The past two years have been very difficult for many of our parishioners and we are aware that some people have not yet returned to Mass and continue to join us via Webcam from the safety of their own home. If anyone knows people who would like Fr. Bernard to call and see them and bring Communion to them please contact the Parish Office on 045-841806 or give Fr. Bernard a call on 085-2325095

The church envelopes for 2022 were delivered over Christmas. We are aware that we have new people living in our parish or some parishioners who have not yet registered for envelopes – if anyone would like to contribute to our church please contact the parish office for a box of envelopes.

Did you know that there is a dedicated page given to the synod on our diocesan website? Find out more about the universal synod and the synodal pathway for the Irish Church at www.kandle.ie/synod. This page will continue to be added...

As we enter 2022 we wish all our parishioners a very happy, healthy and safe New Year. Please remember to look after each other. God bless.

Please note the parish office is now closed for Christmas and will reopen on Thursday 6th January 2022. I would like to wish all our parishioners a very Happy Christmas. May your Christmas season be filled with peace and joy. We thank you...

Christmas is a festival of joy, hope and peace that we celebrate together. How are you this Christmas? Unfortunately, this year also like last year, most of us cannot hold celebrations together with our family, relatives, friends and communities because this pandemic continues to impact...

Christmas Eve - December 24th 5.30pm Children’s Mass 7.30pm Children’s Mass 9.00pm Christmas Vigil Christmas Day – December 25th 10am & 11.30am

There is still time to enter the Colouring Competition which we have left in the church porch. Prizes can be won for the best entries. Advent Week 3 work sheet for children is also available in our church porch. This week we continue our Gospel reflection for children in our bulletin. We ask parents to encourage children to get involved in these activities.

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.

The Christmas Mass Bouquets are now on sale in the Parish Shop €6 each or available from the sacristy after Mass

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.

Please note that Fr. Bernard will visit the sick and housebound for December on Friday 17th December .

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.