PARISH OF PRIOR NEWSLETTER
DUN GEAGAN – PORTMAGEE – THE GLEN
First Sunday of Advent
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Offertory Collections last weekend amounted to €392.46
Envelope Collections last weekend amounted to €893.20
Thank You for your generosity.
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Next Friday the 2nd December is the first Friday of the month. Holy Communion
calls will be on Friday at the usual times.
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Congratulations and welcome to baby Sé Joseph Mc Elhatton who was baptised in
Dun Geagan last weekend. May the Light of Christ shine in your heart.
coming week:
7.30pm
Jimmy O Donoghue
9.30am
Eileen Brennan & John Lawlor
11am
Michael & Mamie Brennan
7.30pm
Michael Cahill
7.30pm
Dan & Mary McCarthy
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Re: New Ministers of the Eucharist – A meeting will be held on Mon 28th Nov at
8pm in St Patricks Church Portmagee. I would ask those who have been invited &
those who wish to become Eucharistic Ministers to please attend.
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A service of carols & readings celebrating the Christmas Spirit of peaces &
goodwill to all, will be held in St Michaels Church Dun Geagan on Fri 9 th Dec at
8pm.
7.30pm
7.30pm
8.30pm
7.30pm
9.30am
11am
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Portmagee Social Services invite you to the official opening of the new centre in
the community hall on Saturday 3rd Dec. Official opening & mass 4pm. Buffet,
music & dance. RSVP by text to Ann 087-7618366 or phone the community
centre on 066-9477200 before Monday 28th November.
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The alliance of the two hearts all night vigil of reparation & adoration, Friday 2 nd
Dec St Michael’s Church Sneem. First Friday mass @ 7.30pm First Saturday
mass at 12 midnight.
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Ecumenical Service on Wednesday 30th Nov St Finian’s Chruch Waterville
6.30pm. The service is remembering those who have died, who suffer & work on
the issues of violence against women & children.
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A Christmas Day swim will take place at 12.30pm from Knockeen pier, Portmagee
in aid of Kerry cancer support bus service to Cork on a daily basis & the Tralee
Oncology Unit. Sponsorship cards available from Marian 087-6939660 or Ann
087-6291660.
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Sponsored New Years Day swim in aid of the Valentia Hospital fund to be held in
St Finians Bay, The Glen at 12 noon. Light refreshments afterwards in the Day
Care Centre. Spot prizes for best dressed junior and senior swimmer!! Anyone
interested in participating can collect a sponsorship card from the Day Centre,
from Martina’s Naoinra or from Fiona O Sullivan.
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Email or hand in parish news/information for newsletter before 2pm Thursday.
Sunday November 27th 2011
Email:prior@dioceseofkerry.ie
Mobile: 087-8119770
We celebrate Christ our anointed King who overcame suffering and death and
so brought us out of darkness into his kingdom of light.
Recently Deceased: Willie Myles O Sullivan Scarriff R.I.P.
Mass Intentions for the
Sat 26th Portmagee
Sun 27th The Glen
Dun Geagan
th
Mon 28
Portmagee
Tue 29th Dun Geagan
Wed 30th No Mass
Thu 1st
Portmagee
nd
Fri 2
The Glen
Portmagee
rd
Sat 3
Dun Geagan
Sun 4th
The Glen
Portmagee
 Altar Servers for next Weekend 3rd / 4th December 2011
Dun Geagan: Hazel Ní Shiochriú & Mark King
The Glen:
Eimear Sugrue & Shane Casey
Portmagee:
Daniel O Sullivan, Gavin Reardon, Ríona Moran, Rachel Devane
Denis Barry
Private Intention
Noreen McGill (Months Mind)
John Brennan Jnr
Michael & Nancy O Sullivan
Frank, Mary & Mary B O Sullivan
Confessions: 7.00pm – 7.30pm before vigil mass each Saturday night
7.00pm – 7.30pm every Friday night in the Glen.
Holy Hour: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament every first Friday in The Glen
from 7-7.30pm followed by mass
ADVENT: Latin word meaning “coming” or “arrival”, the liturgical season which
marks the time of spiritual preparation before Christmas and the birth of Christ.
The wreath consists of a base circle covered in greenery, adorned with five
candles. The circle represents God himself, his eternity and endless mercy, which
has no beginning and no end. The candles symbolise the light of Christ, who
entered this world to scatter the darkness of evil and show us the way of
righteousness. We light the candles gradually over the weeks of Advent, as we
light each one we know that we are getting closer to that which we await....Christ,
the Light of the World.