Diocesan Designated Liaison Person: Ms Joan Treacy 085 8021633 Rev. Fr. John Dunphy: Phone: 059 / 9141833 / 9182882

Priest on Call for Carlow area (Emergency Only) - 087/2588118

ASH WEDNESDAY:- This Wednesday 6th

March. Discipleship is about

giving to the poor, prayer and fasting … and Lent (meaning Spring) is the time

we are given to examine how well we have embraced that discipleship. The

ashes on our foreheads remind us that time is short and we learn again to face

this grim reality with truthfulness and courage.

Blessing and distribution of ashes during Mass @ 8am and

10am in St Clare’s and 7pm in Holy Cross.

Laying Down Stones:- God looked down from Heaven and rolled the Stone away!

All of us carry burdens that cause us to walk through life with some experience of

pain. We all have different times in our lives when these burdens can weigh heavy

on our minds, our hearts and our souls.

These burdens may come from any area of our lives; family, work, health or

finances. Sometimes the weight of these burdens is too much for us to bear alone.

God doesn’t want us to carry our burdens alone. He asks us to lay our burdens down

at the foot of the cross. He wants us to surrender our heavy load to him.

During this season of Lent we invite you to lay down your stone, your burden, on

the strength of the Lord. Please take a stone from the sacred space in the palm of

your hand and lay upon it the burdens of your life. Place the stone on the

pathway to the cross. In this way we are laying down our weights to be carried by

Jesus and rolled away like the stone which revealed the empty tomb.

Our Novena takes place during the Easter Season. We also invite you to write

your burden, that the stone represents, on a piece of paper and place it in the

petition boxes. We will then, through the prayers of our Faith Community and

the intercession of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, ask Our Lord to relieve our

burdens as he himself overcame his cross.

THINGS TO DO FOR LENT:

Holy Hour:- Every Monday@ 8pm in St Clare’s Church

This year’s theme is ‘Understanding the Euchrist’

Stations of the Cross:-Every Friday in St. Clare’s after 10am Mass

St Clare’s Hospitality:- food appeal continues – food can be placed in the

barrels at Church doors or in the Parish Centre

Trocaire Boxes:- are available at Church doors. Families are asked to

take one to make their contribution to the needy of the Third World.

Things to know about Lent: Lent exists for the sake of Easter! It is the forty-day period of preparation for the Church’s celebration of

Easter. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends before Mass of the Lord’s Supper

on Holy Thursday (this year, April 18). There is a double focus in Lent – baptism and penance. It is the final stage

of preparation for adults who will be baptised at the Easter Vigil. For those of us already baptised it is a time to recall our baptism and prepare to renew it at Easter.

Lent calls us to a time of self-reflection, penance, and turning back to God as we ready ourselves to renew our baptism.

It is a time to reflect on God’s word to us in our lives today, to pray, fast and reach out to others in charitable action.

We can look at Lent as a communal journey of the Christian community back to God...our annual retreat culminating in the joy of Easter.

Communion to the Sick: Holy

Communion will be brought to the

sick and housebound during the

coming week

Lenten Lunch

This Wednesday 6st March in St Fiacc’s

House 12:30pm – 2:30pm.

Proceeds in aid of

Lourdes Invalid Fund

Family Masses:- this Sunday at the

10.15am in Holy Cross and 11.30am

in St Clare’s. Children preparing for

First Penance and First Holy

Communion are expected to attend.

Pre-Baptism meeting:- for parents

who will be presenting their children

for baptism over the coming months

will be held this Mon 4th March

@ 7pm in the Parish Centre.

Evergreens Fashion Show Could all ticket sellers please return all

monies, along with any unsold tickets,

to the pool office by Mon 4th March

SPRING/SUMMER FASHION

SHOW

IN AID OF THE EVERGREENS

This Thursday 7th

March 2019

Commencing @ 8.30pm sharp, with a

Glass of Punch @ 8pm.

in the Talbot Hotel

Compere: Faith Amond

Door Prize & Special Guest on the night.

· Serena Boutique

· A Touch of Class Boutique

· Erre Esse

· Macs Menswear

· Savana / Moda

Tickets €15 available from

the Parish Centre or the Pool office

and Killeshin Shop

Youth Mass:- Our Monthly Youth mass

takes place next Sun 10th March @ 6pm.

Those preparing for Confirmation are

excpected to attend. All are Welcome.

St Clare’s Hospitality Kitchen:

Volunteers needed for Bag Packing in

Dunnes Stores on 14th

15th & 16

th

March. Please apply to the Parish

Centre 0599141833. Thank you.

Anniversaries Sat 2

nd 6.30pm (Jimmy O’Neill, Mountrath)–(Brendan Nolan, Burrin St also his son Philip)

Kathleen Byrne, 8 Henry Street, (Birthday Rem), also her husband James

(Sean Quinn, Sleaty St) – (Lily McDonald, 174 Maher Road)

Michael & Celia Nolan, Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny

Matthew & Anastasia O’Connell, Abbeyleix

(Agnes Farrell, Freshford) – (Mary Kane, Dublin)

Sun 3rd

9am (John Kinsella, Keelogue, Killeshin)-(Catherine Kelly, Ashfield, Ballickmoyler)

John McAssey, St Fiaccs Tce

10.15am (Josie Dempsey, Killeshin) – (William & Annie Brennan, Coolnariska)

(Tom Whelan, Ardenteggle) – (Margaret McGee, Killeshin Rd)

(Helen O’Neill, Regent St, Bagenalstown) – (Bridget Kehoe, Springhill)

11.30am (First Anniversary) John Cullen, Hollywood

(First Anniversary) Paddy Brennan, Mullins Lane also his daughter Nina

Harney, Cobinstown, Co. Kildare)

(Margaret Brennan, 42 Oakley Pk) – (Paddy, Betty & Michael Walsh, Sleaty)

(Pa Walsh, Heatherhill) - (Ali Byrne, Barrowvale)

Wed 6th

10am (Mary Malone, Doonane) – (Betty Hughes, Chapel St.)

Thurs 7th

10am Baby Conleth Jowett

Fri 8th

10am Thanksgiving mass Elizabeth Callinan, (Birthday Rem) also her sons Johnny & Paddy, 7 ‘98 Street

Sat 9th

6.30 pm (Larry (Laurence) Joyce, Ballyhide) – (Martin Cleare, 5 The Numbers)

Sydney & Marie Ramsbottom, Thorton Ave

John & Mary Haughney, Bullock Park, Green Road

Sun 10th

10.15am (Sean Brennan (Jnr), Ballyhide, Carlow) – (Josephine Twomey, Killeshin Rd)

(Joe & Patrick Whelan, Ardenteggle) – (Denis & Margaret Tuohy, Killeshin)

Tom & Mary Ann Fitzpatrick, Crossleigh & son Dick Fitzpatrick

John & Margaret O’Rourke, Springhill & sons & daughters Thomas & Bridget Cummins, Kilree Bagenalstown

11.30am John McDermott, Clonmore, Killeshin

(John Byrne, late of 93 Pearse Rd) – (Edward Dowling, Lower Rossmore)

Baby Callum Nolan, Crossneen (Anniversary & Birthday Rem)

READERS –

ST CLARE’S

Sat 9th

Mar

6.30pm: Ava McCutheon,

Jack King, Megan Hosey

Sun 10th

Mar

9am: Denis Ryan,

Jim Carthy, Pat Kinsella 11.30am: Martin Lynch,

Michael & Brid Curran

READERS –

HOLY CROSS

Sun 10th

Mar

10.15am:

Jenna Dempsey,

Carla & Ciara Hennessy

EUCHARISTIC

MINISTERS

ST. CLARE’S

Sat 9th

Mar

6.30pm:

Kathleen O’Neill,

Katie Webb,

Breda McDonald(C) Sun 10

th Mar

9am: Martin Lynch,

Deirdre Maher,

Paul McKevitt

11.30am: Liz Hosey (C),

Sean Harte,

J Murnane O’Connor,

Fiona Payne,

Vanessa Reddy

HOLY CROSS

Sun 10th

Mar

10.15am: Orla McHugh,

Aidan Monaghan,

Lena Nelson

The Annual General meeting of the

County Carlow Branch of the Irish

Wheelchair Association will take place

on Sun 10th

March in the

IWA Resource Centre, Teach Failte,

Kilkenny Road, Carlow at 3pm

Marian Movement of Prayers for Priests

takes place in St Fiaccs House, Graiguecullen, Carlow on

Tues 5th March 2019 at. 7 30pm. Mass, Rosary and Benediction.

All Welcome Killeshin will hold its 35th.Annual St.

Patrick's Day Parade this year. All Groups,

Organisations and Individuals are invited to

assemble down at the new School for

9.20am with Banners and Flags

Please dress up for the occasion.

While the Feast falls on Sunday,

Remember Mass will be at 10am

Only a few places left!! on our Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes which

takes place from 16th – 22nd July. 6 nights staying in the Astoria Hotel.

All bookings should be made through the Parish Centre.

Total cost €749 per person.

Single room supplement is an extra €150.

Dear Parishioners. We wish to invite you to our weekly meeting of the Graiguecullen

Legion of Mary on Mon at 7pm in the St. Fiacc’s House rooms in Graiguecullen. The Legion

of Mary has been cherished in Graiguecullen Parish for the past 60 years. Recently our

numbers have been declining and we are finding it increasingly difficult to meet the demands

of our visitation and other works in the Parish. Could you give one hour to our Blessed

Mother once a week, with voluntary work aswell

the benefits are enormous. Come and Join us.

Graiguecullen

Monster Bingo Tues 26

th Feb. @ 8.30pm

in St Fiacc’s Hall

Jackpot €1,610 in 47 No’s.

Check on Double No

& win €390

In-house Mini Lotto €800 All loose sheets €2

Six panel books €5

Double books €10

Great Prizes to be won.

Bring a friend

Walking Football open to men & women

in St Fiacc’s Hall Fri 11am – 12noon.

Age Over 55’s. Every Friday

If you are a cancer survivor Eist Cancer

Support Centre will be running mindfulness and nutrition courses in March. If you would

like to avail of either of these courses please contact the Centre on 059 9139684.

St. Clare’s Hospitality Food Kitchen:

will be having fund raising events during

the year. If you have any unwanted gifts

we would greatly appreciate them.

They can be left into the Parish Centre.

Thank you for your support.

Weekly Collection

Red Bag: €825.00

Blue Bag: €1,363.00

We thank you

for your support.

St. Fiacc’s Hall: Available for booking

contact 059 9140330