Parish Newsletter- 12th March 2023
Week ahead | MASS INTENTIONS |
Saturday 11th March @7.00pm Clara | Eddie Mitchell (Month’s Memory). Margaret & Dan Mahon. Noel Fitzpatrick. Gerry Rock. James Dunne. Tommy Redmond. Mary, Billy, Noel, Charlie & Ann Fitzpatrick. Charlene Slammon. Dawson Fitzpatrick-Molloy. |
Sunday 12th March @10.00am Horseleap | Frank Keegan. Phonsie & Ellen & deceased of the McDonnell Family. John Naughton. Mary Caffrey. Noreen Brennan. |
Sunday 12th March @11.30am Clara | Theresa Hanamy |
Tuesday 14th March @10.00am Horseleap | |
Tuesday 14th March @7.30pm Clara | Patrick Kelly. Anthony Rooney. Michael & Margaret Keegan. Deceased of Finna Fail |
Wednesday 15th March @10.00am Horseleap | |
Wednesday 15th March @7.30pm Clara | Kathleen, Tom, Peter, Michael & Margaret Fagan. Peter & Elizabeth Judge. Patrick, Mary, Andy & deceased of the Geoghegan Family. Denis & Molly Flattery. |
Thursday 16th March @10.00am Clara | Joe & Nancy Dunne. |
Thursday 16th March @7.00pm Horseleap | |
Friday 17th March @10.00am Horseleap | St. Patrick’s Day |
Friday 17th March @11.00am Clara | St. Patrick’s Day Eilish Ford. Annie, Paddy & deceased of the Egan Family |
Saturday 18th March @10.00am Clara | No Intention |
Saturday 18th March @7.00pm Clara | Kathleen & James Feehan. Jimmy & Kathleen Rickard. Christina Johnson. Patrick O’Brien. |
Sunday 19th March @10.00am Horseleap | Paddy, Theresa & deceased of the Quinn Family |
Sunday 19th March @11.30am Clara | P.J. Walsh (Month’s Memory). Eamonn & Lillian Fleming. Frank, Margaret & deceased of the Simpsom family. Joe Sammon. Eileen Ryan. Eamonn Kenny. Kevin, Pat & Mary Cornally |
Adoration of the Blessed Eucharist
Jesus says ‘Come to me all you who labour and are burdened and I will give you rest.’
Monday & Friday – 5.00-6.00pm
Tuesday & Wednesday – after 7.30pm Mass to 9.00pm.
All are welcome!
Please pray for the souls of Pat Delaney, The Green; for Brendan Hogan, Raheen; and for Theresa Hanamy: all recently deceased. R.I.P.
LENT – Four things we should try to concentrate on during Lent are: Prayer, Abstinence, Fasting and Almsgiving. Maybe this LENT we can pray a little more often, or try to attend a daily Mass more often, or maybe we can visit the Church more often to be in the presence of Jesus…
What are Our Motives for being attracted to God?
In today’s Gospel, Jesus leads the woman along a wonderful journey towards a deeper, fuller human life. You can enter the story from the perspective of the woman. Recognise her resistance to growth, her complacency, her evasions, and her eventual acceptance, partial though it was, of Jesus. When have you, or others, made a similar journey in your relationship with God? with others? with your own self? The woman is attracted by what Jesus is saying, but from very human motives: the thought of having water in such a way that she did not have to come and draw it from the well. We can be attracted to Jesus by very mixed motives, some of them matters of personal interest – belonging, community, security, … What have been the human motives that have attracted you to faith, prayer, religion, church, and that have been stepping stones to a deeper personal relationship with Jesus. Perhaps we can also see the same movement in the growth of some of our human relationships. You can also enter the story with Jesus, the ideal leader, parent, teacher, or spiritual guide. Notice how he meets the woman where she is, needing her assistance, how he is patient with her, but also challenges her to grow to what she is capable of.
Dates For the Diary!
Confirmation: 14th March @ 12noon, Clara.
First Communion: May 7th – Scoil Bhride @ 11.30am
May 14th – Scoil Phroinsias Naofa @ 11.30am
May 21st – Horseleap & Streamstown @ 10.00am
Blessing of Graves: Clara – Sunday 28th May @ 3.00pm
Horseleap – Sunday 28th May @ 4.00pm
Ceili Community Kilbeggan, Lenten Programme: continues with a Scripture Evening, each Wednesday night during Lent @ 7.30-8.30pm.
Evengelium Conference for Young Adults: Saturday 25th March 9.00am -6.00pm at DCU, All Hallows Campus, Dublin 9. Price €38 – includes dinner, refreshments & social event. To book please go to www.evangelium.ie or search ‘Evangelium Ireland’ on Eventbrite
Young Adult Retreat: March 31st – April 2nd in Dalgan Park, Navan. A great preparation for the Holiest time in the Church Year. For Further information contact: Sr Úna @ (090) 648 1666 or email:
WORLD YOUTH DAY 2023 (1st-6th August) will be celebrated in Lisbon, Portugal. It will be a massive week-long event, with Pope Francis, for young Catholics (aged 18-35) to gather and participate in from every corner of the world. Consider joining with others from your parish and the Diocese of Meath to share this experience of belonging to Jesus Christ. You are invited to come along and meet for an information gathering about World Youth Day at the Trim Parish Pastoral Centre at 7.00pm on Friday 27th January. For more details see www.dioceseofmeath.ie. Cost €650 approx. All expenses included. To book contact
Meath Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Holy Land from November 24th to December 2nd. Cost €2,095. Bookings with Navan Travel 046-906 8600. Enquiries to Fr. Gerry McCormack, at Kingscourt Parish Office on 042-966 7314.
Collections for 4th & 5th March:
Development Fund: €1,300; Plate: €400; Turkey & Syria: €4,530.
Thank You!