Clonmore Parish Lotto: Last week’s numbers: 23, 6, 2, 10 Winner €1,900: Bernadette O’Brien, Knockeen Next Week’s Jackpot: €500; Jackpot plus Bonus number: €1,500 €40 prize winners: Rosin Dolan, Ballynultagh; Eamon Dalton, Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Rath; Mick Hickey, Haroldstown, John Keogh Ballyconnell; Eileen 27th. January Mullins Tullowclay Catholic School’s Week begins Today

Coolkenno GAA Lotto: Last week’s numbers: Winner: No Winner PARISH CENTRE This week’s jackpot €. Next Draw: 4 Lucky Dip Winners: Opening hours from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm. Tuesday and Friday. Phone 059 9156890; email: [email protected] COLLECTORS FOR FEBRUARY Fr. John O’Brien: 086-2403787; email: [email protected] Ballyconnell Kilquiggan Clonmore Website: www.clonmoreparish.ie Diocesan Website: www.kandle.ie Willie Whelan Eddie McDonald Seamus O’Brien Milo Gahan ‘So that you may know the truth’

There is something about the opening sentences of Luke’s Gospel that grabs Thought for The Week one’s attention. He is the only Gospel writer to give us information about his purpose and sources. He writes for Theophilus, whose name in Greek suggests Catholic Schools Week ‘lover of God’. Theophilus may have been a patron of Luke’s, but we can also As we begin Catholic Schools week, we are asked to think about how take this name to mean that Luke writes for all lovers of God, i.e. all of us. we can celebrate our faith. Our Catholic School can help us to live as Jesus, ‘as was his custom,’ attends the service at his local synagogue. It is Jesus taught us. In prayer, we clear that Jesus was a faithful Jew even though he is about to have some learn to talk to God and know that serious run-ins with the Jewish religious leaders. This moment is one of the God will never stop loving us. We most powerful passages in the New Testament, as Jesus sets out his learn about confession, manifesto for ministry. Reading from Isaiah, Jesus tells the crowd that this Communion and Confirmation and passage is being fulfilled as they hear it, his ministry would be one focused on freeing people from various types of oppression. This passage is as how these help us to become relevant in our world today as it was for Jesus’ time: people still await closer to God. Through lessons, liberation, the oppressed are not free. This is not a passage read in the past: stories and song we learn that we it is very much alive, a vision for all to have as Christians and to work out of. are children of God and that by Just as the scriptures are fulfilled in Jesus, they are also fulfilled in each using our gifts and talents, we can help create a world where people of our lives. ‘Although they heard you, Lord, they failed to listen. They heard treat each other with kindness, mercy and love. Today we celebrate only what they wanted to hear. The truth hurt them, you made them feel the faith that Our Catholic School nurtures. uncomfortable, and they rejected you … Show us how we may seek your Have a Wonderful Week Kingdom and help to bring peace to a troubled world.’ Tony Singleton MASS SCHEDULE ARE YOU INTERESTED IN WALKLING PART OF THE CAMINO DE Tuesday 29th. Mass:9.30; SANTIAGO? Wednesday 30th. Grandparents Mass at 9.45, all are welcome. We are organising a group who would like to walk part of the Thursday 31st. Mass at 9.30. Friday 1st. Mass at 7.30 pm Portuguese Camino de Santiago from 20th. August – 27th. August. Collections: Envelopes € Baskets € Bingo €350 Lotto: €385 Cost €890 per person sharing twin room. Envelopes returned: Envelope Winner: Cost includes: Return Flights Dublin/Vigo/Santiago/Dublin We would encourage you to use your parish envelopes as we can claim back All current taxes and charges (including 20kg baggage allowance) tax on your generous contribution, if you did not get a chance to leave it in at All Coach transfers from Vigo to the Hotel mass, you can drop it into the Parish office. Walk the Camino package: “The Portuguese Way”: Walking from Our thanks and appreciation to all who subscribe so generously to the Parish. Valencia Do Minho. Six nights accommodation along the way. One night Anniversaries in Santiago City. All accommodation on Bed and breakfast basis. THIS WEEK NEXT WEEK Twin rooms sharing with shower/WC nd Ballyconnell 26th. Ballyconnell 2nd. February. Deposit of €200 P/P no later than February 22 . Matthew & Mary Quinn, Knockeen Mary Healy - Killiunure To book Contact Joe Tully Travel Ltd.: 059-9136100 Moira Keely, Kilquiggan th rd Kilquiggan 27 . Clonmore 3 . February Accommodation required for the National Ploughing James O’Brien Jnr. Quiggan Roe. Championships: 17th. – 19th. September 2019 Carmel Bailey, Coolkenno. Theresa Roche (nee Condron), Chapel In September 2019 up to 280,000 people will visit Ballintrane, County for Cottages, Kilquiggan and her sister Brigid the National Ploughing Championships. While local hotels, self-catering premises Pollard, Chapel Cottages and B&B’s will cater for many visitors. There is a definite requirement for Peg Timmons, Coolkenno additional accommodation in the Area. If you have a house or room available to rent at reasonable rates and would like to support the National Ploughing Championships, please register your interest on: ALTAR SOCIETY carlowtourism.com/submityourproperty Ballyconnell: Kilquiggan: Ann Whelan M & L Hutton Are you? Struggling with Anxiety or Depression? Finding Life Difficult? Isolated? GROW is here to help you. Pro Life Carlow: Talk with Vicky Wall of “Every Life Counts” in Seven Our Mental Health Support groups are free and confidential and open to all, no referral or booking needed. Meeting Times are: Oaks Hotel on Thursday February 7th. 7.30 p.m. located in Milford room Tuesday @ 10am. Venue: Grow Office Barrack Street Kilkenny Suite. Organised by Family & Life. Vicky lost a child shortly after birth with Tuesday @ 7.45pm Venue: St Catherine’s Social Services Centre Joseph’s life limiting conditions and joined Every Life Counts to offer help and support Road Carlow Town (Across from the train station) to children and couples who are expecting a child with short term life Wednesday @ 8pm Venue: Grow Office Barrack Street Kilkenny diagnosis. All welcome. Friday @ 10.30am. Venue: Grow Office Barrack Street Kilkenny Community School: The Parents Association in conjunction (CEART grp: mental health effects of living with chronic pain/long term with the Community School are offering supervised Saturday study for all illness) students, this would be of great benefit to all exam students. Application forms are available from the school office.