Patrickswell news for w/e November 5th

CHURCH NOTICES

Listed readers for this weekend, November 6-7, The Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time are as follows; Saturday at 7pm James McCarthy, Sunday at 10am Joe Tierney, 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 on Monday at 8pm and all are welcome. This Friday November 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. The rota for Eucharistic Ministers up to the end of December is now available from the sacristy. There will be Exposition of  the Blessed Sacrament every Sunday in November after the 10am mass with prayer intentions for the Holy Souls.

CEMETERY PRAYERS

Prayers will be said in the cemeteries of the parish on the following dates and times, Clounanna after 12noon mass on Sunday November 7, Kilkeedy after 11am mass in Ballybrown on Sunday November 14, and Patrickswell after 12noon mass on Sunday November 21.

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

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT

A Bereavement Support Group is being established in the Patrickswell – Ballybrown parish, offering a caring, supportive, confidential and non judgemental presence for those experiencing grief and loss. If anyone would like a member of the group to call to their home and provide relevant information and support please contact the group by leaving your name and telephone number in the box provided at either church, or through Fr. Muiris O’Connor on 353711 or 086-6075628.

TIDY TOWNS

We were delighted with the support for our annual table quiz which took place last Friday night at the Cu Chulainn. There were twenty two tables with all sections of the community represented which was indeed very heart warming. We thank Christy Murphy for hosting us again, and for his very generous sponsorship of the First Table Prize. We also acknowledge and are most grateful for all in the business community who sponsored spot prizes, and for the generous donation from the Community Council. P.J. O’Grady was also in sparkling form as quiz master, or at least he gave that impression, while Ann Ronan was her usual cool, calm, and collected self in charge of the score sheet. We are also indebted to Ciaran Crowe who set the questions. Many thanks to you all for helping to make it an enjoyable and profitable occasion.

WEDDING

The wedding has taken place in Wokingham, England, of Marcus Joseph Milburn, only son of Sam and Mary Milburn, Killonahan, Patrickswell, and Catherine Eylott, eldest daughter of  John and Janet Eylott of  Wokingham. Catherine was given away by her father, and the bridesmaids were Bethan Eylott the bride’s younger sister, and two of Catherine’s long time school friends, Katie and Lucey. Best Man was Ben Morse, friend of the groom from their university days in Glamorgan. The groomsmen were Conor Eahan and Mike McLoughlin two friends from Limerick. There were family members in attendance from as far away as Canada to share the couple’s happy day, as well as those from Wales and Bristol. Many other guests had travelled from various parts of the UK, and there was also a contingent from Limerick who Marcus had made friends with during his time working here. The reception and post wedding celebrations were held at Reading Moat House Hotel, and the honeymoon was spent in Turkey. Marcus and Catherine have set up home in Winnersh, Berkshire from where they will continue their careers.  Marcus has been recently appointed Head of Media Studies at Shiplake College in Henley-on-Thames. Catherine is a freelance professional musician and also teaches music. The couple would like to thank everyone in Patrickswell who wished them well and sent  wedding cards. Marcus and Catherine are wished every joy and blessing in their new life together.

THANK YOU

Ann Gohery would like to thank everyone who made her recent seventieth birthday celebrations such a happy and memorable occasion which commenced with a girls only weekend away in Galway accompanied by family members and friends, and there was also a party at the Cu Chulainn where Ann was overwhelmed with cards, gifts and flowers. Ann would particularly like to thank Christy Murphy and all at the Cu Chulainn for a wonderful evening, and also members of the Friday Club for the kindness shown to her on her special day.

COMMUNITY COUNCIL

The Community Council would like to thank all those who supported the annual

Church Gate Collection last weekend. Your support is much appreciated. The Community Council is dependent on fundraising to maintain the Resource House which is a valuable asset to the Community. As part of the fundraising for the Community Development Fund the draw for the large television took place after 12 o' clock mass on Sunday and this was won by Sarah Foley. Congratulations to Sarah and our thanks to all who supported the draw. The Community Development Fund is to raise funds for a Community Centre in Patrickswell and we hope that all sectors of the Community will continue to help us with this goal. 

BENEFIT NIGHT

A very sincere thank you to those who contributed so generously to the Benefit Night on Saturday October 16, Mr and Mrs Collins and staff of Punch's Bar, the band Free Beer and all the business community who contributed spot prizes. All of those who bought tickets or gave donations and attended on the night our thanks. All money received and generated from the event will be given to the beneficiary.

FASHION SHOW

A date to mark in your Christmas social calendar is Friday December 10, for a  Seasonal Fashion Extravaganza which is taking place at the Cu Chulainn, in aid of the Breast Care Unit at the Regional Hospital. Featuring Limerick’s very own inimitable style icon Celia Holman Lee, the evening promises to be sensational and a sell out. A night out for all the ladies and perhaps their men folk too. Tickets are priced at E10 and are available now from Catherine, Olive and Louise at the Cu Chulainn. More details to follow at a later date. 

 

BLOOD DONORS

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service will be holding a donor clinic at the Caherconlish Community Centre on Monday November 8 from 6 to 9pm. There will be clinics in Glin and Raheen next week. You can visit any blood donor clinic as long as ninety days have elapsed since you last gave blood, and you are urged to please give regularly. For more information contact the Donor Information Line on 1850 731137, or www.ibts.ie

WORLD FREEDOM DAY

Tuesday November 9 is celebrated in the United States as World Freedom Day. It was   declared by President George W.Bush in 2001 to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe. This year marks the twenty first anniversary of that historic event