Patrickswell notes 12th september 2009

CHURCH NOTICES
Listed readers for masses this coming weekend, September 12-13, The Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time are as follows; Saturday at 7pm Eileen O’Brien, Sunday at 10am Joanne Tierney, Sunday at noon Angela O’Donnell. Eucharistic Ministers. Saturday at 7pm E.O’Byrne, R. Madigan, J.Tierney. Sunday at 10am, N.Murray, P.J.O’Grady. Sunday at 12noon B.Enright, N.Quinn, P.Kirby. Please arrange a replacement if you are unable to fulfill any duty allocated to you. Weekday masses are at 9-30 am Monday to Friday. The weekly prayer meeting takes place on Monday evening from 8 to 9pm and all are welcome.

GOLF
We held a very successful classic to raise funds for Patrickswell G.A.A. in Adare on the last Friday in August. There was a great turnout of teams and sponsors on the day, and
we would like to thank everyone who sponsored a team or tee box.
The weather was a mixture of sunshine and showers which made for difficult scoring conditions. The format was a team of four with two to score on every hole and three to score on the ninth and eighteenth. The full results were as follows; 1st, Damien Gillane, Kevin, Sean, and Nijel Carey 98 points. 2nd, John Murphy, Timmie Sheehan, James Devine, and Derek O’Curry 96 points. 3 rd, Dessie Foley, Eoin Bennis, Ciaran Carey, and Lar Considine Jnr, 96 points,(B9). 4th, Lar Considine Snr, Stephen Conway, Ger Considine and John Ryan 94 points. 5 th, Sheila Joyce, Dean Caleey, John Brown and Liam Meade 92 points. 6 th, Alan Purcell, Brian Geoghan, Eoin Foley and Denis McNamara 90 points. 7 th, Seamus Enright, John Hogan, John A Culhane and Mark Culhane 90 points.
The Patrickswell Society was well represented among the winners when The President of Adare Noel Hogan held his prize recently. Those to shine were John O’Brien, Ger Considine, Kieran Carroll, Timmie Sheehan and Eamonn Kelleher, who all featured in the prizes. Gary Kirby also had success at the weekend by winning his category with a fine score of 39 points playing off 6 handicap. Well done to all.
SIGHT TESTING CLINIC
Test clinics will be held at Plunketts Pharmacy, Croom, on Tuesday afternoons. Free testing is available with Medical Cards or Social Welfare. For appointments contact Eibhlis at 061-397272.

BLOOD DONORS
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service requires 3000 units of blood this week, and a donor clinic is being held on Thursday September 17 at the Southcourt Hotel, Raheen, from 5-8pm. For more information contact the Donor Information Line on 1850 731137, or www.ibts.ie.

IRISH CANCER SOCIETY
The organisers would like to thank you most sincerely for the generosity shown at their recent church gate collection.

FAMILY FUN DAY
Don’t forget, the Family Fun Day organised by the Community Council is taking place this Saturday, September 12, in the GAA field and hall, from 1-6pm. All proceeds are in aid of Coisceim Eile, which is fund raising for the Lokomat device situated at the First Steps Clinic. A Fancy Dress Parade will commence at 1pm from the shrine and proceed to the GAA field, as part of the fun, with prizes for children and adults. A variety of stalls and entertainment will be on offer during the afternoon, including the Bucking Bronco, Bouncy Castle, Wheel of Fortune, Bric a Brac, Cakes and Plants, and children’s face painting, courtesy of Blueberry Art Gallery. Donation of items for the stalls are still being accepted at the club house and at the Resource house. A well sponsored raffle is also ongoing, with tickets at only one euro, and will be drawn on the following Saturday, September 19, in the Dark Horse at 10pm. For those who cannot attend the Fun Day, but would like to support the fund raising effort, donations will be gratefully accepted at the Bank of Ireland, account number 90406898, sort code 905977.

KARATE
The Twin Dragon Karate Association would like to congratulate the students from Patrickswell Karate Club who took part in the recent grading. All passed their exams with flying colours and received their belts and certificates. A large number of students from the other karate clubs within the association also took part on the day and were tested in front of a panel of four black belts and were over seen by the chief instructor Sensei Matt Fitzgerald. Classes are held every Thursday at 7pm in the GAA hall.
For more information on the Patrickswell club or any of our other clubs (9 in total)
Contact Matt Fitzgerald 086-8744423, www.twindragonkarate.org.

CHARITY WALK
A walk is taking place in Doon, Co. Limerick this Sunday, September 13, in aid of Chernobyl Children’s Project International, Down Syndrome Limerick and the Redhill School for Autistic Children. If anyone would like to take part please email roundthehill@hotmail.com or telephone Alan O’Brien at 086-8938984/ Michael McNamara at 087-6764345, for more information.

SHOW WINNERS
Congratulations to the following local exhibitors who enjoyed varying levels of success in the various classes of the Horticultural Section at the recent Limerick Show. Marie Wheeler, two seconds for exhibits in classes “Last of the Summer Wine”, and “ A Patio Container”, and Highly Commended for “A Riot of Colour”. Sally Walshe impressed the judges with a first for her cooking apples, and was also third in the herb section.
Patsy Quinn was also awarded the Bogan Cup, and the Lawless Cup in the Flower Section. Long may your green fingers continue.

BANK WARNINGS
Banks are warning customers about fraudulent e-mails which are in circulation, supposedly looking for secure and confidential account information. One scam suggests that the Personal Access Code has been locked, and requires unlocking by confirming identity and account numbers. Once this information has been disclosed, funds can be moved from the account. Banks will only issue e-mails through their own secure websites. The advice is to delete these emails immediately, and avoid clicking on to links, or opening attachments.

45 DRIVE
The weekly 45 Drive reconvenes at the Resource House on Thursday at 9pm.