PARISH OF PRIOR NEWSLETTER
DUN GEAGAN – PORTMAGEE – THE GLEN
Palm Sunday
Sunday 20th March 2016
Email: Mobile: 087-8119770
He humbles himself, but God raised him high. Today Jesus takes up his cross. He was sacrificed on the altar of Calvary & became the perfect sacrifice. By his death & resurrection he reconciled us to God & poured out his Holy Spirit. Today as we listen to the reading of the Passion we come to know again the dignity of our calling to be priestly people a people who offer everything to the Father, every daily action, every daily duty, every daily pain.
Mass Intentions for the coming week:
Sat 19th Portmagee 7.30pm Kitty McGill & Mary Manning
Sun 20th The Glen 10.00am Florence Moriarty
Dun Geagan 11.30am Tim O Shea (Bally East)
Mon 21st Portmagee 7.30pm Patrick & Nell Moran
Tues 22nd No Mass
Wed 23rd No Mass
Thur 24th Dun Geagan 7.30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Fri 25th The Glen 3.00pm Good Friday Ceremonies
Easter Vigil
Sat 26th Portmagee 7.30pm Mikey Joe & Julia O Connell
Easter Sunday
Sun 27th The Glen 10.00am Deceased members of the O Donoghue
Family
Dun Geagan 11.30am Jack O Sullivan
Did you know why the date of Easter changes every year?
The answer is that the Jewish Passover at which Christ died, takes place each year at the first full moon after the spring Equinox.
· Altar Servers for next weekend 26th / 27th March 2016
Dun Geagan: Molly King & Aoife Looney
The Glen: Cathal Casey & Sive O Sullivan
Portmagee: Thomas Curran Niamh dennehy Cate Conway Darren O Donoghue
· Envelope Collection last weekend amounted to €659.90
Offertory Collection last weekend:
Dun Geagan €136.36 Portmagee €110.49 The Glen €82.11
Diocesan Collection – Emigrant Services €331.83
Thank you for your support & kind generosity.
· If anyone wishes to book a Mass, Baptism etc, they can do so by calling 087-6716061 during office hours - Monday 10am-1pm & Friday 10am-1pm.
· Congratulations & welcome to babies Sadhbh Ellen Devane, Millie Grace McGowan & Abbey Kellie Harty who were baptised in the parish recently. We welcome them with great joy to the Christian Community.
· A reminder to people of the Parish to please do not park on the paving cross outside the Church in Dun Geagan as this will loosen the paving stones.
· St. Michaels Foilmore GAA are holding a Quiz night in Ballinskelligs Community Centre on Good Friday 25th March at 9.30pm. Raffle & Prizes on the night.
· Annual Good Friday Hospice Walk will take place from Ballinskelligs Community Centre on Friday, 25th March at 11 am. Please support
· Scoil Mhichil Bake sale will be held on Easter Sunday after 11.30 am mass in Ballinskelligs Comm Centre. Your support would be appreciated.
· Ballinskelligs County Market Easter Sunday 11-4pm. Browse stalls filled with locally produced artisan foods crafts & more. Enjoy live music with local artists from 1.00pm. Snacks & Refreshments available from our newly extended café. Join our Easter Egg Hunt starts 2.00pm. Special Guest appearance from the Easter Bunny. We will be launching our new book Ballinskelligs Remembered 2 on Easter Saturday night 8.00pm in the Comm Centre. All welcome
· Fun cycle, run, walk event is on Easter Monday. Funds raised will be shared between Ballinskelligs Comm Care Ballinskelligs Inshore Rescue. Cycle 20 or 60km or run/walk 5km. €10 entry fee starting 12pm from Ballinskelligs Comm Centre. Light refreshments served.email / 0669479111
· The Census of Population 2016 is happening on April 24th. Census forms are being delivered to homes in all areas between March 23rd April 23rd by Census Enumerators. All Enumerators carry Photo ID and wear Hi-Viz jackets – a very important security check.
· Please respect an atmosphere of silence in the Church, especially after Mass. The Church is a sacred place. Thank You.