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Monday, 24th June, The Nativity of St John the Baptist. We rejoice at the coming of St. John the Baptist, a man of self-denial, integrity of life and purpose, and an uncompromising prophetic voice. John means, ‘The Lord has shown…
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Ireland’s Annual March for the human right to life is on Saturday, July 6 2024 in Dublin. Join thousands at the biggest pro-life event of the year – the All-Ireland Rally for Life. Pro-life people from all around the country…
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On Wednesday 26th June, from 10am to 2pm, Margaret Phelan and Bernie Barton are holding a coffee morning at Margaret’s home, 17 Elsinore Rise, P25 TD96 to raise funds for ‘East Cork Parents and Friends’ Summer School which has run…
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The Children’s Liturgy will take a break for the summer for the Sundays in July and August. It will resume again at the 10.00 a.m. Mass on the first Sunday in September (September 1st). Throughout the summer months the activity…
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I finished last week with this: we could go further and ask ourselves ‘are we holy’? 1 don’t know if anyone reflected on that question or not but I am going to continue looking at what Matthew Kelly has written…
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“As long as anyone has the means of doing good to his neighbours and does not do so, he shall be reckoned a stranger to the love of the Lord.”
Sunday Masses: Church of the Most Holy Rosary: Vigil 6.10pm; Sunday Morning: 8am, 10am and Noon. St. Colman’s Church, Ballintotis: 10.30am Weekday Masses: Monday to Friday 8am and 10am; Saturday 10am Confessions: Saturday, Noon to 1pm in the Adoration Chapel.
Baptisms: Holy Rosary: Saturday 4.30pm and Sunday 1.15pm, except on the second Sunday in the month when they are celebrated in St. Colman’s, Ballintotis. For details in relation to booking Baptisms contact the Parish Office.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament takes place in the Adoration Chapel from Monday to Friday 9am to 10pm.
Anniversaries: Nellie Connors, Lily O’Driscoll, Anna McCarthy, Paddy & Mary Foley, David Savage, Rossa Lordan, Joan Stack, Tommy Foley, John Martin, Michael Barry, Moss & Eileen Barry, J.J. Harty, Daniel J. O’Reardon,
The Gardens of Anthony and Josephine Barry and Noel and Ann O’Keeffe, Bog Road, Carrigtwohill will be open this Sunday 16th June from 11.00am to 5.00pm in aid of Marymount Hospice. The Eircode is T45 TN61. Tickets for a Raffle…
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The ‘Corpus Christi’ Procession took place last weekend after the Noon Mass. We would like to thank all those who helped in any way to ensure that it went off so well: the committee who organized the procession; the choir,…
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The Annual Collection for the Retired and Sick Priests’ Fund takes place this weekend. There is an envelope for this collection in the envelope boxes and the basket collection will go towards it as well.
Thursday, 20th June, The Irish Martyrs. Seventeen Irish martyrs, men and women, cleric and lay, put to death for the Catholic faith between 1579 and 1654 were beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1992: Dermot Hurley, Archbishop of Cashel,…
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To continue from last week, Matthew Kelly goes on to pose a very basic question. He writes: “The great confusion that is torturing the Church and weakening our faith surrounds one question: What is holiness? The falling attendance at church,…
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