NOTICES

New Ross Parish Bethany Bereavement Support Group

Contact No: 087-3846577 Drop in Centre

Legion of Mary Hall, 1st Thursday of every month, Between 11am and 12 noon. SAFEGUARDING REPRESENTATIVE:

Mairin Jackson—Contact No: 051-421348—Any queries in relation to working with children or adolescence within our

parish please contact the above.

LEGION OF MARY Meetings every Wednesday Evening in the

Parish Pastoral Centre, Robert St., New Ross at 7.30pm. Contact Des & Marie- 051-420523. Rosary & Divine Mercy are recited every

Friday @ 3.00pm on the Quay, next to the Dunbrody Centre.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL—NEW ROSS (085) 8313073

HOME VISITATION TEAM

Tel 083 474 5789 to avail of this service

or to volunteer.

MEALS ON WHEELS

Sr. Aidan Centre, Cross St. Tel: 051 445711

Printing Courtesy — Prim Ed

Lectio Divina: Every Wednesday morning at 10.45am for one hour, in the Legion of Mary

Pastoral Centre, Robert St., New Ross.

Ferns Diocesan Pilgrimage to

Fatima 9th- 16th October 2019

Led By: Bishop Denis Brennan

Pilgrimage Directors: Fr Thomas Doyle and Fr Denis Browne. 7 nights,

full board at Hotel Catolica.

Price: €785 per person sharing, full board. Full details from O’Leary Travel 053 9233178

EXAM TIMES It is that time of year when students are preparing for

their Junior Certificate or Leaving Certificate. The Youth Information Office at FDYS has made available

online for free a very helpful study resource. It

encourages students to plan their study and to try to relax as much as is possible, so that they can perform to

their full potential. It contains very helpful information

on Relaxation Techniques, Time Management,

Nutrition, Stress Management, Physical Fitness and

Yoga. The Community Based Drugs Initiative at FDYS

has included information on substance misuse. The resource is now available free of charge on the front

page of the FDYS website, www.fdys.ie. Further

details and support are available from the Youth Information Office in FDYS Francis Street, Wexford or

on 053 91 23262.

Diocese of Ferns Applications are invited for the

role of: SAFEGUARDING CO-ORDINATOR (25 hours per week)

The role will involve the following: -Responsibility for implementing the diocesan safeguarding policies and procedures. -Liaising with and supporting parishes and com-munities. -Garda vetting for parishes. -Outreach support for survivors of clerical abuse. -Co-ordination and delivery of safeguarding training to parishes. -Upholding the seven standards of the church in practice and behaviour. Excellent administration and interpersonal skills a requirement for the position. Experience of volunteerism and parish involvement desirable. Please send letter of application and CV on or before the 11th June to “Safeguarding Role Application”, Bishop’s House, PO Box 40, Summerhill, Wexford, Co. Wexford, Y35 X9C4

Fun Fund-Raiser

A most unusual concert will take place in aid of

the recent drive for funds for New Ross

Community Hospital– an invaluable asset to this

area which needs all the supports it can get. New

Ross Singers are joining with a local rock band to

present an evening of classic popular songs from

the 70s and 80s. The choir are well known locally,

having recently performed The Armed Man and

Haydn’s Creation. This is a change of repertoire

which they have greatly enjoyed learning. The

band are The Nomads. They include such

personalities as Sean Connick, Arthur O’ Sullivan,

Dermot Kehoe, Tomas Kavanagh, David O’ Brien

and other well known locals. The concert will be

in the Horse and Hound, Ballinaboola, on

Tuesday, June 11th at 8pm. Tickets for this

worthy cause are €15, and available from choir

members and other outlets.

New Ross Parish. Church of

St. Mary & St. Michael

Newsletter

New Ross Parish Community strives to be a welcoming, life-giving PEOPLE, nourished by FAITH, WORSHIP of God and

SERVICE of all in the example of Jesus Christ.

The Ascension of the Lord

Volume 32. No.22 2nd June 2019

Parish Office Opening Hours Monday to Friday 10.30 am to 2.00 pm. Closed Holy Days & Bank Holidays. Wide range in stock of Holy Mass Cards, General Cards & Gift

Ideas for all occasions. Tel: 051 421348 or 087 1212 707 (Text Alters ONLY) Email: newross-parish@hotmail.com www.newrossparish.ie

Holy Mass Cards (Signed) are also available in Cooney’s & Ryan’s Funeral Homes.

HOLY MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK.

N.B. All 8.00 a.m. Holy Masses are in Mount Carmel Monastery Chapel

Date Time Intention

Sat 1st June

6.00pm James & Mary Ryan, Ard na Greine Anniversaries

Sunday 2nd 8.00am Michael & Julie Lee, The Bullawn Anniversaries

9.00am Jack Dwyer, Michael St. Anniversary

10.00am Garry & Margaret Maher, Lwr. Southknock Anniversaries

12.00pm Delia Purcell, Fr. Cullen’s Tce Month’s Mind

Mon 3rd 8.00am Zofia Slugocka Anniversary

10.00am Maureen & Bill Doyle, South St. Anniversaries

Tues 4th 8.00am Patrick Doyle, New York, USA & formerly of The Bullawn & Ciara Whelan

Anniversaries

10.00am Aaron Lennane, Salsbury, UK Anniversary

Wed 5th 8.00am Mass for the People of the Parish

10.00am Brian Thornton Recently Deceased

Thurs 6th 8.00am Patrick Murphy, “Jalna” Mount Elliott Anniversary

10.00am Tom Kirwan, Mountgarrett Anniversary

Fri 7th 8.00am Nicholas & Elizabeth Whelan, The Maudlins Anniversaries

10.00am Margaret Sinnott, Wexford St. Anniversary

Sat 8th 8.00am John & Bridie Furlong, formerly of William St. Anniversaries

10.00am Parish Mass Association

6.00pm Paddy Quinn, Arnestown Anniversary

Sun 9th 8.00am Cynthia Gannon, Nunnery Lane Anniversary

9.00am Breda Kehoe, Castlemoyle Heights Anniversary

10.00am Mary Butler, Mt. Carmel 2nd Anniversary

12.00pm Patrick Mash Cashin, JKL Place Month’s Mind

Mass Bookings: From Tuesday 4th June we will be currently taking mass bookings up to and including November 2019.

RECENTLY DECEASED: We remember in our prayers Hugh O’ Connor, Mountgarrett, Michael Meaney,

Nunnery Lane, Helena Rochford (nee Grace) The Bullawn & John O’ Brien, Hillside, The Maudlins who passed away recently. May They Rest In Peace . Should you wish to have a loved one included in this section please contact the

Parish Office with the details by the previous Wednesday before 2.00pm. Thank you.

ANNIVERSARY PRAYERS: We remember in our prayers, Debbie Fitzgibbon, Chambersland & Nick Crosbie, Ramsgrange, (1st Anniv.) whose anniversaries occur around this time. Should you wish to have a loved one

included in this section, please contact the Parish Office with the details by the previous Wednesday before 2.00pm.

Thank you.

BAPTISMS: For Baptism Bookings on Saturdays @ 4.30pm & Sundays @ 1.00pm, please contact the Parish Office.

Copy of Birth Certificates are required for the individual. Photo ID also required for the person making / requesting the enquiry. Certificate fees at €5 each. Thank you.

WEDDINGS:

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY…… Pentecost Sunday: 9th of June 2019, Masses as usual. Trinity Sunday: 16th June 2019, Masses as usual Sacred Heart Novena: After 10.00am mass in Parish Church commencing Thursday 20th to Friday 28th June 2019. Corpus Christi Sunday June 23rd: Procession including 2019 First Communion & Confirmation Participants starting @ 3pm at the monument in the Irish-town, down Mary St., stopping at the Tholsel over South St. and finishing at the Parish Church. Patrons: Friday 28th June, St. Mary’s Cemetery @ 7.00pm. Sun 30th June, Mount Carmel Cemetery after 8am mass. Sunday 30th June, Priests Cemetery after 12 noon mass. Cemetery Sunday 30th June, St. Stephen’s @ 3.00pm. CONFESSIONS: Saturdays after 10AM Holy Mass & before 6PM Holy Mass. Mon—Fri on request after 10AM Holy Mass. Please notify the priest before Mass in the Sacristy.

PRIEST ON DUTY (051) 421214: Visitation of Sick / Housebound: We are anxious to visit those who cannot celebrate Holy Mass with us due to illness, aged or infirm. Arrangements can be made to receive the sacraments at home by calling the Parish Office. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Every Tuesday from 10.00AM Holy Mass to 9.00pm finishing with Solemn Benediction. SUPPORTING THE PARISH: Envelopes - If you would like to register as a friend of New Ross Parish Church St. Mary & St. Michael and support the weekly envelope collection please call to the parish office for details or tel: (051) 421 348

WEEKLY COLLECTION : Sunday 26th May 2019 Envelopes No.234 Amount: € 1,643.23. THANK YOU. Divine Mercy: Holy Hour in the Parish Church every Tuesday @ 3.00pm followed by the Rosary. Scripture Readings for Pentecost Sunday Readings: Year C: Acts 2:1-11. Ps 103:1,24,29-31, 34, R/ cf. v 30. Rm 8:8-17. Jn 14:15-16, 23-26. Radio Holy Mass: 104.7FM Saturday Vigil @ 6.00pm & 10.00am Daily including Funeral Masses. Pastoral Centre’s: Legion of Mary & St. Michael’s are available for bookings. Please contact the Parish Office. Intentions for the living: Can ONLY be accommodated as “SPECIAL INTENTIONS” (GDPR Regulations) - Please advise at time of booking. ON SALE NOW: Exam Mass Cards and Exam Prayer Cards available in Parish Office.

Sanctuary Lamps available @ €10.00 per week.

St. Mary (Left)

Special Intentions

Central (Centre)

Special Intentions

St. Joseph (Right)

Availability to be Confirmed

Reflection for weekend 1st & 2nd

June

Fact 12: ....and life everlasting. God wants me to be

with Him. There is a place for me in heaven. With

God there is everlasting joy. People who are very

happy, often say: I feel like I’m in seventh

heaven. Some people, however, never get to

experience this foretaste of heaven because they

have such a hard time on earth. Heaven, however,

does exist. A heaven, of which God promises: “I will

wipe away all tears from their eyes. There will be no

more death, and no more mourning or sadness.” Rv

21:4. Nobody can say: this or that person is going to

hell. God’s mercy is unlimited. He wants everyone to

go to heaven. In addition to that, the Church is

convinced of one thing: when people die and want to

be with God, there is often still an obstacle to face:

something torments them still, something they are

thoroughly ashamed of. God then gives them a

chance to free themselves from it. We say they are in

purgatory. We shall help them by praying for

them. “Purgatory is like the burning pain we feel when

we remember how we once let down a beloved

person. Our big encounter with Christ could be very

similar to that. However, in the pain of this encoun-

ter, when the impurity and sickness of our lives be-

come evident to us, there lies salvation. His gaze, the

touch of His heart heals us through an undeniably

painful transformation, as through fire.” Pope Bene-

dict XVI. Finally from C.S. Lewis: “Your place in heaven

will seem to be made for you and you alone, because

you were made for it.”

Brought to you by the Diocesan

Pastoral Council

St. Michael’s Theatre Movie Matinee Saturday 8th & 15th June 3pm “ Wonder Park”

The New Ross Active Retirement general meeting will be held on Friday the 7th June @ 10.30 am in the Youth Centre Nunnery Lane all welcome .