Our Faithful Departed……. Vincent Carr, Betaghstown, Del Weld, Ballinagappa, Clane Clane & Rathcoffey ……….may they rest in peace, Amen. Masses for the Week Parish Newsletter Clane Clane Church , 1884 ––– 201820182018 Rathcoffey Church, 1710 ––– 201820182018 Saturday 17th Mar 6.30pm Mary Losty Sunday 18th Mar 9.30am People of the Parish Fifth Sunday of Lent 18th March 2018 Mass Book, Page 86 11.30am Paddy Larkin, Christy Byrne, Christine Campbell Monday 19th Mar 10.00am Parish Contacts

Tuesday 20th Mar 10.00am William Murphy Fr. Paul O’Boyle In the month of February, Wed 21st Mar 10.00am Prosperous Road, Clane Thursday 22nd Mar 10.00am Phone: 045 868249 we welcomed into the

Friday 23rd Mar 10.00am Deacon John Dunleavy parish Family: Saturday 24th Mar 10.00am Service of the Word and Holy Communion Parish Office, Main Street, Clane 6.30pm Anne McDonald (Months Mind Mass), Pat O’Connell, Phone: 045 861393 Rebecca Doolan Dawson Patrick & Elizabeth Gorman, John Curran (Months Mind Mass), Trish O’Neill Conal Hugh MacCauley Noel Fortune, Christy & Mary Moody, Paddy Bergin, Youth Ministry Co-ordinator Georgina McGarr, Liam Merriman & Deceased Family members Parish Office, Main Street, Clane Anna Nduta Ndungu Sunday 25th Mar 9.30am Helen Lally Phone: 045 861393 Thomas John Dunne 11.30am Kathleen Fallon, Josephine Donovan Damian McCaffrey Kate Anna Battersby Parish Shop/Centre Manager Isabelle Rose Holligan Rathcoffey Parish Office, Main Street, Clane Sunday 18th Mar 10.30am Tom, Julia, Michael & Tommie Tyrell, Eileen Dillon, Phone: 045 861393 James Conor Kelly Michael & Mary Behan, Eithna Herbert William Paul O’Leary Weekend Mass Times Sunday 25th Mar 10.30am John & Philomena McNally, Bridget Cullen, Cora Brady, Clane Sophie Leah Behan Brendan & Betty Weld, Matilda & Timothy O’Connor, Hollie Marie Nolan Joseph & Elizabeth Sheppard Saturday 6.30pm Sunday 9.30am Saturday 24th Sunday 25th Sunday 25th Sunday 25th 11.30am 6.30pm 9.30am 11.30am 10.30am Rathcoffey In the month of March, Sunday 10.30am Clane Clane Clane Rathcoffey we welcomed into the Ministers Aine White Matthew Cribbin Margaret Maguire Parish Shop and Office of the Anne Behan Cait Cullen Joe Malone parish family Anne Marie Mitchell The Parish Centre Eucharist Caroline Behan Eleanor Cunney Maureen Marron Anne Giffney Elizabeth Behan Stephen Doyle Colette O’Byrne Main Street Clane Padraig Carbury Rose Ennis Sean O’Hara OPENING HOURS Emma Viktoria Petranin Ministers Noeleen Conboy Pat O’Connor Claire McManus Crainie Niall Fagan Monday to Friday 9.30am – 1.30pm Helen Marie Deevy of the Word Mary Dolan Kate O’Donoghue Brid Murphy Declan Forde Saturday 10.30am – 1pm Diarmuid Coonan John Power Stephanie Muldoon Marie Meehan Phone: 045-861393 Servers 2 3 4 1 Email: [email protected] Basket John Duffy John Sullivan Sean O’Hara www.claneparish.com Collectors Joe Horan Darragh O’Brien Philip Comerford WebCam/Live Streaming (March) Michael Wallace Charlie Flynn Frank O’Keeffe www.claneparish.com Service of the Word and Holy Communion Sat 24th Sean O’Hara, Michael Wallace PARISH LOTTO DRAW Clane & Rathcoffey Parish Lotto Clane Parish Shop Many thanks to those We would like to remind all those Items for the Parish Saturday 25th March who contributed, Tuesday 13th March 2018 Newsletter must be in to and those who who wish to renew their Annual Mamie & Frances collected and counted 7, 12, 14, 30 Subscription or return ticket stubs the Parish Office by Clane Altar Society No winner of this weeks Jackpot can do so at the Parish Shop during the 12 noon on Wednesday Catherine Burcheal, Brid Basket € 2,976.00 Email [email protected] Envelopes € 1,364.52 3 x €50 prize winners week or in the Parish Centre each Harney, Liz Cahalane Joanne Boylan, Ava Glennon, Tuesday between 7.30pm and 8.45pm. Clane Musical And Dramatic Society Eileen Gray Rathcoffey History Group-Dessie Boland € Holy Week and Easter 2018 Table Quiz in Manzors at 8pm on Friday Promoters Draw – 2 x 50 prize winners 23rd March. All welcome! will present videos on the subject of Mem- Lourdes Fund, Anne Noonan Special sheets outlining the Holy Week and Easter Ceremonies are available to take home ories of Rathcoffey. This meeng will be €25 prize winner from both churches. Clane Library invites you t parcipate in Healthy held in Farrington’s in Rathcoffey Ireland—learn t meditate with Chris McMahon Donal O’Brien on Thursday 22 March @ 8.30 pm. on Wednesday 21st March 7pm—8pm. Event is Next week’s Jackpot : A Message from Bishop Denis Light Refreshments will be served served. I want to take this opportunity to invite you to free but booking is required. 045 892 716 All welcome. Further informaon from € 3,600 come to Carlow for this year’s celebration of Mairead Byrne - 0872239410. Weekly Lotto tickets are available from the Chrism Mass on Monday, March 26 at 7:30 Mary Negri and family thank all those who p.m. in the Cathedra l. During this Mass the supported her in her recent loss of her husband your local Promoter or the Parish Shop. Danilo. Mass will be offered for your intentions. Holy Oils that will be used across the diocese in Minimum €275 worth Hope Cottage baptisms, confirmations, ordinations and Family Support Centre for & West of prizes every week. anointing of the sick will be blessed and the Mary Smyth and family thank all those who supported her in her recent loss of her husband Wicklow Supporting Families and concerned priests of the diocese will renew their vows of Gerry. Mass will be offered for your intentions. persons affected by a loved one’s substance abuse. Many thanks to all who helped ordination. This is a wonderful annual 8 week Social Information and Self Care Programme make our Confirmation celebration. I look forward to meeting and Mill Community Centre Hope Cottage, Kill, Co Kildare Starting Monday Ceremonies so special saying hello to as many of you as possible after Community Choir pracse is now on Wednesday 9th April 2018 Open to anyone over 18 years of age Further information/Booking Niamh or Noreen last weekend. Mass over a cuppa next door in Carlow College. Mornings – 11am-1pm .Ideal for people living with So put the date in your calendar because your demena and their carers 045 877 991 or [email protected] presence will make all the difference! Over 66 and on a pension? You can join the Cherish the Gi of Life. +Bishop Denis Mill Works Gym for 1 year for just €50. “…to lend your neighbour a helping hand is to Church Teaching keep the commandments.” Why is cherishing life so important? All powerful God Ecclesiascus / Sirach 29:1” . St Vincent de Paul Shop customer This St. Patrick’s weekend we celebrate the huge The Catholic Church’s teaching on the dignity You are present in the whole universe and in the smallest of your creatures. event on Thursday 22nd March starng at ten change brought about in the developing world and value of every human person is very You embrace with your tenderness o clock with brand new clothes new which is made possible by the generosity of people special. Every human life is precious and all that exists. household items and bric a brac in Ireland. Trócaire reached 2.6 million people last beauful. Some people feel the right to life of Pour out upon us the power of your love, loads of bargains to be had year with support – parents trying to feed their that we may protect life and beauty. children, communies struck by disaster, refugees the unborn should be a maer of personal fleeing conflict, men and women whose rights were choice for the mother. Others maintain, while Fill us with peace, that we may live as brothers and JOBSEEKERS : Your Local Employment Service sisters, harming no-one. Amen. being trampled. This support can only be provided they are opposed to aboron as a general offers a free service to job seekers who are by the ongoing solidarity shown by people here at unemployed and in receipt of a social welfare principal, there are some children to whom home. www.trocaire.org Brothers and sisters, I encourage you to be payment, one parent family payment, early school missionaries for the cause of life. Remember the right to life does not apply because they leavers, people finishing a CE scheme, people those words of Pope Francis: “To serve human Further Educaon Centre is holding an have been diagnosed with a serious medical returning to the workforce and dependent spouses. nd life is to serve God”. 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