The Christmas Dues for the support of the priest in our parish is now due. Please use the yellow envelope in your box of weekly envelopes. Extra envelopes are available from the back of the church if you do not already have one. IOnline Donations can be made to:- Prosperous Parish Clergy Account IBAN: IE25 AIBK 9332 3650 4890 36BIC: BIK: AIBKIE2D Please include your name with any money you transfer.
St. Vincent de Paul will hold their annual collection next weekend 11th & 12th December. The Prosperous Conference of S.V.P. visit people in need each week. Unfortunately for many people it can just take one small problem to tip someone into crisis and poverty. It can be an unexpected illness or unexpected bill – but a little help at the right time can stop a domino effect leading to a family experiencing prolonged hardship. Last year the conference helped with school and college fees along with providing heat and food for families. By supporting our appeal you can help a family through this winter and help them get back on their feet. Thank you for your support – without your help we simply would not be able to support our fellow parishioners. We have also placed St Vincent de Paul collection boxes in our local Post Office and Londis Supermarket, here in Prosperous.
There is an advent calendar and a colouring competition at the back of the church. Children, Parents and Grandparents can collect them for your family. Prizes can be won for the best entries.
A smile and a chat can make someone’s day. Let’s dare to care this week and connect with someone we know is on their own. Let’s go for a walk together or simply have a chat on their doorstep.
The diocese of Kildare & Leighlin have prepared some useful ideas for Advent. We will have a weekly bulletin printed and left in our church porch. These resources will also be added weekly to the advent page on Kandle www.kandle.ie/advent-resources/
Last call for our Christmas Shoebox Appeal – our deadline has been extended to Tuesday next 16th November. The parish office will open next Monday and Tuesday mornings from 10am to 12noon to allow people drop back their Shoe boxes. If you need more information please contact Lorraine on 086-3121775. You can make a difference.
The family altar list of the dead will be renewed during the month of November. Mass will be offered two days a week for the names on the list. You will find a purple envelope along with a pious list in your box of weekly envelopes. Please write down the names of your loved ones and place them in this envelope and return it at Mass or drop it in to the Parish Office. Extra envelopes are available in the church porch if you do not already have one.
November is a month for remembering our loved ones who have died. Once again this year we have our ‘Tree of Life’ up near the altar. I invite people to come and take a label and write down the names of their loved ones and hang it on a branch. I also encourage people to light a candle daily at home and offer one Hail Mary for those whom we have loved and lost. Please continue to follow the HSE guidelines when visiting our church.
We cannot but speak about what we have seen and heard. In the Holy Father’s message for World Mission Sunday 2021, he says: ‘Jesus needs hearts capable of experiencing vocation as a true love story that urges them to go forth to the peripheries of our world as messengers and agents of compassion’. Please click on title to watch the video ...
The world is in crisis. In many poorer parishes in Africa, Asia, and Latin America it is overseas missionaries who are on the front line. Show them your support. Donate €4.00 by texting the word ‘Mission’ to 50300. Alternatively donate at www.missio.ie or call Missio Ireland on 01 497 2035. There is also an envelope in your box of weekly envelopes for Mission Sunday. Missio Ireland is the Holy Father’s official charity for overseas mission. Through your generosity they support missionaries who are caring for some of the most vulnerable communities in the world.
We are delighted to announce that we will welcome our young adults to celebrate the sacrament of Confirmation here in our church on Saturday 11th September. We will have two ceremonies ...
Following the easing of government restrictions, we are delighted to announce that we have set a date for our young children to receive their First Holy Communion. We look forward to welcoming ...
We welcome back Fr. Barney McGuckian from Clongowes Wood College who will celebrate our 10am Mass in Irish. Unfortunately due to the government restrictions, all our Masses ...
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Lent reminds us the Lord is always with us Ash Wednesday is a day of huge significance for us as members of the Christian community. On that day we begin our journey of Lent, forty days of turning back to God, forty days of re-examining our lives through the lens of our faith, forty days...
Thank you for visiting our new website. Please note our new URL address - prosperousparish.net. We hope you enjoy our new website and find it easy to navigate.
Many thanks to our parishioners who continue to donate via standing order, online donation or dropping in envelopes during this time. Your support is greatly appreciated. For anyone using internet banking our details are as follows ....
Due to the current HSE restrictions, all Masses will move online beginning Saturday 26th December. Masses will be available via the parish webcam as follows: Monday - Friday: 9.30am Saturday: 7.30pm Sunday: 10.00am (Please note time change)
