CraanfordMonaseed
CHURCH NOTES
Daily Mass is being broadcast live from the parish Facebook page at 10 a.m. every morning. Apart from parishioners logging on, we have had visitors from other parts of the county and country and abroad tuning in live. You are all very welcome among us always but never more so than during these difficult and trying times.
PARISH OFFICE – Due to the restrictions imposed on Friday, March 27, it is necessary for us to close the parish office. However, Brian will continue to work from home and can be contacted Monday to Friday between the hours of 9.30 a.m. and 12.30 a.m. at 087 3633965. We will continue to publish our newsletter but online only. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to continue posting copies to Nursing Home residents for the coming period, but we will resume this as soon as things return to normal. The Newsletter will be posted on Facebook each week. Email copies will be forwarded as usual. Should you wish to receive it in this way please contact Brian. Also, should you have notices you wish to include please email them to craanfordlocalnews@ gmail.com before Thursday morning at 9 a.m.
VISITS TO SICK AND HOUSEBOUND – Out of concern for the wellbeing of our sick and Housebound I will not make my April visits to them with Holy Communion. However, I am always available on request. In the event that pastoral support is needed in Monaseed please also contact me (087 6923280) as Fr Felix is cocooning and should not be involved in pastoral work at this time. I will keep the situation under review and normal activity will hopefully resume as soon as possible. In the meantime, stay safe. Fr Richard.
TROCAIRE BOXES (OFFERINGS) – Please keep your Trócaire Boxes for return at a later date. You may put your donation in any envelope and mark it ‘Trocaire’ and return it to Craanford-Monaseed churches when our normal service resumes. If you can convert small coin to larger coin or notes this would help greatly in the counting of the collection. Thank you in advance for your thoughtfulness and generosity.
EASTER DUTY – Please note that Bishop Denis has dispensed all from the obligations to physical attendance at Sunday worship at this time. Following on from this it is to be noted that all are encouraged to confess their sins privately to God and when normal duty is resumed to make confession.
GAA CLUB NEWS
All GAA activities including the weekly lotto sales are cancelled for the foreseeable future.
A huge thank you to all our essential workers who are keeping all of us supplied with the necessary health, food and fuel supplies that are required during these very challenging times. A particular word of thanks must go to all our frontline workers who are our unsung heroes and are going above and beyond and who deserve huge praise for all they are doing during this critical time.
A big shout out to all in the community who are helping each other during these times of need, your actions do not go unnoticed and are very much appreciated.
VOLUNTEERS
We all understand that people in our community will experience difficulties in the coming days and weeks or may be unable to leave their houses. Craanford Fr O’Regan’s GAA and camogie club are ready to help people in need, whether its collection of groceries, medical supplies or prescriptions needing collection, we are here to help our neighbours and elderly people who need us any time.
Please do not hesitate to call any of our volunteers in all areas of our community: Anita Kavanagh 086 8362789; Liam Poole 087 6509975; Elaine Byrne 087 2841128; Ronan Bairead 087 9075101; Joanne O’Halloran 085 1434498; Tony O’Toole 089 4653395; Pat Redmond 083 3972237; Nicola Doyle 089 4653395; Peadar Whitty 087 9422322; James Browne 086 1260412; Peter Kenny 087 2437301; Katie Kenny 087 3650929; Stuart Byrne 086 3282754; Nicola Cooney 087 6700400; Patrick Murray 087 2289364; Jim Kenny 087 3863229; Margaret Doyle, Ballydarragh 087 2334776; Ollie Doran 087 2101293; Mick Curran 087 6741427; Luke Byrne 087 7177380; Patrick Kavanagh, Island 087 2508981; Liz Furlong 087 2317020.
MEALS ON WHEELS
In these difficult times those who are isolated and do not have family members to look after them are advised that a Meals on Wheels for this area is now available. Those wishing to avail of this one meal a day service (a beef dinner) which will be delivered to your door every evening, please contact Brian in the parish office at 087 3633965 by 10 a.m. if your wish to avail of this free service. This service is being offered by the Redmond Hotel Group and will be free of charge to those who require it most. Please include your Eircode when contacting the office as this will assist with deliveries. Thank you to all helping with this initiative.
‘HOME SCHOOL HUB’
RTÉ is broadcasting an hour of school on TV each weekday. The ‘home school hub’ is aimed at first to sixth class pupils and is broadcast on weekday mornings from 11 a.m. to midday. Children also download curriculum-based worksheets and other related activities on the RTÉ website (rte. ie/learn). A catch-up programme later in the day, Home School Extra, is broadcast at 4.15 p.m., which allows schoolchildren to see their uploaded videos and other user-generated content.