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Uíbh Laoire Parish

— Pastoral —

Parish Assembly

Chair: Seamus Twohig

Secretary: Laura Cronin

Assistant Secretary: Mary O� Shea

Clergy

Fr Bernard Cotter PP

Phone 087 269 1432

Liturgical Assistant:

Mons Eugene O’Callaghan

Wednesday duty:

Fr J Cremin 087 785 7712

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Uíbh Laoire Parish

— Management —

Finance Committee

Chair: Dan Dineen

Secretary: Rosarie Cronin

Parochial Hse/Parish Office

Phone (026) 49838

uibhlaoireparish@gmail.com

Parish Secretary

Marie Noonan 087 144 6958

Gougane Enquiries

Colette O�Leary 087 784 2534

Newsletter published on behalf of Uíbh

Laoire Parish. News and notices welcome.

Editor: Helen O’Connell

Email: crannog@iol.ie

Weekly deadline: Wednesday

+ Moladh go deo le Dia +

Uibh Laoire Parish News

Vol 15.20 24th January 2010

God on the side of the poor

The last church I served in was located at St Lukes, on the northside of Cork.

Outsiders thought St Lukes was a well-off area, close to Montenotte and all

that. I noticed great irony at its post office. Over the door was given its location

� �St Luke's Cross� in English, but �Crossaire na mBocht� in Irish (the

crossroads of the poor).

St Luke himself would surely have approved. The writer of the third gospel

always paid great attention in his writings to people on the margins. As well

as the poor, his gospel is full of the joy of salvation and the mercy of God.

Only in Luke�s gospel is found the story of the Prodigal Son, the Good Samaritan

and the Dying Thief.

St Luke�s Gospel will be read at Sunday Mass all this year. Listen to it well,

see things through St Luke�s eyes. Bring the Mass leaflet home with you and

read over the Gospel afterwards. Or follow it in your own bible at home.

You will see there that God is on your side, loving and forgiving you.

Fr Bernard

Enrolment for Confirmation

If you wish your child to be confirmed on 16 March, please come to the enrolment

at weekend Masses of 6/7 February. More about what�s involved

next week.

Spring Stations

The season for the Spring stations is spring - from Lá �le Bríd to May day:

bookings now being accepted.

Inchigeela Church Committee

A Meeting of the Inchigeela Church Committee will be held on Tuesday

night 27th Jan at 8.30pm in the sacristy.

Collection for Haiti Earthquake Victims

The second collection for the victims of the Haiti Earthquake was authorised

by the bishop to be taken up at all masses this weekend. We realise the notice

was short: donations will be accepted over the coming days and added to

the collection. The funds we collect will be turned into aid for the suffering

people there by Trocaire.

A first for Uibh Laoire

The parish mission to be held at the start of March will be given entirely by

young lay people. These committed people will talk about their own faith

and will encourage you in your faith. Each evening has its own theme:

Night 1: God�s love � personal testimony

Night 2: God�s Mercy � Reconciliation

Night 3: God�s Healing � Eucharistic Healing Service

Night 4: God�s Gift of Mary

Night 5: Mass to the Holy Spirit.

The Mission runs from Mon 1st to Fri 5th March. The team will speak at

msses the previous weekend.

Please pray for the success of the Mission.

Anniversaries

Connie Hallissey, Clonshear. Jerh Noonan, Gortaveer.

John McSweeney, Kilbarry. Joan Cronin, Dromanallig.

Neilus & Nellie O� Leary, Derrinabourka. Colm O� Connell, Liosacreasig.

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Blood Pressure Clinic

There will be a held at the Dunmanway Health Centre

on Tuesday, 26th January 2010 from 3.30pm to

4.30pm.

All are welcome to attend this free, confidential service

being offered by your local Public Health Nurse with

the Health Service Executive, (South). It is important

for people of all ages to have their blood pressure

checked on a regular basis.�

Baptism

Congratulations to Sean & Catherin Lehane whose

daughter Meagan was baptised in Ballingeary recently.

Cumann Peil na mBan Naomh Fionnbarra

Cumann Peil na mBan Naomh Fionnbarra will hold

their A.G.M. on Sunday 24th January at 2:30pm in

Cuan Barra, Ballingeary. We would ask that the parents

of all underage players would attend. Players must be

over 16 to attend.

Inchigeelagh N.S. Parents Association

Sincere thanks from Inchigeelagh N.S. Parents Association

for sharing with us at our carol singing on the Sunday

before Christmas and for your generous

contributions to our ongoing school yard refurbishment

fund.

Ranganna Ealaíne

Beidh ranganna ealaíne le Pauline Dodds ag tosnú tharnais

i Cuan Barra (Béal Átha 'n Ghaothaidh) ar an

Luan 25ú agus i Cois Cille (Cill na Martra ) ar an

Mháirt 26ú

Beidh ranganna Bernadette Ní Choitir san Ionad

Cultúrtha ag tosnú tharnais ar an Céadaoin 27ú.

Engagements

Congratulations to the following couples who got engaged

at Christmas.

Brid Cotter and Killian O Reilly.

Claire Galvin and Neill Harte.

Robert Tanner and Grainne Keany.

Óige na Gaeltachta – Clubanna Óige (12 go 18) FAC-

TÓR NA MUMHAN � Athrú Dáta

Tá an seo talann á athrú go data nua go dtí an 5ú Feabhra

2010 in Áras Eamonn MacSuibhne, Cúil Aodha

7pm. Is féidir le baill a acht a chlárú tré a gclubanna

aitiúla nó le Ultan ag an gnáth slí. Tuille eolas, foirmeacha

& riallacha ar www.onag.ie

Church of St.

Finbarr and

Holy Angels,

Inchigeela

(1842)

Sunday Mass

11:30am

Saturday

8:15pm

Co-Action Collection

The Col-Action Church gate collection will be held next weekend

on the 30th/31st in Ballingeary and |Inchigeela.

Recent Marriages

Congratulations to two parishioners whose nuptials were celebrated

around Christmas:

Gearóid Mac Cárthaigh, Carrignadoura, Ballingeary, who married

Bláthnaid Lynch in Macroom on 19 December;

Fionnbarra O�Leary, Currahy, Ballingeary, who married Marion

Dineen in Kilgarvan on 29 December.

We wish you long and happy lives together.

Sincere thanks

We are grateful to Dermot and Eilish Kelleher, Inchigeela, for

donating the two new shrine candle stands installed in Inchigeela

Church recently.

Donor sought

A new shrine candle stand, similar to the new stands in Inchigeela,

has also been installed in St Finbarr�s Oratory, Gougane

Barra. A donor is sought for this stand.

Feasts of the Week

Sat 23: Second Week in Ordinary Time

7:00pm Neilus & Nellie O� Leary, Derrinabourka.

8.15.John Patrick Cotter, Droumnagapple.

Sun 24 Jan: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.

10:00am Michéal Coill Cronin, Carrignadoura.

11.30.John [Jack] Murphy. Droumcarra.

.Mon 25: Conversion of St Paul (feast). Conclusion of the Week

of Prayer for Christian Unity.

9.30.Sheila Regan, Swords Dublin.

Tues 26: Sts Timothy & Titus, bishops. St Timothy is patron of

those with stomach complaints.

9.30.Jeremiah and Nora O Leary. Currahy.

Wed 27: St Angela Merici, founder of the Ursulines

Thurs 28: St Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor of the Church.

Patron of universities and students.

Fri 29: Third Week in Ordinary Time

Sat 30: St Aidan, born in Cavan, patron of Ferns.

7:00pm Joan Cronin, Dromanallig.

8.15pm .Nora O Connor, Dirreen.

Sun 31 Jan: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

11.30am John Lehane, Kilbarry.

Offertory Collections Inchigeela �585 Ballingeary �555

Inchigeela Ministers of Eucharist

Sat 30th Group 3: Sun 31st Group 5.

Sat Feb 6th Group 4: Sun 7th Group 6.

Ni neart go cur le céile

Ballingeary Emergency Defibrillator

Number 086-1733999

Séipéal N.

Fionn Barra

and N.

Ronán,

Béal Átha’n

Ghaorthaidh

(1826)

Sunday Mass

10:00am

Saturday