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Diocesan Designated Liaison Person: Ms Joan Treacy 085 8021633 Rev. Fr. John Dunphy: Phone: 059 / 9141833 / 9182882
Priest on Call for Carlow Area: (Emergency Only) Phone: - 087/2588118
Living the ‘New Normal’ In these days of Coronavirus, there has been much talk of a ‘new normal’.
For those of us stuck at home there has been time to sit and re-evaluate what is truly important in our lives.
Perhaps there are those who have decided that the ‘old normal’ is something they definitely don’t want to go back to. What was it that kept us tied into that ‘old normal’?.
What was it that kept us tied in meaningless jobs or hollow lifestyles? Was there an expectation that we live out our retirement sitting in front of daytime TV? Were we tied by fear of the unknown? Were we tied by a need to cling to what was
familiar and safe? There’s no doubt about it, life is a big tumultuous sea full of hidden dangers. Is it any wonder we seek to
carve a little niche in which to tuck ourselves away?
In today’s gospel, Peter displays some odd behaviour. The disciples have gone ahead of Jesus and are sitting alone in a small fishing boat. Suddenly a storm brews up and the disciples are terrified for their lives. Just then, Jesus walks over the water
telling them, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.” Surely any of us at this point would have decided to sit tight and wait to be
rescued. Not Peter! Peter scrambles out of the boat and begins in all faith to walk towards Jesus. The great news is that when Peter suddenly got frightened and his faith faltered, Jesus was there with a strong arm to hold him up.
Just as Jesus called Peter from the boat, so Jesus calls us over life’s storms. What is it we might venture to do? We might
venture to change our jobs for something more worthwhile. We might venture to take on some kind of voluntary role that we might not previously have considered or initiate a local community project …. a global one even! We might think it makes
more sense to stick to what we know, but if Peter hadn’t have obeyed the call to walk on water he might never have had the
great opportunity to experience God’s life changing support. So too if we spend our lives splashing around in the shallows, we are in danger of missing the opportunity to truly recognise God and so deepen our faith.
It’s said that the safest place to be is not in the boat at all; the safest place is out on life’s seas, because that’s where Jesus is!
Friends of Fiaccs House have set up a Go Fund Me
page to raise funds as we
lost out on our Flag Days for
this year. Our Flag days
would normally generate
approx €6,000. We are
asking people to walk or run
5k anytime before 15th
August and donate €10 to
the fundraiser.
Thank you for your support.
Feast of St Clare – 11th
August Clare (1193-1253) was born in Assisi the eldest daughter of Favorino Sciffi, Count
of Sasso-Rosso and his wife Ortolana. Ortolana was a very devout woman who had
undertaken pilgrimages to Rome, Santiago de Compostela and the Holy Land. Later in life,
she entered Clare's monastery, as did Clare's sisters, Beatrix and Catarina (who took the
name Agnes and was later declared a saint herself). As a child, Clare was devoted to prayer.
When she was a teenager, she heard Francis preach during a Lenten service in the church of
San Giorgio at Assisi and asked him to help her to live in the manner of the Gospel.
On the evening of Palm Sunday, 20 March 1212, she left her father's house and accompanied
by her aunt Bianca and another companion proceeded to the chapel of the Porziuncula to meet
Francis. There, her hair was cut, and she exchanged her rich gown for a plain robe and veil.
Francis placed Clare in the convent of the Benedictine nuns of San Paulo, near Bastia. Her
father attempted to force her to return home but she resisted any attempt, professing that she
would have no other husband but Jesus Christ. In order to provide the greater solitude Clare
desired, a few days later Francis sent her to another monastery of the Benedictine nuns. Clare
was soon joined by her sister Catarina, who took the name Agnes. They remained with the
Benedictines until a small dwelling was built for them next to the church of San Damiano.
On 9 August 1253, two days before her death, Pope Innocent IV confirmed that Clare's rule
would serve as the governing rule for Clare's Order of Poor Ladies. Her remains were interred
at the chapel of San Giorgio while a church to hold her remains was being constructed. At
Pope Innocent's request the canonization process for Clare began immediately. While the
whole process took two years, the examination of Clare's miracles took just six days. On 26
September 1255, Pope Alexander IV canonized Clare as Saint Clare of Assisi.
In art, Clare is often shown carrying a monstrance or pyx, in commemoration of the occasion
when she warded away the invading soldiers of Frederick II at the gates of her convent by displaying the Blessed Sacrament and kneeling in prayer.
One Christmas Eve Clare was too ill to rise from her bed to attend Mass at the new Basilica of
St. Francis. Although she was more than a mile away she saw Mass on the wall of her
dormitory. So clear was the vision that the next day she could name the friars at the
celebration. It was for this last miracle that Pope Pius XII designated Clare as the
patron saint of television in 1958.
Feast of St. Clare:-
We will celebrate the Feast
of St Clare this Tuesday 11th
August at the 10am Mass in
St Clare’s Church. The chief
celebrant will be Most Rev
Bishop Denis Nulty.
Due to limited numbers
allowed in the church the
Mass can be viewed on our
webcam
https://www.graiguecullenkilleshin.com/web-cam/
Finance Meeting:
a meeting of the finance
committee will take place in
the parish centre on this
Thursday 13th
August at 8pm.
Guidelines As the Covid 19 numbers appear to be on the rise we have been
asked to highlight the guidelines for churches again for the safety
of everyone. The wearing of a face mask is now strongly
recommended when you visit the church.
1. Please use hand sanitiser when entering and leaving the church.
2. Wearing of a face mask is strongly recommended.
3. Please follow the direction of our stewards.
4. Please only sit in designated areas. (Please only sit in the seats with the ‘please sit here’ signs and remain in seats for the duration of the service)
5. Holy Communion can only be received in the hand.
6. People are asked to leave the church slowly and not to gather outside in large numbers.
7. If you have flu-like symptoms, please remain at home and join us for Mass via our parish webcam.
8. At all times, be mindful of social distancing
The parish are doing everything we can to keep people safe while
maintaining an atmosphere where people can come to
worship in prayer. Please be mindful of your own and other
people’s health at all times. A big thank you to all our volunteers who sanitize the churches after every Mass, baptism, wedding, funeral etc. We would not be
able to open the churches at all without them. If you would like to
volunteer please contact the parish centre.
ANNIVERSARIES
(Please note all Anniversaries can be emailed to [email protected]) Fri 7
th 7.30pm Sharon Murphy, Rossmore View (Birthday Rem)
Sat 8th
10am Jack & Nancy Brennan, Quakers Hill and deceased family
(James Hurley, Church St)-(Peter & Mary Duggan, Knockbeg)
6.30pm (First Anniversary) Liam Dempsey, Tullow & Ardenteggle
Margaret Barcoe, Coolnamara, Borris & deceased family
John Barcoe, Killeshin Road (Birthday Rem)
James Hurley, Church St
Marie O’Brien, 10 Oakley Crescent
Sun 9th
9am Dick Byrne, The Numbers & New York
11.30am (Month’s Mind) Mary Byrne, Mount View Lodge, Hollymount
(Month’s Mind) Sadie Salter, 111 Church St
(Month’s Mind) Patrick Devlin, 89 Rochfort Manor
Jimmy Byrne, 137 O’Hanrahan Avenue
James & Angela Flynn, Dublin
Mon 10th
10am Margaret & Liam Byrne, Bagenalstown & Ardattin
Tue 11th
10am Pat O’Gorman, Athy (Birthday Rem)
(Ellen Hanly, Limerick)-(Mary Ryan, St. Fiacc’s Tce)
Sr Ann Whelan, St Fiacc’s Hse
Fri 14th
10am Jane Keenan, Co. Dublin
7.30pm Mary (Moll) Hennessy, Springhill Road
Sat 15th
10am Paddy Lawler, Staplestown Rd
6.30pm Peter Nelson, Pearse Rd & New York
Gerald O’Reilly, Brennan, Old Derrig, Killeshin Rd
May & Martin Fennell, Springhill
(Elizabeth & James Brennan, Clonpierce, Ballylinan
also sons J.J. & Paddy and daughter Betty Whelan, Barrowhouse)
James O’ Reilly, Springhill also daughter Breeth Nolan &
her husband Gerard, Crossneen)
Eileen & Jimmy Dalton, Springhill
Betty & Johnny Hughes, Schull, West Cork
Tommy & Rita Lyons, Staunton Ave
Sun 16th
10.15am Seamus Hearns, Clonmore, Killeshin
Noel McAssey, 118 St. Clare’s Rd
Michael Cantwell, St. John’s, Kilkenny
O glorious Saint Clare!
God has given you
the power of working
miracles continually,
and the favour of answering the
prayers of those who invoke
your assistance in misfortune,
anxiety, and distress;
we beseech you,
obtain for us from Jesus,
through Mary, His Blessed Mother,
what we beg of you so fervently
and hopefully, if it be for the greater honour and
glory of God
and for the good of our souls.
Saint Clare Pray For Us.
PRAYER INTERCESSORS: This group is available to pray regularly but
individually for the life of the parish as well as specific intentions that arise from time
to time. If you have a family member who is seriously ill or is undergoing a major
operation or any other special request please ring the parish office (9141833) & we
will send out a group text to request prayers. In order to maintain confidentiality, we
do not use names in the texts. If you are interested in joining this ministry please give
your name and mobile number to the parish office.
Killeshin Drive in Bingo, Sunday August 16th/August 30th/ September 13th/
September 27th @ 3pm in KIlleshin GAA grounds. €3000 in prizes. €500 Jackpot
Eircode R93XF53. All Welcome!
St. Vincent De Paul: Local Conference – St. Fiacc’s. Tel: 086-1592775
A new pilgrimage on Lough Derg’s lakeshore
Walk and Pray in the Lough Derg tradition on 16, 18, 22, 26 & 30 August. At
times in the 1600s and 1700s when Station Island was closed by the Penal Laws,
pilgrims undertook a form of pilgrimage on the lough shore. Walk in their
footsteps. Contact 0 (0353) 71 9861518 or [email protected] for details.
Numbers are limited. Advance booking essential.
Carlow Family Support Group - You Are Not Alone
Drugs and Alcohol abuse effects families regardless of status in life.
You did not cause it, you can't control it and you can't cure it.
Help is available for those who live with this dreadful disease call 085 7872730
An Gairdín Beo is happy to respond to the popular demand to continue with
the Sale of Vegetables in the garden for a further few weeks even though
there is only a limited amount available.
Every Wednesday from 10.00pm- 1.00pm The Gairdín Beo will be open.
As usual you are invited to pick your own vegetables, using your own utensils and
carrier bag.We hope to have the following on sale: potatoes, beetroot, onions,
herbs,carrots, courgettes, tomatoes, cucumbers, dahlias (bee friendly) apples,
homemade pesto and chutney. We regret we are unable to give change so a
Donation Box will be available for change. Looking forward to seeing you.