10-02-2008 Newsletter

BUNCLODY MASS INTENTIONS

Recently Deceased: We commend to the fullness of eternal life the soul of Ronan O’Donovan. May he Rest in Peace. Amen.

Eucharistic Adoration

..takes place in The Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Bunclody every Monday from 9.30am to 8pm. during the last hour of Eucharistic Adoration each Monday of Lent from 7.00pm to 8.00pm there will be a Holy Hour which will conclude with Benediction at 7.45pm.

Please Note:

The fireside reflection each Monday evening of Lent has been replaced by the above holy hour which may include some scriptural reflection.

First Sunday of Lent

This Lent Trocaire’s campaign highlights how the developing world is struggling to cope with changes in the climate. Global warming impacts on every one of us, but the effects are not felt equally and people living in poverty are bearing the brunt. It’s time the world’s poorest people got the support they need to help them cope with global warming. To support Trocaire this Lent please take a Trocaire box home with you.

This year’s Trocaire 24 - Hour Fast takes place on February 22nd and 23rd. and will raise essential funds for life-changing development projects in the world’s poorest countries. To register for the Fast or get a free Fast Pack log on www.trocairefast.org, lo-call 1850 408 408 or text 24HR to 51727. Fasters can also set up an online sponsorship page on www.trocairefast.orgso that friends & family can sponsor them online.

PLEASE NOTE:

PARISH OFFICE ---- OPENING HOURS

• Monday 9am. --- 12noon closed afternoon.
• Tuesday 9.30am.---4pm. open all day
• Wednesday 9.00am. ---4pm. open all day
• Thursday 9.00am --- 1.00pm closed afternoon.
• Friday 12.30pm.---4.00pm. . closed morning.

LOURDES 2008

Tickets will be sold outside the church on the 10th of February for the invalid fund for Lourdes. Anybody willing to sell tickets Contact: 0539377485. Any invalids wishing to travel ,forms are available from the Parish Office.

Kilmyshall Church Notes

• Saturday 9th. February 8.00pm. Ann & John Kinsella, Kilmyshall
• Sunday 10th. February 10.30am. Elizabeth & Patrick Byrne.
• Monday 11th. February 9.30am. Nicholas Byrne
• Tuesday 12th. February 9.30am. Jim Cloke
• Wednesday 13th. February 9.30am. Eamon Doyle
• Thursday 14th. February 9.30pm. Eamon Doyle
• Friday 15th. February 9.30pm. Michael Ryan, Coorduff
• Saturday 16th. February 8.00pm. Edward Doyle
• Sunday 17th. February 10.30am. Ellen & Mick Taylor, Mandoran and Decd. members of the O’Connor and Taylor Family.

Fr Gabriel Barros Phone: 053 9377188
Deacon Harold Bumann Phone:053 9377188

LENT PROGRAMME FOR KILMYSHALL

EVERY WEDNESDAY during Lent Mass at 7.30pm (after Mass ) Prayer group, the places of The Passion and a cup of tea.

EVERY FRIDAY: 7.30PM. Stations of the Cross and Confessions. 

URGENTLY REQUIRED

Volunteers to assist with a community car scheme. This worthwhile scheme assists the elderly to access medical appointment.

Volunteers will be paid mileage. This is run in conjunction with the Rural Road Runner managed by Wexford Area Partnership and funded by Dept. of Transport. For further info. please phone Maureen O’Callaghan @ 053 9155800

Kilmyshall National School

Parents Council was elected for 2008 as follows:

• Chairperson: Veronica Murphy
• Secretary: Marie Hayes
• Treasurer: Margaret Dunne and Mary McKeown.
• P.R.O.: Paddy Hall

Bunclody I.C.A.

..next meeting on Monday 11th. February in The Vocational College at 8.00pm. Competition: Hand Made Valentine Card. Hostess: Helen O’Brien & Irene Kavanagh. Guest Speaker: Anne Marie Duffy, New Ross
New members welcome.

Ballon Computer Centre:

Beginners Word Processing Course starting on Thursday 21st. February from 7.00pm. to 9.00pm. To book a place phone: Eileen Murphy @ 059 9159447.

Gala Concert

Ashdown Park Hotel, Gorey 11th.February 2008 at 8.00pm. Tickets €20.00
( In Parish Office and after weekend Masses. ) Raffle and door prize. Contact: Maria Hughes 053 9425270 after 6.00pm. Proceeds in aid of Ferns  Diocesan Pilgrimage to World Youth Day.

The Board of Management

..of Our Lady of Lourdes National School will meet on Wednesday 13th. February at 7.30pm. in the school.

Kildavin/ Clonegal Drama Group

The Kildavin/Clonegal Drama Group will stage "Not Now Darling" by Ray Cooney and Ray Chapman in Spellman Hall, Kildavin, (Co. Carlow) on Friday 15th Feb.& Sunday 17th Feb. at 8.00pm nightly. Come along for a night of live entertainment at its best.

Speech and Language (Information evening)

As I am sure all parents/guardians are aware there are very long waiting lists in place for your child to see a Speech Therapist. The problem is growing and is becoming a concern for many. On Wednesday 13th. Feb. at 7.30pm. in The Riverside Park Hotel, Fiona Ryan (Specialist Speech and Language Therapist with the HSE ) will give some important tips on detecting speech difficulties and what signs, we as parents/ guardians, should be looking for. Early detection is vital, therefore, this evening could be of great benefit to many parents/guardians.

Please contact: Caroline @053 9237156 if you would like to attend.

Teddies for Tragedies

We wish to thank everybody who donated their teddy bears and soft toys for sick children. Your kindness is greatly appreciated. We also wish to let you know that our collection is now FINISHED as we have enough for our March delivery to India. We may have another collection in Sept./ Oct. for the November delivery. Thanks again for all your support.

Bunclody St. Patrick’s Day

Parade on Monday 17th. March. Floats and Marchers to gather at The Millrace Hotel car park before 10.00am.
Phone Barbara-Ann Murphy @ 087 / 6736966 or
Michael Kehoe @ 086 / 8365265 for entry forms.

One-to-One Computer tuition.

Beginners to advanced. Times by Arrangement. Tel. Fran @ 0868607497.

Temptation

Oscar Wilde’s quip, that he could resist everything except temptation, contains a grain of wisdom. In a quirky way it is saying: careful how you fight temptation; you may not win. Oscar clearly didn’t. Neither did Adam or Eve.

Temptation trades in lies as today’s first reading shows (Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7). It is countered by truth, as today’s Gospel shows (Matthew 4:1-11). When tempted to turn stones into bread Jesus doesn’t ‘engage’ with the temptation. He confronts it with truth: God’s word is the source of life, not bread. When Satan tempts him a second time, Jesus warns him not to tempt God. No fear, or indecision, there. Satan ignores the warning and tempts Jesus again. His offer of all the kingdoms on earth to Jesus if only he would worship him is so preposterous that Jesus summarily dismisses him. And he goes.

Satan is not as powerful as he would like to be seen to be. While temptation to evil is a fact of life, so too is the victory of good over evil. Evil’s power has been definitively defeated. The Incarnation has seen to that.

Evil has a past, and a present, but no future. Neither do those who submit to it.

Please Note:

All items for the Newsletter must be in before Lunchtime on Wednesday.

Sponsorship of the Newsletter for the month of February is
J.P. Byrne & Co. Accountancy, Carrigduff, Bunclody Ph. 053 9377027

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