February 15th & 16th – 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Fr. Eugene Baker P.P. (086) 8031876

Weekend Masses
Buttevant
Saturday 06:30:00 PM
Sunday 11:30:00 AM
Lisgriffin
Sunday 10:00:00 AM
Weekday Masses
Buttevant
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 10:00:00 AM
Confessions & Vigil of Holy Days
Saturdays 6:00:00 PM
Hosts for Coeliacs
Available at all Masses. Please go to the Priest for Holy Communion.
Readers
February 22nd, 6:30PM Lisa Fitzgerald
February 23rd, 10:00AM Sheila O'Reilly
February 23rd 11:30AM Terri O'Gorman
Eucharistic Ministers
February 22nd 6:30PM Richie McCarthy, Marie O'Connor & Pat Dalton.
February 23rd, 10:00AM Mary Guiney
February 23rd, 11:30PM June Whyte, Martina Manton & Tadgh Donovan
Collections
February 8th & 9th Offertory: €555.00
Parish Building Fund: €582.00
Thank your for your generousity.
Parish Financial Report
An overview of the Parish Finances will be shared at all Masses on this weekend Feb. 15th & 16th. The Parish Finance Committee express their sincere thanks to all who contribute to the upkeep of the two churches, two parochial houses and the Dues for Fr. Eugene throughout the year.
Sacrament of Confirmation will be conferred on 43 Candidates from the schools of the Parish by Bishop William Crean on next Tuesday 18th February at 11am. Candidates, Parents and Sponsors are kindly asked to be in their seats by 10:45am. Photographs/Videos should be taken only at the end of the ceremony when there will be plenty of opportunities. It is best practice for Safeguarding Children in Parish Activities that photos and/or videos involved in the ceremony NOT be posted onto social media until the expressed prior permission of the parents is given. We wish all the children God's Blessing for their important day. No 10am Mass next Tuesday morning.
No 10:00AM Mass next Tuesday morning.
Meeting of the Parish Pastoral Council will take place in the Parish Sacristy on next Wednesday 19th February at 8pm. All members are kindly asked to attend. Reading: Time to Change pp 50-62.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will take place in the Parish Church on next Friday 21st February from after the 10am Mass concluding with Benediction at 11:50am.
Sincere Thanks to all who helped clean and polish the Parish Church last Wednesday and to all who helped with the Anointing of the Sick ceremony last Sunday.
Parish Collection Envelopes are available in the Sacristy after Masses this weekend. Distributors are kindly asked to collect their batches for distribution.
Ash Wednesday will be celebrated on Wednesday 26th February. Ashes will be blessed and distributed at the 10am Mass in the Parish Church and at the 7.30pm Mass in Lisgriffin Church. It is a Holy Day of Fast and Abstinence and marks the beginning of the Season of Lent.
Spring Station Masses will be celebrated during February and March 2020. If any Parishioner would like to host a Station Mass in your home, please approach any member of the Parish Pastoral Council or Fr. Eugene.
Masses are already booked for the following Station Areas:

Buttevant Town and Non Hosting Areas around Buttevant: St. Mary's Parish Church, Tuesday 25th February at 7:30pm.

Lisgriffin and Non Hosting Areas around Lisgriffin: Church of the Immaculate Conception Lisgriffin, Wednesday 4th March at 7:30pm.

Tenniscart, Pepperhill, Boherascrub and Knockbarry, Friday 6th March at 8pm at Gerry and Joan Ryan.

Knockanare, Lackaroe and Spital, Friday 13th March at 8pm at Andy and Juliette Murphy.

Ballybeg: Friday 3rd April at 8pm at Margaret O' Connell.
Buttevant I.C.A. will hold their monthly meeting on next Monday 17th February at 8pm in the Mercy Centre, Buttevant. All are welcome.
Human Life International

Invitation to an evening:
"Let's take Ireland back for Christ, what you can do," at the Hibernian Hotel Mallow, Saturday 22nd February, 7.30pm with Human Life International Ireland, 085 2525 612.

Pilgrimage to Oberammergau: Premier Travel in Cork are planning a pilgrimage to Oberammergau from 22nd – 29th May 2020. For further details contact Nora Reidy on 021-4277700 or Email: [email protected]
St. Vincent de Paul Helpline: The Buttevant Conference of the SVDP has a dedicated mobile phone number whereby an application for assistance can be made in confidence. An application for assistance can be made by phoning 086/0209477.
Raise To The Lord

Praise to the Lord,
The Almighty the King of creation.
O my soul praise him,
For he is your health and salvation.
All you who hear,
Now to his altar draw near,
Join in profound adoration.

Praise to the Lord,
Let us offer our gifts at his altar.

Let not our sins and transgressions
Now cause us to falter.

Christ, the High Priest,
Bids us all join in his feast.
Victims with him on the altar. 		Now Thank We All Our God

Now, thank we all our God,
With hearts, and hands and voices.

Who wondrous things has done,
In whom the world rejoices.
Who from our mother’s arms,
Has blest us on our way.

With countless gifts of love,
And still is ours today.

All praise and thanks to God,
The Father, now be given.

The Son, and him who reigns,
With them in highest heaven.

The one Eternal God,
Whom heaven and earth adore,
For thus it was, is now,
And shall be evermore.