Patrickswell news for w/e February 4th

CHURCH NOTICES

Listed readers for this weekend, February 5-6, The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time are as follows, Saturday at 7pm Michael Woulfe, Sunday at 10am Niall Sheehy, Sunday at 12noon Julie Darcy.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 February 4, 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. If you know of anyone who is sick or housebound who would like communion brought to them, please hand in their names to the sacristy. 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

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

This is Catholic Schools Week, the purpose of which is to highlight and celebrate the contribution that Catholic schools make to local communities and society in general. This year’s theme is “Catholic Schools-Rooted in Jesus Christ”.

 

WORLD CANCER DAY

This Friday February 4 is World Cancer Day, and is marked to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. It is led by the International Union Against  Cancer who initiated the campaign in 2005. The UICC is a global consortium of more than 280 cancer-fighting organizations in over 90         countries. World Cancer Day targets the public through global communications marking, and encourages policy makers and UICC member organizations to make cancer a political priority. The campaign emphasizes that 40% of cancers can be prevented through these healthy behaviors; providing a smoke-free environment for children, be physically active, eat a balanced, healthy diet, and avoid obesity, learn about vaccines for virus-related liver and cervical cancers, and avoid over-exposure to the sun. The focus for this year’s campaign will be to teach children and teenagers to avoid UV exposure by being "sun smart".

SENIOR HELP LINE

The Third Age Senior Help Line is a national confidential listening service operated for older people by older volunteers. The service is available every day from 10am until 10pm Monday to Thursday, and from 10am until 4pm and 7pm until 10pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. All calls can be made throughout the year for the price of a local call anywhere in Ireland. If you need someone to listen to you, someone to talk to, to share a worry, or if you feel unsafe in your home or there are days when nobody calls, the number to ring is 1850- 440444.

 

DRY CLEANING SERVICE

Although in operation for barely a month  Helen McDermot is pleased to report that the new drycleaning collection service which she now facilitates from her store on Main Street has been well received. Since its introduction,Washboard Dry Cleaners have implemented an efficient system, and customers are pleased with the quality and standard provided. 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.

 

 

TIDY TOWNS

Our first meeting for 2001 was held last Tuesday January 25, and was well attended. Many ideas were discussed regarding this years planting with plans materialising for existing containers and beds, and new ones that have been added already, much to our own surprise even. After our meeting on Tuesday we sought the help of Mick O’Dea to provide containers around the trees outside the wall at the shrine, as last year’s plan did not materialise. Not one for letting the grass grow under his feet, Mick had sourced, prepared and installed the new containers by Thursday. Thank you Mick, and also Mossie Carmody and Liam Foley for filling them with topsoil ready for planting. We have also received positive offers of help in response to our appeal for some filling material and top soil to enable us to level off and reseed the area and the bank approaching the village from the Limerick end. This is a relatively minor job, and will greatly enhance the appearance of that area, and also make it easier to maintain. We haven’t the machinery or resources to do this on our own but are hopeful of bringing that project to a satisfactory conclusion quite soon. Why wait for things to happen when they can be made to happen? With the promise of additions to our ranks when our work starts in April, the year is off to a flying start. The next meeting will be on Tuesday February 22, which will be the AGM. With the election now called there will be the usual plethora of posters appearing on every available post, pole, road sign, nook and cranny. We will be keeping a close eye for their timely removal after the election as they will then constitute litter. In the past we have also found posters stuffed behind walls, pushed into ditches, or just left for others to deal with.

 

SPIRIT RADIO

Ireland’s first Christian radio station was launched last Thursday. Tune in to Limerick 89.8FM. For more information see www.spiritradio.ie

 

GREAT LIMERICK RUN

Last Tuesday saw the official launch of Limerick as the European City of Sport for 2011. One of  the year’s events will be the Great Limerick Run which is being held on Sunday May 1 and entries are expected to exceed  last year’s total of 6,500. 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

A calendar of other sporting events during the year can be viewed at www.limerick.ie and www.discoverlimerick.ie

 

TINNITUS

Tinnitus is a condition of  sound in the ears or head, and symptoms include whistling, roaring, or ringing in one or both ears.   

Tinnitus Awareness Week takes place from February 7 –11, the main focus of which will be the effect of stress on Tinnitus, and the risk of exposure to loud music. For more information contact Geraldine Colleran who is a Hearing and Communication Therapist with DeafHear  on 061-467494.