ORISTOWN / KILBERRY PARISH BULLETIN
12th MAY 2024 (THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD )
Parochial House, Oristown. Tel: Fr. John O’Brien 046-9054124
E-mail: oristownparish@gmail.com Website:www.oristownparish.com
TIMES OF WEEKEND MASSES
Oristown: Kilberry :
Sun 12TH May 10am Sat. 11 th May 7pm
Sun 12TH May 11.30 am
Nora Quaile (M.M.)
Sun 19th May 10am Sat 18th May 7pm
Catherine, William & Elizabeth Stuart -Mills
Sun 19th May 11.30am
Nickie Nolan (M.M.)
TIMES OF WEEKDAY MASSES
Oristown: Wednesday & Friday 9.30am Kilberry: Tuesday & Thursday 9.30am
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PPA- The Parish Pastoral Assembly strives to enhance parishioners' connection with their parish and help to build a vibrant spiritual community in our parish. How can this connection with parish be fostered ? Perhaps you would like to be involved by joining our Adoration team, joining our Parish Choir, looking after the flowers in either of our churches for one month, becoming a Minister of the Word or a Minister of the Eucharist, giving out the Rosary before Mass in May or October....is there something else you are interested in helping set up or run in the Parish ? We would love to hear from you at oristownkilberryparishassembly@gmail.com
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NO WEEKDAY MASSES THIS COMING WEEK. Communion services will take place this week at 9.30am instead of morning masses.
MAY OFFERINGS:Will be taken up at this weekend’ s masses to support the priest of the Parish.
CEMETERY SUNDAY :Mass will take place on Saturday the 8th June in Kilberry Cemetery at 7pm and in Gibbstown Cemetery on Sunday the 9th June at 11.30am. Mass will be offered for the deceased in both Cemeteries . Prayers and blessing of graves
will take place in Donaghpatrick Cemetery at 12.30pm, Teltown Cemetery at 1pm and Oristown Cemetery at 1.30pm following mass in Gibbstown Cemetery. For those who wish to gain access to Kilberry Cemetery ,the main gates will be open from early morning on Wednesday the 5th June through to Saturday. Gates will close each evening at 9p.m.
Lough Derg One Day Retreats in May These guided days of prayer and reflection will take place on Sun 5th, Mon 6th, Sun 12th, Tue 14th, Sat 18th, Sat 25th and Mon 27th More details can be found at www.loughderg.ie€45 per person , booking essential. The Lough Derg traditional Three Day Pilgrimage begins on Friday May 31st and continues until August 15th.
A YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME is being organised by the Ceilí Catholic Community, Kilbeggan with the support of the Diocese of Meath. Open to young people between 18 and 30. A friendly course of 8 modules, one weekend a month. For further information or for applying for the course email school@ceilicommunity.net or call or text 08 9789150 .
MEATH DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK will take place on Sunday 11th August 2024. The Pilgrimage will be led by Bishop Tom Deenihan and will also be accompanied by the Meath Diocesan Choir. The Fr. Willie Doyle Pilgrimage will also take place on Sunday 11th August.
Meath Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2024
The diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes will travel on September 10th and will be led by Bishop Deenihan. The diocesan choir will accompany the pilgrimage. All pilgrims will be accommodated in hotels and there are 4, 5 and 6 night options, with fares starting at €769 with various hotels available. Further information and booking forms are available from Joe Walsh Tours, 89 Harcourt St. Dublin. www.joewalshtours.ie Tel. 01 2410 800.
Bingo in Gibbstown Hall every Sunday night at 8pm. All welcome.Gibbstown Drive-in Bingo this Bank Holiday Monday at 3pm. €12,000 Prize Fund. All welcome.
Save the date - Garden and Plant Fair at Gibbstown Hall on Sunday May 19th 12-4 pm. Contact Paula 086 1922366 or Ger (086) 829 3901 for more information. Looking forward to a great community day with all our expert local gardeners! Free admission,refreshments available on the day.
Donations Perhaps you might consider making a donation through our Oristown Parish Website. You can select Donate at top of page which will take you to where the Parish Bank Details are listed.
Any donation will be greatly appreciated.
Mass will be live streamed on MCN Media at the follwing link:
https://www.mcnmedia.tv/camera/st-catherines-church
St Catherine's Church,
Oristown
The present church in Oristown was opened and dedicated 15 November 1970 by Most Rev. John McCormack.
Times of Mass
Sundays and Holydays
St Catherine's Church
Oristown
Saturday 7.00pm
Sunday 10.00am
St John The Baptist Church,
Kilberry
Sunday 11.30am
Weekday Masses
Times of weekday Masses are published in the weekly
Parish Newsletter/Bulletin
Upcoming events
St John The Baptist Church, Kilberry
Kilberry Church was built in 1839. It replaced an earlier L-shaped chapel, which appears on Larkin’s map in 1812. The 1839 church was a cruciform in shape with galleries on each of the side aisle
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