Sixth Sunday of Easter Gerry Boyle PP 046 9054138
Churches reopen for Masses and services from Monday 10 May. Thanks to all our efforts and sacrifices normality is beginning to return. Deepest appreciation for every sacrifice and effort made.
Monday 9am Rathkenny Tuesday 7.30pm Grangegeeth Nicholas Carpenter Wednesday 9am Rathkenny Thursday 7.30pm Rushwee Noel Kennedy Friday 7.30pm Rathkenny List of the dead Saturday 6.30pm Rushwee 7.30pm Rathkenny Sunday 10.00am Grangegeeth 11.30am Rathkenny
Lord, May our church be for your family a house of salvation and a place for the celebration of your heavenly sacraments. Here may the Gospel of peace resound and the sacred mysteries be celebrated, so that your faithful may merit to reach the eternal Jerusalem. There, gather all your children scattered around the world.
Sincere thanks to all who helped with cleaning and stewarding last year. Please contact me if you can continue (no pressure) and if you are a new volunteer, you would be most welcome. Meeting of cleaners after Mass in Rathkenny (9.20am) Wednesday 12 May. Meeting of stewards after Mass in Rathkenny (8pm) Friday 14 May.
Pope Francis is encouraging us to say a Rosary each day in May for an end to the pandemic. A Rosary will be said online from a Marian shrine.
Government guidelines for religious services are available at the back of the churches. They are: - 2 meters social distancing, - masks and hand sanitizer to be used, - separate entrance and exit, - no meeting up before or after Mass, - stewards to assist. Also, 1st Communions and Confirmation are not to take place at this time. Bishop Deenihan has asked us to postpone 1st Communion until September and we have decided to do so. Confirmation will proceed when it is safe to do so. Thank you for your patience.
Online Donations Online donations can now be made to parish and diocesan collections via the Diocesan website HERE Thanks to all who have returned envelopes, for parish funds, priest’s offerings and Trócaire, over the past few weeks.
Easter Blessing May the Lord bless you this Easter time: Bless you with faith, guard you against doubt Bless you with hope, uplift you in despair; Bless you with love,keep you from fear; Bless you with race, calm you in trouble; Bless you with mercy, help you to forgive Bless you with joy, comfort you in sorrow; So that your heart may rejoice in the Risen Lord
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