Maureen Murphy, late of Old Park, died in Bandon Community Hospital on 22 October last. Maureen lived in Kent for over 40 years, moving to our parish in 1997 with her beloved husband Joe (Joe died just two years later). The main door to Farnivane church was donated by Maureen in Joe’s memory. This […]
Baptism 30th October 2016
We welcome into our parish community Colm Brian Wyper son of Anne Marie & Tom, Gurranes who was baptised in Newcestown on 30th October.
Denis Desmond RIP
Denis Desmond, Raheen, died on 17 October at Cork University Hospital, beloved husband of Margaret and loving father of John, Marian, Humphrey, Donnacha, Rose and Colette. His funeral Mass was celebrated on Thursday 20 October in Newcestown Parish Church. Fr Bernard’s homily follows: 1. Last Sunday week, 9 October, we had our Harvest Thanksgiving weekend […]
Homily for Harvest Thanksgiving Weekend
Felicity Lawrence, the Guardian’s food politics special correspondent, wrote as follows in last Monday’s Guardian (3/10/16), under the heading “Hyperintensive farming will never feed the world”: “British farmers growing wheat typically treat each crop over its growing cycle with four fungicides, three herbicides, one insecticide and one chemical to control molluscs. They buy seeds that […]
Norah Scanlon RIP
Norah Scanlon, Commons, died on 29 September at Bishopscourt Residential Care Home, beloved wife of the late Michael and loving mother of Michael, Anne, Mary and Eamonn. Her funeral Mass was celebrated on Saturday 1 October in Newcestown Parish Church: Fr Bernard’s homily follows: 1. This Gospel (John 15:12-16) is more often read as a […]
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VR Fr.Bernard Cotter
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