CHURCH NOTICES: Listed readers for this weekend, July 27-28, The Seventeenth 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 Michael Houlihan, John Collopy, Marie 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. The weekly prayer meeting takes place on Monday at 8pm and all are welcome. There will be no weekly Parish Newsletter published for the months of July and August. Listed readers for the month of August are as follows; Saturday at 7pmMichael Woulfe, Sunday at 10am Niall Sheehy, Sunday at 12noon Julie Darcy.
NEW PARISH PRIEST: Following on from the news of the changes to mass times being implemented in September, comes the news that there will soon be a change in parish personnel. As is the course of normal diocesan procedure, parish priests are moved around periodically, and in October, Fr. Muiris O’Connor will be leaving the combined parish of Patrickswell-Ballybrown, and will be replaced by Fr. Michael Cussen who is currently the parish priest of Fedamore.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: There will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in Patrickswell Church on Saturdays from 8am until 12noon. Exposition in Ballybrown on Wednesdays will be discontinued for July and August, and will recommence onWednesday September 4.
BLOOD DONORS: The Irish Blood Transfusion Service requires three thousand donations every week, especially during the summer months, and donor clinics will be held at the following locations next week to facilitate that requirement. The Pastoral Resource Centre, Kilmallock, on Monday and Tuesday July 29-30 from 6 to 9pm, Askeaton Community Centre, on Wednesday July 31 from 6 to 9pm, and Manister Community Centre on Thursday August 1, 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 a donor clinic in Raheen the following week. For more information contact the Donor Information Line on 1850 731137, or the Blood Transfusion website.
TIDY TOWNS: There was a flurry of activity last week in the vicinity of the Croom and Adare junction, when it was decided that some of the shrubs in the first bed had exceeded their useful life span, and were no longer needed. Even after trimming they didn’t look the part, and so were removed altogether. The bark mulch, which was also there, had turned to compost and was encouraging weed growth, and that was also removed to expose the weed block material. The whole area was then covered with stone chippings. It was a major task for all concerned, and many thanks to all who put their shoulders to the wheel and helped out, including Christy Riley for his time and effort and the use of his truck. Not only has the area improved, but the workload for future years has been reduced. Matthew Murray very kindly responded to our recent request for someone to look after the roses adjacent to the wall, and has done a fine job in tying them back and training them along the wires, and whatever else was needed. We are very grateful to him for that. Judging for the Limerick in Bloom competition takes place at some stage during the course of the next two weeks, so as well as the watering, and the usual litter patrols, we will be concentrating on making sure that everything is ship shape and ready for inspection.
DONKEY DERBY: The oppressive heat of the previous few days relented on Sunday in time for the staging of the second Donkey Derby and Family Fun Day, which was held at McSweeney’s Farm by Patrickswell Community Council. A lot of effort was put into the preparations for the day, for the patrons to enjoy a wide range of stalls and activities, all geared to raise money for the Community Development Fund. To keep the customers fed and watered, there was plenty to choose from, from a wideranging menu, which included burgers and hotdogs from the barbecue, freshly made pancakes, ice cream, teas, coffee and sandwiches. The ever popular Wheel of Fortune was well subscribed all afternoon, as well as a plant stall, bric-a-brac, book stall, tuck shop, toys and jewellery. The main event of course was the Donkey Derby itself, with thrills and spills galore and other hilarious goings-on to amuse both the punters and riders alike, and maybe the donkeys as well. For those with any energy spare after their exertions on the bouncy castle, there were races for children of all ages.
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