31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Parish Phone Nos. (021) 4871180.
Emergency No: 087 0956190
Monsignor Kevin O’Callaghan: (021) 7336053
Parish Centre/Sacristy: (021) 4289768
Ring for bookings: Baptisms & Marriages etc
WEEKEND MASSES
Ovens:
Vigil: 7.30pm.
Sunday: 11.30am.
Farran:
Vigil: 6pm. Sunday: 9.30am.
MASSES THIS WEEK
This Monday, 1st November, we celebrate the Feast of All Saints.
It is a Christian Solemnity celebrated in honour of all the Saints of the Church, whether they are known or unknown.
In the 9th century some churches in the British Isles began holding the commemoration of All Saints on 1st November, and in the 9th Century this was extended to the whole Catholic Church by Pope Gregory 1V.
Masses on the Feast Day in Ovens: 11.30am & 7.30pm.
Farran: 9.30am.
ALL SOULS DAY, TUESDAY
2ND NOVEMBER, NOVENA FOR THE DEAD STARTS TODAY.
Masses for the Novena:
Farran:
9.30am: Tuesday to Thurs, 2nd – 4th Nov.
10.30am: Friday 5th Nov. (First Friday).
9.30am: Monday – Weds 8th – 10th Nov.
Ovens:
7.30pm: Tues to Thursday, 2nd – 4th Nov.
9.30am: Friday 5th Nov. (First Friday)
Remembrance Mass at 7.30pm.
7.30pm: Mon to Weds 8th – 10th Nov.
Cemetery Prayers, Sunday 7th November
Aglish: After the 9.30am Farran Mass.
Ovens: After the 11.30am Ovens Mass.
Athnowen: At 12.45pm Approx.
Kilcrea: 3.00pm.
NOVENA FOR THE DEAD ENVELOPES
Envelopes for the Novena for the Dead are available in the porches of both Ovens & Farran Churches.
NOVEMBER
Our Dead are always with us and in our memories. But November is a special month when we place particular emphasis on them. You will see in this newsletter our Parish timetable of Masses. This well known prayer strikes a chord with each of us as we remember our recently deceased or those who may have died in recent years or even many years ago. The memories of our dead remain forever fresh.
REFLECTION FOR NOVEMBER
RESPONSE “WE REMEMBER THEM”
In the rising of the sun and its going down ………We remember them
In the blowing of the wind and the chill of the Winter ………We remember them
In the opening of the buds and the warmth of Summer ………We remember them
In the rustling of the leaves and in the beauty of Autumn ………We remember them
In the beginning of the year and when it ends ………We remember them
When we are weary and in need of strength ………We remember them
When we are lost and sick of heart ………We remember them
When we have joys we yearn to share ………We remember them
So long as we live, they too shall live, for they are part of us as ………We remember them
When we grow old and forgetful we still know ………God remembers them.
MASS OF REMEMBRANCE FOR THOSE WHO DIED IN OUR PARISH
(NOV. ’20 TO NOV. ’21)
The Mass of Remembrance will be held in Ovens Church on this Friday, 5th November at 7.30pm. The Families of the bereaved will receive a letter inviting them to attend on the night. A family member will place a candle on the Cross of Remembrance and put their name on the Tree of Remembrance. Mass will be live streamed on: churchservices.tv/ovens.
Any Parishioner who had a bereavement outside of the parish in the past year and who would like their loved ones to be remembered at the Remembrance Mass, may hand in their name, address & date of death to either Ovens or Farran Churches, or the Parish centre, as soon as possible please.
NAMES OF THOSE WHO DIED IN THE PAST YEAR
Eileen Desmond, Grange 9th November 2020
Kathleen Keane, Classis 23rd November 2020
Jerome Daly, Beverly Estate 11th December 2020
Olan Byrne, Aglish 14th December 2020
Kathleen McCarthy, Farran 21st December 2020
Darragh Guinevan, Knockanemore 1stJanuary 2021
Tim Sheehan, Ballineadig 4th January 2021
Billy Pollock, Beverly Court 10th January
Adam Buckley, Cobh 27thJanuary
Micheál Lynch, Garryhesta 28th January
Anne O’Mahony, Grange 1st February
Humphrey O’Callaghan, Kilcrea 2nd February
Gerard Sheehan, Ballincollig 5th February
Denis Cronin, Ovens & Dripsey 5th February
Margaret McCarthy, Aglish 7th February
Michael McNamara, Farran 11th February
Eve Quane, Beverly Estate 27th February
Carmel O’Callaghan, Wilton 9th March
Paul Murphy, Ballineadig 23rd March
Maura O’Keeffe, Farran 16th April
Dan O’Regan, Roovesbeg 3rd June
Elma Foley, Wilton 21st June
Noreen Cooper, Farnanes 23rd June
Matt Griffin, Lisheen Fields 7th July
Lauryn Waugh, Grange Manor 18th July
Carol Trant, Ballineadig 4th August
Frank Casey, Aherla Road 29th August
Mamie Dennehy, Knockanemore 14th October
Anne Linehan, Ballygroman 28th October
May they Rest in Peace.
SAFEGUARDING
One of the impacts of Covid was a rise in the amount of “screen time”. Finding ourselves spending more time ‘looking down than looking up’. This is especially worrying for our children. Please check out these useful websites with resources for keeping our children safe online:
Office for internet Safety; Webwise; That’s not cool; Think you know; Net lingo; Translate it; Laya Healthcare Online Safety; Screen Time app; Google Family Safety Centre; You tube Policy & Safety.
RECENT BAPTISMS
Grace Anna O’Mahoney, Clashanure
Ellen Josephine McKechnie, Ballincollig
Fionn Jacob O’Brien, Lisheen Woods
Sam Noah Burns, Currabeg
Sofia Michelle Keegan, Knockane
Jayden James Ryan O’Regan, Lisheen Woods
Sophia Therese Roche, Lisheen Woods
Katie Anna Holleran, Walshestown
Sophie Mary McCarthy, Clashanure
We congratulate them and their parents and we welcome them to the Parish Family
ÁR DTEANGA FÉIN
Ar Dheis Dé Go Raibh A (h-) Anam
May he/she rest in peace. Literally, may his/her soul be at God’s right hand. A blessing for the deceased. Other blessings are: Suaimhneas síoraí dó/di (Eternal peace to him/her). Solas na bhFlaitheas dó/di (light of Heaven to him/her).
LADIES FOOTBALL
Cork County Ladies Senior Football Championship Semi-Final:
Éire Óg V Bride Rovers
Éire Óg Pitch, Ovens this Sunday at 1pm