LISTOWEL PARISH NEWSLETTER–2nd SUNDAY OF ADVENT - 7thDECEMBER 2014

Parish Priest: Canon Declan O Connor.Parish Office (Mon – Fri 10am – 1pm & 2pm –5pm) 068-21188. After hours emergency no. 0870908949.Email: . Notices for Parish Newsletter have to be in by 2.00pm on Thursdays. Funerals take place on weekdays at 11.30am and Sundays and Holy Days at 11.00am. Baptisms are at pre-arranged times and must be booked through the Parish Office. Confessions: every Saturday after 10.30am Mass. Check out our web page and all Diocesan news on:

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MASSES THIS WEEK NOV. 7th TO 14th

Saturday
6th / Kathleen McCarthy, Tanavalla, Months Mind /Patsy Lyons, Clieveragh /
Margaret Lynch, Glin, Limerick /
Helen McConnell nee Rowan, O’Connell’s Ave./
Bunny & Mary Dalton, Charles St. /
Maurice, Annie & Patrick Relihan, Ballylongford / John & Josephine Woulfe, Patrick St. & Ballygologue Road /
Phil McDonagh, O’Connell’s Ave. /
James Joy, O’Connell’s Ave. /
Eleanor Culbert nee Moore, Charles St. / Vigil
7.00pm
Sunday 7th / John O Halloran, The Meadows & Church St. /Bridget Toomey, Dirha Cottages /
Eileen Elliot, Sussex, England & Lixnaw, Recently Deceased /Tim Kennelly, Bedford /
David O Brien, Kilmeany, Kilmorna/
Peggy Scanlon, Pollough / 9.00am
Funeral Mass – Mary Rita Fitzmaurice / 11.00am
Holy Day
Feast of Immaculate ConceptionMon 8th / Nora Kelly, Coolnaleen /
Peggy Stack nee Griffin, O’Connell’s Ave / 11.00am
Joan Healy & Deceased Family Members
of the Reidy Family / 1.10pm
Dan Hayes, Bridge Road /Mass of thanksgiving /Mary Walsh, Dirha / William Doyle, Fourhane / 7.00pm
Tues 9th / Nell & Jack O Connell & Timothy Foley, Gortcreen /Maire Kelliher, Lartigue Village / 10.30am
Wed. 10th / Baby Andrea Loughnane, Clieveragh Road / 10.30am
Thurs 11th / James, Annie & Seamus Dennehy & Anne Reilly, Cavan / 10.30am
Friday 12th / Luke Slowely, London & Roslea, Fermanagh /
Kevin Casey, Woodford / 10.30am
Saturday
13th / Kitty Healy, Convent Street & Deceased Family Members / 10.30am
Danny Barrett, Clieveragh & Ballygologue Pk, Birthday Remembrance / Ann Browne, Killocrim / David Cronin, Coolagown / Vigil
7.00pm
Sunday 14th / James, Kathleen & William Scragg, England /
Daniel B. Joy, Gortnaminch / 9.00am
John Sexton, William Street /
Joseph & Hannah Walsh Deceased
Family Members, Dirha East / 11.00am

Priest on duty for Listowel Deanery on this Sunday, 7th Dec., Fr . Padraig Kennelly, 0872931064 (emergencies only).

PARISH OFFERTORY COLLECTION Our sincere thanks for the Offertory Collection last weekend. May God reward you and thank you.

FUNERALMary Rita Fitzmaurice, Finuge. Arriving to the Church this Saturday evening after vigil Mass. Requiem Mass Sunday 7th at 11am. burial Ahavoher Cemetery Moyvane.

ANNIVERSARY REMEMBRANCE Mary Hanlon, O’Connell’s Ave, David Bunyan Junior, Convent St. & Killimer, Clare, Patrick O’Connor, O’Connell’s Ave, Margaret Dillon, Meen, Jack Danagher, Cahirdown, Nora Kelly, Coolnaleen, Patrick Carmody, Skehenerin, Michael Kennelly, Market St.

CHURCH NOTICES

ANNUAL DIOCESAN YOUTH COLLECTION: for the Kerry Diocesan Youth Service will be held this weekend Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th of December at all masses immediately after Holy Communion in the usual way. KDYS operates five youth centres including Listowel, and a variety of projects supporting over forty youth clubs within the Diocese. Many Thanks.

CHILDREN'S LITURGY OF THE WORD will be held on this Sunday 7th December at 11am Mass. It is where we invite our younger children (pitched at Primary level) accompanied by their parents to a special ‘Liturgy of the Word’ in the Meeting Room lead by adult leaders during the Mass. Mass is televised there and they rejoin the congregation at Offertory time.

Feast of Immaculate Conception of BVM on this MONDAY, December 8th

It is a Holy Day of obligation. As it falls on a Monday this year, the Feast of the Immaculate will be celebrated with three masses in our Church. First mass is at 11.00 a.m. Second Mass is at 1.10 p.m. (lunch time) and the third mass is at 7.00 p.m. on Monday evening. Hoping that these times will facilitate as many as possible to attend mass.

SPECIAL CHRISTMAS MASSES THIS WEEK:

Kerry Parents & Friends on Tuesday next at 2pm.

Listowel Community College, Wednesday next 12.15pm.

St. Michael’s College, Thursday next at 12.15pm.

Clounmacon Annual Christmas Party Mass in the Community Centre Friday night at 8pm. (All are welcome).

ADVENT EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: in preparation for Christmasis taking place again on this Sunday afternoon (3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.) in the Adoration Chapel. Do come along and pray in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament.

MEDJUGORJE MONTHLY PRAYER MEETING in the Parish meeting room on Monday night Dec. 8th at 7.30pm.

THE SISTERS OF ST. ELISABETH OF BELARUS that helps children in an orphanage and psychiatric hospital will be visiting our Church on Friday next Dec. 12th at the 10.30am. Mass with the kind permission of Bishop Ray. You can help by buying some of their icons, ceramics, decorations and other artefact produced in the workshop in their convent. Your donations will be very much appreciated.

INFORMATION / HISTORY BROCHURE/LEAFLET ON ST. MARY’S CHURCH:will be launched on Saturday night next immediately after Holy Communion at the Vigil Mass. It has been researched and produced by John D. Pierse, Vincent Carmody, Kay Moloney Caball & Kieran Moloney (images). It will be a great ‘keep sake’ on our lovely church.

SPECIAL 11.00 A.M. MASS NEXT SUNDAY: As we prepare for Christmas and the Nativity, the Presentation Primary Schoolchildren and Staff are very kindly hosting the 11.00 a.m. Mass on Sunday next, December 14th with prayers and song. All are welcome.

PRESENTATION SECONDARY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE

Here in St. Mary’s Parish Church, on Sunday evening next 14th December at 7pm.This will also be a lovely occasion as part of our Advent preparation for Christmas. Please join our young people at this special time of the year.

SPECIAL PARISH CHRISTMAS CARDSof St. Mary’s Church, are on sale in the Parish Office, €1.00 each or Pack of 6 for €5.00.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

THE ST. VINCENT DE PAUL ANNUAL CHURCH GATE COLLECTION will be taken up at all Masses next weekend - Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th of December. Please support this worthy cause as we approach Christmas.

ROSARY IN O’CONNELL’S AVE to mark Feast of Immaculate Conception will take place on this Monday 8th Dec. at 6.00pm.