PARISH OF THE
ASSUMPTION BALLINGARRY
Date: 20th November 2011
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The Church of the
Assumption
Mass times during the week:
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Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
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9.30am |
9.30am |
9.30am |
9.30am |
9.30am |
7pm |
10.30am |
Sacristy Phone 052-9154114 – Please use this No. to
book anniversaries, Baptisms, Weddings etc. It is best to ring before or after
Mass times.
New Graveyard Queries 052- 9154006 &
086-2416963
Fr. QuirkeÕs mobile: 086 8171758
V
In Memoriam V
We remember our deceased relatives and
friends
Recently Deceased: The death has occurred of Mary Claire O’Brien, nee Grant, Lower Ballingarry. Reposing at her residence, Monday 21st, from 4pm with Rosary at 9pm. Removal, Tuesday morning 22nd, to the Church of the Assumption, Ballingarry at 10.45am for Requiem Mass at 11.30am. Burial afterwards in the Old Churchyard Cemetery. House private please on Tuesday morning.
Sat
19th Nov
Jim Burke, Assumption Tce.
Patrick & Ellen Perdue, Lr.
Ballingarry
Mary Phelan
Paddy Phelan, Jessfield
Paddy & Mary Healy, Foyle
Sun
20th Nov
Richard & Margaret Britton, Copper
Michael Britton, Grawn
Martin (Murtagh)
& James OÕ Rourke, Manchester & Coalbrook
Alice OÕ Rourke, Late of Coalbrook
Donal OÕ Rourke, Late of Coalbrook
May they rest in peace
Sat
26th Nov
Mary Hayes, Boulea
John Cleere, Kylelane
Michael OÕ Connell, The Commons
Sun
27th Nov
John & Josephine Webster, The Commons
Nancy Maher, Tinnock
May they rest in peace
Thurles
Vigil
A Three Hour Vigil in Honour of our Lady of the
Miraculous medal will be held in the Pallotine
College Chapel, Thurles on
Monday November 28th, 2011. It will commence at 8.00p.m. and will consist
of a Eucharist Hour, Marion Hour
and Holy Mass.
Enrolment of the Miraculous medal will take place during the Marion Hour. Fr
Joe Walsh will conduct the Marion Hour.
Holy Water
We have purchased a new Holy Water Barrel. It has a tap to make it easy
to fill your water bottles. It is
placed in the side porch (Church Lane Side). You can get to it from the main body of the Church anytime
the Church is open. Please bring
your own bottle. Holy Water renews the grace of our Baptism.
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Important upcoming dates
Ballingarry
Parish Journal
The deadline has now passed for any future submissions to the 2011 Ballingarry
Parish Journal, the journal will soon be sent through to print and as always we
look forward to it hitting the shops and streets around Ballingarry.
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Community & Society
Monster Sale of Work
This years Sale of Work will
take place on Sunday 27th November at 2pm, Ballingarry Community Centre.
Free Mulled Wine and Hot
Chocolate with mince pies for the first 100 people.
Wheel of Fortune with amazing
prizes of TV'S/Laptop/Digital Camera.
Visit to Santa for Û5 per child,
which includes photo and present.
Ample parking available.
Lots of choice, fun and
entertainment on the day.
Please come along, enjoy
yourself and support the local community.
Table
Quiz Night
At BrettÕs Pub Mullinahone (hosted by Richard Quirke Committee), Thurs 24th
Nov 9.30pm.
Proceeds to Kilkenny Branch of Irish Wheelchair Association. Table
of 4É £20.
Weekly events Old School House
The Commons
Card games, 25's and 31's, take place in
the Old School every Friday night from 8 - 11pm. Admission Û2 and refreshments
are served.
Step dancing classes cost Û3 and are
given on Friday evenings from 5 - 6.30pm and all children are welcome.
Guitar classes for beginners and
advanced
players are given on Friday
evenings from 5 - 6.30pm and these classes cost Û7 per person.
Training
at Slieveardagh C.I.T.E., Ballingarry-
Internet for Farmers, Risk
assessment for
farmers, Horticultural tools
training, Safe Pass, Manual Handling, Computers, ECDL,Water
Meter Installation, Rain Water
Harvesting, First
Aid, Occupational First Aid,
Paediatric First Aid.
All courses due to start in the
next few weeks.
Limited places available contact
Angela/Rita
052 9154896 Ext 1.
Flu vaccine now available in Health Centre
by appointment with practice nurse. The HSE recommends Flu vaccine for all those
over 65 years as well as all pregnant women and for younger people with chronic
illnesses. It is also recommended for people with close regular contact
with pigs or poultry."
Urlingford
Library – open Tues 10 – 8, Wed 10
– 5, Thurs 10 – 5, Fri 10 – 1, Sat 10 – 1.30, closed
Sun and Monday. Knitting group
starts Sept 1st 10 – 12pm. DVDs & Magazines available to borrow also.
The Loft CafŽ Mullinahone – Orders taken for Xmas cakes & puddings
– contact Maria on 087-7747857.
Opening hours Mon 9.30am – 2pm , Tues – Sat.
9.30am – 6pm Closed Sundays.
Ballingarry Website
Anyone interested in including news regarding sport updates,
achievements, graduations, christenings, weddings, obituaries etc for inclusion
on the weekly website newsletter can do so by emailing ballingarryparishjournal@gmail.com by 9pm on a Friday evening. Photographs can also be emailed. The website is a great means of keeping
people far and wide from the parish updated on the weekly happenings and it
would be great to include more weekly events. Don't forget to check out the Ballingarry website, some of
the articles from the 1996 Journal are now updated online. www.ballingarry.net
Credit Union
Ballingarry Credit Union open every
Friday night from 7.30pm to 9pm. New members welcome
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Schools – Pre-school, Primary & Post Primary
Shoebox Appeal
Through the combined efforts of our small
community comprising our four
schools,
play schools and parishioners
the lives of 125 children will be transformed this Christmas. The quality of
the gift filled boxes was even higher
than previous years and
considering the effects
of the recession this increase
in kindness is
worthy of comment. A big thanks
to all who took
part in this years Shoebox
Appeal
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Sporting Clubs
Ballingarry G.A.A. Club
Lotto NoÕs 2-5-7-27
No Winner Û40 each:
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1. |
Jack Delaney, Coalbrook |
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2. |
Lilly Stokes, Urlingford |
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3. |
Peg Reeves, c/o Post Office |
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4. |
James Tobin, c/o BrennanÕs |
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5. |
Se‡n Walsh, Mullinahone |
Jackpot next week Û10,500
Match Results
& Fixtures:
Results
U/21 Hurling: Championship just
started with a number of last years players available we have
great hopes of retaining the crown won last year. Latest result in the A Hurling South Semi-Final –
Ballingarry 1-14 Moyle Rovers 0-08.

Ballingarry Under 21 Hurling Team, South Tipperary
Finalist
Back L/R: Kevin Pollard, Conor Maher, Rickie
Cashin, Darragh Ivors, Adrian Cleere, Brendan Ivors, Brian Kelly, Ian Ivors,
Gerry Fitzgerald, Niall Walsh, Mathew Butler, Gerard Fennelly, Se‡n Doheny
& Ciaran Hayes
Front L/R: Ciaran Shelly, John Edward Molloy,
Michael Ivors, Danny Fitzgerald (Capt), Jonathon Ivers, Eamon Tuohy, Jack
Fennelly, Se‡n Maher, Andrew Molloy & Kevin Croke
Fixtures
Will hold recycling drive to
raise funds for camogie club. Please donate all your clean unwanted clothes bed
linen, towels, and textiles including shoes, bags, belts and soft toys. Please
drop items at Parish Hall between 11am and 1pm on Saturday 3 December.
Coolquill A.C.
Cross Country Trails
Well done to Matt Alexander who qualified in
the trials in Dublin recently to
represent Ireland
in
the Home Countries international Cross
Country to be held in Scotland
next Saturday.
GET
IN SHAPE FOR CHRISTMAS!!!!
Fab Fitness classes back after mid-term break on
Monday 7th Nov and every Mon and Wed morning in Mullinahone community hall,
9.30.
Also Ballingarry Community hall on Thurs evenings 8-9pm. These are fun circuit training classes,
using lightweights for ultimate toning, aerobic exercises for overall aerobic
fitness and help with weight loss, followed by body conditioning and stretches.
These classes are suitable for all levels of fitness as each works within there
own range, so come along have fun get fit and even make a few new friends.
Contact Biddy O'Dwyer NCEF Fitness Instructor 087 6410352 or 052 9152001
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Newsletter
deadline: 8pm Wed.
E-mail all items
for November to: to brigid2@eircom.net
Details for
inclusion on website please email ballingarryparishjournal@gmail.com, deadline
Friday at 9pm.
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