Dunamaggan Parish Newsletter 22/23 September
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DUNAMAGGAN PARISH NEWSLETTER 22/23 SEPTEMBER 2012 ******************************************************************************** MASSES DURING THE WEEK Monday & Friday: Dunamaggan at 9.30 a.m. Tuesday; Windgap at 9.30 a.m. Wednesday & Thursday: St. Joseph’s Home, Kilmoganny at 12.10 p.m. Saturday: Kilmoganny at 7.00 p.m.; Sunday: Tullahought at 9.00 a.m.; Windgap at 10.00 a.m.; Dunamaggan at 11.00 a.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in St. Nicholas’s Church, Windgap all day each Monday. Holy Hour each Wednesday from 3.00 - 4.00 p.m. St. Leonard’s Church, Dunamaggan. ********************************************************************************* RECENTLY DECEASED: Nancy Butler, Kilmoganny, reposing at her daughter’s Mary O’Shea home. Prayers this Saturday evening at 8.30 p.m.. Removal Sunday 23rd for 12.30 p.m. mass in St. Eoghan’s Church, Kilmoganny. Burial afterwards in Kilmoganny cemetery. ANNIVERSARIES: Gus Moran, Caherleske, mass at 11.00 a.m. Sun 23rd; Mary O’Neill, Kilmoganny, mass at 7.00 p.m. Sat. 22nd; Annie Wintle, Kyle, mass at 7.00 p.m. Sat. 22nd; Sean Carroll, Kilree & Kyla Rose Carroll, Kilree mass at 11.00 a.m. Sun 23rd; Noel Drennan, Hill Road, Kilmoganny, mass at 8.00 p.m. Sat 28th in St. Eoghan’s Church. Nicholas O’Shea, Ballygowan, mass at 7.00 p.m. Sat. 29th. ********************************************************************************* MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST: St. Eoghan’s Church, Kilmoganny St. Leonard’s Church, Dunamaggan Saturday Evening Sunday Morning Sept 22/23 Mary Moore Anne Hickey Sept 29/30 Mary Donovan Julie Power Oct 6/7 Melissa Enright Mary Delaney ********************************************************************************* READERS St. Eoghan’s Church, Kilmoganny St. Leonard’s Church, Dunamaggan Saturday Evening Sunday Morning Sept 22/23 Marina Kelly John Holden Sept 29/30 Willie Kearney Pascal Grace Oct 6/7 Eugene O’Donovan Terri O’Donovan ********************************************************************************* SCHEDULE OF SERVERS: St. Leonard’s Church, Dunamaggan Week Begin Sept 23rd Lizzie Kelly, Adam Fitzpatrick, Gillian Costello, Amy Kinsella, Darragh Walsh. “ “ Sept 30th Darragh O’Keeffe, Ellen O’Neill, Jamie O’Keeffe, Ciara Farrell, Shaun O’Keeffe, Rachel Doherty. “ “ Oct 7th Sarah Davis, Gerard Coffey, Jessica Ryan, Laura Davis, Andy Hickey, Isobel Johnston. “ “ Oct 14th Cathal Ryan, Aoife Mulhall, Daniel O’Neill, Niamh Walsh, Ciara Mulhall, Grace McLoughlin. ********************************************************************************* ST. EOGHAN’S CENTRE KILMOGANNY ACTIVITIES Wednesdays: Bridge 8.00 p.m. Saturdays: Bingo 8.30 p.m. Jackpot €170 this week: Pool Number €150 Sundays: Progressive 25’s at 8.30 p.m. ********************************************************************************* DKK LOTTO: The winning numbers were: 3, 6, 25. There was no jackpot winner. The following won €30 each: Angela Barry (Pete Moran); Peadar Mo ore (L & A Fitzpatrick); Pauline Flynn (Shirley’s); J.J. Dunphy (Dunphy’s); Patsy Reid (Johno Reid). Next week’s Jackpot is €2,050. Venue: Doherty’s ********************************************************************************* RENEWAL AND RESPONSIBILITY: Empowering todays Church for Ownership and Outreach. To commemorate the opening of the Second Vatican Council, the Dioceses of Ossory and Waterford & Lismore, are offering an opportunity, over four gatherings, to explore the responsibility we all have within our Church communities. There is a growing awareness of the need for a great shift in our understanding of who we are as the people of God and how we fulfil our baptismal calling within the Church. Why not join us, therefore, as we explore this on the Monday evenings of September, 24th September, 1st October from 7.00 – 9.00 p.m. and Saturday morning 6th October from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. in St Patricks Parish Centre Loughboy, Kilkenny. Ethna Regan 24th September, 7-9pm - The Church in The World: beyond hostility and shame to responsibility and hope Sandra Cullen 1st October, 7-9pm - A Teaching Church: our role in handing on faith Liam Power 6th October, 10am-1pm - Empowering all in decision ******************************************************************************** KILMOGANNY BRIDGE CLUB: Bridge classes for beginners will commence in St. Eoghan’s Centre, Kilmoganny on Wednesday October 3rd at 8.00 p.m. and continue for 10 successive Wednesdays. Cost: €20. No knowledge of card playing is required. For further information Contact 087 – 2257498. ******************************************************************************** FIRST HOLY COMMUNION: A meeting of Parents of Children who will receive their First Holy Communion next May will take place in St. Leonard’s Hall, Dunamaggan on Wednesday 26th September at 7.00 p.m. The meeting will conclude by 7.45 p.m. ******************************************************************************** ******************************************************************************** WALKING TIME AGAIN: Due to popular demand Dunnamaggin meet & walk/run group will recommence from Monday 17th September, meeting at St Leonards National School gates at 7.30 p.m. sharp and will continue every Monday, Wednesday & Fridays 7.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Everybody welcome, please wear high visibility jackets. ******************************************************************************** BUS TO ALL-IRELAND REPLAY: To book a place on the bus contact Colette Fitzpatrick 086 – 6028485 or Mary Moylan 085 – 1661878. Places must be booked and paid for before Tuesday 25th September. ******************************************************************************** PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING: The next meeting will take place on Tuesday 9th October at 8.00 p.m. in St. Eoghan’s Centre, Kilmoganny. ******************************************************************************** Dedication of Memorial Stone, donated by The Miscarriage Association of Ireland in memory of all babies who died before, during and after birth in St. Kieran’s Cemetery, Kilkenny on Saturday the 29th September 2pm. This Memorial Stone will be a significant and permanent marker that these lives, although short were real. It is hoped that it will act as a focal point, enabling parents to acknowledge and reflect on the loss of their child - ultimately a pathway towards healing! A short Service of Remembrance will also take place. All are welcome to this special memorial service for all people united in the loss of a child, whether the loss was recent or long ago. For more information, please contact Meabh McGuinness 086-6029052 ******************************************************************************** KILKENNY JOINT POLICING COMMITTEE will hold a public meeting on Tuesday 9th October in Friary Hall, Callan from 8.00 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. Members of the public are invited to attend air their views and put questions to the committee. ******************************************************************************** KILKENNY DRUG AWARENESS WEEK: Community Awareness night in Mooncoin Parish Hall at 7.00 p.m. on Thursday 4th October. Speakers: David Grey, Community Drug Outreach Worker; John Leahy, HSE, Carlow/Kilkenny; John Taffe, Pastoral Response to drug use; Representative from Garda Siochana and from Mooncoin Parish Awareness Programme. ******************************************************************************** SOUTH KILKENNY HISTORICAL SOCIETY lecture From Morse Code to Twitter by Mr Padraig Laffan on Thursday, September 27th, 8.00 p.m. in Mullinavat Parish Hall (opposite church). Admission: €5 (members free). This lecture traces the development of communications during Padraig's working career - first as a ship's Radio Officer, followed by 40 years with RTE's outside broadcasting unit. ******************************************************************************** .