Patrickswell news for w/e February 6th

CHURCH NOTICES

Readers for this weekend February 6-7, The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, are as follows; Saturday at 7pm Eileen O’Brien, Sunday at 10am Rosemary Kelleher, Sunday at 12noon 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 every Monday, and has reverted back to the usual time of 8pm, all are welcome. This Friday, February 5, is First Friday, and there will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after the 9-30 am mass until 11am. Communion will be distributed to the sick. Devotions to Our Lady of Fatima will take place before the 7pm mass on Saturday.



PARISH NEWSLETTER

Items for inclusion in the weekly Parish Newsletter should be handed into the sacristy by 9-30am each Friday, or contact Fr. Muiris O’Connor on 353711 or 0866075628. Alternatively they can be emailed to muirisoc@eircom.net



CHURCH GATE COLLECTION

There will be a Church gate collection at all masses on 13th and 14th February towards the Patrickswell Senior Citizen's Party. Please give generously.



DEFIBRILLATOR TRAINING

Training is to take place on the use of the defibrillators located in the village. If anyone is interested, please contact Teresa at the Resource Centre on 061-320303 or e-mail patrickswellcrc@gmail.com. Cost of training is €50 per person.



BLOOD DONORS

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service will be holding donor clinics during the coming week at the following locations; Greenhills Hotel, Ennis Road, Monday February 8 from 6 to 9pm and the South Court Hotel, Raheen, Tuesday February 9 from 5-8pm.Next week’s clinics will be at Castletroy and Mulgrave Street. For more information contact the Donor Information Line on 1850 731137, or www.ibts.ie



VALENTINES PARTY

If you have not yet decided where to go for St.Valentine’s night this year, this is a reminder that West Limerick Cancer Concern Group is organizing its 4th Annual Valentines Night in aid of MWCF and Milford Hospice on Friday February12th in The Woodlands House Hotel, Adare. Tickets are priced at €35 per person for a four course meal, music by The Deerhunters, and a disco till late. Valentines party games are also included. Tickets can be booked by contacting Laura Kearns 087 9848006, Joan O’Sullivan 069 82166 or 086 1625960, and Nora Foley 087 2661719.



WORLD DAY

Next Thursday, February 11, is the commemoration of Our Lady of Lourdes. It is also the World day of the Sick, which was created by Pope John Paul II in May 1992, a year after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Since 1993 it has been celebrated on this day because many pilgrims and visitors to Lourdes have been healed by the intercessions of The Blessed Virgin. John Paul wrote much on the subject of suffering, believing that it was “a salvific and redeeming process through Christ”, as was indicated in his letter, “Salvifici Doloris”.



LATIN MASS

There is a change to the timetable of Latin Masses which are celebrated at St. Patrick’s Church, Dublin Road. They now commence at 10-30am on the first and third Sunday of each month.



DRAFT COUNTY PLAN

The Draft County Development Plan 2010 -2016 and associated documents are now available to be viewed in the Resource Centre during normal working hours until Friday January 29.



RESOURCE HOUSE

The Citizens Information Service is available every Tuesday from 1-2pm. No appointment necessary, just drop in. The weekly 45Drive takes place every Thursday night at 9pm sharp, everybody welcome.



SENIOR HELP LINE

This is a confidential listening service for older people by older people. Trained older volunteers offer a friendly, listening and non-judgemental ear to all callers, who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, family or health worries, or suffering abuse or depression. The service operates from 10am to 4pm, and 7pm to 10pm every day of the year, and is only the price of a local call, LoCall 1850-440-444. The advice is not to be alone with any problem, “lifting the phone lessens the loneliness”.



ARTHRITIS IRELAND

The award winning programme, “Living well with Arthritis”, is being run in Limerick by Arthritis Ireland, and will take place at the Southcourt Hotel for six Thursdays from February 11 to March 18 from 7 to 9-30pm. The cost of the course is €20 per person, and is designed for people to learn self-management skills and techniques in coping with their condition. For more details and to register contact Arthritis Ireland at 01- 6470206, or e-mail training@arthritisireland.ie



RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

The Rural Development Programme, also known as “Leader”, is designed to target resources to improve the quality of life in rural areas and the diversification and development of the rural economy. Support is available for both community projects and enterprise development. To learn more visit our website: www.wlr.ie.



WORK ACCESS

Do you have a disability or a mental health difficulty? Would you like some assistance to get a job? Work Access Ltd has helped many people with a disability or a mental health difficulty to become employed. For further information contact David on 061 493095 or email david@workaccess.org or log onto www.workaccess.org This service is available in Limerick city and county.



INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

This is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. The event is celebrated worldwide on March 8, and this year’s theme is, “Equal Rights, Equal Opportunity, Progress for all”. West Limerick Resources propose to hold a one day festival in the Desmond Complex, Newcastle West on Sunday March 7, to showcase and celebrate women from all walks of life including business, arts, charities and community. This family friendly event will be open to the general public, and WLR are currently seeking expressions of interest from those interested in taking part in the festival in any way. Forms are available from Brenda Heath, 069-66290, or downloaded from www.wlr.ie. Completed forms must be returned to Breda at WLR, St.Mary’s Road, NewcastleWest, or by email to bheath@wlr.ie no later than 5pm on Wednesday February 17.