Saturday 30th April
9:30am Jim Ryan & Johanna O’Mahoney
11:00am First Holy Communion
6:15pm Angela & Denis Healy
Ian Carroll
John McCollum (Shared)
Sunday 1st May
10:30am Michael Kerton
12:00noon Berna Farrell
Eugene & Geraldine O’Donnell
St Padre Pio Prayer Group: Next Monday 2nd May, Rosary and prayers at 6.30pm, Mass at 7pm for all petitions placed in the basket on the Altar. All are welcome.
Friday: 1st Friday of the Month. Communion to the sick and housebound.
Saturday: 1st Saturday of the Month. Reconciliation Service at 10am Mass.
Reconciliation Service: Last Tuesday, Presentation Secondary celebrated the Year of Mercy. It was a moving and enlightening experience. Ten priests from the area were on hand to celebrate with the young people and gave them a blessing to sustain them on their discovery of faith in their lives.
Welcome: We welcome into the Christian Faith Community of St. Mary’s, Kai Patrick Keane, who was christened last weekend. We congratulate his parents, Andrew and Taylor, godparents, grandparents and extended family. We also welcome Kara Noonan, we congratulate her parents Paul and Amy, godparents, grandparents and extended family. And welcome to Nathan Michael Hanley, we congratulate his parents Michael and Dominika, godparents, grandparents and extended family. Welcome also to Joseph Delahunty, we congratulate his parents, Gerard and Jeanne, his godparents, grandparents and extended family and welcome to Caoilinn Susan Corcoran, congratulations to her parents, Gerard and Sandra, godparents, grandparents and extended family.
Confirmation 2016: Last Sunday was a wonderful day for our Parish. We congratulate and welcome into our faith—community of St Mary’s the young boys and girls who received the Sacrament of Confirmation. We thank all who helped in any way. Special thanks to our Folk Choir who sang so beautifully. We pray that as these young boys and girls begin their journey into their teenage years and secondary school that their faith will deepen and that they will gain strength and encouragement by actively witnessing and living out their faith and relationship with Jesus.
Collection for the Ukrainian people: Due to the particularly grave situation facing the Ukrainian people, the Holy Father has wished to draw the attention of the faithful to the tragic consequences of the ongoing conflict. For this reason, he announced that a special humanitarian initiative will be implemented by means of a collection to be held throughout Europe to aid the Ukrainian people. This collection will be taken up at all Masses in the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th May 2016.
Presently there are approximately 3 million people living in conditions of extreme hardship in those regions most affected by the conflict. Most of these are elderly residents who were unable to leave the combat zone. Regarding housing, from 12,000 to 15,000 homes have been damaged, and more that 1,000 completely destroyed. The situation will be particularly dire during autumn and winter due to severe weather.
Birthday Wishes: Birthday wishes are extended this week to Joseph James, one of our Altar Boys. We wish Joseph a future full of health and vitality and we thank him for his dedication and enthusiasm as a member of our Altar Services team.
We extend birthday wishes also to Paddy Millea who celebrated a significant milestone on his life’s journey. We wish Paddy many more years of health, happiness and involvement with the business life of Irishtown.
