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Thursday August 15th is the Feast of the Assumption and a Holyday

August 9, 2013

Thursday August 15th is the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady in Heaven. It is a holy day of obligation – meaning it is one of the special weekdays during the year when Catholics participate in the Eucharist at Mass.

August 15th is known in many parts of Ireland as “Lady Day” and is a day when many people attend centuries old devotions and prayer services at shrines to Our Lady and at holy wells.

This year also marks the 25th anniversary of the dedication of the Grotto to Our Lady of Lourdes which adorns the avenue into Enniskeane Church. To mark the Silver Jubilee of the Grotto, rosary will be prayed at the Grotto at 7pm on Thurs 15th. (Rosary has been prayed faithfully every Sunday eve for the past 25 years at the Grotto.) Mass for the holy day will be offered in the church at 7.30pm and will be followed by Benediction with the Blessed Sacrament. All welcome.

August 2013 Station Masses (updated)

Station Masses:

Friday Aug. 16^th for Shanaway and Phale at the home of Mrs Joan Nyhan, An Gairdín Mór, at 7.30pm

Thursday Aug 22^nd: for Ahiohill, Keel, Maulnarouga, Drombofinny, at the home of Ralph and Deirdre O’Regan at 12 noon.

(The Station Mass for Farnashisheree & Ardkitt at the home of Michael Pat and Margaret Crowley is in October.)

Parish Financial Report to Dec 2012

June 25, 2013

It is a tribute to the people of the parish and to all who support the parish
that the repayments on the parish debt have been maintained in the past
year and we are making progress in reducing the debt.
During 2012, we also undertook a significant investment in the parish
church at Enniskeane with the installation of the pipe organ which came
from Clonakilty’s Mercy Convent. The installation required a reinforcing of
the choir gallery as well as a refitting of the gallery floor. It was also opportune
to rebuild the gallery stairs so that it all conforms to safety standards.
This extra work added a lot to the costs but it is all now finished and will be
a “job for life”.
At the start of 2012 the parish building fund debt stood at €145,413. During
2012, the monthly collections, fund-raising events and donations helped
bring the debt at the bank down to €67,277 by the end of the year.
2012 Finance Report to Parish