50 th International Eucharistic Congress: As you will be aware, the Holy Father, Benedict XVI, announced last June that the next International Eucharistic Congress Mitchelstown & will take place in Ireland in 2012. As always the Congress will be hosted by a particular ‘local Church’ or diocese, in this case Dublin.

While the main events will take place in Dublin, the Community Newsletter

Congress is intended to provide the whole Church, both here in Volume: 1 Issue: 4 Ireland & further afield, with an opportunity to deepen our faith in the Eucharist and our understanding of its implications for ou r daily Date: Sunday 7th June 2009 living. With this in mind it is envisaged that a programme of evangelisation, catechesis, solidarity and celebration will take place in every diocese in the country in the two-year period running up to the Congress. Corpus Christi Procession: th The hosting of an International Eucharistic Congress will On Sunday June 14 , after 12 o’clock Mass, we invite all the people cost a considerable amount of money. The main justification for this of the Parish to come and proclaim publicly our faith in the Lords Presence in expense will be the opportunity it provides to nourish the faith of the the Eucharist: “He who declares himself for Me in the presence of men, I will people. The provision of funding does, however, present some declare Myself for him in the presence of My Fath er in Heaven.” (Matt: 10- obvious challenges, particul arly in the present economic climate. 32).

While it may be possible to attract some corporate sponsorship, The route will be Church Hill, Upper Cork St., James St., George’s recent trends suggest that the bulk of the funding will come in the St., Robert St., Lower Cork St., and finish in New Square with Benediction. form of the more modest contributions of ordinary Catholics. It is a very special event every year, during which we honour the Lord

The Irish Episcopal Confe rence has agreed to the holding of and ask Him to bless our Town and our Parish. The 1 st Holy Communion children will strew flowers along the way, a special collection in every Church in Ireland on the Feast of Corpus Christi , which falls this year on Sunday, 14 th June . the choir & the Fitzgerald Brass band will lead the singing and the Carmelite Lourdes group will give a guard of honour. The boy scouts & girl guides will

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The Vatican has unveiled a new website to bring the Pope’s After the concluding Prayer of the Mass, everyone assembles in the messages to young people. www.Pope2You.net . The site will allow Church yard, please follow the direction of the stewards. The procession young people to send cards to friends with an attractive image of the usually takes about 45 minutes.

Pope and a quote taken from one of his addresses. We would be grateful if the homes along the route would again decorate their houses as they have done so beautifully in th e past.

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Clergy: Mass Times: Balance Needed: Rev. Fr. Fitzgerald P.P. Church Of Our Lady Conceived In the past a lot of children were badly treated – they suffered Phone: 025-84090 Without Sin, Mitchelstown: violence and fear. Children with dyslexia and other conditions, now better Canon O’Leary Sat & Eve of Holyday: 7.30 p.m. understood, suffered in a particular way. A number of children suffered Phone: 025-84088 Sunday & Holyday: 8.30 a.m. 10.30 from lack of confidence in their later adult life and could not develop their Fr. James Greene a.m., 12 p.m. & 7.30 p.m. full potential. Advances in child psychology in recent years have greatly Phone: 025-84077 1st Friday: 7.30 p.m. improved the quality of life for many children. Priest on Sick call this Weekday: 8.30 a.m. & 10 a.m. But we all know that over confidence in a child is not a good thing week is: Church of the , either. Every child has a right to respect and consideration, but every Canon Timothy O’Leary Ballygiblin: child must also be taught to respect other people, especially parents, Emergency Contact Sunday & Holyday: 9.30 a.m. teachers and others. This is a balance that we must always be careful to Number: 087 - 2524979 1st Friday: 7.30 p.m. keep. St. Joseph’s Church, Killacluig: Fr. Michael Confession Times: Sunday & Holyday: 10.30 a.m. Mitchelstown: 1st Friday: 8.15 p.m. A man from the Sat, Eves of Holydays Department of Recipe For A Family Cake & Eves of 1 st Fridays. Agriculture called to a 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. & 7 Notes for June 2009: Add: farm and told the p.m. to 7.30 p.m. 1 handful of FORGIVENESS st elderly farmer that the Ballygiblin: 1 Friday The Pope’s Intentions 1 heaping cupful of LOVE EU had laid down 7 p.m. General: That international attention 1 pound of UNSELFISHNESS st several directives in the Kilacluig: before 1 towards the poorer countries may give 2 tablespoons of GOOD NATURE Friday Mass. agricultural line – one rise to more concrete help, in of which was that all particular to relieve them of crushing livestock had to be Mix: Together smoothly with complete th burden of foreign debt. Knock Saturday 27 branded. FAITH in GOD Mission: That the particular Churches June. Organised by St. “Alright,” said the Then sprinkle generously with operating in regions marked by Joseph’s Young Priests farmer, confused. THOUGHTFULNESS.... violence may be sustained by the love Society. Bookings: “I’ll give it a try.” and concrete closeness of all the 087-2268113 or 025- Several weeks later, the Catholics in the world. This makes a wonderful Family cake.... 31499 or 025-32993 civil servant returned to Enjoy!! the farm to see how the old man was coming Marymount Hospice Sunflower Collection: along. Did you know ? The above collection will take place, in Mitchelstown, on Friday, “Not too bad,” said the th • Only one in two billion people will live to June 12 . Let us put our best foot forward and make this year’s farmer. “I’ve just be 116 years of age or older. collection another great success. If you would like to help, please finished the chickens, • contact Patricia at 025 / 24539. but the bees are a devil Pigeons are the only birds that can drink All previous collectors will be contacted automatically. without raising their heads to swallow. to get hold of!”