The Great Jubilee Year of
Mercy
The Jubilee Year of
Mercy will be inaugurated on 8th December 2015, the Solemnity of the
Immaculate Conception and will run until 20th November
2016 which is the Solemnity of Christ the King. Bishop Freeman will
inaugurate the Great Jubilee Year of Mercy in our diocese with the celebration
of the Eucharist with priests, religious and the lay faithful, on this Sunday,
13th December 2015 in St. Marys Cathedral
at 5.30pm. The beginning of a Jubilee Year is always solemnly marked by
the opening of a Holy Door by the Pope in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
For this Jubilee Year of Mercy Pope Francis asks each bishop throughout
the world to include a Holy Door of Mercy in their dioceses so that everyone
throughout the world may be able to celebrate the Jubilee. Bishop Freeman will officially open
the Holy Door of Mercy, which is currently being prepared in St. Mary’s
Cathedral, the Mother Church of our diocese. All are welcome.
Christmas
Mass Cards
Christmas Mass Cards, available at the Parish Centre. These offer a recipient an share in our
Christmas Masses celebrated in our parish.
Cost €3.00 each.
Annual Christmas Carol
Service
The
annual and very popular St. Patrick’s Parish Christmas Carol Service takes
place on this Sunday, 14th December at 4pm
in St. Joseph’s Church, Foulkstown. For
many this has become a must-attend event in the lead up to Christmas and all
are welcome. Seasonal refreshments will
be served in the Parish Centre after the service.
St. Vincent
De Paul Christmas Collection
The annual Christmas Collection for our local
conference of the Society of St. Vincent De Paul will take place outside our
churches this weekend. Please note that
the society will not hold the usual indoor collection We ask you to be as
generous as possible in helping the volunteers in our local conference support
people in need in our community this Christmas.
Pray
for our Deceased Friends
Recently Deceased:
Ber Daly, Beaumont, Cork. Bridie McDonald, Willow Close who died in England.
Yvonne Inglis, England. Brigid White, Marino.
Anniversaries: Christina Comerford (Sat 6.15). The
O’Neill & Brett Family (Sat 7.00) . Martin McCorry (Sun 9.30). Charles
Carroll (Sun 10.00). Padraig Butler (Sun 10.30). Michael Bartholomew (Sun 11.00). Rita Gaule (Sun 12.00). Dick
Lynch (Sun 12.30). Florrie Cleere (Tues
9.30). Margaret (Peggy) Quinlan (Wed 10.30). Sean & Kitty Ryan. Della Maher Shanny. Michael & Margaret O’Brien. John Egan.
Anne & John Fogarty. Eileen Baker. Hughie Shiels. Seamus, Milo & Ann
Fry. Patrick Burke. James Murray. Susan & Joseph Daly. Anthony Gorski. Mick & Ann Kenny. Kathleen Redpath. Syl Gaffney.
Mary O’Neill. Maurice, Margaret , Helen
and Anthony Maher. Seán &
Mary Fitzpatrick.
Intentions for Next Weekend: Hughie Shiels (Sat 6.15). Elizabeth Comerford (Sat
7.00). Michael & Mary Drennan (Sun 9.30). Jane & Jeff Power (Sun
10.00). Rose Harris (Sun 10.30). Joe & Nan Mulhall (Sun 11.00). Colm
McCarthy (Sun 12.00). Mary Blanch (Sun 12.30).
Plan Your Christmas Masses
Christmas Masses in
our parish will be as follows:
Christmas Eve:
St. Fiacre’s Church at 9.00pm;
St. Patrick’s Church,
Latin Mass at 9.30pm.
St. Patrick’s Church
at midnight (the only midnight Mass in Kilkenny City).
Christmas Day:
9.30am, 11.00am and 12.30pm.
St. Fiacre’s Church
at 10.30am and 12.00noon.
St. Joseph’s Church,
Foulkstown: 10.00am.
St. Stephen’s Day and Mon 27th Dec
to Sat 2nd Jan:
St. Patrick’s Church at 11.00am each day.
St.
Mary’s Cathedral Draw
The tenth monthly draw will
take place in the Cathedral Chapter Room at 8.00pm on this Wednesday, 16th
December 2015. Promoters and fundraisers are invited to a reception at 7pm in
the Chapter Room, St. Mary’s Cathedral followed by the draw. We would respectfully remind those who
subscribe monthly to submit their money by Tuesday.
Sacred Music from Paris
The Kilkenny Choir together with Kilkenny
Youth Orchestra will present a concert on Sunday 13th December,
2015 at 4.30pm in St. John’s
Church, Kilkenny entitled Sacred Music from Paris with
compositions by Liszt, Gounod and Saint-Saens, conducted by Philip Edmondson. Tickets at the door before the
concert. €8/€5.
Retrouvaille a
Lifeline for Marriage
Is your marriage stressed, unloving
or cold? Do you feel alone or distant from your spouse? Have you lost the
desire to communicate with each other? Do you feel disillusioned or bored in
your marriage? Have you separated, divorced, or are you thinking of doing so,
but want to try again? The Retrouvaille programme can help you recover your
marriage. Next programme 5th – 7th February. For information contact Tony & Anne 01 495 3536 or visit www.retrouvaille.ie.
L’Arche
Charity Trek
L’Arche provides supported
living for people with intellectual disabilities. On St. Stephens Day we are holding our
inaugural Slievenamon charity trek. Registration will be open from 9am in the community
hall Kilcash, Co. Tipperary. Please
come along and walk off the Christmas Day excess while supporting a wonderful
cause. For more details please visit the L’Arche Ireland Facebook page or
contact Paul Ahearne @ paul@larcheireland.org.
Divine Mercy
An hour of adoration and prayer in
honour of Divine Mercy will take place in the Friary Church on Sunday 13th
December from 3-4pm. All are
welcome.
Lost and
Found
A sum
of money was found in St. Patrick’s Church recently. Please contact the Parish Office 056 776
4400.
Cois
Nore
Monday, 21st
December: Christmas Coffee Morning with
Festive Treats, Tea, Coffee and the St John of God School Choir. €5 on the
day. All proceeds will go to Cois Nore.
Strictly
Let’s Dance with the Village
Saturday 13th February at
Lyrath Estate Hotel. MC’s Marty
Morrissey & Edward Hayden .
Celebrity Judges Michael Duignan, Tomas Mulcahy and Tracy Millea. A great night to be had by all.
Youth
2000 Christmas Retreat
Newbridge College, Co Kildare
18th – 20th December 2015. Youth 2000 invites all young
adults between ages of 16-35 to a Catholic weekend retreat taking
place from 18th-20thDecember 2015 at Newbridge College, Co. Kildare The weekend is
being organized by young people for young people. Parental consent is essential
for all those under 18. All meals are provided for and accommodation is on
site! Don’t let money be an obstacle; just bring a donation and a
sleeping bag. Newcomers very welcome! There will be free buses picking up
from various areas throughout the country. Booking is essential. For more
information on the event or to book your place, see www.youth2000.ie, Youth 2000 Ireland Facebook page
or Tel: 00353 (0) 1 6753690
Westcourt
News
The monthly Mass to pray
for the intercession of Blessed Edmund Rice in our lives and for his
canonisation will take place in Westcourt on Monday, 14th December at 7.30pm. St. Joseph’s Young Priests
Society will organise the liturgy. Please note the change of date.
South
Kilkenny Historical Society
Winter Solstice at Knockroe - Join the South
Kilkenny Historical Society for the Winter Solstice sunset at Knockroe Passage
Tomb on Monday, December 21st 2015.
Meeting time and place: 2.30pm at Owning church. All welcome
Silence?
In liturgy, silence is not meant to be an embarrassed,
barren or uncontrolled lack of sound which occurs because things have broken
down, or no one knows what to do next, but a purposeful period where people
communicate in a way that is deeper than words. For this reason we try to
develop in the celebration of our Mass a calmness that provides silence after
the readings, after the homily or during or after Holy Communion, so that the
powerfulness of God's presence may be sensed in the unique experience of people
gathered and being still in silence together. (Fr. Turlough Baxter)
Papal Blessings
Papal blessing parchments to
mark weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, jubilees and some other occasions are
available through the Parish Shop.
Please enquire at the
reception desk in the Parish Centre. There are lots of other items of a
religious nature available at reasonable prices in our parish shop which is
located in the Parish Center.
Thinking
of Getting Married Soon?
Couples wishing to be married
in our parish are asked to note the following:
Contact the Parish Office (776 4400) as early as possible to book your
preferred date. Bookings are on a
first-come-first-served basis. Please
note that it is a civil requirement to inform the Registrar of Births,
Marriages and Deaths of your intention to marry at least three months before
the date - see www.gro.ie for more information about this aspect of
preparations.
Contact the parish where you
now reside where pre-marriage papers will be prepared for forwarding to the
place of marriage. www.gettingmarried.ie is a useful source of information for
couples as they plan the big day.
Parish
Newsletter
All items for inclusion must
be submitted by Thursday afternoon before publication. Parish and diocesan notices take priority.
Late notices will appear on our Facebook and web page.
Afternoon
Bridge
Join
us on Tuesday afternoons from 2.30pm - 4.30pm in the Parish Centre for an
afternoon of bridge. No partner required.
World
Youth Day 2016
World
Youth Day 2016 will take place in Poland at the end of July 2016. Pope
Francis will attend the overnight vigil on Saturday and celebrate Mass on
Sunday 31st July. The Diocese of Ossory invites young people to
attend. Young people (over 18) are invited to make contact through
wyd@ossory.ie or Fr Richard Scriven (087 242 0033) or Derek Dooley (087 938
4242).
Friends of Calcutta
Thank
you to all who supported their recent clothes collection appeal. You support is appreciated.
