Passion (Palm) Sunday
PARISH PHONE NOS.
Fr. Liam O h-Icí: House: 4871180
Emergency No.: 087 0956190
Parish Centre / Sacristy: 4289768
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WEEKDAY MASSES
Ovens:
9.30am: Monday & Wednesday.
Farran:
9.30am: Tuesday.
HOLY WEEK
In our Holy Week Ceremonies we remember the First Mass Jesus offered on Holy Thursday. His Passion and Death on Good Friday & His Resurrection on Easter Sunday.
During this Holy Week may we set aside time to reflect on what it means for us to live life to the full.
Help us to see ourselves as we are and not to be afraid to make changes.
Help us to be generous and open to your Spirit who prompts us to do the right thing.
Through Jesus’ Passion, Death & Resurrection help us to look at the big picture and to know that each of us has a part to play in making the world a better place.
Lead us along the path to Easter and a true understanding of the depth of Your love.
Amen.
HOLY WEEK & EASTER PROGRAMME
Holy Thursday 28th March
Farran: Mass of the Lord’s Supper: 7pm.
Adoration at Altar of Repose until 9pm.
Ovens: Mass of the Lord’s Supper: 8.30pm.
Adoration at Altar of Repose until 10.30pm.
Good Friday 29th March
Farran: Stations of the Cross: 12noon.
Ceremonies & Holy Communion: 6pm.
Ovens: Stations of the Cross: 3pm.
Ceremonies & Holy Communion: 8pm.
Confessions before, during & after Stations of the Cross.
Collection for the Holy Places will be taken up.
Holy Saturday 30th March
Farran: Celebration of the Easter Vigil: 6pm.
Ovens: Celebration of the Easter Vigil: 8pm.
Confessions for Easter on Holy Saturday
Ovens: 11am to 11.30am.
Farran: 11.45am to 12.15pm.
Easter Sunday 31st March
Dawn Mass in Kilcrea Abbey: 6am.
Farran: 9.30am.
Ovens: 11.30am.
MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST
The Ministers of the Eucharist will be Recommissioned at the Mass of The Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday.
Farran: 7pm. Ovens: 8.30pm.
All Ministers of the Eucharist are please asked to attend.
PALM (PASSION) SUNDAY
Reconciliation Service
There will be a Reconciliation Service for Holy Week & Easter on this Sunday evening in Ovens Church at 7pm.
Priests from our Family of Parishes will be available.
It is a fitting way to prepare as we remember in Holy Week, the Passion, Death & Resurrection of Jesus.
Forgiveness is the greatest gift that we can receive. The whole reason why Jesus came among us and suffered and died for us on the cross was to give us the gift of reconciliation with His Father and with our brothers and sisters.
He wants us all to have that experience of being forgiven, not just for a moment but for all eternity.
PRAYER REFLECTION FOR HOLY WEEK
Seek Reconciliation
Jesus said: When you offer your gift at the altar, and you remember that someone has something against you, leave your gift and go and make peace first.
It’s still the best advice for reconciliation.
RECONCILIATION SERVICES IN BALLINCOLLIG & BALLINORA FAMILY OF PARISHES
Church of Christ Our Light, Ballincollig:
Monday 25th March @ 7.30pm.
Ballinora:
Tuesday 26th March @ 7.30pm.
CHRISM MASS
The Chrism Mass will be celebrated in the Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne on Holy Thursday at 10am.
The Mass of Chrism is an important gathering of the Diocesan Family, when the Oils of Baptism & the Sick & the Oil of Chrism are blessed, for use in parishes during the year.
All are welcome to attend the Chrism Mass, which will be followed by light refreshments in the Cathedral Visitor’s Centre.
If you wish to attend, please email: faithdevelopment@corkandross.org
EASTER OFFERING ENVELOPES
Envelopes available in the porches of both Churches.
TRÓCAIRE BOXES
Trócaire Boxes to be returned to the Church on Holy Thursday or at your earliest convenience please.
Thank you.
GARMENT OF SUFFERING & MESSAGES OF HOPE
You still have a chance to be part of the Garment of Suffering and to put a Message of Hope in the box at the foot of the large cross.
You may take a piece of cloth from the basket in the porches of both Churches. Hold it in your hand and pray for your own intention or remember a relative or neighbour. Then place the cloth in the basket near the altar.
Please have them in by Tuesday, as the pieces of cloth have to be sewn together and placed on the large cross on Good Friday.
All the intentions, both from the Garment of Suffering and the Messages of Hope will be prayed for over Easter.
MATT TALBOT NOVENA
The final night of the Matt Talbot Novena will be held in the Way of the Cross Church, Togher on this Monday, 25th March at 7.30pm.
Guest Speaker: Olive Foley.
Celebrant: Fr. John Walsh.
Olive Foley is the wife of the late Anthony Foley, an Irish & Munster Rugby player whose untimely death on 16th October, 2016 changed her life forever. Olive will be speaking about her experience of faith & grief.
Everyone is invited after Mass for a cup of tea in the room above the Church.
OVENS/FARRAN ACTIVE CIRCLE
We meet on this Monday, 25th March at 2.30pm in the Parish Centre.
We hope to see as many members as possible present and new members are always welcome.
ÁR DTEANGA FHÉIN
An Té a Bhíonn Fial, Roinneann Dia Leis
God rewards the generous person. Literally, God shares (roinneann) with the generous (fial) one.
Be kind to others and God will be kind to you.
ÉIRE ÓG
Congratulations to Seán Murphy, selected on the Cork Minor Football Panel for 2024.
PARISH OFFICE
No Office Hours on Thursday next, Holy Thursday or on the following Tuesday 2nd April or Thursday 4th April.
If you need to make contact, ring 021 4289768 and we will get back to you as soon as possible.