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A Special Remembrance Service
on Friday, November 29th at 7.00 pm
in The Church of the Resurrection, Farranree
All those who have experienced the heartache of the loss of an infant or baby, no matter how long ago that loss may have occurred, are welcome to join us in remembering your precious child and honouring their memory in ritual and in prayer.
The Relics of St. Bernadette of Lourdes are on pilgrimage in Ireland and will be in the Diocese of Cork and Ross from 30 October to 1 November
St. Bernadette witnessed eighteen apparitions of Our Lady at Lourdes in 1858 and countless millions of people have visited Lourdes since.
This visit of St. Bernadette’s relics will afford to the many people who can’t go to Lourdes an opportunity to be close to St. Bernadette and to Our Lady of Lourdes.
People will be able to venerate the relics at the Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Anne, Cork, and at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Clonakilty.
The programme is as follows:
November Remembrance Masses
We will remember especially all those who have died during the past year at Masses on:
Thursday 7th November at 7.30pm in Church of the Sacred Heart, Monkstown
Friday 8th November @ 7.30pm in St. Mary's Church, Passage West
"Even the winds and seas obey Him"Bishop of Cork and Ross invites people to respond to Church changes with a time of prayer, listening and discernment
On a weekend when heavy rain and winds had blown across his diocese, it seems more than coincidence that a new pastoral message from the Bishop of Cork and Ross should begin with a scripture quote: “Even the wind and the seas obey Him”.
Bishop Fintan Gavin read his message on Sunday to pilgrims attending the annual Mass at St. Finbarr’s Oratory, Gougane Barra.
Bishop Fintan’s message is a call to the people of the diocese to commit to a year-long time of prayer, listening and discernment about the future of the Catholic Church in the parishes and chaplaincies of the diocese.
In a time of unprecedented change in society and the Catholic Church in Ireland, people are understandably concerned about their parish’s future, he said.
Harbour Parish Funeral Ministry
The Harbour Parish Funeral Team has been in place since 2018.
Lay people are trained up to be part of the Funeral Ministry. The priest in the parish contacts the Co-Ordinator of the Funeral Team to advise them that there is a funeral and to delegate 2 people from the team to go to the Funeral Home or the Home of the deceased to do vigil prayers. These prayers are very meaningful to the family of the Deceased.
Funeral Ministry Formation Team welcomes new people to take part in the training in order to be part of Harbour Parish Funeral Team.
The dates for Funeral Team Formation and Training are October 8th 15th and 22nd in the Sacred Heart Centre, Western Road, Cork
If you are interested – Contact Anne Kelly - Funeral Team Co-Ordinator
Mobile No. 087-9826125
Funeral Ministry Fr. Michael Begley, from the Spiritans enjoyed a warm welcome from parishioners recently.
He sends a sincere thank you for the welcome, your support and for your generous contribution of €1,480.00. Fr. Michael will keep you in his prayers.
Thank you Changes to the priests in the Habour Parishes
The Harbour Parishes welcomes Fr David O'Connell taking up residence in Monkstown
Fr David O'Connell Co-PP - Resident in Monkstown
We thank Fr Chris O'Donovan for his ministry and wish him all the best in his new appointment in Schull.
Fr Chris O'Donovan Co-PP resident in Schull
Are you considering the Poor Clare vocation or would you like to know more about the enclosed contemplative life of a religious sister?
You are invited to join the Sisters for a:
Vocations Afternoon
Saturday 21 September 2024
2:00pm to 4:00pm
at the Poor Clare Monastery, College Road, Cork
Vocations Afternoon - Sat 21 Sep 2024The Harbour
Parish Newsletter for Passage West, Monkstown, Shanbally and Ringaskiddy
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The blessing of graves in all the Harbour graveyards (Monkstown, Passage West Ringaskiddy)
Will take place on:
Sunday 5 November at 12:30pm
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