Patrickswell news for w/e January 14th

CHURCH NOTICES

Listed readers for this weekend, January 15-16, The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time are as follows, Saturday at 7pm Eimear Foley, 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. Crib donations can still be made, the proceeds of which are for Sr. Brid Counihan’s mission work in Brazil. The new list for Eucharistic Ministers is now available from the sacristy.

CHRISTIAN UNITY

The week of prayer for Christian Unity runs from January 18 to 25. A prayer service will take place in the Augustinian Church, O’Connell St. on Sunday January 23 at 8-30pm, and all are welcome to attend.

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

PILGRIMAGE

A ten day pilgrimage to the Holy Land, with spiritual directors, is being organised from October 1-10 flying directly from Shannon. The cost will be E1145 PPS which includes half board accommodation and all taxes. For further information contact Joan O’Brien 320947, 087-9688233, or Dan O’Riordan 397460.

SYMPATHY

Sincere sympathy is offered to the families of Liam and Denise O’Carroll on the tragic loss of  Liam’s brother-in-law John Devine of Dromcllogher, whose death

 occurred a few days after Christmas. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.

 

PLAYSCHOOL

 The list of names for this year’s intake for the Community Playschool has already been started. If you need a place for your child please call in to register. We are situated at the National School.

 

RESOURCE CENTRE

Services available include HSE and Social Welfare forms. The FAS jobs

 board is updated daily, and a photocopying and typing service are also offered. Computer and internet facilities can also be accessed for those over eighteen years of age, costing 1Euro for 30minutes, or 2 Euro for one hour.

 

CITIZEN’S INFORMATION

This service will recommence at the Resource Centre on Tuesday January 18 from noon until 1pm. The service which is delivered by professional staff is free,

 

 

 COMPUTER SKILLS

No date has been decided yet, but computer classes will restart this month. If you have already applied you will be contacted with course details. The cost is 60 Euro for six classes, and the course is available to Complete beginners, Improvers and Advanced level. Contact Evelyn Doran on 215755, 086-2507273, or email eveness@iolfree.ie

 

BLOOD DONORS

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service wishes all donors a happy new year. Donor clinics will be held in the following locations during the coming week; The Southcourt Hotel, Raheen roundabout on Wednesday January 19 from 5 to 8pm, and in Bruff at Scoil Dean Cussen NS on Thursday January 20 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 sessions in Castletroy the following week. For more information contact the Donor Information Line on 1850 731137 or www.ibts.ie

 

TIDY TOWNS

It has come to our attention that County Councillor Leonard Enright was responsible

 for instigating the improvements to the bus stop area opposite the Dragon I restaurant, which were completed just before Christmas, and used his discretionary allowance for that purpose, for which we are extremely grateful. He is also chasing up a few other jobs on our behalf which are on our list of priorities and improvements for the coming year. Thank you Leonard.

 

NEW DRY CLEANING SERVICE

It was with regret that the Washboard Dry Cleaners closed their outlet in Patrickswell at the end of last year. A replacement facility is already in place however, by way

of a collection service which is being operated from Helen McDermott’s Food Store on Main Street. All garments can be brought during the store’s opening hours which are from 8am until 8pm seven days a week, except for 7pm on Sundays. Finished articles will be returned to the store on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Helen and staff will be on hand to ensure a smooth and efficient service.

 

GREAT LIMERICK RUN

This year’s Great Limerick Run is being held on Sunday May 1. With Limerick being awarded the title of European City of Sport for 2011 this event promises to surpass last year’s entry of 6,500 participants. There will be a full marathon, a half marathon and a six mile race. Training plans and more details are available on line at greatlimerickrun.com