ST FACHTNA’S NEWSLETTER ADRIGOLE

PARISH PRIEST - FR MARTIN SHEEHAN

Sunday 31st December 2017

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31st December 2017 – Holy Family of Jesus Mary and Joseph
Date / Time / Mass and Prayer Schedules
Sun 31st / 10. 15am / Edward Blake Crooha East
Mon 1st / 10am / Mass of thanksgiving
Tue 2nd / 10am / Christina O’Sullivan
Wed 3rd
Thurs 4th / 10am
7.30pm / Mary Cannon
Brigie & Paddy O’Sullivan (Batt)
Fri 5th / 10am First Friday / Mike, Mai, Tony, Jimmy & Pat Carey
Sat 6th / 10.15am / Patrick and Mary T O’Sullivan Roosk
Sun 7th / 10.15am / Maureen Clarke Blackrock Cork

Collectors for January: Joe Crowley and Frank Carey. Thank you.

Special Collection: Next Sunday January 7th for the Needs of the Holy Land

Priest on Emergency Duty: Fr Martin Sheehan 087 9192414

Diary for 2018 is available in the Presbytery if you wish to book masses for next year, please do so on Friday Mornings from 9.30am. Thank you.

Beara Community Games Swimming at the Water School on Thursday January 4th at 2pm. Open to all Beara & Glengarriff children 6-15 years who can swim 16m and tread water. Participation by pre-entry only to Maree 086 0791830.

Ladies we are heading to The Beara Coast Hotel on Saturday January 6th for Women's Christmas night.

Four course dinner @ 7.30pm followed by music All for €25.

Put your dancing shoes on... To book call or text Mag: 087 2370355

Anam Cara Kerry, an organisation that supports bereaved parents, will hold its next monthly Parent Evening on Tuesday 9th of January from 7.30pm-9:00pm in Recovery Haven, 5 Haig's Terrace, Killierisk, Tralee, Co. Kerry. Anam Cara Kerry offers a safe and comfortable setting where you can ‘drop the mask’ and be yourself among people who understand. This event is open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age your child died, the circumstances of their death, or whether this was recent or not.

Thank you to everyone who helped in any way over Christmas – decorating the church, Christmas trees and the Crib. Those who read, sang, played music and collected, our altar servers and schools for their lovely art work and cards. You all did great work and our community appreciates all you did. Thank you. Fr Martin and Eleanor would like to wish you all a very Happy and Holy New Year.

Reflection: New Year’s Prayer 2018

Thank you Lord for giving me the brand New Year ahead. Help me live the way I should as each new day I tread.

Give me gentle wisdom that I might help a friend, give me strength and courage so a shoulder I might lend.

The year ahead is empty, help me fill it with good things, Each new day filled with joy and the happiness it brings.

Please give the leaders of our world a courage born of peace, that they might lead us gently and all the fighting cease.

Please give to all upon this earth a heart that’s filled with love, a gently happy way to live with your blessings from above.