26-04-2009 Newsletter

BUNCLODY MASS INTENTIONS

Sympathy:

We extend our sympathy to the family of Mrs Ellen Murphy who died recently.

First Friday May 1st:

Fr. Jones & Fr. Doyle will visit the sick and housebound.

Special Ministers for the Month of April

Ministers of the Word

• 7.oo p.m. E O’Connell Jones
• 9.oo a.m. Annie Meyler
• 12 Noon Marie Granger

Eucharistic Ministers

• 7.oo p.m. Colette Cullen / Kathleen Furlong
• 9.00 a.m. Joe Byrne
• 12 Noon Ann Ivory / Nancy Guinan

Altar Servers

• 7.oo p.m. Team C
• 9.00 a.m. Team A
• 12 Noon Team B

Flower Society

• Margaret Byrne

The Holy Rosary

..will be recited for the Month of May at Our Lady’s Altar, St Mary’s Villas commencing each evening at 7.00 p.m. and on Saturdays at 6.oo p.m.

Prayer Group:

..each Thursday at 10.30 a.m. in the F.C.J.Convent Chapel during school term.

St Mary Magdalene Kilmyshall

First Friday May 1st:

Visit of the sick and housebound.

Daily Mass

..will be celebrated in the Church from next Monday.

Eucharistic Ministers for May :

• Saturday Night - Ann Farrell,
• Sunday Morning - Martin Cullen

Kilmyshall Parish Council Parish :

Meeting on Tuesday May 5th at 8.30 p.m.

Charity Auction:

Auction will be held in Kilmyshall Community Centre on Sunday 10th May at 1.30 p.m. Farm and Garden Produce, Furniture etc. All goods donated must be in good condition and working order. For information contact any member of the Parish Council or Hall Committee. Your support on the day would be appreciated. Anyone wishing to book the hall in Kilmyshall please contact Denis O’Neill on 0872196565 or 053 9377728

First Holy Communion :

The Children from 2nd Class in Our Lady of Lourdes National School will receive their First Holy Communion at 11.00 a.m. Mass on May 3rd. Please remember them in your prayers.

First holy communion :

Prayer books, rosary beads & cards are now on sale in the parish office.

St Vincent de Paul (St Theresa’s Conference)

Meeting on Thursday 30th April at 8.00 p.m. in Bunclody Parish Office.

Bunclody Pastoral Council :

Meeting will take place on Thursday 7th May at 8.00 p. m. in Redmond’s , Main St

Tidy Towns Association ;

Meeting will take place on Monday 27th April at 8.00 p.m. in Redmonds, Main St. If you feel you can be of any help, no matter how small, we would ask you to attend as we are currently getting ready for the Tidy Towns Competition and we need all the help we can get.

Special Olympics Fundraiser:

Bunclody I.C.A. are holding a Coffee Morning on Friday 1st May from 10.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. in Redmonds , Main St.

Whist :

Continues every Monday night at 8.30 p.m. in St. Aidan’s Hall, Irish St. Bunclody.

Kinderland Montessori & Creche :

Bookings are now being taken for September 2009. Contact 087 6890952

The Dyspraxia Association of Ireland

Wexford Support Group

A Talk on " Practical Ideas for Home and School" will be held on Thursday 30th April 2009 from 7.30 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. at Seafield Golf and Spa Hotel, Ballymoney , Gorey.Admission by ticket only €20. Speaker : Prof. Amanda Kirby. Booking and enquiries to Veronica Murphy on 08 7 9745861

Margaret Nolan Chiropodist

..will be on Holidays from 5th - 12th. May and will be closed during this time.

Used Clothing Collection

..for children in Kenya; Please drop off before 12 noon on Wednesday 29th April at Bunclody Church car park

Kildavin Country Market

Open every Saturday Morning From 11a.m. - 1.00 p.m. Home Baking, Fresh Breads, Jams, Cheese, Chutneys, Honey, Fresh Vegetables  Local Produced Beef and Lamb, Handmade Cards, Crafts, Flower Arrangements, Plants & Herbs.

Tea, Coffee and Cake €1

Come along and meet friends and local producers at Kildavin Country Market  Contact: 053 9375873

The Deep End ? In the Wounds

In A Risen Christ in Eastertime

Raymond E. Brown writes: ’Today disbelief flows from many factors including unconvincing signs, e.g., the proclamation of Christ by some who scarcely resemble him. Resembling Christ means having wounds and showing them. Not something most of us would want to have , or wish to do.

You’d think that the Risen Christ would use something else to dispel the doubts of the disciples in today’s Gospel reading (Luke 24:35-48). He uses the breaking of bread to open the minds of two disciples travelling to Emmaus. Now he uses his wounds to quell the doubts of others. Even his startling and sudden appearance among them isn’t enough to rid them of doubt. But in his wounds they recognise him. Needless to say, these aren’t any old wounds.

They are the wounds the world inflicts on those who love God above all else. They are the wounds of those who proclaim God’s truth eve when it threatens powerful vested interests. They are the wounds of those who don’t count cost. They are the wounds that once accepted are healed and become a source of health for others. We carry them with us in life, but they carry us into eternity.

Resembling Jesus means facing the foe within our own gilded Gethsemanes; forgiving the tormentors who crucify us daily on our petty Golgothas; defeating the demons of our imaginings I the wilderness of our making; and in the longings of a lonely heart in prayer before God. Fr. Tom Cahill SVD

Please Note:

All items for the Newsletter must be in before Lunchtime on Wednesday.

Sponsorship of the Newsletter for the month of  April is:

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