Parish Newsletter- 6th Sunday of Easter: 10th May 2026
| Mass times for the week ahead | MASS INTENTIONS |
|---|---|
| Saturday 9th May @7.00pm Clara | Jack & Teresa Kelly. Annie & deceased of Kennedy Family. Jack & Lizzy Coughlan. Doney & Mollie Recks. Geraldine Daly. |
| Sunday 10th May @10.00am Horseleap | Patricia Johnson. Paddy & Teresa & deceased of Quinn Family |
| Sunday 10th May @11.30am Clara | First Holy Communion- Girls School. George, Theresa & Michael Robbins. Jim Cantwell. Elizabeth Kavanagh. |
| Tuesday 12th May @7.30pm Clara | Ronnie Hughes Snr. |
| Wednesday 13th May @7.30pm Clara | Our Lady of Fatima Eileen Moran (Month’s Mind). |
| Thursday 14th May @10.00am Clara | St. Matthias, Apostle William & Annie Weir. |
| Friday 15th May @10.00am Clara | St. Carthage No Intention. |
| Saturday 16th May @10.00am Clara | St. Brendan No Intention |
| Saturday 16th May @7.00pm Clara | Sean, Terence & Michael Bracken. Nora & Michael Rickard. Andy Hennessey. Joe & Mary Ann Walsh. Phyllis McGrath. |
| Sunday 17th May @10.00am Horseleap | First Holy Communion – Horseleap & Streamstown. |
| Sunday 17th May @11.30am Clara | Tommy & Mary Gaynor. Margaret Swords. Dessie O’Keeffe. Andrew Duffy. |
Adoration of the Blessed Eucharist
CLARA: Monday & Friday – 5.00pm-6.00pm
CLARA: Tuesday & Wednesday – after 7.30pm Mass to 9.00pm.
HORSELEAP: Tuesday– 7.00pm-8.00pm
All are welcome!
Come and find peace in the Lord.
Please pray for Tony Slammon, Clara/Tullamore: recently deceased. R.I.P.
If You Love me, You will keep My Commandments.
Saying goodbye is such a painful thing, especially if the separation means forever. We can easily sympathise with the Apostles of Jesus in today’s gospel who joined the dinner not knowing that it will be their last and that the Master is going away for good. Jesus too knew what they were feeling at that time. So He is giving them as much consolation as possible. He is assuring them that it will not actually be their last time together. For although He is going back to the Father, He is not going to leave them “orphaned”. He is promising them that He will be with them through another Helper, the Paraclete – a term used only in the Gospel of John. The Paraclete is the Spirit of truth. He will be the Counsellor of the one who receives Him, and He will abide in the believer forever. Even as Jesus was promising “life after His death”, He is giving His Apostles last minute instructions: To keep His commandments as proof of love. Keeping His commandments is the only true evidence of loving Him! Moreover, the one keeping His commandment will be loved by the Father. Indeed, life on earth is short, and inevitably the time will come when we too shall leave this world and depart from our loved ones. It would be a pity if we will miss them forever. However, this will not happen if we accept Jesus as our saviour and keep His commandment as a sign of our love for Him. His greatest commandment is for us to love one another. Therefore, let us love others while we still have time with each other. Then physical death will no longer cause us sorrow because we have been assured that we shall live again. Yes, we will see each other again in the next life because we have loved!
Collections 2nd/3rd May – Development Fund: €1,110; Plate: €655; Easter Offerings: €40.
Thank You Very Much!
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Dates for Your Diary!
First Holy Communion:
Horseleap & Streamstown Schools: Sunday 17th May.
Blessings of the Graves: Sunday 31st May.
Clara @3.00pm and Horseleap @4.00pm
GIVE BLOOD – Support the Blood Drive on Monday 11th May, 5.00- 8.30pm in Ardscoil Chiarian Naofa, Clara. Check your eligibility on www.giveblood.ie or call 1800 731 137.
Knock Pilgrimage to Pray for Peace in the Holy Land on Saturday May 16th. Organised by the papal charity Aid to the Church in Need led by Bishop William Shomali from Bethlehem. Message of Hope at 11.00am, Mass at 3.00pm. All are welcome. See further info on at www.acnireland.org
Rosary Rally: Join us in a public square rally for the Conversion of Ireland at 4.00pm on Saturday 16th of May at St. Brigid’s Church Clara.
Tubber/Rousemount One Day retreat to Lough Derg on Monday 25th May. For information and booking call (086) 387 4253 or (090) 648 1951.
Weekend Retreat hosted by the Flame of Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the Céilí Catholic Community, Kilbeggan from 8.00pm Friday 29th May – 12.30pm Sunday 31st May. Come for part or all of the weekend. Information or to register for this event, see www.flameoflove.ie or call (086) 398 9551.
3 & 5 Day Residential Retreats 2026.
Faith formation and inner healing adoration. 7- 9 & 14-16 July.
5 Day Ignatian Residential Retreat, Contemplative method. July 20-24.
Finding God in nature and culture, Saturday 27th July in Kildare town. Tickets on ‘More Christ’ on Eventbrite. Register & information on www.ruachcatholicministry.org
Meath Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock – Sunday 9th August.
Pilgrimage to Lisieux, September 18th to 21st. €795 includes flights, coaching, full religious programme. Phone (057) 935 5050 or email
Pilgrimage to Padua & Assisi to celebrate the Franciscan Jubilee year led by Bishop Deenihan, 26th September for 5 nights. Contact Joe Walsh tours, (01) 241 0800.
Image: plaster frieze of the Last Supper in St Brigid’s Church, Clara.
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