03/01/2016 :: Second Sunday after Christmas
A message from Fr. David
The beginning of a New Year is a wonderful time for stopping to reflect on your life. You may want to review the year that has just passed, and make plans for the one ahead. Sometimes it can be helpful to take a pen and paper and break the areas of your life down into headings such as “friendships”, “family”, “job”, “time out”, etc. and then think about how you would like to see these things develop in the coming year. You may then also want to commit these thoughts to God and offer your life afresh to him.
Prayer for the New Year
Lord,
At the beginning of this New Year,
I offer you my life.
Come take my voice,
may the words I speak be filled with encouragement and goodness.
Come take my hands,
may the work they create be generous and giving.
Come take my feet,
may the journeys I walk be led by your Spirit within.
Come take my life Lord,
for I love your goodness, your kindness and your leading.
Amen.
Wishing you all a very Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year.
Fr. David
Anniversaries
| Please pray for the following for whom Mass will be offered | |
January 2016 |
|
| Saturday 2nd 7pm St. Joseph’s Kinvara | John & Katie Whelan, Carnmadra, [Anniversary] |
| Sunday 3rd 9am Doorus | People of the Parish |
| 10.30am Ballinderreen | Mary Ann & Tom Quinn, Kilcolgan |
| 12 noon St. Colman’s Kinvara | Maria Patricia O’Shaughnessy [Month’s mind] (aunt of Paddy Blackwell, Funshin Beg) |
| Monday 4th | No Mass |
| Tuesday 5th 7pm— Ballinderreen | **Vigil Mass for Holy Day** |
| Wednesday 6th | NO MASS—Ordinations Cathedral |
| Thursday 7th 10am Kinvara | People of the Parish |
| Friday 8th—10am Kinvara | Mass |
| Saturday 9th—7pm St. Joseph’s Kinvara | Gerry Forde, Parkroe, [Anniversary] |
| Sunday 10th—9am Doorus | Tom & Kathleen, Mahon, [Anniversary] |
| 10.30am—Ballinderreen | People of the Parish |
| 12 noon—St. Colman’s Kinvara | People of the Parish |
Thoughts
Doorus National School
Have you heard the Annual Family Fundraising 5km fun run/walk is happening from Doorus National School this year on Sunday 10th January 2016. Registration from the NS at
12 noon, event starts at 1.30 p.m. with a cuppa and some goodies afterwards. Adults €10, free entry for children.
Organised by Run Kinvara and Kinvara GAA
In memory of Kinvara Company Irish Volunteers
Preparations are being made to erect a commemorative stone in memory of Kinvara Company Irish Volunteers to mark the centenary of the 1916 rising. Anyone wishing to join the committee can do so by contacting Eilis Kavanagh at 087-2778146.
Film Night
Don’t Forget: Our next film night, Tuesday 5th January, Acorn Centre!
Tracht
is now available on community council website http://kinvara.ie/tracht/
2016 Offertory Envelopes
will be distributed over the coming weeks.
Communion
Please walk up on the right and down on the left to ease congestion
Parking, St. Colman’s Church Kinvara
For Health & Safety reasons, please do not park along the wall to the left hand side of the barrier. Thank You.
Please Note
Church gate collections are to be taken up after Mass.
Parish Office
Parish Office Opening Hours:
| Tuesday & Wednesday | Ballinderreen | 9.30am—12.30pm |
| Thursday & Friday | Kinvara | 9.30am—12.30pm |
Phone no. 086-8577644