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Parish Notices Sincere thanks to everyone who supported the Annual Whist Drive for Sr Maura O’Shea recently. A total of €3,300 Second Diocesan Collection A Special was raised. Your generosity is very much Collection for the People in Ukraine. Pope appreciated. Francis announced his intention to hold a special ************************************ collection in all the Catholic parishes of Europe next Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24 th April, 2016, to provide Scoil Náisiúnta an Clocháin, Teacht le humanitarian assistance to people in Ukraine. He Chéile na nIarscoláirí, 23/04/ 2016. The asks that Catholics participate in this initiative with Past Pupils Reunion will take place on special generosity. Saturday 23/04/2016. Breis eolais ************************************** [email protected]. * ************************************ Course in Pastoral Ministry Corcha Comhbhrón ó chroí le muintir an Dhuibhne Pastoral Area – It is hoped to run tAthair Ó Laocha a cailleadh le déanaí. Bhí a Pastoral Ministry Course in this pastoral area ard bhaint ag an tAthair Ó Laocha le (Dingle) next Autumn/Spring. Who is this forbairt comhphobail Clochán Bréanainn course for? It is for members of parish pastoral agus aireoidhmid uainn go mór é. Ar dheis councils, liturgy groups, finance committees Dé go raibh a anam. Sincere condolences to and safeguarding children committees. It is for the family of Fr. Leahy who recently passed those who are involved in children’s liturgy away. Fr. Leahy was instrumental in the groups, pre-sacramental preparation and development of the Cloghane and Brandon parish baptism teams. It is for those who are communities and will be deeply missed. already involved in ministry in their parish, and May he rest in peace. all who wish to become more involved in their ************************************ parish. So please consider participating. Each Coslia/Chiropodist 26ú Aibreán, Halla Le parish requires 8/9 participants to make it Chéile, phone Michelle Conway possible to go ahead in Dingle. Chiropodist directly 0834074256 for *************************************** appointment. Parish Page – Please check our parish page on ************************************ the Kerry Diocesan Website. Newsletter, photos from "Cleanup Day" ar an 27ú Aibreán, Halla le the parish www.dioceseofkerry.ie and click on to our parish Castlegregory. Chéile @ 12 i.n., málaí bruscair, veisteanna *************************************** shofheicthe ar fáil. Rubbish bags, high vis vests available. Everybody welcome. Dancing for Fun every Friday in the Clubrooms @ 8pm. Proceeds to the Church Renovation Fund ************************************ *************************************** Seirbhís Béile Baile Meal delivery Music Ministry meeting will take place on service is provided five days per week. Please Thursday 28th April @ 8pm in John Paul II Pastoral give your name at the Halla if you are interested. Centre to explore ways of developing a resource for 066 7138137 ************************************ youth music Community ministry. All welcome. Notices Eileen Triepke nee Moore & her family (living in the USA) would like to thank Senior Citizen every Tuesday at 1pm. Usual everyone for all the prayers, Masses and transport arrangements. Please contact good wishes for her son Danny, who has Michelle if you are not able to attend 087 made a wonderful recovery from a serious 7871845. New members always welcome. illness. He is now doing well thank God. ************************************ ************************************ Chiropodist will attend the Clubrooms this Trocaire Boxes – Please return your coming Tuesday 19th April at 1.30pm. If you Trocaire Boxes as soon as possible. require a home visit Please contact Michelle on

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Sincere thanks to everyone who supported the Annual Whist Drive for Sr Maura O’Shea recently. A total of €3,300 was raised. Your generosity is very much appreciated. ************************************ Scoil Náisiúnta an Clocháin, Teacht le Chéile na nIarscoláirí, 23/04/ 2016. The Past Pupils Reunion will take place on Saturday 23/04/2016. Breis eolais [email protected]. ************************************ Comhbhrón ó chroí le muintir an tAthair Ó Laocha a cailleadh le déanaí. Bhí ard bhaint ag an tAthair Ó Laocha le forbairt comhphobail Clochán Bréanainn agus aireoidhmid uainn go mór é. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. Sincere condolences to the family of Fr. Leahy who recently passed away. Fr. Leahy was instrumental in the development of the Cloghane and Brandon communities and will be deeply missed. May he rest in peace. ************************************ Coslia/Chiropodist 26ú Aibreán, Halla Le Chéile, phone Michelle Conway Chiropodist directly 0834074256 for appointment. ************************************ "Cleanup Day" ar an 27ú Aibreán, Halla le Chéile @ 12 i.n., málaí bruscair, veisteanna shofheicthe ar fáil. Rubbish bags, high vis vests available. Everybody welcome. ************************************ Seirbhís Béile Baile Meal delivery service is provided five days per week. Please give your name at the Halla if you are interested. 066 7138137 ************************************ Eileen Triepke nee Moore & her family (living in the USA) would like to thank everyone for all the prayers, Masses and good wishes for her son Danny, who has made a wonderful recovery from a serious illness. He is now doing well thank God. ************************************ Trocaire Boxes – Please return your Trocaire Boxes as soon as possible.

Parish Life 17th April, 2016 – Fourth Sunday of Easter Parish Stamp 2016 ‘I say nothing to Him I Love Him’ (St. Therese of Lisieux)

St. Vincent de Paul 087 Weekend1647788 St. Mary’s Mass Times St. Mary’s Castlegregory Sunday – 10.30am Confessions after Vigil Mass and after First Friday Mass Exposition of Blessed Sacrament in St. Parish Office – St. Mary’s Presbytery, Castlegregory Mary’s every Monday - Closed Wednesday 10am to Tuesday 10.30am to 4.00pm 10pm Wednesday 10.30am – 4.00pm Thursday 10.30am to 3.00pm Friday 10.30am to 4.00pm (Check out newsletter for any changes in times of opening hours due to holidays etc) Tel: 066 7139145 – Mobile 087 1438060 – Email: [email protected] Kerry Diocesan Website – www.dioceseofkerry.ie Notices for Newsletter to reach office by 11.30am on Fridays Priest: Fr. Michael Hussey 087 1438060 - Secretary: Bernie Dowling Weekend Mass Times Clochán Bréanainn Séipéal Naomh Bréanainn St. Brendan’sExposition of the Blessed Sacrament takes place An Satharn – 6.45 i.n. in St. Brendan’s on Tuesdays 10am to 7pm Confession before and after Mass on Tuesdays ******************************************************************************* Parish Pastoral Council: Chairperson: James Kildea, Julia Dowling, Vincent Filgate, Bernie Dowling, Patricia Hennessy , Audrey Stephens , Joan Herbst, , Sheila Kelliher, Eileen Nicholl, Siobhan Hennessy, Síle Mulcahy , Anne Dennehy, Angela O’Sullivan, Eileen O’Grady, Kathleen Dowd Liturgy Group Contacts Chairperson – Anne Dennehy Secretary – Maunie Kelliher - Maire Begley (organist/adult choir) Pat Finn & Trish Browne (Folk Group) Síle Mulcahy (St. Brendan’s Choir) Area Pastoral Council Representatives ; James Kildea and Bernie Dowling, Eileen Nicholl Finance Committee : Joan Ferriter, Gerard O’Donnell, Kathleen O’Rourke, Bernie Dowling, Fr. Michael Hussey. Building and Maintenance : Sean Lyons, Denis Dowling, Pat Joe Flynn, Micheál O’Leary, Trish Browne, Sheila Kelliher, Pat Finn, Tommy Fitzgerald, James Kildea, Parish Reps for Safeguarding Children: Kathleen Spillane, Susan Browne and Kathleen Brosnan Youth Council : Cathy Browne, Darragh Rohan, Jena Cronin, Shannon O’Grady, Amy Byrne, Eva O’Connell, Kate Shannon, Sinead Sheehan ,Timmy Walsh, Ellen Goodwin, Shannen Cronin-Maunsell, Cody Stafford, Michael Scanlon, Claire Dennehy, Carrie Dowling, Niamh Shannon, Caitlyn Browne, Grace O’Sullivan. Week beginning 17th April word and follow Him. As baptised 2016 people we consider ourselves Fourth Sunday of Easter followers of Jesus but how does our daily life reflect this Vocation Sunday commitment? Jesus word is all around us in daily life- in Scripture, in The Holy Mass, in the Sacraments, in the needs of the marginalised in our society and in our relationships in family life. Jesus is our leader, provider and protector. His promise to His followers, “I will give my followers eternal life,” is what we all aim for “The sheep that belong to me listen at the end of our earthly lives. So to my voice; I know them and they follow me. I give them eternal life” lets hear and heed the voice of *********************************** Jesus in our lives and follow Him * who loves, guides and protects us. Leadership is a very admirable *********************************** quality in any person. We all * admire and follow the life stories of Vocations Sunday many leaders in the world of ‘Vocations are born in prayer entertainment, sport or politics. In and from prayer, and only today’s Gospel we see Jesus as our through prayer can they leader or shepherd and we are persevere and bear fruit’ (Pope described as His sheep or Francis) followers. The relationship *********************************** between Jesus and us is the same * as that of a shepherd and his flock. On Good Shepherd Sunday we reflect on the need for vocations. If you feel Jesus cares for us; He is our leader; called to the priesthood and would He guides us on the right path. We like to find out more, please contact are His concern; He loves us. Jesus’ Fr Michael Moynihan 087 6551902 or leadership is not based on power Fr Liam Comer 029 78096. Visit over people Dioceseofkerry.ie for more but on an invitation to hear His *********************************** * Pray for our Departed Weekday Masses – St. Mary’s Patrick Rohan, Goulane *********************************** Daniel O’Connor, Kellysheight * Monday 18th April – 7.00pm – (Months Mind) Intention: Catherine Flaherty & son John Joe, Meenascarty Peg O’Neill, Cloghane *********************************** Catherine Daly, Loughbeg * Catherine Flaherty & son John Joe, Tuesday 19th April – 10.00am No Meenascarty Intention Annie Kearney, Cloghane *********************************** Jer & Miriam Collins, Killiney * Wednesday 20th April – No Parish Michael & Nuala Daniels, Mass Aughacasla *********************************** *********************************** * * Thursday 21st April – 10.00am – No Pray for the Sick of the Parish Intention Remember the sick of the parish in *********************************** your prayers, those in hospital, * nursing homes, those undergoing Friday 22nd April – 7.00pm – treatments and waiting test results. Intention: Jer and Miriarm Collins, Lord, may Your healing hand touch Killiney them. *********************************** *********************************** * * Saturday 23rd April – 11.00am – Priest on Deanery Duty Intention: Daniel O’Connor, *********************************** Kellysheight – Months Mind * St. Brendan’s Priest on deanery duty this coming ********************************** Sunday 17th April, 2016 is Fr Joe Tuesday 19th April – 7.00pm – Begley In the event of an emergency, Intention: Annie Kearney, Cloghane please call 066 9151208 Saturday 23rd April – 2.00pm – Scoil *********************************** Náisiúnta an Clocháin, Teacht le Chéile Intentions for this Weekend na nIarscoláirí, 23/04/ 2016. The Past *********************************** Pupils Reunion Mass * *********************************** St. Mary’s Intentions for Next Weekend 10.30am – Intention: Catherine Daly, *********************************** Loughbeg * *********************************** St. Mary’s * Sunday 24th April – 10.30am – St. Brendan’s Intention: Johnny Rohan, Stradbally 6.45pm – Vigil Mass – Intention: Peg O *********************************** Neill, Cloghane St. Brendan’s *********************************** * Saturday 23rd April – 6.45pm Vigil – Intention: Maureen Hoare, Liss (First Anniversary) *********************************** * Rota for next weekend *********************************** * St Mary’s Reader for next Sunday 24th April – 10.30am – Marilyn Spillane *********************************** * Eucharistic Ministers: Month of April Denis Kelliher, Mary Browne, Vincent Filgate *********************************** * Altar Servers next Sunday 24th April: Andrea Dowling, Claire Dowling, Sarah Keane, Orla Donnellan *********************************** * Earth Week 2016 – 17th to 23rd April The theme of Earth Week this year is about Biodiversity - which is the variety of all life on earth. It provides people with food, fresh water and fuel. This really is the raw material that sustains life on earth. This week, you are invited to examine how you can support biodiversity in your own home and in your community. Please take a brochure from the church. *********************************** St. Vincent de Paul 087 1647788