Rathdowney Parish Newsletter Parish Collections SAFEGUARDING 14th & 15th September 2019 Rathdowney € 275 Designated Liaison Person Mr Cathal Cullen—087 100 0232 / [email protected] 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time € 88 Parish Office: 0505-46282. Gardaí 1800 555 222 Envelopes €1,401 TUSLA – Laois/Offaly 090 648 3106 Email: [email protected] Total €1,764 Parish Representatives - Helen Campion & John Casey

Rathdowney Parish Pastoral Council Members

Fr. Martin Delaney 086 2444594 Parish Office Opening Hours New Mass Times Sr. Alice Dempsey 087 4186839 Tues. & Wed. 9.30—2 pm Assumpta Casey Helen Campion Josephine Campion As you are aware, Mass times in this and neighbouring parishes will be changing later Thursday - 11 - 5 pm in the year. Fran Doyle Liam Doyle Maureen Guilfoyle Mary O’Dea Friday - 9.30 - 2pm The proposed times are as follows: Oliver Kennedy Mary Nolan Josephine Ryan Saturday Evenings: - Sunday Mornings :- 7pm Clough 10am Rathdowney: 8pm Rathdowney 11am Sat 7.30 pm: Catherine Treacy, Quigley Park Adoration of the Errill 8.30pm Durrow 1130am John & Margaret Mulrooney Blessed Sacrament Durrow 7pm (when there is a priest available) Sunday 11am: Kathleen Campion & Eileen Broderick, Will continue in Errill Church on Kyle Fridays from 10am to 12 noon. Rathdowney GAA Lotto There will also now be There was no winner in this weeks jackpot which was €12,700. The numbers drawn Tues & Wed: Mass at 9am Adoration in Rathdowney were 6, 13, 16, 20. The 10 winners of €15 were Sophie Loughman, Grainne Aylward, Thursday: Mass at 9 am Adoration of the Church from Thursday 19th Alma & Paul, Cora Cahill, Pat Mahon, Arlene Cleere, Mary Dunne, Brian & Katie, Blessed Sacrament 2pm-4pm September every Thursday Catherine Whelan, Billy Boyhan. Next weeks jackpot will be €12,850. Tickets can be Friday 9am: Prayers & Distribution of Eucharist 2-4pm purchased in all shops or from any local promoter.

Errill: Errill GAA Lotto Dates for your Diary Sunday 10am: Joe Davy, Knockardgannon Results for Monday 9th September. Numbers drawn were 5.7.16.22. No jackpot 17th October Bobby McGrath Winner. One match three—Pat Moore, Borris In Ossory. Next week's jackpot €8,800. Friday: No Mass ‘Cooking With The Stars’ Adoration 10am until 12noon An evening of cooking and more Clothing Collection with Edward Hayden of Virgin Scoil Bhríde Parents Association annual clothing collection is on 27th September. Clothes can be dropped into the school from 830am on Monday 23rd September. Your Recent Deaths: Media fame and his able Jimmy Gilmartin, Quigley Park support would be greatly appreciated. assistants Daniel and Majella Kieran Kelly, Wexford O’Donnell. Manor Hotel St. Brigid’s Camogie Club Anniversaries: Would like to thank all who donated clothing to our Annual Collection and also Bernard Hill (Died recently in England) Tickets €25 each. Available express our thanks to all who sold and bought lines for our Trailer Draw. The lucky st nd Doreen Walsh, England from Rathdowney & Abbeyleix winners were: - 1 Prize, Hamper Trailer - Brian Rogers; 2 Prize, Fuel Trailer – Bruce Doyle; 3rd Prize, €100 Fortunes Voucher – Fiona O’Dea. Your continued support is Post Offices and Rathdowney Masses Next Weekend greatly appreciated.

Parish Office from Wednesday Rathdowney: 18th September. The Irish Cancer Society

Sat 7.30 pm: Kathleen Ryan, Knockiel Is looking for volunteers to drive patients to and from their chemotherapy treatments Seamus Lee, Main St Annual Christmas Concert in all public hospitals nationwide. Volunteers will need their own car but all expenses Sunday 11am: Starring Michael English will are paid. If you have 2 free days a month (Monday – Friday) and an active email Errill: take place on Sunday 15th Dec. address we would love to hear from you. Please call Laura on 01 2310 594, Sunday 10am: Mick Cleary, Rossmore . More details later email [email protected] or go to www.cancer.ie for more information Pat Kelly, Village View