Monday, August 13, 2012

Patrickswell news for w/e August 17th.



CHURCH NOTICES: Listed readers for this weekend August 18-19, The Twentieth 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, Christy Murphy, Rita Madigan, Joe Tierney. Sunday at 10am Noreen Murray, Eileen Nally, PJ O’Grady. Sunday at 12noon, Patrick Kirby, Rose Kelliher, Rita Madigan. 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. The weekly parish newsletter will return on the first weekend in September and all items for inclusion should be handed into the sacristy by 9-30am on Friday August 31, and each Friday after that for subsequent issues, or contact Fr. Muiris O’Connor on 353711 or 0866075628. Alternatively they can be emailed tomuirisoc@eircom.net.

CEMETERY MASSES: The annual cemetery masses within the parish will take place as  follows; Clounanna this coming Monday August 20 at 7-30pm, Patrickswell on Monday August 27 at 7-30pm, and Kilkeedy on Friday  August 31 also at 7-30pm.

GOLF SOCIETY: This is the final reminder for our Captain’s Prize, which will be held in Castlemartyr Golf Club in Co. Cork this Saturday August18. Contact Gerry Molyneaux regarding the time sheet, which is filling up fast. We will be running a free bus on the day but seats are limited, to book your seat contact Kieran Darcy. The bus will be leaving from outside the Cu Chulainn bar at eight o’clock sharp. Please note that the word sharp means what it says as we have to keep to a schedule for the day. Best of luck to our Captain Ger Considine on the day.

GROW IT YOURSELF : Limerick West GIY with the aim of inspiring people to grow their own food, will hold its next meeting in D&M Garden Centre, Croagh, this Thursday August 16 at 7pm.  New growers and old hands all welcome. This month there will be a talk on harvesting and storing along with all the regular items we cover.  GIY’s vision is for a healthier, more connected and more sustainable world where people grow their own food. The organisation brings people together in community groups and online to inspire and empower them to grow vegetables. More information from www.giyireland.com.

HERITAGE WEEK: National Heritage Week commences this Saturday, offering
 a fantastic opportunity for families and everyone to get involved in Ireland’s heritage, learn more about it, preserve it, and enjoy it. A varied and interesting range of activities will be taking place all over the country, covering a wide range of topics including nature and wildlife, folklore, and built heritage. County wise, Kilmallock will be staging its Walled Town Day this Saturday and Sunday, and there will be an evening of traditional music, song and story, at the Rambling House, Knockfierna, Ballingarry on Sunday August 19 at 8.30pm. The venue will also be hosting an evening of gramophone music on Wednesday August 22 commencing at 8pm, and an evening of storytelling on Friday August 24 also commencing at 8pm. All are welcome. For further details contact Pat O’Donovan 087 9977340 or Marion Hanley 087 9741387. There will also be

SHOWS: Good luck to everyone from the locality, who will be exhibiting, competing or participating in any way at Cappamore Show this Saturday. Summarised as a one day agricultural show with top class displays of cattle, horses, cookery and craft, with live on-field entertainment and children amusements, Cappamore Show, now in its 58th year, is one of the leading rural shows in the country. This is the second year the event has been staged on a Saturday. The following weekend, August 25-26, Limerick Show, Munster’s largest agricultural show, will take place at Limerick Racecourse, Greenmount, Patrickswell. Many local people will also be heading there, and hoping for success in the various competitions. All information regarding Limerick Show is available at www.limerickshow.com  Let’s hope that both shows will be blessed with fine weather.

GRAVEYARD: The rubbish bins at the graveyard are intended solely for the disposal of items from the graveyard, and not for the general disposal of any other waste. Please use the bins for their intended purpose, which is to help keep the graveyard clean and tidy. Thankyou.

POWERLIFTING: Several members of Patrickswell Powerlifting Club set new records at the recent  Powerlifting Championships, including the team award. The next event for the club will be the World Championships, which are to be held in Slovakia, where eight team members will be taking part.

MONTESSORI SCHOOL: Step by Step would like to wish all the best for the future to the recent graduates who will soon be going to primary school, the school is very proud of them all. The facility is HSE registered, and all staff are fully qualified. Learning is achieved through a variety of activities including arts and crafts and projects which highlight caring for the environment, and help the children to grow and develop, and build up their confidence and self esteem. We return in September, but places are limited. Please contact Cathriona on 0879760264 for more information.

CURRAGHCHASE: The Curraghchase 10K Run-Walk will take place this Sunday August 19, and if you haven’t registered online to participate, you can register between 9-30 and 11-30 at Kilcornan Community Centre on the day. After the prize giving ceremony, there will be a BBQ and entertainment at the community centre.
Proceeds from the event will go to the local Community Astro Sports Facility and Pieta House. For more information you can go online to www.kilcornan.com or contact Barry on 087 2895021 or Ger on 087 2850984 after 5pm.

VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED: Volunteers are required to call isolated older people one morning per week as part of the new West Limerick Phone Connect project, to check in on them and have a chat. Contact Irene in West Limerick Resources at 06966298 or iocallaghan@wlr.ie for further details.

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