th Don’t miss Shave or Dye in the Community Centre The 34 Clare 250 Mile Cycle will take St, Michaels Church ,. th th Parish Office:Tuesday– Friday 9.00am—2.00pm this Sunday directly after Mass. Cake sale before the place on the 18 & 19 of May. This main event. It’s Monks or punks so why not dress up. cycle helps to fund the Clare 250 Tel: 6832838: e-mail: [email protected] Music, Raffle, auction, cakes….all for a great cause. Pilgrimage to Lourdes and Cancer Centre www.kildysartparish.org As they say Hair today, gone tomorrow!!! project. Anyone wishing to take part Kildysart Tidy Towns will hold a meeting of the should contact 6841600. Fr. Albert McDonnell. 085 7811823, 6832155 Tidy Towns Committee on Tuesday night at 8.30pm SOLAS Suicide Support Group will th [email protected] in the Community Centre. All members are requested take place on Saturday 9 March, from to attend as well as anybody who wishes to contribute 11am-12noon at CIOC Offices, Clon- road, . This support group is for Mass Times; Monday ,Tuesday, Weds ,Friday 10am. Thursday 9.30 (Cranny) to tidy towns projects in Kildysart this year. Shannon Fergus Islands Group. The study by PHT family, friends and co workers, whose Rest in Peace: You are asked to remember in prayer Susan (Ciss) O’Brien (née Kelly) lives have been touched by suicide either Rosshill & Roger Murphy, husband of Betty (née O Connell) Cahercon whose funerals were Consultants of the local islands, carried out over the past 5 months, is now completed. This was funded by recently or in the past. It is totally celebrated last week. May they rest in peace confidential and free of charge. Congratulations to Brendan Frawley, Main Street and Sarah McMahon, Shannon who Clare Local Development Company. A meeting will th Contact Johanna Treacy 086 - 0829907 celebrated their marriage recently. May the Lord bless their marriage and home be held at Kildysart Community Centre on Friday 8 March at 8pm. All are welcome. Celebrate International Women's Day First Holy Communion: Our next preparation Mass for the children in First Holy [email protected] Communion class and their families will be celebrated on Sunday next 10th March at 11am Kildysart Community Alert Committee would like to make people aware of bogus callers posing as K.I.B./ Mullagh Parish Mission: In this St.John Bosco Community College- Annual Church Gate Collection takes place at masses Year of Faith we extend a warm welcome to th th Council Officials requesting downpaymnet on for next weekend, Sat 8 & Sun 9 March. Your support is much appreciated. join with us in the "Celebration of Life St Senan: Friday next is the feast of St Senan. He was born at Molougha, near septic tank inspections and rubbish collection. House through Faith, Hope and Love" in our Parish and founded a monastery on Scattery Island. He was anam cara to Ciaran of holders should not have any dealings with these Mission which will take place from 9th - 14th Clonmacnois and Brendan and died in 544. He is one of the patrons of our diocese. people and should report this or any suspicious March. It will begin on Saturday 9th March at Parish Council: The March meeting of Kildysart Pastoral Council will take place in the activity to the Garda on 065 9080953 . 7p.m. in Quilty Church, 9.30 a.m. in Coore & Community Centre on Thursday 7th March at 8pm. Kildysart Drama Group present Michael J. Ginnelly 11 a.m. in Mullagh on Sunday 10th. Masses & Evening Mission on Monday to Thursday 7 Safeguarding: Bishop O'Reilly has requested that every person working directly with children hilarious comedy ‘ A Wake in the West’ in the Community Centre next Saturday and Sunday March a.m. Quilty, 10 a.m. Coore & 8 p.m. Mullagh. or vulnerable adults in parishes in the diocese complete a new Garda vetting form. Eucharistic th th Blessing of Babies, Families, Grandparents ministers are also included . 9 &10 . Doors open at 7.45pm and curtains at 8.30pm sharp. on Sunday at 3 p.m. in Mullagh Church, Mass For he rescues the needy who call to him, and the poor who have no one to help.” & Anointing of Sick on Thursday 14th @ 2 Psalms 72:12. Ambika Paraja (9) from Jhilligoan, an isolated, rural community in Odisha, east- G.A.A. Lotto Results 13 - 19 - 21 - 23 €7,200 p.m. in Mullagh Hall. Special Liturgy of ern India, is featured on this year’s Trócaire box. Her family can now look forward to a better €50 Dermot Kirrane, Crossderry Healing on Tuesday 12th @ 8 p.m. in Mul- life thanks to your support of Trócaire’s work. Trócaire’s Lenten campaign runs until Easter €30 -Ella Shannon, Birrinfadda.Geraldine O’Connell, lagh. A warm welcome waits you all. Sunday. www.trocaire.org/lent Gortglass.Jim Wallace, .Gerard Shannon, Opening Windows Conference: John Bosco was the Patron Saint of the Salesians who spent many years in Cahercon. A Boloughera.Martin Carrig, Kildysart. A conference, reliving Vatican 11, will be rd special televised mass will take place in Knock at 11am this Sunday March 3 , this mass will Next Draw: Monday, 4th March at Mitchell’s. held at the Clare Inn Hotel, Newmarket-on- be celebrated by Fr. Michael Casey S.D.B. formerly of Labasheeda and now superior of the Fergus, Co. Clare, on Saturday 23rd March Salesian Order. More information on notice board. The 9th Annual Christmas Day Swim at Gortglass 9:45am-3:45pm. Bishop Kieran, Julie rd The Grouped Anniversary Mass for March will take place this Sunday 3 at 11am. Lake, in aid of the West Clare Mini Marathon Cancer Kavanagh, Aoife McGrath, Fr Liam Lawton and Fr Dermot Ryan will share insights on Fund €4738.Many thanks to all those who took part or Basket Collections: 23/24 February €854.00 key themes from the Second Vatican Council. helped in any way to make this event such a success. Each parish is invited to ask two parishioners Next weekend. 10/11March. Fourth Sunday in Lent. Readers in Church: An afternoon for readers in to attend. The conference is free of charge Eucharistic Ministers the parishes in our cluster (Kildysart, Coolmeen- and lunch will be provided. Registration Saturday-Trish Moloney. Lucy Finn. Sunday-Nancy Griffin, John Joe Cleary Cranny and Lissycasey-Ballynacally) will take place forms are available in your parish. Completed Ministers of the Word in the pastoral centre in Lissycasey (at the rear of the registration forms should be sent by email to Saturday-Dan O Connell Sunday- Frankie O Shea Church) this Sunday (3 March) from 4pm to 5.30. It [email protected] or forwarded by post to Fr Albert McDonnell, Westbourne, Altar Servers will be led by Fr Vincent Sherlock and will conclude Ennis. Daffodil Launch Saturday-St. John Bosco Sunday- St. Brigid with refreshments. Daffodil Launch at West County Hotel, Easter Mass Bouquets available Form the Parish 4th March at 8 pm. Old friends and new Office. friends welcome