Parish Team: Fr. Ger Ahern: 059 - 64 82 768. Sr. Eileen Deegan. Newsletter now available on www.baltinglassparish.ie Parish Office: 059 - 64 81 254. - Email: [email protected] Diocesan web site: www.kandle.ie Parish Safeguarding Representatives: Fiona Kavanagh & Anne Leigh.

#REDWEDNESDAY Next Weekends Mass Times and Ministers - Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th November In the Month of November the charity ACN (Aid to the Church in Need) Ireland is, like last Ministers of the Word: year, having a week of witness and launching the Freedom Report on the Persecution of : 6pm (Sat) Pat Dunne / Jane Keogh Christians. From Monday 25th November to 1st December people are asked to pray and 11am (Sun) Elaine Byrne / Mary Vernon remember, and also to wear RED (tie, scarf, jumper etc. etc.), especially for all the mar- Grangecon: 9.30am (Sun) Anne Whelan tyrs that have fallen, here in Ireland and abroad, because they simply believe in Jesus Ministers of the Eucharist: Christ and professed their faith. Baltinglass: 6pm (Sat) Michael Lennon/ Noel Kennedy/ Mary Patterson/ Pat Fleming Wednesday 27th November is #REDWEDNESDAY so please something red on that day. 11am (Sun) Mona Nolan / Maureen Plant / Kieran Cogan For more information please visit our web site www.acnireland.org or phone us on Grangecon: 9.30am (Sun) Kay Moore 01 83 77 516.

‘YOU ARE NOT ALONE’ This weekend - Baltinglass Variety Concert in the Church Weekend Mass Times Drug and Alcohol addiction knows no Anniversaries: of Our Lady Baltinglass: Sat. 6pm & boundaries, You are not alone, help is al- Rita Germaine, Parkmore in aid of Blessington Day Care & Coimin Sun. 11am. ways available. Please contact You Are Not Tommy & Christopher Murphy, Carrigeen Centre Sun. 1st Dec. 8pm.Acts: Roscom- Grangecon next Sunday 9.30am. Alone support group on 085-7872730 for a Maisie Andrews (nee Donohoe), Moneymore & mon Solstice Choir, Rachel Coyne and confidential and non-judgemental service. Rathfarnham Weekly Confessions Lorraine Willoughby. Tickets €10 and Thomas O’Hara, Raheen after 6pm Mass on Saturdays available from Blessington Parish Office / Annual Fun-Filled Festive Fair Annie O’Toole, Main Street Weekday Mass Times Hennessy’s & Office Shop. Bring a Cush- Scoil Chonglais Hall Anastasia Doyle, Graney Daily 10am in St. Paul’s Oratory, ion. Phone 087 293 4806 or Sun. 24th Nov 11am – 4pm. Items on sale on Bridie Cullen, Rathbran The Parish Centre on Tuesday, the day will include seasonal fare, arts and Annie Byrne, Barronstown Parish Liturgy Group Wednesday, Thursday & Friday crafts, cakes, yule logs, and jewellery. Try Andy Kehoe, Clough meeting on Thursday 14th November at Liturgy of the Word & Holy your luck at the wheel of fortune or the Fr. Gary Doyle 7.30pm in the Parish Centre. Communion monster raffle! Enjoy a mug of hot chocolate

Monday 10am St. Paul’s Oratory. and listen to Christmas Carols while the chil- Stratford: Sun. 9.30am Co. Council Joint dren have their faces painted? This market Months Mind Mass Policing Committee meeting books out quickly each year. Any interested st Peter Byrne, Goldenfort Baltinglass Hospital Thursday 21 November at 7.30pm in Annual Christmas Bazaar stallholders can book by collecting a form Germaine’s Hotel, Baltinglass. This is a Sunday 24th November. Donations of from the school or by emailing public meeting and all are invited to We pray for bric-a-brac, cakes, toys etc would be [email protected] attend. Please circulate to any group/ Jimmy Doyle, Clough appreciated. Monster raffle on the (regular stalls cost €20; large €30) individual in your area who may be inter- who has died recently. day. Tickets on sale for €2. ested in attending. Open Night May Jim rest in peace. Your support would be appreciated! Throughout the past year, Dermot and Liz Go Greener with Grangecon Harmon from have been sharing Eist Cancer Support Centre Christian Based Mindfulness Focus Group is taking place on Monday, about their faith in God and the Bible. is running a Prostate Cancer Programme next 6 Week Course led by Rev Máirt Hanly November 11th at 7pm in Grangecon Along with a group of friends they have set Tuesday (12th November) from 7-9 pm. in the in St. Mary’s Church, Baltinglass. Church Hall to review the findings from up "Rural Revival" and invite you to the Eist Centre, The Waterfront, Mill Lane, Carlow. Every Tuesday beginning Tuesday the survey carried out in the Spring and opening night, Sun. 17th Nov. 7-8pm @ This is a six week Programme for men who have 12th November at 8pm. No fee but look at ways we can reduce our Ecological Church Lane, Baltinglass. Everyone Wel- been through a prostate cancer diagnosis. For donations welcome. Footprint. There will be tea/coffee and come. Find us on Facebook Rural Revival information contact Eist at 059 91 59 684. cakes. All are welcome! Baltinglass. Ph. Dermot 086 27 61 413. Baltinglass GAA Club Split the Pot Results Lotto Results 1st Prize: €100 - Sylvia English Last Week’s Winning Numbers 08, 12, 15, 28. 2nd Prize: €50 - Sheila Fagan PARISH NEWSLETTER No winner - This week’s jackpot - €8,700. 3rd Prize: €25 - Alice Byrne BALTINGLASS - BIGSTONE - GRANGECON - STRATFORD Match 3 winners.- €60 each. 4th Prize: €25 - Bridget Pendergast Jemma Walsh, Michelle Moore, Patrick Lord, 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 10th November 2019 Cody Curry, Teresa Kilcoyne. Annual St. Mary’s Parish Bazaar Next draw is on Mon. 11th Nov. at 10pm in in New School, Church Lane Timmins’ Pub, Weaver Square. Tickets €2. Sat 16th Nov @2pm. We have the usual Play online: www.locallotto.ie cake stall, lucky dip, toys, books, guess the ‘God lit a candle of hope for each of us. It’s not waiting in a window weight of the cake, also a chance to buy Baltinglass GAA Club tickets to win your Christmas turkey, and somewhere or around a bend. God lit it inside us so that we need not Development Draw Results lots more. Drop in for a chat and a cuppa. ever live one moment without it.’- Vickie Girard. (took place in Timmins Fri. 1st Nov) BAKE OFF & ART COMPETITION 1st Prize: New Kia Picanto Car - Laura Wall. Entries: €3 between 2-3pm, judging 3pm. 2nd Prize: Vincent O’Connor, 3rd Prize: Categories are BAKE OFF on a paper plate Declan Wall, 4th Prize: Joseph Germaine, 5th 5-8yrs: 4 decorated festive shortbread OR Prize: Hughie Fleming JNR, 6th Prize: 4 decorated rice krispy squares. Danielle Moore, 7th Prize: Don Sheehan, 8th 8-12yrs: 3 decorated gingerbread men OR Prize: Mary Harmon, 9th Prize: Seán O’Brien, 3 chocolate biscuit cake squares. Irongrange, 10th Prize: Miriam & John Parke, 13-17yrs: Cheesecake of your choice OR 11th Prize: Patricia, Zoe & Ben Patterson, ginger cake.

12th Prize: Peter Gahan, Rathvilly, 13th Prize: ART COMPETITION Nancy Doody, 14th Prize: John Roy, 15th 5-8yrs: Toilet roll Santa or Snowman OR Prize: Pauline Curry, 16th Prize: John make a Christmas card. Hennesy Jnr., 17th Prize: Catherine Breen, 9-12yrs: Make a hand puppet using a sock 18th Prize: Neil Fleming, 19th Prize: The or glove of your favourite Christmas Hope is a word we sometimes throw around a lot. We often say that we Mann Family, Graney, 20th Prize: Stephen character OR decorate a paper plate on the hope for the best. When the word hope is used to mean everything and McNulty, Wicklow. theme of ‘Christmas’. 13-17yrs: Make a Christmas wreath using anything, it can lose some of its impact. It never loses impact when used in Stratford/Grangecon GAA materials of your choice. Ph.087 68 78 802. a faith context. Club Lotto Results Last Week’s Winning Numbers 08, 11, 22, 30. Yoga Classes With Trish Hope is the voice that God uses to speak to our hearts. No Jackpot Winner. in the Lalor Centre 11am, Sundays 10th & This week’s jackpot €5,250. 17th Nov; 8th, 15th & 22nd Dec. Hope is God’s parachute in life and it is always God’s smile. It is not a prod- 2 Match 3 Winners uct; you can’t buy it and it is always a part of a journey. In many ways hope Kay Owens, Peter Case. NEWSLETTER Sellers Prize: €30 - D. Cronin Articles for the newsletter must be received is prayer. Without it you have nothing and with it you have many possibili- Next draw is in the Clubhouse on Monday before 12 noon Thursday and can be emailed ties. During these difficult economic times we must have hope. We put our November 11th at 8.45pm. Tickets €2. or left into the Parish Office. Your name and Play online: www.stratfordgrangecongaa.ie contact details must be included. trust and hope in God to guide us through the unknown, to help us learn Parish Office Opening Hours from mistakes and to use wisely the wisdom of all those who have been Christmas Craft Fair Mon. Wed. & Fri. 9.30am to 1pm. there before. Sun. Nov. 24th in O’Toole hall 3pm to 6pm. Tues. & Thurs. 9.30 to 1pm & 1.30 to 2.30pm.