Issue 1349 March 28th 2021

Mass Intentions next Week

Ian Burke (RD) Edenderry, Co Offaly

Saturday 6pm: George Allen (1st A), Andrew & Nora O’Mahony (A), Ann O’Donnell (A), Pete Nolan (9th A), Deceased Members of the Nolan Families in Blessington & Baltinglass

Sunday 10am: Jack Keogh (A), Jackie Brophy (60th A)Peter Clarke (31st A), Margaret & Patricia Clarke (Birthday Remembrance), Gerry McIntyre (2nd A)

11.30am: Seamus Meade (RD), Rose Boyne (RD)

We also remember: John & Brigid Miley, Andy Farrington, Larry Lennon (A), Mary & Matthew Lennon (Rem), Ann-Mary & Michael Norton (Rem), Deceased Members of Norton Family, Annie Cullen (A) and Kitty Nolan (A)

Monday: Mass offered for Blessington List of the Sick

Tuesday: Kitty Palmer (RD), Maura Lacey (RD)

Wednesday: Get Well Mass, Get Well Mass

Holy Thursday: Eithne Cranley (3rd A), Intentions Mass

All Masses & Services via Webcam www.blessingtonparish.ie

► Daily Mass at 9.30am, please join us for Rosary at 9am.

►Sat 27^th March: Mass at 6pm

►Palm Sunday 28^th March: Mass at 10am & 11.30am

Holy Thursday: 1^st April: 8pm Mass of the Last Supper. Followed by Prayers & Reflection

Good Friday 2^nd April: 12pm Children’s Stations of the Cross. 3pm: Passion Ceremony. 8pm: Prayers around the Cross with Stations of the Cross

Holy Saturday: 3^rd April: 8pm Easter Vigil

Easter Sunday: 4^th April: 10am & 11.30am Mass

All Ceremonies are on the Parish Webcam www.blessingtonparish.ie

Easter Dues Envelopes are available in the Church

Easter Mass Cards available from the Parish Office. Call Carol 045 865 327 9am to 1pm or Jean 087 235 0835 9am to 5pm. If you have a Trocaire Box you would like to return call the Parish Office to make arrangements

Blessington Union of Parishes. All our services including those which we will have for Easter are available on the parish YouTube channel by searching for “Blessington Union” or at this link https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=blessington+union Rev Leonard Ruddock

St. Marys’ Schools & Blessington Parish Lotto – EASTER DRAW – All lines on 1st April will be entered into the  St. Mary’s Schools’ & Parish Easter Draw for our local prizes:

• Hudson Brothers 1 winner of €150 cash prize
• Murphy’s Bar 2 winners of €20 Vouchers
• Hennessy’s 3 winners of €20 Office Shop/Hardware Vouchers
• Blessington Lakes Golf Club 4 Ball voucher with Tea/coffee

MANY THANKS TO OUR LOCAL SPONSORS – Support Local Businesses

All lines will also be entered into Our Fundraiser Easter Draw for:

Prize 1 – Samsung Smart 50” TV,

Prize 2 – Samsung Tablet,

Prize 3 – Kindle E Reader,

Prize 4 – Dolce Gusto Coffee Maker

Prize 5 – €100 Penney’s voucher

EASTER MASS CARDS AVAILABLE from the Parish Office.  Email: office@blessington.info Carol: 045 865 327 from 9am to 1pm Jean: 087 2350835 from 9am to 5pm There is a Collection Point at the back of the Church to collect Mass Cards ordered by phone or by email.

The Parish Office will be closed on Good Friday

St Brigid’s N.S. Manor Kilbride are accepting enrolments for the next school year: 2021 – 2022. To enrol your child, please call Charlotte in our school office 01 458 2550 or find the enrolment documents on our school website http://manorkilbridens.scoilnet.ie/blog/

Lacken National School are now accepting enrolments for Mainstream and Early Intervention Classes for September 2021. School bus runs daily from/to Blessington. The school offers afterschool care for Junior and Senior Infants until 2.30 pm. Lacken School also has a pre-school facility which is ECCE and NCS approved. Enrolment forms can be downloaded from www.lackenns.com or please contact the school office on 045 865 086 or lackenschool@eircom.net

Community Pool for West Wicklow would like to say a very big Go Raibh Míle Maith Agat to everyone who took part in our West Wicklow Virtual St Patrick’s Day Parade! View on our YouTube channel at https://tinyurl.com/WWStPatrickParade2021

Community Pool for West Wicklow RAFFLE for a PlayStation 5! Tickets are €20 each only 100 tickets being issued! All monies raised will go towards a Pool for West Wicklow. To buy a ticket and support our campaign email us at poolforWestWicklow@gmail.com

West Wicklow Cancer Support – If your life has been touched by cancer in any way, we are here for you, contact us on 087 434 6004 /  westwicklow15@gmail.com or find us on Facebook. “Nobody is exempt from the trials of life but everyone can always find something positive in everything even in the worst of times. Keep smiling and moving, we are stronger together”

Financial Support for our Parish is very important at this time and we are most grateful for your contributions. You can make donations to support all our Churches via the DONATE BUTTON on the Blessington parish website (options available for all our Churches.) All SHRINE MONEY remains in the parish. Donations through the black PDF BOXES in Blessington Church also go towards the running of the parish.

Barry Hamilton is doing a 1 Million Step Challenge in March for Blessington & District Day Care. If anyone would like to sponsor him in this Challenge you can contact him at 087 245 0546 or barryhamilton2000@yahoo.ie

Fr Kevin’s Homilies are always available on our website: https://blessingtonparish.ie/homilies-year-b/

Good Dry Kindling for Sale at Blessington Men’s Shed 1 bag for €3 and 4 bags for €10. For information & collection, Call John Flynn at 087 297 7678. All money raised for upkeep of Shed during these difficult times.”

While the Parish Office is  Closed to the Public. We are available by telephone or email  for Mass Bookings, Mass Cards, & General Enquiries Monday to Friday. Email: office@blessington.info Carol: 045 865 327 from 9am to 1pm. Jean: 087 2350835 from 9am to 5pm

St Mary’s Schools and Blessington Parish Lotto Jackpot next week : €4375 –  Congratulation to the weekly winner of €25 on 25th March: Sinead Nielson – Numbers Drawn 7, 19, 20, 30  –  If you’re not in you can’t win! Text the word Blessington to 51444 or go to www.blessingtonparish.ie Thanks to all for the support!

St Vincent de Paul Blessington, local number 087 181 1579

I may not have everything I want in life but  I’m blessed enough to have all that I need!! For this ….I am grateful

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