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Fr. Martin Tobin (Mooncoin + Kilmacow) 086 240 1278
Fr. Paschal Moore (Templeorum) 087 240 8078
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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: 10.00am (Please note change of time) |
Sunday: 8.50 am (1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays of the month) Note change of time |
Sunday: 8. 50 am (2nd & 4th Sundays of the month) Note change of time |
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EXAMS STUDENTS
Lord pour out your Spirit of Wisdom on me
Help me to remain calm
To attend carefully to the questions asked
To think clearly, to remember accurately
and to express myself well.
Grant that I may reflect the best of the work I have done,
and the best of the teaching I have received.
Help me not to become unduly stressed.
Lord I place all my trust in you. --
Welcome Fr. Michael
APPOINTMENT OF FR. MICHAEL KELLY, SJ.
Bishop Niall Coll has announced the appointment of Fr. Michael Kelly, SJ, as Curate of Kilmacow Parish while assisting in the Pastoral Area of Kilmacow, Mooncoin, and Templeorum.
Fr. Michael is a native of Kilkenny city and now returns to his native diocese, having ministered as a Jesuit priest in Zambia.
We extend a warm welcome to Fr. Michael and wish him every blessing as he ministers in the name of the Lord among us.
Parish Financial Statement 2023
CLICK HERE to Review the Financial Statements for Mooncoin Carrigeen Kilnaspic 2023
CLICK HERE to Review the Financial Statements for Mooncoin Carrigeen Kilnaspic 2022
Click here to Review the Financial Statements for Mooncoin Carrigeen Kilnaspic 2021
Click here to Review the Financial Statements for Mooncoin Carrigeen Kilnaspic 2020
Click here to Review the Financial Statements for Mooncoin Carrigeen Kilnaspic 2019
First Holy Communion Mooncoin 2024
First Holy Communion Carrigeen 2024
SATURDAY 11th May
CONFIRMATION 2024
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).
Change Mass Times
Mass Times for the Pastoral Area:
Kilmacow and Mooncoin.
Saturday Vigil Mass:
Mooncoin 7.00 p.m.
Sunday
Carrigeen/Kilnaspic: 8.50 am
( Rota 1st, 3rd and 5th Carrigeen; 2nd and 4th Kilnaspic)
Mooncoin: 10:00 am
Kilmacow: 11:15 am
This schedule commences on the weekend 30th Sept/1st October 2023
Fr. Martin Tobin Adm
086 2401278
Eucharistic Adoration
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
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PRAYER CHANGES EVERYTHING
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PAROCHIAL HOUSE FOR SALE
PAROCHIAL HOUSE FOR SALE
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
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.
SYNODAL PATHWAY
POPE FRANCIS PRAYS
New Pastoral Area Information Booklet
THE NEW PASTORAL AREA INFORMATION BOOKLET for Mooncoin, Kilmacow & Templeorum
is available in all Churches
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