Rev. Fr. John Dunphy: Phone: 059 / 9141833 / 9182882 Priest on Call for Carlow Area: (Emergency Only)Phone: - 087/2588118

Thursday Morning Club after the

10am Mass. All Welcome

Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Continuing this Monday night 18th

April

at 7.30pm in St Clare’s Church. The theme for this year’s novena is “Exploring the Mercy of Jesus”

GUEST SPEAKER this week is:

TOMMIE GORMAN RTE’s Northern Ireland Correspondent

***************************** SOLEMN NOVENA continues for nine consecutive Monday nights.

The rosary is recited at 7.10pm and Mass begins at 7.30pm. Each

night a special guest speaker will speak for about 15-20 minutes. Our

Novena draws inspiration from these speakers and it is also an

opportunity for the whole community to come together and pray for

one another.

We invite you to come and join us in prayer.

Family Masses: this Sunday 17th

April @

10.15am in Holy Cross and 11.30am in

St Clare’s. Children preparing for First

Communion are asked to attend.

Graiguecullen

Bingo This Tuesday 18

th April @ 8.30pm.

Jackpot €2,520.00 in 50 No’s

Check on a Double Number win or

share €1,720. Great Prizes to be won.

Graiguecullen Evergreens Summer

Holiday staying at the 4* Slieve Russell

Hotel, Ballyconnell, Co Cavan

June 6th – 10

th 4 nights, 5 days. €340 per

person sharing incl. Bed, breakfast, dinner,

trips. Deposit €100 to Swimming

Pool Office.

Limited places available.

St. Clare’s Hospitality are seeking

volunteers to help with a BAG PACK in

Tesco’s Carlow on 21st, 22

nd and 23

rd

April. Please contact the Parish Office

on 05991-41833.

Thought Word and Deed Jesus is the ‘Good Shepherd’ and we are his flock

…. or are we? It’s easy to call ourselves Catholics

or Christians, but unless we act like it we are only

Catholics in name. How can we call Jesus our shepherd or our role model yet not model ourselves on Him? How can

we be a part of Jesus’ flock if we condone violence or ignore poverty?

To be truly part of Jesus’ flock we have to be Christians not just in name,

but in thought word and deed.

Today Jesus tells us how to live our lives. “My sheep hear my voice; I

know them, and they follow me.” Hearing Jesus’ voice and following

him is no easy task. Jesus asks us to follow him in many individual ways.

Imagine how sad it would be to meet Jesus on Judgment Day, to hear him

say, “Didn’t you hear me? I was inviting you to travel the world, open a

nursing home, research a new drug, become a campaign leader, make a

film, write a book, adopt a child, raise funds for a well in a third world

country or become a missionary. Weren’t you listening?” How would we

reply? “Well…. I thought I was listening… but perhaps I was spending

too much time watching TV or following Facebook!” Deciding to follow

Jesus might take some radical thinking and a good deal of courage, but

for those who make that decision, Jesus promises “… I give them eternal

life, and they shall never perish. No one can take them out of my hand.”

Supper Dance: The Organising Committee

would like to thank all those who supported &

contributed to making the night a great success.

A special thanks to all the hosts who did such

an outstanding job also to Ann Flynn & her

staff from St. Fiacc’s House who prepared and

served the food. All Beef sponsored by Tommy

Brennan of Clonmore Meats and Chicken by

O’Neill Butchers and Kearney Meats. Thanks to

the Horohan Brothers and Helter Skelter, The

Dargan School of Dancing and Fr. Liam

Lawton for the great entertainment. Thanks to

all the Parish Staff who prepared St. Fiacc’s

Hall & had it looking so well on the night.

Thanks to all at The Thatch Bar for the Bar

Service. Thanks to all Raffle Sponsors. This

years event was in aid of 40th Anniversary

of Lourdes Invalid Fund and €4000

was handed over after the event.

Special Masses of Pledge & Giving for the young people preparing

for Confirmation will take place this week in our Parish.

Graiguecullen Mass takes place on Wed. 20th @ 7.30pm in St Clare’s

& Killeshin Mass on Thurs. 21st @ 7.30pm in Holy Cross. The

‘Pledge’ is extremely important as the issue of the use and abuse of

alchohol and the abuse of drugs is very serious for all of us in our

community particularly the young. Each class has also chosen a

charity to which they will give a percentage of their Confirmation

money. We ask God’s Blessing on all the young people preparing for

Confirmation.

Oisin Players Present a hilarious 3

act comedy “The Widow’s Paradise”

in the Glenside Lounge this weekend

16th

and 17th

April. Tickets €10 on

the door. Raffle with great prizes.

Mighty crack provided by

An All Star Super Cast.

Support Your Local Drama.

Adoration takes place every

Wednesday in St Fiacc’s House

from 10.30am to 2.30pm.

All Welcome

Parish Shop: Visit the Parish Shop where we now stock a great range of items for

Communion and Confirmation. We also stock a range of gift ideas and cards for most occasions.

Weekly Collection

Red Bag € 927.00

Blue Bag €1,629.00

We thank you for your support

Anniversaries Sat 16

th 6.30pm Bridie & Tom Slattery, 14 St Fiacc’s Tce

Paddy & Kathleen Moore, 202 Maher Rd (Tommy & Doll Coffey, Chapel St and all deceased members

of the Coffey & Fenlon families ) – (Sean Lynch, Whitehall, Dublin) Kathleen Byrne, Ballickmoyler & Graiguecullen

Sun 17th

10.15am Denis Dempsey & Chrissie Corcoran, Killeshin

(P.J. Purcell, Letterkenny) - (Dinny & Teresa Doran, Keelogue) (Martin & Katie Rice, Ardenteggle) - (Patsy Fitzpatrick, Cappalug

also his parents William & Mary, Clonmore)

James & Mary O’Regan, Keelogue also their son Martin 11.30am (First Anniversary) John Kearns, Knockbeg Rd

(Matt Byrne, Ballyharmon) – (Liam Haughney, Sleaty St, also his brother Lazerian & all deceased family members

Mon 18th

10am Jack Byrne, Christopher & Mary Byrne, Hackettstown

Thurs 21st 10am Walter & Lil Hovenden, Ballylinan.

Sat 23rd

10am (James & Margaret Byrne, 68 St. Fiacc’s Tce their daughter Joan

Rainsford, grandson Dessie Walsh, Son-in-law & daughter-in-law) 6.30pm (First Anniversary) Richard (Dick) Walsh, 12 St Fiacc’s Tce

Martin Timmons, Henry St, also his son Ger

Mary Jo Barcoe, Hanover & Collins Family, Bestfield (Joe Hutton, Maher Road) – (Doris Brennan, Leighlin Street)

Michael Ramsbottom, 5 The Numbers

Kitty Lowry, Hanover, also her husband John (Birthday Rem)

Sun 24th

10.15am Lil & Jim Fitzpatrick, Clonmore, Killeshin

Maureen & Paddy O’Rourke, Hillview, Killeshin (Andy & Mary Dowling, Ardenteggle)-(Christina Dempsey, Lr Rossmore)

11.30am (Months Mind) Mary Clare Fennell (nee Haughney), Dunshaughlin

Colm McNelis, Pacelli Ave (25th

Anniversary) Michael Lyons, Sleaty

Margaret & John McEvoy, Hollymount

Edward (Val) Stafford, Maryborough Street & Dublin

Hester Warren (née Warner), Hillview Drive, Carlow

Sat 23rd

April 6.30pm: Caoimhe Fitzpatrick,

Jade Nolan, Muireann Beattie

Sun 24th

April 9am: Orla Edwards, Ciara

O’Regan, Hazel O’Connor

11.30am: Theresa, Maria &

Michelle Kennedy

READERS – HOLY CROSS

Sun 24th

April 10.15am: Keelan Galligan,

Shane & Ciara Monaghan

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

St. Clare’s Sat 23rd April

6.30pm: Katie Webb, Connor

Archbold, Joe Bolger,

Ian Bradley (C)

Sun 24th

April

9am: Mary Scully, Bridget

Scully, Mary Tierney

11.30am: Jennie O’Shea, Ann

Ryan, Kathleen O’Neill,

Elizabeth McEvoy, Sarah Barrett,

Geraldine Bradley (C)

HOLY CROSS

Sun 24th

April

10.15am: Gerard Hosey, Liz

Hosey, Phil Brady

Carlow District Credit Union Ltd., working with St Clare’s Hospitality Food Kitchen: - Continuing the ideals and beliefs of co-operative pioneers, Carlow District Credit Union

Ltd. seeks to bring about human and social development. Their vision of social justice

extends both to the individual members and to the larger community in which they all work

and reside. This year Carlow District Credit Union Ltd., have chosen St Clare’s

Hospitality Food Kitchen as their chosen charity for 2016. There are donation boxes on

the counter and a special Charity account has been opened. Details are available from all

CU staff. The Kitchen is open at The Waterfront, Mill Lane, Carlow and serves a hot meal

to over 100 people on Tuesdays/ Wednesdays & Thursdays from 12.30pm to 3pm.

The service is free but a donation box is available at the door.

The 38th

annual Cork to Carlow

cycle: In aid of the Co Carlow

Branch of the Irish Wheelchair

Association will take place on the

weekend of the 11th

and 12th

of

June 2016 further details later.

Occupational First Aid Course

QQI Fetac Level 5 30th

April, 7th, 14

th May

Children’s Swimming Lessons Min age 3 and a half,

Monday 26th

April 6pm

Contact: Ali 0878231276

CLOTHES RECYCLING COLLECTION

Vera Smith and Catherine Nolan, Niall Mellon

Educate Volunteers are holding a Clothes

Recycling Collection all year round in aid of their

forthcoming trip to South Africa to help build

schools in Capetown. Old clean clothes, shoes,

bags, bed linen (no duvets or pillows please)

curtains can be dropped any time to Terry Smith

Kitchens, Sleaty Rd, Graiguecullen, Carlow or

collection can be arranged by contacting Vera at

0868317940 or Catherine at 0868709846. Mobile

phones also accepted. Thank you for your

continued support.

HOLY CROSS SODALITY - Our

Annual May Sunday celebrations

take place this year on May 8th. First

held in 1884 the Procession attracted

large crowds of people, most of

whom would have

walked into Graiguecullen to join in.

This year we are asking people to

walk in memory of a loved one and

join us for 12 noon Mass in Holy

Cross Church. If you are not up to the

full journey please join in along the

way. We leave from St. Clare's

Church at 10.30am.

Special Olympics Collection

Day Friday 22nd

April. If

anyone has an hour or two to help

out on the day please contact:

Bernie 086 159399

Clothing Collection on behalf of Fr

Nicholas Ngulutu of St Joseph’s

Parish, Kavisuni, Diocese of Kitui,

Kenya. Collection on Wed 4th

May

before 12 noon @ Swimming Pool.