Updates from Pastoral Council:

• Bring own bottle for Easter Water please.
• Stations of the Cross on Good Friday 18th April to the Hill Cemetery will be at 7pm. The collection at the 5th Station will be for St Vincent De Paul this year.

A Pastoral Council meeting was held on 10th April and Joe Mooney was elected as Chair for the coming year. Anna McElhinney will stay on as Secretary and will represent Ogonnelloe on the Cluster Coordination Group. A full list of new PC members will be issued as soon as it has been finalised. It was agreed that there would be a contact person for each church to coordinate items of cleaning equipment / small maintenance issues. For St Molua’s this will be Margaret Mooney (087 2983487)and for St Mary’s, Matthew O’Brien (086 1512098). Please contact Margaret or Matthew if you notice anything that is needed.

Confession will be available for anyone who wishes after the Good Friday Liturgy in St Mary’s.

First Friday Visits: We invite sick or housebound parishioners who would like to arrange a First Friday visit from the priest to please call Kieran on 087 9302214 or the parish office on 085 877 9113. Also, those who are currently on the list might contact us again to confirm their details.

It is requested that people would take a copy of the parish newsletter home with them after Mass each weekend. Using the newsletter to refer to it for reminders of parish and community events will assist in keeping in touch and  remembering what you wish to remember from what is included in each weeks issue.

Hospital Visits: If anyone has family members in hospitals in the region at present and would like them to receive a visit from the priest please call Kieran on 087 9302214 or the parish office on 085 877 9113.

Contributions: Thanks for your continued financial support of the parish at this time, your support is greatly appreciated in these difficult times. A number of payments have been received through the diocesan online donation facility and we are very grateful.

Raheen Hospital: Masses on Saturdays at 2.15pm and Wednesdays at 11.00am.

Pastoral Minister: Michael Daly – 086 3813677 email: mdaly178@gmail.com – Our recently appointed Pastoral Minister for the Inis Cealtra Pastoral Area, Michael Daly, introduced himself at Masses recently. We wish Michael the very best in his new role and we hope to work closely and effectively with him in the coming years.

Baptisms: Bookings for baptisms are now being accepted; please contact the Parish Office or Fr Kieran.

Anniversary Masses: If you wish to book an anniversary Mass you can do so through Joanne at the parish office.

Planning to get married ? You need to give at least six months notice for the completion of church and civil papers and so it would be a good idea to contact Fr Kieran to chat through the necessary requirements. This applies whether you are getting married in the parish, elsewhere in Ireland or overseas.

The new graveyard extension is now completed and graves are available for purchase. If you are interested in buying a plot you can contact one of the following; Michael McNamara -086 8202917 or Ger O’Brien – 087 6349429 or Pat O’Brien – 087 7924202Readers: Can you please check with the celebrant before Mass.