Friday, September 28, 2012

Patrickswell notes for w/e September 28th


CHURCH NOTICES: Listed readers for this weekend, September 29-30, The Twentysixth Sunday in Ordinary Time are as follows; Saturday at 7pm Eimear Foley, Sunday at 10am Sam Milburn, Sunday at 12noon Joanne Tierney. Eucharistic Ministers, 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. Items for the weekly Parish Newsletter should be handed into the sacristy by 9-30am on Friday mornings or contact Fr. Muiris O’Connor on 353711 or 0866075628. Alternatively they can be emailed to muirisoc@eircom.net Listed readers for the month of October are as follows; Saturday at 7pm Michael Woulfe, Sunday at 10am Niall Sheehy, Sunday at 12noon Julie Darcy.
ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX: Next Monday, October 1, is the Feast Day of St.Therese of Lisieux, The Little Flower. As part of the celebration to mark the completion of restoration and renewal of St.Joseph’s Church, the relic of St.Therese will be solemnly received with a liturgy of welcome at St.Joseph’s on Sunday at 4pm. Veneration of the relic will take place before and after the 5-30pm mass, concluding with Vespers and Benediction at 8pm. Mass to commemorate the Feast Day will be celebrated at 10-30am on Monday, and will also coincide with the anniversary of the visit to Limerick of Pope John Paul II in 1979. There is an open invitation to all to participate in this unique occasion.
GOLF SOCIETY: Congratulations to Jim O’Grady on his very successful President’s Day, which was held in the wonderful surroundings of Galway Golf Club in Salthill. Jim was very deserving of the office of president, for he has been a very staunch supporter of the society down through the years. Indeed he must have a personnel hot line to the man above because the weather on the day was what you would only expect in the south of Spain, and not the West of Ireland on an autumn day. Good scores were at a premium with the course playing very long and fantastic slick greens the order of the day. The man who came out on top was Kieran Carroll with a fine score of 35 playing off a handicap of 9. The results were as follows
Ist Kieran Carroll 35points, 2nd Diarmud Bucke 34points, 3rd Jimmy McCarthy 34points, Gross Timmie Sheehan, 5th John McDermott 33points, 6th Padraig Mann 31points, 7th Declan O’Grady 29points, 8th Tom Dundon 28points. Front 9 Natal O’Grady 17points, Back9 John Deegan 15points. Longest Drive, Mark Leahy, and Nearest the Pin Ger Considine. Well done also to Ger Considine for becoming Golfer of the Year in his year as captain. This outing brought the curtain down on our very successful season with our membership and attendances at our outings staying well up. Congratulations to all the winners and to all others there is always next year. Well done to Jim O’Grady(President) and Ger Considine(Captain) on a very successful year in office. Thanks to our sponsor John McDermott on the day, and also to all our sponsors down through the years, a special word of thanks. Next year the society will be celebrating twenty one years in existence. We will be marking the occasion with a raft of celebrations planned.
YOUTH DANCE PROJECT: County Limerick Youth Dance Theatre is now accepting applications from young people aged between 12 and18 years of age for the Youth Dance Project. Regular classes will take place at Croom Community Centre on Monday evening from 6.30pm to 8pm, commencing on October1. The application fee is €40, which can be paid in pre arranged instalments. No dance experience is necessary, but commitment to the project and enthusiasm is essential. See Co. Limerick Youth Dance Theatre on facebook or contact Lisa on 086 4085877
FURNITURE REVAMP COURSE: Bring old furniture back to life. Learn skills in painting and decorative techniques for furniture and basic upholstery. A six week course will run in Askeaton Community Hall from October 2 on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. The course is free for anyone in receipt of social welfare payments. For information call Irene on 069 66298 or 087 2298204.

COUNTDOWN TO DIGITAL SWITCHOVER: Irish television is going digital in 6 weeks.  If you receive your TV signal from an aerial you must take action now or your screen will go blank on October 24. West Limerick Resources Digital Switchover Programme is available to offer information and guidance to those who need further information on the steps required. Contact Clint at West Limerick Resources on 069 62222 or 087 2726963.

COFFEE MORNING: Along with many other towns and villages in the city and county, the community responded well, as it always does, to a request from Limerick Live 95fm to support its fund raising for the Cari Foundation, and the Childrens’ Ark Project at the Regional Hospital. The GAA was the initial contact, and on Sunday morning the girls from the Camogie Club had organised and ran a very successful coffee morning and cake sale, which took place at the Cu Chulainn. It was very well supported, and the tables were groaning with a mouthwatering array of home baking items of all descriptions, all generously donated, and which were eagerly snapped up by patrons. A raffle which was generously subscribed to by the local businesses, swelled the coffers, and over one thousand euro was raised for the 95fm appeal. A smaller event took place on Monday morning, and proceeds are still being counted. Heartfelt thanks to Christy, Tom and John of the Cu Chulainn for hosting the event at short notice, and to all who  contributed to a very successful and worthwhile venture. Cari is an organisation which provides therapy to children who have experienced sexual abuse, and support services, including family counselling. The Childrens’ Ark helps to make their stay in hospital a happier, less traumatic and more relaxing experience.

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