Months Mind: Josie Breen (nee McEvoy), & , Mass on Saturday 22nd August at LEIGHLIN PARISH NEWSLETTER 11am in Leighlinbridge, followed by burial of Ashes. First Anniversaries: 2 3 R D A U G U S T 2015 Contact Details: Lottie Doyle, Rd, Mass Saturday 29th August at 7.30pm in Leighlinbridge 2 1 S T S U N D A Y O F ORDINARY T I M E Fr Pierce Murphy Anniversaries: 087 2408519 Jim Byrne, Ballinaboley Margaret Hopkins (nee O’Neill), Bawnree Mary McDonald, Raheendoran Parish Centre Showers of Blessing Mary Hill (nee O’Neill), Bawnree Elizabeth Geoghegan, Church St. 059 9722607 Thomas O’Neill, Bawnree Jim & Hannah Fitzgerald, Coolnakisha Email: Each day there are showers of blessings Sheila Doyle, Milford Stud Teresa Eyre, & Graiguecullen [email protected] Kate Nevin, Carlow Road Oliver Doran, Raheen Web: sent from the Father above. Mary Hayes, Waterford Michael Fitzpatrick, Upper Tomard www.leighlinparish.ie Kieran Higgins, Main Street Patrick Lakes, Banagagole For God is a great and lavish giver, Jim McDonald, David, Annie & Molly Gahan, Townasock Mass Times: and there is no end to his love. Michael (Cherry) Glendon, 18 St Lazerian’s Terrace Leighlinbridge James, Margaret & Bernard Carpenter, Raheen Saturday 7.30pm His grace is more than sufficient, his Mercy is boundless and deep, ______Sunday 11am Notices Weds 9.30am and his infinite Blessings are countless. C.E. Scheme: It is likely that vacancies will occur in the next few months. If you wish to Eucharistic Prayers be considered for a position on the scheme please contact the local C.E Office at Tyndall Avenue. Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri And all this we are given to keep, if we but seek God & find Him, Carlow County Development Partnership Shop Information Workshop: Does 9.30am your community need a community shop or retail outlet? Is your community group and ask for a bounteous measure, interested in setting up and in running one? Come to the Seven Oaks on Weds 2nd Sept at Eucharistic Adoration 10am for an information session on setting up your own. Speakers from established Wednesday 2 - 5pm of this wholly immeasurable offering, community shops will be present on the day. The workshop will also include a site visit to Friday 5 - 9pm an established community shop and tea rooms. The event is aimed at community groups from Gods inexhaustible treasure. who are eager to start a community shop and/or café in a village which has no other Ballinabranna outlet. To register and for further information please contact Clare O’Shea, CCDP on Sunday 9.30am For no matter how big man's dreams are, 059 9720733. No Mass in Vocational School: will re-open for the academic year 2015/2016 on Ballinabranna God’s blessings are infinitely more, the following dates: Friday 28th August - 1st Years Only - 8.50am - 1.15pm Monday 31st August - All Students - 8.50am - 3.40pm Friday 28th August for always God’s giving is greater than what man is asking for. Aspiro- Ireland’s leading choir for children & young people recruiting new members. Mass in Old Leighlin Limited number of places available in all groups .Contact: [email protected] or Graveyard at 7.30pm ph.085-7451111 Eucharistic Adoration OUR NEWSLETTER IS SPONSORED BY LEIGHLIN CREDIT UNION Wednesday 2 - 3pm Friday 8 - 9pm St Fintan's Church Day Care N O T I C E S Holy Ghost Missions: would like to thank Staff Required : The Carers Association are Readers Ministers Closed - Re Opens all those for their generous donations & for the recruiting for Home care workers in the Callan, on Sept 8th Sunday 30th Mary Daly Bernadette Dunne kindness and hospitality extended to Fr Mick Kells, Borris, Graiguenamanagh & surrounding Casey on his recent visit. Amount realised areas. If you have completed FETAC level 5 in 9.30am Watt Dunne Sally Lawlor G.F.C Lotto €2,060.15 Healthcare Support or currently working towards Numbers: Altar Servers Orla Fitzpatrick, Emma Keating, it, could you please contact 056 7721424 or email Old Leighlin Mollie Comerford, Ellie Mulleney, Parish Draw Results - July [email protected]. No’s 5, 13, 15, 26 Ros Dermody, John Lawlor 1st - Luke & Kathleen Quirke Found: in Tomard area a young female Collie No winner Church Cleaning Brigid O’Keefe, Bridie Keating, Mary Quinn, 2nd - Dan Pender Snr, Craanluskey dog. Contact 086 3589681. Jackpot €8,100 Josephine Fitzgerald 3rd - Alice O’Leary, Old Leighlin Next week’s draw 4th - Brendan Kinsella, Old Leighlin National Heritage Week runs from Saturday in Matty’s 5th - Joseph Brennan, Ballinaboley 22 nd to Sunday 30 th August in Carlow. We’ve kids

St Lazerian’s Church 6th - Olive Townsend, Orchard natural heritage workshops, hear and see Carlow’s Ballinabranna: 7th - Niall Jordan, Coolnakeeran Medieval past, explore our military heritage, enjoy Readers Ministers No’s 8, 11, 18, 28 Promoters: Jim Bambrick, Angela Roche, John our rich wildlife, get an insider’s view of bee No winner Saturday 29th Eadoin Ryan Seamus Somers Lawlor, Deirdre Amond. keeping, join in on walks, talks and much, much Jackpot €10,000 7.30pm Sharon Tuite Mary McDonald more! Log onto www.hertiageweek.ie/ Reserve: €2,500 Anita Dunican Leighlinbridge Improvement Group: www.carlow.ie for more info and lists of events.

Sunday 30th Gearoid Doheny Peter Kelly Annual collection on Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd Leighlinbridge: Care of the Aged: trip to the Sheraton Hotel on August. Our costs for fuel and gardening 11 am Aoife Doheny Paddy O’Brien No’s 1, 2, 10, 16 the 31st August. Bus leaving church car park at apparatus maintenance is high and on-going. No Winner 10am. Recently a ride-on lawn mower had to be Jackpot €2,700 Carlow Historical & Archaeological Altar Servers Niamh Bambrick, Aoife Connolly, Thomas purchased. We appeal to you to support us and Next week’s draw Society: Three mini lectures on local businesses: Gaughan, Padhraic Collins, Jack O’Leary, Liam to give generously at our collection points. Roche in Brennan’s 1) Millets of Borris, Coachbuilders: Ned Moran 2) Reflections on Kennan’s of Bagenalstown: Church Cleaning Mary Murphy, Kathleen Flynn, Peter Kelly, Old Leighlin Basketball Club Michael Keenan. Lil Drea Collections Registration Night: Registration for th 3) Carlow Blue Limestone: Phil Meaney Church Flowers Reader for Week 16/08/15 2015/2016 season will take place on Friday 4 Leighlinbridge Parish Centre, Wednesday 26th September in Old Leighlin Hall from 7-9pm. August Betty Dowling Peg Rice Weekly Envelope August, 8pm. Admission Free. All Welcome. Anyone wishing to play this year must be there 4th Carlow Leighlinbridge Scouts Group: L/B € 690 on the night to register. Graveyard Masses 2015: have their annual church gate collection on Sat Old Leighlin - Friday 28th August U10 – Born on or after 01/01/2006 29th and Sun 30th Aug. Your support would be Offertory U12 – Born on or after 01/01/2004 Clody - Monday 31st August L/B (15/08) €130 greatly appreciated. U14 – Born on or after 01/01/2002 L/B (16/08) €450 U16 – Born on or after 01/01/2000 St Lazerian’s community games would like to Volunteers: needed to help with Church Flower arranging. Anyone U18 – Born on or after 01/01/1998 wish the 26 competitors from the area the very interested in helping please contact Parish Centre 9722607. Priests Any questions please phone Kate Purcell on best of luck as they take part in the National finals L/B € 210 0860788424. in Athlone. We have an u15 boys badminton Parish Office Hours: From Tuesday 4th August to Friday 28th Shopping trip to Cork : Leighlin Craft Club team , u16 girls basketball team, u12 boys relay , August the Parish Office will open from 9.30am - 1.30pm to facilitate will run a bus to Cork visiting the English u12 group dancing and 3 individual athletes. annual holidays. Market etc on Sat 12th Sept. Bus leaving Thank you to everyone who contributed so Leighlin church car park at 8am. To book seats generously towards the costs incurred sending please phone Jennifer on 087 8318156 these young athletes to Athlone.