Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday are the three holiest most solemn days in the Liturgical /Church year. This year it will be very different as we will have to celebrate in small family groups or alone in our own homes. Thanks to technology we will be able to watch ceremonies in our own […]
(From Cork & Ross) For the first time in living memory most people will not be able to go to their local church for the most sacred week of the year. During Holy Week (between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday) Christians contemplate the suffering, death and resurrection of Christ and prayerfully attend a series of […]
From Cork & Ross updates. Holy Week and Easter ceremonies on RTE Television and Radio Palm Sunday 5 April 1100-1150 Mass on Palm Sunday. Rev Professor Michael Mullaney, President of Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, celebrates Mass in the Kairos chapel studio, Maynooth, Co Kildare, with music from internationally acclaimed singer, Celine Byrne, accompanied by Ronan […]
Our Diocese of Cork and Ross offer you a simple Way of the Cross for families to pray at home… This Stations of the Cross was originally written to be led by children in a parish setting – this year we can all pray these nine stations in our homes. If you gather as a family […]
16-March-2020 : Updated Statement from Bishop Fintan Gavin 14- March- 2020 : Updated Statement from Bishop Fintan Gavin. 12- March-2020 : Statement from Bishop Fintan Gavin, Cork & Ross, re: weekend masses [Copied from Cork & Ross website, corkandross.org] Bishop Fintan Gavin has written to all priests in the diocese requesting “that the celebration of […]
16-March-2020: All public masses discontinued until further notice 14th March 2020 : Sunday Masses Discontinued until further notice. Updated statement from Bishop Fintan. 12- March-2020 : Statement from Bishop Fintan Gavin, Cork & Ross, re: weekend masses Last […]
Litany to the Holy Spirit O Mary, you shine continuously on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick. At the foot of the Cross you participated in Jesus’ pain, with steadfast faith. You, Salvation of the Roman People, know what we need. We are […]
16-March-2020.Bishop Fintan Gavin has written to all priests in the diocese requesting “that the celebration of a public mass with a congregation be discontinued also on weekdays”, until further notice. Glanmire parish has 2 churches, St Joseph’s Springhill and St Michael’s Upper Glanmire. Mass and confessions are held in each as follows: Share post Follow […]
A huge thank you to the transition year students of GCC for building and installing a new crib for Christmas this year. The vice principal of the GCC constructed the previous year “many years” ago and it certainly has served us well. Mr Kennefick travelled to St Joseph’s for the installation of the new crib […]
The annual blessing of babies ceremony took place in St Joseph’s on 6th October. This ceremony is organised by the Baptism Group and invites all families to attend but especially families with babies baptised in the past 12 months. The ceremony asks everyone to remember the day the child was baptised and to recall any […]
Luke 24:36
"Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you!’ "
Today at 10:30 am Mass we prayed with Fr. Martin again for peace in Northern Ireland. We also prayed for peace in our families.
Fr. Martin also reflected on how the early Christian church shared what they had amongst each other an prayed we continue this Christian way.
In the gospel Jesus asked the disciples for something to eat and they gave him a grilled fish which he ate. We also look forward to returning soon to receiving Communion again in our churches.
On the Sports Report Fr. Martin shared his delight at Leona Maguire from Cavan coming joint second in golf in Hawaii in the early hours of this morning!
Luke 24:35
"The disciples told their story of what had happened on the road and how they had recognised Jesus at the breaking of bread."
As we see the disciples sent out to preach the good news to the world Fr. John at 6pm Vigil Masss had an ecumenical and inclusivity theme:
This month two greats of our church died; Cardinal Edward Cassidy (of Irish descent from Sidney) and the Swiss theologian and priest Hans Kung.
Edward Cassidy from 1989 to 2001 was head of ecumenism - he worked by small sure steps, based on trust, and widening of the middle ground, culminating in 1999 in the publication of the ‘Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification’ – helping to bring Christians together.
Hans Kung had a more direct approach to ecumenism, openly questioning traditional dogmatic Christianity. He believed in a central role for all Christians in the church. He published ‘Christianity and the world religions: paths of dialogue with Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism’ in 1986.
As a Post Communion Reflection Fr. John read a poem of R. S. Thomas:
The Country Clergy
I see them working in old rectories
By the sun's light, by candlelight,
Venerable men, their black cloth
A little dusty, a little green
With holy mildew. And yet their skulls,
Ripening over so many prayers,
Toppled into the same grave
With oafs and yokels. They left no books,
Memorial to their lonely thought
In grey parishes; rather they wrote
On men's hearts and in the minds
Of young children sublime words
Too soon forgotten. God in his time
Or out of time will correct this.
Parish News:
There is 10 am Mass each weekday – you will be able to participate via our webcam for now.
See www.mcnmedia.tv/camera/st-josephs-church-glanmire
There are no Baptisms in these times, except in emergencies. Marriage and funeral ceremonies are with restricted numbers. Mass is currently celebrated without congregations.
The Parish office is open Tuesday to Thursday 10 am to 1 pm.
There is an appeal for help with distributing Springs Dues envelopes to Station Areas – please contact Eileen in the office if you can help.
Please return Trocaire boxes to the parish office and they will be forwarded on.
The priests of the parish express sincere thanks to all who supported them through Easter Offerings and Spring Dues.
Be careful and stay safe, be gentle with yourself and others – there is light visible at the end of this Covid tunnel - in the meantime we will continue with social distancing and adherence to medical protocols.
We'd like to apologise for the recent issue with our streaming service. The issue is now resolved. Looking forward to having you join us again for mass tomorrow morning at 10:00am
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“We'd like to apologise for the recent issue with our streaming service. The issue is now resolved. Looking forward to having you join us again for mass tomorrow morning at 10:00am”Apologies, we are having difficulty broadcasting 10:30 am Mass this morning from Glanmire.
There is 11 am Mass broadcast from St. Michael's church in Blackrock. See the following link:
www.stmichaelsblackrock.ie/webcam/
Glanmire Parish,
Springhill,
Glanmire,
Co. Cork,
Ireland.
T45 TW72
Email office@glanmireparish.ie
Tel: +353 (0) 21 4820654
Further contact details