Readers for Coolmeen Mass: Readers are required for Grouped Anniversary Mass for takes place Mass in Coolmeen Church. If you would like to read on Saturday 25th February. The following loved ones Cranny/Coolmeen Newsletter please contact Brid Meaney 0872741279. will be remembered. At a Mass for a loved one you are also more than Aggie & PJ Moloney & Bríd Effernan 18th/19h February 2017 welcome to read.The more readers we have will mean that Bríd Keenan nee Shannon Cranny & Maynooth Medieval Font in no one is over burdened. Reading for one mass is a Lill & Tommy Corry Clondrina Radharc na nOileán Coolmeen Church fantastic contribution and greatly appreciated. Fr. Siney Corry Dublin & Clondri- Fr. Albert McDonnell : 065 6832155 or 085 7811823 naMartin Lafferty Miltown www.kilfidaneparish.com - Twitter@CoolmeenCranny The twelfth annual ‘Patricia Corbett Memorial Walk/ Malbay Email:[email protected] Run’ will be held in today Sunday February Sinon, Mary Anne & John Browne Clondrina 19th. The course is 6 miles/10km around Labasheeda William & Margaret Davis peninsula beginning at 12.30pm, registration from 12 Micheál & Teresa Meaney Ballynacally noon. Entry fee €10. Proceeds will go towards the Maura O’Connor Doyle Six Crosses/Chicago ‘DeafHear’ charity and Community Centre Development. Kitty & Johnny Kennedy Moyralla Community Office Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes: This year’s Diocesan Pilgrimage will leave Shannon on Monday Light refreshments will be served in the Community e-mail: [email protected] Centre afterwards and all are welcome to take part. For Forgotton Holy Souls Opening Hours: 26th June, returning on Saturday, 1st July. The cost is €692 per person sharing. Booking forms can be further information contact John 087-9672441 9.00am – 1.00pm Mon/Tue/Wed/Thurs/Fri Grouped Anniversary Mass for Coolmeen takes place Contact: 065 68 32070 / 086 8513077 obtained from: Joe Walsh Tours Tel. (01) 2410810 Padre Pio Pilgrimage to the Adriatic Coast & on Sunday 26th February. The following loved ones will www.joewalshtours.ie and for sick pilgrims from Fr. San Giovanni Rotondo: For information contact be remembered. Tom Ryan, Shannon Tel. (061) 364133. Offertory Collection: 11th/12th Feb. €461.00 Group Leader Mary O’ Sullivan: 087 1247669; Spiritual Bríd Mc Keown Director: Fr. Tom Hogan P.P. All Dinners, Tours & Taxes Ann & Jack Reidy Shanahea Mass Cards: Available from Community Office, Charismatic Renewal Jubilee Pilgrimage to Rome: Coolmeen and Margaret Haugh. included; 15th - 22nd September. Afternoon flights from 30 May 2017- 5 nights- €719. There are only a few Dublin; €995.00. Forgotton Holy Souls places left for our pilgrimage to Rome for the Cranny Church Cleaning Group for February - Cragg Pentecost Jubilee. Contact Annemarie Healy, Joe Coolmeen Church Cleaning Group for Feb: TBA Time for a new Challenge? Volunteer as a Facilitator Walsh Tours on 021-2410814 or email: The organisers of the 19th Annual West Clare Mini with ACCORD Catholic Marriage Care Service: If you [email protected] Marathon wish to thank the walkers, runners, spon- feel that you have something to offer to couples who are sors, stewards, bus drivers & everyone who supported this Mass Times: Cranny -Saturday 7pm preparing for the Sacrament of Marriage and you are Marriage: Couples preparing to celebrate the year’s event in any way. All cards must be returned to the willing to give up some voluntary time to train in this Coolmeen -Sunday 9.45am sacrament of marriage are reminded that in addition Monday No Mass Cancer Centre in as soon as possible. Thank you area then we, in the ACCORD Ennis Centre, would be to booking the Church they also need to attend to the all sincerely for your continued commitment and delighted to hear from you. Certificate in Marriage Tuesday 9.30 (Cranny) following: Wednesday 10am () dedication. Education accredited by Pontifical University, Maynooth. For information pack please email us Thursday 10am (Kildysart) 1 Complete a pre-marriage course on accord.ie h Friday 10am (Kildysart) Veritas Bookshp, Ennis at:[email protected] by Friday 10 March. Tel: 065-6824297 2 Complete the pre-nuptial enquiry form with Letters under the Pillow –now back in Veritas – its about their parish priest nuns in St Joseph order who went to Australia when very young Clare Older People’s Council will host a series of Bishop Fintan Monaghan will visit our parish this 3 Fulfil the requirements set by the civil roadshows featuring invited speakers on topics of weekend 18-19th March. Bishop Fintan will celebrate register. Table Quiz - Clare Crusaders fundraiser: interest to people aged 55 plus in Clare. The events will 7pm Mass in St. Mary’s Church, Cranny on Saturday We pray God’s blessing on all the couples who are Comhaltas and Woodstock set dancers will host a Table take place in St Joseph’s on 22nd Feb; Maria and 9.45am Mass in St. Benedict’s Church, Coolmeen preparing to celebrate the sacrament of marriage in Quiz in aid of the Clare Crusaders Clinic at Woodstock rd on Sunday. Golf and Country Club on Thursday 23rd February at Assumpta Hall Ennis on Feb 23 ; and Courthouse our parish this year. Gallery on March 1st. All events start at 8pm. Table of 4 €20. All support greatly appreciated. The Priests’ Collection was taken up last weekend. 7.30 p.m. All are welcome. Free admission and light Citizen’s Assembly: Copies of the submission to refreshments. We thank you for your unfailing generosity. the Citizens’s Assembly by the Irish Catholic Bish-

op’s Conference are available at the entrance to the Coolmeen Tidy Towns Committee will hold a meet- Pastoral Council: The next meeting of our parish Church. The theme of the submission is ‘Two lives, ing at the Hilltop on Monday 20th February at 8.30pm. pastoral council will take place in the Parochial House, One Love’ Coomeen on Thursday, 23rd February at 8.30pm. If any CÙIL MÌN/KILDYSART G.A.A. LOTTO DRAW member of the parish would like to have an issue Baptism: We welcome Sophie Ella Stephens into Cranny Cemetery Committee is composed of Christy discussed by the pastoral council they are welcome to Next Draw : Monday 20th February at The Hilltop Bar Talty (Chairman), John O’Connor and Fr. A. McDonnell the Christian family. Sophie was baptised in St. Last week’s winning numbers 8, 9, 11, 18 contact any member of the council. Mary’s Church, Cranny on 11th February 2017. We Jackpot €8,800 Thank you to all who took part in any way in the congratulate her parents Bernie and Cyril, €50 Assumpta Murrihy Kildysart Birrinfadda and pray God’s blessing on the family. Gortglass Christmas Day Swim. A fantastic €4745 €30 Noreen Doohan Ballylean was raised from this year’s event for West Clare Mini €30 Martin Mc Mahon Craghera Two pilgrimages to Medjugorje: Two pilgrimages Marathon Cancer Fund. This brings our total fundraising The Grouped Anniversary Masses for February. €30 Michael Mc Inerney Hilltop Bar over €70,000. This could not be done without you help Cranny - Saturday 25th February. Names to be given to Medugorje September 6-13. Spiritual Director Fr. €30 Stephanie Corry Coolmeen Tom O'Gorman. September 13-20, Spiritual Director and support. to Mary O’Dea, Susan King or written into the book in €30 Seán Og Cleary c/o Owen Cleary the Church. Fr. Martin Blake. Price €709. tel. 065 905 9328. Coolmeen - Sunday 26th. February. Names to be given Cùil Mìn GAA Club appreciates your support. Remember to Margaret Haugh or written into the book in the On-line lotto available to play no matter where in the world Church. you may be www.locallotto.ie