STATEMENT FROM BISHOP FINTAN GAVIN ON THE PUBLICATION OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATION INTO MOTHER AND BABY HOMES
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Pádraig Fahey, Kinsale Parish Assembly writes…
COME AND JOIN US ON THE KINSALE PARISH FACEBOOK PAGE
The Kinsale Parish Facebook page was established by members of the Parish Assembly and launched in April 2017. The page has grown significantly in the past few years and the number of people using the page has tripled since the start of last year. Today the page has over 500 followers, which means that they will see updates from the page in their news feed immediately after it has been posted.

On the Parish Facebook page you will find all of the weekly Beacon newsletter updates, resources, prayers, thoughtful scripture passages and a wide range of notices from other parishes, dioceses, Pope Francis, charities, and local groups. It’s a great place to keep close to our wonderful Kinsale community, to stay connected to what’s that going on, and a great way of supporting your faith journey.

It’s amazing how the page is used by people throughout the world. The page has regular visitors from all parts of Ireland as well further afield in the UK, United States, Canada, Australia, India, Japan, and many countries throughout Europe.

If you are one of the billions of people who are active on Facebook, then you are welcome to come and visit, follow and contribute to our page at https://www.facebook.com/kinsaleparish/

KINSALE PARISH YOUTH CHRISTMAS CONCERT (in aid of SVP and Focus Ireland)

Donate here https://bit.ly/37mBMKc

KINSALE PARISH CHILDRENS LITURGY
On the second Sunday of each month the Kinsale parish Children’s Liturgy group kindly prepares resources and ideas for parents and guardians to help explore the Gospel with children of the parish.
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MASS LEAFLET
Download the Mass leaflet for next weekends Masses
Mass Leaflet page 1

Mass Leaflet page 2

CORK AND ROSS AUTUMN SAFEGUARDING NEWSLETTER
The month of October has always been the safeguarding month in the Diocese. Normally we would be holding a safeguarding conference, sending out the yearly safeguarding parish audits, visiting parishes, training etc. However given these difficult times with Covid, things have changed and almost all our connection to the parishes is by way of online forms of communication, which brings its own challenges.
It remains important for us to continue to reassure, implement and promote the Churches safeguarding message. So we hope you find this newsletter interesting and informative.
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A CORONAVIRUS PRAYER
Loving God, Your desire is for our wholeness and well-being. We hold in tenderness and prayer the collective suffering of our world at this time. We grieve precious lives lost and vulnerable lives threatened. We ache for ourselves and our neighbours, standing before an uncertain future. We pray: may love, not fear, go viral. Inspire our leaders to discern and choose wisely, aligned with the common good. Help us to practice social distancing and reveal to us new and creative ways to come together in spirit and in solidarity. Call us to profound trust in your faithful presence, You, the God who does not abandon.
[Sister Christine Koelhoffer, IHMVia JesuitSource.org]