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Mass Times Sundays: Cathedral:- Sat. Vigil: 6.30pm; Sunday: 9am, 10.30am & 12 noon Ennis St. Joseph’s:- Sat. Vigil: 7pm; Sunday: 8, 10, 11.30am Cloughleigh Church:- 9.30am, 11am Friary:- Sat. Vigil: 7.30pm; Sunday: 9.30, 10.30, 12.00 noon Poor Clare Monastery:- 7.45 a.m. Parish Weekdays: Cathedral: Mon. – Fri: 7.45am; 10am & 7.30pm; 10am on Saturday St. Joseph’s:- Monday – Saturday: 11am Cloughleigh Church:- Monday – Friday: 9.30am Friary:- Daily: 10am & 1.05pm; 10am on Saturday News Poor Clare Monastery:- Daily at 7.45 am; Daily Exposition of The Blessed Sacrament from 4-6pm in the Chapel. Phone Numbers: Cathedral:- 6824043; Email: [email protected] Confessions in Cathedral Saturday After 10am Mass & before and Confessions in Cathedral every Saturday: St. Joseph’s:- 6822166; Cloughleigh: 6840715; Friary: 6828751 after 6.30pm Mass 12 to 1pm & also before and after 6.30pm Mass St Joseph’s Saturday After 11am Mass Ennis Parish Web Site: http://www.ennisparish.com Parish Office open Mon to Fri 9.30-1pm & 2-5pm Sat 10.30-12noon Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ennis.parish Third Sunday of Lent (Year A) 19th March 2017 Suggestions for your Spring Planting The old people aimed to have the gardens dug Plant five rows of Peas and the seed potatoes in the ground for St. Preparedness Patrick’s day. Spring was well and truly on the way. Promptness As we journey through lent we are almost at Perseverance the half way mark. Here are a few simple suggestions for the spring planting. Politeness Positivity Then plant five rows of lettuce Let us be faithful Let us be thankful Let us be truthful Let us be generous Let us be forgiving Then plant the reliable turnips Turn up for Church Just look at the weeds Turn up with a smile Weed out gossip Turn up with new determination Weed out negativity Turn up with compassion Weed out negativity Weed out indifference And please God a wonderful garden can Weed out laziness grow. Fáilte-Bienvenue-Willkomen-Benvenuto-Bienvenido-Witajcie-Bemvindo- Welkom-Velkomin-Vitejte-Karibu-Croeso-Valkommen-Tervetuloa-Welcome Cathedral Hospital & Sick Calls St. Joseph’s Remembered in Masses this Week: 19th March, 2017 Mass intentions for scheduled Masses in St. 6.30pm: Frances Butler, Claureen. 1st Anniv Priest on Duty: Joseph’s Church should be booked through the Parish Fr. Ger Fitzgerald Office. For all other events call Fr John 0656822166. Sun: 9am: Patrick, Eileen, Kevin & Marian McNamara, Ard na Greine. Wednesday: Remembered in Masses this Week: 10.30am: Pappy Gleeson, Dalcassian Pk. Fr. Brendan Quinlivan Sat 7pm: James & John Sexton, Miltown Malbay. James Vaughan, The Market. Duty Phone: 065 6869098 Sun 8am: Francis, Mgt & John Hastings, Cree. Jim & deceased Flanagans. 10am: Mary Hegarty, Shanaway Rd. MM Rose & Peter O’Shaughnessy, Clonroad. International 11.30am:Patrick & Mary O’Brien, Carron & Tina Connole. 12noon: Danny Moran, Shanaway Rd. MM Centennial Pilgrim Mon 11am: Gerry Garvey, Roslevan. Mon: 7.45am: Colin Paul, Mayville, Kilrush Rd. Tues 11am: Bridget Clune, Ballymacahill. 10am: Billy & Teresa Fitzgerald, St. Joseph’s, Clare Rd. Image of Wed 11am: John, Winnie & Bridie Hayes, Coore. 7.30pm: Brian Gilgunn, Canada, Paul & Eileen Flynn, Thurs 11am: Josephine O’Grady, Marian Ave. Our Lady of Fatima Fri 11am: Brid McMahon, Kevin Barry Ave. Scotland, Edward & Nora Sharkey, Scotland. (Blessed by Pope Francis) Sat 11am: Shirley McNevin, Corrovorrin Green. Tues:7.45am Book of Intentions. 7pm: Coughlan family, Marian Ave. 10am: Brian & Paul Hogan, late Ardlea Rd. Sun 10am: Do this in Memory. 7.30pm: Maisie, John, Jim & Martin Bradley, Limerick Rd. Paul Glynn, Hilltop, Corrovorrin. Wed:7.45am: Michael & Esther O’Loughlin, Hermitage 11.30am: Alfie Hayes, Cappinakella, Maureen Hume, Eamonn Cronin, Market St. & USA. Mary Hayes, Pine Grove, Betty O’Looney, Rathclooney. 10am: John & Catherine Flanagan, Market St & Connolly Villas. Divine Mercy Chaplet 7.30pm: Pat Hanrahan, Ard Aoibhinn. We will continue to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet Thurs:7.45am: Michael Joe Lynch, Mullagh. as a prayer group on this Tuesday evening; 8pm; 10am: Napoleon Lesigues, Ros an Oir. chapter room. All are welcome to come and pray and we hope to keep up the wonderful 7.30pm: James Brohan, Cloughleigh Rd. Our Lady is calling you, as attendance and new friendships formed so Fri:7.45am Mass for the People. she is coming to Ennis far. There will also be a short Lectio Divina 10am: Donor Intentions. th after the chaplet. All welcome. 7.30pm: Tommy McNamara, Clancy Park. MM Cathedral next Friday 24 Sat:10am:Albert O’Loughlin, Hermitage & UK. 1st Anniv March for 10am Mass and LENT 2017 Patrick Joseph O’Loughlin. consecration of the Diocese 6.30pm: Do this in Memory. to the Immaculate Heart of Stations of the Cross will take place in the Cathedral each Friday during Elvyra Binkeviciene, Lithuania. 1st Anniv Mary. Sun: 9am: Special Intention. Lent before 10am Mass. 10.30am: Paddy Kennedy, Parnell St. Rest in Peace 12noon: Senan Sheehan, The Hawthorns. MM Tom Connellan, Hilltop, Lissycasey, and formerly of Roster for Cathedral: Showgrounds Rd., brother of Sunday 26th March, 2017 Noel, Cahercalla Rd., Gerry, Readers: Group 1 Lahinch Rd., Esther, HSE, Eucharistic Ministers Weekday: Group 3 Sandfield & Maureen Barry, Eucharistic Ministers Sunday: Group 3 Showgrounds Rd.; Patrick Speakers for Lent in Cathedral Burns, late Kilkee & Carlow, During the 12 noon Mass visiting speakers will share Cloughleigh brother of John Burns, Rice some insights reflecting on the theme of Hope and Remembered in Masses this Week: College & Carmel McNamara; Light. Sun 9.30am: Patrick, Mary, Anne & J.J Fitzpatrick, Maureen Frawley, New Rd.; Pat This Sunday: Cora Guinnane, School Chaplain and Circular Rd & Ennistymon. Sheedy, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Religion Teacher, St. Caimin’s, Shannon. 11am: Leo Guy, Circular Rd. brother of Tommy Sheedy, St. Sunday March 26th: Brigid Haran, Counsellor with Mon 9.30am: Bridget Ward, Loughrea. Michael’s Villas; Brigid Nugent, Sláinte an Chláir, Kilnamona. Clarecastle, wife of Michael Tue 9.30am: .Book of Intentions. Refresher course for all Thu 9.30am: Special Intention. Nugent, Ennis; Sean Ward, Sun 9.30am: Do this in Memory. Sixmilebridge & Clare County Eucharistic Ministers of the 11am: Austin Connole, Lahinch Rd. Council; Kathleen Haren, Abbey Cluster on Thurs 23rd Spanish Point, sister of Lucy March @ 7.30pm in the Maria Newly Baptised O’Halloran, Collins Pk.; Assumpta Hall. We welcome into the Christian Community through the Sacrament of Baptism: Michael The ACIES Ceremony (Consecration to our Anthony Delaney, Sarah Jeanette Slattery, Lady) for active and auxiliary members of the James Patrick Donnellan, Lucia Sabina Wrobel Legion of Mary takes place in Ennis Cathedral on Thursday, 23rd March after the 7.30pm Mass Live the Word: Perception can give us a tainted vision Those we love don't go away, with Canon Pat Taaffe presiding. All are of how the situation actually is. Instead of perceiving they walk beside us every day. welcome. something as it is, ask questions, seek understanding, Unseen, unheard, but always near; gain clarity so then you can make a formative still loved, still missed and very Ennis Parish Development Fund for judgement based on fact rather than perception. dear. Sunday 12th March 2017: €7,138.00 Mother and Baby Homes A Phádraig atá I bPárthas Mhic Dé inniu, Faigh áras dúinn ann, An Gorta san Afraic Tá na boscaí do Thrócaire sna séipéil ar fud na The news in the past week of the an áit a bhfeicfimiid thu. tíre ó thús an Charghais. Iarrtar orainn gach extent of the numbers of children (From a traditional Connacht prayer to Saint Patrick) bliain teacht i gcabhair ar thíortha an tríú buried in the Mother and Baby home in domhain. Cuireadh an eagraíocht Trócaire ar Tuam has sent shock waves bun sa bhliain 1973. Tacaíonn sí le pobail ar an throughout the Country and through ngannchuid nó atá i mbaol ina n-iarrachtaí chun feabhas a chur ar a saol, freastal ar a our own Parish. riachtanais bhunúsacha agus dínit an duine a It has brought memories alive for many chinntiú. people that cause both pain and O Blessed Patrick, Chualamar sna meáin chumarsáide le déanaí an sadness. Regardless of the time lapse, ráiteas a d’eisigh príomhoifigeach daonnúla Na with the Lord now in His holy place, Náisiún Aontaithe gur é garbhaol gorta an the revelations are a matter of great Win a home for us there ghéarchéim daonnúlach is mó i stair Na Náisiún public concern. What is happening is to see you face to face. Aontaithe. Tá fiche milliún duine in Éimin, an very difficult for us to read and tSúdáin Theas, an tSomáil agus an Nigéir i comprehend, but is another necessary Prayer for Candidates who mbaol báis de bharr cogaidh, ocrais agus gorta. will be received into the church at Easter. Bhí muintir na hÉireann i gcónaí fial le tíortha step on the path to the truth. We have an tríú domhain. Tá sé de dhualgas orainn go nothing to fear from the truth because, Lord eternal source of light, justice and truth, léir guí ar son na síochána sna tíortha seo atá á as Jesus himself assures us, the truth take under your tender care your servants réabadh ag cogaí agus teacht i gcabhair orthu trí preparing for Baptism on Holy Saturday mhaoiniú a sholáthair do na cumainn always sets us free. Evening. Purify them and make them holy. charthanachta éagsúla. We ask you to remember at this time Give them true knowledge, sure hope Go gcaithimid go fial le Trócaire an Carghas the pain of so many individuals and and sound understanding. seo. Trócaire boxes are available in all churches families.