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Enniskeane church reopens for personal prayer on May 18th

May 12, 2020

*Church of the Immaculate Conception, Enniskeane*

Churches in the Diocese of Cork and Ross will once again be opened for personal prayer from Monday May 18^thonwards on a phased basis..

This will include our parish church at Enniskeane. It will be open MOn-Sat from 10.30am to 1pm and from 5pm to 7pm. (On Sundays from 11.30 to 1pm and from 5pm to 7pm).

In a message to the priests of the diocese, Bishop Fintan Gavin has issues guidelines which must be followed before each church can be opened.

“This needs to proceed very carefully so that people can visit churches safely knowing that procedures are in place in line with government advice and HSE guidance,” Bishop Fintan wrote.

This forms part of a phased plan towards being able to celebrate the sacraments with a congregation at a later date.

“Parishes are encouraged to initially open at least one church and to reopen the other church(es) on a phased basis depending on local circumstances.”

With the exception of Funeral Masses which are celebrated with only ten family members or friends present, the churches of the diocese have remained closed since the end of March.

Priests are to plan the opening of the churches with the help of parishioners.

“Many of our clergy and people who serve in key roles in our churches are restricted in what they can do due to government regulations,” Bishop Fintan says. “So it is important to plan this with the help of the Parish Assembly / Pastoral Council / church carers and Parish Finance Committee.”

The guidance to parishes and churches outlines minimum requirements which are to be in place before a church can be opened safely. These include attention to cleanliness, physical distancing, hand sanitising, public health information and stewarding.

The Guidance Document issued to parishes is available here.

Praying Holy Week and Easter together

April 4, 2020

For the first time in living memory most people will not be able to go to their local church for the most sacred week of the year. During Holy Week (between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday) Christians contemplate the suffering, death and resurrection of Christ and prayerfully attend a series of liturgies which are celebrated on the days corresponding to the events in the life of Christ.

We are apart but we can be one

This year, due to restrictions resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, Catholics are invited to join in prayer from their homes while the Masses and other ceremonies are held in churches without a congregation present and some priests celebrate Mass privately in their homes.

All the Holy Week liturgies will be celebrated at the Cathedral in Cork and people can join by the Cathedral live stream.

Enniskeane Parish will broadcast ceremonies on the parish Facebook Page.

For people who are at home and wish to pray during these sacred days on their own or with family, a series of Prayer Guides is available here.

Help make the impossible possible!

March 5, 2020

A lot of people would love the opportunity to visit Lourdes, France — a place of pilgrimage, peace and healing since 1858. And many people go there every year.

However, the sick and less able people can only get there with the assistance of carers and helpers. Thousands of people from across the world give of their time in Lourdes each year as volunteer helpers.

This video is about the Cork and Ross annual pilgrimage and the opportunity for young people (18–25) to help as part of an organised group.

‘Spring’ Station Mass

December 28, 2019

Enniskeane Parish’s first Spring Station Mass is early!

The Station Mass for Crohane, Maulrour and Kilmoylerane is on Tues Dec 31st at 7.30pm at the home of Joseph and Caroline Walsh.

Bishop comes for Mass and tea to Lackanashinnagh Station

November 12, 2019

The last household in our parish hosting an Autumn Station Mass this year made a little bit of history when Bishop Fintan Gavin, Bishop of Cork and Ross, made his first visit to our parish and celebrated the Station Mass at the home of John Joe and Kathleen Crowley, Lackanashinnagh, Enniskeane, with their neighbours and extended family.

It was Bishop Gavin’s first time being at a Station Mass and probably the first time that a Bishop celebrated a Station Mass in our parish!

At the Station Mass at the home of John Joe and Kathleen Crowley, Lackanashinnagh, are the extended Crowley Family with Bishop Fintan Gavin who was the Principal Celebrant of the Mass and Fr Tom Hayes, PP, Enniskeane.

At the Station Mass at the home of John Joe and Kathleen Crowley, Lackanashinnagh, where Bishop Fintan Gavin was the Principal Celebrant of the Mass.

Parish shows support for student priests

October 30, 2019

Guiding the October meeting of the Enniskeane Parish Branch of St. Joseph’s Young Priests Society at Gort Mhuire, Ballineen are Mary Hurley, treasurer, Helen Crowley, chairperson and Eileen O’Driscoll, secretary.

A Mass was celebrated and a meeting was held of the Enniskeane Parish Branch of St. Joseph’s Young Priests Society at Gort Mhuire, Ballineen, last evening. Members of other West Cork Branches also attended.
The SJYPS was founded to support the education of students for the priesthood through prayer, promotion of vocations and fundraising to offset college costs.
The Enniskeane Branch reported having collected more than €2,000 from its members and supporters last year.