12-04-2009 Newsletter
Palm Sunday

BUNCLODY MASS INTENTIONS

PLEASE NOTE:

Easter Monday 13th. April is a Bank Holiday. Mass will be at 11.00am. There will be no adoration of the Blessed Sacrament this week.

EASTER DUES

..MAY BE LEFT IN AT THIS TIME.

Mass in Polish

..on Easter Monday at 5.00pm. in Bunclody Church.

BAPTISM:

Welcome into our Community Mikey (Junior) Doyle/ Farrell, St. Mary’s Villas and Holly, Louise Power, Kilbranish.

REMINDER:

Trocaire Boxes to be returned as soon as possible. Thank you for your contributions and if possible, convert your money to larger coins or notes to assist the counters.

Feast of Divine Mercy

Sunday 19th April 09.

Devotions

..will be celebrated in St. Michael’s Church, Gorey from 2.30pm. -- 4.30pm. Led by Fr. Jim Doyle. Blessing of Divine Image, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Stations of the Cross, Confessions and Mass.

St. Vincent De Paul

(St. Theresa’s Conference) meeting on Thursday 16th. April 09 at 8.00pm. in the Parish Office, Bunclody.

EASTER GREETINGS

Fr.Aidan Jones and Fr. Jim Doyle, Fr. Gabriel Barros and Fr. Harold Bumann and the sisters of the incarnate word would like to extend easter greetings to the people of the parish, and to thank you all for your preparation and participation in the easter ceremonies. God bless you all

Envelopes Collection for March

• 1st.----- €1038
• 8th. ---- €1150
• 15th.----€1143
• 22nd----€1020
• 29th.----€1498

St mary Magdalene kilmyshall

St. John Bosco Christian Youth Club :

If any primary school children from the Youth Club would like to attend the Zoo trip please contact Sr.Ostrabrams at 9375516 or 085 1697990 to reserve a seat on the bus or bring your permission slip to the club.

Fundraiser:

Bag packing will take place on 17th & 18th April in Supervalu Bunclody in aid of Kilmyshall N.S. We would like all parents to give one or two hours of their time as this is the main fundraiser for our school and all your help will be appreciated.

Bunclody I.C.A.:

The Guild hopes to travel to Wexford Light Operas production of "The Producers" on Wednesday April 29th. Members who intend travelling are reminded that numbers and ticket money €20 should be available at April meeting on Tuesday 14th April.

Bunclody I.C.A. : Meeting on Tuesday 14th April in the Vocational College at 8.00pm. (Please note change of date) Guest of the evening will be Mr. Pat Foley from Bunclody Garden Centre who will give a talk on gardening. Monthly competition: The nicest Easter Bonnet.

Vacancy Part Time Teller.

Bunclody Credit Union Ltd.

A part time teller is required. Experience of dealing with the public and an understanding of financial services would be an advantage. Hours will vary and as the credit union is open 6 days a week. Please forward a letter of application as well as an up to date CV by Saturday 18th April 09 Manager, Bunclody Credit Union Ltd., Ryland St.. Bunclody, Co. Wexford. Bunclody Credit Union is an equal opportunities employer.

HWH/Bunclody Ladies Football

..training for under 12’s in GAA grounds on Saturday mornings at 11.00am. New members welcome.

Bunclody Library

..will be closed from Friday 10th April to Monday 13th inclusive. Normal opening hours will resume on Tuesday 14th April.

Wexford 100 annual Motorcycle Rally

..in aid of The Irish Pligrimage Trust and Co. Wexford Community Workshop, Enniscorthy will take place on Sunday 26th. April 09. The Rally will leave Castlebridge, Co. Wexford at 2.00pm.and will pass through Wexford, Enniscorthy, Gorey, Arklow, Woodenbridge, Rathdrum, Laragh, Hollywood, Baltinglass, Tullow, Bunclody and return via Enniscorthy, Wexford and arrive back to Castlebridge by 7pm. Volunteers will be collecting along the route and your support will be very much appreciated.

If anyone would like to participate in the Rally, Sponsorship cards can be had from Ella Hudson at 087/9714617 or James White 086/8318558

Wexford Region Dyspraxia/DCD

Parent Support Group Second Meeting will take place on Monday April 20th 2009 from 8.00 -10.00 p.m. at the back of the VEC, The Enniscorthy Education Centre. Guest Speaker to be confirmed.

Whist :

Continues every Monday night at 8.30 p.m. in St. Aidan’s Hall, Irish St. Bunclody.

Margaret Nolan Chiropodist

..will be on Holidays from 5th - 12th. May and will be closed during this time.

First holy communion :

..prayer books, rosary beads & cards are now on sale in the parish office.

Irish Guide dogs

..for the blind, fund raising concert with Stephen Murphy and guests, all kinds of everything show, music, song and dance in the riverside Park Hotel, on Sunday April 26th. at 8.00pm. Admission: €12.50 Door Prizes and raffle. Tickets available at the Riverside Park Hotel, Whites for music or at the door. Your support would be greatly appreciated.

Want to earn some extra cash????

We are looking for worn once Debs, Evening and Cocktail dresses to sell at our fashion event at the Carlton Mill Race Hotel on 25th & 26th. April. Enter your dress for €10, name that price that you want to receive for your dress and if your dress sells over that weekend YOU RECEIVE THE PROCEEDS. If you have dresses that you no longer require please contact any of the organising committee to arrange collection and further details. a fashion show will conclude the weekend and tickets are available at a cost of €10 (proceeds of which will go towards the HWH GAA ) Contact Trudy 087/2336882, Bernie 087/6509636 or Majella 086/6037230

The Deep End -

Not Seeing is Believing

Is seeing really believing? Well, in the case of the ‘other disciple’ in today’s Gospel reading (John 20:1-9) it’s what he doesn’t see that convinces him: Jesus’ corpse. He doesn’t see the Resurrection. What he does see is the results of it in his new depth of faith in Jesus as the Risen Christ, and later in the formation of Christian communities that the Resurrection brings about.

This is the two-edged sword of God’s word at work - one edge being the positive, and the other the negative. The seeing, and the not seeing. The seeing something new in ourselves or in others, which wasn’t there before, or at least in the same way or to the same degree; something that indicates growth, that points to the Spirit at work within us.

The Spirit that transformed Jesus of Nazareth to the Risen Christ is the same Spirit at work within us individually and collectively. It is the Spirit that gives new life. When we open ourselves to the Spirit’s influence we too are transformed. Gone is the old self with its pride and selfishness, with its anger and resentment, with its backbiting and constant criticizing, and with its jealousies and lusts.

Let us hurry to peek inside the sepulchre of our old self and surprise ourselves by what we do not see there. Then let us fall on our knees in gratitude to God for what he has done, in spite of ourselves. Jesus lives! We are living proof of that - often more than we realise, or dare hope to be. Fr. Tom Cahill SVD

Please Note:

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

Sponsorship of the Newsletter for the month of  April is:

Emergency Response, Ryland Rd, Bunclody. 1850 232324

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