St. Brigid of Ireland, Abbess
St. Brigid is celebrated on 1st
February - the first day of Spring!
Brigid is known as Mary of the Gael and she is one
of Ireland’s patron saints. She was born in Faughart near Dundalk in 451 AD.
There are wells dedicated to St. Brigid throughout the country. St. Brigid’s
crosses are made from rushes and placed over the door in many homes. The prayer of blessing for the crosses is
“May the blessing of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit be on these crosses, on
where they are and on everybody who looks at them. Amen.
Feast
of the Presentation
This
Sunday we commemorate the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. It is also
called Candlemas Day. Our Lady offered Jesus in the temple. Simeon took the
Child and declared that He was the promised Saviour. Candles are blessed today as a symbol of
Jesus the true light of the world.
Westcourt News
The
monthly Mass to pray for the intercession of Blessed Edmund Rice will take
place in Westcourt on Monday, 3rd February at 7.30pm. The liturgy for
this Mass will be prepared by the Callan Heritage Society. All are welcome.
Mill Hill Missionaries
There
will be a Mass in honour of St. Joseph on the first Wednesday of every month.
The next Mass will be on Wednesday, 5th February at 8.00pm – in our Mill Hill
Chapel, St. Joseph’s, Waterford Road. Please join us if you can.
St. Josephs Young Priests Society
A meeting of the Ossory branch will take place
in the Chapter House, St. Mary’s Cathedral beginning with the monthly adoration
for Vocations at 7.00pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel on Friday 7th February.
The meeting is in preparation for Dublin Provincial Congress which will
take pace in St. John’s on Saturday, 29th March. Members and friends are
invited to attend.
Kilkenny
Solemn Novena
St. John’s Parish will host the annual Novena
to Our Mother of Perpetual Help - “The Kilkenny Solemn Novena” - from the feast
of St. Blaise on Monday, 3rd February until the feast of Our Lady of
Lourdes on Tuesday, 11th February.
The novena will be led by the Redemptorists’ Team and all are welcome.
Mass celebrated at 7.30am, 10.30am and 7.30pm each day. Details on flyers at our church doors and on
St. John’s Parish website: www.stjohnskilkenny.com. All welcome.
Capuchin
Friary Mass Times
From this weekend Masses will be celebrated at
the following times: Sundays: 10.30am (Irish) and 12.00 noon. Weekdays: 10.30am
and 5.40pm.
In other words: 7.30am Mass is discontinued
for Sundays and weekdays. Mass will be
celebrated at 5.40pm on all evenings except Sundays.
Stations
of the Cross
Following the repainting of St. Fiacre’s
Church a number of the Stations of the Cross were inadvertently reattached to
the wall in an incorrect sequence. Well
spotted and thanks to the three parishioners who noticed and informed us of the
mistake which has now been corrected. Would
you know the correct sequence?
Coeliac
Support Group
The Kilkenny/Carlow Coeliac Support Group will
hold its first meeting of 2014 in St. Patrick's Parish Centre on Monday, 3rd February at
8.00pm. Anyone effected by this disease or by gluten intolerance is
invited. Fáilte roimh gach duine.
National
Association of Widows
The
Association of Widows meet on the 1st Thursday of each month at 2.30pm in the
Club House Hotel. All welcome.
Loughboy Library
Craft Club on Wednesday at 2.00pm - all
welcome for an afternoon of knitting, stitching, chatting and a cuppa. Enquiries 056 779 4176.
Pray For Our Deceased Friends
Recently
Deceased: Mary McGrath, late The Pound, Ballycallan.
Funeral Prayers at Molloy’s Funeral Home, Callan at 7.00pm on Sunday followed
by removal to Ballycallan Church. Requiem Mass at 11.00am on Monday
followed by burial at Ballykeeffe. Gemma McGirr, Wolf Tone Street. Funeral
service on Monday at 12 noon at Camphill, Ballytobin. Majella Meany, Lord Edward Street. Dan Daly, Cork.
Anniversaries: Hughie
Shiels (Months Mind, Sat 6.15). Anne Nolan. Breda Butler (Sat 7.00). Noeleen
Flood (Sun 10.00). Michael White (Sun 10.30). Jimmy McGrath (Sun 11.00). John
Collins (Sun 12.00). Oliver Mannion (Sun 12.30). Elizabeth Mulligan (Mon 9.30).
Patrick O’Keeffe (Tues 10.30). Pat Kearney (Wed 10.30). Rory Quinn (Thurs
10.30). Sean O’Grady (Fri 9.30). Martin Brennan (Months Mind, Sat 9.30). Jimmy
O’Neill. Maura Gaffney. Jim Loughlin. Jim Murphy. Breda & Mark Butler. John
Quigley. James Hayes. Rev. John Nyhan. J.J. Murphy. Gretta Phelan. Kit
O’Carroll. Annie Delaney.
Intentions for next weekend: Thomas Kavanagh (Sat 6.15). Sr. Gemma Martin
(Sat 7.00). Shane Holland (Sun 9.30). Rory Quinn (Sun 10.00). John & Ellen
McDonald (Sun 10.30). Eileen Cummins (Sun 11.00). Ursula Maher (Sun 12.30).
Alzheimer’s Support Group
Support group for carers of people with
Alzheimer’s/dementia will meet on Wednesday, 5th February from 4.00 to 5.30pm in The Village
Day Centre (behind The Village Inn). Support and information in a relaxed
atmosphere. All are welcome. For information call Ruth on 056 777 1230.
Citizens’ Information Centre
We provide a free and confidential information
service to the people of Kilkenny. We
are currently recruiting volunteers. If
you are interested in helping people and have some time to give, please contact
us for further details. Telephone Sarah
Drea at 0761 07 7910.
Healing for Adults Bereaved by Suicide
Kilkenny Bereavement Support will hold a
healing group for adults bereaved by suicide. It will commence on Tuesday Feb 25th at 8.00pm in Villa Maria, Freshford Road. It will run by two experienced
facilitators for six consecutive Tuesdays.
The
Healing Group provides a safe place for the bereaved to meet and share their
loss in confidence with others. It is a place also to share thoughts and
feelings with others who are experiencing something similar. This is an annual event which has proven to
be very beneficial in the past. It will be a small group, 6 - 8 people. It is a
closed group in that once the group commences, no new people may enter. For information or to reserve a place, please
phone Kilkenny Bereavement Support at 056 775 6538.
Young at Heart Club
The
club will reopen on Wednesday, 5th February from 2.30pm - 4.30pm in
the Parish Centre.
Can you volunteer once a week?
Kilkenny
and Carlow Contact is a community based Befriending & Support organisation
for older people covering Kilkenny City & County, and we are looking for
additional volunteers to commit to one hour per week for Befriending in
Kilkenny City at present . If you are
interested in volunteering please call us for more information to our Kilkenny
office on 056 775 1988 Ext 6.
30/80KM Family Fun Get Fit Cycle
James
Stephen’s GAA Club members are hopping onto their bikes and hitting the roads.
Why not join them for a wonderful and exciting day?
Date:
Saturday, 22nd March. Location: James Stephen’s Clubrooms,
Larchfield. Registration: 9.30am to
10.40am. Start time: 11.00am. Entry fee: €20 single adult (entry + 1 raffle
ticket for prize draw). Family €30 (2), €40 (3), U16's €10. Prize draw and refreshments will be served
directly after the cycle. For
information contact organisers Liam Power 085 724 0012 or Tim Butler 087 676
4747.
Centering Prayer Retreat
5th
March 2014 - 12th March 2014
Orlagh
Retreat Centre, Old Court Road, Dublin 16. www.orlagh.ie.
Reservations/Bookings: contemplativeoutreachireland@gmail.com. Contact Eileen
Foley, 087 601 7709.
The
Joy of the Gospel
Pope Francis encourages every Christian to
rediscover the joy of a personal encounter with
Jesus in his amazing new message of hope, Evangelii
Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel. From St. Mary’s Cathedral Bookshop @ €4.99.
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes
Do you
know of anyone who is unwell, suffered a bereavement or going through a
difficult time who would like to travel to Lourdes in prayer or thanksgiving in
2014? You must be from St.Patrick’s
Parish. Please forward names to members of the St. Patrick’s Parish Lourdes
Fund Committee. Call the Parish Office
on 776 4400.
