Dysart:  Thursdays - Hourly from 10am to 1pm

Weekly Collections:   PDF €964.70

Thank you very much for your contributions.

Thought for the Week

“You cannot do a kindness too
soon, for you never know how
soon it will be too late.” (Ralph
Waldo Emerson)

Baptisms in the Imeall Boirne Parishes: Baptisms take place each Sunday of the Month at 12:30 noon rotating between all the churches within
each parish as follows:
March in Ruan  on 11th.  Rath on 18th,  Tubber on 25th

April 2018 in Ballinruan 1st.   Dysart 8th.    Corofin 15th.   Boston 22nd

Next Baptism Preparation Meeting will take place in Ruan on 14th April from 11 am to 12 noon.
All people intending to have children baptised must complete the baptismal preparation course before each child is baptised. All forms for the above are
available from Anne at the Imeall Boirne Office. Phone No: 065 6890865. Email: imeallboirne@outlook.com

IMEALL BOIRNE CLUSTER Over 55's Exercise Classes
A combination of standing and seated exercises focusing on bone strength, flexibility and mobility of all joints, balance and endurance. € 5.00 per class.
Every Wednesday as follows:   Ruan Community Centre at 1.15pm

Aged 16-35? Looking for a place to share and grow in faith? Youth 2000 prayer meeting, Fridays, Poor Clare’s Oratory Ennis at 7:00pm
Join us for adoration, music, reflection, chats and tea. All welcome.

                                                        Dysart:  Thursdays - Hourly from 10am to 1pm

Weekly Collections:   PDF €630.79

Thank you very much for your contributions.

Thought for the Week

“Successful mother’s are not the
ones who have never
struggled. They are the ones who
never gave up, despite the
struggle”….. Sharon Jaynes

This weekend at all Masses in the Cluster we welcome Guest Speakers on the 8th Amendment.
“ The Eight Amendment to the Constitution upholds the right to life of both mother and baby. It is not about one life at the expense of another. It is about
cherishing mother and baby equally”. This is a very positive aspect of Irish Society and a unique protection which should be cherished. We really
need to stand up and shed light on what we have in our Irish culture, which is a very deep respect and love for all our citizens both born and unborn.

Baptisms in the Imeall Boirne Parishes: Baptisms take place each Sunday of the Month at 12:30 noon rotating between all the churches within
each parish as follows:
March in Ruan  on 11th.  Rath on 18th,  Tubber on 25th

All people intending to have children baptised must complete the baptismal preparation course before each child is baptised. All forms for the above are
available from Anne at the Imeall Boirne Office. Phone No: 065 6890865. Email: imeallboirne@outlook.com

IMEALL BOIRNE CLUSTER Over 55's Exercise Classes
A combination of standing and seated exercises focusing on bone strength, flexibility and mobility of all joints, balance and endurance. € 5.00 per class.
Every Wednesday as follows:   Ruan Community Centre at 1.15pm

Aged 16-35? Looking for a place to share and grow in faith? Youth 2000 prayer meeting, Fridays, Poor Clare’s Oratory Ennis at 7:00pm
Join us for adoration, music, reflection, chats and tea. All welcome.

                                                        Dysart:  Thursdays - Hourly from 10am to 1pm

Weekly Collections:   PDF 1,144.11

Thank you very much for your contributions.

Thought for the Week

“During these 40 days, let me put
away all my pride. Let me change
my heart and give up all that is not
good within me. Let me love God
with all that I am and all that I
have”. (Genesis Grain).

“You Shall Be My Witness”
The last preparation course concluded on Sunday night last in Corofin. A sincere “Thank You” to the 68 pupils in the Imeall Boirne Cluster and to their
parents/teachers for their active participation and continued preparation for the Blessed Sacrament of Confirmation in May.

Baptisms in the Imeall Boirne Parishes: Baptisms take place each Sunday of the Month at 12:30 noon rotating between all the churches within
each parish as follows:
March in Crusheen on 4th,  Ruan  on 11th.  Rath on 18th,  Tubber on 25th

All people intending to have children baptised must complete the baptismal preparation course before each child is baptised. All forms for the above are
available from Anne at the Imeall Boirne Office. Phone No: 065 6890865. Email: imeallboirne@outlook.com

Aged 16-35? Looking for a place to share and grow in faith? Youth 2000 prayer meeting, Fridays, Poor Clare’s Oratory Ennis at 7:00pm
Join us for adoration, music, reflection, chats and tea. All welcome.

Anniversary Masses in April

Ruan:          Sunday 2^nd April 2017 at 10:00 am

          Pat O’Brien      John O’Brien     Hillary O’Brien       Kevin Pyne      Paddy Pyne    Mary Meaney   Christy Meaney      Joe Moloney                                                            Deceased members of the Moloney Family          Michael J Casey      Mary Casey    Deceased members of the Reddan Family

Dysart:        Sunday 2^nd April 2017 at 1:00 pm

                    Funeral Mass for PJ Ballinger followed by burial of Ashes    Also remembering Liam Ballinger.

Dysart:        Sunday 9^th April 2017 at 7:00 pm

                    Sr Cecilia O’Neill        Nora O’Neill        Cathy O’Neill

Ruan:          Sunday 23^rd April 2017 at 10:00 am

                    Janet Nielan

†   We pray for the repose of the soul of Tom Carmody, formerly of Ballyogan More, who died during the week.  May he rest in peace.

Weekday Masses:      Ruan:  Monday and Tuesday at 9:30 am.     Dysart:  Wednesday at 9:30am

Eucharistic Adoration:       Ruan:   Wednesdays - Hourly from 3pm to 7pm

                                                       Dysart:  Thursdays - Hourly from 10am to 1pm

Lenten Invitation:  Throughout Lent people might like to attend either of the Churches during    Eucharistic Adoration for a short visit to the Blessed Sacrament

Weekly Collections:     Thank you very much for your contributions.

PDF: €986.85                 Baskets: €369.37                     Candles:  €20.41      Bishops Commission:  €15.40         Trócaire:  €60.00                  

Next Baptism Preparation Course: Ruan Community Centre on Saturday 8^th April from 11:00 am to 12 Noon.   All people intending to have children baptised must complete the baptismal preparation course before each child is baptised  

Readers & Ministers of the Eucharist

Ruan       Sunday at 10:00 am                                 Dysart     Sunday at 7.00 pm

Reader this week:        Holy Communion Parents      Reader this week:      Edel Bluett

Reader next week:       Anne Foley                                 Reader next week:     Holy Communion Parents

Euch Min this week:      Geraldine Crowe                    Euch Min this week:   Gerry Kelly

Euch Min next week:   Teresa Cullinan                        Euch Min next week:  Tommy Kelly

NET Ministries

Every Wednesday night the Amplified Junior (1st-3rd year) youth group will be meeting in the parish hall from 6-7:30pm.  The Senior (TY-6th year) will be meeting on Fridays from 7-8:30pm.  Please come out and join us.

Youth 2000:   Every Tuesday, at 7pm, there will be a Youth 2000 prayer meeting in the Crusheen parish meeting hall.  Please come out and join us for a time of prayer and tea afterwards. 

Happy Mother's Day

'The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before.

The woman existed, but the mother, never. 

A mother is something absolutely new.'       (Rajneesh)

Trócaire’s Lenten Campaign:  “…whoever honours a mother is like someone amassing a fortune.” Ecclesiasticus, 3:4.  This Mother’s Day we pray for mothers around the world who agonise over their children’s futures in the harshest environments.  We think of Miriam, who appears on this Lent’s Trócaire Box, as she wonders if she will manage to get her little daughter Maria to safety when the next storm hits northern Honduras and floods their home. Read Miriam and Maria’s story at www.trocaire.org/lent

Lenten Reflections:  A one page reflection on each Sunday Gospel called Hearing, Happening, Hoping can be downloaded from the Killaloe Diocesan website http://www.killaloediocese.ie/diocesan-news/lent-2017-hearing-happening-hoping.html.  Weeks one through five are available now.  These reflections were prepared by Jane Mellett, (Dublin), Sr. Marie McNamara and Maureen Kelly (Killaloe), Fr. Séamus O’Connell and Jessie Rogers, (Maynooth)

Second National Collection for the World Meeting of Families 2018:  Pope Francis has personally chosen Dublin to be the host diocese for the World Meeting of Families from 21-26 August 2018.  Planning for this great national and international celebration of faith is well underway.  Hosting this important event requires an enormous amount of planning and funding. In this regard a second national collection will be held on the weekend of 1 and 2 April 2017. Your support for this collection would be greatly appreciated

Old clothes appeal:  Ruan Tidy Towns & Graveyard Group are fundraising to buy new grass cutting equipment.  We are currently looking for bags of clean used clothes, bed linen, curtains, shoes, belts, bags (no duvets or pillows).  The hall will be open daily and bags will be gratefully accepted until Monday 27^th March.

National Spring Clean:  A litter pick of Ruan village and surrounds will be held on Wednesday evening 5^th April at 7 p.m.   Young and old are welcome to play their part in keeping the village a better place to live.

Tractor Run:  Ruan Tidy Village and Graveyard Maintenance Group are holding a fundraising tractor run on Easter Sunday 16^th April.  Tractors/Trucks of all types and vintage vehicles are all welcome. Kiddies tractor run at 12 mid-day, senior run at 12.15.  Sale of wooden garden planters made by local CE scheme also on sale on the day, plus a raffle.   Come along for a great day out.  Cup of tea for all in the hall during the event.

The 38^th annual Clare 250 Mile Cycle takes place on the 20th & 21st of May. Taking part in this event gives you an opportunity to nominate someone from your parish who has been diagnosed with cancer to go on our pilgrimage to Lourdes in September.

If you are interested in taking part, please contact 065 6841600 or email clare250mile@gmail.com.

Samaritans Ennis & Clare branch gratefully acknowledge €130.75 collected at the recent church gate collection.

Ruan GAA: 

Executive meeting of Ruan Hurling Club on Thursday March 30^th in Ruan Hall at 8 PM.

Lotto Results:  W/E: 19/03/2017:          No’s drawn: 5, 17, 22, 23       No Jackpot Winner:

Five lucky dips: Fidelma Cassidy, Barry Mahoney, Mary Thompkins, Margaret Mullins, Kayla Pilkington.     

Next Week’s Jackpot: €7,200         Team:  Frank Lyons

Anniversary Masses in March

Ruan:          Sunday 19^th March 2017 at 10:00 am

                    Mary Tierney     Michael Tierney            Michael O’Regan     Kathleen O’Regan    Sabina Hayes Jordan     Noreen O’Brien    David O’Brien  

                    James Fogarty       Mona Fogarty

†   We pray for the repose of the soul of Frank Winters Loughrea, brother of Teresa Cullinan who died recently.  May he rest in peace.

WeekdayMasses:     Ruan:  Tuesday at 9:30 am.     Dysart:  Wednesday at 9:30am

            

Eucharistic Adoration:       Ruan:   Wednesdays - Hourly from 3pm to 7pm

                                                       Dysart:  Thursdays - Hourly from 10am to 1pm

Lenten Invitation:  Throughout Lent people might like to attend either of the Churches during  Eucharistic Adoration for a short visit to the Blessed Sacrament

Weekly Collections:     Thank you very much for your contributions.

PDF: €1088.49                 Baskets: €98.15                     Candles:  €34.20   Bishops Commission:  €45.00         Trócaire:  €101.00                 

Next Baptism Preparation Course: Ruan on Saturday 8^th April from 11:00 am to 12 Noon. 

All people intending to have children baptised must complete the baptismal preparation course before each child is baptised  

Recent Baptism: We welcome into our Community Michael Daire Murphy, son of Patrick and Joanne who was baptised recently

Readers & Ministers of the Eucharist

Ruan       Sunday at 10:00 am                        Dysart     Sunday at 7.00 pm

Reader this week:          Liam Jones                      Reader this week:                 Laura Cahir

Reader next week:         Aiden Lawton                 Reader next week:                Edel Bluett

Euch Min this week:        Monica Cassidy           Euch Min this week:              Moira O’Loughlin

Euch Min next week:     Geraldine Crowe           Euch Min next week:             Gerry Kelly

NET Ministries

Every Wednesday night the Amplified Junior (1st-3rd year) youth group will be meeting in the parish hall from 6-7:30pm.  The senior (TY-6th year) will be meeting on Fridays from 7-8:30pm.  Please come out and join us.

Youth 2000

Every Tuesday, at 7pm, there will be a Youth 2000 prayer meeting in the Crusheen parish meeting hall.  Please come out and join us for a time of prayer and tea afterwards.  

Samaritans Ennis & Clare branch gratefully acknowledge €245.35 collected at the recent Church gate collection.

Found in Dysart:  Portable phone battery charger found on the road to Dysart Church, contact Fr Pat 086 2612124.

Thought for the week

Lent:  "During these 40 days, let me put away all my pride.

 Let me change my heart and give up all that is not good within me.

Let me love God with all that I am and all that I have".    Genesis Grain.

Lenten Reflections:  A one page reflection on each Sunday Gospel called Hearing, Happening, Hoping can be downloaded from the Killaloe Diocesan website http://www.killaloediocese.ie/diocesan-news/lent-2017-hearing-happening-hoping.html.  Weeks one through five are available now.  These reflections were prepared by Jane Mellett, (Dublin), Sr. Marie McNamara and Maureen Kelly (Killaloe), Fr. Séamus O’Connell and Jessie Rogers, (Maynooth)

International Centennial Pilgrim Image of Our Lady of Fatima:  (Blessed by Pope Francis).  Our Lady is calling you, as she is coming to Ennis Cathedral on Friday 24^th March for 10 a.m.  Mass and consecration of the Diocese to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Second National Collection for the World Meeting of Families 2018:  Pope Francis has personally chosen Dublin to be the host diocese for the World Meeting of Families from 21-26 August 2018.  Planning for this great national and international celebration of faith is well underway.  Hosting this important event requires an enormous amount of planning and funding. In this regard a second national collection will be held on the weekend of 1 and 2 April 2017. Your support for this collection would be greatly appreciated

Trócaire’s Lenten Campaign:   “Making your neighbour a loan is an act of mercy, to lend him a helping hand is to keep the commandments.” Ecclesiasticus, 29:1.  This St. Patrick’s weekend, we celebrate the solidarity Irish people have shown with the world’s poor over many decades.  Trócaire is proud to be a conduit for the compassion of people here at home which last year saw over 2.4 million people in 25 countries receiving support.  For more information on the Lenten campaign visit www.trocaire.org/lent.  

Old clothes appeal:  Ruan Tidy Towns & Graveyard Group are fundraising to buy new grass cutting equipment.  We are currently looking for bags of clean used clothes, bed linen, curtains, shoes, belts, bags (no duvets or pillows).  The hall will be open daily and bags will be gratefully accepted until Saturday 25^th March.

National Spring Clean:  A litter pick of Ruan village and surrounds will be held on Wednesday evening 5^th April at 7 p.m.   Young and old are welcome to play their part in keeping the village a better place to live.

Ruan Gaa

Lotto Results:  W/E: 12/03/2017:          No’s drawn: 5, 10, 15, 21       No Jackpot Winner:

Five lucky dips: Tony Brohan, Francis Howard, Eileen O’Donoghue, Cian Heffernan and Jimmy Courtney.   

Next Week’s Jackpot: €7,050         Team:  Flan Lyons

Anniversary Masses in March

Dysart:        Sunday 12^th March 2017 at 7:00 pm

                    Pa Crowe            Deceased members of Crowe Family Drummina    

                    Teresa McCormack      Oliver O’Gorman     Lelia O’Gorman       Mary McCarthy Clifden    Gerry Nestor       Mary Nestor       Tom Nestor     Molly Burke

Ruan:          Sunday 19^th March 2017 at 10:00 am

                    Mary Tierney     Michael Tierney            Michael O’Regan     Kathleen O’Regan    Sabina Hayes Jordan     Noreen O’Brien    David O’Brien  

                    James Fogarty       Mona Fogarty

†   We pray for the repose of the soul of Maureen Frawley, nee Hogan, formerly of Ruan,

      Evelyn Keane, Kilnamona, mother of Áine Cotter, Patsy O’Callaghan, Feakle, sister of Pauline Cullinan and Pat Sheedy, Newmarket-on-Fergus, brother of Tommy, who died during the week.  May they rest in peace.

St Patrick’s Day:     Friday next is St Patrick’s Day – Our National Feast Day

                                                        Vigil Mass - Dysart:   Thursday at 7:00 pm

                                                        Ruan:     Friday at 10:00 am     

Weekday Masses:      Ruan:  Monday and Tuesday at 9:30 am.   Friday 10:00 am

                                         Dysart:  Wednesday at 9:30am    Thursday 7:00 pm

Eucharistic Adoration:       Ruan:   Wednesdays - Hourly from 3pm to 7pm

                                                       Dysart:  Thursdays - Hourly from 10am to 1pm

Lenten Invitation:  Throughout Lent people might like to attend either of the Churches during  Eucharistic Adoration for a short visit to the Blessed Sacrament

Weekly Collections:     Thank you very much for your contributions.

PDF: €1125.45      Baskets: €178.54    Candles:  €16.51    Bishops Commission:  €45.00         Trócaire:  €190.50        Priests Collection:  € 320.00

Next Baptism Preparation Course: Ruan on Saturday 8^th April from 11:00 am to 12 Noon. 

All people intending to have children baptised must complete the baptismal course before each child is baptised  

Readers & Ministers of the Eucharist

Ruan       Sunday at 10:00 am                        Dysart     Sunday at 7.00 pm

Reader this week:                Padraig Casey          Reader this week:                 Matt McCormack

Reader St Patrick’s Day:     Gary Shannon         Reader St Patrick’s Vigil:      Laura Cahir

Reader next week:               Liam Jones              Reader next week:                Frances Browne

Euch Min this week:              Sheila Lynch         Euch Min this week:              Rose Foudy

Euch Min St Patrick’s Day:  Marian Lyons        Euch Min St Patrick’s Vigil:   Ita Hastings  

Euch Min next week:           Monica Cassidy      Euch Min next week:             Moira O’Loughlin

Meeting of Volunteers for preparation of the First Holy Communion Liturgies on Wednesday night next 15^th March at 8:00 pm in the Parochial House.

Thought for the week

Lent:      'Fasting makes sense if it really chips away at our security and,

 as a consequence, benefits someone else, if it helps us cultivate the style of the good Samaritan,

who bent down to his brother in need and took care of him.'        Pope Francis.

NET Ministries:

On Wednesday the 15th of March the Junior Amplified youth (1st-3rd year) will be meeting at 6:00-7:30pm in the Ruan Church Hall. 

There will be no Senior Youth Group on Friday March 17th.  Enjoy the long weekend!

Youth 2000 Prayer Meeting:

This week on Tuesday the 14th of March the Youth 2000 Prayer Meeting run by the NET Team will be held in the Crusheen Church meeting room at 7:00 for all young adults between the ages of 16-35.

Ruan and Dysart Apostolic Work Society are holding their annual display of work in Ruan Community Centre on this Sunday 12^th March. The display begins immediately after 10:00 am Mass and will continue until 5:00 pm. All members have been very busy getting work finished. There will be lots of crochet, knits, flower baskets and pot plants for sale on the day. We look forward to your continued support. There will be a cup of tea and cake for everyone.

Irish Heart Collection on Sunday 5^th March: Amount Collected was €249.69. Many thanks.

Old clothes appeal:  Ruan Tidy Towns & Graveyard Group are fundraising to buy new grass cutting equipment.  We are currently looking for bags of clean used clothes, bed linen, curtains, shoes, belts, bags (no duvets or pillows).  The hall will be open daily and bags will be gratefully accepted until Saturday 25^th March.

National Spring Clean:  A litter pick of Ruan village and surrounds will be held on Wednesday evening 5^th April at 7 p.m.   Young and old are welcome to play their part in keeping the village a better place to live.

Toonagh GAA Handball Club:
Toonagh Handball Club had many successes over the years, however interest having waned in recent years, the Club was reformed in 2016. A number of players got together bringing a resurgence in the game of handball in the parish.   This season for the first time in many years Toonagh entered a team in Division 4 of the County Handball League. Following some good wins over Tuamgraney and Newmarket B they have now reached the semi-finals where they will play Clooney next Tuesday, March 14th, at 8pm in Newmarket.

Ruan GAA: 

Registration 2017: Ruan Minor Club recently held an underage registration night for 2017 in Toonagh Hall. Also on this night the successful Ruan Under 13 Championship winning panel received their medals from Clare Senior Hurling Captain Patrick O'Connor.

If you haven't registered your boy yet for 2017 please do so ASAP and contact Geraldine Cahir Underage Registrar 0877521416 or any club officer. 

All Boys from Under 6 to Under 18 need to register on this night in order to train or play with the club for 2017

Lotto Results:  W/E: 05/03/2017:          No’s drawn: 8, 10, 18, 26       No Jackpot Winner:

Five lucky dips: Eryn Moroney, Jonathan Brohan, Paschal Courtney, Carmel O’Halloran and Mary Hickey O’Brien.   

Next Week’s Jackpot: €6,900         Team:  Christy O’Connor        Venue: Mortys.

Anniversary Masses in March

Ruan:          Sunday 5^th March 2017 at 10:00 am

                    Tom Crowe      Deceased members of the Crowe Family    Paddy McMahon     Joan Daly     Sarah Courtney                            Paddy O’Donoghue        Maisie O’Donoghue        Deceased members of the O’Donoghue Family

Dysart:        Sunday 5^th March 2017 at 7:00 pm

                    Months Mind Mass for Kathleen Hassett

Dysart:        Sunday 12^th March 2017 at 7:00 pm

        Pa Crowe  Deceased members of Crowe Family Drummina  Teresa McCormack  Oliver & Lilia O’Gorman   Mary McCarthy

Ruan:          Sunday 19^th March 2017 at 10:00 am

                    Mary Tierney     Michael Tierney            Michael O’Regan     Kathleen O’Regan       Sabina Hayes Jordan

†   We pray for the repose of the souls of Peggy Roughan, Fountain who died during the week and for P J Ballinger England and formerly of Laurelvale, who died in England, funeral arrangements to be announced later.  May they rest in peace.

Weekday Masses:      Ruan:  Monday and Tuesday at 9:30 am.     Dysart:  Wednesday at 9:30am                        

Eucharistic Adoration:       Ruan:   Wednesdays - Hourly from 3pm to 7pm

                                                       Dysart:  Thursdays - Hourly from 10am to 1pm

Lenten Invitation:  Throughout Lent people might like to attend either of the Churches during  Eucharistic Adoration for a short visit to the Blessed Sacrament

Weekly Collections:     Thank you very much for your contributions.

PDF: €549.95     Baskets: €107.00       Bishops Commission:  €5.00    Candles:  €18.16      Trócaire:  €162.30                                          Priests Collection:  € 205.00

Next Baptism Course: Corofin on Saturday 11^th March from 11:00 am to 12 Noon. 

All people intending to have children baptised must complete the baptismal course before each child is baptised  

Readers & Ministers of the Eucharist

Ruan       Sunday at 10:00 am                                    Dysart     Sunday at 7.00 pm

Reader this week:       Emer O’Halloran                        Reader this week:                Rose Foudy

Reader next week:      Padraig Casey                              Reader next week:               Matt McCormack

Euch Min this week:     Mary O’Halloran                      Euch Min this week:             Flan Lyons

Euch Min next week:  Sheila Lynch                               Euch Min next week:            Rose Foudy

Trócaire:  Trócaire packs are available at the back of both Churches, please take one home with you. Trócaire envelope in your collection boxes:  Due to a printing error, the date on your Trócaire envelopes is incorrect.  The Trócaire collection normally takes place during Easter week; this collection can be paid anytime during Lent.

Thought for the week

Lent stimulates us to let the Word of God penetrate our life and in this way to know

the fundamental truth: who we are, where we come from, where we must go,

what the path we must take in life.         Benedict XVI.

NET Ministries

On Wednesday the 8th of March the Junior Amplified youth (1st-3rd year) will be meeting at 6:00-7:30pm in the Ruan Church Hall, and on Friday the 10^th, the Senior Amplified youth (TY-6th year) will be meeting from 7:30-9:00pm.

Youth 2000 Prayer Meeting 

This week on Tuesday the 7th of March the Youth 2000 Prayer Meeting run by the NET Team will be held in the Crusheen Church meeting room at 7:00 for all young adults between the ages of 16-35.

Youth Mass

March 12th will be the first Youth Mass within the Ruan and Dysart Parish, it will be held in Ruan at the 10am Mass.  We would like to have youth involved in the Mass as much as possible, and therefore will be having a practice before hand on Thursday the 9th of March, at 7pm in Ruan parish hall.  Anyone interested in helping us please come out. 

‘Be My Witness Programme’ for all Confirmation Children in the Imeall Bóirne parishes will be held in Corofin Hall from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm tonight Sunday 5^th March

Talks for adult and youth:  Lent is coming and we are offered a way of preparation to meet the merciful Father and put our hope in Him.  A series of talks for adult and young, will be given every Sunday and Wednesday at 7.30 PM at the Parish Centre hall, starting on the 19^th of February, on for 7 weeks.  These talks will help us to find an answer to the main questions of life as: What is the meaning of sufferings?  Who is God for you? Where is your life going? What’s the meaning of my life?  They are free of charge and will be given by a team formed by Fr. Ger and lay people from the Neo-catechumenal Way, with the purpose to let us listen again the Good News of the Mercy of God for us. You are welcome to come and Listen to all or any.

Ruan and Dysart Apostolic Work Society are holding their annual display of work in Ruan Community Centre on Sunday next 12^th March.

The display begins immediately after 10:00 am Mass and will continue until 5:00 pm. All members have been very busy getting work finished. There will be lots of crochet, knits, flower baskets and pot plants for sale on the day. We look forward to your continued support.

There will be a cup of tea and cake for everyone.

Crusheen Ladybirds:  Crusheen Ladybirds are part of Irish Girl Guides. Meetings are held on Tuesday evenings in Crusheen Church Hall from 5:30 to 6:30, catering from girls from 5 to 8 years. We do arts and crafts, indoor games and outdoor games, nature hunts and scavenger hunts. We do badge work and go on outings. For more information contact Mary O’Neill 0863553463

Ruan GAA: 

Lotto Results:  W/E: 26/02/2017:    No’s drawn: 5, 6, 8, 22           No Jackpot Winner:

Five lucky dips: Nellie Kelly Lucas, Michael Keating, May Whelan, Conor Reeves and Siobhán Le Cathelinais.    

Next Week’s Jackpot: €6,750         Team:  Ger Lyons        Venue: Purcells.

Dawn Mass Easter Sunday:      Old Graveyard Ruan at 6.30 am

Anniversary Masses in April

Ruan:          Sunday 3^rd April 2016 at 10:00 am

                    Pat O’Brien    Hillary O’Brien    John O’Brien      Kevin Pyne     Paddy Pyne      Christy Meaney       Mary Meaney

Dysart:        Saturday 9^th April 2016 at 6:30 pm

                    Thomas McMahon            PJ Callinan          Bridie Callinan

Ruan:          Sunday 10^th April 2016 at 10:00 am

                    First Anniversary Mass for John Hehir, also remembering Belinda Hehir

Ruan:          Sunday 17^th April 2016 at 10:00 am

                    Michael J Casey       Mrs Mary Casey       Deceased members of the Reddan Family

Ruan:          Friday 29^th April 2016 at 7:30 pm                   

First Anniversary Mass for Janet Neilan 
                                                

                                              Dysart:     Thursday and Friday at 9:30 am

Please Note:   When there is a Funeral Mass in the parish, there will not be any 9:30 am  Mass in either Ruan or Dysart. 

                                                                               

Eucharistic Adoration:       Ruan:   Wednesdays - Hourly from 3pm to 7pm

                                                       Dysart:  Thursdays - Hourly from 10am to 1pm

Weekly Collections:     Thank you very much for your contributions.

St Patrick’s Day:    PDF: €448.00     Baskets: €197.86    Trócaire: €29.40     Priests Coll:  €250

DYSART                 Laura Cahir, Louise McDonnell, Maria Peoples, Matt McCormack        

RUAN:                    Emer O’Halloran, Rachel O’Loughlin, Anne Foley, Gary Shannon

                                                  Easter Sunday   

RUAN:                    Liam Jones

EUCH MINISTERS:       DYSART                                          RUAN

Holy Saturday       Sinead Noonan                       Holy Saturday       Mary O’Brien

Easter Sunday                                                       Easter Sunday       Caroline Meaney

Dysart                Saturday at 6.30 pm                          Ruan     Sunday at 10.00 am

Reader:                       Laura Cahir                                       Reader:                   Aiden Lawton 

Euch Minister           Pat Lynch                                           Euch Minister:          Siobhan Le Cathelinais

Priest’s collection: Priests Easter Collection will be taken up this weekend

Thought for the Week
'Let the resurrection joy lift us from loneliness and weakness and despair

to strength and beauty and happiness'
(Innah Delos Angeles)

Trócaire collection: The Trócaire collection which is taken up during Easter is an opportunity to give to the less well-off people of our world.

Next Baptism Course: Ruan on Saturday 9^th April from 11:00 am to 12 Noon. 

All people intending to have children baptised must complete the baptismal course before each child is baptised.

Home Baking Sale: Local girl Claire McDonnell and her colleague, Aisling Sweeney, are holding a cake sale after 6.30pm Mass in Dysart on Sat. eve and after 10am Mass in Ruan on Easter Sunday, where they will have home baking and Easter treats. The monies raised will fund their trip to Tanzania in May where they will work in a hospital in the Outback, with a number of other trainee nurses, treating patients and learning about their culture. So far they held a Bingo Nite and will give an account of all monies raised when it all comes in. The support of the community is much appreciated.

National Spring Clean Week: Ruan Tidy Towns group will be out on Tuesday evening 5^th April for a village and surrounding roads litter pick and general clean-up.  We would welcome all help from the community.  Meet in the village at 7 p.m.  Be proud of your village!

Ennis Singers Club for April will be held at the Grove Restaurant, Roslevan on Friday, 8^th April @ 9.00 pm. Special Guests are local ladies, Mrs. Mary Ann Casey (Drummeer, Ruan) and Mrs. Bridie Morgan (Willbrook, Corofin, formerly the Meaney sisters from Ruan. All Welcome.

Corofin Dramatic Society present a comedy drama - “A Day in the Death of Joe Egg”, in Glór next Tuesday night 29^th March. Admission €15 and €12 OAP and students.

OLD PHOTOGRAPHS: The Ruan/Dysart Local History Group have now almost completed work on about a dozen townlands in the parish with a view to an open exhibition later in the year.  We are now looking for old photographs of people and places in the parish.  We will copy these and give the originals back to the owner.  It would be great to share these memories – more details later.

Consultation on Education:  The National Council of Curriculum and Assessment have invited submissions on the teaching of ethics in our schools. Written proposals may be sent to ERB and Ethics Consultation, National Council of Curriculum and Assessment, 35 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2 or emailed to info@ncca.ie or online www.ncca.ie/consultation.erbe.  The closing date is 31 March, 2016. Catholic schools currently make provision for inter-religious and inter-cultural learning and awareness in terms of their policies, ethos, leadership, the programme in religious education and across other curricular areas.  This commitment to inter-religious and inter-cultural dialogue is clearly outlined in the new religious Education Curriculum for Ireland and in the Veritas programme Grow in Love.

Dysart:        Saturday 19^th March 2016 at 6:30 pm

                    Months Mind Mass for Michael Finucane

Ruan:          Sunday 20th March 2016 at 10:00 am

                    Sabina Hayes       Michael Tierney    Mary Tierney       James Fogarty     Mona Fogarty

†           We pray for the repose of the souls of Stephen Clancy Ballynacally, father of Rose Keane, Toonagh and Michelle Dundass of Connemara, niece of Chris Whelan, Dysart, who died during the week.  May they rest in peace.

Weekday Masses:  Ruan:     Mon/Tues at 9.30 am, Thurs at 8.00 pm, Saturday at 9.00 pm

Eucharistic Adoration:       Ruan:   Wednesdays - Hourly from 3pm to 7pm

                                                        Dysart:  Thursdays - Hourly from 10am to 1pm

Weekly Collections:     Thank you very much for your contributions.

READERS:             DYSART                                 RUAN

Palm Sunday        Aidan Hastings                      Palm Sunday      Deirdre Crowe, Gerry Heagney, Anne Foley

Holy Thursday                                                       Holy Thursday    Shauna Greene

Good Friday      Rose Foudy                               Good Friday        Eileen Hannon, James Hannon, Carmel Foley

Holy Saturday  Matt McCormack                      Holy Saturday     Emer O’Halloran, Anne Foley, Gary Shannon

Easter Sunday                                                        Easter Sunday    Liam Jones

EUCH MINISTERS:       DYSART                       RUAN

Palm Sunday         Gerry Kelly                              Palm Sunday         Carrie Droney

Good Friday          Edel Bluett                               Good Friday          Sheila Lynch                           

Holy Saturday       Sinead Noonan                      Holy Saturday       Mary O’Brien

Easter Sunday                                                         Easter Sunday       Caroline Meaney

Priest’s collection: Priests Easter Collection will be taken up next Sunday

Trócaire collection: The Trócaire collection which is taken up this Sunday and during Holy Week. It is an opportunity to give to the less well-off people of our world.

Next Baptism Course: Ruan on Saturday 9^th April from 11:00 am to 12 Noon. 

All people intending to have children baptised must complete the baptismal course before each child is baptised

Killaloe Diocesan Youth Council (KDYC) has been asked by Trócaire to Celebrate Holy Thursday Mass on RTE OneTelevision at 4:40p.m.  The group have been delighted to accept Trócaire’s request.  Fr. Jerry Carey, P.P. Doora-Barefield will be the celebrant.

Meditation for Holy Week: A special meditation with movement, music, images and reflection on Wednesday at 7.30pm in St Anthony's Hall, Francis St.  All are welcome. Mary 087 9701130

OLD PHOTOGRAPHS: The Ruan/Dysart Local History Group have now almost completed work on about a dozen townlands in the parish with a view to an open exhibition later in the year.  We are now looking for old photographs of people and places in the parish.  We will copy these and give the originals back to the owner.  It would be great to share these memories – more details later.

Consultation on Education:  The National Council of Curriculum and Assessment have invited submissions on the teaching of ethics in our schools. Written proposals may be sent to ERB and Ethics Consultation, National Council of Curriculum and Assessment, 35 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2 or emailed to info@ncca.ie or online www.ncca.ie/consultation.erbe.  The closing date is 31 March, 2016. Catholic schools currently make provision for inter-religious and inter-cultural learning and awareness in terms of their policies, ethos, leadership, the programme in religious education and across other curricular areas.  This commitment to inter-religious and inter-cultural dialogue is clearly outlined in the new religious Education Curriculum for Ireland and in the Veritas programme Grow in Love.

Five lucky dips: Bridie Moroney, Sean Clohessy, Tom Roughan, Owen O’Donnell and Donal O hAinifein

Next week’s Jackpot:   €9,000         Team: Ted Wynne            Venue: Purcells