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Second Sunday Of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday ) Gloria Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, Almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, You take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; You take away the sins of the world, receive our prayers; You are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, You alone are the Lord, You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, In the Glory of God the Father. Amen. Collect God of everlasting mercy, who in the very recurrence of the paschal feast kindle the faith of the people you have made your own, increase, we pray, the grace you have be- stowed, that all may grasp and rightly understand in what font they have been washed, by whose Spirit they have been reborn, by whose Blood they have been redeemed. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. First Reading A reading from the Acts of the Apostles. The faithful all used to meet by common consent in the Portico of Solomon. No one else ever dared to join them, but the people were loud in their praise and the numbers of men and women who came to believe in the Lord increased steadily. So many signs and wonders were worked among the people at the hands of the apostles that the sick were even taken out into the streets and laid on beds and sleeping-mats in the hope that at least the shadow of Peter might fall across some of them as he went past. People even came crowding in from the towns round about Jerusalem, bringing with them their sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were cured. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Responsorial Psalm R Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, for his love has no end. Let the sons of Israel say: “His love has no end.” Let the sons of Aaron say: “His love has no end.” Let those who fear the Lord say: “His love has no end.” (R.) The stone which the builders rejected has become the corner stone. This is the work of the Lord, a marvel in our eyes. This day was made by the Lord; we rejoice and are glad. (R.) O Lord, grant us salvation; O Lord grant success. Blessed in the name of the Lord is he who comes. We bless you from the house of the Lord; the Lord God is our light. ( R.) Second Reading A reading from the book of the Apocalypse. My name is John, and through our union in Jesus I am your brother and share your sufferings, your kingdom, and all you endure. I was on the island of Patmos for having preached God’s word and wit- nessed for Jesus; it was the Lord’s day and the Spirit possessed me, and I heard a voice behind me, shouting like a trumpet, “Write down all that you see in a book.” I turned round to see who had spoken to me, and when I turned I saw seven golden lamp-stands and, surrounded by them, a figure like a Son of man, dressed in a long robe tied at the waist with a golden girdle. When I saw him, I fell in a dead faint at his feet, but he touched me with his right hand and said, “Do not be afraid; it is I, the First and the Last; I am the Living One. I was dead and now I am to live for ever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and of the underworld. Now write down all that you see of present happenings and things that are still to come.” The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Gospel Acclamation Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus said: “You believe because you can see me. Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe.” Alleluia! Gospel A reading from the holy Gospel according to John. In the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, “Peace be with you,” and showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord, and he said to them again, “Peace be with you. “As the Father sent me, so am I sending you.” After saying this he breathed on them and said: “Receive the Holy Spirit. for those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven; for those whose sins you retain, they are retained.” Thomas, called the Twin, who was one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. When the disciples said, “We have seen the Lord,” he answered, “Unless I see the holes that the nails made in his hands and can put my finger into the holes they made, and unless I can put my hand into his side, I refuse to believe.” Eight days later the disciples were in the house again and Thomas was with them. The doors were closed, but Jesus came in and stood among them. “Peace be with you” he said. Then he spoke to Thomas, “Put your finger here; look, here are my hands. Give me your hand; put it into my side. Doubt no longer but believe.” Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”Jesus said to him: “You believe because you can see me. Happy are those who have not seen and yet be- lieve.” There were many other signs that Jesus worked and the disciples saw, but they are not recorded in this book. These are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing this you may have life through his name. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. Profession of Faith I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suf- fered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds From the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic church. I con- fess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen Hymns Come Christians all rejoice, Come Christians all, rejoice and sing, With thankful hearts Your praises bring Risen is now our Lord and King. Alleluia Sing a joyful song Sing a joyful song to the Lord, Alleluia! Let the heavens and earth rejoice, Alleluia, alleluia! The heavens proclaim his name, And earth in reply, Echoes back with joyful Songs Christ be our light Longing for light, We wait in darkness. Longing for truth, we turn to you. Make us your own, your holy people, Light for the world to see. MASS TIMES St. Mary of the Rosary, Weekend Masses: Saturday: 10.00am, 6.15pm. Sunday: 8.00am, 12 Noon, 6pm. Weekdays: 08.00am, 10.00am. Adoration: Mon - Fri 5.00pm - 7.00pm. Confessions: Saturday after 10.00am Mass. St. John the Baptist, Tyone Weekend Masses: Saturday 7.30pm. Sunday 10.30am. CONTACTS Parish Office 067 -31272 Priest on duty: 087 2405762 Email: [email protected] Parish Pastoral Council email: [email protected] Website: www.nenaghparish.ie Eircode: E45 X522 Nenagh Parish is on Facebook, please join us Our live streaming is available by clicking on MCN media, choose Country - Ireland , County - Tipperary. St. Mary of the Rosary Church will appear and you click to open. Nenagh Parish News 28 th April 2019 Divine Mercy is taking place this Sunday from 3.00pm in St. Mary of the Rosary, Nenagh All are welcome Pope Francis at Easter Urbi et Orbi: Risen Christ shines light on darkness of conflict “Christ is alive and he remains with us.” With those words of hope, Pope Francis addressed the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday for the Urbi et Orbi (“to the City and to the World”) mes- sage and blessing. He said the morning of Easter repre- sents “the perennial youth of the Church and of human- ity as a whole”. The Holy Father began his address by citing his recent post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Christus vivit. “Christ is alive! He is our hope, and in a wonderful way he brings youth to our world. Everything he touches be- comes young, new, full of life.” Easter, said Pope Francis, is the “beginning of a new world, set free from the slav- ery of sin and death: the world open at last to the King- dom of God, a Kingdom of love, peace and fraternity.” Jesus, he added, does not abandon those who face hard- ship and sorrow, and he named the many parts of the world that are witnessing various forms of conflict. In his Easter Urbi et Orbi address, Pope Francis prays that the light of the Risen Christ shine in the darkness of conflicts around the world, especially those in Syria, Yemen, Israel and Palestine, Libya, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, South Sudan, eastern Ukraine, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. Finally, Pope Francis asked the Lord to make us “builders of bridges, not walls” and to end “the roar of arms,” both in conflict zones and within cities.“May the Risen Christ,” he prayed, “open our hearts to the needs of the disadvantaged, the vulnerable, the poor, the un- employed, the marginalized, and all those who knock at our door in search of bread, refuge, and the recognition of their dignity.” DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY 2019 EASTER BLESSING OF FOOD - ST MARY OF THE ROSARY POPE FRANCIS - EASTER BLESSING

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Second Sunday Of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday )

Gloria

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace

to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you

thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly

King, O God, Almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of

God, Son of the Father, You take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; You take away

the sins of the world, receive our prayers; You

are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One,

You alone are the Lord, You alone are the Most

High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, In the Glory of God the Father.

Amen.

Collect

God of everlasting mercy,

who in the very recurrence of the paschal feast kindle the faith of the people you have made your

own, increase, we pray, the grace you have be-stowed, that all may grasp and rightly understand in what font they have been washed,

by whose Spirit they have been reborn, by whose Blood they have been redeemed.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the

Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

First Reading

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles.

The faithful all used to meet by common consent in

the Portico of Solomon. No one else ever dared to join them, but the people were loud in their praise

and the numbers of men and women who came to believe in the Lord increased steadily. So many

signs and wonders were worked among the people at the hands of the apostles that the sick were even

taken out into the streets and laid on beds and sleeping-mats in the hope that at least the shadow

of Peter might fall across some of them as he went past. People even came crowding in from the towns

round about Jerusalem, bringing with them their sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were cured.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

R Give thanks to the Lord for he is good,

for his love has no end.

Let the sons of Israel say:

“His love has no end.”

Let the sons of Aaron say:

“His love has no end.”

Let those who fear the Lord say:

“His love has no end.” (R.)

The stone which the builders rejected

has become the corner stone.

This is the work of the Lord,

a marvel in our eyes.

This day was made by the Lord;

we rejoice and are glad. (R.)

O Lord, grant us salvation;

O Lord grant success.

Blessed in the name of the Lord

is he who comes.

We bless you from the house of the Lord;

the Lord God is our light. ( R.)

Second Reading A reading from the book of the Apocalypse.

My name is John, and through our union in Jesus I

am your brother and share your sufferings, your kingdom, and all you endure. I was on the island of

Patmos for having preached God’s word and wit-nessed for Jesus; it was the Lord’s day and the

Spirit possessed me, and I heard a voice behind me, shouting like a trumpet, “Write down all that

you see in a book.” I turned round to see who had spoken to me, and when I turned I saw seven

golden lamp-stands and, surrounded by them, a figure like a Son of man, dressed in a long robe tied

at the waist with a golden girdle. When I saw him, I fell in a dead faint at his feet, but

he touched me with his right hand and said, “Do not be afraid; it is I, the First and the Last; I am the Living One. I was dead and now I am to live for

ever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and of the underworld. Now write down all that you see of

present happenings and things that are still to come.”

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation

Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus said: “You believe because you can see

me. Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe.”

Alleluia!

Gospel

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John.

In the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room where the

disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, “Peace be

with you,” and showed them his hands and his side.

The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord, and he said to them again, “Peace be with

you. “As the Father sent me,

so am I sending you.”

After saying this he breathed on them and said: “Receive the Holy Spirit.

for those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven;

for those whose sins you retain,

they are retained.” Thomas, called the Twin, who was one of the

Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

When the disciples said, “We have seen the Lord,” he answered, “Unless I see the holes that the nails

made in his hands and can put my finger into the holes they made, and unless I can put my hand into

his side, I refuse to believe.” Eight days later the

disciples were in the house again and Thomas was with them. The doors were closed, but Jesus came

in and stood among them. “Peace be with you” he said. Then he spoke to Thomas, “Put your finger

here; look, here are my hands. Give me your hand;

put it into my side. Doubt no longer but believe.” Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”Jesus said

to him: “You believe because you can see me.

Happy are those who have not seen and yet be-

lieve.” There were many other signs that Jesus worked

and the disciples saw, but they are not recorded in this book. These are recorded so that you may

believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God,

and that believing this you may have life through his name.

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Profession of Faith I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and

invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,

the only begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light

from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the

Father; through him all things were made. For

us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of

the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suf-

fered death and was buried, and rose again on

the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the

right hand of the Father. He will come again in

glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy

Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds From the Father and the Son, who with the

Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who

has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic church. I con-

fess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the

dead and the life of the world to come.

Amen Hymns

Come Christians all rejoice,

Come Christians all,

rejoice and sing, With thankful hearts

Your praises bring Risen is now our Lord and King.

Alleluia

Sing a joyful song

Sing a joyful song to the Lord, Alleluia!

Let the heavens and earth rejoice, Alleluia, alleluia!

The heavens proclaim his name, And earth in reply,

Echoes back with joyful Songs

Christ be our light

Longing for light,

We wait in darkness.

Longing for truth, we turn to you.

Make us your own, your holy people,

Light for the world to see.

MASS TIMES St. Mary of the Rosary,

Weekend Masses:

Saturday: 10.00am, 6.15pm.

Sunday: 8.00am, 12 Noon, 6pm.

Weekdays: 08.00am, 10.00am.

Adoration: Mon - Fri 5.00pm - 7.00pm.

Confessions: Saturday after 10.00am

Mass.

St. John the Baptist, Tyone

Weekend Masses:

Saturday 7.30pm.

Sunday 10.30am.

CONTACTS Parish Office 067 -31272 Priest on duty: 087 2405762

Email: [email protected] Parish Pastoral Council email: [email protected] Website: www.nenaghparish.ie Eircode: E45 X522 Nenagh Parish is on Facebook, please join us Our live streaming is available by clicking on MCN media, choose Country - Ireland , County - Tipperary. St. Mary of the Rosary Church will appear and you click to open.

Nenagh Parish News 28th April 2019

Divine Mercy is taking place this Sunday from 3.00pm

in St. Mary of the Rosary, Nenagh All are welcome

Pope Francis at Easter

Urbi et Orbi: Risen Christ shines light on

darkness of conflict

“Christ is alive and he remains with us.” With those words of hope, Pope Francis addressed the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday for the Urbi et Orbi (“to the City and to the World”) mes-sage and blessing. He said the morning of Easter repre-sents “the perennial youth of the Church and of human-ity as a whole”.

The Holy Father began his address by citing his recent post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Christus vivit. “Christ is alive! He is our hope, and in a wonderful way he brings youth to our world. Everything he touches be-comes young, new, full of life.” Easter, said Pope Francis, is the “beginning of a new world, set free from the slav-ery of sin and death: the world open at last to the King-dom of God, a Kingdom of love, peace and fraternity.” Jesus, he added, does not abandon those who face hard-ship and sorrow, and he named the many parts of the world that are witnessing various forms of conflict.

In his Easter Urbi et Orbi address, Pope Francis prays that the light of the Risen Christ shine in the darkness of conflicts around the world, especially those in Syria, Yemen, Israel and Palestine, Libya, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, South Sudan, eastern Ukraine, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.

Finally, Pope Francis asked the Lord to make us “builders of bridges, not walls” and to end “the roar of arms,” both in conflict zones and within cities.“May the Risen Christ,” he prayed, “open our hearts to the needs of the disadvantaged, the vulnerable, the poor, the un-employed, the marginalized, and all those who knock at our door in search of bread, refuge, and the recognition of their dignity.”

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY 2019

EASTER BLESSING OF FOOD - ST MARY OF THE ROSARY

POPE FRANCIS - EASTER BLESSING

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READER ROTA FOR SUNDAY 5th MAY Readers - St. Mary’s Vigil: Peggy Shoer 8.00am: Sandra Farrell 12 Noon: Eilish Carter Cummins

Readers - St. John’s Vigil: Kevin Costello 10.30am: Margaret Teehan

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ROTA Next weekend: 2 Weekdays 1

ANNIVERSARY MASSES Monday 29th April- Sunday 5th May

St. Mary’s Mon 10.00am: Patrick O’Brien (A) Ann Morgan (A) Tue 08.00am: Tony Healy (A) Wed 10.00am: Martin & Bridget Maloney also their daughter Margaret Quigney (A’s) Kathleen Quigley (A) Thurs 10.00am: Kathleen Cummins (A) Patrick & Ellen Kinsella (A’s) Fri 10.00am: Paddy & Mary Williams (A’s) Sat 10.00am: Marguerite McGrath (A) Margaret McGrath Bent (A) Sat 6.15pm: Breda Costello (MM) Una Spillane (1st A) also her husband John & her son Joe. Sun 12noon: Johnny McMahon (A) Kathleen & Noel Fahy (A’s) William McLoughlin (A) Kathleen & Michael Power (A’s) Mary Kate & James Creagh ( A’s)

St. John The Baptist

Sat 7.30pm : Mary & Terry Boyle (A’s) Suaimhneas Síoraí Tabhair Dóibh, a Thiarna

FINANCIAL MATTERS

The offertory collection last weekend amounted to

€3,738.00 Míle Buíochas.

BAPTISMS

Have you a baby for Baptism? The next meeting which is considered compulsory to prepare for the Sac-rament of Baptism will be held in the Pastoral Centre on Monday 13th May at 7.30pm. Please bring a copy of your baby’s birth certificate on the night.

New Readers rota for St. John the Baptist

7.30pm 10.30am May Kevin Costello Margaret Teehan Margaret Hennessy Miriam Toohey Teresa Fogarty Bridget White Ann Marie McCann Donal Mackey June Miriam Toohey Deborah O’Driscoll Pat Ryan Teresa Fogarty Patricia Finn Tracey Ahern Eamonn Dillon Patricia Fitzgerald Kevin Costello Margaret Teehan

New Readers rota for St. Mary of the Rosary

Date Vigil 8 .00am 12.00noon May 4/5th: Peggy Shoer Sandra Farrell Eilish Carter Cummins 11th/12th : Sean Dwan Bro Seamus Whelan Martin O’Brien 18th/19th: Tim Brophy Gerry Starr Conor DeLoughrey 25th/26th: Bridget Stanley Helena O’Gorman Paddy Rohan June 1st/2nd : Sr. Rita Corry Hubert Durkan Tess O’Kennedy 8th/9th: Conor Reidy Joe O’Connor Noel Tomlinson 15th/16th: Joan McCarthy Margaret Butler Adrian McIntyre 22nd/23rd: Liam Gleeson Margaret Grace Eilish Carter Cummins 29th/30th: Margaret Hennessy Sandra Farrell Martin O’Brien

Gathered in prayer in the light of Easter Family prayer is a special way of expressing and strengthening this paschal faith. A few minutes can be found each day to come together before the living God, to tell him our worries, to ask for the needs of our fam-ily, to pray for someone experiencing difficulty, to ask for help in showing love, to give thanks for life and for its blessings, and to ask Our Lady to protect us beneath her maternal mantle. With a few simple words, this mo-ment of prayer can do immense good for our families. The various expressions of popular piety are a treasure of spirituality for many families. The family’s communal journey of prayer culminates by sharing together in the Eucharist, especially in the context of the Sunday rest. Jesus knocks on the door of families, to share with them the Eucharistic supper (cf. Rev 3:20). There, spouses can always seal anew the paschal covenant which united them and which ought to reflect the covenant which God sealed with mankind in the cross. The Eucharist is the sacrament of the new covenant, where Christ’s redemp-tive work is carried out (cf. Lk 22:20). The close bond between married life and the Eucharist thus becomes all the more clear. For the food of the Eucharist offers the spouses the strength and incentive needed to live the marriage covenant each day as a “domestic church”.

Pope Francis

A Mass for Sri Lanka Bishop Brendan Leahy will cele-brate a Mass for Sri Lanka, especially for the victims of the Easter Sunday bombings in the Redemptorist Church Limerick this Sunday 28th April at 7.15pm. All are welcome.

New readers rota are now available for collection from the Parish office and Sacristy.

Pharmacy on Duty 28th April: Clare St.

Pilgrimage to San Giovanni and Assisi 11-18th Sep-tember 2019. (Tom Cooney Padre Pio Prayer Group)8 days form Dublin €995pps all inclusive. Spiritual Di-rector FR. James Grace. For more information contact Bernie Moloney at 085 7076614 (evenings) or 087 6934427 (day time)

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes; Mary, God’s Mother appeared to Bernadette in Lourdes 161 years ago and asked that people would come on pilgrimage to Lourdes. The Killaloe Diocesan Pilgrimage will be led by Bishop Fintan Monahan who warmly invites you to join him in Lourdes from the 25th June to 30th June. The cost this year is €725 per person sharing. €20 discount for online booking at www.joewalshtours.ie

Lourdes Pilgrimage A word of thanks to all the Nurses who volunteered to assist in the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes from 25th to 30thJune. We now have our quota of Nurses.

Lough Derg One Day Retreats begin on Saturday 4th May and continue on 5th, 6th, 11th,12th, 14th,19th, 21st, 25th, 26th and 27th. Why not take some time and space on Lough Derg personally or as a parish group this May? A NEW event for those who serve in lay parish ministry, is our Parish Ministry Day Saturday 18th May. B o o k i n g e s s e n t i a l . T e l : 0 7 1 9861518. Email: [email protected]

North Tipp Alzheimer Society. The Annual Alz-heimer’s “Tea Day” takes place on Thursday 2nd May in many venues around North Tipp. This is our biggest fund raiser each year so your support will be very much appreciated.

A vigil for First Friday/Saturday will take place in the Sacristy of St. Mary of The Rosary Church, Nenagh com-mencing at 7.30pm on Friday May 3rd, concluding at 2am on Saturday. Adoration, Rosary and Confession. (entrance through the Sacristy door of the Church).

Pilgrimage to Fatima, Lisbon, Cascais & Sintra 8th-14th August 2019. afternoon flights from Dublin €935. Includes return flights (Dub-Lisbon) 4 nights half board in Estoril on the sea, two nights full board in Fatima, coaches, 20k baggage included, full religious programme. Spiritual Director Fr. Tom Hannon, guided tours, full time accompaniment. For info contact Mary 087 1247669.

Special Limerick/Clare Pilgrimage (last remaining seats) based in Fatima 9th-14th June 2019 will be in Lis-bon for Feast Day of Saint Anthony. Mass in Santarem where the bleeding host took place & Prayers, Mass & Hungarian Stations of the Cross in Fatima. Contact James Treacy 086-0572216.

Annual Killaloe Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine will take place on Sunday 23rd June 2019. led by Bishop Fintan Monahan. 2.30pm— anointing of the sick. 3pm - concelebrated Mass. Knock is celebrating 140 years this year 1879-2019.

EVENTS IN THE PASTORAL CENTRE Monday 29th April- Sunday 5th May

Mon Art Classes 10.00-12.30pm Parkinson Association 2.00pm-4.00pm Tues Mindful meditation 11.00am - 12.00pm Exercise classes for the older person 12 noon-1pm Nenagh Holy Spirit Charismatics Renewal 8.00pm Wed I.W.A 10am-3.30pm Weight Watchers 5.00pm - 6.30pm AA 8.30pm Thurs Al Anon 11.00am - 12.00noon Red Cross 8.00pm Fri AA 8.30pm Sun Polish Charismatic 8.00pm For info and/or booking of the Centre contact Rita/Lisa, Mon-Fri 9.00am-1.00pm on 067 37590.

EVENTS IN NEW INSTITUTE Mon Yoga 5.00pm-8.00pm Tue COPD 10.30am Zumba 8.00pm - 9.00pm Thurs Zumba 7.00pm - 8.00pm Fri Country Market 8.30am - 1.30pm Fri Bingo 8.30pm–10.30pm Sat Basketball 8 to 14 years 5.00pm -6.00pm

For info and/or booking of the New Institute Contact John, Monday to Friday 9.00am-5.00pm 0863986943

The Parish Shop We have signed Mass cards such as sympathy, anniver-sary, Communion, Confirmation, exam, mass bouquets. All of the above may also be purchased in the parish office which is open Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm, closed for lunch from 1.00pm - 2.00pm.

Coeliac Notice: Coeliacs who wish to receive Communion are asked to approach and receive from the celebrant who will have gluten free hosts.

Nenagh Holy Spirit Charismatic Prayer Group: Life in the Spirit Seminars will be held for 7 consecutive weeks in the Pastoral Centre, Church Road from 7th May-18th June inclusive at 8pm. It is an excellent way of healing people to come to and to grow in a living re-lationship with Jesus. Come and see. All are welcome.

“This is the Lord’s doing: and it is wonderful in our eyes.” Psalms 118:23. Trócaire thanks all parishioners and clergy for their support of this year’s Lenten cam-paign. Please return Trócaire boxes so donations can be put to use as soon as possible helping the most vul-nerable in the developing world.

Pilgrimage to San Giovanni & Assisi 11th-18th Septem-ber 2019 (Tom Cooney Padre Pio Prayer Group) 8 days from Dublin €995 pps all inclusive. Spiritual Director Fr. James Grace. For more info contact Bernie Moloney at 085 7076614 (evenings) or 087 6934427 (day time)

St. Conlons Nursing Home are holding an Alz-heimer’s Tea Day on May 2nd 2019 from 2.00 - 4.00pm. To help raise money for people with Alzheimer’s & other forms of dementia.