Recent Death LEIGHLIN PARISH NEWSLETTER Patrick (Paddy) Power, Clomoney, Goresbridge, Kilkenny/Carlow.
2 1 T H O C T O B ER 2 0 1 8 Month’s Mind: 2 9 T H S U N D A Y I N ORDINARY T I M E Richard (Richie) Farrell, The Ridge, Bilboa, Mass on Saturday 20th October at 7.30pm in Leighlinbridge. Contact Details: Peter Matthews, Maynooth & Fonthill, Mass on Sunday 28th October at 9.30am in Fr Pat Hennessy Mission Sunday Ballinabranna. 059 9721463 Today we come together for a truly incredible celebration Deacon Patrick Roche of solidarity and unity within our Church - World Mission First Anniversary: 083 1957783 Sunday! Norrie Roche, Monemore, Mass on Sunday 28th October at 11am in Leighlinbridge. Parish Centre
059 9722607 Today, every single parish worldwide - and YOU - share Anniversaries: Email: what you can so the life-transforming work of missionaries James Brennan, Lower Seskin Bill Fenlon, Montgomery Street [email protected] Joe O’Neill, Cloruske overseas can continue. Margaret Byrne, Leighlin & England Live Webcam Bridget Flynn, Closutton Anna Lawlor, Coolnakeeran Today, through your prayers and contributions, you are www.leighlinparish.ie Michael & Margaret Watchorn, Milford Margaret Miley, Ballygowan fully appreciating the dedication of our missionaries who John & Mary Lawlor, Raheendoran Frank Flynn, Killenane & Birmingham live and work in communities that are struggling and often Kathleen, Bridget & Patsy Kelly, Kilcruit war-torn. Tom Kennedy, Rathvinden Mass Times: World Mission Sunday is coordinated by ‘World Missions Jenny Doyle, Castledermot, (Birthday Remembrance) Leighlinbridge Ireland’, originally known as the Pontifical Mission Saturday 7.30pm Societies and the Church’s official charity for overseas Notices Sunday 11am mission. It is part of a worldwide network of over 120 Mon, Tues, Wed charities. Many of the international offices go by the name The Ballinabranna/Milford/Raheendoran Development Group: 5km family fun & Thurs 9.30am ‘Missio’. sponsored walk takes place Sunday 21st of October at 12 noon. This is our annual fundraising walk. Walk starts and finishes at the Ballinabranna GAA club house. I hope you Eucharistic Prayers can join us! Sponsorship cards are available. Your support is greatly appreciated. World Missions Ireland and their fellow charities ensure Friday 9.30am that today’s contributions are distributed justly to where Leighlin Parish Development Ltd CE Scheme: are currently recruiting. We the need is greatest within our Universal Church. currently have a vacancy for a Caretaker in the Parish Centre in Leighlinbridge. If you are Eucharistic Adoration Today, your prayers and generosity are helping spread the aged 25 years or over and currently in receipt of a Social Welfare payment for 12 months Wednesday 2 - 5pm peace and love of Christ. If you have already given, we send or more you are eligible to participate on a Community Employment Scheme, why not Friday 5 - 9pm our heartfelt thanks. If you have yet to give, please dig a make an enquiry with us today and see if you are eligible. Please contact John Doran on little deeper and share what you can. 086 1616507 or Karen Plant in the Office for an Application Form on 086 8247767. Ballinabranna Friday 7.30pm To donate €4.00 you can text the word ‘Mission’ to 50300. Safeguarding: If you have an issue with Safeguarding in the Parish please contact the Sunday 9.30am (Texts cost €4. World Missions Ireland will receive a DLP at 085 8021633 or email [email protected] Local safeguarding Reps are Eileen Johnston, minimum of €3.60. Service Provider LikeCharity. Helpline Michael Roche & Liz Dunne. Eucharistic Adoration 076 680 5278. Republic of Ireland only) Or call us Monday OUR NEWSLETTER IS SPONSORED BY LEIGHLIN CREDIT UNION Wednesday 2 - 3pm - Friday on 01 497 2035 to donate over the phone. WWW.LEIGHLINCU.IE Friday 6.30 - 7.30pm
N O T I C E S St Fintan's Church Day Care Margaret Kelly Eucharistic Adoration Time Spent in Leighlinbridge & District Active Retired: Readers Ministers John Lawlor The Presence of Jesus: Have we spent Meeting Monday 22nd in Parish Centre at Sun 28th Oct Liz Dunne Mai Sheehan any time of this year in silent adoration 2.30pm. Refreshments followed by talk and before Jesus in the Presence of the Blessed 9.30am Mary Dunne video demonstration of 10-Pin Bowling. Bowls G.F.C Lotto Sacrament. Did we give time? The time we club meet each Thursday and Friday at 2.30pm. Altar Servers Grace Lawlor, Niamh Raftery, Old Leighlin spend with Jesus in The Blessed Sacrament Kain McDarby, Daniel Walsh, Lydia Keating No’s 6, 12, 14, 23 is the best time we will spend on Earth. Ballinabranna National School No Winner Church Angela Carter, Alice Fitzgerald Each week we are given 168 hours of life. Enrolment: The 31st of October is the closing Jackpot €10,000 Cleaning From these many hours could we promise date for applications for Junior Infant 2019. Reserve €10,000 to give back to Jesus 15, 30 or 60 minutes in Application forms are available by calling in to Church Flowers October Kathleen McNally Next week’s draw in Perpetual Adoration. We get the the school, phoning the school on 059 9146253 St Lazerian’s Church Annie’s Porter opportunity to do this every week: or by emailing [email protected] House St. Lazerian’s Church Wednesday 2-5pm, Enrolment places will be confirmed in early Readers Ministers Friday 5-9pm. St Fintan’s Church December 2018. Sat 27th Oct Martin Nevin Shauna Murphy Ballinabranna: Wednesday 2-3pm Friday 6.30 – 7.30pm. 7.30pm Sharon Tuite Mary Meaney (B) No’s 1, 13, 16, 17 Care of the Aged: Day trip to Liffey Valley No Winner Tommy Lawlor Knights of St. Columbanus: Information shopping centre & Johnstown Garden Centre on Jackpot €10,000 evening in Carlow Cathedral Parish Centre, Wednesday 31st October. Leaving Sun 28th Oct Angela Roche Marie Roche Reserve €10,000 Thursday 14th Nov 7pm -9.30pm to advance Leighlinbridge church car park at 9am. €10 for 11am Ailish Lynch Kathleen Cummins 2nd Reserve €1,650 the Church’s unity, life and Mission. parishioners & €15 for non-parishioners. Money Noleen Doyle & names to committee member or the Parish Leighlinbridge: Altar Servers Ella McDonald, Tommy McDonald, Pilgrimage to Rome and San Centre before Friday 26th October. No’s 4, 14, 16, 28 Dylan Jenkins, Ethan Jenkins, No Winner Giovanni: Easter 2019 (last remaining Elizabeth Connors, Robbie Honeyball seats) with Papal Ceremonies in Saint Tuesday Day Care Annual Fundraiser: sale Jackpot €10,000 of work/craft sale takes place on Saturday 3rd Reserve €2,300 Peter’s Square in Rome for the 7 nights Ex Church Cleaning Mary Murphy, Peter Kelly, Dublin €995 pps. Payments can be made in Nov 2pm-9pm in Leighlin Parish Centre. Lil Drea, Eileen Johnston Next week’s draw in Donations of unwanted gifts, books, etc. would Brennan’s instalments contact James Treacy on Church Flowers Reader for Week 061 921470 or 086 0572216. be gratefully received. Cakes, buns, tarts, bread Bernie Price October Peg Rice etc. would also be very welcome. Day Care Collections Shoe Box Appeal: It’s that time of year offers care and friendship to the senior citizens Mission Collections: takes place at all Masses this weekend 20th & 14/10/18 of the Parish and surrounding areas. We hope to 21st October. again. Response was very good last year. Thanks to all who donated boxes of toys and maintain this valuable service into the future. Envelopes This is our only fundraiser. All donations will be Pioneer Magazine : can be collected after Masses in Leighlinbridge. cash. If you would like to do a Box or L/B €490 donate to a Box it would be appreciated by gratefully accepted at the Parish Centre before
B/B €280 9th Nov. Contact Ann Kelly 059 9722013 Tuesday 30th October. We are most grateful The Irish Catholic: is due to increase in price from November 1st. or Parish Centre. for your support over the years. Thank you. It will now cost €2 an issue. B/B €145 - 07/10
The Meeting Place Community Rug Eist will be holding a Harvest Barn Dance : NB: Notices for Parish Newsletter must be in Parish Office by 10am Offertory Project: takes place every Monday night in with live music on Friday 26th October starting at Thursday morning. L/B €657 the Old School Hall in Ballinabranna 8pm sharp. It will be held in Mary Keenan's Barn, Ballincarraig, Wexford Road (right at Ken Blacks B/B €247 7.30pm - 9.30pm. If you are interested in Annual Bereavement Mass : will take place on Friday 2nd Nov at Roundabout Carlow). Food will be served - bring taking part in this project join us to stitch, 7.30pm in St. Lazerian’s Church, Leighlinbridge. your own wine, beer etc. Tickets €20 available B/B €200 - 07/10 chat or make the tea. from Eist Centre, phone 059 9139684.