Masses this Weekend:
Holy Saturday 26th March
10:00am Morning Prayer
7:30pm Blessing of Fire (Old St Mary’s)
8:30pm Solemn Easter Vigil & First Easter Mass
Easter Sunday 27th March
9:30am Mass at Marlfield
10:30am
12:00noon
Easter Collection for Priests of Parish and Diocese: Collection will be taken up at all Masses on Easter Saturday night and Easter Sunday. Your support and continued affirmation is much appreciated.
Holy Places: The collection for the maintenance and preservation of the Holy Places (sites associated with life and death of Jesus) in Jerusalem and the Holy Land will be taken up at all services on Good Friday.
St Patrick’s Day: At our 12.00 Mass on St Patrick’s Day, the Mayor and delegation from our twinned cities took part. We had the Mayor and Vice Mayor of Costa Masagna, Italy, Mayor and Deputy Mayor from Eysines in France, Mayor and Deputy Mayor from Trofaiach, Austria participating in our liturgy. Enzo from Sicily also took part. Thanks to all who made our celebration so uplifting, Choir, Readers, Eucharistic Ministers, the United Nations Veterans who provided the colour party, Banna Cluain Meala who lead the procession from Town Hall to Church. Mathúin O Caoimh who sang the Responsorial Psalm in Gaeilge, the Murphy Sisters from Gormanstown, Ardfinnan who sang at Communion time and Luisa Forte who performed our Irish dance. Thanks to the Clonmel Twinning Committee who organised the whole event.
Welcome: We welcome into the Christian Faith Community of St. Mary’s, Rory Gerard Slattery who was christened last weekend. We congratulate his parents, Daniel and Valerie, godparents, grandparents and extended family.
