Patrickswell news for w/e March 26th

CHURCH NOTICES

Listed readers for this weekend March 27-28, Passion or Palm Sunday are as follows; Saturday at 7pm Simon Hayes, Sunday at 10am Sam Milburn, Sunday at 12noon Joanne Tierney. Eucharistic Ministers, Saturday at 7pm M.Houlihan, J.Collopy, M.Bucke. Sunday at 10am, K.Enright, R.Kelliher. Sunday at 12noon M.McDermott, E.O’Shea, R.Fitzgerald. 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 at 8pm and all are welcome. Listed readers for the month of April are as follows; Saturday at 7pm Julie Darcy, Sunday at 10am Niall Sheehy, Sunday at 12noon Michael Wolfe.



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



SYMPATHY

It was with a deep sense of sadness that the community heard of the passing of Mary (May) O’Neill of Main Street, Patrickswell. More affectionately known and fondly referred to as “Mrs.O” by many, she passed away peacefully at the Regional Hospital in the early hours of Tuesday morning with members of her loving family at her side. Her removal took place from Daffy’s Funeral Home, Croom on Wednesday to the Church of the Blessed Virgin, Patrickswell, and she was buried in the local cemetery after 12noon mass on Thursday. Sympathy is extended to all of her family, some of whom had travelled from Holland for the occasion. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.



BLOOD DONORS

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service requires three thousand units each week and you can visit any blood donor clinic as long as ninety days have elapsed since you last gave blood. Donor clinics are being held at the following locations; the South Court Hotel, Raheen, Monday March 29 from 5-8pm, and the Kilmurry Lodge Hotel, Castletroy, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 from 6-9pm. Recruitment for the bone marrow registry will take place at this clinic. There will be clinics in Dromcollogher and Newcastlewest next week. For more information contact the Donor Information Line on 1850 731137, or www.ibts.ie



CREDIT UNION

The offices of MPCC Credit Union will be open as follows over Easter. Thursday April 1 Patrickswell 2pm to 7pm, Dooradoyle and Mungret open as normal. April 2 is Good Friday and all offices will be closed. Saturday April 3; Dooradoyle and Mungret, 10am to 12 noon. Easter Sunday and Monday, April 4 and 5; All offices will be closed. Normal opening hours resume on Tuesday April 6. The Board of Directors and staff wish all members a very happy Easter. Congratulations to the under-11 team from St. Nessan’s National School in Mungret who have qualified from both the local and regional heats to make it through to the National Final of the Credit Unions School Quiz. The National Final takes place in the RDS in Dublin on Sunday, April 18. It is a great achievement for the school to have made it through and MPCC are very proud of the children who will be representing our Credit Union and Limerick in the final. The team members are Aisling Montana-King, Cathal Quane, Megan Gallagher and Emily O’Driscoll and the team coach is Valerie Marron. Best of luck to them all in the final.We recently launched a school Credit Union in Crecora National School and to date it has been a great success with almost sixty children joining the savings scheme. Besides Crecora, we also operate school Credit Unions in Patrickswell, St. Paul’s, Ballybrown, St. Nessan’s and Educate Together. The main aim of the school Credit Union is to encourage the children to adopt a regular savings habit from an early age and thereby to sow the seeds of good financial management for the future. It also gives students a sense of independence and responsibility. Thanks to Alice McKenna, all the staff in the school and the parents & children for all their co-operation to date.



DAFFODIL DAY

This Friday March 26 is Daffodil Day and is the Irish Cancer Society’s major fundraising day supporting cancer patient care and information services across the country. It’s a day for all of us to come together and pin a daffodil to the nation, giving hope and support to people affected by cancer in Ireland. The mission for 2010 is to raise €4 million and your support is needed to reach this target.



ORGAN DONORS

Organ Donor Awareness Week which is organised annually by the Irish Kidney Association and supported by the Irish Donor Network takes place this year from this Saturday March 27 to April 3. The annual life saving awareness campaign aims to highlight to the general public the plight of people with organ failure and the ongoing need for organ donation for transplantation encouraging more people to make an informed decision to carry an organ donor card and to donate their organs in the event of their untimely death. The symbol of transplantation is the forget-me-not flower, and emblems will be available for sale at shopping centres and other locations during the week, with all proceeds going to the support programme of the IKA. Organ Donor Cards can also be obtained by phoning the Irish Kidney Association LoCall 1890 543639 or

Freetext the word DONOR to 50050. The website is www.ika.ie





ALZHEIMER’S

The Alzheimer’s Day Centre Adare, will be holding a good as new clothes sale including new debs dresses, shoes, bags, jackets and suits for men and women this Saturday March 27 from 11am to 4pm.



EARTH HOUR

The “global phenomenon” known as Earth Hour is scheduled to take place this Saturday March 27 from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm local time. Earth Hour is an event organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in which individuals, businesses and governments are asked to turn off their non-essential lights and appliances for one hour to show solidarity in the fight against climate change.



CLOCKS GO FORWARD

One hour less in bed for everyone at the weekend as this Sunday marks the start of Summertime, and all clocks, watches and timepieces will need to be put forward one hour before you retire on Saturday.



PILGRIMAGES

A pilgrimage to Fatima will take place from Thursday May 20, accompanied by a Spiritual Director. Seven nights full board, cost €674. A seven night pilgrimage to San Giovanni is also taking place from Wednesday September 8 to 15 at a cost of €945. The itinerary will include visits to Loreto, Cassia and Assisi For more information contact Joan Bourke on 061-600951.



WHEN DO IDEAS MEAN BUSINESS?

West Limerick Resources is seeking participants for a short training programme for those thinking of starting their own business, but either don't have a business idea in mind or don't know how to develop a business idea. A fee of €15 per participant will apply. The training programme will commence in April 2010 in Newcastle West. Places are limited. If you are interested in participating, please contact West Limerick Resources for an application form on 069 62222 or email jcasey@wlr.ie or visit http://www.wlr.ie/when-do-ideas-mean-business/



LADIES GAELIC FOOTBALL

Adare Ladies Gaelic Football club are inviting anyone interested in playing girls or ladies Gaelic Football to join them. We have teams at U-10,12,U-14 and U-16 as well as adult level. For further information contact Conor Geaney Chairman on 0872871436 or email adarelgfc@gmail.com