Masses & Intentions for + ++ WE PRAY FOR THE DEAD +++ BOHERBUE / KISKEAM week beginning Mon., 4th Anniversaries: PARISH NEWSLETTER January, 2021 May Kennelly, Killarney Rd., Millstreet Joan Cronin, Kiskeam Fr. Jim Kennelly 029 76151 Daniel Makessey, Castlelyons & Castlemagner 2nd Sunday of Christmas (B) Pat O’Brien, Derrinatubrid Please Note that due to Covid 19 Bertie Batt & Nora May Murphy, Lisrobin 2nd/3rd January, 2021 restrictions, all Kiskeam & Boherbue Danny, Kate and Fr. Dan Daly, Boherbue Masses will take place in Boherbue BOHERBUE SACRISTAN: 087 6112936 Barthy O' Connor, The Square, Boherbue Church until further notice NEWSLETTER: 086 7956557 6.30 - 8.30 p.m. on Thu Nora Quinn, Ballyduane, Newmarket EMAIL: [email protected] before 8 p.m. on Thu Mick Corbett, Knocknageeha PARISH OFFICE OPENING HOURS: Fridays from 11.00 a.m. BOHERBUE: May Murphy, Ballhoulihan to 1.00 p.m. Sat., 2nd Jan: 7.30 p.m. Paddy O’Sullivan, Ruhill Joan Cronin, Kiskeam Months Mind: eflection - Feast of Epiphany Sun., 3rd Jan: 11.00 a.m. Mary Angland, Knocknenaugh Daniel Makessey, Castlelyons & Castlemagner After Jesus had been born at Bethlehem during Sean Culloty, Knockavoreen the reign of King Herod, some wise men came Mon., 4th Jan: 7.30 p.m. May they rest in peace. R Eileen & Pat Devitt, Moy, Lahinch, Co. Clare to Jerusalem from the east. They said, “We saw his star as it rose and have come to do him homage.” ~Mt 2:1-2 Tue., 5th Jan: 7.30 p.m. Mary Angland, Knocknenaugh (Months Mind) The Feast of the Epiphany is celebrated with great joy Wed., 6th Jan: 7.30 p.m. Feast of Epiphany Priest on duty this Sunday - Fr. Jim Kennelly particularly in many Eastern countries. Such is the Special Intention (Get Well) (029) 76151 significance of this Feast that in some countries Christmas Thu., 7th Jan: 7.30 p.m. gifts are given out on this day. It is also traditionally known Pat O’Brien, Derrinatubrid & deceased STAY as ‘Women’s Little Christmas’ or ‘Nollaig na mBan’. members of O’Brien family, Kilcorney and Kelleher family, Kilmeedy SAFE The wise men were searching and looking for something they knew they had to find. It was a journey with many Fri., 8th Jan: 7.30 p.m. Bertie Batt & Nora May Murphy, Lisrobin Parish Finances: As regards Parish finances, the questions and a journey that took time, patience and faith. following are the options to make your weekly contribution: It was a journey that may have seemed futile and Sat., 9th Jan: 7.30 p.m. (1) Drop your envelope into the basket at the entrance Sean Culloty, Knockavoreen (Months Mind) pointless. Why bother? Why take a risk? The wise men to the Church. knew better. The Feast of the Epiphany is a reminder to Sun., 10th Jan: 11.00 a.m. (2) Drop your envelope into the letter box in the Presbytery before 7.00 p.m. daily. keep searching and to keep going as best we can on our Eileen Sheehan, Laharn (3) Letter box in Sacristy Door (from the Sanctuary) in daily journey even when we don’t have all the answers. All of the above Masses Boherbue Church. Like the wise men the end result is what it’s all about. will be streamed live (4) Letter box in Sacristy Door (from the Sanctuary) in from Boherbue Church. Kiskeam Church. 1st January, 2021 before the March lockdown? It has got us OPENING OF THE CHURCH: The Churches through to a much larger audience than we are open for private prayer in accordance with Dear Parishioner, would normally have and as the song says “I get proper public health guidelines. You are very cards and letters from people I don’t even know.” welcome to our Churches which will be open At long last we have come to 2021. We couldn’t I won’t say anything about “offers coming over each day after Mass until 5pm. (except when wait to rid ourselves of 2020 and now it has the phone”. Good to dream anyway! I am funeral Masses will be celebrated). gone and eventhough at the time of my writing overwhelmed by your generosity and We encourage your co-operation with the this, numbers of Covid cases have gone thoughtfulness. Hardly a day passes when following: alarming high and deaths sadly are on the something has been dropped through the 1. Please use the sanitisers provided as you increase, nevertheless there are real hopes that letterbox or something hanging on my door or a enter and leave. better days are ahead of us. I think we can say card or whatever and if I haven’t thanked you 2. Observe social distancing. with some certainty that we are more confident personally just know how much it is appreciated. 3. Minimise your touching of hard surfaces. now and that vaccines being rolled out are So let us look forward to 2021 with confidence 4. Wear your mask. showing us a light at the end of this dark tunnel. and optimism and please God it will be happier We are getting through it but we do have winter and healthier. Hopefully too we will continue the ******************************************************* to face on our way to a brighter Spring. Still as acts of kindness, consideration and concern for Wedding plans are again disrupted with the poet wisely said “when Winter comes can each other which we learned in the past year. attendance reduced to 6. Spring be far behind?” May God bless you and keep you safe. Funeral attendance reduced to 10. I want to wish you all a very happy, peaceful and Baptisms too are deferred until the end of healthy 2021. I am so grateful to many people Fr. Jim. lockdown. who have helped to make 2020 a better and safer year for all of us here in Boherbue and Kiskeam Churches. We are so lucky to have so CCTV in operation Jesus I surrender myself to You. many generous people who have given of their in Boherbue Please take care of everything. time and energy for us all and I particularly want and to acknowledge the work done to ensure our Kiskeam Churches. Churches have been safe, sanitised and St. Vincent de Paul accessible for everyone. Your work has been (087) 3616036 heroic as has the work done by many, many other generous people so that we could have BOHERBUE G.A.A. LOTTO St. Vincent de Paul Appeal Mass in the Churches when we moved to Level No's: 8,17,19,28 Two. There are so many people to whom we No winner Since there will be no Church gate collection this are vey much indebted, often your work is done €50: Paudie O’Connor, Ruhillmore year, envelopes have been delivered to quietly and with little fuss, especially in the care €20: Tony Walsh, Ruhill; Donal Casey Snr, Gneeves; households. If you wish to make a donation with and time you have given to those living alone Sheila O’Connor, Laharn the envelopes you can either return them to the and maybe in need of a friend or a chat. We are Seller’s Prize: Dan O’Rahilly Post Office where they will be sent back to the blessed in our Parish to have so many of you— Next Draw: Club Rooms 03/01/2021 Boherbue/Kiskeam Conference or you can drop so selfless, so kind, so Christian. Next Week’s Jackpot: €6,700 them in with your parish envelope to the Church. On a personal note thank you for your support. Online €20 Lucky Dip: Donal Aherne This year your help is needed more than ever as Weren’t we lucky to have the streaming in place Tickets on sale in the Post Office & Super Valu we appeal to your generosity. and also online Wishing you all a very happy New Year. .