CHURCH NOTICES: Listed readers for this weekend November 12-13, The Thirty-Third 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, Mary Collins, Mary Bennis, Breda Carroll, Sunday at 10am, Michael O’Mara, Mary Enright, Michael Punch, Sunday at 12noon, Seamus Enright, Patricia Barry, Rory Bennis. Please arrange a replacement if you are unable to fulfill any duty allocated to you. Weekday masses are at the usual time of 9-30 am Monday to Friday. The weekly prayer meeting takes place at 8 pm on Monday and all are welcome. There will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after the 10am mass for the remaining Sundays in November. Items for inclusion in the weekly Parish Newsletter should be handed into the sacristy by 9-30am on Friday or contact Fr. Muiris O’Connor on 353711 or 0866075628. Alternatively they can be emailed tomuirisoc@eircom.net
CEMETERY PRAYERS: Cemetery prayers will take place this Sunday November 13 in Kilkeedy after 11am mass in Ballybrown, and Sunday November 20 in Patrickswell after 12 o’clock mass.
BLOOD DONORS: The Irish Blood Transfusion Service requires three thousand donations of blood every week, and donor clinics are being held at the following locations in the coming week; Scoil Ide, Corbally on Monday November 14 from 6 to 9pm, the Greenhills Hotel, Ennis Road, on Tuesday November 15 from 6 to 9pm, and at Hazelwood College, Dromcollogher, on Thurday November 17 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 Newcastlewest and Mulgrave Street the following week. For more information contact the Donor Information Line on 1850 731137, or their website.
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 Newcastlewest and Mulgrave Street the following week. For more information contact the Donor Information Line on 1850 731137, or their website.
TIDY TOWNS: As previously reported, the winners of this year’s Limerick in Bloom Competition in which there were fortysix entries, have been announced, and the judges comments which were received this week for Patrickswell are as follows; Superb roundabout with high display of flowers and grassed area, flower bed adjacent to roundabout is excellent, and provides a great introduction to the village. Grotto is very well presented, rich in landscaping, excellent displays across from the church, and raised up landscaping at entrance to Shannon Development. Marian Park Housing Estate is very well presented and colourful. School would benefit from some planting. These remarks are intended to assist us with our efforts and application next year. We were blessed with fine weather at the weekend, which enabled us to carry out a few end of season jobs. The remaining flowers from the pots and tubs inside and outside of the shrine were removed, as were the planters on the roundabout, and the raised beds at the entrance to Shannon Development. The shrubs at the top end of the village opposite Lucey’s were trimmed and shaped, and the rose bed was also pruned. New daffodil bulbs ready for spring flowering have also been planted at various locations. There are one or two more jobs outstanding, which we would like to clear up in the coming week, including the shrubbery adjacent to Centra, the hedging at the bus stop, and the shrubbery on the Limerick side of the roundabout.
GREYHOUND RACE NIGHT: Patrickswell Community Council is holding a fundraising greyhound race night on Friday December 2 at the Limerick Greyhound Track. Tickets are €10 each, and in the coming weeks, members of the Community Council will be calling to your doors selling tickets for the event. Tickets will also be available from the Resource Centre. All proceeds will go towards the community development fund, which in time will provide a community centre for our village, and your support is greatly appreciated. For further information contact the Resource Centre on 061-320303.
THANK YOU: Limerick Lions Club would like to thank the parishioners of Patrickswell and Ballybrown for their very generous response to the collection of discarded spectacles and are still open to receiving more. One hundred and fifty pairs were received and these will be recycled for use in the Third World.
FLOWER AND GARDEN CLUB: Maigue Flower and Garden Club are holding their Christmas Gala afternoon at the Woodlands House Hotel, Adare, this Sunday November 13 at 3pm with floral artists Geraldine Foley and Mary Joe Murphy.
HISTORICAL ANNIVERSARY: Due to the forthcoming hundredth anniversary of the 1916/1922 era interest is increasing in this period of our history. Special guest Kevin Barry from Co. Carlow, nephew of Kevin Barry the 18 year old medical student who was hung in Mountjoy Jail Nov 1st. 1920 will be guest speaker at Rathkeale House Hotel Thursday night Nov 17th. 8.30pm. On a previous visit to the Rambling House in Knockfierna some year’s back Kevin had with him letters written by Kevin Barry on the eve of his hanging and also the prayer book which he signed prior to walking to the gallows. This should prove to be a most interesting evening followed by music, song, story and the usual cup of tea. Proceeds in aid of Knockfierna Historical Society and Rathkeale Town Action Group. All are welcome. For further details contact Pat O’Donovan 087 9977340 or Marion Hanley 087 9741387 or any member of RTAG. Adm. €5.
SCHOOL PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION: Patrickswell National School Parents’ Association will hold their annual Church Gate collection this weekend, Saturday and Sunday November 12 and 13. Our fund raising events this year will be towards the cost of replacing PE equipment, and for new science equipment. Thank you for your support.
ZUMBA CLASSES: A five week series of Zumba classes will start in Patrickswell GAA Hall on Monday November14. Starting at 11am, the classes are free for anyone in receipt of Social Welfare payments and are supported by County Limerick Local Sports Partnership and West Limerick Resources. To book a place, contact Irene in West Limerick Resources at 06966298 or text 0872298204.
COMPUTER CLASSES: Volunteer - led beginners computer classes are being offered in Patrickswell Resource House. Classes will run for 6 weeks, 1 hour per week, and are free to those in receipt of Social Welfare payments including pension. Contact Irene in West Limerick Resources at 069 66298 to book a place.
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