A welcome to all who have come home for Christmas and wishing all parishioners and visitors every blessing this Christmas time.
Posts Categorized: Notices
Jubilee Year of Hope
Pope Francis will open the Holy Door in St Peter’s Basilicia Rome on Christmas Eve at the start of the great Jubilee Year of Hope. Bishop Fintan and all Diocesan Bishops will launch the Jubilee year on Sunday next 29th December, the feast of the Holy Family at the 11.30am Mass in the Cathedral Ennis.
Would you like someone to talk to over Christmas?
SeniorLine is Ireland’s national telephone service for older people open every day of the year 10am-10pm, Freephone 1800 80 45 91.You may feel isolated, alone, bereaved or far from family. SeniorLine’s older volunteers are trained to listen, to support and refer to other helpful services if necessary. Don’t be alone and lift the phone. Phone SeniorLine 1800 80 45 91,
Season of Advent
Advent is traditionally a season of remembering and hoping, remembering how the people of the Old Testament had longed for a new beginning, for a Messiah, and learning from them how to live with hope in a wintry world. The term ADVENTUS meant COMING or ARRIVAL. When Christians began to use this term they used it to refer to what
The Messenger
For many, many years, this pocket-sized magazine has been at the heart of Catholic Church life in Ireland. Published by the Jesuit Order, this little gem has, down the years, provided reassurance for our parents and grandparents in the beliefs and practices of their Catholic faith. We encourage families throughout the parish to re-engage with the Messenger. A year’s subscription
Advent
Next weekend we begin a four week preparation for the feast of Christmas. The Advent season gives us the opportunity to have a spiritual preparation for the feast of Christmas.
First Sunday of Advent : Senior Citizens Christmas Gathering
Second Sunday of Advent : Sacramental Mass for those preparing for First Holy Communion and Confirmation.
Third Sunday of Advent: Bambenelli
CHY Forms:
We wish to thank all those who have returned their CHY forms in recent weeks. To anyone who have not yet returned their form, please remember to return these to the parish office by the end of this week. This is a valuable form of income for the parish and we appreciate your support in this.
Annual Carol Service
The Abbey Pastoral Area will be hosting the annual Carol service in the Cathedral on Sunday 15th December at
7pm and the Reconciliation Service with the opportunity for individual confession on Monday 16th December at
7.30pm in the Cathedral.
Pastoral Council
The Pastoral Council met in the past weeks and is preparing for the Advent /Christmas season.
• 1st Sunday of Advent: Senior Citizen’s Christmas Dinner
• 2nd Sunday of Advent: Sacramental Masses for those preparing for Sacraments
• 3rd Sunday of Advent: Bambenelli Sunday where you are invited to bring the figure of baby Jesus from your
own crib to
Priests In service Training
Priests from the Diocese will attend their annual in service training and renewal in Loughrea from this Sunday to Wednesday. Please keep the Priests and Diocese in your prayers at this time. Our thanks to our retired priests Fr John Bane and Fr Anthony Mulvihill who will celebrate daily Mass during these days.