This week’s Courcey’s Parish Lenten Talk
Next Week’s (Wed 18th) Kilbrittain Historical Society Talk
Both postponed indefinitely.
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EXTRA MASS ON ASH WEDNESDAY
There will be Mass at 10.30 am on Ash Wednesday to accommodate school children. Everybody welcome. Masses also at 9.00 am and 8.00 pm.
Blessing of Throats Next Weekend
Monday Feb 3rd is the Feast of St Blaise. Throats will blessed after Masses on Sat, Sunday and Monday next.
According to legend ‘In 316, the governor of Cappadocia and of Lesser Armenia, Agricola, arrested Bishop Blaise for being a Christian. On their way to the jail, a woman set her only son, who was chocking to death on a fish bone, at his feet.
Blaise cured the child, and though Agricola was amazed, he could not get Blaise to renounce his faith. Therefore, Agricola beat Blaise with a stick and tore at his flesh with iron combs before beheading him.’
Blessing of Candles Next Weekend
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, when Simeon prophesied that Jesus would be a ‘Light to the Nations’. Traditional blessing of Candles at Masses Sat night and Sunday Morning.
New Eucharistic Ministers’ Rota
Rota up to August 2020 now available on this site.
Hard copy in sacristy from this weekend.
Updated Church Cleaning Rota
Rota of Church Cleaners up to October 2020 now on this site.
Hard copies available in sacristy from next weekend.
MASSES THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON
Dec 22nd, Fourth Sunday Advent:
Vigil Sat 8.00,
Sunday 10.30
Mon Dec 23rd:
Morning Mass 9.00
Tue Dec 24th: Christmas Eve:
Children’s Mass 6.00 pm.
Mass of Christmas Night 9.00 pm
Wed 25th CHRISTMAS DAY
Mass of Christmas Day 10.30 am
Thursday, Friday and Sat
Christmas week, Morning Mass 11.00 am.
Sun 29th. Feast of Holy Family
Vigil Sat 8.00,
Sunday 10.30
Mon 30th Dec to Sat 4th Jan ‘20
Morning Mass 10.00 am (inc. Tue.)
Sunday 5th Jan 2020
Vigil Sat 8.00,
Sunday 10.30
Vigil of Epiphany Sun 8.00 pm
Monday 6th Jan 2020, Feast of the Epiphany
Mass of Epiphany 10.30 am.
Choir Rota added
The rota of duty for Adult, Folk and Children’s choirs up to Easter 2020 can now be found under the ‘Rotas’ tab above.
PARISH BEREAVEMENT
EILEEN GALVIN, Cripple Hill
On November 25th 2019 in the tender and loving care of the Staff at Clonakilty Community Hospital. Eileen, beloved daughter of the late Patrick and Mary, and sister of the late Denis and John and sister-in-law of the late Phil.
Sadly missed by her loving brother Matt, sister-in-law Joan, nephews, nieces, grandnephews, grandnieces, neighbours, relatives and friends.
Lying in repose in Clonakilty Community Hospital Chapel on Tuesday from 5.30pm followed by Removal at 7pm to St. Patrick’s Church, Kilbrittain (via Bandon). Requiem Mass on Wednesday at 12 noon, funeral afterwards to the adjoining cemetery.
PARISH BEREAVEMENT
Eileen O’Sullivan, Lower Granassig.
November 14th 2019 peacefully at the Bon Secours Hospital, Cork. Eileen (Lily) (nee Coughlan). Predeceased by her loving husband John Joe, and her sisters Sheila and Mary. Sadly missed by her son Jim, daughters Carolanne, Mary, Diana and Therese, sons-in-law, grandchildren, brother Dan, sister Hannah, nephews, nieces, relatives, neighbours and friends.
Lying in repose at Gabriel and O’Donovan’s Funeral Home, Bandon on Saturday from 4.30pm followed by Removal at 6pm to St. Patrick’s Church, Kilbrittain followed by Rosary. Funeral on Sunday after 10.30am Mass to the adjoining cemetery.