Notices

We are blessed as six priests in the local family of six parishes are committed to supporting and helping one another

Summer time presents a particular challenge because the timetable of Masses we have at weekends is only sustainable if all six priests in the Family of Parishes are all available.  As well as time for holidays, along with weekend Masses, priests will also attend to other ministries including funerals, weddings, baptisms, care homes and daily Masses.

In recent weeks, meetings have been held with parishioners from all six parishes to gather comments and feedback. The priests have taken these on board to create a fair and sustainable timetable for the months of June, July and August.

From Saturday 3 June to Sunday 27 August inclusive, the weekend Mass times will be as follows:

Saturday Vigil Mass

• 6:30pm - Lisavaird
• 7:00pm - Clonakilty
• 7:30pm - Timoleague or Courtmacsherry (alternate weeks)

Sunday Mass

• 8:30am - Clonakilty
• 10:00am - Ardfield or Rathbarry (alternate weeks)
• 10:00am - Barryroe or Clogagh (alternate weeks)
• 10:00am - Darrara (alternate weeks)
• 11:00am - Rossmore or Bealad (alternate weeks)
• 11:30am - Clonakilty
• 11:30am - Rosscarbery

Fr. Ted Collins, Fr. Tom Hayes, Fr. John Kingston, Fr John McCarthy, Fr. Dave O’Connell, Fr. Fergus Tuohy

You can check weekend Mass Times across the Family of Parishes using this link

Family of Parishes Mass Calendar

and here is a link to

Summer Mass times in the Parish of Barryroe

Read more …

Five priests from around Ireland share how they followed their vocation in this 15 minute video

This video was made by the Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother at the petition of the National Vocations Office (an office within the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference) for the Year for Vocations to the Diocesan Priesthood.

Take the risk for Christ - watch this video

Read more …

Please could parishioners return Trócaire boxes

Many thanks to those who have taken boxes for the appeal during lent.

Returned boxes can be left immediately after Mass within the next ten days in Courtmacsherry or Barryroe Churches

You can also donate direct to Trócaire here

From the month of June proposed changes within the Family of Parishes will result in adjustments to Masses being offered

Exactly how that will be managed will be decided over the next five to six weeks.

A meeting of representatives from each Parish will take place on Friday 28th of April in the Clonakilty Parish Centre at 7.30pm. As before, I am asking for two representatives from Courtmacsherry and two from Barryroe.

In the meantime the booking of Masses is suspended until there’s clarity. Prayers for the departed on the occasion of their anniversaries will continue to be offered. Please provide the name and the relevant weekend dates.

Thanks, Fr Dave

Read more …