EMERGENCY CALLS: Friday, Saturday & Sunday will be covered Fr. Francis Nolan, P.P. by the priests of the Pastoral Area (St. John’s, Our Lady & St. ’s & Spa). Telephone: 066 - 7136145 Spa Parish The priest on duty this weekend (6th/7th February) is Fr. Francis Mobile: 087 2100273 Nolan. Telephone: 087 2069656. Churchill - Emergency Telephone: 087 2069656 The priest on duty next weekend (12th/13th/14th February) is Fr. Amos Ruto. Telephone: 087 2069656. St. John’s Parish Centre, Tralee, 066 - 7122522 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

SPA PARISH CHURCHILL/FENIT 7th February 2021 Masses streamed live on [email protected]

RECENT DEATHS: Please pray for all those who died recently: MESSAGE FROM FR. FRANCIS

Brendan Barry, Spiddle, Co. Galway, (brother of Donal Barry, Ballymacague). and those whose anniversaries occur at this time including Timothy Egan, Talaught, Fenit. Greetings again!!! Hope you had a good first week of February. It is great to see the new life of Spring. Let’s all make the effort to get out in this beautiful place.

Ash Wednesday will be on Wednesday 17th February and I am hoping to make it a special day of SCHEDULE OF MASSES THIS WEEKEND & COMING WEEK prayer from Churchill Church with Prayer Times on line at different times during the day. Full de- • In accordance with the current revised COVID-19 restrictions Masses will be celebrated in tails next week. private without public attendance. Please join us online at [email protected] Radio Maria have made contact and were extremely complimentary about the quality of our live for live streaming of Masses. streaming and have asked us to have their daily Mass broadcast from our parish which is always • Outside of Mass times, Churchill Church and Fenit Oratory will remain open during the day celebrated daily at 10am. Mass will be broadcast on Radio Maria from Fenit Oratory on Tuesday for private prayer and visits. 16th February at 10.00am. I hope that you all received the communication (Prayer Card, Financial Statement & Box of Enve- • EUCHARISTIC ADORATION will not take place presently. lopes) from the Parish. If anyone has not, please let me know. I wish to thank very sincerely all our

Contact People for their help with the distribution. God Bless, Fr. Francis. Sunday 7th Feb. 9.30am Fenit People of the Parish

Mary O’Sullivan, Derry Lea, Tralee (Recently de- FIRST HOLY COMMUNION: 11.30am Churchill ceased) & her father-in-law John O’Sullivan, (Anniversary), Barrow East. First Holy Communion ‘Do This In Memory’ Mass for Spa/Fenit Schools will take place on Wednesday 10th February at 7.30pm online from Fenit Oratory. Monday 8th Feb. 10.00am Fenit Patrick Murphy & Family, Fenit Island, (Anniversaries). Tuesday 9th Feb. 10.00am Fenit CONFIRMATION 2021: We regret to announce that Confirmations will not take place in the Parish on 18th Wed. 10th Feb. 7.30pm Fenit First Holy Communion ‘Do This In Memory’ March as planned. Bishop Ray Browne will not be on his usual Confirmation schedule Mass for Spa/Fenit Schools. in this diocese this year. Instead, Confirmation ceremonies will be celebrated by the clergy. After 5th March when there is supposed to be some review of the current Thursday 11th Feb. 7.30pm Churchill Mass for the Sick. Feast of Our Lady of Benediction will follow Mass. restrictions, we will hopefully have a better idea as to when Confirmations can take Lourdes place. The most likely scenario is that we will have two Confirmation ceremonies—one in Churchill Friday 12th Feb. 7.30pm Churchill Rosary will be recited before Mass at 7.15pm. for Spa School and another in Fenit for Fenit School. I strongly encourage all parents, candidates and sponsors to tune into our Confirmation Preparation Programme which is presently taking place each Thomas & Elizabeth O’Connor, Corraghlea, Tralee, (Anniversaries). Monday night at 7.30pm. Night 2 takes place this coming Monday night, 8th February from 7.30pm

to 8.15pm. Sunday 14th Feb. 9.30am Fenit John Murphy, Castleview, Fenit & Blackpool, The Spa, (16th Anniversary). FEAST OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES—WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE SICK 11.30am Churchill Brendan Barry, Spiddle, Co. Galway, who died Thursday next, 11th February is the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and the world day of recently (brother of Donal Barry, Ballymacague) prayer for the sick. Mass will be offered for all the sick in Churchill Church on Thursday evening at 7.30pm. Please join us on-line. PARISH COLLECTION: 31st January: Total: €954. (Capital Fund €175. Priests Dues €250., Shrines €371. & Crib Offerings €158.) Thank you sincerely for your generosity. Míle SAMARITANS: Kerry Samaritans wish to express their sincere thanks for your generosity to their Buióchas. Christmas Church Gate Collection at Churchill Church. A total of €615.00 was raised.

RTE DAILY MASS will be broadcast from St. John’s Church, Tralee on Tuesday next, 9th February at Parishioners can continue to support the Parish financially by placing their contribution 10.30am. envelope in the donation/offertory boxes in the churches or drop the envelope into the post-box at the Parish Office in Churchill Presbytery. Your continued support is greatly RADIO MARIA : Ireland’s only Catholic radio station will be streaming Holy Mass from Fenit Oratory on appreciated. Thursday 16th February at 10am. Tune in via www.radiomaria.ie or Saorview Channel 210 also available via [email protected]