Author: Pat Larkin

CRÍOCHA CALLAN PASTORAL AREA
INCH-KILMALEY-CONNOLLY NEWSLETTER
Fr. Martin Blake 6839735/087-6720287 Fr. Donagh O’ Meara 087-2322140; Fr. Martin Shanahan 087-7486935
Canon Michael McLaughlin 6839332/086-2213025
PARISH OFFICE 065-6839735 ----- Opening Hours- Mon. Tue. Wed. 10.00am – 4.30pm each day
Email- Parish Office –kilmaleyparish@gmail.com www.kilmaleyparish.ie
PARISH SAFEGUARDING REPRESENTATIVES- Frances Connellan, Anne Grace, Martina Custy, John McMaHON.
PALM SUNDAY OF LENT “Year B” 28th MARCH 2021.
PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF MASS: In View of the latest Government Statement and the need to avoid indoor public gatherings All public Masses in this diocese, Sundays and weekdays (with the exception of Funeral Masses and the Celebration of Marriage) are suspended until further notice.
KILMALEY PARISH LIVE MASS. Fr Martin will celebrate weekday mass from Kilmaley Church on Monday to Friday @ 10.00am. Saturday @ 7.30pm, Sunday 9.15am and 10.30am. To view log into Facebook - Kilmaley parish live mass, or parish radio link for ALL MASSES.
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Kilmaley:
Saturday 27th March @7:30pm: Frank Healy, Furroor
Sunday 28th March @ 9:15am: Maureen O Malley, Ballymacaula
Christy Slattery, Shantulla
Sunday 28th March @ 10:30am: Eugene Mc Mahon, Connolly
Thursday 1st April @ 10am: Oisín Cahill, Clonfeigh
Thursday 1st April @ 7:30pm: Holy Thursday– Mass of the Lords Supper
Friday 2nd April @3pm: Good Friday Celebrations
Friday 2nd April @7pm: Stations of the Cross
Saturday 3rd April @8pm: Easter Vigil
Sunday 4th April 9:15am: Ann Maher, Knock , Inch
Sunday 4th April 10:30am: Joe Monahan, Shean, Kilmaley, Month’s Mind.

WEEKDAY MASS TIMES: Kilmaley: Mon — Fri @ 10.00am.
ANNIVERSARY MASSES: Group Anniversary Mass will not take place for the time being. Anniversary Masses can now be booked for any scheduled weekday or weekend mass by contacting the parish office. One intention per mass.
Mass Cards: Selection of signed Mass Cards, Sympathy, Get Well, Thank you, Special Occasions Mass Bouquet etc. all available from Parish Office.
FIRST FRIDAY: Friday next is the first Friday in April. Unfortunately due to Covid-19 First Friday calls this month are cancelled.
CLARE HOSPICE AT CAHERCALLA: Weekly Draw Result — 1st Prize €650.00 – Margaret Lynch, 2nd Prize €200.00 — Caroline Sherlock. To join contact Fundraising Office 065 682196 or www.cahercalla.ie
Kilmaley Lotto: Numbers Drawn 4,5,10,20 Jackpot next week €6,000. €30 winners; Kevin Connellan, Pauline O Connor, Niamh Cahill, Teresa Keane, Eanna Mc Mahon . Please Note: play on line at www.kilmaleygaa.ie. Tickets also available in local businesses.
BASKET & ENVELOPE COLLECTIONS: We sincerely thank you for your contributions, they are vital in keeping our parish going. They can be dropped into the Parish Office or into one of the secure collection boxes available in Kilmaley Church. We thank you for you support at this time. Total last week was as follows: Weekly Envelopes €176.90, Priests Collection €63.50, Other Collections €50.00.
COLLECTIONS: Due to Government lockdown and restrictions on attendances at public masses, many people who are unable to attend church services are interested in contributing to the support of their parish or their priests. Thanks to all who have contributed during this time. It is now possible to make a contribution by credit or debit card directly to your parish via the Diocesan Website – www.killaloediocese.ie. The full contribution made will be return by the Diocese directly to Kilmaley Parish. Simply go to the Diocesan Website and click on the red “Donate to your Parish” button on the top of the page. You will be invited to select your parish and the parish fund you wish to contribute to. Your support is greatly appreciated.
HOLY WEEK CERMONIES: Due to the Coronavirus all Holy Week ceremonies will be available via KIlmaley Parish Live Mass Facebook or on the Parish Radio Link from Kilmaley Church. All parishioners are encouraged to join us for these ceremonies. We appreciate your support and understanding that it is not possible to have congregations present again this year for these ceremonies. Holy Thursday: 1st April – Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7.30 p.m. Followed by adoration. Good Friday: 2nd April –– Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ 3.00pm Stations of the Cross 7.00pm Holy Saturday: 3rd April – Easter Vigil 8.00 p.m. Easter Sunday: 4th April – Easter Dawn Mass 9.15am – Easter Day Mass 10.30am.
CHRISM MASS IN ENNIS CATHERDAL: Bishop Fintan Monahan will celebrate the annual Chrism Mass in Ennis Cathedral on Holy Thursday, 1st April at 11.00 am via the Cathedral webcam https://www.ennisparish.com/our-parish/web-cam/

PALM: Palm and blessed Palm Crosses continue to be available in all Churches for those who wish to collect them.
EASTER WATER will be blessed at the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday night in Kilmaley Church and there will be a limited supply of bottles available at all churches from Sunday for those who wish to collect them when privately visiting the churches for personal prayer.
‘The Way of the Heart’: The Stations on the Streets
As we are unable again to gather to celebrate Holy week and Easter in our churches and parish communities, many have been thinking creatively on how we can mark this important time of year in a safe way. The ‘Way of the Heart,’ a trail highlighting the Stations on the Cross on the streets of Ennis. The Stations will be in situ from Palm Sunday, through Holy Week and for the first few days of the season of Easter.
14 shops/businesses have generously given their shop fronts and windows around the streets of the town to display contemporary images of Stations of the Cross which acknowledge the suffering of people during this time. A map will indicate the route to follow which begins at the Poor Clare Convent, travels along Frances St., Abbey Street, The Square and O’ Connell St. Anyone who wishes can walk the trail in their own time.
A contemporary image or artwork and a very short reflection is placed at each station. This is an ecumenical project between the Church of Ireland and the Roman Catholic Church. If you cannot make it to Ennis, photographs of each station and the accompanying reflections will be on www.killaloediocese.ie
Summary points of Easter Letter: From Bishop Fintan – Let Hope Shape Our Future
Covid-19 has radically changed our lives and Church.
Familiar faith practices have been greatly disrupted.
We look forward to returning to a more acceptable form of normal.
Our Church is in a time of profound change.
The Church to which we shall return will be very different.
What sort of Church do you want that to be?
How will that Church be resourced?
Do you want to be part of shaping that new reality?
I invite you to join me in the Diocese of Killaloe on that new journey. As Easter people we are people of joy and this gives us hope to live and share that joy with future generations.
Link to the full letter is on https://www.killaloediocese.ie/easter-letter-let-hope-shape-our-future/Ends
Trócaire: The Trócaire Lenten Campaign began on Ash Wednesday. This year the campaign aims to reach out to the people of Sudan who have been ravaged by hunger and war. A wonderful way to make lent meaningful this year would be to put the Trocaire Box on the table at meal times and to remember the children of the Sudan this year. Trócaire Boxes are available in all our church porches.
COVID-19 Support Line for Older People: ALONE manage a national support line and additional supports for older people who have concerns or are facing difficulties relating to COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Professional staff are available to answer queries and give advice and reassurance where necessary. The support line is open seven days a week, 8am - 8pm, by calling 0818 222 024.
Irish Centenarians: Are you or someone you know aged 100 years or older? Athlone Institute of Technology is currently researching the lives lived by Irish centenarians and is actively looking for participants. Contact Alison via email at a.fagan@research.ait.ie for more information on this project.

Annual Parish Clean up: Kilmaley Parish Clean-up for the overall parish will take place on the weekend of Friday 2nd and 3rd April. Designated official bags can be collected from the porches of the three churches from 6.00 pm on Thursday 1st. Filled bags will be collected from the road-side on Saturday evening. Please play your part in helping to keep our Parish Tidy.
Free LCETB online adult education course . "Every object tells a story" is a new adult education course with Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board and is starting soon. Members of the public are invited to attend our online course with a meaningful object that they own which might have a connection to local, national, international history or event, then write the story of that object with the support of our tutor. Call Katie Lewis @ 086 7807631 to book your place.
The Willow Counselling Centre: Is an affordable counselling/psychotherapy service where qualified therapist deals with a variety of issues with clients from 12 years upwards. They are open for face to face counselling as well as phone and on line counselling. The building on Chapel Lane in Ennis is now fully HSE/HSA compliant as required under public health measures aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19. Sessions are strictly by appointment which can be made by phoning 085 782 0000.
daylight saving time: The clocks will go forward at 1am on Saturday, March 27th. It marks the beginning of longer days filled with sunshine as we welcome Summer time.
PASSION SUNDAY
Walking on wounded feet
The crowd cheered him, ‘Blessing on him’, they roared, waving flags of palm, ‘for he comes to us in God’s name’. And a few days later they cheered again, this time for his death, and blessings on a public robber. Barrabas
A fickle people. We wonder why? What changed them?
Like Peter later, they would say, I don’t know the man, for the man they saw later in the week was, in their eyes, a different man.
The King had become a spectacle, bloodied, mocked, rejected. Who wants a leader like that?
Jesus didn’t want acclamation; he had been trying to say all along that he was a different type of King.
And so he chose a donkey, as his chariot. They saw their own hopes for a leader who would overthrow their oppressors, and didn’t see the real Jesus.
The leadership of Jesus has lasted longer than any of the public leadership of the time, because he was king of love, compassion, and walked the way of his cross – carried by his wounded feet and the help of a friend, and guided by the hand of God his Father.
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E-mail: kilmaleyparish@gmail.com