Come To Me...
Come to me all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Our Lord in heaven bears most of the weights of our burdens, our cares, our struggles. Jesus tells us loud and clear, we don't have to live life alone, we don't have to live with all of our failures, with all of frustrations, with all of our burdens, but we must bring them to him. And then he will shoulder them with us, in fact, he will take most of the weight of our burdens upon himself. He will carry our burdens, he will lighten our loads.
Foulkstown Cemetery Mass
Our annual Foulkstown Cemetery Mass will take place on Thursday 31st July at 7.30pm. Please remind your relatives and friends, especially those who are living away from home.
Attention Ministers of the Word
All Sunday readings are now available on the diocesan website - www.ossory.ie. Go to the “Get more info” tab and the readings for the following Sunday can be found under “Faith Resources”.
Latin Mass
There will be High Mass and Blessing with the Relic of St. Oliver Plunkett at St. Patrick’s Church at 7.00pm on next Friday, 11th July. All are welcome.
Youth 2000 Summer Festival
This will be held at Cistercian College, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary from Thursday, 14th to Sunday, 17th August. For young people aged 16 – 35 years. This festival has been nicknamed the “Holy Oxygen” with over 1,000 young people from all corners of Ireland attending last year. Free buses will run from towns throughout Ireland. For information and booking on line: www.youth2000.ie or telephone 01 675 3690. All welcome.
Pray For Our Deceased Friends
Recently Deceased: Michael Ruth, 8 Laurel Drive. Requiem Mass at St. Fiacre’s Church at 12.00 noon Sunday. Burial in St. Kieran’s Cemetery. Derek O’Connor, Mount Brilliant Road, Greens Hill. Requiem Mass at St. John’s Church at 12.00 noon on Sunday. Burial in St. Kieran’s Cemetery. Mildred Kennedy, Bray & Shankill. Requiem Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral at 12.00 noon on Monday. Burial in Foulkstown Cemetery. Josephine Ryan, Greenfields. Requiem Mass at St. Canice’s Church at 11.00am on Monday. Burial in St. Kieran’s Cemetery. Beesie Cahill, Dunamaggin. Carmel McGuirk, Robertshill & Dublin. Renee Murphy, Troyscourt & late of Greenfields. Mary D'Alessandro, St. Teresa’s Terrace. Jimmy Grace, Lismore House, Sion Road & late of Lord Edward Street. Renee Murphy, Troyscourt & late of Greenfields. Margaret Fitzpatrick, McDonagh Street.
Anniversaries: Donal O’Neill (Sat 6.15). Jimmy Hackett (Sat 7.00). Jim Nugent (Sun 9.30). Jimmy Byrne (Sun 10.00). Dr. Patrick Boyd (Sun 10.30). Paddy Roche (Sun 11.00). Sean Hennessy (Sun 12.00). Fran Ryan (Sun 12.30). Fr. Lar Fleming (Tue 10:30). Drea Family (Wed 10:30). Sr. Margaret Mary Bergin & Patrick Bergin (Fri 10.30). Catherine Fitzpatrick. Lilly Purcell. Annie Cody. Aileen Kelly. Denis Molloy. Pat Maher. Christina, James & Michael Murphy. Mary Fry. Mike Byrne. Catherine Dowling. Mary Norris. Mary, Ann, Denis & Tommy Murray. Tony Henderson. Bridie Walsh. Bridget Ward.
Intentions for Next Weekend: Joan Cody (Sat 6.15). Eileen Brett (Months Mind Sat 7.00). Pauline Kennedy (Sun 10.00). Maurice Nagle (Sun 10.30). Aileen Kelly (Sun 12.000). Ger Doheny (Sun 12.30). May they rest in peace. Amen.
Public Rosary
The rosary on the First Sunday in James Green at the Statue of Our Lady of Kilkenny continues on this Sunday, 6th July at 3.00pm. All welcome.
Good Works Opera
Good Works Opera presents “An Evening of Highlights from the World of Opera and Musical Theatre”. A charity gala in aid of The Irish Pilgrimage Trust in St. Fiacre’s Church, Loughboy, Kilkenny on next Friday, 11th July @ 8.00pm. Tickets €10.00.
Featuring: Joyce Byrne - Mezzo-soprano; Victor Coe - Bass; Muireann Mulrooney - Soprano; Gerry Noonan - Baritone. Please support this great event.
Volunteers Needed
Kilkenny Bereavement Support is an organisation of volunteers that supports people of all ages who have been bereaved recently or at some time in the past. In September 2014, a 30 hour training course in bereavement and listening skills will commence. For more information telephone 056 775 6538 or email: info@kilkennybereavementsupport.com. The closing date for applications is 18th July.
Panel of Staff
If you or someone you know who is available for work please ask them to contact The Carers Association with their details. You must have FETAC Level 5 in Healthcare Support or working towards achieving the full award. The Carers’ Association is currently seeking staff in the following areas: Clogh/Castlecomer/Newtown and surrounding areas.
Freshford/Ballyraggett/Lisdowney and surrounding areas. Thomastown/Stoneyford/Ballyfoyle/Callan/Kells and surrounding areas. Kilkenny City.
Loughboy Library
Poetry Workshop: 8 - 12 year olds on Friday, 25th July at 11.00am. Free places available.
Irish Conversation Circle: for adults continues Wednesdays at 11.00am.
Exhibition: by the children of The Kilkenny Community Early Years Project is currently on display.
Coffee Morning: - Saturday, 12th July from 10.30am to 1.00pm at St. Mary’s Day Care Centre. Donation box for the Irish Heart Foundation. Enquiries to Liz Kavanagh 087 412 8047.
St. Patrick’s Parish Website
We have upgraded our parish website and are in the progress of making it more accessible and informative. Have a look and let us know what you think. www.patricksparish.com
Relay for Life
Relay for Life Kilkenny will be held at the Watershed Complex from 3.00pm on Saturday 19th July to 3.00pm to Sunday 20th July. This relay has teams of volunteers who walk to celebrate cancer survivors and life. At dusk we light Luminaria around the track to remember those who we have lost because of cancer and we pledge to fight back against cancer by community education and raising funds for the Irish Cancer Society towards research and services.
We ask cancer survivors to come and be the beacons of HOPE and courage for those who may have a cancer diagnosis in the future. This event was wonderful last year, however this year we would love to see more people from the locality come down and be part of this unique community event.
Good Luck to the Cats
We join in wishing the Kilkenny hurling teams all the best in this weekend’s Leinster Hurling Finals. Special good wishes go to those from our parish involved with the teams. Come on the Cats!
A Summer Prayer
Let us welcome the month of July and thank God for the lovely weather of recent days. Schools are closed and families are going on holidays. We ought to place great emphasis on road and water safety and be always careful and alert to danger. This is a lovely prayer for safety for the month of July from the oral tradition.
God be between me and the water that may drown me,
God between me and a road accident.
God guide me; God deliver me,
God accompany me,
God be my saviour on land and on sea. Amen.
