Pray For: LEIGHLIN PARISH NEWSLETTER

Months Mind: 1 S T O C T O B ER 2 0 1 7 Linda Darcy, Boherduff, Mass on Friday 6th October @ 7.30pm in Ballinabranna. 2 6 T H S U N D A Y I N O RDINARY T I M E

First Anniversaries: Contact Details: Day for Life James Donoghue, Orchard, Mass on Saturday 7th October @ 7.30p in Leighlinbridge Fr Tom Lalor 087 2360355 Anniversaries: Deacon Patrick Roche John & Mary Howard (nee Cummins) Tinryland 083 1957783 Prayer to Mary, Mother of the Life Within Bridget & Michael Sheerin, The Ridge Parish Centre Andrew & Kathleen Pluck, Raheendoran 059 9722607 O Mary, Mother of the Life Within, Frank Mc Ardle, Tomard & Ricketstown Email: Patrick Dowling, Tomard & Leighlinbridge all life we entrust to you; Andy Clarke, Rathellen [email protected] The life of every expectant mother Mass Times: Leighlinbridge and the child within her womb: Saturday 7.30pm The life of every human body, Acknowledgement Sunday 11am Mon, Tues, Wed & the life of every human soul; The family of the late Linda Darcy, her mother Eileen brothers Seamus & Brian and Thurs. Linda’s partner David together with their families would like to thank most 9.30am The life of every newborn child sincerely all those who sympathised with them, sent flowers, mass cards, travelled long distances and attended the wake and funeral. Sincere thank you to Dr. Tom Eucharistic Prayers and the life of all grown old. Foley, Prof R. Cahill and his staff of Mater Hospital, also Mr Balfe, the staff and Friday 9.30am nurses in A & E & I.C.U. St Luke's Hospital Kilkenny for their exceptional care of You held the Lord to your own heart and Linda. Sincere thank you to Fr Tom Lalor and Deacon Patrick Roche for their Eucharistic Adoration drew Him so close in. support and prayers at Somers Funeral Home & at the Funeral Mass in Wednesday 2 - 5pm Ballinabranna. Thank you to Mr Liam Somers for his professional attention. Thanks Friday 5 - 9pm So draw us now in all our needs, also to Ballinabranna Club House for organising refreshments. As it is not possible to thank everyone individually please accept this acknowledgement as an expression Ballinabranna O Mother of the Life Within. of our gratitude. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered for your intentions. Sunday 9.30am Friday 7.30pm Amen Safeguarding: If you have an issue with Safeguarding in the Parish please contact the DLP at 085-8021633 or email [email protected] Local safeguarding Reps are Fr Tom Lalor, Eucharistic Adoration Eileen Johnston, Michael Roche & Liz Dunne. Wednesday 2 - 3pm OUR NEWSLETTER IS SPONSORED BY LEIGHLIN CREDIT UNION Friday 8 - 9pm “He humbled Himself and became obedient….” If the Lord invites WWW.LEIGHLINCU.IE you to follow Him in humble obedience, how will you respond? N O T I C E S St Fintan's Church Day Care Harvest Festival Weekend: is taken place Margaret Kelly Leighlinbridge & District Active Retired: Readers Ministers on the weekend of 14th & 15th October. Help Margaret Stanford Committee Meeting Monday 2nd October in Sun 8th Oct Josephine Fitzgerald Bridie Keating is requested on Saturday 14th @ 2:30pm to Parish Centre at 2 o'clock; Members Meeting 9.30am Betty Hughes Daniel Pender G.F.C Lotto decorate the church. Donations towards 2.30. Refreshments followed by fourth session Killian Amond Flowers etc would be very much appreciated. of "Jewellery Making and Beading'". Names are Benny Amond Old Leighlin being taken for Play...'Philadelphia Here I No’s 4,11,16,25, St Joseph’s Young Priests Society : will come', which will be performed in George Altar Servers Ella Kennedy, Grace Lawlor, Lydia Keating, No Winner hold their monthly meeting on Wed 4th Oct Bernard Shaw theatre Carlow Thurs 26th Jack Twomey, Daniel Walsh Jackpot €10,000 @ 8pm in Parish Centre. October. For enquiries phone Jim 086-8116506 Church Cleaning Catherine Ayres, Mary Dunne, Mary Brennan Reserve €4,600 Next week’s draw On Monday 2nd October Carlow Circuit Training : in Old Leighlin Community in Annie’s Porter College: will mark Foundation Day during Hall Wednesday’s 8 - 9pm. €5 non-members Church Flowers October Mary Daly House Convocation time with the unveiling of a per class. Free to members. All welcome. plaque in honour of Bishop James Doyle and his St Lazerian’s Church Ballinabranna: contribution to education. Bishop Nulty will Carlow Mental Health Festival: This year, No’s 3,14,20,22 unveil the plaque in the front porch at 1.45pm, the festival runs over three weeks, from Monday Readers Ministers No winner the unveiling will be followed by a lecture by 9th – Friday 27th October, with the official Sat 7th Oct Martin Nevin Seamus Somers Jackpot €10,000 the present writer in the James Doyle room on opening at ‘The Hub’ (the pop-up coffee shop) 7.30pm Sharon Tuite George Donoghue Reserve €7,950 “Bishop Doyle and Irish Education”. All are at the Potato Market, Carlow. Ciara Dooley, Jimmy Farrell welcome. the Carlow Rose will officially open the festival Bridín Lawlor Leighlinbridge: Visit of the National Pilgrim Statue of there with entertainment by Ciaran Brennan, on Sun 8th Oct Mandy Ryan Margaret Lawlor No’s 11, 15, 23, 25 Our Lady of Fatima: The national Pilgrim Monday 9th at 10am. ‘The Hub’ café will open 11am Sister of Mercy Agnes Kavanagh No Winner statue of Our Lady of Fatima will visit Carlow daily from 10am - 4pm from Monday 9th – Maisie Mills Jackpot € 5,900 Cathedral on Fri 6th & Sat 7th of October to Saturday 14th of October. Tea/Coffee/Cakes celebrate 100 years since the apparitions of Paddy O’Brien Next week’s draw in and buns will be served here daily, with an Our Lady in Fatima. The schedule for the visit emphasis on connecting in with people who Altar Servers Frank Doran, Victor Harkin, Aaron McDonald, will be as follows: 6th Oct. 10.00am Mass visit. James Roche, Noel Meaney, Charlie Nolan, Collections celebrated by Bishop Denis. Holy Hour from Jamie Brennan 24/09/17 7pm-8pm. 7th Oct. 10.00am Mass for the feast Leighlin Bridge Craft Club: are organising a Church Cleaning Josie O’Mara, Caroline O’Neill, Phil Byrne, of Our Lady of the Rosary 12 noon Angelus, bus to the Knit & Stitch show in the RDS Dublin Envelope Olive Townsend, Bridget Monaghan Rosary and Solemn exit of the statue on Saturday 11th November. Ticket into the

show and bus costs €24pp. Names to Jennifer on Church Flowers Ber Irwin, Reader for Week L/B €620 Shoe Box Appeal: It is that time of year 087 8318156. October Mary Hanley Breda Dermody again “Shoe Box time” to think of others &

thank God for what we have. It would be great Leighlinbridge Improvement Group : Offertory October Clergy: Collection at all Masses this weekend if you could fill a box, share a box or even leave Good news for Leighlinbridge in the National

30th September & 1st October. something small to go into a box to fill one. Tidy Towns Competition! We received 326 L/B €575 There was a great response last year. Thanks to marks, were "Highly Commended", retained

World Meeting of Families 2018: everyone who donated. The deadline is Gold Medal status for the 14th time and gained

There is an opportunity to become involved in the local November 10th for boxes to be sent away. If 4 marks on last year's results. Also our total was

you can help in any way it would be great. just six marks less than the overall winner. Many preparation for the World Meeting of Families. If you would like to become involved please contact Fr. Lalor or the Parish office. Contact Ann Kelly 059-9722013 or Parish thanks to all who supported us in any way. Centre 059-9722607.