Mass Times. Mass Intentions.
Sat 25th Feb (7:30pm) Maggie
Mai & Michael Smith. Anniversary Mass.
Aileen, Kathleen, Mary & Owen Skinneder
Mon 27th Feb (7:15pm)
Wed 1st March (8:30pm)
Ash Wednesday
Fri 3rd March (8:30pm) Maura & Ben McManus & dec McManus & Gaffney families.
Sat 4th March (7:30pm) Louis & Peggy Galligan.
First Friday: Fr. Peter will visit the sick and housebound at the
usual times.
Ash Wednesday:- day of fast
& abstinence, three meals and no meat.
The word Lent.
The word Lent itself means “Lengthening
spring days” and it became a spiritual journey of 40 days to help people focus
on the upcoming feast of Easter. The 40 days was easily connected with the 40
days Jesus fasted in the desert and of course the 40 years the Jews wandered in
the wilderness after they emerged from Egypt. The biggest form of denial was no
meat of any kind, not even the lard. This gave rise to the custom of using up
all animal fats on the eve of Ash Wednesday and the tradition of pancake
making. In Mediterranean countries they call the Tuesday “Mardi Gras” and they
celebrated what we now know as a Carnival (farewell to meat). The purpose of
fasting in the context of Lent is to help us realize how dependent we are on
food, alcohol, gossip and having identified this, we ought to free ourselves
from this dependency.
Lourdes : every 2nd year
we have a special collection for the support of the invalids passage to
Lourdes, so if we could have this next weekend please.
Kilmore
Diocese Pilgrimage to Lourdes: from the 27th May to 1st
June for more information please contact Fr. Kevin Fay Lavey
on 049-4330018 or 087-8579968
Altar
Society. Connie Pickens, Anna McBreen.
Maura Quigley & Peggy Cahill.
Collectors
for March. Sean Gaffney Denmore,
Michael B Hyland, Hubert McManus & Phelim Donohoe.
Reader. Andrew Galligan.
Cavan Library Services: Series of Spring
talks on farm safety. Thur 2nd March at
8:30pm in Drumavaddy Community Centre. Guest
Speakers: Peter Gohery Farm Accident Survivor &
Arthur Byrne Safety Manager ESB Network. Everybody welcome.
Refreshment served. Enquiries to 049-4378505 www.cavanlibrary.ie
Denn Gun Club:
Table quiz in
the Tank on Saturday the 25th February at 9.30pm. All
welcome.
Denn GFC Blotto: The Blotto Draw took place 20th February. No Jackpot Winner. The winning numbers were; 1,2,6,21. €25 winners were: Emma & Aoife
Brady, Lishenry, Andy NcGivney,
Loonogs, Eileen & Benny Brady, Feilim Brady, Banahoe, Declan
Maguire. Next draw on Monday 27th February, 2017
in The Tank. Jackpot €2,900.
Church
Collection: Drumavaddy: 17th
Feb €500. Crosskeys: 18th Feb: €645.
Fr. Peter McKiernan: 049 4336102
Email: crosskeyskilmorediocese@gmail.comWebsite: www.parishofdenn.com
St. Matthew’s Church, Crosskeys.
Mass Times.
Mass Intentions.
Sun 26th Feb (11:00am) Kathleen Reilly Farragh.
4th Anniversary Mass.
Tue 28th Feb
(9:30am)
Wed 1st
March (7:30pm) Ash Wednesday.
Thur 2nd March
(9:30am)
Fri 3rd March
(7:30pm) 1st Friday.
Sun 5th
March(11:00am)
Patrick Brady, Banahoe.
5th Anniversary
Mass.
Crosskeys Church Finance
Committee;
Meeting change to Monday 6th March in the Sacristy at 8pm all
members are asked to please attend
Columban
Missionaries: Fr.Oliver McCrossan
will visit the parish on 25/26th February
He will speak at both
masses on the work of the Columban missionaries.
Collectors for March:
Michael Smith, Lishenry Lane , Barry Smith, Tullytrain
& Oliver Ferguson .
Altar Society: Kathleen Reilly & Catherine Tierney.
Entrance
Hymn.
Amazing grace! How sweet
the sound T’was grace that taught my heart to fear,
that saved a wretch
like me. and grace my fears relieved.
I once was lost but now I’m
found, How
precious did that grace appear
was blind, but now
I see. the hour I first believed
Offertory:
I watch the sunrise lighting
the I watch the
sunlight shine through the clouds
sky
casting its shadows near, warming the earth below.
And on this morning bright though and at the mid-day life
seems to say
it
be. I feel those shadows near me. I feel your brightness near me
Chorus.
For you are
always close to me
For you are always close to me
following all
my ways, May I be
following all my ways, May I be always
always
close to you, following all your
close to you, following all your ways, Lord.
ways,
Lord.
Communion: Be Not
Afraid:
You shall cross the barren desert
You shall speak your words in foreign
but you shall not die of thirst, you shall lands, and all will understand. You
shall see
wander far in safety, though you do not the face of God and live.
know the way,
Chorus:
Be not afraid, I go before you always
Come
follow me, and I will give you rest
As I Knee before
you. Chorus -
As
I kneel before you, Ave Maria. All I
have I give you,
As
I bow my head in prayer, Gratia plena, Every dream and
wish are yours,
Take
this day, make it yours Dominus tecum. Mother of Christ, Mother of mine,
and fill me with your love. Benedicta tu.
Present them to my Lord.