Recent Death: LEIGHLIN PARISH NEWSLETTER Bridget (Bridie) Comerford, Seskinrea, Old Leighlin 3 R D O C TO B E R 2 0 2 1 1st Anniversaries: 27TH S U N DAY I N O RDINARY T I M E Tom Lawlor, Old Leighlin. Mass on Sat 9th Oct in Leighlinbridge at 7.30pm. Mary King-McGrath, London formally Bagenalstown Road. Contact Details: Day for Life Memorial Mass: Fr Pat Hennessy Anthony Fitzgerald, Upper Tomard. Mass on Saturday 2nd October at 7.30pm. 059 9721463 Deacon Patrick Roche Anniversaries 083 1957783 Prayer to Mary, Mother of the Life Within Fr John Aughney, Leighlinbridge Jim Donoghue, The Ridge, Old Leighlin Parish Centre Rose Lawlor, High Street Patrick Dowling, Tomard 059 9722607 O Mary, Mother of the Life Within, James & Gretta Harkin, Main Street Teresa Lowry, Craanluskey Parish Mobile Ann Brady, Old Leighlin Mary Theresa Comerford, Old Leighlin 085 7714309 all life we entrust to you; Helen Brady, Old Leighlin Paddy Norris, Closutton. Email: Michael Brady, Old Leighlin The life of every expectant mother Mary, Catherine &William Fitzgerald, Upper Tomard [email protected] Jenny Doyle, Castledermot formally St Lazerian’s Terrace Live Webcam and the child within her womb: Mary Doyle, Castledermot www.leighlinparish.ie Jack & Kathleen O’Neill, Raheendoran & their son Jack O’Neill, Manchester The life of every human body, Mass Times: Notices Leighlinbridge the life of every human soul;

3 week Introduction to Dry felting: will be held at Webbs Social Farm, Rathoe, Co. Mon - Thurs 9.30am The life of every new born child Carlow. Dates Thurs 7th, 14th and 21st Oct Morn classes 10.30am to 12 noon (to be filled first). Eve classes 7.30pm to 9pm (available if morn classes are filled) Cost €45. Each Vigil Saturday 7.30pm and the life of all grown old. participant will complete 3 small pieces. The course cost includes materials. Adult Mosaic classes Tues 9th Oct . Cost €15 per week. Pay as you attend basis. Morn Sunday 11am You held the Lord to your own heart and classes 10.30am to 12 noon (to be filled first). Eve classes 7.30pm to 9pm (available if morn classes are filled) The Mosaic Class is structured as follows: Base kit cost : €25/€35/€60 drew Him so close in. depending on size. This includes your substrate (base board) and tile coverage. Mosaic Class Eucharistic Adoration costs €15 per week The average project (€25 board) takes 5-6 weeks to complete. Wed 2 - 5pm So draw us now in all our needs, Contact Simone on 0857534544 or [email protected] Fri 4 - 8pm O Mother of the Life Within. Ballinabranna Friday 7.30pm Safeguarding: If you have an issue with Safeguarding in the Parish please contact Amen Sunday 9.30am the DLP: Michelle Hughes 085 8021633 or email [email protected] Local safeguarding Reps are Eileen Johnston, Michael Roche & Liz Dunne. Eucharistic Adoration Wed 2 - 3pm OUR NEWSLETTER IS SPONSORED BY LEIGHLIN CREDIT UNION Fri 6.30 - 7.30pm WWW.LEIGHLINCU.IE N O T I C E S St Fintan's Church Lotto Results: Sharing the Good News of our Faith: A short online survey of those who have returned to parish celebration of Mass . The Social Media working group of the Diocesan Readers Ministers Old Leighlin : Pastoral Council and the Diocesan Commission for Liturgical Formation have issued a short 3, 4, 6, 28 online survey that they are asking people who have returned to the public celebration of Mass Sun 10th October Terence Farrell Betty Hughes No Winner. to complete. The feedback given will give us great information for helping to build on and 9.30am Jackpot €10,000 enrich our parish celebrations. The survey can be accessed on Kandle.ie or directly on Church Cleaning Bridgid O’Keefe, Bridie Keating, Reserve €2,350 the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/nye9bBH7MG Mary Quinn, Josephine Fitzgerald Leighlin Parish Fundraising Draw September 2021 Church Flowers Papers Phil Daly Ballinabranna : 1st Prize €2000 Áine Cody October Tara Byrne 4, 9, 15, 21 2nd Prize €1000 Martin Nevin No Winner. 3rd Prize €200 Helen Byrne Jackpot €10,000 St Lazerian’s Church 4th Prize €200 Pat & Angela Carter Reserve €8,600 5th Prize €200 Len Roche

Readers Ministers 6th Prize €200 Jenny Darcy 7th Prize €200 John & Kathleen Carroll Sat 9th October Mary Meaney (M) Shauna Murphy Leighlinbridge Promoter Prize 4 x €50 Patrick Buggy, Arthur O’Connor, Teresa Gahan, Frances Clarke 7.30pm Mary Meaney (B) 2, 6, 8, 27 No Winner Leighlinbridge and District Active Retired: Meeting Monday 4th October in Parish Sun 10th October Gearoid Doheny Margaret Lawlor Jackpot €6,550 Centre at 2:30pm. This will be followed by session 1 of a 6- part course of Chair yoga. As 11am Agnes Kavanagh usual Bowls players will meet each Thursday at 2:30pm. New members always welcome. Church Cleaning Marie Roche, Betty Dowling ICA Meeting: 7th October at 7.30pm at the Parish Centre. New members welcome. Collections Church Flowers Reader for Week 26th Sep 2021 INFLUENZA VACCINATION CLINIC: A flu vaccine clinic will take place on Monday 4th October Martin Nevin October from 2.30pm to 5.00pm at the Health Centre, Leighlinbridge for anyone over the age Envelope of 65 who is registered with Dr. Tom Foley. Please phone 059 9721452 for appointment L/B €310 B/B €90 Keys Found: at Leighlinbridge National School. Please contact school on 059 9721796 Invalids: will be attended to on Monday 4th, Wednesday 6th &

Thursday 7th October. Tuesdays invalids will be visited on Thursday. Offertory St. Mary’s Academy CBS: Applications for first year 2022-2023 in St. Mary’s Academy CBS

L/B €460 are being accepted between Friday October 1st and October 22nd. To find out more about our Daycare: will be closed on Monday 25th & Tuesday 26th October. B/B €170 school, parents and students are invited to a virtual open night on Tuesday 5th October at

7pm. Sign up at www.cbscarlow.ie to receive a one-click link to this live event. Further Flower arrangers: Volunteers urgently needed for Leighlinbridge information available at www.cbscarlow.ie Church. Please contact the Parish office on 059 9722607 Parish Mobile

085 7714309. Would you like to work as a Health Care Support Assistant? The HSE require Health

Care Support Assistants (formally known as Home Helps) to provide care to clients in their Bishop Denis Nulty: will celebrate Sat 2nd October Mass at 7.30pm own homes in the Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford & Wexford areas. If you and will present Jimmy Dermody, Sacristan, Leighlinbridge with the would like more information on how you can join the team please check the job search section Benemerenti Medal. on www.hse.ie using reference code: SECH21HCSA to find out more details. Please note

closing date is Monday 18th October at 12 noon and applications can only be accepted by email. For Carlow enquiries please contact Jennifer on (059) 9178023.