13-01-2008 Newsletter

BUNCLODY MASS INTENTIONS                  .    

Eucharistic Adoration

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

40th. Ferns Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2008.

150th. Anniversary of the Apparitions.

Led by: Most Rev. Denis Brennan, D.D. Pilgrimage Director: Rev. Richard Lawless, C.C. Enniscorthy

May 17th. --- May 22nd. €700.00

Direct Flights to France Approx. 2 hours Air Travel Good Hotels near Grotto Under the direction of the Clergy of the Diocese. Walking tour of Lourdes Daily Programme.  All Bookings and Payments to O’Leary Travel Agency Ltd. Application forms for pilgrims and assisted pilgrims available in the Parish Office.

World Youth Day

World Youth Day is firmly established as one of the great legacies of Pope John Paul 11 to the church and to young people. The preparations are well under way for the next World Youth Day in Sydney from July 15-20 in 2008. Bishop Denis Brennan is delighted that young adult  pilgrims from, virtually, every parish in this diocese will accompany him to this universal youth pilgrimage and festival of faith, which will be attended by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. Our Bishop Denis is issuing a letter to be read out in all churches in the diocese on the next weekend January 19th/20th 2008 authorising a collection to be taken, in aid of World Youth Day, in every parish and curacy on the weekend January 26th/27th.

Kilmyshall Church Notes

• Saturday 12th January 8.00pm. Elizabeth Hanrick & Decd. members of the Hanrick Family
• Sunday 13th January 10.30am. Paddy Long, Sean Paul Ryan.
• Monday 14th. 9.30am. Intentions of Martin & Laura Lennon.

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

Medjugorie Pilgrimage 2008

26th. April - 3rd. May €599 Inc. €80.00 deposit secures a seat. Contact: Anne Murphy 053 93 77632

Kilmyshall Whist

..would like to thank those who gave prizes for the Christmas whist.

Senior Citizens Annual Party

Sunday 20th January 08 at 4pm, in the Millrace Hotel. Music is by John Murray. All senior citizens and new senior residents in the area most welcome. Tickets available at the post office. Spot prizes or donations can be left at the post office.

Whist Drive in St. Aidan’s Hall,

Bunclody on Monday 13th.Jan.8.30pm.

Bunclody I.C.A.

meeting on Monday 14th. Jan. at 8pm. in the Vocational College .Competition: nicest calendar. Guest: A talk on women’s health by Melanie Ni Dhuinni.

Bunclody Day Care Services

..wish to thank most sincerely Bunclody Carol Singers 2007 for their generous donation towards their funds and also to all the people who contributed.

CAROL SINGERS 2007

• Sheelagh Dunne, Drunderry
• Phil McCormack, Church Road
• Kathleen Doyle, Church Road
• Ann Steemers, Church Road
• Mary Cowman-Scott, Ryland Road
• Sarah O’Hara, Ballinapark
• Catherine Finn, Potter’s Way, Carrigduff
• Marie Dunne, Irish Street
• Ann O’Connor, Main Street
• Ann Marie Brennan, Clonmullen
• Barbara-Ann Murphy, Ballinavocran.

Application for Enrolment

The Application for Enrolment Night at F.C.J. Secondary School, Bunclody, for 1st Year of September 2008 will take place on Monday, January 21st, in the F.C.J. Gym. This meeting will be for parents only. An information night for students and parents will be held at a later date. Details of the school’s Admission Policy (December 2007) are available on their website www.fcjbunclody.ie

U18 Gaelic Football Jim Byrne Cup Final

Half-way House, Bunclody V Shelmailers in Oilgate on Sunday 13th January at 11.30, Your support would be appreciated. GOOD LUCK TO THE LADS.

TEDDIES FOR TRAGEDIES

Teddy Bears or soft toys needed. Must be clean and in good condition and suitable for babies or young children. Teddies can be knitted also. Knitting instructions available in the Parish office if anybody is interested in knitting teddy bears. Contact: 053 9376190

Doctors who treat children in the third world countries are asking for them, as they have found that children who have their own teddies to cuddle in their cots get better quicker than those who don’t have one. Each child keeps his own teddy and can take it home. So the doctors need a continual supply.

Anybody who has teddy bears to donate to sick children contact the parish office @053 9376190 and arrangements can be made to pass them on to the collectors.

Ballon Computer Centre

Computers made Simple Basic Course Wed.16th. Jan. 2008 10.00am to 12noon. This course is suitable for absolute Beginner, No computer knowledge is necessary. Funding is available to Homemakers, Unemployed, Farmers and People with a Disability. Why not avail of this great opportunity. To book a place contact: Eileen 059 9159447 Email:ballonbts@gmail.com

Bunclody Community Games.

Indoor soccer: for boys U13’s & U15’s on Sunday morning’s at 11am in soccer pavilion, Church Rd.

Please note: soccer County finals on 12th & 13th January in Bunclody.

Bunclody Active Retired Members:

For those interested in joining the Drama Group there will be a meeting in St Aidan’s Hall on Friday 18th Jan. at 8pm. The James Galway Concert in the National Concert Hall, Dublin, on the 17th April tickets €45. Those interested in going to this Concert please give in your names and ticket money to Kathleen Murphy 087-9623132, or Joan Nally 053-9377801 as soon as possible.

Who? Me!

Asking the right question is as important as getting the right answer. It means we’re on the right track to self-understanding. We’re clued in to life. We’re focused on the present but with our sights on the future too. But, not everybody is. Those who never ask that all-important question ‘who am I?’ can’t possibly be. As human beings we don’t just walk around with mystery every day. We are mystery walking around! The answer to the question, ‘who am I?’ is not my name. It has nothing to do with my name. I can change that if I wish. But I can’t change my who no matter how much I might wish to do so because that is immutable before God.

So, I need to meet that who, to discover what makes me, me. Is it status, success, money, ability, intelligence? These play their part in forming me, as do failures, limitations and fears, but there’s more to me than all of those put together.

I need to ask that all-important question, ‘who am I?’ and wait patiently until I hear the answer I crave; until in sheer disbelief I hear the words spoken to Jesus in today’s gospel (Mt 3:17): you are my beloved son/daughter in whom I am well pleased.

Please Note:

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

Sponsorship of the Newsletter for the month of January is
Byrne & Byrne Ltd. Ryland Road, Bunclody.

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