First Communion ;
Corlea N.S. pupils, John Collins and Aaron Ward who made their First Communion, in St. Joseph’s Church Corlea , L-R Rev. Fr. Gerry McCormack P.P., John Forkin (principal) Alyson Rafferty (class teacher ) and in front, John Collins and Aaron Ward.
Laragh, Muff, N.S. pupils who made their First Holy Communion, in the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Muff, L-R Aonghus Byrne (Principal) centre back Ann Farrelly, (class Teacher) and Rev. Fr. Gerry McCormack P.P.
Baptisms ;
The Parish Community welcomes recently baptised, Sonny William O’Regan and Joshua Oscar Patrick Kearns.. All baptisms take place on the 2 nd. & 4 th Saturdays of each month at 4.00.pm in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Kingscourt.
Diamond Jubilee of Ordination ;
Rev. Fr. Phonsie Mackin, who is a native of Kingscourt parish, will mark his Diamond Jubilee of Ordination (60 years of service as a Priest in the Diocese of Meath this year.) Fr. Phonsie has accepted an invitation to mark this occasion in his native parish with a special Mass in his honour on Saturday 14 th. June 2014 at 6.00.pm in the Church of the Immaculate Conception , Kingscourt. All parishioners and friends are cordially invited to join in marking this great occasion with him. Refreshments will be served afterwards in the Parish Centre.
Visit to Nairobi, Kenya ;
Mary McMahon from Muff is travelling to Thigio outside of Nairobi in Kenya for two months , from June 16 th.. She will speak at all Masses in Muff and Kingscourt next weekend , and hold a Cake sale after Mass in Muff and in the Parish Centre in Kingscourt, on Sunday next, all support would be appreciated . Mary will be working with the Daughters of Charity during her stay, all funds will go directly to the Daughters of Charity various projects in Nairobi.
New College Update ;
The design team to oversee the design, planning and tender process of the new Dun-Na-Ri College will be appointed in the next three weeks. The College will be completed and ready for first enrolment at the end of August 2016. The College will be a state of the art educational facility also incorporating 2 Tennis Courts, 2 Basket Ball Courts, Playing Field, Sports Hall and an Education Unit for children with special needs. The 16 acre site is large enough to facilitate the provision of a new Primary School with shared facilities, similar to recently completed projects in counties Kildare and Monaghan.
Children’s Playground , Open ;
The children’s playground which has been relocated and is now open on a site adjoining the Handball & Racquetball courts.
Whist ;
Top Score ; Sadie O’Reilly , 1 st. lady ; Eileen Maguire , 2 nd. Lady ; Brigid Shields , 3 rd. Lady ; (shared) Catherine O’Reilly & Eileen Hanratty , 1 st . Gent ; Vincent Clarke , 2 nd. Gent ; Paddy Martin , 3 rd. Gent ; Harry Rowntree.
Kingscourt Social Services, Whist Drive, every Tuesday at 8.30.pm. in the Matt Talbot Hall, new members welcome .
