St. James Church St. Hugh S Church

St. James’ Church St. Hugh’s Church

Vigil 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. Sunday 9.30 a.m. Monday to Friday 9.30 a.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. Friday 8 p.m.

Confessions on Saturday after 10 a.m. Mass, before the Vigil Mass and after Mass in Rahugh Friday evening.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Kilbeggan after 9.30 a.m. Mass on Monday until 12 noon. Rahugh on Friday from 7 – 9 p.m. with Mass at 8 p.m.

Fr. Brendan, Harbour Rd., 057 9332155 [email protected] www.kilbegganparish.ie Corpus Christi: Body and Blood of Jesus 8 p.m. 9.30 11a.m . Kathleen Ryan First Anniversary Mary and Patrick Daniels Nuala Williams nee Gorry

Monday 9.30 a.m. John and Rose Keenan Friday 8 p.m. Charles Dunne and parents. Saturday 10 a.m. Jack and Margaret Duffy Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 8 p.m. Stephen and Mary Casey and deceased family 11 a.m. Ellen Nellie Craig Tom and Margaret Cantwell, Tullamore Rd.

I will bring Holy Communion to the sick and the housebound on two days this week, Thursday and Friday If a member of your family is housebound and would like to receive Holy Communion, please let me know.

Tullamore Parish - CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION Due to a clash with a GAA match in O’Connor Park on Saturday 6th June it has been decided to move the Corpus Christi procession to Sunday 7th June. The procession will leave the Church of the Assumption at 6 pm and move through Store St, Convent Road, Kilbeggan bridge, Clontarf Road, and end with benediction in Arden View.

Bingo every Tuesday night 8.30 p.m. in Kilbeggan Parish Centre. All are welcome. We have €1,100 in cash prizes.

Rahugh Hall Development Association meeting will take place on Monday 8th June at 9.00pm. “Dr. Jerry O’Flynn is supervising a research study being undertaken by AIT. This study will provide information which will be important in order to support the development of community life for people aged 65 and over. Dr. Jerry would be grateful if anyone aged 65 or over, willing to complete a questionnaire, could collect one from the surgery and return when complete. All information received will be anonymous. Your help is greatly appreciated.” The Kilbeggan Knighthood Festival committee would like to thank the people of Kilbeggan for their continuing support during this years festival. It would never take place without the input, help and support of the town. Anybody with feedback or suggestions should contact a committee member or message us. Thank you.

Kilbeggan Tennis Club are holding lessons for adults on Wednesdays at 7pm. Contact Evonne 0870932241 for more information.

NOTICE RE DURROW PATTERN – 9th JUNE 2015 10.00A.M First Holy Communion Mass. 12.00 Noon Concelebrated Mass followed by procession to the Well and High Cross.4.00pm. Sports in Durrow GAA field. races, wheelbarrow, three legged race, potato and spoon etc Guess the No of Sweets, Matches To end the evening Cards in the Hall. All welcome. Time:9.00p.m. Brosna/Kilbeggan/Rahugh New Community Walking Groupmeets every Tuesday evening at 7.50p.m. and every Wednesday morning at 9.50a.m. at Coopers Cafe, Dublin Road. All welcome. Tea and chat afterwards.

The world needs men and women who are not closed in on themselves, but filled with the Holy Spirit. Closing oneself off from the Holy Spirit means not only a lack of freedom; it is a sin. There are many ways one can close oneself off to the Holy Spirit: by selfishness for one’s own gain; by rigid legalism – seen in the attitude of the doctors of the law to whom Jesus referred as “hypocrites”; by neglect of what Jesus taught; by living the Christian life not as service to others but in the pursuit of personal interests; and in so many other ways. However, the world needs the courage, hope, faith and perseverance of Christ’s followers. The world needs the fruits, the gifts of the Holy Spirit, as Saint Paul lists them: “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control” (Gal 5:22). The gift of the Holy Spirit has been bestowed upon the Church and upon each one of us, so that we may live lives of genuine faith and active charity, that we may sow the seeds of reconciliation and peace. Strengthened by the Spirit – who guides, who guides us into the truth, who renews us and the whole earth, and who gives us his fruits – strengthened in the Spirit and by these many gifts, may we be able to battle uncompromisingly against sin, to battle uncompromisingly against corruption, which continues to spread in the world day after day, by devoting ourselves with patient perseverance to the works of justice and peace. Homily of Pope Francis for Pentecost.

Plate; €1,020, Easter Offerings: €40, Shrine: €626, Church Building Fund Envelopes: €255. Thanks to all who are so generous.