Recent Death: Bridie Murphy née Carey, Clonegal and Old Leighlin LEIGHLIN PARISH NEWSLETTER

Months Mind: 1 5 T H DECEMBER 2 0 1 3 Sr. Catherine Doyle, Convent of Mercy & Coon, Mass on Sat 21st Dec. at 7.30pm 3 R D S U N D A Y O F ADV ENT Contact Details: Anniversaries: Fr Tom Lalor Betty Amond, Ballygowan Christmas Services 087 2360355 Kathleen Murphy, Banagagole Community Celebrations of Sacrament of Penance Maureen Lawlor, Bilboa Parish Centre Mona Fenlon, Montgomery Street 059 9722607 Friday 20th December at 7.30pm in Ballinabranna James & Annie Maher, Kyletock (included as part of Penitential Rite of Mass) Margaret (Molly) Lawlor, Bilboa Cross & London Email: Neddy Brennan, Raheendoran Saturday 21st at 7.30pm in Leighlinbridge [email protected] John & Peg Watchorn, Craanluskey & Leighlinbridge (included as part of Penitential Rite of Mass) Patrick Coffey, Craanluskey Web: Lizzie & Maurice Fitzgerald, Upper Seskin Ecumenical Carol Service, Old Leighlin Cathedral www.leighlinparish.ie Brendan Mulvey, Leighlinbridge Monday 23rd December at 8pm John Haughney, Ballinaboley & Graiguecullen Mass Times: John McGrath, Rathellen Leighlinbridge Thomas O’Mara Snr, Parknakyle, Old Leighlin Saturday 7.30pm Patrick & Margaret O’Connor, Dunmore East Sunday 11am Masses for Christmas Edward O’Neill, Old Leighlin. Son Neddy and daughters Bridie & Peg. Mon, Tues, Wed & Thurs Simon, Paddy & Thomas McDonald & Mary Kearney Lacken 9.30am Christmas Eve Tuesday 24th 10pm Ballinabranna

Oliver Haughney, Raheendoran Christmas Eve Tuesday 24th 12.00 (midnight) ______Eucharistic Prayer Service NOTICES EXTRA Friday 9.30am Leighlinbridge

Re: Shoe Box Appeal : Today I heard from my daughter and friend who are travelling Christmas Day Wednesday 25th 9.30am Ballinabranna in Thailand. They were on a ferry to Koh Phangan along with pallets of the shoe box Eucharistic Adoration Christmas appeals! Seeing a third world country as they are, they realise how much the Friday 6.30pm - 9.30pm Christmas Day Wednesday 25th 11am Leighlinbridge shoe boxes will mean to the children there - even though to us the presents seem very little. They want to thank all the good people of Ireland who contribute to this appeal Ballinabranna and to let you know that your shoe boxes are being delivered as we speak! And they Friday 7.30pm themselves have decided to contribute from now on! We have heard so much negative Sunday 9.30am news about charities lately that it is heart-warming to hear something good for a change! Well done everyone, be assured that your shoe box will be very much Eucharistic Adoration appreciated. Annette Reddy. Friday 8.00pm - 9.00pm OUR NEWSLETTER IS SPONSORED BY LEIGHLIN CREDIT UNION St Fintan's Church Day Care: N O T I C E S Readers Ministers AM Caislean Dubh Set Dancers: Christmas Active Retired: Last meeting prior to Kathy Haughney Homebake Sale in Leighlin Parish Centre after Christmas will be held on Monday December Sun 21st Liz Dunne Mary Hegarty 7.30pm Mass Sat 14th Dec. Please support. 16th with Ecumenical Service at 2.30pm and Joe Doheny John Kelly Mary Sullivan 9.30 am PM Cuisle Na Nollag: The Carlow CD of popular refreshments afterwards. Altar Servers Shannon Young, Hollie Gladney Brennan, Trish Lawlor Irish Christmas carols, poems and music Ballinabranna GAA: will hold their AGM on Kelly-Ann Lawlor, William Walsh, Joseph Eccles recently launched by Bishop Denis Nulty is Sunday 15th Dec. at 7:00pm in the Clubhouse. available from Askea, Graiguecullen and Carlow Everyone Welcome. Prayers for deceased Church Cleaning Claire Jackson, Loretta McNally, Ann Proctor, Cathedral Parish Centre’s. Price €10 members will be offered at 9:30a.m. Mass in St. G.F.C Lotto Valerie Haughney. Leighlin Sacred Heart Drama Club : closed Numbers: Fintan's Church on Sunday 15th Dec. from Mon 16th Dec and re-opens on Monday Carlow Neuromuscular Clinic : St Lazerian’s Church Old Leighlin: No’s 10, 19, 22, 25 13th Jan’14. Wishing everyone a very Happy Tony Devine, H.dip.,NMT.,Ba.,FSM. Readers Ministers No winner Christmas. Assessment & Rehabilitation. For appointment Sat 21st Martin Nevin Seamus Somers Jackpot €5,050 Cake Sale: For Old Leighlin School after Mass contact: Mob 086 3566180. Tel: 059 97 21447. 7.30 pm Mary Monaghan Mary McDonald Next weeks draw in on Sunday 15th December in the Parish Centre. Fresh Christmas Holly Wreaths : for sale Anita Dunican Matty’s All donations of baked goods and items for the from De La Salle Transition Year Student. Sun 22nd Ann Nolan Margaret Lawlor Leighlinbridge: sale would be greatly appreciated. Contact Anna Gaughan 085-1399707 or No’s 4, 8, 13, 19 11 am Jennifer Harkin Agnes Kavanagh Used Stamps: Please keep any used postage Marguerite 086-3275291 No winner Maisie Mills stamps over the Christmas period and leave Cabaret: In Ballinabranna clubhouse on New Jackpot € 2,200 them into Leighlinbridge School for the € Altar Servers Chantelle O’Neill, Caoimhe O’Neill, Next weeks draw in Year’s Eve. Music by the Kilkenny’s. Adm 5. Aaron Earl, Keeva Collins, Aisling Coady Rainbow’s Bar missions. We are also collecting old mobile Carlow Choral Society: will host a Carol Ballinabranna: phones for cancer. Service for the Eist Cancer Support Centre on Church Margaret Purcell, Margaret Foley, No’s 4, 10, 13, 26 Leighlin Parish Lourdes Fund: Christmas the 21st December in St Mary’s Church, Castle Cleaning Hannah Sieber, Mary Sullivan No winner Draw on Monday night 16th in Meaney’s Bar. Hill at 8.15pm. Tickets are €10 Church Flowers Mary McDonald Reader for Week Jackpot € 7,200 Caisliean Dubh Set Dancers: Christmas Phone 059 - 9139684 for more information. December Jean Breen Peg Rice Ceili on Sunday 15th from 3-6pm in Leighlin Inter-Church Carol Service: for Advent in Collections: 8/12/13 Parish Centre. Great evenings entertainment Grange Sylvae Church, Goresbridge on Friday Weekly Envelope guaranteed. All welcome. 20th December at 8pm. Readings & Hymns Parish Office Christmas Opening Hours: Closing at 12.30pm on L/B €2,915 Leighlinbridge Parish Choir: Anyone followed by refreshments. All are invited. Mon 23rd and re-opening on Jan 2nd at 9.30am. Notices need to be in by B/B €430 wishing to join please contact any choir Aspiro Choir: - A real post-Christmas 10am on Thurs 19th for Christmas issue and also by 10am on Fri 27th treat! Aspiro performing ensembles & guests member. for last newsletter of 2013. Offertory Collection perform ‘A Boy Was Born’ Sunday 29th Advent Prayer Service: An Ecumenical service will be held in St L/B €585 8th & 9th Blood Donor Clinic: Monday 16th, December, Carlow Cathedral 8.30pm. Tickets Lazerian’s Church, Leighlinbridge on Wednesday 18th December at B/B €245 8th Tuesday17th & Monday 23rd from available NEWSWORLD, Burrin Street, 7.30pm. All are welcome to attend. Fr Lalor. 4.30pm - 8pm and also Sunday 22nd from Carlow. €10, €8 & €28 (Family 2+2) Collection for the needy of the Parish: Sat 14th & Sun 15th Dec at Nov Dead List 12pm - 3.30pm in the Talbot Hotel, Carlow. Carlow Local Authorities: has a vacancy for all Masses. B/B €115 Eist Cancer Support Centre: invites all our Burial Ground Caretaker - Leighlinbridge and

Thank you: Sincere thanks for the recent donations of €220 for the clients and friends to a Christmas Meditation on Ballinabranna Cemeteries. Salary: €1,340.94 per Priests Tuesday 17th Dec at 11am followed by coffee annum - Paid quarterly. Application forms collection in aid of the Philippines. L/B & B/B € 1,410 and mince pies. This is to say Happy Christmas available from Marie Murphy, Carlow Co. Ballinabranna Church Cleaning for Christmas: Tues 17th Dec at from all the volunteers. Council, Athy Road, Carlow. 7.30pm. All teams please attend. L/B Shrine € 420 Phone 059 9170314