Offertory Collection: Community Notices 6th March €1789 Enniskeane and Desertserges Building Fund Total €2850 Operation Transformation www.facebook.com/enniskeane 9 www.enniskeaneparish.ie St. Mary's NS Parents Assoc - sponsored Mass Times - St Patrick’s Day walk on Sun Mar 13th at 3.30pm. Start Free Parish Bulletin 13th March 2016 Wed 16th Ahiohill 6pm and finish at school. Approx 3 miles. Enniskeane 7.30pm Registration €5 on the day. Walk with us. Thurs 17th Castletown 10.30am Fr Sean McCarthy RIP for six years. Enniskeane 12noon Desertserges National School In June 1983, Bantry native, Fr Sean In 1955, Fr Sean was called home to Exhibition & Open Day. Home and McCarthy was appointed PP of this his first appointment in Cork as Chap - Recent Baptisms lain to St. Maries of the Isle Convent, in Welcome to the Christian community School Life in 1916. March 15th from 1- parish and began a special connection 4pm. Authentic Refreshments. with this parish and its people. In the in - the heart of Cork city, and assistant cu - Eamon O’Flynn, Curryclough, Bandon rate in the South Parish. There followed Sean O’Flynn, Knockbrogan, Bandon tervening 32 years, he has been a Christ- Céilí and social Dance like shepherd and admired in return for terms in Crosshaven, Our Lady’s Hospi - Recently Deceased Castletown Hall on Wed 16th Mar. his faith, his enjoyment of people’s com - tal as Chaplain, Passage West and back Kindly remember in prayer the peace - Music by John O’Sullivan. 8-10:00pm pany and his gentle guiding of the to the South Parish as curate in the 70s, ful repose of TJ Scannell, Carhuvouler, Everybody welcome. Thanks to all who parish. followed by a short time in Turner’s who died this week. supported our classes this season . He will be especially remembered for Cross in the early 80s before he came to his commitment to the Station Masses, Enniskeane. Fast for Trocaire St Patrick’s Day Festival the pilgrimages to Lourdes, the twin - It was his wish that he be laid to rest Reminder that the Parish Assembly's Coppeen St Patrick’s Day Festival will beside the church where he has offered be held at Coppeen on Thurs Mar 17th. ning-trips to France, and his support of Enriching our Faith group - in conjunc - the four parish schools — to the point of Mass so often. We ask the Lord to give tion with Foroige - are organising a 12 This years festival is the 45th event to be him a kindly welcome home. held in Coppeen. serving on one of the school boards until hour fast on Mon Mar 21st. All ages are just last year! May he rest in peace. welcome to participate and it needn't be The Festival parade will start at the school at 3.00 Fr Sean was blessed to be able to live food that you fast from! You can join the independently into his 93rd year and to fast from home or work beginning at pm and is expected to in - Stations clude almost thirty floats be able to continue to live among the Dromfeigh, Gortaleen, Buckaree - Tim - 7.30am. That evening we will have a community about which he cared so short get together at 7.30pm in the from all the local organisa - othy & Eily Coakley on Fri Mar 18th at tions and community much. This week, he has been called to 12noon BEDA Hall. Janet Twomey from Tro - his eternal home “a home not built by caire will make a short presentation and groups, who will prepare Coppeen West & Moneygave West - and compete for the Tim Sheehan Perpet - human hands, in the heavens”. Carmel O’Sullivan & Michael light refreshments – suitable for the Fr Sean was ordained a priest in young and not so young – will be avail - ual Trophy plus cash prices for 2nd and O’Callaghan on Fri Apr 1st at 7.30pm 3rd places. Maynooth on June 18, 1949 along with Corran & Ballinard - Evelyn O’Neill able. If you have been using a Trocaire Bishop Michael Murphy; Fr. Frank Mur - box bring it along with you or if you on Thurs 7th Apr at 7.30pm Knit for fun phy, who died as PP Kilmichael , and Fr Knocks - Dan & Noreen Cullinane on wish to make a donation, no matter how First Thurs of every month at 9pm in the Jim Coombes who died in Timoleague. small, this will be very welcome. For Fri 8th Apr at 7.30pm BEDA Hall. New members welcome. They were ordained in an Ireland Keelnameela, Breaghna & Ballyvoige those who would like a sponsorship card, where there was no room for them be - these are available at back of the Church. Personalised Paintings. at Gary & Mary Hansberry on Fri 15th Have you a personal picture/ photo that cause the country had too many priests. Apr at 7.30pm Today’s Thought you would like painted? Requests taken So Fr Sean’s first parish was St Jerome’s Ballineen/Enniskeane Villages - Gort “Experience is never limited, and it is by Ballineen/Enniskeane Art group. Tel. parish in Hyattsville, Maryland, just out - Mhuire on Mon Apr 18 at 7.30pm. never complete. ” 086 3395108 side Washington DC. where he served The Newsletter is published and printed at the Parish Office. Priority is given to content Fr. Tom Hayes PP , Parochial House, Enniskeane. 023-8847769 / 087-9311472 relating to the faith community of Enniskeane Parish. Other notices may be published when Email [email protected] (Off-duty Wednesdays) space permits. These may be left at the Parochial House or emailed to Parish Office : Tuesdays 9.30am – 12.30pm; 2.30pm – 5.30pm & Thursdays 9.30am – 1pm; [email protected] before 11am Thursday. 1.30pm –2.30pm. (Closed Holy Days) Tel 023 8847769 [email protected].