Kincasslagh Parish Newsletter, 5th January 2020 Tel: 074 954 2006 – 086 230 0620 - Email: [email protected] - Kincasslagh Parish - Web: www.kincasslagh.ie - SVP 087 050 7895 Schedule of Masses The theme this year is ‘Unusual Kindness’. 4. In Prague, a Three Kings swim “Every day now is Christmas” is a saying that St. Mary’s Church, Kincasslagh commemorates Epiphany Day at the refers to the frugality of the past rather than Next Weekend Keadue Rovers Vltava River to the luxury of the present. Sunday @ 10.00 a.m. Keadue Rovers Bingo Results 27/12/19: 5. In New York, El Museo del Barrio has Christmas comes early, because transport Next Week Winners of the €100 house jackpots were celebrated and promoted Three Kings' Day may be delayed by rough weather, the Monday @ 10.00 a.m. Epiphany Laura Kessack Keadue/Margaret Hanlon annual parades for over thirty years shopkeepers must stock in weeks before their Wednesday @ 7.00 p.m. Calhame (Shared) & Breedge McDevitt mainland colleagues. Likewise, we all must Friday @ 7.00 p.m. Annagry. No winner of the Snowball and it Ards Retreat Centre be unusually careful to post early for St. Columba’s Church, Acres now stands at €6,650 Friday 3/1/20. Weekend retreat facilitated by Philip Christmas. Next Weekend Club Lotto will also be drawn Friday 3/1/20 McParland. “Have a drink”, an islander invited me at the Saturday @ 6.30 p.m. for €1,100. Learning to Meditate. end of November. I declined. “But, man, it’s Sunday @ 11.30 a.m. Keadue Rovers 100+ Club Results - This retreat offers an opportunity to learn Christmas”, he reminded me, and I could not Next Week December 2019: about the purpose and practice of Christian but capitulate in view of this new-found Sunday @ 7.00 p.m. Epiphany vigil €1,000: Marian Carron, Crickamore meditation as well as the benefits and realisation. Monday @ 10.00 a.m. Epiphany €500: Ann Davidson, Meenbannad difficulties of meditating on a regular basis. Our Christmas revellings proceeded at the Tuesday @ 10.00 a.m. €300: Joe Ward, Tully Especially beneficial to those who would like quiet easy tempo that marks all of our life. Thursday @ 10.00 a.m. €200: Deirdre McKelvey, Dungloe to start meditating. There are no Guards, and we never fear the Friday @ 10.00 a.m. €100: Angela O'Donnell (Ruddy), Lr. Keadue Friday 24th January (6.00 pm) - Sunday 26th harsh precipation to reality that so often lurks €100: David Boyle (Dinjo), Arlands January (2.00 pm) in those politely uttered words, ‘Time, gentlemen, please”. Anniversaries and Masses €100: Ann Boyle, Keadue For more details contact [email protected] or Gradually, spontaneously, naturally, festivities Mary Ward, Cloughglass, Sat 4th, StC €100: Joey Bonner, Arlands phone 074 91 38909 draw to a close. Freedom to relax, is a Charlie Ward, The Glen, Sunday 5th, StM €100: Joseph Gillespie, Mullaghduff needed compensation in our lives. It is a Mary Campbell, Burtonport, Sunday 5th, StC €100: Hughie Boyle (Ban), Burtonport Fostercare measure of the authorities’ confidence, and The Crew of the Evelyn Marie, Sunday The annual church gate collection for Irish of the islanders cooperation, that the evening, Vigil Mass for Epiphany, StC COMMUNITY CENTRE MARKET/ BARGAIN RAIL Fostercare Donegal takes place on weekend freedom remains. Fanny Forker & Annie Boyle, Mon, StC th th th We will open on Tuesday 7 January, 2020. of 11 & 12 January. Your cooperation is A sense of glad companionship with those Margaret Joyce O’Donnell, Cruit, Wed, StM much appreciated in helping us to enhance who are absent is a distinctive mark of island Seamus Doherty, Cruit, Friday StM The Epiphany their lives. folk. They are seldom saddened by that Paddy (Dinnie) Boner & his parents and the The Gospel of Matthew describes three Wise consciousness of separation that so often Donn Family, Bunawillian, Sat 11th, StC Men, named Melchior, Caspar and Second part of Eugene McDermott’s writings, oppresses other people. Rather, they feel Grace Gallagher, Mullaghderg, Sun 12th, StC Balthazar, who were told of Christ's birth and printed December 20, 1971. that those who are far away are especially Anniversaries set off, following the Star of Bethlehem, to Two hundred children will attend their won close to them at Christmas. They are, it would Mary Coyle, Meenmore meet the baby Jesus. special Christmas party. Song and dance seem, gifted with a rare insight into that Kate Harvey, nee Greene, Pole Road, Each king brought with him gifts of gold, and a full festive fare, and Santa himself will consoling Christian truth, that Presbyterian Meenmore frankincense and myrrh to represent Jesus' ullience and the nervous energy of island moderator J. Carson so clearly expressed in Dawn Croke, Dungloe elevated position, divine birth and mortality children, what they will enjoy the most will be his lovely poem of prayer: respectively. the rumbling and the tumbling and the “Nor time nor distance can divide Fundraising Events Historically, Christmas was celebrated each racing up and down the floor, that in the The hearts that in his love abide”. Final Quiz in Caislean Oir, Annagry Quiz on day from Christmas Eve to the Epiphany, with spacious hall, they are always free to enjoy The Christmas lights of Arranmore are thus fat Wednesday @ 9.30 pm. for the Keith Shaw January 6 being as large a celebration as between the scheduled items of the more than signs of joy and celebration. They Ward in St. James’ Hospital. €20, team of 4. December 25. programme. are beams of friendliness that travel far Please support John Bosco on his last Five facts about the Feast of the Epiphany Though the candles always gleamed in the beyond the sea horizon where they are so evening. 1. The three Kings represent Europe, Arabia windows (long ago they used rush lights and clearly visible to the most distant parts of the St. Mary’s Hall, Kincasslagh Bingo on Friday and Africa bowls of fat), Christmas in the past was a globe. They are mystic bonds of union that night at 8.30 p.m. in aid of Keadue Rovers FC. 2. Hundreds of years ago, roast lamb was spartan celebration in comparison to what it reach out to all who are far apart and that served at Epiphany to honor Christ and the is today. An apple or an orange was the join them close together in the sharing of that Ecumenical Service Three Kings' visit typical gift a child got in his stocking thirty love that so manifestly touched this earth on The community at St. Andrews Church, 3. In some European countries, children leave years ago. Today it is a tricycle or a Crolly the night that Christ was born. Carrickfinn invite us to an Ecumenical Service their shoes out to be filled with gifts, while doll. on Sunday 19th January @ 3.00 p.m. All others leave straw for the three kings' Welcome. horses .