CHURCH NOTICES
Listed readers for this weekend, December 4-5, The Second Sunday in Advent are as follows, Saturday at 7pm Eileen O’Brien, Sunday at 10am Ann Higgins, Sunday at 12noon Frances Lynch. 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. This Friday December 3, 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.
DECEMBER SATURDAYS
There will be Exposition of The Blessed Sacrament every Saturday during December from 9am until noon in the Prayer Room. Confessions will also be heard on those Saturdays from 11-30am until noon.
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
COLLECTION
The December collection for the Parish Clerk will be taken up at all masses this weekend and you are asked to be as generous as possible.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL
The Annual General Meeting of the council will take place on Tuesday December 7 commencing at 9pm in the Resource Centre. It is a public meeting and all are welcome to attend.
CREDIT UNION
The Board of Directors of M.P.C.C. Credit Union Ltd. would like to advise all its members that the A.G.M. will take place on Monday December 20 at 8.00pm in Ballybrown GAA Club in Clarina. All Members are invited to attend and a free prize draw will take place on the night for those in attendance. Refreshments will be served following the meeting. A big thank you to all the school children who took the time to get out their crayons, pencils and paint to design posters for the Credit Union’s annual poster competition. This year the standard was exceptionally high and the judges had a very difficult time deciding on the winners. However after long deliberations the winning posters were chosen and the lucky winners were Roisin Harmon from Patrickswell National School in the 7 years and under category. In the 8-10 years category, Patrickswell had another winner with Martyna Nalaskowska. Ballybrown National School’s Clodagh Kirby was the winner in the 11 – 13 years category, while Sharon Sheehy representing Enable Ireland was the winner in the Special Category. The winning posters are now entered in to the next stage of the competition at Chapter level. Again thanks to all who entered and congratulations to the prize winners and the runners up in each category. The winning and runner-up posters can now be viewed on MPCC Credit Union’s Facebook page and are also on display in the Dooradoyle office.
GAA BENEFIT NIGHT
Our recent benefit night at Limerick Greyhound Stadium was a huge success. Patrickswell GAA club would like to thank the people and businesses of the parish for their support. It was great to see so many former and current players in attendence and enjoying themselves with the people of the parish. Special thanks to those who sold entry tickets, raffle tickets, nominations and advertising, you did a super job to ensure the success of the event. Please consider our advertisers in you future buying decisions. We wish all our supporters a Happy Christmas and Prosperous New Year.
BLOOD DONORS
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service will be holding donor clinics at the following locations in the coming week; Scoil Ide, Corbally, on Tuesday December 7 from 6 to 9pm, The Community Centre, Askeaton, on Wednesday December 8 from 6 to 9pm, and The Community Centre, Pallasgreen, also from 6 to 9pm.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. There will be donor clinics in Castleconnell and Castletroy the following week. For more information contact the Donor Information Line on 1850 731137, or www.ibts.ie
DISABILITY
This Friday, December 3 is recognised annually by the United Nations as the International Day of People with Disability. The foundation of the United Nations was based on the principle of equality for all, and all people with a disability are entitled to the same full and equal human rights as everybody else. The day is celebrated worldwide to recognise the achievements and contributions of people with disability. It brings together those with disability and the general community and aims to showcase the skills, abilities, contributions and achievements of people with disability, promote a positive image of people with disability, and to involve people with disability and the broader community in activities to celebrate and raise awareness. Instead of “dis”ability, think “this”ability.
FASHION SHOW
With only a week to go, preparations have stepped up a gear for the Christmas Fashion Event which is taking place at the Cu Chulainn, in aid of the Breast Care Unit at the Regional Hospital, next Friday December 10. Celia Holman Lee and her models together with super models Sheila Fitzpatrick and Madonna Lucia will be gracing the catwalk, and with some surprise local male and female celebrities also strutting their stuff it promises to be a sensational night. Tickets are priced at only E10 and are available from Catherine, Olive and Louise at the Cu Chulainn beforehand, or at the door on the night. There will be spot prizes and maybe some surprise prizes too, so make this your Christmas Night Out, all in aid of the Breast Care Unit, you won’t be disappointed.
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