Rev. Fr. John Dunphy: Phone: 059 / 9141833 / 9182882 Priest on Call for Carlow area (Emergency Only) - 087/2588118

Thurs 13th April:- (HOLY THURSDAY) Priests Easter Collection:- the 10.00am:- Morning Prayer in St. Clare’s quarterly collection for the support 7.00pm:- Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper in Holy Cross. of the priests of the parish will be (Children preparing for First Holy Communion will participate at this Mass) taken up at all Masses over the 7.30pm:- Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper in St. Clare’s. Easter weekend. Special envelopes (Confessions after each Mass) are in the envelope boxes or Solemn Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in St. Clare’s until 10pm alternatively you can use the special 9.45pm:- Night Prayer in St. Clare’s envelopes available at church doors. Friday 14th April:- (GOOD FRIDAY) 10.00am:- Morning Prayer in St. Clare’s Church. St Clare’s Hospitality:- urgently 3.00pm:- Celebration of the Lord’s Passion in St. Clare’s Church. need volunteers for a Bag Pack in Dunnes Stores on the 12th/13th/14th 5.00pm:- Celebration of the Lord’s Passion in Holy Cross Church. th (Confessions after each service) & 15 April. If you are available to 7.00pm:- Children’s Stations and Veneration of the Cross in St. Clare’s help for an hour or two on any of followed by Ecumenical way of the Cross to St. Mary’s Church these dates please give your name and Carlow Cathedral. to the Parish Centre 9141833. (Children preparing for First Holy Communion will participate at this Service) St Clare’s Hospitality committee: Saturday 15th April:- (HOLY SATURDAY) want to thank all who recently 10.00am:- Morning Prayer in St. Clare’s Church. donated anonymously large sums 10.00am – 11.00am:-Confessions in St. Clare’s Church. of money to the Food Kitchen. 8.00pm:-Easter Vigil Mass in St. Clare’s Church. Your kindness and that of all those (Confirmation children will participate at this Mass) who volunteer or donate money or Sunday 16th April:- (EASTER SUNDAY) food is greatly appreciated & helps 6.00am:- Easter Dawn Mass at Oísin House, Rossmore enormously to feed people in need. Masses at 9.00am, 11.30am in St. Clare’s Church and 10.15am in St Fiacc's House would like to Holy Cross, Killeshin thank Carlow/Kilkenny Home Care Please note the Holy Hour this week will take place in St Clare’s Church on Holy team for all their great help and Thursday from 9pm to 10pm after Mass of the Last Supper with evening prayer support with end of life care during 2016. The Home care team are such @ 9.45pm. Good Friday: following the 7pm children’s stations of the cross on Good Friday in an invaluable and vital part of our St Clare’s Church the Ecumenical Way of the Cross will make its way to St Mary’s community but are only part funded and depend a lot on fund raising to Cathedral and the Cathedral of the Assumption via Maryborough St and will process carry out their services. To show through the park where they will stop on a number of occasions for reflection. our appreciation our Lenten Lunch th Dawn Mass:- on Easter Sunday @ 6.00am at Oisín Park, Rossmore. This is the 8 year at St. Fiacc's House on Friday 14th for our parish to hold this special Mass. This is a very spiritual opportunity to celebrate April will be in aid of the Mass while watching the dawn break over the countryside. People travelling to the Carlow/kilkenny Home care team. Mass are asked to arrive no later than 5.45am. Please bring warm clothing, a folding We hope you will support this very chair or stool and where possible share transport in order to assist with parking. worthy cause. Solemn Novena of Our Lady of Perpetual Help:- Our 12th Solemn Novena begins on th Table Quiz in aid of Friends of Monday 24 April and will run for nine consecutive Monday nights. We invite people during Lent to place their petitions in the petition boxes in St Clare’s. During our Fiacc's House on Fri 21st Apr at Novena, through the prayers of our Faith Community and the intercession of Our Lady 8.30 pm in Graiguecullen GAA we will ask Jesus to relieve whatever burdens we carry. The theme for this year’s Club. Please bring along a team if Novena is ‘A time to pray, a time to heal‘. you can. Variety Night & Supper Dance: ‘Hurry to the Curry’ dancing till late with Helter Parish Centre:- Please note the Skelter & The Horohan Bros with special guest appearances by Fr Liam Lawton & The parish centre will be closed for Easter on Thurs 13th Apr @ 5pm & will Dargan School of Dance. Following the great success of our past five supper dances, we th are holding it again this year on Fri 28th Apr in St Fiacc’s Hall. This year the night is in re-open on Wed 19 Apr @ 9am. aid of our Parish Evergreens. Hot food will be supplied. Hostesses will only need to Found: A bracelet with obvious supply delph and dessert. Tickets are now available in the parish centre, single tickets sentimental value has been found in €12 are also available for anyone who would like to go but doesn’t have a designated the new graveyard in Killeshin. table. Those willing to host a table are asked to please give their name to the Parish Please contact the parish centre for Centre 9141833 Table of 10 €120. details.

Anniversaries READERS – ST CLARE’S Sat 8th 6:30pm (Months Mind) Eileen Looney, 106 Church Street Thurs 13th April (First Anniversary) Maura Doyle, Crossneen 7.30pm: Damian Korus, Brian Gerry Bradley, Maryborough St (Birthday Rem) Power, Danielle Forbes th (Rose Kearns, Sleaty Rd)-(Margaret Kieran, Fr Byrne Park) Fri 14 April Baby Sonia Hannah Lanigan, Ballyhide 3pm: Bríd Brett, Marian Doyle, Áine Harte Doll Coffey also her husband Tommy & deceased family th Gerry Nolan, Crossneen Sat 15 April Sun 9th 9am Seamus Martin, Derrymoyle also his son Liam (Birthday Rem) 8.30pm: Jennifer Murnane O’Connor, Josh McGuill Ita & Padraig Culleton, Timahoe also their daughter Ita th (Parents & deceased family members of the Sheehan & Lyons family, The Numbers) Sun 16 April 9.00am: Matt Diskin, Michael & 10:15am (Months Mind) Elizabeth O’Rourke (née Cowley), Coolhenry & USA Mary Hand James & Mary O’Regan and their son Martin, Keelogue 11.30am: Orla Edwards, Ciara Patsy Fitzpatrick, Cappalug also his parents William & Mary, Clonmore O’Regan, Hazel O’Connor 11:30am Mary Drennan, Mortarstown & Killeshin READERS – HOLY CROSS Jimmy & Josie Brennan, Staunton Ave Thurs 13th April Denis Shaw, 78 Maher Rd 10.15am: Roisin Malone, Sadbh (Jim Moore, The Numbers)-(Walter & Lil Hovenden, Ballylinan) Moran, Cara Maher th Mon 10 10 am (Bridget Brennan, Sleaty St & deceased members of the Brennan & Fri 14th April Byrne families) 10.15am: Mary Platt, Eddie th Tues 11 10 am (Months Mind) Eileen Looney, 106 Church St Whelan Sat 15th 8.00pm (Months Mind) Annie Comerford, 160 Duggan Ave Sun 16th April (Months Mind) Eileen Maher (née Gaule), 1 Oakley Pk 10.15am: Alicia Gordon, Jack (Months Mind) Eileen Maher, Fiaccs Hse & Tullow Brennan, Ellen Dempsey Kathleen Byrne, Ballickmoyler & Graiguecullen EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Bridget & Tom Slattery, 14 St Fiaccs Tce ST. CLARE’S (Bill Abbey, Garryhunden)-(Mary Joe Barcoe, Hanover) Fri 14th April Deceased members of the Collins Family, 4 Bestfield 3.00pm: Catriona Kirwan, Cathy Sun 16th 10:15am Denis Dempsey, Killeshin also his daughter Christine Corcoran Lawlor, Breda McDonald, Orla Dinny & Teresa Doran, Kellogue McHugh, Deirdre Maher, Aoife Lil & Jim Fitzpatrick, Clonmore, Killeshin Nolan, Jennie O’Shea, Aoife Whelan 11:30am (John Alcock, Pearse Rd)-(John Kearns, Knockbeg Rd) th Sat 15 April John McDarby, Mount Clare Court & Crettyard 8.30pm: Martin Lynch, Elizabeth Nancy Hutchinson (née Hopkins), No 1 The Poplars, McEvoy, Josh McGuill (C), Paul Peter Nelson, Killeshin McKevitt, Dean Malone, Jack The Eist Cancer Support Centre will be closed from Friday 14th April until Mulready, Jennifer Murnane O’Connor, Keane Nolan Monday 24th April for the Easter Break. th Sun 16 April Cycle Against Suicide is coming to Carlow on Friday the 5th of May and we are looking 9.00am: Martina O’Gorman, for people to host a cyclist or a number of cyclists for the night. It's simply a matter of Bridget Scully, Theresa Wynne collecting a cyclist from St Mary's Academy at 18:30 on the evening of Friday 5th of May 11.30am: Arnold Mahon, Paul and host them for the evening. The following morning they will need to be dropped back Mulready, Jessica Nolan, Hazel for about 09:30 to the school. There will then be an event in the school on the morning O’Connor (C), Sandra O’Brien, with music, mental health talk and meeting local Mental Health Groups. The cyclists will Ann Ryan then leave Carlow at 10:30 and finish the 14 day cycle that evening in Dublin Castle. If HOLY CROSS anyone is interested they can contact us by email: [email protected] Sun 9th April phone: 085 2461163 10.15am: Hannah Keogh, Shaina Carlow Volunteer Centre are In The FAIRGREEN Shopping Centre On Wednesday Hoy, Gerard Hosey 12th April 2017 from 11am - 2pm Drop by for a chat & see how your one hour can make Weekly Collection all the difference Contact: [email protected] 059 91 73033 086 Red Bag €1,073.00 0285988www.volunteercarlow.ie Blue Bag €1,417.00 We thank you for your support Children's Art Classes @ Killeshin Graiguecullen Swimming Pool 059 9140330 Community Centre Time: 3pm - We are taking bookings for childrens lessons. Graiguecullen Bingo 4pm Thurs Start Thurs April 6th for 8 Tuesday Lessons Starting, 25th April For 7 This Tuesday 11th April weeks Fee: €68 incl materials. Open to weeks 6pm – 6.45pm €49 per child @ 8.30pm students from 1st to 6th class. Tel Jean Saturday Lessons Starting, 22nd April For 10 @ 086 8686783 Jackpot €1,870 in 49 Nos weeks 9-10am, 10-11am or 1-2pm €70 per child Double No. €820 As part of National Spring Clean, Easter Swim Camps €35 per child per Camp Great Prizes to be won Governey Park Residents Association th th Camp 1: Mon 10 -Fri 14 April 10am-10.45am Bring a friend will hold a cleanup morning Camp 2: Mon 17th-Fri 21st April 6pm-6.45pm on Saturday April 22nd. Meeting at the Children must be at least 4 years of age. Thursday Morning Club:- green at Staunton Ave at 10.30am. There will be no Coffee Fill in a booking form with €20 deposit to secure a th th Please come along and help keep our place. Limited places on each session. morning on 13 or 20 Apr. estate looking clean and tidy. Back again 27th Apr.