Newsletter 16th March 2014

2nd Sunday of Lent
16th March 2014
Fr.Denis Stritch P.P. 029 68007/086 2206607
Parish Website www.rockchapel.ie

Masses for the Week
Rockchapel
Sun: 10.00 a.m. – Thomas O’Carroll, Glencarney.
Mon: 10.00 a.m. – St. Patrick’s Day.
Wed: 10.00 a.m.
Thurs: 8.00 p.m. – Mass for the sick, especially for Ita Murphy.
Fri: 10.00 a.m.

Meelin
Sat: 8.00 p.m. – Con Shine.
Sun: 11.00 a.m. – Jerry Buckley, Gooseberry Hill.
Sun: 8.00 p.m. – Vigil Mass.
Mon: 11.00 a.m.
Tues: 9.00 a.m.
Wed: 9.00 a.m.

Vigil Mass next Saturday night is in Rockchapel at 8.00 p.m.
Confessions at 7.30 p.m.

Readers for Next Weekend
St. Patrick’s Day: 10.00 a.m. – Patricia Murphy.
Sat: 8.00 p.m. – Caoimhe Ní Fhlannabhra
Sun: 10.00 a.m. – Breeda O’Callaghan

Mass intentions next weekend
Sat: 8.00 p.m. – Bridie O’Mahony, Carrickfergus & Meeng.
Sun: 10.00 a.m. – Danny Murphy, Glounakeel.
Sun: 11.00 a.m. – Patrick Browne.

Collections last weekend
Door: Rockchapel: €398                      Meelin: €313

The annual collection for Emigrants will be taken up at the masses for St. Patrick’s Day.

The Cloyne Diocesan Directory for 2014 is now available, and is on sale in sacristy at €2 each.

Spring Stations
Tues, March 18th – Meelin Village, Knockeen & Knockduff at 8.00 p.m. Hall hosted by Ray and Josephine Brosnan.
Wed, March 26th – Rowels Langford, Rowels Noonan & Shaddock, Knockscovane & Gooseberry hill, Knockscovane &U Knockskehy and Meenroe, Clashroe, Meenshal & Knockduff Upper in Meelin Church at 8.00 p.m.
Thurs, March 27th – Foiladown, Stagmount and Glencarney Lower and Upper in Rockchapel Church at 8.00 p.m.
Wed, April 9th – Banane, Dromedda & Bohus, Meankeeragh, Meentinna & Cummary Connell, Knockacluggin & Knockacummer, Toureenacoppogue, The Line & The Commons and Meenygorman, Toureenanare and Ballinatona in Meelin Church at 8.00 p.m.
Thurs, April 10th - Rockhill & Knockafuirtig, Milleen, Rockchapel Village in Rockchapel Church at 8.00 p.m.
Fri, April 11th – Meeng at the home of Denis & Mary McCarthy at 7.30 p.m.
Wed, April 23rd – Knockatoon at the home of Mike & Mary Scannell at 7.30 p.m.
Fri, May 9th ¬– Glounakeel at the home of Nelius & Mary O’Connor at 8.00 p.m.

GAA
Lotto – Winning numbers this week: 16, 19, 21, 22. No Jackpot winner. Next week’s jackpot is €4,100. Lucky Dip Winners of €25 were: Liam Collins; Pat Murphy, The Shop; Kevin Collins.. Seller’s Prize: Liam Collins.

Rockchapel National School
Enrolments are currently being taken for our junior infants class for September 2014. Any parents wishing to enrol a child in Rockchapel National School for September next, is asked to forward his/her name to the school secretary on 029 69129, before the end of March.

Donkey Derby
St. Peter’s Juvenile club will hold a Donkey Derby fundraiser on Sunday night, in Paddy Molly’s Bar at 8.30 p.m. A good night’s entertainment guaranteed! Please support.

Children of Mary 60th Anniversary
This year, the Children of Mary in the Brosna Parish are celebrating the 60th anniversary. A mass will be held in the Brosna Church on Friday evening, 21st March at 7.30 p.m. Anyone from the parish, or nearby parishes or further afield who may have been with them 60 years ago, are welcome to be there with them the mark the occasion.