Corpus Christi

on Sunday June 23^rd. The Procession will leave Our Lady & St Brendan’s Church after 12.30pm Sunday Mass and proceed to Hawthorn Drive, Monavalley for Benediction. All welcome especially 1st Communion children.  

Silver Circle Parish Draw

WEEK ONE SILVER CIRCLE DRAW

The First Silver Circle draw took place in the Pastoral Centre on Sunday last after 10am Mass

€500 Dr Pat English, Alderwood Road.

€200 Carmelita Ryan, Clogh an Oigair.

€100 Dan Fleming, Oakview.

€50 Ann Shanahan, Quarryvale, Mounthawk.

€25 Lucy O’Connor, Clogherbrien.

€25 Joe Cotter, St Brendan’s Park.

€25 Peggy Griffin, Glenard, Monavalley.

€25 John McNally, Mounthawk Manor.

€25 Niamh Kearney, St Brendan’s Park.

€25 Helen O’Sullivan, Stradbally, Co. Laois.

A sincere thank you to all who contributed to the draw. Thanks also to all who gave their time to sell tickets, your hard work and effort is very much appreciated.

Wedding Jubilee Mass

Renewal of vows in Our Lady & St Brendan’s Church on Saturday June 29^th at 6.30pm to celebrate significant anniversaries of marriage, e.g. 10^th, 20^th, 25^th, 30^th, Golden & Diamond Wedding Jubilees, followed by refreshments in the Pastoral Centre. Please give names into the Parish Office by Tuesday June 25th.

Nine days of Prayer - Novena to the Sacred Heart

during 9.30am Mass, starting Thursday June 20^th to Friday June 28^th (inclusive).

NOVENA PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART
Lord Jesus, your Sacred Heart is always open in love to each of us, especially when we are suffering. To all who come to you seeking your help, you show your compassion and healing power. You care for us when we are lost, sympathise with us in loneliness and comfort us in mourning: you are closest to us where we are weakest. You reach out your hand to us when we stumble and have most need of your help. I ask you to listen to my prayer during this Novena, and grant what I ask………………………. If what I ask is not for my own or others good, grant me always what is best, that I may build your Kingdom of love in our world. Amen.

Parish Mission

to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Our Lady & St Brendan’s Church. The Pastoral Parish Council has arranged a Mission to take place from October 18^th to October 23^rd 2020. Further details at a later date.

Vigils Mass

This was discussed at the recent Parish Pastoral Council Meeting. While the shared Anniversary Mass has proved to be popular with families wanting to have an Anniversary Mass at a weekend, it has become increasingly difficult with the long list of names to be read at the start and again at the middle of Mass. It was decided to read out the list of names and addresses at the start of Mass only, beginning from Saturday, June 8^th.

Mass Bookings 2020

While the diary is usually opened during the month of May to book Masses for the following year, we have found it is very difficult for families with a bereavement in the latter part of the year to book a first anniversary Mass. Consequently, the Mass Diary for 2020 will be available for booking Masses at the end of the Summer. Date will be confirmed later.