Parish Newsletter 10/03/2019

Offertory Collection: €1025.00.  Míle Buíochas

Second Collection for Emigrant Services will be taken up at all Masses next weekend 16th & 17th March. This collection supports the ongoing ministry to Irish people in the Irish Church’s Emigrant mission in the UK and USA as well as parts of Europe.

Stations of the Cross will be prayed every Fri. at 7pm.

Trócaire Boxes are available in the Church porch and we ask that you take one as we support those in the developing world.

The March meeting of Kilcummin Parish Pastoral Council will be held in the Parish Centre on Monday next March 11th at 8.00pm.

Lenten Talk in The Killarney Heights Hotel on Tue 12th March at 7.30pm with Gerry Hussey, “When Spirit comes alive; awakening your best self”. Free Admission. All Welcome.

Celebrating Lent: The diocese has created two resources to guide people through Lent: ‘Journeying through Lent’ is a prayer booklet inviting people to pray daily, asking God for a particular gift this Lent e.g. becoming people of compassion, and ‘Opening our Hearts’ offers families a way to gather each week using one of two proposed prayer activities.

I.C.A.: Craft night Wed 13th March @ 8pm in the Rural Dev. Office.All ladies welcome.

Kilcummin Mat Pilates & Barre invite you to Kilcummin Recreational Hall every Sat. from 8 to 9am (bring mat) and Barre from 9 to 10am (bring mat & light weights). Also the GAA Club every Tue. 7-8pm for Barre (bring mat & light weights) and Pilates every Thur.7-8pm (bring mat). Fee is €8 per class. Join us on facebook Kilcummin Mat Pilates & Barre

Photography Exhibition As part of the Killarney Mountain Festival,  a photography and art exhibition is currently on display at Killarney Library during opening hours. It will run until Tues 19th March. Free adm.

Kilcummin Defib Group - CPR training on Wed. March 20th at 7.30pm in Kilcummin NS. Cost €15 & €10 U16’s. There are now 6 defibrillators in the parish. Book by contacting either; Derek 087-2662395, Willie 085-7882288, Johnny 085-7689103, Marie 086-3049422, Sheila 087-9048486.

Kilcummin Looking Good: We are looking for volunteers to assist in collecting rubbish on the roads in the area. Bags are available at the Rural Dev. Office and can be returned there when full. Míle Buíochas.

Childminder wanted for a 2 year old boy, 3 days a week. Ideally with other children in Fossa/Kilcummin direction. Contact 087 9225118.

Word Processing Level 3 will commence on 29th April until the last Mon. in May, resuming again in Sept. in the Rural Dev. Office. This module includes producing a range of documents, letters, posters etc. Contact Mary McSweeney (Tutor) for further info: 087 7798573.

The Noel McCarthy Memorial Table Quiz in aid of Oncology Department KGH will take place on Monday 11th of March at 8.30pm in the Klub Bar. Tables of 4 for €40.00, Spot Prices. Please Support.

Congratulations to all our musicians, singer and dancers who participated & achieved great success at the Sult na Nóg County Finals.

Kerry Comhaltas are running the annual Scoil Fonn workshops on Traditional singing in English and Irish, and slow air playing on fiddle, flute & Whistle. We are also running a workshop on Sliabh Luachra Slide & Polka. It will be held on Sat. 13th April in the IT Tralee, North Campus, Tralee. Fee €15. All Entries to County Secretary, including fee by Wed. 10th April. Entry forms available from Helen in the RD Office.

‘Steps & Tunes’ Easter Camp with Adrian Moriarty will take place in the Recreational Hall from Tue 23rd until Friday 26th April from 10am to 2pm. The camp includes dancing, music, face painting and lots of fun and games. Fee €50 per child, concession for families. Numbers will be limited. You can book by registering with John at the RD office. For further information contact Adrian on 087-9330768.