Newsletter 30th March 2014

4th Sunday of Lent
30th 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. – Eileen Twomey, Meenkeeragh.
Wed: 10.00 a.m.
Thurs: 8.00 p.m. – Den Morrissey, Months Mind Mass.
Fri: 8.00 p.m. – Eileen, Johnny & John Dillane, Glounakeel.

Meelin
Sat: 8.00 p.m. – John Joe Brosnan.
Sun: 11.00 a.m. – Patrick Browne.
Mon: 9.00 a.m. – Mary Duggan, who died recently in London.
Tues: 9.00 a.m.
Sat: 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
Sat: 8.00 p.m. – Elizabeth Stack.
Sun 10.00 a.m. – Katie Stack.

Mass intentions next weekend
Sat: 8.00 p.m. – Billy Mulcahy, Stagmount.
Sun: 10.00 a.m. – Michael Murphy, Toureenagreinne.
Sun: 11.00 a.m

Collections last weekend
Door: Rockchapel: €324 Meelin: €546

Collectors for April
Vigil Sunday
Michael Stack                                       John J. Curtin.
Michael Carroll (Glencarney)             Harry Walsh.
Pat Murphy (Meeng)                             Martin Stack.

Adoration of The Blessed Sacrament continues in Rockchapel Church on Tuesday, 7.30 p.m. – 8.30 p.m. For the remaining Tuesdays of Lent the hour will conclude with Stations of the Cross and Benediction from 8.00 p.m. on.

First Friday
Friday next is the first Friday. The sick will be visited in their homes at the usual times. Saturday morning mass in Meelin and mass on Friday 11th in Rockchapel will be offered as November masses for the dead.

Spring Stations
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.

GAA
Lotto – Winning numbers this week: 8, 11, 13, 19. No Jackpot winner. Next week’s jackpot is €4,300. Lucky Dip Winners of €25 were: James Stack; Dave Fitzgerald; Nora M. Curtin. Seller’s Prize: Marie Stack.

Parents Association Meeting
Rockchapel Parents Association will hold a meeting on Monday night, 31st March at 8.00 p.m. in the school. A parent from each family is requested to attend.

Life Skills Programme
IRD Duhallow Ltd, in conjunction with AWARE are hosting a Life Skills Programme in the James O’Keeffe Institute, Newmarket every Wednesday from 7th May to 11th June 2014 from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. Deadline for registration is 25th April. Participants must be over 18. For further information or to register for this programme please contact Peter or Alex on 029-60633.

Vigil for Life
A national Vigil for Life will take place on Saturday, 3rd May 2014 in Merrion Square, Dublin from 3-4 p.m.