St Cronan Cluster – Current Mass Times Saturday: Roscrea 06.30pm PARISH 2017 Knock 07.30pm St Joseph’s Church Fr Joe Kennedy PP - Mobile No. (086) 4072488 / House No. (0505) 45110 Dunkerrin 07.30pm St Mary’s Church Dunkerrin Priest on Duty – For emergencies (086) 8246656 Couraghneen 08.00pm Sunday: Roscrea 08.30am St Cuimin’s Church Barna Barna 09.30am

Ballaghmore 09.30am EMERGENCY NUMBERS: SHANNONDOC………………….1850 212 999 Camblin 10.00am ROSCREA GARDAI……………. (0505) 24230 Roscrea 10.30am PARISH DE-FIB EMERGENCY NUMBER – FIRST DIAL 999 OR 112 THEN 0505-36000 Clonakenny 11.00am

Moneygall 11.00am For Newsletter items – e-mail [email protected] before Wednesdays 3pm NEWSLETTER NO 08/2017 – 19th Feb. 2017 Roscrea 12.00 noon

Anniversary Masses Lent 2017 – begins on Ash Wednesday week 01st March. Moneygall Festival Committee will The 2017 Lent resources draw on Trócaire's work with hold a Table Quiz in Ollie's Bar on Fri Dunkerrin - St Mary’s Church 3rd March. Tables of 4 only €20.00 with th communities vulnerable to natural disasters in Honduras, Saturday 18 February – Anniversary Mass Auction & Raffle on the night. Your † Dan & Florence Coonan, Clonamohan and include 'Laudato Si' Reflections'. Pope Francis has called all of us to act on climate change in his encyclical support on this night will ensure a † Tommy & Winifred McLeish & sons Billy, strong programme of events for our Tony & Mattie, Clonamohan Laudato Si’. Pope Francis challenges us by saying: As th nd festival weekend 30 June – 02 July. Christians, we are called ‘to accept the world as a Saturday 25th February – Months Mind Mass sacrament of communion, as a way of sharing with God and Spring Days at Glenstal; ’Ageing Well' - As we live longer, † Sheila Bergin, Clyduff our neighbours on a global scale’. Laudato Si’, 9. can we age well - Saturday 4th March. Information Anniversary Mass at +353.61.621000; www.glenstal.com † The O’Toole Family, Ballystanley Social Services Chiropody clinic in Moneygall Health Tipperary Sports Partnership is facilitating a Child Center on Monday 20th Feb at 2 pm. Moneygall - St Joseph’s Church Welfare & Protection in Sport Basic Awareness Sunday 19th February – Months Mind Mass A.G.M. Of Dunkerrin Community Centre is on Mon night training: The next series workshops will be delivered by † Dick Murray, formerly of Drumroe 20th Feb @ 8pm. Anyone interested in coming on the Sport Ireland tutors on: Tues 7th March, Parish Centre at 6pm & 5th April, Racket Hall Hotel Roscrea at Sunday 26th February – Months Mind Mass committee is most welcome. The running of the community 6pm. Fee €15. For further details www.tipperarysports.ie † Mrs Breid Greene, Clynoe centre is completely dependent on voluntary members and Anniversary Mass new members are urgently needed going in to the future. Daffodil Day - Volunteers wanted for Friday the 24th March in the † Jimmy & Claire Boland, Laughton. Dunkerrin Folk group resumes for all members on Monday Obama Plaza 8am – 6pm for 1 or 2 Pray for the souls of: night 20th of February @ 8 pm. New members (singers or hour slots, or anytime you have to † Pat Kennedy, Irishtown musicians) are most welcome especially 1st years. We spare is appreciated. Contact Anne † Bill Holohan, Limerick - Husband of Anne Kennedy, practise every weekly & sing for one Mass every month. 087 6847647 or Anne 087 7607718 Moneygall Anam Cara is holding its next monthly Parent Evening Who died recently, may they rest in peace. th Volunteer as a Facilitator with ACCORD Catholic on Monday 20 of Feb from 7.30 – 9pm in the Horse & EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS – DUNKERRIN Jockey Hotel. This event is for all bereaved parents. Marriage Care Service Certificate in Marriage Education th accredited by Pontifical University, Maynooth. For Sat 11 Feb Rene Sutton & Paula Sutton Moneygall National School Parents Sat 18th Feb Marian Doyle & Sinead Culliton information pack please email: [email protected] Association will hold a Cake Sale & Raffle by Fri 24th March. Tel: 065-6824297.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS – MONEYGALL after 11am Mass on Sunday 26th Feb. All Sun 19th Feb Theresa Doughan & Anne Larkin Want to win €500? Moneygall FC members will be selling donations would be gratefully appreciated. Sun 26th Feb Denise Jordan & Deirdre Ryan €2 scratch cards for the v Wales game.

If you scratch off the time of the first goal scored in the Moneygall Legion Of Mary meets every Tuesday evening Dunkerrin Parish Walking Club: The Dunkerrin Parish game you walk away with the €500 cash prize. Funds raised @ 7pm in the church sacristy. New members are very Walking Club continues to meet on Mondays and Thursdays in Moneygall Playground at 7.30pm. will be used to pay for club development. welcome, please call into the sacristy any Tuesday evening

Thought for the week: The Laois/Offaly Palliative Care Team invite Pieta House Clothes Bank – beside the Legion Hall in Once when someone asked Abraham Lincoln, families/carers of those who have died in the past two years Moneygall, all donations of used clothes are appreciated.

and have been known to the Team to a Remembrance Why he didn’t destroy his enemies, he said: th ‘Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my Service on Friday, 24th February at 7pm in The Church of GAA Lotto Draw 14 February 2017. No’s 4, 19, 20, 28 – No winner. Next week draw in Ollie’s. Jackpot €15,350 friends?’ the Assumption, Tullamore, Co. Offaly.