The Gathering Mass will be celebrated in St Michael’s Church, Kildysart on Saturday 10 August at 8pm.
Kildysart Cemetery Mass 8m on 6 August 2013
Mass will be celebrated in Kildysart cemetery on Tuesday, 6 August 2013 at 8pm. All are welcome to participate in the Mass and to remember and pray for their relatives and friends who are buried there, for the deceased of the parish and for all the faithful departed.
Blessed John Henry Newman’s Prayer for the Departed
May He support us all the day long, till the shades lengthen
and the evening comes,
and the busy world is hushed,
and the fever of life is over,
and our work is done.
Then in His mercy
may He give us a safe lodging,
and a holy rest
and peace at the last.
Killaloe Autumn Pilgrimage to Lourdes (27 Sept – 1 Oct 2013)
Killaloe Diocese Autumn Pilgrimage to Lourdes: Owing to an increased demand for accommodation in Lourdes during this Year of Faith a request has been made to the Diocese to reduce the number of nights from five to four. Consequently the revised dates for the Autumn Pilgrimage are from Friday 27th September to Tuesday 1st October, with a new reduced price of €590. This is still the cheapest pilgrimage out of Ireland. This year the Irish Church is celebrating the Centenary of the First Irish Pilgrimage to Lourdes in 1913. Book on line at www.joewalshtours.ie and you will be entered for a draw for one free place. Full details on the Diocesan website at www.killaloediocese.ie.
Golden Jubilee of Salesian Education in Clare
Cahercon House
Cahercon past pupils will celebrate Golden Jubilee of Salesian Education in Clare on Saturday 31 August 2103.
Mass will be celebrated at St. John Bosco Community College, Kildysart at 7:oo pm. followed by a chat and cuppa.
The Salesian sisters and the staff of St John Bosco Community College are looking forward to seeing you all at this special gathering to renew old acquaintances.
Mission Appeal
The Franciscan Missionary Sisters For Africa are visiting the parishes of the Diocese of Killaloe during 2013 to speak at Masses regarding their missionary work. Sr Rena Condron will speak at Masses in Kildysart on June 22 – 23. You can find our more about the sisters and their work ar www.fmsa.net
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 26 June to 1 July 2013
Lourdes Diocesan Pilgrimage: Bishop Kieran O’Reilly SMA will lead this year’s Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes from June 26th to 1st July . Direct from Shannon Airport €670 inclusive.
This year is the 100th anniversary of the first Irish pilgrimage to Lourdes when people travelled overland. Bookings Joe Walsh Tours on (01) 2410810 or see http://www.killaloediocese.ie
Book online at www.joewalshtours.ie and you will be entered in a draw for 1 free place.
A limited number of sick pilgrims will be accommodated in the Sanctuary of Lourdes at a cost of €560 Applications for sick pilgrims only to Fr Tom Ryan, Pilgrimage Director, SS John & Paul Presbytery, Shannon, Co. Clare. Telephone: (061) 364133
Families or individuals often sponsor a family member, parents, or a friend on the occasion of an anniversary or Jubilee with a visit to Lourdes. Sponsorship for sick people is always welcome.
For further information regarding Lourdes see http://en.lourdes-france.org
First Holy Communion – Confirmation 2013
We congratulate the 17 members of our parish who received their First Holy Communion on Pentecost Sunday (19 May) 2013. May the Lord continue to be present to them and to their families, teachers and friends.
Congratulations to the 14 members of the parish community where received the sacrament of confirmation from Bishop Kieran O’Reilly SMA on Saturday 23 February, 2013 to administer the sacrament of confirmation.
In prearation for the reception of the sacrament the children, their parents and families participated in a Prayer Service of Light on Wednesday 6 February at 8pm in our parish Church.
Having received the sacrament of confirmation the children will take part in a lenten retreat in the community centre on Thursday 21 March 2013. The retreat will be led by Fr Michael Casey and Ms Cathleen McDonnell.
The enrolment ceremony for the canditates for confirmation took place during 8pm Mass on Saturday 8 December 2012.
First Holy Communion will be celebrated in St Michael’s Church Kildysart on Sunday 19 May 2013 at 11am. The enrolment ceremony took place during 8pm Mass on Saturday 1 December 2012.
The schedule of Preparation Masses for the children preparing for First Holy Communion and their families is as follows:
- Sunday 10 February at 11am;
- Sunday 10 March at 11am;
- Sunday 14 April at 11am.
ThE Children preparing to recieve their first Holy Communuion will receive the Sacrament of Reconcilation for the first time on Wednesday 24 April 2013 at 7pm.
A meetings for parents of children preparing for First Holy Communion took place on Thursday 15 November and for parents of children preparing for Confirmation on Thursday 22
November. Both meetings were led by Sr Essie Hayes RSM. Sr Essie is a Sister of Mercy and is a member of the primary school catechetical advisory team in the diocese.
You are asked to remember in your prayer all those in the parish who are preparing to receive sacraments.
Talking to our children about topics that matter – alcohol
Parish of Kildysart
Meeting for Sixth Class and their Parents
Community Centre, 8pm Thursday 2 May 2013
As our meeting of the parents of the confirmation class at the beginning of the school year, it was suggested that we organise an evening that would help parents and children discuss the appropriate use of alcohol. In response to hat request we have invited Joe Lynch to lead and discussion entitled
CHOICES: Talking to our children about topics that matter – Alcohol.
The presentation will include:
- What influences young people when they choose to use alcohol – or not;
- How to offer our children choices that will help their personal and social skills;
- How to have positive conversations with our children that will make a difference;,
- How to handle difficult situations or what to do ‘when things go wrong’.
Joe Lynch, a qualified music and maths teacher, has been teaching for thirty years. He trained as a Resource Teacher, working as a Senior Level for a number of years in London in a large inner-city comprehensive school. He has, over the last seven years, specialised in working with schools, supporting teachers and young people in the area of Positive Behaviour Management. Joe is also a psychotherapist with a Masters in Individual Humanistic Psychotherapy from the University of Middlesex and a recently qualified Group Analytic Psychotherapist with a Masters in Science from the Department of Medicine and Health, UCD
Holy Week 2013 in Kildysart
Friday 15 March Stations of the Cross 8pm
Thursday 21 March Reconciliation Service 8pm
Palm Sunday 24 March Procession and Mass 11am
Holy Thursday, 28 March Mass of the Lord’s Supper 8.30pm
Good Friday, 29 March The Passion of the Lord 4.30pm
Holy Saturday 30 March Easter Vigil 9pm
Opening the Windows Reliving Vatican II
Saturday, 23 March 2013 The Clare Inn, Newmarket on Fergus Co Clare.
Opening the Windows Reliving Vatican II
Confrence Brochure Opening the Windows 23 March 2013
The Diocese of Killaloe has organised this one day gathering, ‘Opening the Windows’, to give us an opportunity to reflect on how the Second Vatican Council can help us live as Christians today. Vatican II which has been described as the most important event in the life of our Church in modern times, began its work fifty years ago. Pope John XXIII called the Council because he wanted “to throw open the windows of the Church so that we can see out and the people can see in.”. To help us relive and rediscover the richness of this great event Pope Benedict XVI has declared 2013 a Year of Faith.
During our Conference we reflected on four important topics discussed by the Council:
- The Word of God;
- Prayer and liturgy;
- Being part of the Church;
- Church and society.
The approach wwas practical with the focus on the daily experience of living as a Christian in today’s world. The day provided an occasion to reflect on the beauty of our faith, to share and to encourage each other .
To hear Bishop Kieran O Reilly’s presentation at the conference please click here
To hear Liam Lawton’s paper delivered at the conference please click here
To read Dermot Ryan’s paper delivered at the conference please click here Dermot Ryan Believing and Belonging
To view images of the day see
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.451131621629175.1073741825.402785606463777&type=1
Lá Fhéile Pádraig
St Patrick by M.I. Rupnik SJ.
Sunday 17 March is the feast of St Patrick, our national apostle and patron.
A short celebration of the Saint in music and dance will take place in St Michael’s Church, Kildysart immediately after 11am Mass on the feast day. Local performers will give us a taste of Irish music on the accordion, fiddle and flute, set dancing, broom dancing and folk and traditional singing.
The congregation will be invited to make a donation which will be used to fund the maintenance and the enhancement of the local cemetery and Marian grotto.
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ in breadth, Christ in length, Christ in height,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.
(Prayer in the traditon of St Patrick)
Afternoon for Readers
An afternoon for readers involved in the liturgical life of the parishes in our cluster (Coolmeen-Cranny, Kildysart and Lissycasey-Ballynacally) will take place in the pastoral centre in Lissycasey (at the rear of the Church) on Sunday 3 March 2013 from 4pm to 5.30. It will be led by Fr Vincent Sherlock, Achonry Diocese, and will conclude with a light supper. The afternoon will include discussion of God’s word and some practical suggestions on how best to proclaim it
Kildysart Parish in 2012
During 2012 the following celebrations took place in our parish:
Baptisms 12;
Confirmation 16;
Weddings 3;
Funerals 7.
We pray that the Lord will always be close to each of us particularly at the special times in our lives.
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 3,300 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 6 years to get that many views.
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