Masses for the Week & Clane Saturday 13th 6.30pm Michele Di Stefano (Birthday Remembrance), Des Hoban, Lil McCormack, Mary Browne (Birthday Remembrance), Parish Newsletter Pat Cribbin, Sean Cribbin (Birthday Remembrance), Mary Nugent (Birthday Remembrance), James Cash, Clane Church , 1884 ––– 201720172017 Rathcoffey Church, 1710 ––– 201720172017 Bill, Josie, Rose & Joan Murray, Reuben & Kathleen Thomas Fifth Sunday of Easter 14th May 2017 Mass Book, Page

Sunday 14th 9.30am People of the Parish 11.30am Kathleen Cribbin, Elizabeth (Marie) O’Brien, Parish Contacts Donal David Murphy, Terence Keaney Fr. Paul O’Boyle Monday 15th 7.30pm Novena Mass; Speaker Colm Early Prosperous Road, Clane A warm welcome to our Tuesday 16th 10.00am Sr Joan Kavanagh Phone: 045 868249 Wed 17th 10.00am Sick of the Parish First Holy Communion Deacon John Dunleavy Thursday 18th 10.00am Parish Office, Main Street, Clane children and their Friday 19th 10.00am Greg McGovern Phone: 045 861393 Saturday 20th 10.00am Service of the Word and Holy Communion families to our Trish O’Neill 6.30pm Adrian McMenamon, David O’Neill, Ronan O’Donovan, Youth Ministry Co-ordinator Sunday Masses. Kevin O’Neill (Birthday Remembrance), Anne McCabe, Parish Office, Main Street, Clane Louise Fall ( Birthday Remembrance), Comhaltas Mass, Phone: 045 861393

Maureen Shannon (First Anniversary), Anne McCabe, Damian McCaffrey We remember all Mark Shannon (Months Mind Mass) Parish Shop/Centre Manager Sunday 21st 9.30am People of the Parish Parish Office, Main Street, Clane who have supported 11.30am Bridget & Michael Murtagh, Peader Slevin Phone: 045 861393 them to prepare for Rathcoffey Weekend Mass Times this special day. Sunday 14th 10.30am Mick Reilly, John Ross Clane Sunday 21st 10.30am Saturday 6.30pm Sunday 9.30am Parish Novena Saturday 20th Sunday 21st Sunday 21st Sunday 21st 11.30am 6.30pm 9.30am 11.30am 10.30am Rathcoffey We welcome Colm Early Sunday 10.30am Clane Clane Clane Rathcoffey our guest speaker at this Ministers Jeanette O’Rourke Orianna Hackett Colette O’Byrne Parish Shop and Office of the Anne Behan Maura Losty Marie O’ Monday’s Parish Catherine Moriarty The Parish Centre Eucharist Caroline Behan Katherine Martin Sean O’Hara Grainne Ward Main Street Clane Elizabeth Behan Paddy Moore Sean O’Riordan Novena in Clane Padraig Carbury Margaret McDonald Bernadette Plunkett OPENING HOURS Church at 7.30pm. Ministers Patricia O’Neill Gerry Fagan Noel De La Pena Monday to Friday 9.30am – 1.30pm Anne Egan Saturday 10.30am – 1pm of the Word Bernie Campbell Charlotte Hackett Reflect Phone: 045-861393 Servers 1 2 9 4 Email: [email protected] Connect Basket John Duffy John Sullivan Sean O’Hara www.claneparish.com Collectors Joe Horan Darragh O’Brien Philip Comerford Support (May) Michael Wallace Charlie Flynn Frank O’Keeffe WebCam/Live Streaming www.claneparish.com Service of the Word and Holy Communion Sat 20th 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 who wish to Items for the Parish Saturday 20th May who contributed, Tuesday 9th May 2017 renew their Annual Subscription or return ticket Newsletter must be in to Mary Kelly and those who stubs can do so at the Parish Shop during the the Parish Office by collected and counted 1, 3, 4, 15 week or in the Parish Centre each Tuesday Clane Altar Society No winner of this weeks Jackpot between 7.30pm and 8.45pm. 12 noon on Wednesday Maureen McCormack, Basket € 2,140.58 3 x €50 prize winners Email [email protected] Mary Cleary, Peggy Carew Envelopes € 1,061.22 All of our Parish Ceremonies in Clane church Sally Sheridan, CJD Doran, are streamed live on our Parish WebCam at Lourdes 2017 Terry Cusack www.claneparish.com. It’s a very special way The Clane & Rathcoffey Community Games will be held on Monday 15th May in Scoil We are looking forward to our Clane & Rathcoffey Promoters Draw – 2 x €50 prize winners to connect to those at home and those Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes from July 16-21st 2017 Louise Cottuli, Damian McCaffrey away from home. Mhuire. Please note the change of me. the as part of the & Leighlin group led by Bish- € games will start at 6pm. More informaon at op Denis Nulty. Our group of twenty pilgrims led by 25 prize winner Among us, who is above must be in service hps://www.facebook.com/ Fr Denis will be staying at the Jeanne D’Arc Hotel in Frank O’Keeffe of the others. This doesn't mean we have to ClaneRathcoffeyCommunityGames/ Lourdes. The all in cost is €719. We will be running Next week’s Jackpot : wash each other's feet every day, but we a bus from Clane to the airport in Dublin which will must help one another. Pope Francis cost a little extra for each pilgrim. We hope to have a You are invited to attend the Launch of “Building meeting of the group closer to the date to distribute € 7,000 Family of Greatness”, a book by Esther Ewulonu in tickets etc. Many thanks to all. Weekly Lotto tickets are available from Mass of Thanksgiving for the Beaficaon of Unit 61 Hills Industrial Estate, Lucan at 2pm on Fr John Sullivan SJ will be celebrated in Saturday 20th May. your local Promoter or the Parish Shop. FLEADH CHEOIL CHILL DARA 2017 Clongowes Wood College on Saturday 20th St Vincent’s Hospital, Hosted by Craobh Chlaonadh Minimum €275 worth th May at 7pm. Principal Celebrant and homilist The 14 th annual Charity Auction in aid of the Wednesday 17 May. of prizes every week. Bishop Denis Nulty. Blessing with the Cross of Patients’ Comfort Fund will take place in the 11am. Coffee Morning as Gaeilge in the Oak Bar of Fr John Sullivan aer Mass. All welcome. Athy G.A.A. Centre on Sunday May 21 st May the Westgrove Hotel Clane at 2.15 pm with viewing from 11am. Your sup- 7pm History walk of Clane with Clane Local History Fr Paul will celebrate the Annual A Special Remembrance Service for families and port and presence at the Auction is greatly Group. Meet at Manzors Car Park. friends affected by suicide will be held on Friday 19 th appreciated. Further information is available Followed by slide show of 50 years of CCÉ in Kildare. Mass of Remembrance in Scoil from St. Vincent’s Hospital at 059 864300. May at 7.30pm in Our Lady & St Joseph Church, Upstairs lounge in Clane GAA at 8pm Mhuire Clane on Wednesday 17th . A memorial stone has been erected in the th May at 7.30pm. Garden of Remembrance and this will be blessed at Home Instead Senior Care urgently Thursday 18 May. the service. If you would like to have a loved one require CAREGivers in . Clane G.A.A. Upstairs Lounge. Parish Golf Classic Recruitment Fairs will be held in 8 pm. Launch of Fleadh Cheoil Chill Dara by who has died this year or any other year Keadeen Hotel, Newbridge on Wednesday Our Parish Golf Classic takes place at remembered at this special Service, please th Lucina Russell Arts Officer . 17 May 2017 and Manor Hotel on Recital featuring Jenny Dillon & friends followed by Clongowes Wood/Clane Golf Course on contact Caragh Parish Office Monday to Friday Wednesday 24 th May 2017 from 9.30 to Friday 2nd June by kind permission of 9am to 1pm on 045 875602 or email 1.00pmBook your place by calling Session.Adm. €5 which 045 - 484623 or includes Raffle. Everyone Welcome. the Jesuit Community and Clane Golf parishoffi[email protected] with your loved one's name. [email protected] Club members. All support is most People from all areas in Kildare are welcome to Friday 19 th May. aend. This special service is organised by HOPE (D) Set Dancing Céilí in Clane GAA Club. welcome. Please contact Des Marron to Irish Wheelchair Associaon (IWA) seeks book a team or sponsor a tee box. “helping other people endure depression” in 9.30 p.m. – 12.30 a.m. Adm. €12. Refreshments volunteers to help out with their bucket conjuncon with Caragh Pastoral council. th collecons. Are you available to help out? If Saturday 20 May. Best wishes to Clane Senior Third Age is delivering free Digital Skills so, call or email Alison for more informaon. Aifreann Traidisiúnta at 6.30 p.m. in St Patrick and St Bridget’s Church Clane. Footballers who play St Laurence’s classes in Clane. The free training course Mobile: 0872676688 Landline: 01 8186418 is a 10-hour programme over five weeks, Youth Session in Clane GAA (Upstairs Lounge) in the Senior Championship this two hours per week, 10 participants per Email: [email protected] 7.30 – 9.00p.m. Sunday May 14th at 7pm in St course. It covers introduction to the Singing Session in Main Bar from 9pm Internet, Internet security and safety, RATHCOFFEY HISTORY GROUP Conleth’s Park, Newbridge. Sunday 21 st May. email, search engines and websites, An Illustrated Talk on Memories of a visit to WW1 All Compeons will be held in Scoil Mhuire Clane. online government services, conducting Balefields and also on the Irish College in Louvain everyday transactions, online voice and Closing Seisiún in Manzors from 6.00 p.m. Our Parish Benevolent Fund in our will be given by Larry Breen in Rathcoffey GAA on video calls and use of apps. Fleadh Raffle at this seisiún. local Credit Union Account Number To register your interest, please phone Thursday 18th May at 8.30pm. Admission free and 13422 always welcomes donations to 046-9557766 or log on to all welcome. Further informaon from Mairead help people at times of special need. [email protected] Byrne (087 2239410) For more information for more information Table Quiz in aid of Rathcoffey under 14 WWW.CLANEPARISH.COM Thought for the Week Feile Camogie Team 20th May at 9pm. WWW.RATHCOFFEYPARISH.COM May we overcome indifference with concrete acts of charity. Please support! WWW.KANDLE.IE (Diocesan website)