Killavullen
PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES - ONLINE
The first week of June has been a time when people of all ages gather in Lourdes representing their parish and our diocese. Unfortunately this year the pilgrimage cannot go ahead as planned. However, technology is a friend to us at this time and a virtual pilgrimage is being held online.
The programme starts on Saturday, May 30, at 9 a.m. when our Bishop Most Rev William Crean DD will celebrate a Mass. At 8 p.m. that evening Canon Donal O’Mahony PP Charleville will lead a rosary and healing ceremony.
On Sunday, May 31, parish priest Fr Tobias BluittVF, Kanturk will celebrate Pentecost Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. The Stations of the Cross will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday.
On Monday, June 1, a Grotto Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. by Fr Damien Lynch Berrings. At 7.30 p.m. a Mass will be celebrated by Canon Donal Roberts PPVF of Macroom for the deceased members of Cloyne Hospitality.
On Tuesday, June 2, Mass for the sick will be celebrated by Fr Patrick O’Donaghue, CC Mitchelstown at 10 a.m. A Holy Hour led by Fr Eamon McCarthy will be held on Radio Maria Ireland at 8 p.m. The closing Mass will be led by Fr Bluitt on at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 3, followed by a concluding address by Mr Thomas Conway, president of the Cloyne/Lourdes Hospitality.
For those who would like to participate from home you will need to go online and click on cloynediocese.ie/event/ lourdes2020/
CORK SIMON FUNDRAISER
This Saturday you can tune into Kenny Live at 8 p.m. via the Hibernian Hotel Facebook Live page and donate money to listen to a great show. The funds raised will be used at Cork Simon to help the homeless. Further details are available on the Killavullen Parish Facebook page.
FAIRIES IN KILLAVULLEN!.
Even more fairies have moved into the Railway Walk over the last few days. Little fairy doors have started to appear and have greatly enhanced and brought great joy and spirit to the walkway. Thank you to the little hands who have helped settle the fairies along the way. This would be a great little at home Covid-19 project for young and old alike to make and place fairy doors along the walkway. Painted rocks are also making an appearance around the place and these too help bring a bit of brightness to our locality.
HOW TO PAINT ROCKS – Here are some tips for achieving the best painted rocks.
Pick smooth, flat rocks. You can decorate any rock, but it’s harder to decorate ones with ridges.
Wash the rocks before decorating them with washing up liquid and leave in a colander to drain and dry.
Seal the rock before painting on it. Use a clear brush on or spray sealer. This helps so that the rocks. Another option: prime with white paint to help the colours that you paint on top appear more vibrant.
Paint your design on top and use several coats... let dry between layers. You can use an outdoor or multi-surface paint to help them hold up to the elements.
Use small brushes or marker to make small details and/or dots.
Use Sharpies to write on your rocks.
Finish off your coat of varnish.
Take them along the walk and find a little perch for your creation.
HOLD FIRM
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ROAD SAFETY POSTER COMPETITION
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Best of luck to second class of Killavullen NS who are one of five finalists in the HiGloSilver poster competition with the Road Safety Authority Ireland on their Facebook page. The message they are conveying is the importance of being safe and being seen when on our roads. The beautifully designed poster is called Dress Bright Stay in Sight.
People have till 4 p.m. on Friday, June 5, to select their favourite picture (we are biased but think the Killavullen entry is the best) and click the like button. The poster with the most ‘likes’ will win the competition.
With the good news that restrictions have been lifted a little bit and more of us can now move further from our homes it is worth reminding ourselves to wear hivis vests when out and about exercising.
This is the motto of a new campaign run by the HSE praising the efforts and sacrifices we have all been making to flatten the curve and stop the spread of COVID-19. Staying away from the people we love and the things we enjoy is not easy. It’s not us. But, this is us – taking care of each other, supporting our colleagues on the frontline and in the back office, and the people most at risk in communities all across the country.
Their message is ‘We now know COVID-19 is going to be with us for a while. We need to motivate and inspire people to keep up the actions that help us to stay safe and protect each other. We need the people of Ireland to HOLD FIRM.’.
The symbol of the campaign is the rainbow and people are being encouraged to display a rainbow on their windows to motivate each other to keep going. We are not there yet, but we are getting there, each day is a day closer to the lifting of restrictions.
GAA FACILITIES REMAIN CLOSED
Killavullen GAA Club, Killavullen Juvenile GAA Club and Killavullen Ladies’ Football Club Notice: Just a reminder that all of our facilities including the gym and astroturf will remain closed as we enter into phase one in the easing of the lockdown.
This decision has been made by the GAA as a whole as part of the efforts to prevent gatherings which breech the restrictions. Please stay safe everyone.
OUR CHURCHES ARE OPEN
Both Annakisha and Killavullen Churches are open during daytime hours for private visits. Group gatherings will begin again from mid-July (according to government’s roadmap). Please observe best hygiene practices before and after visiting the churches and its grounds and keep physical distance from anyone you happen to meet.
Maintenance Issues: Work has commenced this week on the sacristy and meeting room window at Killavullen Church. The timber sashes will be removed for repair and replacement with clear and insulated glazing. At Annakisha the window openings will be housed in stainless-steel mesh frames to prevent avian intruders. Sorry, swallows, you will soon have to say your prayers outdoors.
KILLAVULLEN FACE LIFT
A group of well-intentioned locals began a project a few weeks back to tidy up the old Railway
Bridge on the New Line Road, Killavullen. They removed the overgrowth to reveal the original stonework of the bridge. They cleaned up the scrub growth around the bridge uprights and then took on the task of powerthe stone to return the bridge to its original beauty arching elegantly over the road as you enter and leave Killavullen.
From the Railway Bridge the convoy turned to clearing up the Blackwater Bridge, one of 27 along the meandering river. The weeds and ivy were taken away along the bridge and the pathways.
Gathering up their tools, their Community Spirit not waning the crew turned their attention to the paths around Killavullen Church, the Ross Bridge and then headed up the winding Cork Road to the Brown Bridge. Cleaning the Brown Bridge revealed some intricate detail which in recent years was hidden to the eye.
The work was carried out with pleasure and delight. The praise from all passing by is being spread and the community at large are speaking about the way it enhances the approach roads to picturesque village.
Go raibh mile maith agaibh: Tom Dorgan, Donie Mellerick, Tom Barry, Kennedy Roche, Paddy Looney, Nicky Roche, Barry Murphy, Rosemaria Dorgan and Anna Barry for your time and energy. It has boosted the spirit of us all as we stay within our 5km range.
Thank you to Patrick Shanahan, Billy Fitzgerald and Nicky Roche, who gave up their time to voluntarily clean-up the walkway along the Monanimy Loop so that it can be used more easily.
DUMPING
While the above people were using their time and energy to boost the beauty of our locality others have been out in force undoing it.
The roadway to some households in Killavullen has been littered with many loads of mixed garden waste, leaves, timber, building blocks, plastic, grass trimmings, brambles and briars dumped in unsightly piles on more than one occasion.
The residents along this road must now go and tidy up the mess left behind. Bags of fire ashes are dumped in bags along other roadways, not to mention bags of household waste. Residents are monitoring their areas and the advice to dumpers is to be careful. There are signs around letting you know that there are cameras in operation and they are being checked.
Leaving or throwing litter in a public place is an offence which can result in the on the spot fine of €150 or a maximum of €3,000 if you are convicted in the District Court. It might be financially worth disposing of your waste correctly rather than pay the fine. Stop expecting the good nature of residents who live where you dump, and those who use the walkways for exercise to pick up after you. If the waste was going to look unsightly at the end of the garden, dumping it on the way to the homes of other people is not kind or fair. Leave nothing but your footprints as you leave our area.
COVID-19 VOLUNTEER GROUPS
In Killavullen two groups have been set up in response to cocooning and self-isolation requests by the government.
One group is a telephone group. A group of willing volunteers have offered to ring locals as they isolate and cocoon. They will be a friendly voice in the day to break up the monotony and the loneliness than can sometimes occur. This group will also ask if anything is needed or required, shopping, prescriptions, milk, newspapers, stamps etc. They will then pass this information onto the second group.
The second group is a Willing Hands Group. This group is one which is made up of people will get what is needed and are willing to deliver the items to those cocooning or isolating.
If you are cocooning or isolating and this service would be of benefit to you please contact Gillian Forde at 086 3845655 to be included and tell your friends. If you have a relative or neighbour who you think would benefit please let them know. To make this service work we need to have contact numbers from those cocooning or isolating.
An Garda Síochána in our districts of Fermoy and Mallow have dedicated Gardaí whose priority will be looking after the needs of those who are most vulnerable. If you or someone you know is vulnerable due to their age, health or ability please contact the Gardaí and they will assist in any way they can. It may be to deliver a prescription or something requiring attention in your home, they will not be able to assist with giving drives to people.
Phone Fermoy Garda Station at 025 82100; Mitchelstown 025 84833; Mallow 022 31450.
MASS DURING COVID-19
At this time of the Covid-19 pandemic Catholics are dispensed from the obligation to physically attend Sunday Mass. One of the ways to remain connected to our Catholic faith community is through livestreaming. The website churchservices. tv is the go-to place for many of the larger churches and cathedrals around the country, including St Mary’s Church, Mallow churchservices.tv/mallow.
Masses are Live-streamed from larger churches around the country, especially at, churchservices.tv St Mary’s Church, Mallow: churchservices.tv/mallow livestreams weekday Masses at 10 a.m. There is a Saturday Vigil Mass at 6.30 p.m. Sunday Masses are broadcast from St Mary’s at 8.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. Mass and other programs are also broadcast through Radio Maria which is available on Saorview Channel 210. This station is led Fr Eamonn McCarthy, a priest of Cloyne.
LEAVING CERT STUDENTS
Traditionally this weekend is the final one before the Leaving Certificate exams, a time when our thoughts and prayers are with our young people who are about to sit their final exams.
This year it is very different. However, the community are still thinking of you all and wish you well in your future paths, wherever they may take you. Congratulations on completing your second level education. Best wishes to you all.
COUNTY COUNCIL HELP
Cork County Council is working with a range of statutory and voluntary organisations including An Garda Síochána, the HSE, the IFA and An Post to ensure that the needs of older and vulnerable people are met across the towns, villages and communities of County Cork during this COVID-19 crisis.
The Council’s Community Support Programme is available and ready to help you or someone you know – whether that is by collecting medication, collecting groceries, providing social support or advice, or simply by making a friendly phone call. To access this support, Cork County Council has established a dedicated free contact number 1800 805 819 with lines open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Seven days a week. You can also email covidsupport@corkcoco.ie or text 085 8709010.