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KilmurryMcMahon/Cranny/Coolemeen Community Alert: Panic alarms available to over 65 year olds free, contact Geraldine Neylon 087 6178859 or any group member. Contact Paul Markham 086 8105141 if you would like to join the Text Alertgroup. We encourage you to report any suspicious activity immediately to Kilrush Gardaí 90 80550 and look out for elderly & vulnerable people in isolated areas. Social Dance in aid of BUMBLEance: Bellsfort Inn, New- market On Fergus on Friday 16 th October 2015, Music By: Dermot Lyons. Admission €10, pay at the door on night or tickets on sale from 0860839020. For more details contact: Tracey (0860839020) Pat (0878472211) Trócaire: is responding to the growing needs refugees in partnership with Caritas Serbia and has allocated €50,000 to provide sleeping bags and raincoats, hygiene kits, health services and psychosocial support. Trócaire also works with partners in Syria, Iraq, South Sudan and Somalia, which are burdened by protracted conflicts and in Jordan and Lebanon, countries which are hosting 1.75 million Syrian refugees. Formation Programme in Liturgy and Liturgical Music: designed for people who work in music ministry as directors of choirs or folk groups, cantors, musicians etc will be held in 2015/2016. The programme will run over three Saturdays (November, February, April) for two years. Each Saturday will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. A Certificate of Course Completion will be awarded by the National Centre for Liturgy, Maynooth. Application forms from Maureen Kelly, Pastoral Development Office, 45 Garden View, Clarecastle, Co. Clare (087 2890942) Holy Year Pilgrimage to Rome: Pope Francis has announced a Holy Year dedicated to Mercy from 8 th Dec 2015 to 20 th Nov 2016. The Diocese is organising a Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome from Sunday 31 st July to Friday 5 th August, 2016. Acc: cost: €849. Further info on our parish web site www.kidysartparish.com or contact 057 9355050 (mornings only), Fr Albert or [email protected] Do you want your local Festival or Event included in the 2016 County Clare Festivals & Events Guide? Details to [email protected] or 065 6846537 before the 31 st Oct. GAA News Results: Junior A Championship Semi final played in Cooraclare on Sun 27 th Sept Coolmeen 1-12 Kilmurry Ibrickane 1-09. Best of luck to the players & management in the final in Cooraclare next Sat 10 th Oct. CÙIL MÌN/KILDYSART G.A.A. LOTTO DRAW Next draw: Monday 5 th October At: The Hilltop Bar. Jackpot €3,800 Last weeks numbers: 05 - 11 - 20 - 25. €50 Fiona Garry Kildysart €30 Liam Casey Effernan €30 Sean McMahon Gort Leamhán €30 Geraldine Lucas Cranny €30 Brian Mc Mahon USA €30 Joanne Finn Kildysart Cùil Mìn GAA Club appreciates your support. Remember On-line lotto available to play no matter where in the world you may be. www.locallotto.ie Masses Times Cranny -Saturday 8pm Coolmeen -Sunday 9.45am Mass Times for this week. Mon – No Mass. Tues - 9.30am Cranny. Wed & Thurs -10am Kildysart. Fri - 8pm Kildysart. Cranny/Coolmeen Newsletter 3rd/4th October 2015 Fr. Albert McDonnell : 065 6832155 or 085 7811823 www.kilfidaneparish.com - Twitter@CoolmeenCranny Email:[email protected] Community Office e-mail: [email protected] Opening Hours 9.30am - 1pm Monday to Friday. Open afternoons 2pm –5pm on a limited basis. Please contact: 065 68 32070 or 086 8513077 The Grouped Anniversary Masses for October will be celebrated as follows: Cranny - Saturday 31 st October at 8pm. Names to be given to Mary ODea, Susan King or written into book in the Church. Coolmeen - Sunday 1 st November at 9.45am. Names to be given to Margaret Haugh or written into book in the Church. Medievel Font in Coolmeen Church West Clare Family Resource Centre- Notices: Mindfulness: Want to do something which will benefit you physically, psychologically and socially. A six week Mind- fulness course commences at West Clare Family Resource Centre on Monday 12 th October at 7pm-8.30pm, facilitated by Bridget Haren. Counselling:West Clare Family Resource Centre provides a low cost Confidential and Private Counselling Service to people who may need it. The service is provided by fully qualified Counsellors. Socially Monitored Alarms: Feeling isolated, alone or vul- nerable. If you are aged 65 or over you may be eligible for a Socially Monitored Alarm. Crochet and Knitting: Come join us Monday afternoons 3.30 to 5pm for a chat, to meet new people and have some fun while learning or improving your knitting and crochet techniques. Further information on all the above contact: West Clare Family Resource Centre on 065-9052173. ICA: meeting to take place next Wednesday October 7 th at 8.30pm at Coolmeen NS. New members welcome as always. The Fire & Rescue Personnel of Clare will be doing a flag day collection on behalf of the Clare Crusaders Children's clinic on Friday 9 th October in the following locations: Ennis, Kilrush, Kilkee, Scarriff, Shannon, Killaloe and Ennistymon. Please show your support. Regina Nathan, Soprano: will perform My World is My Songin Glór on Saturday 17 th Oct at 8pm with Elizabeth Rossiter, Piano and Robert Chevara, Director.Tickets €20/ €18 conc. from 6843103 & www.reginanathan.com or www.glor.ie. The Gardaí : have chosen burglaries - prevention and reductionas the theme for this years safer communities week. Further information may be found on www.garda.ie or from local Gardaí. In particular they are urging people to 'Do the light thing.' by installing sensor lights around their homes and properties Tidy Towns: Cranny was awarded 272 marks in the 2015 Tidy Town Competition. This represents an increase of 5 points on our 2014 result. Our Tidy Town committee deserve our congratulations and gratitude for the wonderful work which they do on behalf of our community. You may read the full adjudication report on Cranny on our parish website www.kilfidaneparish.com The group working on the Justice and Peace and Care of Creation Strand of the Diocesan Pastoral Plan have recent- ly launched a facebook page www.facebook.com/ KillaloeDioceseJusticeandPeace Currently available on the page is the encyclical Laudato Si’, also some key principles of Catholic Social Teaching and other resources. The group have also invited Fr Peter McVerry to speak in St Flannans College on Tues 6 th Oct at 8p.m on Justice. All welcome. St. Marys 5km Walk/Run (Bernie Meaney Memorial Run) takes place on Sun 18 th Oct at KilmurryMcMahon.Walkers 12.30pm start & Runners 1pm.€2,500 in Prizes.Reg: at KilmurryMcMahon Community Centre from 11.30am. The PriestsAutumn Collection is being taken up this weekend. We thank you for your unfailing generosity. Basket Collections: 26 th & 27 th September €686. Coolmeen Minister of the Word: 11 th October Alan & Emma. Mass Cards: Available from Community Office, Coolmeen and Margaret Haugh. Cranny Church Cleaning Group for October: Clondrina/Clonkett. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: will take place in St Marys Church, Cranny each Tuesday from 10am to 9pm. Everyone is welcome to spend a little time with the Lord and experience his gift of peace. If you would like to commit to an hour of adoration each Tuesday you are welcome to contact the parish office or any member of the parish pastoral council. The 2015 Harvest Mass: will be celebrated in Saint Benedicts Church, Coolmeen on Sunday 11 th Oct at 9.45am. Rest in Peace: You are asked to remember in prayer Maureen Kelly (née OHalloran) late of New Jersey, USA and Moyralla who died recently. Mass will be offered for Maureen in St Marys Church, Cranny on Saturday 17 th October 2015 at 8pm. Months Mind Mass: for James ODonnell, Erribul will be celebrated in St Benedicts Church, Coolmeen on this Sunday 4 th October at 9.45am. The annual Day of Prayer for Life is being celebrated today, Sunday 4 th Oct. Copies of the Bishops' statement are available at the Church doors. The Synod of Bishops: will take place in Rome on Oct 4 th to 25 th , 2015, and will have a theme of "the vocation & mission of the family in the Church and in the contemporary world." We pray for the Bishops and lay people taking part, that the Holy Spirit will guide their work First Holy Communion and Confirmation: As part of our parish preparation for First Holy Communion and Confirmation we have arranged meetings for parents. Both gatherings take place in the Community Centre, Kildysart and will be led by Ms Cora Guinnane and Ms Joanne OBrien, both of whom have worked in the area of faith formation and sacramental preparation for several years. The meeting for First Holy Communion parents will take place on Tuesday, 6 th Oct at 8.30pm The meeting for Confirmation parents will take place on Thursday, 22 nd Oct at 8.00pm First Holy Communion for our parish will be celebrated in St Marys Church, Cranny on Saturday 7 th May. Confirmation for Coolmeen-Cranny & Kildysart parishes will be celebrated in St Michaels Church, Kil- dysart on Pentecost Sunday 15 th May 2016. The Matt Talbot Novena 2015: in Shannon and Kilrush to pray for all suffering/sharing in the life of addictions, will continue on this Monday, 5 th Oct in St Senan's Church, Kilrush at 7.30pm and on Tuesday 29 th Sept at 7pm, in SS John & Paul Church, Shannon. The preacher will be Revd Ger Fitzgerald, Ennis. The novena can be viewed each Tuesday at www.shannonparish.ie and petitions can be sent to the online petition form.

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KilmurryMcMahon/Cranny/Coolemeen Community Alert: Panic alarms available to over 65 year olds free, contact Geraldine Neylon 087 6178859 or any group member. Contact Paul Markham 086 8105141 if you would like to join the ‘Text Alert’ group. We encourage you to report any suspicious activity immediately to Kilrush Gardaí 90 80550 and look out for elderly & vulnerable people in isolated areas.

Social Dance in aid of BUMBLEance: Bellsfort Inn, New-market On Fergus on Friday 16th October 2015, Music By: Dermot Lyons. Admission €10, pay at the door on night or tickets on sale from 0860839020. For more details contact: Tracey (0860839020) Pat (0878472211)

Trócaire: is responding to the growing needs refugees in partnership with Caritas Serbia and has allocated €50,000 to provide sleeping bags and raincoats, hygiene kits, health services and psychosocial support. Trócaire also works with partners in Syria, Iraq, South Sudan and Somalia, which are burdened by protracted conflicts and in Jordan and Lebanon, countries which are hosting 1.75 million Syrian refugees.

Formation Programme in Liturgy and Liturgical Music: designed for people who work in music ministry as directors of choirs or folk groups, cantors, musicians etc will be held in 2015/2016. The programme will run over three Saturdays (November, February, April) for two years. Each Saturday will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. A Certificate of Course Completion will be awarded by the National Centre for Liturgy, Maynooth. Application forms from Maureen Kelly, Pastoral Development Office, 45 Garden View, Clarecastle, Co. Clare (087 2890942)

Holy Year Pilgrimage to Rome: Pope Francis has announced a Holy Year dedicated to Mercy from 8th Dec 2015 to 20th Nov 2016. The Diocese is organising a Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome from Sunday 31st July to Friday 5th August, 2016. Acc: cost: €849. Further info on our parish web site www.kidysartparish.com or contact 057 9355050 (mornings only), Fr Albert or [email protected]

Do you want your local Festival or Event included in the 2016 County Clare Festivals & Events Guide? Details to [email protected] or 065 6846537 before the 31st Oct.

GAA News Results: Junior A Championship Semi final played in Cooraclare on Sun 27th Sept Coolmeen 1-12 Kilmurry Ibrickane 1-09. Best of luck to the players & management in the final in Cooraclare next Sat 10th Oct.

CÙIL MÌN/KILDYSART G.A.A. LOTTO DRAW Next draw: Monday 5th October

At: The Hilltop Bar. Jackpot €3,800 Last week’s numbers: 05 - 11 - 20 - 25.

€50 Fiona Garry Kildysart €30 Liam Casey Effernan

€30 Sean McMahon Gort Leamhán €30 Geraldine Lucas Cranny €30 Brian Mc Mahon USA €30 Joanne Finn Kildysart

Cùil Mìn GAA Club appreciates your support. Remember On-line lotto available to play no

matter where in the world you may be. www.locallotto.ie

Masses Times Cranny -Saturday 8pm

Coolmeen -Sunday 9.45am

Mass Times for this week. Mon – No Mass. Tues - 9.30am Cranny.

Wed & Thurs -10am Kildysart. Fri - 8pm Kildysart.

Cranny/Coolmeen Newsletter 3rd/4th October 2015

Fr. Albert McDonnell : 065 6832155 or 085 7811823 www.kilfidaneparish.com - Twitter@CoolmeenCranny Email:[email protected]

Community Office e-mail: [email protected]

Opening Hours 9.30am - 1pm Monday to Friday.

Open afternoons 2pm –5pm on a limited basis. Please contact:

065 68 32070 or 086 8513077

The Grouped Anniversary Masses for October will be celebrated as follows: Cranny - Saturday 31st October at 8pm. Names to be given to Mary O’Dea, Susan King or written into book in the Church. Coolmeen - Sunday 1st November at 9.45am. Names to be given to Margaret Haugh or written into book in the Church.

Medievel Font in Coolmeen Church

West Clare Family Resource Centre- Notices: Mindfulness: Want to do something which will benefit you physically, psychologically and socially. A six week Mind-fulness course commences at West Clare Family Resource Centre on Monday 12th October at 7pm-8.30pm, facilitated by Bridget Haren. Counselling:West Clare Family Resource Centre provides a low cost Confidential and Private Counselling Service to people who may need it. The service is provided by fully qualified Counsellors. Socially Monitored Alarms: Feeling isolated, alone or vul-nerable. If you are aged 65 or over you may be eligible for a Socially Monitored Alarm. Crochet and Knitting: Come join us Monday afternoons 3.30 to 5pm for a chat, to meet new people and have some fun while learning or improving your knitting and crochet techniques. Further information on all the above contact: West Clare Family Resource Centre on 065-9052173.

ICA: meeting to take place next Wednesday October 7th at 8.30pm at Coolmeen NS. New members welcome as always.

The Fire & Rescue Personnel of Clare will be doing a flag day collection on behalf of the Clare Crusaders Children's clinic on Friday 9th October in the following locations: Ennis, Kilrush, Kilkee, Scarriff, Shannon, Killaloe and Ennistymon. Please show your support.

Regina Nathan, Soprano: will perform ‘My World is My Song’ in Glór on Saturday 17th Oct at 8pm with Elizabeth Rossiter, Piano and Robert Chevara, Director.Tickets €20/€18 conc. from 6843103 & www.reginanathan.com or www.glor.ie.

The Gardaí : have chosen ‘burglaries - prevention and reduction’ as the theme for this year’s safer communities week. Further information may be found on www.garda.ie or from local Gardaí. In particular they are urging people to 'Do the light thing.' by installing sensor lights around their homes and properties

Tidy Towns: Cranny was awarded 272 marks in the 2015 Tidy Town Competition. This represents an increase of 5 points on our 2014 result. Our Tidy Town committee deserve our congratulations and gratitude for the wonderful work which they do on behalf of our community. You may read the full adjudication report on Cranny on our parish website www.kilfidaneparish.com

The group working on the Justice and Peace and Care of Creation Strand of the Diocesan Pastoral Plan have recent-ly launched a facebook page www.facebook.com/KillaloeDioceseJusticeandPeace Currently available on the page is the encyclical Laudato Si’, also some key principles of Catholic Social Teaching and other resources. The group have also invited Fr Peter McVerry to speak in St Flannan’s College on Tues 6th Oct at 8p.m on Justice. All welcome.

St. Mary’s 5km Walk/Run (Bernie Meaney Memorial Run) takes place on Sun 18th Oct at KilmurryMcMahon.Walkers 12.30pm start & Runners 1pm.€2,500 in Prizes.Reg: at KilmurryMcMahon Community Centre from 11.30am.

The Priests’ Autumn Collection is being taken up this weekend. We thank you for your unfailing generosity.

Basket Collections: 26th & 27th September €686. Coolmeen Minister of the Word: 11th October Alan & Emma. Mass Cards: Available from Community Office, Coolmeen and Margaret Haugh. Cranny Church Cleaning Group for October: Clondrina/Clonkett.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: will take place in St Mary’s Church, Cranny each Tuesday from 10am to 9pm. Everyone is welcome to spend a little time with the Lord and experience his gift of peace. If you would like to commit to an hour of adoration each Tuesday you are welcome to contact the parish office or any member of the parish pastoral council.

The 2015 Harvest Mass: will be celebrated in Saint Benedict’s Church, Coolmeen on Sunday 11th Oct at 9.45am.

Rest in Peace: You are asked to remember in prayer Maureen Kelly (née O’Halloran) late of New Jersey, USA and Moyralla who died recently. Mass will be offered for Maureen in St Mary’s Church, Cranny on Saturday 17th October 2015 at 8pm.

Months Mind Mass: for James O’Donnell, Erribul will be celebrated in St Benedict’s Church, Coolmeen on this Sunday 4th October at 9.45am. The annual Day of Prayer for Life is being celebrated today, Sunday 4th Oct. Copies of the Bishops' statement are available at the Church doors.

The Synod of Bishops: will take place in Rome on Oct 4th to 25th, 2015, and will have a theme of "the vocation & mission of the family in the Church and in the contemporary world." We pray for the Bishops and lay people taking part, that the Holy Spirit will guide their work

First Holy Communion and Confirmation: As part of our parish preparation for First Holy Communion and Confirmation we have arranged meetings for parents. Both gatherings take place in the Community Centre, Kildysart and will be led by Ms Cora Guinnane and Ms Joanne O’Brien, both of whom have worked in the area of faith formation and sacramental preparation for several years.

The meeting for First Holy Communion parents will take place on Tuesday, 6th Oct at 8.30pm

The meeting for Confirmation parents will take place on Thursday, 22nd Oct at 8.00pm

First Holy Communion for our parish will be celebrated in St Mary’s Church, Cranny on Saturday 7th May.

Confirmation for Coolmeen-Cranny & Kildysart parishes will be celebrated in St Michael’s Church, Kil-dysart on Pentecost Sunday 15th May 2016. The Matt Talbot Novena 2015: in Shannon and Kilrush to pray for all suffering/sharing in the life of addictions, will continue on this Monday, 5th Oct in St Senan's Church, Kilrush at 7.30pm and on Tuesday 29th Sept at 7pm, in SS John & Paul Church, Shannon. The preacher will be Revd Ger Fitzgerald, Ennis. The novena can be viewed each Tuesday at www.shannonparish.ie and petitions can be sent to the online petition form.