LEIGHLIN PARISH NEWSLETTER Months Mind: Denis (Dinny) Byrne, Seskin Road. Mass on Saturday 22nd February at 2 3 R D F EBURARY 2 0 2 0 7.30pm in . S E V E N T H S U N D A Y I N O RDINARY T IME

Contact Details: 1st Anniversaries: Fr Pat Hennessy Patrick Dowling, Cloydagh. Mass on Sunday 1st March at 9.30am in Ballinabranna. 059 9721463 Ash Wednesday Mass Deacon Patrick Roche Anniversaries: 083 1957783 9.30am Leighlin Billy & Hannah McGrath, Rathellen James & Margaret Dooley, Raheendoran Parish Centre Reena Bernadette Dsouza, Leighlinbridge 059 9722607 7.30pm - Ballinabranna Kathleen Coffey, Craanluskey Paddy & Billie Dooley,

John Lennon, Knockbawn Michael Dooley, Raheendoran Email: Kathleen O’Neill, Palatine [email protected] Louise Rea, ENT Sister Immaculata McCarthy Nan Purcell, Raheendoran Live Webcam L Anna Quirke, Ballinree, Borris Patrick & Julia Moore, Graiguecullen www.leighlinparish.ie Owen & Mikey Keating, Ballinabranna Esther Brennan, Kyleshall Do you feel like your soul could use a good spring The Keating Family, Ballinabranna Gavin Brennan, Kernanstown Mass Times: cleaning? Lenten prayers can help! Each year Marie Burke, Oak Park, Carlow Patrick Foley, St Lazerian’s Street Leighlinbridge Hannah & Jim Fitzgerald, Coolnakisha Mrs Mary Fitzgerald, Craan Saturday 7.30pm during the season of Lent, we prepare to celebrate the William Pierce, Augharue Sunday 11am John (Joseph) Moore, Rathvinden & Swindon, UK passion, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Colleen (Roseanne) Flynn (nee Moore), Seskin Road & Rathvindon Mon, Tues, Wed & The 40 day penitential period of prayers, fasting and Notices Thurs 9.30am almsgiving (acts of charity) marks our Lenten journey Carlow Citizens Information Centre : provides a free and confidential information Eucharistic Prayers service to the people of . We are currently recruiting volunteers. If you are from Ash Wednesday until Easter. interested in helping people and have some time to give, please contact us for further Fri 9.30am Lent offers us a wonderful opportunity for spiritual details. Telephone Sarah Drea at 087 193 5276. The closing date for receipt of applications Eucharistic Adoration is Friday 20 March 2020. Wednesday 2-5pm renewal, just as spring approaches! (The term Lent itself

Actions to help transform your world Friday 5 - 9pm comes from the Old English word for spring .) 4. Educate yourself. Understanding the causes of hunger can help us solve the problem. Ballinabranna 5. Support local farmers, buy your food at a farmer’s market. Weds 7.30pm (Sustainable development goal 2 Zero hunger) Friday 7.30pm Sunday 9.30am Safeguarding: If you have an issue with Safeguarding in the Parish please contact the DLP: Mick Daly 085 8021633 or email [email protected] Local safeguarding Reps are Eileen Johnston, Eucharistic Adoration Michael Roche & Liz Dunne. Wednesday 2 - 3pm OUR NEWSLETTER IS SPONSORED BY LEIGHLIN CREDIT UNION Friday 6.30 - 7.30pm WWW.LEIGHLINCU.IE

N O T I C E S St Fintan's Church Day Care Parish Draw Sunday 23rd February: Leighlinbridge and District Active Retired: Karen Dooley Readers Ministers Parish Office will be open on Sat 22nd from Meeting Monday 24th in Parish Centre at 2.30pm Ann Ball Sun 1st March Seamus Marnane Catherine Ayres 2pm – 5pm to facilitate return of cards. Refreshments followed by Chair Yoga Session 4. 9.30am Conal O’Boyle Sally Lawlor Leighlinbridge ICA: are holding a Cake Day trip to a Shannon Cruise Tuesday 7th April. G.F.C Lotto Sale and Bric a Brac in the Community Cost €69 includes transport, tea/coffee break, the Altar Servers Lily Mary Hosey, Rachael Connolly, Old Leighlin Centre this Sunday, February 23rd at cruise and a meal in Tullamore Court Hotel on our Eva Dooley, Connor Dooley, Dara Tunstead, No’s 5, 8,14, 23 10.30am. return. Also our Summer holiday August 30th to Indie Keating No Winner Ballinabranna National School 4th September will take us to Letterkenny, Church Cleaning Catherine Ayres, Mary Dunne, Mary Brennan Jackpot €10,000 Parents Association: are holding a Family Co Donegal. More details later. For enquiries ring Reserve €10,000 Fun Run on Sunday March 8th as a Madeleine 086/4080286 or Maura 087/9732183. Sally Lawlor Church Flowers March 2nd Reserve €10,00 fundraiser for the school. You can register Due to insufficient numbers we've had to cancel the Next week’s draw in on line https://justrunsevents.com/ Lunch Dance Sun 1st March. Apology for any St Lazerian’s Church Annie’s Porter House ballinabranna-5k.php or register on the day. inconvenience caused. Registration starts at 9.30am at Attention Active Retirement Clubs Readers Ministers Ballinabranna: Ballinabranna GAA clubhouse. Race starts at throughout : We are organising a Guided No’s 3, 7, 17, 19 Sat 29th Feb Martin Nevin Shauna Murphy 11am. Spot prizes & medals up for grabs ! Tour of Berlin for three days 8th May 2020 ex No Winner Sharon Tuite Mary Meaney (B) Refreshments served afterwards. Dublin including two half days of Guided Tours 7.30pm Jackpot €10,000 Tommy Lawlor Leighlinbridge Improvement Group: throughout Berlin with 4 Star Hotel in City Reserve €4,850 AGM Tuesday 25th February in Parish Centre. Contact Joe Walsh Tours on 01-2410800 Sun 1st March Angela Roche Paddy O’Brien Centre at 8.15pm. New members would be Carlow Older Persons Forum: are hosting 11am Ailish Lynch Anne Kelly Leighlinbridge: very welcome and encouraging to the coffee mornings in our cabin, in the Old School Anita Dunican No’s 4, 5, 7, 8 present volunteers. Who knows ..2020 House, Barrack Street, Tuesday 25th February 2020 No Winner could be our special year!! from 10.00am-1.00pm. Then every 2nd Tuesday of Altar Servers Mollie Nolan, Shauna Nolan, Jane Kavanagh, Jackpot €5,400 Sat 29th Feb Ruarc O’Neill, Alan Fitzgerald, Adam Doyle Rambling House: A night of music, the month going forward. Next draw in dancing & storytelling in the Old School Contact No: 089 4062356. All WELCOME. 7.30pm Brennan’s Hall in Ballinabranna on Wednesday 26th Ava Nolan, Hannah Roche, Altar Servers February at 8pm. All welcome. Accord Catholic Marriage Care Service: is Tommy McDonald, Robbie Honeyball, Sun 1st March Collections Pro Life talk: Speakers: Carol Nolan and currently recruiting volunteers to train as marriage 11am Ciaran Bambrick, Matthew Jordan 16/2/20 Michael Dwyer from Family & Life. preparation course facilitators. If you have a positive Church Cleaning Dolores Rea, Marie Roche, Betty Dowling Thursday March 5th at 7:30pm at Portlaoise attitude towards marriage in the Catholic Church. If Kathy Haughney Envelopes Parish Centre in the Campur Room. All you have the enthusiasm to be part of the Accord Church Flowers Reader for Week L/B €490 welcome! team in supporting couples who are preparing for B/B €275 the Sacrament of Marriage. Accord wants to hear March Ann Kelly Martin Nevin Knights of Columbanus: Information from you! Successful applicants will receive night being held in the Cathedral Parish Offertory professional training and will be part of a team Anniversaries: Anyone wishing to have a loved one prayed for should Centre, Carlow on Thursday 27th February L/B €565 delivering marriage preparation courses locally. notify the Parish Office before 10am on Thursday morning as this is at 7.30pm B/B €275 Contact Aisling on 01 505 3112 or by email to when the newsletter is printed. Any anniversaries received after this Pilates: new 6 week course starting this [email protected] The closing date for receipt of time will be included in the following weeks issue of the newsletter. week. Bagenalstown Monday 24th at 6pm. application forms to be included in Selections for

Leighlinbridge Wed 26th 6pm (back care this year is Friday 15th May. Application forms and From Grief to Grace: A holy hour of prayer for those affected by and beginners) 7:15 improvers. Thurs 27th additional information about becoming a facilitator sexual abuse will take place in the Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow 10am mixed level. Classes suitable for male is available on www.accord.ie on Friday 28th February beginning at 7.30pm. All are welcome. and female. €60 for 6 weeks or €12 drop in. Please contact (087)7731106