Dates for your Diary:

• Friday 17th March St Patrick’s Day in St Mary’s 10am

Family Mass:  We look forward to our next Family Mass on 19th March, a lovely way to celebrate Mother’s Day. We welcome participation by children and young people from the Parish, their parents and wider family, all are welcome. If you would like to get in touch with the Family Mass team, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact us through the Parish Office.

Confessions and Reconciliation: Confession will be available after all masses (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday) in both churches during the season of Lent for anyone who wishes to receive it.

Trócaire: Boxes are available in all of the churches. Trócaire are continually grateful for the generosity shown by you all.

Your Parish Needs you! Volunteer today! Some people have given decades of service in this way and we are now all asked to  consider how we might be able to help in whatever way we can. We are particularly looking to recruit new and previous volunteers as Sacristans, Readers, Eucharistic ministers and Cleaners at this time. If you would like to volunteer or to know more please contact Joanne in Parish office or Fr Dariusz.

Lectio Divina will take place Tuesdays at 8 to 9pm in the parish hall.  Please bring a bible, we will be reading the coming Sunday’s Gospel. Lectio Divina is a traditional monastic practice of scriptural reading, meditation & prayer which helps deepen your prayer life and personal relationship with God. We ask for a €2 donation for room hire. Contact Olivia @0876380201

Contributions: Thanks for your continued financial support of the parish at this time, your support is greatly appreciated in these difficult times. A number of payments have been received through the diocesan online donation facility and we are very grateful.

Dates for your diary:   ~ Confirmation 25th March 2023 in Bodyke ~ Holy Communion 13th May 2023 in St Mary’s Church 11am

Pastoral Minister: Michael Daly – 086 3813677 email: mdaly178@gmail.com – Our recently appointed Pastoral Minister for the Inis Cealtra Pastoral Area, Michael Daly, introduced himself at Masses recently. We wish Michael the very best in his new role and we hope to work closely and effectively with him in the coming years.

The new graveyard extension is now completed and graves are available for purchase. If you are interested in buying a plot you can contact one of the following; Michael McNamara -086 8202917 or Ger O’Brien – 087 6349429 or Pat O’Brien – 087 7924202Readers: Can you please check with the celebrant before Mass.

Baptisms: Bookings for baptisms are now being accepted; please contact the Parish Office or Fr Dariusz.

Contributions: Thanks for your continued financial support of the parish at this time. A number of payments have been received through the diocesan online donation facility and we are very grateful. All donations made through that service come to the parish

Anniversary Masses: If you wish to book an anniversary Mass you can do so through Joanne at the parish office.

Planning to get married ? You need to give at least six months notice for the completion of church and civil papers and so it would be a good idea to contact Fr Dariusz to chat through the necessary requirements. This applies whether you are getting married in the parish, elsewhere in Ireland or overseas.

Inis Cealtra Pastoral Area comprises of the parishes of O’gonnelloe, Bodyke, Scariff, Mountshannon, Feakle & Flagmount-Killanena. Fr Joe McMahon & Fr Dariusz Plasek are co-parish priests for the area who work together with Fr John Jones, Fr James O’Brien, Fr Jackie Sharpe.

Thank you for your co-operation and understanding.