GAA News Div 3 Football League Monday 6th : Coolmeen 0-07 Naomh Eoin 0-07

Hard luck to the Cùil Mìn Junior B team who lost to Kilmihil in their Div 6 League game on Sun 5th.

Congrats to the Clare Ladies U-16 players (especially Emma McMahon, Sarah McCann & Sinead Reidy of the Coolmeen Ladies Football Club) who beat Limerick on a score of Clare 4-7, Limerick 2-11 last week.

U-8 & U-10 training for boys and girls continues on Sundays at 12 noon. All welcome.

6KM Fun Run/Jog/Walk: will take place in aid of Coolmeen Ladies and Men’s GAA Clubs on Sunday 26th April 2015. Start Time 1pm at Coolmeen GAA Pitch. Entry Fee - Adult - €10. Teenager - €5. Children - Free. Cash prizes: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Men - 1st, 2nd, 3rd Women. Registration starts at 12pm in Club House at Coolmeen. Refreshment provided in Club House after. All welcome, suitable for all levels. Your support would be greatly appreciated for this joint fundraiser.

Coolmeen GAA Membership 2015: Coolmeen GAA wish to thank most sincerely all those who have registered for Membership for 2015. Membership will remain open until April 30th and we would invite all members of our parish to consider becoming a member by contacting any club official. As a member you are greatly supporting all teams that represent us on the field of play and ensuring you qualify for draw for all Ireland tickets later in the year. Please note , for insurance purposes, all current players, at all levels, must be registered as members of the Club.

Coolmeen Fun Gaelic for Mothers and others: training continues at the pitch each week. A bit of fun, meet new people, learn basic football skills and get some exercise. Contact Aaron on 085 8340492 or Marie on 087 6782949 for more details.

CÙIL MÌN G.A.A. LOTTO DRAW NO WINNER - LAST WEEK’S NUMBERS:

08 - 15 - 18 - 28. €50 Carmel Hogan, Kildysart

€30 Collette, Dylan & David Moyralla €30 Ollie Keating, Ennis

€30 Donal Doohan, Kildysart €30 J T Murtagh, Crovraghan

€30 Dáire McMahon, Roslevan NEXT DRAW: Monday 13th April

At: Cahill’s: JACKPOT €9,400 Cùil Mìn GAA appreciate your

continuing support. And remember On-line lotto available to play no matter

where in the world you may be.

Basket Collections: 4th & 5th April: €402 Coolmeen Minister of the Word: 19th April Mary Greene & Mary O’Connell Mass Cards: Available from Community Office, Coolmeen and Margaret Haugh. Cranny Alter Society for April: Boloughera

**************** The Priests’ Easter Collection: was taken up on Easter Sunday. We thank you for your unfailing generosity.

First Anniversary Masses: Johnny O’Donoghue, Birrinfadda in St Mary’s Church, Cranny at 8pm on Saturday 11th April. Mary Corry, Coolin in St Benedict’s Church, Coolmeen at 9.45am on Sunday 12th April. Mary Kenny, Coolin in St Benedict’s Church, Coolmeen at 9.45am on Sunday 19 April.

Baptism: We welcome Finn Joseph O’Donnell into the Christian family. Finn was baptised on Easter Sunday, 5th April 2015 in St Michael’s Church, Kil-dysart. We congratulate his parents Joseph and Katie, Erribul and Australia and pray that the Lord will always bless their family.

Rest in Peace: You are asked to remember Marian O’Grady (née McNamara) of Carrowreagh West who died recently in Wales. May the Lord grant her eternal rest.

The annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock: this year will take place on Sunday 5th July. Details will be announced at a later date.

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Cranny/Coolmeen Newsletter 11th/12th April 2015

******* Fr. Albert McDonnell : 065 6832155 or 085 7811823 www.kilfidaneparish.com - Twitter@CoolmeenCranny Email:a.mcdonnell@killaloediocese.ie

Community Office e-mail: cranny@eircom.net

Opening Hours 9.30am - 1pm Monday to Friday.

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

065 68 32070 or 086 8513077

ESTUARY CHALLENGE 2015: on both the 100km and 50km routes, will take place Sat 6th June at 9.30am starting in Labasheeda Village. ONLINE registration ON-LY €25. (On the day is €30). For more information/register contact Mary (086) 8900620 / John (085) 1491700 or www.estuarychallenge.eu FB: Estuary Challenge T: @estuarycycle

Living with dyslexia: For help contact Breda Coughlan. www.ateasewithdyslexia.com 0863792360

I.C.A.: . National Spring Clean Month 1st-30th April. Litter picks will take place in the area. Colour coded bags supplied and a pass for Lisdeen Recycling Centre has been given for disposal of the waste. Contact any member for further details. Final Taichi class takes place on Mon 20th April at Coolmeen N.S at 8pm.

Parish Social: Sat April 18th. Tickets on sale. Anyone who would like to donate a spot prize contact Margaret Haugh or Chrissie Vaughan. Proceeds from this parish fundraiser goes towards the upkeep and maintenance of both Church-es.

Cranny Coolmeen Cardiac Responders: next meeting 14th April at Coolmeen NS. 8.30pm to 9.30pm. For more details contact: Mary Greene on 085 7296062

Is your child struggling with reading? Would you like your child to read more confidently and to enjoy raised reading scores? If so, please contact: Maura (qualified primary teacher) on 086 8738597.

Kildysart Coolmeen Group Water Scheme: At a meeting held at Coolmeen National School on 03/12/2015, the following were elected as committee members of Kildysart Coolmeen Group Water Scheme. Chairperson: Bernadette Adams, Secretary: Bríd Meaney and Treasurer: Desmond Murphy. At present, the committee are reviewing the workings of the Group Water Scheme. A meeting will be held shortly of all Group Wa-ter Scheme members to agree the way forward for the Group water Scheme. Letters issued regarding the meeting held in December 2014: Anyone who didn’t receive a letter and is a member of the Group Water Scheme is asked to notify any committee member at their earliest convenience so that they can be included in all future correspondence. If ownership circumstances of water connections have changed recently, the Group Water Scheme committee also need to be informed of this. In the meantime, all Group Water Scheme members are asked to be vigilant and on the look out for any possible leaks. Contact details for the Kildysart Coolmeen Group Water Scheme are as follows: Bernadettte Adams: 087 6319435. Bríd Meaney: 087 2741279. Desmond Murphy: 087 2761402. Email: kildysartcoolmeengws@Yahoo.i.e.

The Carer’s Association: are providing QQI (FETAC) Level 5 Care Skills module in Shannon on 17th April, one day a week for five weeks. For more information contact 057 93 70221.

Medievel Font in Coolmeen Church

Masses Times Coolmeen –Sunday 9.45am

Cranny –Saturday 8pm *****

Mass Times for this week. Mon/Wed/Fri -10am Kildysart

Tues –8pm Kildysart. Thursday - 9.30am Cranny ******************************************** The Grouped Anniversary Masses for April will be celebrated as follows: Cranny - Saturday 25th April at 8pm. Names to be given to Mary O’Dea, Susan King or written into book in the Church. Coolmeen - Sunday 26th April at 9.45am. Names to be given to Margaret Haugh or written into book in the Church. ******************************************** Divine Mercy Novena: will end on Sat 11th with the blessing of the Divine Mercy picture at the Sat evening Mass.

The 2015 pilgrimage to Canon Island: will take place on Sunday 16th August.

Knock Pilgrimage: On Sun April 26th a bus will leave Shaughnessy’s Cross at 8am. It will travel to Cranny via Neylon’s, Morrissey’s & Coolmeen. It will go on to Ennis via Lissycasey. This is the annual Eucharistic Adoration pilgrimage to Knock and we wont be organising another this year. Those interested in travelling should ring 086-8604143 within the next week.

Our parish Finance Council: will hold its next meeting on Tuesday 14th April at 8.30pm in the Parochial House, Coolmeen. Thank you: On behalf of our parish community, we wish to thank everybody who contributed to our Holy Week and Easter liturgies. In particular, we wish to thank our choir, organist, readers, Eucharistic ministers, altar servers, the people who prepared the Church, the Easter fire, took part in the washing of the feet and everybody who by their presence and prayer made our celebrations prayerful.