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GRAIGUECULLEN KILLESHIN
- Parish Link -
Diocesan Designated Liaison Person: Mr Michael Kelly 085 802 1633.
Rev. Fr. John Dunphy: Phone: 059 914 1833 | 918 2882.
Priest on Call for Carlow Area: (Emergency Only) Phone: 087 258 8118.
Parish Office: 059 914 1833 | 918 2882. Email: gkparish@gmail.com.
Web: www.graiguecullenkilleshin.com.
Find us on Facebook: Graiguecullen Parish.
Safeguarding Reps: B. Llyod & S. McWey: 059 914 1833.
St. Clare’s Church Holy Cross Church
November Remembrance Masses
Each November we pray in a special way for all families who have experienced a bereavement during
the past year. As Covid restrictions will be in place for a
number of weeks yet, we have decided to have special
Remembrance Masses on the four Friday’s in Novem-
ber 6th/13th/20th/27th @ 7.30pm and hope people will
join us via our webcam or facebook. Each Friday we will
remember a number of our parishioners who have died
since our last Remembrance Mass. Our Liturgy group
will place a candle for each person from our parish who
has died since our last Remembrance Mass in our No-
vember Sacred Space in St. Clare’s and there will also be a
large remembrance candle in front of our altar. The can-
dles will be lit at our Masses during November in memory
of all those who have died to remind us to think and pray for them at this time. Usually at our Remembrance
Mass family members get an opportunity to light a candle themselves in memory of their loved one. As this
is not possible this year, we invite people to visit the church for private prayer any time during November
and light a candle on the candelabra beside our sacred space in memory of their loved ones.
November Dead List
The Mass of the Faithful Departed who Parishioners would like prayed for during November can be hand-
ed into the parish office or can be emailed to gkparish@gmail.com. A sheet and envelope are provided in
your box of church envelopes and all deceased loved ones will be remembered at all our Masses during
November.
Sacred Space for November
Will contain candles for all our Parishioners who died during the past year. These can-
dles will be lit at all our weekend Masses & will be presented to the families at a later date.
Remembrance Mass
The second of our Remembrance Masses will take place on this Friday 13th November @ 7.00pm.
At this Mass we will be remembering:
Jimmy Kehoe, Killeshin Road
Pat Scully, Killeshin Road
Moira Duggan, 17 Pacelli Ave
Alan Doyle, St Fiacc’s Tce
Michael Foley, 189 Sleaty Street
Luke Lacey, Heatherhill Ave
Antoinette Moore, 8 Tintean Risigh
Colette Bolton, Lower Rossmore
Sharon Murphy, 1 Rossmore View
Josephine Shaw, 78 Maher Road
Inez Feehan, Ballickmoyler
Anna Alcock, 46 Staunton Ave
NEWS & EVENTS
Webcam:
We have a new webcam service provider. To access our webcam go to www.graiguecullenkilleshin.com
and follow the webcam link. Apologies for any inconvenience during the changeover but hopefully the new
service will be much improved.
HOLY HOUR:
St. Clare’s Church - Wednesday 11th @ 7pm. Please join us virtually for an hour of peace, silence, music &
prayer. (Please note change of time)
Angelus / Rosary:
Please note change of time. Tune in daily @ 11.40am via webcam to join the Poor Clare Sisters in the rosary
and finishing with the Angelus @ 12 noon.
Autumn Priests Collection:
Contributions for this collection can still be left into the parish office. We greatly appreciate your support.
Parish Finances:
The parish depends on contributions from the community to maintain church buildings, grounds and ser-
vices. During lockdown contributions to any of our parish collections can still be made in the parish centre
or through the parish donate button on the diocesan website www.kandle.ie.
Alternatively contributions can be made directly from your bank by direct debits/standing orders.
The parish account details are: Graiguecullen Church - BIC: BOFIIE2D IBAN: IE12 BOFI 9065 3123 3222
21. Please put your name and address in the reference box. This is a really easy way to contribute to your
parish!
The Eist Cancer Support Centre:
Is holding its annual Ecumenical service in St Clare’s Church on Tuesday 10th November at 8pm. The ser-
vice can be viewed on webcam www.graiguecullenkilleshin.com or follow the link on our facebook page.
Parish Office Call & Collect Service (9am-5pm):
Due to current Covid Restrictions, only 1 person is allowed to enter the parish centre at a time. Please send
in your order for Mass Cards by calling 059 91 41833 in advance or by emailing gkparish@gmail.com. Anni-
versaries can also be booked in by phone/email. Christmas Mass Bouquets: Are now available from the parish centre. Cards cost €5 with €4 from each card going to charity. This year all profits from the cards will go to our local St Vincent de Paul Society. St Clare’s Hospitality - Food Kitchen: Remains open for takeaway meals. Meals for those in need can be collected Monday – Friday from 12.30pm – 1.30pm. A big thank you to all those who are working to keep this very necessary service open. A Coronavirus Prayer: Almighty and eternal God, our refuge in every danger, to whom we turn in our distress, in faith we pray. Look with compassion on the afflicted, grant eternal rest to the dead, comfort to mourners, healing to the sick, peace to the dying, strength to healthcare workers, wisdom to our leaders and the courage to reach out to all in love, so that together we may give glory to your holy name. Amen. Affordable Live-in Homecare : Provides live-in carers for the elderly in your area. If you are looking for a live-in carer for your relative, please call Eileen or Tom today on 087 9916791 or 087 7440729. Our website is www.alhomecare.ie Knockbeg College: Would like to announce that our Enrolment for the 2021/2022 academic year is now open. All relevant notic- es, policies and enrolment forms can be found on our school website at www.knockbegcollege.ie Call & Collect: Whilst Carlow Library is not fully open, you can still request books. Carlow County Council Library Service launched the Call and Collect initiative for people around the county who require library books. This is an extension of the Bag of Books initiative which ensured that those cocooning through the Community Response Team in County Buildings were able to receive their library books. When ready, your books can be collected at a pre- arranged time and date whilst adhering to all the Health & Safety protocols in place during Covid-19 from your local library branch. To make your request please contact your local library by email to library@carlowcoco.ie or by phone to the following numbers: Carlow – 059 912 9705 Don’t forget, you can access library services online at www.carlowlibraries.ie. You can: join the library online, down- load eBooks and eAudiobooks, read eMagazines and eNewspapers, take eLearning or eLanguage courses, watch or listen to Storytime on our Social Media channels, fill out and return the COVID Time Capsule forms or listen to The Talking Newspaper on iTunes, Spotify and Google Podcasts. Family Carers Ireland: Unfortunately, Family Carers Ireland have had to once again close our doors to the public due to level 5 restrictions which means that we will no longer be able to meet Carers one to one. We will, as always, be available to offer support & advice over the phone on 056 7721424 or on our 24 hour careline 1800 24 07 24. Please do not hesitate to contact us & we will assist you as much as possible. St. Vincent De Paul: Local Conference – St. Fiacc’s. Tel: 086-1592775. Lough Derg November Memorial Service: For deceased pilgrims and benefactors.Live via webcam from St. Mary’s Church, Pettigo, Sunday 22nd No- vember at 7pm www.churchservices.tv/pettigo To enrol a departed loved one please contact us by email: info@loughderg.org or Tel: 0(0353) 71 9861518. Write to: Fr La Flynn, Prior, Lough Derg, Pettigo, Co Donegal F94 YC60
Carlow Family Support Group: You Are Not Alone Drugs and Alcohol abuse effects families regardless of status in life. You did not cause it, you can’t control it and you can’t cure it. Help is available for those who live with this dreadful disease call 085 7872730. Living Well: This is a free group online Self-Management programme for adults with long term health conditions. For more information please contact Ciara number 087 4088325 email: SelfManagementSupportsSECH@hse.ie Website: www.hse.ie/LivingWell Spiritual Tips for Winter Lockdown 2020: 1. Life is messy (Covid especially): Life is not always a smooth ride. It is, in fact, by its very nature messy at times. Remember God didn’t send Covid like an Old Testament plague, so forget about conspiracy theories or superstition. Faith doesn’t protect you from the storms of life but it gives you courage to steer a course. 2. God is in the mess with you: God deals directly with us and is present to us, so our job is to recognise where God is present in our everyday lives. 3. Learn how to discern (tune in to God’s guidance): Covid is a time to look deeper, there are gifts or bless- ings in it, you can respond more maturely, find God in it, how to respond, live in the reality, and make good choices. 4. The answer lies within us (God in our deepest feelings, not superficial ones): Life is tough and feelings can be the toughest things of all. Learn to befriend them, understand them and realise that you are much more than your feelings; you’re not your feelings. Everything in life passes – savour the good and let go of the bad. 5. Fear or anxiety is not a good counsellor (fear around Covid, illness, work, safety etc.): Fear can be a useful indicator to be cautious about some undertaking but taken to an extreme it is crippling and immobilising. The best formulation might be ‘feel the fear and do the best thing anyway’. Have the courage to implement your best decisions, get back your peace & power. 6. Prayer is about finding God’s will: This is the most challenging thing as it demands prayer is not about my needs, rather I need help from a higher power to face situations and make good decisions. A bit like charging a battery, there is no shortcut for being plugged into the source for a certain time and frequency. This prayer has to result in some positive, practical action, acting more like Christ, reaching out to others for example. It becomes easier with practice. 7. It’s about God working through us: St Paul says that the Spirit prays within us. God needs priority access to our hearts and time to make great instruments of us. As Pope Francis says each of us has our own path to God based on how we are uniquely made. Some of us use sight, some actions, some words, some gestures to communicate our love for others. Our job is to try out different ways of praying and learn what works in terms of God becoming more and more the centre of our lives. 8. You always have a choice: If we are created by God, and we are in constant communication with our creator, then God has a plan for us. Like a GPS buried inside us, it is possible to get guidance and direction by stopping being busy, creating a space, and looking at what is coming up within us. For us, feelings and moods are messy, but with practice and some guidance it is possible to find a way of getting a good GPS reading and moving forward. We have to allow ourselves to be guided, finding the way like pilgrims on the road. YOUTH MINISTRY: We are once again inviting young people from TY and upwards who would like to become involved in our parish to get in contact. Please see our parish Facebook page or website for the link to the online google form. Our Youth Ministry Leaders, Cathríona, Nicola, Gary & Sarah are looking forward to hearing from you!
ANNIVERSARIES
Saturday 7th - Sunday 15th November 2020
(Please note all Anniversaries can be emailed to gkparish@gmail.com)
or call the Parish Centre 05991 41866 |05991 82882
Sat 7th 6.30pm (Paul Hennessy, Church St)-(Pat O’Gorman, Athy)
(Joe Fitzpatrick, Sleaty St)-(Paddy O’Sullivan, Duggan Ave)
John, James, Annie & Jimmy Wade, Ardenteggle
(Nancy Carter, Ballinabranna)-(Wade family, U.S.A.)
Gerard Bradley, Maryboro St also his wife Alice
Nancy Hutchinson, The Poplars (Birthday Rem)
Sun 8th 9am Dan, Julia, Henry & Michael Bolton, Springhill
11.30am (Month’s Mind) Bridie Scully, Sleaty Rd
Michael Heffernan, Rossmore & Bilboa
(John Drennan, Killeshin)-(Michael Doran, Mortarstown)
Ann Lowry, “Rose Cottage”, Clogrennane
(Pat Gleeson, Sleaty St)-(Ned Hughes, 82 St Clares Rd)
Ronan Sheridan, Old Castle, Co. Meath
Patrick Fitzpatrick, Ballyhide also his parents John & Julia
Paddy & Nancy Delaney, 87 Pearse Rd
Joseph Kelly, Ballyharmon
Bridget & Michael Glynn, Raheendoran
Mon 9th 10am Michael Campion, 10 Mount Clare Court
Kevin & Elsie Nolan, Plunketstown, Castledermot
Tue 10th 10am Con & Teresa Hynes, Clarinbridge, Co. Galway
(Dymphna McKenna, Colclough Avenue at the request of the residents & staff of
St Fiaccs House)
Wed 11th 10am (First Anniversary) Joan Culleton, St Fiaccs Tce also her husband William and sons
Liam & Michael)
(John Gaffney, Killeshin also deceased members of the Gaffney & Byrne families)
Thu 12th 10am Ellen & James Scully, St Fiaccs Tce
Ann Lonergan, 14 Granby Row & John St
Sheila Delaney, 44 Castlehill and deceased family
Fri 13th 10am Jane Dooley, 159 Duggan Ave
Sat 14th 6.30pm Gerald & Maura Duggan, 60 St Clares Rd
Sun 15th 11.30am John Joe Brophy, Duggan Ave
Mary Fitzpatrick, Bennekerry also her parents John & Margaret Fleming
(Tommy & Catherine Brennan, ‘98 St)-(Brian Barr, Burtown, Athy, Co. Kildare)
(Mark Attride, Lower Rossmore)-(John Barcoe, Killeshin Rd)
Rita & Larry Dowling, Whitney Place
R.I.P.
(Eileen Webb (née Maher), 25 Oakley Park)-(Ann Doyle (née Mc Donald), Sandyford & Carlow)
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