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First Holy Communion Dates 2013

October 24, 2012

First Holy Communion Dates 2013 (final update!)
It is necessary to change the previously published date of the First Holy Communion Mass in Ahiohill church. (Sorry for any inconvenience.)
The dates of the Masses at which the children will receive for the first time are as follows:-

Sat APRIL 20th at Ahiohill Church (Ahiohill and Kilcolman schools)
Sat May 4th at Castletown Church (Coppeen school)
Sat May 11th at Enniskeane Church (Enniskeane school)

While the First Holy Communion Masses are separate, the parish preparation towards those dates will be done centrally. Families will be invited in November to participate in the “Do This in Memory” parish programme which will begin with an enrolment ceremony on Sunday Nov 25th. The enrolment and the DTIM programme will be held in Enniskeane church at one Sunday Mass each month during the year.

List of upcoming Station Masses

October 22, 2012

Station Masses to be celebrated in the coming weeks:-

Knockmacool & Kilcolman at the home of Biddy O’Donovan on Thurs Oct 25th at 7.30pm
Shanaway & Phale at the home of Rosarii & Michael Wycherley on Fri 26th Oct at 12noon;
Farranashesharee and Ardkitt at the home of Donal & Pat Crowley on Mon. 29th Oct at 7.30pm
Cashelmore, Cashelcommons, Tullymurrihy, at the home Declan and Mary Walsh on Fri Nov 16th at 7.30pm.
Kilmoylerane and neighbours at Norma and Donie Walsh’s on Fri 23rd Nov at 7.30pm.
Coppeen East, Lackanashinnagh and Moneynacrohy at John J and Kathleen Crowley’s on Fri Nov 30th at 7.30pm

If you would like to host a Station Mass in your neighbourhood, please contact Fr. Hayes.

Dedication Certificates being delivered

October 13, 2012

The specially printed souvenir Certificates which record the dedications of the pipes in the organ are being printed and delivered. A few hundred have already been posted … but if you have not received yours don’t panic, please! The remainder will be processed and posted in the coming two weeks.

(It happen that some people who have sponsored more than one pipe will receive some ahead of the others. This is because the pipes are assigned at random.)

Thanks to all who have sponsored pipes in the organ.

Very close to 500 of the organ pipes sponsored. THANKS

October 9, 2012

In the dreary economic state of this country it’s all too easy to loose sight of the goodness of people. There’s a real spirit of goodness, Godliness and generosity evident in our parish and its friends. This spirit was never more evident than in the tremendous response of people to the installation of the pipe organ in Enniskeane Church.

As of now, 492 of the pipes have been sponsored and dedicated to named individuals and families. That’s nearly three-quarters of the 678 pipes. Accompanying donations have amounted to over €18,000 so far.

The word ‘thanks’ seems inadequate in the face of such goodness but the Lord has his own eternal way of blessing people whose hearts reflect his kindness to us.