02-12-2007 Newsletter

BUNCLODY MASS INTENTIONS                  .

Please Note:

Saturday 8th. December is a Holy Day of Obligation. Immaculate Conception. Vigil Mass on Fri. 7th. Dec. at 7pm. Saturday 8th.Dec. Mass at 11am. and usual Vigil Mass 7pm. on Sat. 8th. December.

Eucharistic Adoration

.. takes place in The Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Bunclody every Monday from 9.30am to 8pm.

Advent Carol Service

..in Most Holy Trinity Church on Sunday 2nd Dec. at 3pm. Come and support the youth of our Diocese!

St Vincent De Paul

..meeting on Friday 7th at 8pm. after the 7pm. Mass in the Parish Office.

St. Vincent De Paul (St. Theresa’s Conference)

As and from November 2007, anyone requesting help, must apply in writing. Requests for help may be left in the St. Vincent De Paul box in the church, and will be dealt with at each meeting.

No longer is it acceptable to call to members homes seeking help.This is a directive from the National Council of St. Vincent De Paul Society.

Kilmyshall Church Notes

• Friday 7th. Dec. 8pm. Vigil James Kearns, Coorduff
• Saturday 8th. Dec. 10.30am. Holyday of Obligation (Immaculate Conception)
• Saturday 8th. Dec. 8pm. John & Nellie O’Leary, Rossard.
• Sunday 9th. Dec. 10.30am. Michael & Mary Jane Cullen, Aidan & Nicholas Doyle.
• Monday 10th. Dec. 9.30am. Aidan & Nicholas Doyle.

Weekday Mass at 9.30am. each morning.

.Fr. Gabriel Barros Phone: 053 9377188

Deacon Harold Bumann Phone:053 9377188

Eucharistic Adoration

..takes place in Kilmyshall Church every Tuesday from 10.00am to 5.00pm. also daily from 8.00am. to 9.20am. before Mass at 9.30am.

KILMYSHALL ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY

The Kilmyshall Annual Christmas Party will take place this year on Sun. 9th. Dec. in the hall. The committee have decided to do a buffet meal this year; this will consist of finger food, etc.

This party is a community party and it is the Parish Council’s way of saying ‘Thank You’ to all the community who have contributed and helped in all the various fund raising events, such as buying raffle tickets and supporting the Field Day etc. during the year. It is through your generosity during the year that helps to maintain the parish.

We would encourage all the adults in the community to come along on the evening and renew old acquaintances and enjoy some fun and music.Invitations will be out to each home in the coming week. It would be appreciated if people would contact phone numbers supplied to let us know if you will be attending.

Kilmyshall I.C.A.

..will hold their next meeting on Wed. 5th Dec. at 8pm, Competition: A photo of the cutest looking baby under 2 yrs. Please bring your Christmas gift.

WHIST DRIVE

..in St. Aidan’s Hall every Monday 8.30pm.

Bunclody Day Care Services

Wish to thank all those who subscribed most generously to their recent church gate collection.

Election of New Parish Council

Please return your ballot paper to your local representative or put into the Ballot box in the chapel on Sunday 2nd .December before 1pm. Please make the effort to vote and help to keep our Parish running smoothly.

Kildavin/Clonegal GAA Club

Fashion Show. A big thank you to all who attended, sponsored prizes, supported or helped  in any way with our fashion show on Fri. 23rd Nov. in M2.

Bunclody Active Retired

Meeting & Annual Social Afternoon will be held in Redmond’s Loft Main St., on Monday 3rd Dec. at 3.pm., so get your party piece ready. Also a reminder of the "Night at the Dogs" on Thursday 6th Dec. at Enniscorthy Dog track.

Ferns World Youth Day Pilgrimage

The ninety - Five Ferns Diocese representative for Sydney WYD are busy fundraising for their trip. Roisin Dempsey and Fr. Jim Fegan present a Gala Christmas Concert in St. Aidan’s Cathedral on Sunday 16th Dec. All proceeds in aid of Ferns World Youth Day Pilgrimage. @ 8pm. Tickets €20 from Cathedral Office and WYD people.

International Day of Disabled Persons

People with Disabilities in Ireland- Wexford

Network cordially invites you to attend a Conference and lunch to commemorate the International Day of Disabled Persons. On Monday 3rd. Dec. in the Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy, from 12 - 2pm. Speaker Mary-Lou McDonald, M.E.P.

Contact: Catherine Quigley, Chairperson, Wexford PwDI at 053 9244873 or 087/6305785 to book.

Microscope, telescope, horoscope

In his book God is not Great, Christopher Hitchens with near messianic fervour puts mankind on notice: keep to the straight and narrow of scientific exactitude when accepting anything as fact. Otherwise, God forbid (Oops, sorry!), you might end up thinking that there is more to life than science. And that, most certainly would damage your health.

Really? Just what does science have to offer when it comes to understanding life? I don’t mean the nature of living things or inanimate objects. I mean the why of it all. But then, why is not a scientific question. Does that mean we shouldn’t ask it, or if we do that we shouldn’t expect a worthwhile answer? I hope not.

So let’s ask it: Why is there anything at all? Science, where art thou? Okay, let’s change tack. How about the how question? How will the universe end? Here science can indicate a distant, if frightening feasible scenario: a frozen lifeless waste.

Give me instead the follow-up to what today’s gospel (Mt 24:29-44) describes. After the Second Coming, the New Heaven and New Earth.

Even were it sheer fantasy, let me die aglow with its promise rather than be numbed lifeless by the eternal emptiness of scientific scenarios.

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