Easter Sunday
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
Ovens:
9.30am: Mon Weds & Fri.
Farran:
9.30am: Tues & Thurs.
ANNIVERSARIES 23RD/24TH APRIL
Ovens:
7.30pm: Paddy O’Sullivan, Barnagore, 4th Anniversary.
11.30am: Donie O’Brien, late of Bandon & Ballygroman, 13th Anniversary.
Farran:
6pm: Sheila Dineen, Garryhesta.
9.30am: Maura O’Keeffe, Farran.
RECENTLY DECEASED:
James Mills, Roovesmore.
May they Rest in Peace.
EASTER SUNDAY 2022
On Easter Sunday itself there is no Gospel text that includes an actual spotting of Jesus. Instead we find the disciples Mary, Peter & John and their reaction to what has happened. We do not witness the risen Jesus but the faith of the disciples. An energy deep within each of them suddenly breaks the surface like a plant bursting from the warming earth. It is the coming to life of God’s promise that he would take His people from their graves and put a new heart and spirit in them.
The message of Easter is not just that Jesus came out of the tomb raised from the dead but that the disciples also rose, that there was new life and vital energy in them. Their faith in what happened would now see them to the end. With all that has happened in recent weeks in Ukraine and elsewhere we too need that level of faith and energy to hold fast to the promise of resurrection in the face of innocent suffering and death.
A Happy, Holy & Peaceful Easter to all Parishioners.
Fr. Liam, Monsignor Kevin & the Parish Assembly.
PRAYING THE PSALMS AT EASTER TIME
PSALM 96
The Lord is great and worthy of praise.
It was the Lord who made the Heavens.
His majesty and honour and power and splendour in the holy place.
Give the Lord the glory of His name.
God beyond time, timeless, eternal, the ever-changing circle of time.
A reminder of eternity. We think we have no time, we are running our of time.
Time is eternal, we have all the time we need always, all time is ours Now.
ÁR DTEANGA FÉIN AIMSIR NA CÁSCA
Is Treise Dia ná Dóchas
God is stronger than hope. Far better to put your trust in God than to be merely hopeful about something.
RECENT BAPTISMS
Tadgh Philip McCullagh, Ballincollig
Ross James Keogh, Ballineadig
We congratulate them and their parents and we welcome them to the Parish Family.
ANAM CARA
Anam Cara West Cork, the organisation that supports bereaved parents, is holding a Parent Evening on this Tuesday, 19th April at 7.20pm in the Munster Arms Hotel, Bandon. This is a free event and open to all bereaved parents. For further information please contact: 085 2888888 or info@anamcara.ie.
CHILD MINDER REQUIRED
A child minder is required in the Farran/Ovens area, beginning this coming September for 5 days a week for after school collection and care.
The children will be aged 5 and 3 years old.
If interested, please contact 087 9622868 for more information.
ANNUAL MASS FOR PEOPLE WITH PARKINSONS
Bishop Fintan Gavin, will officiate at a very special Mass for People with Parkinsons, their families and friends to take place in St. Patrick’s Church, Rochestown on Wednesday, 27th April at 7.00pm. Bishop Fintan will celebrate the Mass and it promises to be a very uplifting and spiritual experience. The ceremony will include the Sacrament of the Sick and singing by the Perpetual Motion Choir. Everyone is welcome, either in person or by livestream. Enquiries to: 087 2375558, 083 8643676 or 0876756567
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
CHURCH OF THE REAL PRESENCE, CURRAHEEN
The Divine Mercy Novena began on Good Friday and continues until Sunday next, 24th April, Mercy Sunday, at 1.30pm.
Details:
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
Confession.
Rosary.
Stations of the Cross.
Talk.
Divine Mercy Chaplet.
Holy Mass at 3.30pm.
Veneration of Image & 1st Class Relics of St. Faustina will be available after Holy Mass.