Oldcastle & Moylagh Parish

32nd Sunday of the Year Fr Ray Kelly P.P

5th/6th November 2016 049 8541142 The Diocese of Meath is now available on line www.dioceseofmeath.ie Parish Website oldcastleandmoylaghparish.com Church Services & Mass Intentions

Masses OLDCASTLE

Saturday (vigil) 7.00pm Decd Clinton & Cooney families, Peter Gilsenan Liss, his grandparents Thomas & Mary Francis Griffin & decd family

Sunday 11.30am Barney & Rose Farrell Farnaglough, Sheila Savage Kenny Millbrook & decd family members Monday Tuesday 10.00am Wednesday 7.00pm Memorial Mass Declan McMahon Stoney Rd Thursday 10.00am Friday 7.00pm Decd Smith family Summerbank & Fitzsimons family Glenidan Saturday (vigil) 7.00pm 1st Anniv Maureen Lynch Whitehills also Anniv for Annie Lynch St Brigid’s Tce Sunday 11.30am 1st Anniv Liam McNamara Whitehills also rem his wife Mary, Cait & Oliver Beggan Church St, John, Julia & Mary Browne & decd Tobin family

MOYLAGH

Saturday (vigil) 5.45pm 1st Anniv Margaret Husband, Anniv Mary & Joe McCormack Gortloney Sunday 10.00am Rose Gibney Moylagh, John Monaghan Ballintogher Saturday (vigil) 5.45pm M/M Kathleen Kibble, Anniv Danny Sheridan Baltrasna, Chrissie, Bobby & Sharon Segarty Sunday st 10.00am 1 Anniv James Connell Grennan

Monday/Thursday Eucharistic 9.20am/ In Oldcastle

9.00pm Adoration Tuesday 1pm/ 2pm In Moylagh

Confessions On request in both Churches

Please note e-mail address [email protected] can be used for notices for Mass Bulletin Visit our new Parish Website at www.oldcastleandmoylaghparish.com

Altar Servers for Oldcastle Church W/End 5th/6th Nov Groups 2 & 3 – W/End 12th/13th Nov Groups 4 & 5.

Readers for November 2016 at St Brigid’s Church, Oldcastle. Brendan Brady 7.00pm Sat 5th & 19th November Paul Connors 7.00pm Sat 12th & 26th November Pat Gibney 11.30am Sun 6th & 20th November Brenda Wilson 11.30am Sun 13th & 27th November

St Vincent de Paul Confidential Helpline Phone 087 4191457 . VINCENT’S (St. Vincent de Paul) Shop – Opening Hours 11am to 1pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm on Thursday & Friday. We would be grateful for donations of good quality clean clothes.

We welcome into the Church Shannon Cullen Grennan who was baptised recently in St Mary’s Moylagh.

November Offerings will be taken up at all Masses this weekend and following. It is one of the major offering days in order for you to support your priest. Please use special envelope in family box or any envelope with your name and address on it.

National Concert Hall Hallelujah – An evening with Fr Ray Kelly at the National Concert Hall Sunday 13th November. A bus has been organised and if you wish to travel on it please contact the parochial house on 049 8541142. Ticket cost for show €32.50, €27.50, €25.00 and €20.00. (Guest artist Lucy O’Byrne who recently was runner-up on UK 2015)

"A Garden is a friend you can visit any time" We propose to develop a Garden in the field behind the Church in Oldcastle. There are short pamphlets outlining the basic proposal at the back of the church. Please take one if you are interested in finding out more.

Ceremony of Enrolment for Confirmation The first of four ceremonies for children preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation next March will take place next week-end. The boys and girls from 6th Class in Gilson N.S. will take part in a Ceremony of Enrolment on Saturday 12th November at the vigil Mass at 7.00pm and for 6th Class Scoil Mhuire Moylagh on Sunday 13th November at 10.00am Mass in Moylagh Church. We welcome their parents and families who will gather for this special celebration in their lives.

List of the Dead Envelopes The Church in its pilgrim members, from the very earliest days of the Christian religion, has always honoured with great respect the memory of the dead, and because it is a holy and a wholesome thought to pray for our loved one’s departed. After all remembering them in prayer is the only gift we can give them now. We do that by offering up Mass on the 1st Friday of every month. By submitting your departed loved one’s names on a list, they are included and remembered in a special way at that Mass. List of the Dead Envelopes are available in the Church. Please return them as soon as possible to be included in these Masses

In November , We remember...Take the Short -Term Pledge for the month of November for deceased family and friends who have gone before us marked with the Sign of Faith. Join online at http://www.pioneerassociation.ie/ or contact local centre. Any Pioneer from Oldcastle Centre who feels that they are entitled to a silver or gold pin should contact 087 9419493 or 097 0984302

Throughout November the names of all our loved ones from our List of the Dead lie before our Altar intermixed with flowers and candles. In a symbolic way, the living community gather around the Dead and commends them to the mercy and love of God. The temporary Shrine is also a reminder to us of the Communion of Saints – that the Dead are still in Communion with us in Christ and that inevitably each one of us will follow the same path that they have taken. In this, our Parish Community is seeking to fulfil its obligation of praying for its loved ones, after all remembering them in prayer is the only gift we can give them now and we are also following an ancient trend of humanity and a common practice in many religions and cultures. Praying for the dead is an early Christian tradition that is provided for in present-day Liturgy and recommended as a private practice. Honouring and praying for the dead is important for us who pray in so far as it extends our consciousness of life to include life after death. This is a life work. The average teenager is immortal. Mortality encroaches as we encounter sickness and death among family and friends. Every funeral we attend is quietly pushing out the boundaries of life to include death. When our nearest and dearest departs, death becomes more imminent but often more welcoming also. Our November prayers should also include the bereaved. Their suffering may be much greater than that of the dear departed and they need the support of our prayers. They also need on-going support from family, friends and neighbours, not in a suffocating manner which gives them little time to grieve but in a discreet and supportive way.

Set Dancing classes upstairs in Caffrey’s commencing on Monday the 7th of November at 8pm, all levels welcome, 5 euro per class, any queries contact Kenneth Murphy on 0861708174.

Oldcastle Credit Union Secured by shares loan sale started on Mon Oct 24th and will run until Nov 12th only. Draw down date on the 30th Nov 2016. Ring or call into CU for more details. Leaflets are available. T&C apply. There will be no extension to the above dates.

The Fundraising Committee for the Oldcastle & District Alzheimer’s Day Care centre will be holding their AGM in the day Care Centre at the Health Centre Oldcastle on Thursday 10th November at 8pm. The day centre which provides twice weekly respite care for Alzheimer’s and Dementia clients and their families covers the areas of Oldcastle, Moylagh, Carnaross, Crossakiel, Castlepollard, Collinstown, Fore, Ballinacree, Mountnugent, Kilnaleck, Ballyjamesduff, Virginia & Maghera. The participation and support of all in these local communities is much welcomed and encouraged particularly as fundraising to keep this much needed service open and in our community is now essential. All welcome to come along and join the discussion and hear the committee’s aims and objectives for the year ahead.

Ballinacree Drama Society DRAMA GROUP We want YOU! Ballinacree Drama Society are looking for actors. No previous experience necessary, just lots of enthusiasm. Contact Vickie Branigan on 087-9039236.

MOYLAGH GAA We are delighted to announce “Battle of the Border” (Meath V Westmeath). This is a joint venture between Moylagh GAA and Lough Lene Gaels – a White Collar Boxing Event where fighters will lock horns in an unique battle between both clubs. This fun filled event takes place in The Headford Arms Hotel, Kells on Saturday 19th November. Tickets are €20 and are available from all boxers & clubs involved. All support very welcome.

Children and toddler creative art classes starting in the Megalithic Centre, beside Loughcrew Hill, Oldcastle, Co. Meath on Saturday 5th of October. Toddlers from 11.30-12.00pm and children from 12.30-1.30pm. Please contact Pauline Kelly Melia at 0852744557 for further details. No artistic skills necessary'

SOSAD MEATH: Suicide Awareness/Prevention & Bereavement Support. "You don't have to cope alone". Free confidential counselling service to people of all ages. Contact No. 24/7 on 046-9031855 / 083-3712622

Moylagh Community Centre & GAA Club Blotto. No Jackpot Winner. Jackpot €3,800.00. Winning numbers 7, 8, 15, 23. Next Draw in Teddy’s Monday 14th Nov. Blottos €2 or 3 for €5.

Slimming World Oldcastle Do you want to learn how to enjoy so many fab new recipes, filling your appetite and NEVER going hungry all while losing weight then come long to my fabulous, inspirational, friendly group in The Masonic Hall Oldcastle on Tuesday evening at 5.30pm and 7.30pm Its only 9 weeks to Christmas All your dreams CAN come true you just need to make that 1st brave step. I will be there to meet you Hannah 083 1707050.

Diabetes Prevention Programme A free information programme aimed at people with increased risk factors (such as High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, Cardiovascular disease, overweight or family history) starting in Navan Educate Centre, Athlumney Navan on Tuesday 8th and Tuesday 15th Nov from 9.30am to 1pm. To register contact Mary McNally 046 9420804 or email [email protected] for more information.