOCIETY The Lord is my pacesetter, I shall not rush. € Parish Golf Classic The Society would like to thank everyone who Promoters Draw – 2 x 50 prize winners He makes me stop for quiet intervals, He supported our annual Cake Sale last weekend. Lourdes Fund, Moira Daly Our annual Parish Golf Classic takes provides me with images of stillness, which Your continued help is greatly appreciated. place at Clongowes Wood on Friday Restore my serenity. He leads me in the Our 2018 play will be decided between Blood €25 prize winner June 1st with kind permission of the ways of efficiency through calmness of Brothers (the play version), Dancing at Andrew Tite Jesuit Community and Clane Golf Club. mind, And His guidance is peace. Lughnasa and Many Young Men of Twenty following staged readings of extracts from each Our time sheet is with Des Even though I have a great many things to nd Next week’s Jackpot : accomplish each day I will not fret, for His play next Tuesday night the 22 May at 8.00.pm Marron, Main Street 045 868112. in The Abbey. presence is here. His timelessness, His all All welcome - €2 charge on the night. € 5,400 Teams of three €100/ €120. importance will keep me in balance. He € Auditions for the chosen play will take place in] Weekly Lotto tickets are available from Tee box sponsorship of 50 prepares refreshment and renewal in the The Abbey on Tuesday 29 th May at 8.00.pm.] All support most welcome. midst of my activity by anointing my mind For further information telephone 087 7916989. your local Promoter or the Parish Shop. with the oil of his tranquillity. Minimum €275 worth Fr Paul will celebrate the Graduation Mass My cup of joyous energy overflows. of prizes every week. Surely harmony and effectiveness shall be Blood Donors needed! for 6ixth years in Scoil Mhuire this coming the fruit of my hours. The Irish Blood transfusion Board’s mobile team will Wednesday, 23rd at 7.30pm. And I shall walk in the place of the Lord be at Clane GAA Hall on Monday 28th May from A welcome to all. and dwell in His house forever. 3pm—5pm and 7pm—9pm. Around 3,000 units are Parish Novena needed each week to cater for emergency and roune Sunflower Days A welcome to Elma Walsh of the Church teaching—Why is cherishing human life cases requiring transfusions of blood and blood Live Life Foundation who will be so important? Friday June 8th/Saturday June 9th products all over Ireland. Further informaon is our guest speaker at this The Catholic Church’s teaching on the dignity Please support for St Brigid’s Hospice, available from the IBTSB at 1850 731 137 or from their and value of every human person is very The . website at www.giveblood.ie Monday’s Parish Novena in special. Every human life is precious and If you can spare some time to volunteer Clane Church at 7.30pm. beautiful. Some people feel the right to life of the please contact 086 373 8548 Millicent Singers Summer Concert A welcome to all. unborn should be a matter of personal choice for on Friday 25th May at 8pm in the Church of Our the mother. Others maintain, while they are Prayer for preparation to study Lady and St Joseph, , Co . opposed to abortion as a general principle, there Exposion of the Blessed Sacrament will take Lord Jesus Christ, I know you are with me Tickets are €15 available from Hughes are some children to whom the right does not and love me. Pharmacy, Marrons Clane, McAuley Place & place from 10.30am (aer 10 o’clock Mass) unl apply because they have a serious medical Give me peace of mind as I prepare for this Sean the Barber, Prosperous or by calling 10pm on 25th May 2018—Referendum Day. Vol- condition or because they have been conceived time of study. 0872036722 or email: [email protected] unteers are needed to spend me in the church as a result of rape. The Church's belief, based on Help me to focus on my books and notes. during these hours praying for the protecon of reason as well as faith is that there is no such Keep me from all distractions so that I will There will be a church gate collecon at all the life of the unborn child. thing as a human life without value. make the best use of the time that is Masses this weekend for Outreach Zambia. Some claim that we have been behind the times Please leave your name and contact details in the available to me. Please support the group fro m Scoil Mhuire in Ireland in regard to abortion. I would argue the Give me an insight that I might understand Parish Office as soon as possible. very opposite; that upholding the right to life of what I am studying and help me to remember it who will travel out next month. the unborn is timely and far seeing. We risk when the time comes. Knock 2018 compromising our humanity if we do not Above all, I thank you for the ability to study Please support the special collecon A bus will leave Clane Parish Church at 8am continue to be supportive of life, even when this and for the many gifts and talents you have on Sunday June 3rd 2018 to take pilgrims to poses great difficulties. Therefore for all of the given me. Help me always to use them in such envelope in your yearly box of envelopes Knock for the Kildare & Leighlin Diocesan above reasons, on 25th May I will be voting no to a way that they honour you and do justice to for next weekend’s collecon for the Pilgrimage led by Bishop Denis Nulty. affirm human life and thereby the common good. myself. Amen. priests of the Diocese. Many thanks I ask you to join me in voting to retain the The cost will be €20 return Constitutional right to life of the unborn child. Names to Clane Parish Office Bishop Denis Nulty Parish Safeguarding Representaves For more information Fr Paul O’Boyle, Trish O’Neill, WWW.CLANEPARISH.COM Thought for the Week Laura Duffy, Aisling Behan WWW.RATHCOFFEYPARISH.COM Diocesan Designated Liaison Person WWW.KANDLE.IE (Diocesan website) Forgiveness is even more important than law and order. Joan Tracey [email protected] 085 802 1633