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Ossory Times Sharing the Life of Our Diocese DIOCESE of OSSORY ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL RESTORATION FUND DRAW Issue 11 OSSORY ADULT FAITH DEVELOPMENT March 2016 OSSORY TIMES Sharing the life of our Diocese DIOCESE OF OSSORY ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL RESTORATION FUND DRAW Monthly Prizes - 12 MONTHLY DRAWS - March 2016 to February 2017 1st Prize ........€2000 2nd Prize ......€1000 3rd Prize .........€500 4th Prize .........€300 5th Prize .........€300 6th Prize .........€200 7th Prize .........€200 8th Prize .........€100 9th Prize .........€100 10th Prize .......€100 Promoter 1st Prize winner gets €100 Promoter 2nd Prize winner gets €100 Subscription €10 per month. Draw will be held at 8pm on the last Wednesday of each month in the Chapter Room, St Mary’s Cathedral, James’ Street, Kilkenny. All are welcome to attend each draw. ank you for your support! MARCH 2016 OSSORY TIMES Editorial Welcome to the latest edition of the Ossory inthisissue Times. It is our eleventh edition and, as always, we try to capture some of the varied events Editorial ........................................................ 1 and wonderful life of our diocese and our Ossory Retreats for Confirmation .............. 2 Church. Freshford Parish Mission ............................ 8 This edition intends to prompt a conversation, Parish Evenings ......................................... 12 or better still, to add new impetus to a Morality Matters ........................................ 14 conversation that is already underway. There School of the Holy Spirit Confirmation .... 16 is no doubt that the formation of our parishes, Bishop Peter Birch ..................................... 18 our clergy and the ministry we offer, are facing a necessitated change. We must move to a Ossory Lourdes Pilgrimage 2016 ............. 21 more collaborative approach of our ministering Church Matters ......................................... 22 to each other. We examine what is sustainable, Year of Mercy Volunteers ........................ 25 what is new life, and what are the possibilities. Two articles in this publication directly address St Patrick and Easter ................................. 26 this in a very positive manner: Albert McDonnell May Retreat ............................................... 29 explores the changing nature of parishes with Mercy Matters ........................................... 30 a reduced clergy and Helen Maher outlines an exciting new venture for our diocese in Coordinator of the ODP Plan ................... 33 the employment of a full-time Pastoral Co- St Michael's Church, Crosspatrick .......... 34 Ordinator. Through this appointment, in a very You Shall Be My Witness .......................... 36 real way, we are starting to explore how best Sunday Adoration Group......................... 40 we can serve each other and continue to implement our Diocesan Pastoral Plan. Some Lectio Divina Group.................................. 41 of this work is already happening. Lay people Quiz Pages ................................................ 43 now lead the way in offering retreats in Ossory: Transition year students animate and lead the successful Confirmation retreats; and a team of people are guiding the much loved parish evenings. These developments, and much more beside, are reflected in this edition. As always we hope you enjoy this publication. Comments, suggestions and contributions are most welcome for future editions. Articles or advertisements for upcoming events or of recent events, can be sent to: Ossory Adult Faith Development St Kieran’s College, College Road, Kilkenny. Tel. 056-7753624 Email: [email protected] Ossory Adult Faith Development Tel 056 7753624 Email [email protected] Web www.ossory.ie PAGE 1 OSSORY TIMES MARCH 2016 PAGE 2 MARCH 2016 OSSORY TIMES Ossory Retreat Programme for Confirmation Brian Griffin and the ORC Team Leaders This year we commenced our brand new Confirmation Retreat programme, known as ORC. We have asked students, parents and team leaders to comment on their experience of ORC... here are their responses. DEBORAH DUNPHY – ORC TEAM LEADER is really beneficial to those making My name is Deborah Dunphy and I their confirmation as it gives them the have recently finished college. I undertook opportunity to take time out and reflect my studies in St Patricks College in upon the importance of making their Carlow where I did a Humanities degree. Confirmation. I am enjoying being a part However, my subject choices focused of this momentous occasion of their lives. on Theology and English. During my four years of college I had the opportunity EOIN BRENNAn – ORC TEAM MEMBER to gain teaching experience in two My name is Eoin Brennan. I am a separate schools in Carlow. Teaching student in St Kieran’s College. I took is a profession which I always sought to the opportunity to take part in the ORC pursue and, therefore, I hope to do a programme because I felt that it would masters of education. give me the opportunity to experience Currently, I am gaining more work what teaching is like and to learn a thing experience with the new Ossory Retreat or two about my faith. Programme for Confirmation. It is a So far it has been brilliant. The best privilege to have this opportunity as I get part is working with the children. We the chance to work with many young run a treasure hunt in the Cathedral, people making their confirmation. Thus, meditation in the Chapter Rooms and far I am really enjoying the experience, participate in the Mass in the Blessed young people are very inspiring to work Sacrament Chapel. ORC has given me a with as they are energetic, very eager good idea what teaching is all about. to learn and they are always willing to It has also given me the confidence engage fully in the programme. In fact, to stand up and read in public and to the children tell us the meditation is their learn what Confirmation really means. It favourite part. This retreat programme has helped me to understand how the PAGE 3 OSSORY TIMES MARCH 2016 PAGE 4 MARCH 2016 OSSORY TIMES Holy Spirit really works in our lives. It was a afraid to do before, because I don’t like great experience for me and my friends reading or talking in front of big groups of to meet and work with other people. people. So I have improved my skills. My time on ORC has been great and good MOLLY PURCELL – ORC TEAM MEMBER fun too! My name is Molly. I am fifteen years of age and a student of Loreto Secondary ORLAITH MOORE– ORC TEAM MEMBER School in Kilkenny. Last November, I My name is Orlaith and I am a transition volunteered to participate in ORC as year student in Loreto Secondary School, part of the St John Paul II awards. Twelve Kilkenny. A few months ago I volunteered girls from our school were chosen, along to help out in the ORC programme for with twelve boys from St Kieran’s. We children preparing for the sacrament of participated in two training days with Fr Confirmation. I really enjoy participating Brian Griffin, during which we learned in the ORC programme because I think it how to both participate in and lead is a great experience for both the children meditation. We were also taught how and the team leaders. I have learned to set up a special prayer space for the a lot from participating in the retreats, children and how to lead a discussion on being responsible, organisational skills but the gifts of the Holy Spirit. in particular I have learned more about I have really enjoyed participating the Holy Spirit, and St Mary’s Cathedral. in the retreats. I have great memories The ORC programme is a valuable from my own Confirmation retreat and I reminder of what I learned myself when want the children of the diocese to have I was making my Confirmation. All in all, a great experience of ORC. ORC helps I find ORC a great, uplifting experience. the children to gain an insight into the workings of the church and the special FIONA MANNING – ORC TEAM MEMBER sacrament of Confirmation. While helping out at ORC, I have This experience has helped me learned many things about the Diocese deepen my faith and understanding of Ossory and St Mary’s Cathedral. I of the Holy Spirit and the sacrament of never thought that I would be meeting Confirmation. I really enjoyed working the Bishop so often, which is fun, because with the children and getting to know he is a nice man. I have gained a lot other students in my year. of confidence from working with the children on the retreats. I have started BILL CODY – ORC TEAM MEMBER to read at mass now too which has At the start of the year, Fr Brian Griffin also helped my confidence. I have came to our school to ask for help running discovered many interesting things about the ORC retreats. I decided to go for it as the cathedral that I never knew before. it would be a new experience that I could We also learn how to meditate, which is learn from. We have a lot of responsibility very relaxing and all about the gifts of the helping out but I am enjoying it. We have Holy Spirit. This is all taught through the to prepare the room for each retreat, set use of videos and prayer cards which is up the meditation space, prepare the quiet interesting. We also got to make church for Mass, assist the students on the new friends with the students from St treasure hunt, and assemble the goody Kieran’s. Overall, it’s a great thing to sign bags. We are kept busy but I really enjoy up for as you learn lots of things about it and I love helping out the children. They the sacrament of Confirmation and gain are funny and they are all really happy new friends. and they seem to enjoy it. I also made new friends with girls from the Loreto TOM GORMLEY – ORC TEAM MEMBER which is great. I picked up the courage I volunteered to help out at ORC to read at mass, something I was always because I thought it would be a great PAGE 5 OSSORY TIMES MARCH 2016 experience.
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