St Fachtna’s Newsletter Sunday 1st May 2016
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Sunday1st of MayDate / Time
Sun 1st / 10.15am / Laurence O’Sullivan & son John
Mon 2nd / 6.00pm
7.00 pm / Exposition
Nora O’Sullivan anniversary
Tues 3rd / 7.00pm / Eileen O’Donoghue & Peg O’Sullivan
Thurs 5th / 7.00pm / Special Intention
Friday 6th / 7.00pm / Joe Murphy
Sunday 8th / 10.15am / Patrick O’Sullivan & John P. & Mary & Catherine O’Sullivan
Please pray for Paddy Reade in Kilkenny, husband of Mary Power from Droumlavewho died during the week.
Priest on duty this Sunday:Fr Danny Broderick 087 8061255
Special Collection: Education of Clergy May 1st
Thank you for your generosity for the Collection for the Church in The Ukraine.
Gospel. Jesus points to his Father, he is doing his will by accepting his Passion. He wants us to remember his words as they are the Fathers’ wishes and obeying the words of Jesus brings the love of the Father, and the Holy Spirit who will help us to make Gods will happen when we pay attention Jesus. The words of Jesus remembered, brings deep peace to us as they help us realise Jesus is always with us and available to help us.
Please returnTrocaire Lenten Money. There are 2 bins on the table at the back of the church marked “Trocaire”. Can you please put the money into the envelope provided and recycle the boxes. Thank you.
Collectors for May: Patrick Jim O’Sullivan & Michael Dominic O’Sullivan
Rite of Reconciliation for confirmation children and their parents on Tuesday 4th May at 8:00pm in the church.
Choir Practise for Confirmation Wednesday May 4th at 8:00pm
Lough Derg Jubilee Year of Mercy Pilgrimage Season opens on Sunday 1st May with One Day Retreats which continue on2, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 17, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 & 30 of May.
Booking is essential.
The Three Day Pilgrimage season begins on Wednesday 1st June.
You may begin the Pilgrimage on any day between 1st June and 13th August.
Pre-booking is not required for the Three Day Pilgrimage.
Contact Lough Derg by telephone 071 9861518, email , .
Promotion Beara will be having an information evening, regarding the new website and Promoting Beara in the future, on Tuesday 3rd May 2016 8pm at the Beara Coast Hotel. Guest speaker John Brennan from Park Hotel Kenmare.
PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCKfrom Tuosist and neighbouring parishes Thursday 21st-Friday 22nd JULY 2016staying at St Mary's, opposite the grotto. Spiritual Director: Fr John Kerin (Lauragh)
COST €85 to include: coach, Bed & Breakfast and evening meal. €25 deposit needed to secure booking. Early booking advisable.Contact: Kitty McCarthy (087 9492710) Maura Landers (086 3988387)
ARDFERT RETREAT CENTRE'Introduction to Focusing Weekend' by Fr. Adrian Farrelly O.P. - Friday 13th, May to Sunday, 15th May - Ardfert Retreat Centre. This weekend is an introduction to Focusing.Focusing is about being ableto be present to ourselves by paying attention to how the body is and how it reacts to situations in our lives. It helps us to 'befriend' that which is painful in our lives. Focusing helps us to know and understand ourselves and to accept who we are.Also we will see the connection between Focusing and Spirituality and how we can be aware of the God's presence, how we can experience the peace in the Lord.Contact: 066 7134276.
Adrigole Community Alert are asking the people with monitored alarms to provide their EIRCODE to TASK Community Care ASAP, you can do so by testing your alarm now & giving your EIRCODE number or ring TASK on 01 8435889.
The Text Alert system is now set up & the cost is 5 euro per person, please forward payment to Marie O Shea when convenient. We purchased 125 euro of Texts & will review & inform you when these are used, 25 people have given their numbers to be included on list.
CAHA CENTRE NEWS
The Community Coffee morning scheduled for today,Sunday1st May has been cancelled due to the "AdrigoleGAA Coffee morning and Commemoration of the 1916 Rising eventon Sunday 8th May. We hope this does notinconvenienceanyone.
Adrigole GAA would like to invite everyone to the Caha Centre on Sunday 8th May 2016 where following the coffee morning there will be Commemoration of the 1916 Rising with music, singing and the raising of the tri-colour. The Commemoration will be followed by LánagClub festivities. All are welcome to attend with the Commemoration starting at 11.30. We would ask all musicians and underage players to be at the Caha Centre at11am. Please contact Jane Joe (086-3332036) with any queries. Bígí Linn!!
Grow your own vegetables, Composting and Digital Photography can start soon, daytime or evening. 3 or 4 weeks of productive learning. Please ring Rita/Norah to express your interest.
Adrigole Community Alert AGM will take place Tuesday 3rd May at 7.45pm. Community Alert is a vital local community service, please come along to the AGM. Everyone most welcome
The Race Night fundraising event in aid of Trafrask NS was a great success and raised a total of €7,553.60 for the school. Thank you to everyone who participated - as always, your support and generosity are greatly appreciated!
Darkness into Light a fundraising 5km walk in aid of Pieta House will take place in Castletownbere at 4.15am on Saturday 7th May. If you would like to sign up & take part in the annual walk you can register & collect your T-Shirt on Saturday 30th April at Cronin's Hideaway 10am-1pm. Your support be greatly appreciated
Archbishop Eamon Martin will lead a Christian solidarity pilgrimage to the Holy Land from September 9-17, 2016, on a direct flight from Dublin. It will be an opportunity to visit holy sites and walk in the footsteps of Jesus in Bethlehem, Nazareth, Galilee and Jerusalem. It will also be an opportunity to visit the tiny Christian community in the region known as the ‘living stones’ of the Holy Land. €1,495 (approximately £1,168) per person sharing.Details and itinerary on or call 00 353 1 878 3111 (from North) or 01 878 3111 (from RoI).
Great news - Cancer Connect in Bantry wish to base a car in Castletownbere to service the needs of people travelling to Cork to receive treatment. I have myself signed up as a volunteer to drive and am appealing to any of you who can spare a day once a month or just when you can to volunteer also. Some of the trips would only be to Ballylickey. This is a service would be of massive benefit to Cancer patients in the Beara area and their families.If you are interested in volunteering please contact Orla Murphy 086 8889119. Thanks so much.
Pilgrimage to San Giovanni, visiting Benevento. Spiritual Director Fr Michael Moynihan PP. October 12th 2016 for 4 nights. Special Price €649. Contact Beatrice at 0876728615.
"Lest We Forget."A concert is to be held at Sacred Heart Church, Glengarriff at 8pm on Sunday 1st May, to raise much needed funds for Alzheimer's Support. Free admission.Retiring collection. Artists, giving their time free of charge include Seho Lee, international concert pianist from South Korea; Than Horng Kent, pianist. Both will be playing individually as well as "4 hands-1 piano". Simon O'Gorman, winner of Irish Times Best Supporting Actor 2015.Local artists: Nancy Long (harp), Joe Harrington and Dennis Collins (singers), Glengarriff Church Choir and maybe some surprises too! This is a truly outstanding line up. Contact Joan on 086 6008029/0872528674.
Peace Concert in Knock BasilicaMayo International Choral Festival is hosting a Peace Concert with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, in the beautiful surrounds of the fully refurbished Knock Basilica on Saturday, May 14th. This Peace Concert will commemorate the 1916 Rising and World War One. The RTÉ Concert Orchestra will be conducted by David Brophy. The orchestra will perform with a 120 member choir and soloists Anne Marie Gibbons and Owen Gilhooly. For information and tickets, visit
Irish/Maths Summer CoursesA one week Irish course for 9-14yr olds will take place on July 4th-8th.A one week Maths course for 4th/5th/6th will take place on July 11th-15th both in GaelscoilAogáin, Castleisland.Details from 0667142022 or 0876736773
Lord make me an instrument of your peace
Where there is doubt, let there be faith
Where there is despair , let there be hope
Where there is Sadness, joy
Where there is injury, pardon
O lord help me to not seek to be understood as to understand
For it is in pardoning that we are pardoned
And in dying that we are born to eternal life.