Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 4th August 2013

Bank Holiday Weekend

We welcome visitors to our parish on this bank holiday weekend.  We pray that you will have a safe and pleasant time among us and return to your homes relaxed and refreshed.

Please note the only public Mass in our parish on Monday will be at St. Patrick’s Church at 11.00am.  All welcome.

There will be no exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Fiacre’s Church on Monday.

 

First Saturday Devotion

The usual devotions on the first Saturday of the month will be held at St. Fiacre’s Church, Loughboy on Saturday, 3rd August after 6.15pm Mass. Prayers and adoration will end at 9.00pm.  All are welcome.

 

Public Rosary

The monthly rosary on the first Sunday of the month in James Green at the statue of Our Lady of Kilkenny continues on this Sunday, 4th August at 3.00pm.  All are welcome.

 
Mill Hill Missionaries

The Mill Hill Missionaries on the Waterford Road, Kilkenny host a Mass in honour of St. Joseph on the first Wednesday of every month.  All are welcome to attend on this Wednesday evening, 7th August at 8.00pm.

 

Divine Mercy

An hour of adoration and prayer will take place in the Capuchin Friary Church, Kilkenny on next Sunday, 10th August from 3.00pm to 4.00pm.  All are welcome to attend.

 

Parish Shop

St. Patrick’s Parish Shop offers a wide range of religious items for sale at reasonable prices.  The shop is located in the foyer of our Parish Centre and is open during office hours.  This is the place to purchase bibles, rosary beads, holy water fonts and requisites for Baptism and other sacraments.

 

The Immaculate Heart of Mary

Ireland will be consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on 15th August, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The consecration will take place at Knock Shrine, during the annual Novena to Our Lady of Knock.  Cardinal Seán Brady, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, will lead the Act of Consecration. Archbishop Eamon Martin, Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh will be the principal celebrant and preacher at the Mass on that day.  Bishops, priests and people from across the country will be in attendance.

The Prayer of Consecration will entrust families, homes and the dioceses of Ireland to Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary and call on her to watch over the young people of Ireland.  As the universal Church is currently celebrating a Year of Faith, it is fitting that the Act of Consecration calls to mind the woman of faith par excellence and asks for her prayers for the people of this country.

Commenting ahead of the Consecration Cardinal Brady said: “In his recent encyclical for the Year of Faith, Pope Francis invited us to turn to Mary, Mother of the Church and Mother of our Faith.  I am very pleased that the Irish Catholic Bishops decided at their June meeting to consecrate Ireland to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I am looking forward to being at our National Shrine in Knock on the 15th August to ask Mary’s maternal blessing on the people of Ireland.  The Feast of the Assumption is one of the biggest days of the year in Knock, with bishops, priests and people present for the opening of the Novena.  I invite the people of Ireland to come along to Knock on the day or to join in this beautiful devotional act by praying the prayer of entrustment in their homes and parish churches.”
We encourage parishioners to consider making a pilgrimage to Knock for this long-anticipated occasion.
 

Pray For Our Deceased Friends

Recently Deceased: Marie Nichols, Loughboy Park.  Mary (Melly) Bourke, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Paddy McCabe, Old Callan Road. Cornelius Mulvihill, Dublin.  Interment at Foulkstown Cemetery at approximately 1.30pm on Wednesday, 7th August.  Myra Quinn, England and late Corcoran Terrace. Burial of ashes at Foulkstown Cemetery at 11.00am on Saturday, 10th August.

Anniversaries:  Ellen Grace (Sat 6:15). Annie Lennon (Sat: 7.00). Frank Stapleton (Sun 12.30). James & Joe Delaney (Fri 9.30). Nuala & Phelim McConville (Fri 10.30). Ellen McEvoy (Sat 9.30). Mary Tynan. David, Jim & Peggy Gaffney. Claire Mahon. Molly Gahan. Martin Doheny, Joseph Browne. Michael Browne. James & Eileen Kearney.

Intentions for next weekend: Mary Coogan (Sat 6.15). Jackie Coonan (Sat 7.00). Jim Drohan (Sun 10.00). Gabriel Warde (Sun 12.00). Margaret Shanahan (Sun 12.30).

 

Youth Prayer Festival in Medjugorje

A total of 74 young people from Kilkenny and their leaders are in Medjugorje at the moment for the International Youth Prayer Festival.  The theme of the 24th International Festival is “Faith Working Through Love”.

Let us continue to pray for our young people, many from St. Patrick’s Parish, during their pilgrimage.  (See www.medjugorje.hr)

 

Youth 2000 Summer Festival

Cistercian College, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary from Thursday 15^th – Sunday 18^th August 2013.   For young people aged 16-35, an opportunity not to be missed to experience the Catholic faith and meet many new people. See www.youth2000.ie

 

Useful Websites

Have you visited our parish website recently?  Have a look at www.patricksparish.net

Our diocesan website is www.ossory.ie which enables us to keep up to date on diocesan issues.

Music Workshop

Dr. Eddie Jones and the University of Arkansas Gospel Choir will lead a series of workshops on Music and Prayer on Friday, 9th August and Saturday, 10th  August in the Pembroke Hotel.  The choir will lead the music ministry for Mass in St. Mary's Cathedral on Sunday, 11th August at 11.00am. Information from www.kilkennygospelchoir@gmail.com or 087 628 6858.

 

Dochas Nasamu Orphanage

An Irish run and Irish built aids orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya, is holding a used clothing appeal for ladies, gents and children’s clothes, shoes, household linens, e.g. towels, sheets, blankets, soft toys, handbags etc. in whatever condition so long as the items are clean.  This appeal - which is organised by a St. Patrick’s Parish parishioner - will take place on Friday, 9th August, from 9.00am to 10.30am at the St. Patrick’s Parish Centre Car Park.  For further information, please contact Marie on  087 689 0995.

 

Sponsored Walk

Kilkenny to Bennettsbridge - Nore Valley Walk, Sunday, 18th August in aid of Cystic Fibrosis Ireland.  Walk starts at picnic tables in Maudlin Street (bottom of hill near motor tax offices) at 11.00am sharp.  Registration at 10.30am. €10 entrance fee which goes directly to the charity. Sponsorship cards available, contact 085 810 7890 for a card.  Length: 11kms each way. Duration: 3.5 - 5 hours (both ways).  Option to go one way - lifts will be arranged back to Kilkenny.  Contact Aoife on 085 810 7890 or charitywalk13@gmail.com for any further details

 

Clothing Collection

You are invited to support a used clothing collection in aid of Fr. Nicholas Maanzo and his parish of St. Augustine’s Kitui, Kenya.  The collection will take place on Wednesday, 7th August between 9.00am and 12 noon at St. Patrick's Church, St. Fiacre’s Church and Foulkstown Church.  For further information please consult the poster at rear of the church. 

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 28th July 2013

Cemetery Mass

Sincere thanks to all who worked long and hard to make the annual cemetery Mass in Foulkstown last Thursday such a success.  There was a tremendous turnout for this special occasion of remembering deceased loved ones.

The members of the Cemetery Committee wish to offer a special thanks to all who contributed so generously towards the cemetery collection and the money will be put to good use maintaining the cemetery throughout the year ahead.

Special note:  As there are no longer facilities available in Foulkstown for disposing of dead flowers, wrappings etc. (Blame the illegal dumpers who were using the skip to get rid of household waste), we ask people who are maintaining graves to take their waste items home with them and dispose of them in a proper manner.  Thanks for your cooperation on this matter.

 

You will never be disappointed!

Pope Francis has asked young pilgrims attending this week’s World Youth Day celebrations to keep Jesus at the “centre of their lives.”  Pope Francis asked young Catholics to imagine they were with Jesus on the seashore and asked them to follow Jesus and share his love with others, as he addressed them earlier this week on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro.  Faith, he said, is “an operation that shifts concerns and priorities so that they revolve around Jesus and not the individual or false idols”.

“Certainly possessions, money and power can give a momentary thrill, the illusion of being happy,” he said, “but they end up possessing us and making us always want to have more, never satisfied.”  Instead, he said, with Christ as the centre of your life “you will never be disappointed,” but, he added, “the young must be strong” to resist the temptations around them.

Regularly updated reports on World Youth Day will be available on www.catholicbishops.ie

Pray For Our Deceased Friends

Recently Deceased: Noeline Foley, Carrigeen, Johnswell.  Eileen Glennon, Bennettsbridge Road. Marie Nolan, Garringreen. Jimmy Murphy, Enniscorthy.

Anniversaries: Chris Murphy (Sat 6.15). Thomas McGuire (Sat 7.00). Denis Treacy (Sun 10.00). Jim Corcoran (Sun 10.30). Martin Mulhall (Sun 11.00). Mary Fahy (Sun 12.00). Teresa & Patrick Delahunty (Sun 12.30), Kathleen Shelley (Fri 10.30), Chrissie Drennan, Harry Emery, Breda & Delia O’Hara, Danny Galvin, Ann Corcoran. Mick Coonan. Nancy Larkin. Jimmy Bourke. Billy Bourke.

Intentions for next weekend: Ellen Grace (Sat 6:15). Annie Lennon (Sat: 7.00). Frank Stapleton (Sun 12.30).

May they rest in peace.

 

Anniversaries and Mass Bookings

Please note that funeral Masses take precedence over previously booked anniversary or Month’s Mind Masses.  In such an event the person who made the booking will be informed as soon as possible and the anniversary Mass or Month’s Mind Mass will be transferred to the closest suitable date.  We appreciate your understanding.

 

The Popes’ Encyclical
Copies of Pope Francis’ first encyclical letter, Lumen Fidei, are on sale in the Parish Shop at €3.50.  This encyclical was started by Pope Benedict XVI and completed by Pope Francis.

Why Not?

Thinking about Priesthood in the Diocese of Ossory?  Contact Fr. Willie Purcell, Vocations Director, St. Kieran’s College for information and advice.  Telephone 056 777 0261 or email: wpurcell@eircom.net

 

 Kilkenny Bereavement Support

A one to one support service for bereaved persons. For a confidential appointment ring 056 775 6538.

Kilkenny Bereavement Support is a private, personal no fee service.

 

First Friday Visits

The first Friday of August falls this week.  The priests intend visiting those on their lists at the usual times.  Please contact the Parish Office (056 776 4400) if you, or someone known to you, would like one of the priests to visit on Friday.

 

Blessings

The priests of the parish are happy to offer a blessing at Mass to:  small children who haven’t yet received their First Holy Communion, expectant mothers and their babies and those who feel they are unable to receive Holy Communion due to personal circumstances.  Just indicate to the priest that you would like a blessing by crossing you arms across your chest.  Expectant mothers can ask the priest directly after they have received Holy Communion themselves.

 

St. Rioch’s Cemetery

The annual Mass for those buried in St. Rioch’s Cemetery will be celebrated in the cemetery on next Thursday, 1st August at 7.30pm.  All welcome.

 

Summer Wind Down

While many groups who use the Parish Centre take a break for the summer, the Parish Centre and Parish Office will continue to remain open.  Inquiries for anniversaries, baptisms weddings etc. should be made through the Parish Office.  If no one is available when you call, contact the parish by telephone and leave a message.

 

Spanish Train Disaster

In a letter of sympathy to the Archbishop of Santiago de Compostella Cardinal Brady assured the people of the region of the spiritual closeness of the Irish people to them at this time and promised the prayers of the Irish Church for those who have died, those who have been injured and for their families.  

The Cardinal invited all the Irish faithful to offer prayers at Masses this weekend for those affected.

 

Memorial Service

The Kilkenny Santiago de Compostella Group is holding a memorial service for those who lost their lives and for the many injured in the train derailment in Santiago. 

All are invited to the service which will take place at St. Mary’s Cathedral on this Thursday, 1st August at 8.00pm.

 

Parish Lourdes Fund Winner

Congratulations to  Liam Morrison, Christy’s Bar who was the lucky winner of two tickets to see Bruce Springsteen this weekend.  The draw was in aid of the St. Patrick’s Parish Lourdes Invalid Fund and the winning ticket was bought in The Sceilp Inn.

The St. Patrick’s Parish Lourdes Fund annual church gate collection will be held on Sunday next.  Please be generous in your support.

 

Come on Kilkenny

We join in wishing the men from our parish and all associated with the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Team all the best in Sunday’s game at Semple Stadium in Thurles.

 

Living With Suicide Workshop

As part of their Life’s Journey Series, Lough Derg offers a one day workshop entitled “Living with Suicide” on Wednesday, 25^th September.  This day is for adults who have been affected by suicide, either through personal loss of with suicidal ideation, for those ministering to the suicide bereaved or working in support services.  For further information contact Maureen in the Lough Derg office at 071986 1518 or info@loughderg.org.

 

Youth 2000 Summer Festival

Cistercian College, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary from Thursday 15^th – Sunday 18^th August 2013.   For young people aged 16-35, an opportunity not to be missed to experience the Catholic faith and meet many new people. See www.youth2000.ie

 

 

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 14th July 2013

Cemetery Mass

Our annual Foulkstown Cemetery Mass will take place on Thursday, 25th July at 7.30pm.  Please remind your relatives and friends, especially those who are living away from home.

Perhaps it is also time to make a move to prepare family graves and the graves of those neighbours who have no able family members remaining.

Contacting the Parish by Telephone

St. Patrick’s Parish telephone number is 056 776 4400.  Upon dialling that number you will be answered by an automatic communications system which will smoothly connect you to the priest, Parish Office or extension number you require.  Please note: if your business is urgent and you need to talk to the ‘Priest on Duty’ please dial Ext. 2 when the automatic system answers.  Mass times are listed on Ext. 3; those wishing to contact or leave a message for the Parish Office should dial Ext. 1.  Fr. Dan is at Ext. 4; Fr. Roderick is at Ext. 5 and Fr. Liam is at Ext. 6.

 

Theological Studies Programme

This programme ran for the second time last year with a group of 25 participants. It was a resounding success and thoroughly enjoyed by all. The course aims at providing religious education, faith formation and spiritual enrichment for those actively engaged in parish life or in the pastoral care of people, young and old. The programme runs for 24 weeks, September – May, Mondays and Thursdays, 7.00 – 9.00pm, with modules in the Old and New Testament Scriptures, Church History, The Church, past and present, Moral Theology, Liturgy & Sacraments.

For further details apply to Declan Murphy, Course Director, St Kieran’s College 087 908 1470 or 056 775 3624; email declanmurphy@ossory.ie or theology@ossory.ie.  Alternatively forms may be downloaded from www.ossory.ie
 

Coffee Morning

A Coffee Morning and Cake Sale in aid of the local Medjugorje Youth Group will take place in the Parish Centre immediately after the 10.30am Mass on next Friday 19th July.  Teas, coffees, cakes, pastries and other delicious products will be available to consume on the premises or to take away.  The event is organised by local young people and all proceeds will be used to help some young people from our parish join in the annual pilgrimage to the Medjugorje Youth Festival in early August.

Please support by your attendance or bringing cakes and produce for sale on the day.

 

Rain on St. Swithin’s Day

St. Swithin’Day if thou dost rain, for forty days it will remain

St. Swithin’Day if thou be fair for forty days ‘twill rain nae mair.

On this Monday, 15th July, St. Swithin’s Day, many people will be on the alert for the weather forecast.  According to tradition, if the sun shines on this date forty days sunshine are in store. But alas if it rains, forty days of downpour will follow. Jane Struthers informs us in her book, Red Sky at Night, that the Meteorological Office researched this theory and declared it to be without foundation.

St. Swithin was bishop of Winchester in England and wished to be buried out of doors, breaking with the tradition of bishops being buried in the Cathedral.  Nine years later, an attempt was made to exhume his body and take it to the Cathedral, but gales blew, rain fell and the attempt had to be abandoned.

Let us be happy and patient with whatever weather God sends us, as patience brings relief.

Say the following prayer and one never knows what will happen: Lord God, send us rain but not wet weather, may tomorrow’s amount fall tonight. Amen.

 

Pray For Our Deceased Friends

Recently Deceased: David Gaffney. Breda Dumbers, Loughboy. Agnes Walsh, Dublin.

Months Mind: Josie Kenny (Sun 10.30). Bernadette Gannon.

Anniversaries: Joan Coady (Sat 6.15). Jimmy Hackett (Sat 7.00). Catherine Roberts (Sun 9.30). Jimmy Byrne (Sun 10.00). Dr. Paddy Boyd (Sun 11.00). Deceased Residents & Family Members of Dukesmeadows Community (Sun 12.00). Ger Doheny (Sun 12.30).  Bridget Kelly (Tues 10.30). Marty Neylon (Wed 10.30).  Aileen Kelly. Tony Henderson. Mary Slattery.  Patrick O’Brien. John Walsh. John Grogan. Jimmy Fahy. John & Esther Loughman. Peg Horrigan.

Intentions for next weekend: Vera Brannigan (Sat 6.15). Sr. Mary Buckley (Months Mind Sat 7.00). James & Margaret Bambrick (Sun 9.30). Davina Crosby (Sun 10.00). Mary Norris (Sun 10.30). Kitty Quinn (Sun 11.00). Aileen Kelly (Sun 12.00). Joe Cody (Sun 12.30).  May they rest in peace. 

 

Divine Mercy

An hour of adoration and prayer in honour of Divine Mercy will take place in the Friary Church on this Sunday, July 14th from 3.00pm - 4.00pm.  All welcome.

 

Youth 2000 Summer Festival

Cistercian College, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary from Thursday 15^th to Sunday 18^th August 2013.   For young people aged 16 - 35; an opportunity not to be missed to experience the Catholic faith and meet many new people. This Festival has been nicknamed the “Holy Oxygen” with over 1,000 young people from all corners of Ireland attending last year. The festival is donation only. Free buses from towns throughout Ireland. For information and booking: www.youth2000.ie or phone 01 675 3690 or Facebook (youthtwothousandIreland).

 
Parish Shop

Our Parish Shop offers a wide range of religious items for sale at reasonable prices.  The shop is located in the foyer of our Parish Centre and is open during office hours.  Feel free to drop in and have a look without obligation.

 

Lough Derg Pilgrimages

Thinking of a way to celebrate this Year of Faith? Visit Lough Derg.  Traditional Three Day Pilgrimage continues every day from now until Tuesday 13^th August.  Boats between 11.00am and 3.00pm daily. Public bus service and group organised pilgrimages available.  For further information contact Maureen on 071 986 1518.  www.loughderg.org.

Dochas Nasamu

An Irish run and Irish built aids orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya,  is holding a used clothing appeal of ladies, gents and children’s - clothes, shoes, household linens i.e. towels, sheets, blankets, soft toys, handbags etc. (whatever condition - so long as the items are clean).  This appeal will take place on Friday, 19th July from 10.30 to 12.00 noon, at The Parish Centre Car park.

For further information, please contact Marie on 087 689 0995.

 

Kilkenny Bereavement Support
A one to one support service for bereaved persons. For a confidential appointment ring 056 775 6538.  Kilkenny Bereavement Support is a private, personal no fee service.
 

Why Not?

Thinking about priesthood in the Diocese of Ossory?  Contact Fr. Willie Purcell, Vocations Director, St. Kieran’s College.  056 777 0261. Email: wpurcell@eircom.net

 

The Joy Rule

Think of Jesus, think of Others, think of You!