17-02-2008 Newsletter

BUNCLODY MASS INTENTIONS

Recently Deceased: We commend to the fullness of eternal life the soul of Ellen Redmond. May she 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Please Note: The fireside reflection each Monday evening of Lent has been replaced by the above holy hour which may include some scriptural reflection.

Lourdes Invalid Fund.

Thank you to those who sold tickets and all those who bought tickets to help towards the Lourdes Invalid Fund last weekend. The amount collected was € 1500 Your support is greatly appreciated.

Pilgrimage To Lourdes

Ferns Diocesan Pilgrimage To Lourdes May 17th-22nd. Assisted Pilgrim Section Reminder: Application forms for the above section of the Lourdes Pilgrimage must be in on or before March 1st 2008. If you wish to have your name included in this section and do not have an application form you may obtain one by contacting your local or any priest or Fr. Martin Doyle (Chaplain to this section) at 053 91 47686.

Kilmyshall Church Notes

• 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.
• Monday 18th. February 9.30am. Nan Murphy.
• Tuesday 19th. February 9.30am. Eamon Doyle.
• Wednesday 20th. February 9.30am. Maura McCauley.
• Saturday 23rd. February 8.00pm. Hannah Finn.
• Sunday 24th February 10.30am. Michael, Mary Jane & Jim Cullen.

Invitation 23rd February 8pm Vigil mass. Lent mass will be preached by Rev. Mgr. Donald Kenny C.C.

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

Kilmyshall National School Enrolment

Enrolment forms and policies will be available from Kilmyshall National School from 19th February should anyone require them. Please contact the school (053 9377451), or 087 9893540.

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

Bunclody Library Reading Circle

..seeks new members. Next meeting Thursday 6th. March at 7.30pm. Please ask in the Library for the book. All are welcome.

Bunclody Horticultural Society

..meeting on Monday 18th. at 8.00pm. in Redmond’s Lounge, Main Street.

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.

Phone/fax 053-9376190. E-mail: bunclodyparishoffice@eircom.net.

Bunclody Day Care Services

Would like to thank most sincerely Oliver and Joy Deacon and their extended Families for their fabulous gift of €700. Their father, John celebrated his 90th Birthday recently and the family in their wisdom and generosity decided that instead of giving presents they would give a donation to the Day Care

Services. From the beginning of February the Day Care will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays so this gift will be a welcome boost to our funds. John is a regular client and a good friend of the Day Care as was his late wife Elsie. John enjoys meeting his friends and plays an active role in the day care. We wish John many more happy years.

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.

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.

A friend for life.

Good home wanted for a terrier type dog. Good watch dog.
Phone: 087/ 6685815.

Silver Circle Results Week 1

• First prize: €250- Eli Byrne.
• Second prize: €100-Ben Neads.
• Third prize: €50- Nell Raleigh.

• Special prize for fully subscribed members: €150- Bob Kinsella.
• Promoters prize: €20- Richard & Julie Black.

Next draw on Wednesday 20th Feb.Please support.

Community Games

Bunclody/ Kilmyshall

Art competition on Friday 29th February @ 2.45pm in St. Aidans Hall. Please bring your own materials eg. paints,colours Age groups from 7yrs. to 16yrs. welcome.

Bunclody/Kilmyshall Drama Group

Presents Crystal and Fox by Brian Friel in Kilmyshall Hall on Tuesday 19th, Wednesday 20th, and Thursday 21st February. at 8.00pm. Please 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

Rainy Sundays

British novelist Susan Ertz (1894-1985) once remarked that millions long for eternity who wouldn’t know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Nowadays, the lure of unreality and cyberspace, from television and the internet, has eased that problem to some degree. Unfortunately, in doing so virtual reality increasingly substitutes for the real thing.

Our faith, however, carries us far beyond the confines of cyberspace. It propels us to the edge of eternity. It blows our mind with the promise of resurrection and a fullness of life beyond imagining. And, it does so while keeping your feet firmly fixed on mother earth.

The invitation to journey beyond cyberspace and unreality was issued a long time ago to Abraham (Genesis 12:1-4). He was to leave his familiar surroundings and move without knowing his final destination. He would discover that along the way trust and commitment come first. Fulfillment of promise comes later.

Sunday afternoon’s were not a problem for Abraham. He had a mission in life to carry out, a future to face, a destiny to fulfill- hail, rain, or snow. May we use our Sunday afternoons wisely. This Lent may they be times to abstain from the self-indulgence of feeling bored.

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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