Killimer Parish 12th & 13th June 2021 Fr. Pat Larkin: 9062729 Fr Michael Sheedy: Tel: 9051093 Newsletter: Caroline Lynch 0860660535- [email protected]

Parish Safeguarding Representatives: Marie Callinan & Laura Fennell

Knockerra Church Church Rota Stewards Sunday 20th June: Eve Browne, Betty Culligan & Saturday 12th June 8pm Marie Kelly. th Senan Crowe, Carhuefree Sunday 27 June: Fiona McMahon & Caroline Lynch

Family Carers Ireland Are Recruiting! Saturday 19th June 8pm If you want to join a team of professional Home Care Workers in a growing Homecare Organisation please email your CV to [email protected] or visit us at www.familycarers.ie to start your future with us! Morning Mass 8.55am Mon, Tues & Wed

Mary’s Meal Fundraiser Please read the notice below, Present for my Teacher Killimer Church which is a unique fundraising idea for the charity Mary’s Meals who feed some of the world’s poorest children in their place of education. They feed more that 1.8 million children each school day. Please visit Sunday 13th June 11am the Facebook link to a short video of children from around Ireland who are buying presents for their teachers https://fb.watch/5TqBTMvNZV/ Your support would be very much appreciated. Thursday 17th June 8.55am Terence & Mary Anne Meehan & the Meehan Family Present For My Teacher www.presentformyteacher.com is where parents and guardians can buy an online gift for their Friday 18th June 8.55am children’s teachers in exchange for a donation towards the work of Mary’s Meals. Every donation will help to support their mission to provide nutritious daily meals to some of the world’s Sunday 20th June 11am poorest children in their place of education. Donations of any amount are gratefully accepted Martin Quigley, Kilmurry McMahon and for just €18.30, a child can receive daily meals

while they learn for an entire school year. It is really

two gifts in one: your children can safely send a Often God has to shut a door in our face, so that He beautiful e-card via email to recognise and thank can subsequently open the door through which He their teacher, while simultaneously giving a gift of wants us to go. hope to hungry children across the globe.

New Changes To Mass Attendance Music Generation We are limited to 50 people being present for Mass. Music Generation at Family Resource Centre This limit will apply to all Masses, daily and This camp is open to ages 12-18 years with experience weekend. Face masks and social distancing will still necessary. Date: June 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 16th, 17th, 18th apply. & 19th. Times: 10am – 4pm every day. For more info We are delighted to be allowed open and will continue tel: 065 9052173 to make the churches a safe place for all who attend our services. Our stewards will be on hand to direct Cooraclare Bingo you to your seats. Please remember to sanitise your Thank You—The four groups West Clare Sports & hands on the way in and out of the church. Fitness, Cooraclare Ladies & Men’s GAA Clubs and Cooraclare Bingo wish to sincerely thank all who have West Clare Cancer Centre supported our Online Bingo over the past few months. Patients wishing to avail of the services can contact the We will take a break now for a few weeks and look office from 11a.m. to 2p.m Mon to Fri. forward to having you join us again. 065 9060762/9056181 Have a great Summer.

Lough Derg 2021 Lough Derg regrets that it will not be possible in 2021 to reopen Station Island for the Traditional Three-Day Pilgrimage or even for the autumn programme of Day Retreats. Lough Derg will again offer the opportunity rd th Exams to “Do Lough Derg from wherever you are” on 3 – 5 July. Our thoughts and prayers are with all the young The outdoor Pilgrimage on the Lough Shore Pilgrim people in our parish who started their Leaving Path will also be available as the summer goes Certificate Exams on Wednesday, 9th June. The on. Further information from Lough Derg office prayers and support of the whole community is with 0(0353) 71 9861518 or www.loughderg.org. them.

Tractor Run Flaggy Shore Walk For The RNLI A tractor run will take place in memory of the late of Matthew Bermingham in this Sunday 13th Lifeboats June. It will start at Keogh’s pub Moyasta @ 2.30pm. An 8 km walk on the flaggy shore will take place on st Please come along if you are free. Monday evening 21 June (Summer Solstice). Meeting point is New Quay Church at 7.30pm where walkers Professing truth and love, we will in all things grow will be directed the very short distance for parking in into Him who is the head, Christ. Martin Fahy’s meadow field on the flaggy shore. Walk -Eph 4:15 will leave at 8.30pm. Contact Joe Queally 0876260301 for details. Your help is With God on Your side valued and greatly appreciated by our lifeboat crews. You can expect the best. Thank you.

Reflection: We can do this because our hope is in Exam Prayer the Lord. He is the best, and he give the best. The O God help all students who do exams this week. virtue of hope is defined as an expectation with Help them to remember well, and to think clearly. confidence. God is on our side. Help them not to be nervous or excited. Prayer: Dear Lord, thank you for blessing me in the Help them to try their hardest and do their best. past and thank you for the blessings you plan for me Amen in the future.