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Fr. Martin Tobin (Mooncoin + Kilmacow) 086 240 1278
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Mass Times for our Churches
| Mooncoin Church | Carrigeen Church | Kilnaspic Church |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday to Friday: 9.30 am - Mooncoin Saturday: 7.00pm Sunday: 11.00am |
Sunday: 9.30 am (1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays of the month) |
Sunday: 9.30 am (2nd & 4th Sundays of the month) |
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Cemetery Mass Times
Cemetery Masses 2023
Dates for Cemeteries Masses in Mooncoin Parish 2023
Sunday 4th June Carrigeen 12.30 p.m. (No 9.30 am Morning Mass)
Saturday 10th June New Cemetery Mooncoin 7 p.m.
Saturday 17th June: Old Cemetery Mooncoin 7 p.m.
Sunday 25th June: Kilnaspic 12.30 p.m. (No 9.30 a.m. Morning Mass)
THANKS TO ALL WHO CARE FOR THEIR GRAVES AND THE PARISH CEMETERIES
First Holy Communion Mooncoin 2023
Linda Colfer. Jamie Felle. Adagh Langford. Grace Law. Thomas Maher. April Morrissey. Edmund Murphy. Sean O’Halloran. Oisin O’Hanlon. Aidan O’Keeffe. Ryan O’Leary.
Caitlin Phelan. Patrick Phelan. Kieran Smyth. Corey Tyler. Matthew Wall. John Joe Walsh. Emma Wilson. Katie Barden. Jim Cunningham. T.J. Curran. Lily Farrell. Billy Fielding.
Hanna Fitzgerald. Cait Fitzpatrick. Callum Foran. Aisling Henebery. Tadhg Law.
Donncha Mackey. James Mackey. Liam McDonnell. Eoin McGrath. Cormac Moore.
Billy Murphy. Liam O’Donnell. Kitty Walsh. Callum Walsh.
Congratulations to our 37 boys and girls who received their 1st Holy Communion on Saturday 13th May in Mooncoin Parish Church. Our gratitude to their parents , grandparents and their families for supporting them on their Christian journey. Thanks to Scoil Mhuire, especially to Ms Egan, Principal, to Mr. Lowth and Mr Curry, our 2nd class teachers, SNA’s Maura and Aishling, the staff, secretaries, caretaker and Board of Management. Thanks to the Church cleaners and CE scheme for getting the Church and its grounds ready for this special day. Thanks to the Sacristan, Parish Secretary, servers and the Parish Pastoral Council for their magnificent work in preparing for First Holy Communion Day, especially for the May altar. Thanks for the children’ artwork and the beautiful flower arrangements. Thanks to Ms Egan for the ethereal School choir and Mr Lowth for the music. Thanks to the boys and girls of 1st Holy Communion 2023 for working so hard to prepare for this special and sacred moment in their lives.
God bless you and your families, today and always.
First Holy Communion Carrigeen 2023
SATURDAY 29th APRIL
Congratulations to all the Boys and Girls from Carrigeen NS who received the sacrament of First Holy Communion Saturday 29th April
Donal Dobbyn Oisín Drennan Ódhran Dunne Tom Dunphy Tom Ennis Aoibheann Fanning Adam Fewer Hannah Fielding Ciara Holohan Hope Horgan Mackenzie Horgan Hazel Lyons Samuel O'Hanlon Grace O'Keeffe Aoife O'Leary Harry Purcell Damian Szlesinski Aoife Walsh Bobby Walsh Phoebe Walsh
Congratulations to all 20 candidates. Our gratitude to their parents, grandparents and their families for supporting them on their Christian journey. Thanks to Carrigeen NS for their continued commitment to the Catholic ethos, enabling our young people to learn and live the vision of the Gospel of Jesus. Thanks to Ms Power, Ms Phelan, Ms Dowling & Ms Murphy our principal; the staff, secretary, Parents’ Councils and boards of Management. Thanks to the cleaners and Philly for getting the Church and its grounds ready for this special day. Thanks to the Sacristans, Parish Secretary, servers and the Parish Pastoral Council for their excellent work in preparing for the communion ceremony. Thanks for the artwork, the stunning decoration of the Church and the beautiful flower arrangements. Thanks to Ms Forristal and the school choir for the beautiful sacred music. We wish all our candidates every blessing today and always.
Parish Office Opening Hours
MOONCOIN PARISH OFFICE
Monday - Wednesday - Friday
9.45am – 12.45pm
Office: 051 895123 Secretary: 086 086 9557
Fr. Martin: 086 240 1278
Email: mooncoin@ossory.ie
Website: www.mooncoinparish.ie
Live Streaming: www.churchservices.tv/mooncoinparish
Radio Frequency: MHz 108
EASTER 2023
LOUGH DERG 2023
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATIONCONFIRMATION 2023
CONFIRMATION 2023
Conor Bradley. Sean Carroll. Cathal Delaney Morohan. Aidan Drennan.
Charlie Fielding. Conor Flynn. Aaron Holden. Samuel Langford.
Sean McDonnell. Bradley Nolan. Fionn O’Hanlon. Sam Ponce De Leon.
Robbie Sutton. Isabel Bailey. Rachel Coady. Holly Cowman. Aoibhe Cronin.
Siofra Crosse.
Saoirse Dunphy. Bella Fitzgerald. Sarah Long.
Amy Lynch. Ciara Lynch. Saoirse Mackey.
Anna McDonnell. Siobhan McDonnell. Sophie Phelan. Aoibhe Power. Anna Reddy.
Aoife Shannon Maurus. Anna Winters. Jimmy Browner.
Shane Byrne. Dylan Delahunty. Hannah Dobbyn
Lily Hope Dungan. Liam Óg Dunne.
Padraig Fanning. JJ Haley. James Hayes.
Charlie Hearne. Mia Howley. Antonina Kuskiewicz. Donagh McCarthy.
Sophie McGrath. Fintan Molloy. Joseph Ryan
Jack Stuart. Bríona Vereker. Alexi Walsh.
Fionn Walsh.
Confirmation deepens our baptismal life that calls us to be missionary witnesses of Jesus Christ in our families, neighbourhoods, society, and the world. Through Confirmation, our personal relationship with Christ is strengthened. We receive the message of faith in a deeper and more intensive manner with great emphasis given to the person of Jesus Christ, who asked the Father to give the Holy Spirit to the Church for building up the community in loving service.
The Holy Spirit bestows seven gifts—wisdom, understanding, knowledge, fortitude, counsel, piety, and fear of the Lord—to assist us in our mission and witness. The impact of these gifts accompanies us in the various stages of our spiritual development.
As the confirmed, we walk with the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. Wisdom enables us to see the world from God’s viewpoint, which can help us come to grasp the purpose and plan of God. It grants us the long-range view of history, examining the present in the light of the past and the mystery of the future. It saves us from the illusion that the spirit of the times is our only guide. The Spirit’s gift of knowledge directs us to a contemplation, or thoughtful reflection, of the mystery of God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—as well as of the mysteries of the Catholic faith. We are drawn to meditative prayer, where we allow God to lead us while we rest patiently in the divine presence.
The gift of understanding stimulates us to work on knowing ourselves as part of our growth in knowing God. It is what St. Augustine meant when he prayed, "That I may know You, may I know myself.” When the Spirit pours fortitude or courage into our hearts, we can trust that we will be prepared to stand up for Christ and the Gospel when challenged. As the gift of counsel or right judgment grows in us, we can sense the quiet teaching that the Spirit gives us about our moral lives and the training of our consciences.
The gift of piety or reverence is an act of respect for the Father who created us, for Jesus who saved us, and for the Spirit who is sanctifying us. We learn reverence for God and people from our parents and others who train us in virtue. The Spirit fills us with this gift at liturgy, which is a masterful school of reverence, as well as through popular devotions and piety.
Finally, the gift of fear of the Lord or wonder and awe in God’s presence can infuse honesty into our relationship with God, a frankness that places us in awe before the majesty of God. Yet the gift also imparts an attitude of grateful wonder that God loves us and that we can share in his life.
When we are responsive to the grace of Confirmation and the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, we begin to bear the fruits of the Spirit. The tradition of the Church names twelve fruits of the Holy Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty, self-control, and chastity (cf. CCC, no. 1832; Gal 5:22).
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PAROCHIAL HOUSE FOR SALE
PAROCHIAL HOUSE FOR SALE
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Filbuckstown, Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny X91 D8VX
3 Bed Detached House In the Region of €250,000. Viewing Strictly by appointment
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Ukraine… We pray that peace may be restored to their country. Bishop
Nulty, Apostolic Administrator, in a recent letter requested that if our parish
or any parishioners have vacant property or rooms that could help the Ukrainian
refugees we should register our intent with the Irish Red Cross "
registryofpledges.redcross.ie ". Martin Crotty, Diocesan Solicitor, will
prepare a simple "license to occupy” document. As you are aware the
Parochial House at Filbuckstown is up for sale and we had a sale agreed upon only to
discover a legal issue surrounding the title of the property. This
matter is rectifiable, only it is taking forever to get progress. I
sought an update from the Diocesan Solicitor regarding this matter and he wrote in
reply: " The sale is not "imminent” I am afraid and is still a long way off for
later this year so you are free to offer it to the Red Cross at present.” I
have already consulted the Finance Committee and Parish Pastoral Council
on this matter and now I wish to consult with you, the faith community, that we
should register this property with the Irish Red Cross until the title of the
property is rectified. You may speak to me on this matter at any time. 086
2401278
First Fridays
Visitation of The Sick
First Friday: Visitation of the Sick will take place on the first Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of the month. The Parish Office will contact you prior to a visit.
Please contact the Parish Office if you will not be at home on the first Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of the month. Should anyone who is recently sick or housebound and would like a visit, or to receive Holy Communion, you are welcome to contact Fr. Tobin on 086 2401278
Hospital VisitsPlease contact the Parish Office and let Fr. Tobin know if you or your loved ones or neighbours are ill at home or hospital and would like a visit (taking into account any restrictions on visits that may occur from time to time). Thank You.
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