Church of The Immaculate Conception

Muire gan Smál, Maigh Cuilinn 5th Sunday in lent Parish Newsletter 18th Mar 2018. Fr. Michael McLoughlin PP (091) 555106 E-mail: [email protected] URL: www.moycullenparish.com

Mass Times : MASS INTENTION: Saturday Evening: ThemeTheme———— The Mass Notice Board Sat 17 12 noon—ST PATRICK’S DAY 8pm (Vigil Mass) 1st Holy Communion Programme: 8th ‘Do this in ● Michael & Sarah Melia, Gortachalla Through the text ‘ 1 Cor 4-7’ it is clear that Paul Sunday Morning: Memory’ mass will take place NEXT Sun 25th Mar ● Harry, Mary & Tom Scanlon, Geesala, Mayo wants to stress that love is more 10am & 12 noon (Palm Sunday) @ 10am. Please attend with your child. 8pm ● Petie & Mary Kyne, Deerfield (Anniv) than a mere feeling. Rather it Weekday Mass: ALSO; DTIM Choir practice Thur eve @ 6:45pm, in ● Dec’d Gill Family, Tullykyne should be understood along the 9.30amTues to Fri. Church. ● Fr Larry Kelly, Home Farm Holydays: lines of a Hebrew verb “to love” it

● 'Daffodil Day' Coffee Morning for Irish Cancer 8pm (Vigil Mass) Sun 18 10am Michael & Delia Hehir, Knock is “to do good”. As St. Ignatius of & 12 noon ● Mary Kelly, Drimavoughane Loyola said “love is shown more Society; Fri 23rd Mar, 10am-12:30pm, Seán Kyne's Radio Mass : ● Nora O’Connor, Thounaghabegga by deeds than by words” it thus Constituency Off, Mountain Rd . All funds raised go

12 noon ● M/M: Mary Keady, Coolaghy & People of the Parish directly to ICS, to fight Cancer. Please Support! 105.7FM (Wknds) shows its fruitfulness and allows Mon 19 9:30am ● NO MASS Baptisms: us to experience the happiness of 2nd Collection on Good Friday for Holy Places to Tue 20 9:30am ● Michael & Kathleen, McNamara, Doolin 12.45pm on 1st giving, the nobility and grandeur of help people living in the Holy Land & the up-keep of and 3rd Sundays, Wed 21 9:30am ● NO MASS shrines & Holy Sites worldwide. spending ourselves unstintingly, 2 weeks notice Thu 22 9:30am ● NO MASS without asking to be repaid, purely Féileacáin (Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Assoc of Ire) - Fri 23 9:30am ● NO MASS (Intention transferred to: Wed 28th) Marriages: 7:30pm–Knockaunranny Station Mass-Mary Clancy’s Hse for the pleasure of giving and serving. Spring Remembrance Svc, Holy Family Church, 3 months notice for Ch, 4 p.94 Mervue, re-scheduled to: Sun 25th Mar at 4pm . All are

Church & State Sat 24 8pm ● Bart Wynen & Dec’d Wynen & Clancy families Amoris Laetitia/The Joy of Love by Pope Francis welcome. More info: 085-2496464.

● Tomás Dunne, Knockaunranny Pre-Marriage WMOF , Dublin; 21 st —26 th Aug ‘18 . The PPN information gathering will be held at An ● Peggy & Barney Sweeney, Kylebroughlan Course: Chronpán, Cumaminn Mhic Dara Comhar Center, An ● Nuala Gibbons, Clooniff Book 1 year in Cheathrú Rua at 7.30pm Wed 21st Mar, on the new advance Sun 25 10am ● Laurence & Philomena Walsh, Lealetter Data Protection Regulation and Charity Act. PALM SUNDAY ● Jack & Mary Kyne, Killrainey Confession : Reflection

● Peter & Margaret, Gavin Knockshanbally (2nd) FREE Croi public talk -"Taking Control of Heart At any time Prayer for the Fifth Sunday of Lent 12 noon ● M/M: Marie Sarsfield, Spiddal & People of the Parish Disease" on : Mon 9th April '18, Lough Rea Hotel & by request Please pray for Anniversaries occurring: Spa, . Croi & GUH will emphasis the Adoration: My loving Lord, ● Margaret & Paddy Gavin, Knockaunranny it's so hard to love the world sometimes importance of understanding your condition. Dr Jim Tues 8pm-9pm, Wed 8pm-9pm, Church Cleaning: Newtown/Oldtown and to love it the way Jesus did seems impossible. Crowley-Cnslt Cardiologist, will give advise on exercising Fri 10am-11am and Help me to be inspired by his love and & Cardio protective diet with heart disease, to ensure Sunday night with Volunteer Servers & Eucharistic Ministers needed for Holy Week healthy living. 091-544310 or book online at www.croi.ie. ceremonies, please sign-up in Sacristy. guided by his example. Rosary 7pm Volunteers Needed - National Council for the Blind of Lectio Divina: Altar Servers: This week: Team 1 Next Week: Team 2 Most of all, I want to accept that I can't do it alone, Ireland (NCBI) NEED Volunteers Bag Packers for its Mondays at 8pm in Counters: This week : John & Helen Mullarkey. and that trying is an arrogance of self-centeredness. Aiséirí fundraising bag pack in Tesco on Sat 14th I need you, dear God, Next week: Tom & Anne Newell. Coeliacs: to give me support in this journey. April . If you can give a couple of hours please, contact Readers: This Week Next Week: (Palm Sunday) Collette McEntee on 01-882 1970 May receive from Show me how to unlock my heart Chalice at the Altar 8pm: Jack Lynch. Frances Carter & Mary Duffy. Galway Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes —1st—6th 10am: Nicola McNabb. Communion Mass so that I am less selfish. July ‘18. All in price: €710 / Assisted: €610. Fare Parish Office: 12noo n: Maura Thornton. Maureen Lydon & Kate Rodgers. Let me be less fearful of the pain and darkness 091-555106. includes transfer: Galway-Shannon-Galway. See

that will be transformed by you into Easter joy. Open: 10am-1pm, Eucharistic Ministers for Mar: poster for full details. Contact: Fr M Moran, Killannin

Mon—Fri. 8pm: Siobhan Tierney, Kathleen Kearns & Nora King. 091-550106 / Fr D Ó Murchú, UCH Chaplin to the Sick. 10am: Mary Conneely, John D’Arcy & Kathleen Kelly. Reservations & Enquiries, also from: Joe Walsh Tours, Bethany 12noon: Máire Baker, Tomás Clancy & John O’Reilly. Bereavement: National MASS ROCK ROSARY for LIFE & FAITH, 143 Lwr Baggot St, Dub 2. PH: 087-7633101 Offertory: €1200. Trócaire: €1470. THIS Sun 18th Mar at 2:30pm. NB: Home Farm Mon-Sun 7—9pm. Items for the Newsletter should be delivered, Graveyard is our local venue for the ‘Rosary for

St Vincent Life & Faith’, THIS Sun 18 Mar, at 2:30pm sharp. in writing or e-mail, by 1pm Thursday evening . de Paul : 091- Rosary will be led by: Fr. Kevin Keenan. Please note : Items are included based on 563233. Parish Child Protection: See notice board for details. availability of space, and should be brief and to the point.