Newsletter 9th March 2014

Submitted by Triona on 8 March, 2014 - 12:03
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1st Sunday of Lent
9th March 2014
Fr.Denis Stritch P.P. 029 68007/086 2206607
Parish Website www.rockchapel.ie

Masses for the Week
Rockchapel
Sat: 8.00 p.m. – Eileen Boland, nee Curtin.
Sun: 12.00 Noon – Denis Morrissey
Thurs: 10.00 a.m.
Fri: 10.00 a.m.
Sat: 10.00 a.m.

Meelin
Sun: 11.00 a.m. – John & Ellen Angland.
Mon: 9.00 a.m. – Nora Brosnan.
Tues: 9.00 a.m. – Dan Joe Leahy.
Wed: 9.00 a.m.

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

Readers for Next Weekend
Sun: 10.00 a.m. – Noreen Murphy.
St. Patrick’s Day: 10.00 a.m. – Patricia Murphy.

Mass intentions next weekend
Sat: 8.00 p.m. – Con Shine.
Sun: 10.00 a.m. – Thomas O’Carroll, Glencarney.
Sun: 11.00 a.m. – Jerry Buckley, Gooseberryhill.

Collections last weekend
Door: Rockchapel: €180                           Meelin: €451
Diocesan Religious Purposes: €403

 

Spring Stations for next 2 weeks
Fri, March 14th – Lyreneague at the home of Mick and Mary Allen at 8.00 p.m.
Tues, March 18th – Meelin Village, Knockeen & Knockday at 8.00 p.m. Hall hosted by Ray and Josephine Brosnan.

Others having the stations, who haven’t already done so are asked to contact Fr. Stritch immediately please. The full list owill be published next weekend.

Trόcaire Boxes
Trόcaire Boxes are available in the porch as are copies of Bishop Crean’s Lenten Pastoral Letter titled “Lift up your Hearts”. Please take one of each.

GAA
Lotto – Winning numbers this week: 2, 8, 24, 26. No Jackpot winner. Next week’s jackpot is €4,000. Lucky Dip Winners of €25 were: John Murphy, Lyreneague; The Curtin Family, Knockafurtig; Liam Collins. Seller’s Prize: John Murphy.

Match – Intermediate Football League, Rockchapel V Aghabullouge on Thursday night, 13th March at 8.00 p.m. in Millstreet.

Community Centre
Rockchapel Community Centre will hold a meeting on Monday night, 10th March at 8.00 p.m. Representative of all organisations please attend.

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.

Seminar “Steps for Everyday Living”
IRD Duhallow will hold an information seminar entitled “Steps for Everyday Living” on Wednesday 19th March at 7.30 p.m. in the James O’Keeffe Institute, Newmarket. This event will provide helpful tips for dealing with the stresses and challenges that individuals and families encounter every day and will outline the different supports available. With peer pressure a real issues amongst teenagers, parents and teenagers are dealing with very challenging issues. Guest speakers are Margaret O’Connor, wellness Coach and Personal Development Expert and David Holden, Cork Regional President of St. Vincent de Paul. Admission is free. Please contact Helen on 029-60633 to register for the event.