CHURCH NOTICES: Listed readers for this weekend August 4-5, The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, are as follows, Saturday at 7pm James McCarthy, Sunday at 10am Ann Higgins, Sunday at 12noon Frances Lynch. Eucharistic Ministers,
Saturday at 7pm, Michael Houlihan, John Collopy, Maria Bucke. Sunday at 10am, Kathleen Enright, Sam Milburn, Joanne Tierney. Sunday at 12noon, Michael McDermott, Eileen O’Shea, Louise Carey. Please arrange a replacement if you are unable to fulfill any duty allocated to you. Weekday masses are at the usual time of 9-30am Monday to Friday. The weekly prayer meeting takes place on Monday at 8pm and all are welcome. This Friday August 3, is First Friday and there will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after the 9-30 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. Monday August 6 is The Transfiguration of The Lord.
BLOOD DONORS: The Irish Blood Transfusion Service especially requires O+, O-B+ & B- donations again this week, and donor clinics are being held at the following locations; Greenhills Hotel, Ennis Road, on Tuesday August 7 from 6 to 9pm, and at the Kilmurry Lodge Hotel, Castletroy, on Wednesday August 8 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 sessions in Raheen and Adare the following week. For more information contact theDonor 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 sessions in Raheen and Adare the following week. For more information contact theDonor Information Line on 1850 731137, or their website.
TIDY TOWNS: The warm weather at the end of last week, coupled with lots of TLC, feeding and deadheading, has certainly made a difference to the display on the wall at the roundabout, and the hanging baskets are now beginning to show some volume, growth and colour. In between the showers, the mowing posse is keeping the grass cutting under control. The shrine is polished and trimmed, the lawn edges have been manicured, the steps weeded, and it is looking immaculate thanks to John and Eileen O’Shea, and John Enright. We acquired a load of compost last week also, thanks to Christy O’Reilly and Mossie Carmody, and were able to finish off the job adjacent to the wall where the watermain was recently repaired. The area at the entrance to the Lis Ard has also been finished off with the addition of a few perennial shrubs. A photographer was spotted in the village last Friday morning, and later that same day, also in a neighbouring parish. This was probably part of the adjudicating process for one of the competitions. Des Fitz continues to weave his magic with the strimmer wherever necessary, and we also continue to be vigilant regarding the absence of litter.
GOLF SOCIETY: These are the results of our recent outing, which took place at Adare Manor last Saturday; 1st Eddie Kiely (Snr.) 43points, 2nd Damien Gillane 40points, 3rd Frankie Nolan 38points, 4th Dean Gillane 38points (b9), 5th Padraig Mann 38points, 6th Brian Geoghegan 37points. Front 9 Gary Kirby, Back 9 Timmie Sheehan. We have two outings remaining for the year, and these are in the form of our two majors. First up is Ger Considine’s Captain’s Prize, which will be held in Castlemartyr Golf Club in Co.Cork on Saturday August 18, and Jim O’Grady’s President’s Prize which will take place in Salthill Golf Club on Saturday September 22. Watch these notes for further details.
ALC0HOLICS ANONYMOUS: Limerick county A.A. meets in the Resource Centre, Main Street, every Wednesday at 8-30pm. Contact details, 087-9313134.
WORK PLACEMENTS AVAILABLE TO COMMUNITY GROUPS:
The TÚS Initiative is a community work placement scheme providing short-term working opportunities for unemployed people who are referred to us from the Dept. of Social Protection. West Limerick Resources is now accepting applications from community & voluntary organisations in the county who wish to be considered for inclusion in the TÚS initiative. The organisations must provide good quality work opportunities that are of benefit to the community. Organisations with a proposed work placement should register with West Limerick Resources and submit a detailed proposal of the proposed work along with the number of participants required. Contact West Limerick Resources on 069 77752/3
SCHOOLS PHOTOGRAHY COMPETITION: West Limerick Tourism in conjunction with SuperValu, is currently running a schools photography competition for students of secondary schools based in the West Limerick area. There are five entry categories, with a maximum of two entries per category per student allowed. Entry to the competition is free. Terms and conditions apply. For more information and entry form see: http://www.wlr.ie/schools-
VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED FOR PHONE SERVICE: Volunteers with experience of working or volunteering with older people are wanted to make phone calls to isolated older people one morning per week as part of the new West Limerick Phone Connect project. All volunteers will be garda vetted. The service offers a weekly phone call to older people and other isolated people in West Limerick in order to check in on them and have a chat. The service will be based in the vicinity of Newcastle West. Contact Irene in West Limerick Resources at 06966298 or iocallaghan@wlr.ie for further details.
IS YOUR COMMUNITY READY FOR THE SWITCH TO DIGITAL: Those who receive their television signal from an aerial must take action before October 24 2012 or risk their screen going blank when Ireland makes the switch to digital television. The Community Outreach Digital Switchover Programme is now operating across the county and aims to ensure that everyone is prepared for the switch and is specifically targeting older people living alone, those with literacy and other learning difficulties and those with few social networks. The initiative is heavily reliant on the Irish tradition of caring for our neighbours and we are asking communities to look around and help identify those locally who will need a little assistance and make sure that they get it. For further information contact Clint at West Limerick Resources on 069 62222
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