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Station Masses Autumn 2019

August 20, 2019

It’s time to plan and pray our Autumn Station Masses in the parish.

The first Station Mass is on this Friday August 23rd at the home of Maureen Walsh for Kilmoylerane, Maulrour, Killeens and Crohane. (Please note that this Mass is at 6pm.)

Others that are arranged so far:-

Sept 5th at 12n: John and Mary T Crowley, Hollyhill;
Sept 6th at 7.30pm: Brian and Liz Coomey, Ballyvoige;
Sept 20th at 7.30pm: Margaret Hurley, Aherlick;
Sept 27th at 7.30pm: Sheila O’Neill, Ballinard;
Oct 11th at 7.30pm; Tim and Mary Coffey, Shanaway;
Oct 18th at 7.30pm: Con and Aileen McCarthy, Derrimilleen;

If you’d like to arrange the date and time for your Station Mass (or to inquire if there one planned for your area), please contact the parish office.

All Mass times resume on Aug 31st

Our summer Mass schedule in collaboration with neighbouring parishes concludes on Aug 24th/25th.

From Saturday August 31st, our Vigil Masses are:-

6 pm at Ahiohill
7.30 pm at Enniskeane

From Sunday September 1st, our Mass times are:-

10.30 am at Castetown Kinneigh
12 noon at Enniskeane

Our diocese welcomes Bishop Fintan Gavin

July 7, 2019

Watch highlights of the Episcopal Ordination of Fr Fintan Gavin which took place in Cork City on 30th June 2019.

Bishop Fintan was ordained as Bishop of Cork and Ross in the Cathedral of Saint Mary and Saint Anne.

Death of Canon Kieran Twomey, PP, Blackrock

June 28, 2019

Canon Kieran Twomey, PP Blackrock, peacefully returned to the Lord on Thursday afternoon in Marymount Hospice in the presence of his family. Canon Kieran was born in Ballinlough parish and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Cork and Ross in 1973.

Since then he has served in many parishes in our diocese and was appointed Parish Priest of Blackrock in 2013.
The funeral arrangements for the late Canon Kieran Twomey are as follows:
Reposing at Sullivans Funeral Home, Turners Cross on Saturday from 4pm until 7pm.
Reception into St. Michael’s Church, Blackrock, on Monday at 11am followed by Requiem Mass at 12noon. Burial afterwards in Douglas Cemetery.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.
May Canon Kieran now rest in the peace of the Lord whom he served faithfully.

Countdown to Bishop’s Ordination

June 20, 2019

Cork’s North Cathedral is where the next bishop will be ordained

But what is the Church’s teaching?

March 26, 2018

There is a mountain of commentary and information available dealing with the Irish government’s proposal to ask the people to remove the Eight Amendment to the Constitution by referendum. If the referendum is passed, the government proposes to then pass laws that will significantly widen the availability of legal abortion in Ireland.

So what does the Catholic Church really teach about this? Where can the authentic teaching be found?

This series of newsletter is prepared by the Irish Catholic Bishops Conference and each two-age issue addresses the issues involved in clear and understandable language. You can download and read them here.