Carbury ParishA Newsletter th Sunday 8 May, 2016 Our Churches: Derrinturn & Kilshanroe Very Rev Fr. John Fitzpatrick P.P. Tel: 046 9553355 Ascension Very Rev Fr. Alphonsus Murphy P.E. Tel: 046 9553020 Sunday Parish Website: www.carburyparish.ie Email: [email protected] Carbury Parish. Kildare & Leighlin Website: www.kandle.ie Parish Office Opening Hours: 9.30am to 2pm, Monday to Friday. For all bookings, newsletter items, and general queries please call 046 9553355 Derrinturn Church Mass Times Kilshanroe Church Mass Times Monday 9.30am Monday Tuesday 9.30am Tuesday Wednesday 9.30am Wednesday 9am Thursday 9.30am Adoration for Priestly Vocations 8.45pm Friday 9.30am Friday Saturday 14th May No 10am Mass First Communion – Killina 11am Saturday 7.30pm and Ticknevin Schools. 7.30pm Sunday 8am & 11am Sunday 11am Seventh Sunday of Easter - Feast of the Ascension (8/5/16) Jesus promised his disciples that they would be clothed in power from God. As a follower of Jesus, you are also given that same promise. Pray for the grace to be a faithful witness. (Luke 24:46-53) Dates for First Communion 2016 for our Parish are as follows Date Time School Church Sat 14th May 11am Killina & Ticknevin Derrinturn Sat 28th May 11am Kilshanroe Kilshanroe Congratulations to all the young people from Derrinturn School who received their First Communion last Saturday the 30th of April. Sincere thanks also to the parents, teachers and volunteers who helped prepare them for the day. Parish Field Day Meeting will be held Monday the 9th of May at 7.30pm in the Sacristy in Derrinturn Church. Any help would be greatly appreciated. All are welcome. Any bric a brac, books, toys or any goods in good condition are needed for the day. Please drop into Parish Office between 9.30am to 2pm Monday to Friday or please leave in the sacristy. The Parish Field day will be held on Sun 19th June at 2pm. Looking forward to a great day for the Parish. A Special Remembrance Service for families and friends affected by suicide will be held on Friday 20th May at 8pm in Our Lady & St Joseph Church, Caragh. If you would like to have a loved one who has died this year or any other year remembered at this special Mass, please contact the Parish Office Monday to Friday 9am to 1pm on 045 875602 or email [email protected] with your loved one's name. People from all areas are very welcome to attend. This special service is organised by HOPE (D) “helping other people endure depression” in conjunction with Caragh Pastoral Council. The Irish Wheelchair Association annual church gate collection will take place this Saturday the 7th of May and Sunday the 8th of May at Derrinturn Church. Anniversary Mass List May2016 Derrinturn Kilshanroe Sat 7th May 10.00am Remembering the Living on our 7.00pm Confessions St John Bishop Mass Card List 7.30pm 7.00pm Confessions. 7.30pm Nora Walsh, Ticknevin & Michael Walsh Snr. Also Paddy & Andy Walsh & Patsy Mooney and all the deceased members of the Walsh family, Ticknevin. Sun 8th May 8.00am 11.00am Alice & John Malone & The Ascension of 11.00am their son Joe & daughter Alice, the Lord Killbrook. Mon 9th May 9.30am Teresa & Patrick Kelly, Ticknevin St Pachomius and the Slevin family, Edenderry. Tues 10th May 9.30am Luke & Maureen Dempsey, St Comgall Kilkeaskin. Weds 11th May 9.30am James Gill Killina, Birthday 9.00am St Francis Remembrance. Thurs 12th May 9.30am Eddie Logan Coonough, Birthday St Pancras Remembrance. Fri 13th May 9.30am Denis Mallen & deceased members 7.30pm Our Lady of of the Mallen family. Fatima Sat 14th May 10.00am No Mass 7.00pm Confessions St Matthias 11.00am First Communion – Killina and 7.30pm John Teeling, Hannah Ticknevin Schools. Teeling-Clarke and Barney Clarke, 7.00pm Confessions. Kilshanroe. Peter, Annie & Gerry 7.30pm Patrick Kelly, First Birthday Kane, Mylerstown. Remembrance. Potch Hogan, Ballyshannon. Bilch Hogan, Birthday Remembrance. Sun 15th May 8.00am 11.00am Pentecost 11.00am Desmond Reilly, Ballybrack. Please remember in your prayers, Annie Dalton Kilcock (Mother of Eileen O’Donoghue, Kilmurray).May she Rest in Peace. Youth 2000 Summer Festival, Cistercian College, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary from Thursday 7th to Sunday 10th July 2016. For young people aged 16 to 35, an opportunity not to be missed to experience the Catholic faith and meet many new people, with over 1000 young people from all corners of Ireland attending last year. The festival is donation only. Free buses available from all around Ireland. For more information see www.youth2000.ie or phone 01 6753690. Lourdes Fund Card Game: “Progressive 25” on Wednesday the 11th of May in the Hamlet Court Hotel at 9 pm, to send very deserving people to Lourdes. Forty Euro per table (Ten Euro per person). Tea and refreshments served. Lots of raffle prizes. Please support. Trinity Sunday: Mass will take place at Trinity Well on Sunday May the 22nd at 11am. Most people have expressed a wish that Mass should be at the well. There will be a rosary after the 11am Mass. There will also be a rosary at 2pm. May is the month that is dedicated to Our Lady. We invite all children to bring flowers for Our Lady to any Mass during May and leave them at the altar. Derrinturn Eucharistic Ministers & Readers for weekend of 14th May and 15th May Mass Time Readers Eucharistic Ministers Saturday 7.30pm Mary Baldwin Kate Crowe & Teresa Corrigan Sunday 8am Mary Malone Liz Lavery Sunday 11am Monica Flynn Phyllis McDermott & Sharon O’Brien ***** Derrinturn Church Cleaning Group 1 to meet Tuesday & Friday ***** Kilshanroe Eucharistic Ministers & Readers for weekend of 14th May and 15th May Mass Time Readers Eucharistic Ministers Saturday 7.30pm Sharon Ryan Mary Duffy Regan Sunday 11am Francis Cline Kathleen Dempsey Collections Saturday 30th April & Sunday 1st May 2016 Collections Amount Collections Amount Derrinturn Basket €885 Development €1145 Kilshanroe Basket €490 Mass Cards €50 Easter Station €20 Easter Collection €20 Trocaire €25 Edenderry Parish Lourdes Pilgrimage: Meeting will take place on Monday May the 9th at 8pm in St Marys School, Edenderry. All those intending to travel are asked to attend this meeting so they can clarify the number of seats they need to book. Rugby Club Lotto Results: There was no winner of the Lotto Jackpot on Tuesday, 3rd May. The numbers drawn were 03, 14, 18 and 27. One person correctly matched three numbers and won €150. The lucky winner was M. Fay c/o M. Fay. The Jackpot now stands at €12,200. Kildare and Leighlin Diocesan Pilgrimage To Knock Shrine: Bishop Denis Nulty invites you to join him and parishioners from across the diocese in this Jubilee Year of Mercy at the Shrine of Our Lady in Knock. The Pilgrimage takes place on Sunday the 5th of June 2016, the Diocesan Choir will be in attendance also, directed by Fr Liam Lawton. Ceremonies in the Basilica begin at 2.30pm. Please call the Parish Office on 046 9553355 or email [email protected] to include your name on the list. Carbury Community Fitness Group continues training every Tuesday and Thursday from 7.30pm to 8.30pm in Carbury GAA. They vary the training so that no two classes are ever the same and all levels of fitness are catered for. They also participate in the odd 5k and 10k run and on occasion as a group they hike during the year. If interested in getting fit for the summer and making new friends in the Parish, just bring yourself (and a training mat) along either Tuesdays or Thursdays, or even both. Everyone welcome to come along. Sacred Heart Novena is for nine days leading to the Feast of the Sacred Heart. It begins Thursday the 26th of May and finishes Friday the 3rd of June. Exhibition: Vanishing Ireland takes place until 31st October from 10am to 5pm. This exhibition in the Stable Wing at Castletown Housein Celbridge and features approximately forty of photographer James Fennell’s images, offering an epic look at a people who are too often overlooked in the modern age. Since 2001, James and historian Turtle Bunbury have criss-crossed their Irish homeland innumerable times, interviewing and photographing over 300 people aged between 70 and 108. The subjects are primarily working class Irish – blacksmiths, fishermen, farmers, dockers and admission is free. All are welcome. Community Alert Meeting will take place at Carbury GAA on the 16th May 2016 at 8pm. The meeting will be attended by Superintendent Gerard Wall, Leixlip Garda Station. Any queries please contact Sgt Barry Weldon, Carbury Garda Station on 046-9553002 or 086-8582817. All residents of the community are invited to attend. Carbury Branch of Edenderry Credit Union are celebrating their second birthday this Friday 13th May. They will be holding an open day with tea & cakes, so please stop by & say hello. Anyone using this branch next weekend will be entered into a free draw. Carbury GAA Lotto: This week’s lotto results were as follows, numbers drawn were 13, 20, 22, 27 and the bonus was 8. There was one match three winner who won €200. Next week’s Jackpot is €7,800, match the first four numbers to win or share €1,400. Macra Na Feirme Information Evening: Are you between seventeen and thirty five? Do you want to make new friends? Would you like to be more social and mix with like-minded people? Are you interested in trying new activities in a group setting? Come to an Information Evening on Wednesday the 18th of May in Rathangan Community Centre at 8 pm.