FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT 2015 - Horeswood Parish

THINKING OUTSIDE THE (TRÓCAIRE) BOX BY JANE MELLETT
‘Now the hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified’ There is a very short parable in
today’s Gospel describing a seed which has fallen on the ground and eventually dies. It may
remain a single seed or it may yield a rich harvest. This concept of losing what one has to
give way to something new and life giving is frightening for some. We get so attached and
lifestyle changes are tough.
In this passage Jesus knows that his hour has come; this is his crisis moment. But Jesus’
time of anguish moves from a cry of ‘save me’ to one of glorifying God ‘let it be as You
not I would have it’. We are at an ‘hour’ in terms of climate justice. This is the time where
big decisions and commitments must be made and there is no other option but to opt for
life, to listen to God’s will, not ours. The priorities of wealthy nations must change, must
turn outward and take risks if we are all to experience peace and security.
We remember the horrendous storms which battered Ireland last year and which will continue to do so as our climates changes. We are called to be stewards of the earth:
‘Everything has been entrusted to our protection, and all of us are responsible for it’ (Pope
Francis). For us to be true stewards means campaigning for legislation at national level and
different choices at a personal level.
‘I would like to ask all those who have positions of responsibility in economic, political and
social life, and all men and women of goodwill: Let us be protectors of creation, protectors
of God’s plan inscribed in nature, protectors of one another and of the environment.’ Pope
Francis.
“Moses then raised his hand and struck the rock twice with the branch; water gushed out in
abundance, and the community and their livestock drank.” Numbers 20:11. 22nd March is
World Water Day and is a timely reminder of the millions of people in the world who do not
have access to clean water for drinking, washing, sustaining livestock or growing food.
Trócaire continues to work with communities to ensure they have access to this most precious resource. Visit trocaire.org/lent ;
HORESWOOD PARISH INFORMATION
Fr. Gerald O’Leary PP: 051/388129 — 086/8515394
Parish Secretary: Elmar Whelan 051/388129
Website: www.horeswood.myparish.eu
Email: horeswoodparishoffice@gmail.com
Parish Office Opening Hours: Monday, Wednesday & Friday—10am-1pm
MASS TIMES
HORESWOOD
Saturday
Sunday
Weekdays
7.00pm
10.30am
9.30am
BALLYKELLY
Saturday
8:00pm
Sunday
11:30am
Tuesday & Friday 9:30am
7.00pm
Confessions 1 Thursday
Baptisms Horeswood: First & Third Saturday of the month 4:00pm
Baptisms Ballykelly:
Second & Fourth Saturday of the month 4:00pm
Marriages: A minimum of three months notice must be given to both Church & State.
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PARISH OF HORESWOOD
Church of St. James, Horeswood
Church of St. Brigid, Ballykelly
Volume 4 No. 12 March 22nd 2015
Fifth Sunday of Lent
IN LOVING MEMORY
Please remember in your prayers
HORESWOOD
7:00pm Mary & John Carthy, Ballykerogue, anniversaries.
10:30am Paddy & Nancy Culleton, Ballykerogue, anniversaries.
Pray for Vincent Furlong, Ballyvelig, anniversary, Tomás
Grennan, & deceased members of the Grennan Family, Ballykerogue, anniversaries, Tom Murphy Ballyvelig, anniversary
& Jim & Kitty Murphy, Ballykerogue, anniversaries.
Monday 9:30am, Vincent Furlong, Ballyvelig, anniversary
Tuesday 9:30am Missa Pro Populo
Wednesday 9:30am Tomás Grennan & deceased members of
the Grennan Family, anniversaries.
Thursday 9:30am Tom Murphy, Ballyvelig, anniversary
Friday 9:30am Jim & Kitty Murphy, Ballykerogue, anniversaries.
BALLYKELLY
8:00pm Elsie Stacey, Ballymaclare, anniversary.
Pray for Patrick Fitzgerald, Camblin, anniversary
Mass Intentions for March 28th & 29th
Horeswood: March 28th Aidan Parker, Great Island, anniversary. March 29th Margaret
Dunphy, Campile, anniversary.
READERS FOR MARCH 2015
HORESWOOD
7.00pm
10.30am
Richard Devane
Rose Breen
BALLYKELLY
8:00pm March 21st
18:00pm March 22nd
11:30am March 28th
1:30am March 29th
June Hearn
Aoife Molloy
Anne Howlett
Margaret Nolan
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS MARCH
HORESWOOD
7:00pm March 21st & 28th Eileen Furlong
10:30am March 22nd & 29th Susan
Devane & Katríona Dawkins
HORESWOOD ST VINCENT DE PAUL
Telephone Number :086-3340071
WEEKLY ENVELOPES
HORESWOOD:15/03/15 €830.00
BALLYKELLY:15/03/15 €155.00
Thank you for your generosity.
HORESWOOD PARISH CHOIR
HYMNS
205 (2 Verses)
449 (3Verses)
82 (3 Verses)
205 (1 Verse)
Choir practice Monday, March 23rd
7:30pm-8:15pm (Easter Hymns).
Congratulations to John & Ciarán on their
wonderful success in Arklow in Sacred
Music & Light Jazz.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
During Lent Stations of the
Cross will be celebrated every
Thursday morning at 9:00am in
Horeswood Church.
CHURCH COLLECTORS MARCH
Saturday 7pm
John Molloy
Michael Byrne
John Sinnott
Sunday 10:30am
Joe Ryan
Bobby Murray
Tony O’Shea
HOLY WEEK CEREMONIES
HOLY THURSDAY
Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 8:00pm. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until
10pm
GOOD FRIDAY
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at 3pm
HOLY SATURDAY
Easter Vigil at 9pm
EASTER SUNDAY
Horeswood: Mass at 10:30am
Ballykelly: Mass at 11:30am
Blessing of salt at both Masses.
PENETENTIAL SERVICE
Monday, March 30th
Horeswood at 7pm.
Come along to celebrate God’s forgiveness.
HOLY COMMUNION TO THE SICK
We will bring Holy
Communion to the sick
and housebound on
Tuesday March 31st in
Ballykelly and Wednesday April 1st in
Horeswood after morning Mass.
FIRST CONFESSION
The Sacrament of First confession will be
celebrated in Horeswood Church on
Wednesday March 25th at 7pm.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY BOX COLLECTION
For the education of priest and seminarians
Horeswood: €755
Ballykelly: €295
Thank you for your generosity.
HORESWOOD CEMETERY DEVELOPMENT & STAINED GLASS
WINDOW REPAIRS
At our finance committee meeting last
Wednesday it was decided to set up a separate account for fund raising for Horeswood
cemetery development & repairs of the
stained glass windows. To this end we will
designate the parish credit union account
for this purpose. The current balance of
€1546.96 will be used to kick start the fund
raising.
We will also use existing funds in the parish account and funds invested with St. Aidan’s fund to pay for these projects. But we
also need to
part fund the projects
( €40,000-€50,000) by fund raising to avoid
depleting the parish accounts of all monies
and being in debt.
RAMSGRANGE ACTIVE RETIREMENT
Session 2 Exercise & Breathing Classes:
5 classes €40, on March 16th, 23rd & 30th
& April 20th & 27th in St. Louis DayCare.
Lunch Club: March 25th, Strand Tavern,
Duncannon, 12.30pm. Please ring to attend
051-593836 or 085-7639280
Dublin Wax Museum & Arboretum Carlow,
on
Thursday
March
26th
March. Cost €23 & non members €28.
Leaving
Ramsgrange 9am. To book
please call 051 389012 or 0870544976.
THANK YOU
This week, Brother Brian Johnson of the
Franciscan Brothers - who conducted the
mission appeal in the diocese of Ferns in
2014, wrote to Bishop Brennan to express
his gratitude for the warm welcome he
experienced from the people & the priests
of the diocese of Ferns and the tremendous
generosity, which resulted in a contribution of €84,120. Br. Brian said it was 'a
privilege and a blessing to visit the priests
and the parishes... and I got a wonderful
reception everywhere I went.'. Tank you
for you generosity.
CAMINO DE SANTIAGO PILGRIMAGE
Diocese of Ferns, Camino de Santiago
Pilgrimage "The Way", Los Arcos - Borgos, from August 16th -23rd 2015. Cost
€499. Limited places, so early booking is
essential. Booking with O'Leary Travel
053- 9233178. Director: Fr. Roger
O’Neill : 087-9451264.
CLONARD PASSION PLAY 2015
“How can We Be Silent?”
Palm Sunday Weekend- Saturday, March
28th & Sunday, March 29th
Tickets €5 each. Special price for families.
Tickets available from the parish office
053-9123672
TRÓCAIRE
"Let us also be aware that, in seeking to
advance a supposed claim on behalf of
the rights of adults, we may be setting
aside the far greater right of children
(who are the only ones who should be
privileged in this situation) to rely on
models of father and mother, mum and
dad..." Pope Francis speaking in Argentina as Archbishop of Buenos Aires.
CAR BOOT SALE
For Temple Street Children’s Hospital in
Tesco Car park, New Ross on Saturday,
March 28th & last Saturday of every
month.
DAFFODIL DAY COFFEE MORNING
The I.C.A. are holding a Coffee Morning
in aid of Irish Cancer Society on Daffodil
Day, Friday 27th March, in Campile Hall
from 9am-1pm. All Donations gratefully
accepted on their behalf on the day. Please
come along & support this worthy cause.
HORESWOOD GAA Lotto Draw
No jackpot winner. Numbers drawn were
13, 17, 27 & 30. There was 1 match 3
winner, Margaret Waters, Killesk who
gets €200. The next draw will be for
€7600 & will be held in Shannon’s Bar,
Campile, Monday, March 30th.
HORESWOOD MUSICAL SOCIETY
Horeswood Musical Society presents
'Oliver' for four nights only from Wednesday April 8th to Saturday April 11th in
Campile Hall. Tickets: Adults €10, Children/Students €7, Family ticket (2 adults
& 2 children) €30. OAPs €7 Wednesday
night. Booking no.: 086-0703257. Chosen
charity this year is 'Teach Solais', Poulfur
NS, Unit for Children with Autism.