Parish Bulletin – 26th January 2014

MASSES: Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri 9.30am

Wed 7.30pm.

Sat 7.30pm; Sun 11am.

 

CONFESSIONS: Each Sat 3.30pm – 4pm.

 

ANNIVERSARIES

Pat Bourke, Coolboy – Sat 25th 7.30pm.

Pauline Mullins & Mary McKnight, formerly Clashdrumsmith – Sun 26th 11am.

James Kennedy, Ballyvistea – Wed 29th 7.30pm.

Catherine & John Lonergan, Lisobyhane

–          Fri 31st 9.30am

Beary Bourke Family, Monemore –Sat 1st 7.30pm

Tom Bourke, Monemore – Sun 2nd Feb 11am.

 

READERS – Next Weekend

Sat 7.30pm: Jim Corby.

Sun 11am:  Frances O’Dwyer.

(If a reader is unable to fulfil a duty it would be

appreciated if another reader was asked to fill in.)

 

PARISH  DETAILS

Fr. J. Kennedy, PP. 062/57111; 087/2111643

Fr. S. Rochford, AP. 062/57103; 086/8162660.

e-mail: emly@eircom.net

Parish Website: www.emly.ie

 

IRISH  BLOOD  TRANSFUSION  SERVICE

A Blood Donor Clinic will be held in the Community Centre, Lisvernane on Mon 27th January from 6pm to 9pm.

 

THE IRISH  CATHOLIC

The ‘Irish Catholic’ newspaper is on sale (price €1.50. Please put money in shrine box.)

 

 

GOSPEL REFLECTION

‘The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light’ … Jesus applies this to himself and his message. His message was a call to repentance, to a change of attitude toward God, from seeing God as one to be feared to seeing God as a God of love.

 

COLLECTORS  – February

Sat 7.30pm:    Michael Hennessy, John Clancy,

Danny Burke, Josephine Cleary

Sun  11am:      Paddy Hanley, Liz Creamer,

Peggy Keogh, John Buckley.

 

 

CHURCH  CLEANING

Cleaning of the church takes place on Tues morning next at 10.15am. Help always appreciated.

 

CLOTHES  COLLECTION – Emly N.S.

A new & used clothes collection will be taken up at Emly N.S. on this Mon 27th Jan. Items may be left at the school yard on Mon before 9.30am.. The following items accepted:- New & used clothing, shoes, belts, handbags, ties, linens, household textiles, stuffed toys etc.(any condition once clean.) Mobile phones(placed in a separate bag.

 

TENNIS CLUB

AGM of  the Tennis Club will take place on Sat, 1st March  at 8.00 p.m., in The Forge Bar, Emly.  A social night will follow and all are welcome.

 

BEREAVEMENT  EVENING

Anam Cara is holding its monthly parent evening on Mon 27th of Jan from 19:30 to 21:00 at The Horse & Jockey Hotel, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. This event is free, open to all bereaved parents and each Anam Cara support group has a bereavement professional present.

 

THIRD  LEVEL  EDUCATION

An open meeting will be held in St. Patrick’s College, Thurles on Tues 28th Jan at 7pm in Assoc with Univ of Limerick, Mary Immac College and Limerick Institute of Technology.  Subjects offered in St. Patrick’s College are Accountancy, Business, Irish and Relig Studies. These Teacher Progs are accredited by the Univ of Limerick.

 

LADIES  FOOTBALL  CLUB

The officers elected for 2014 are: Denis Connolly (Chairperson), Siobhán Condon (Vice-Chairp), Colm McGrath (Secr), Aideen McAuley (Ass. Sec),  Mary Condon (Treasurer), Mary McGrath (Ass.Treasurer) Bríd Condon (PRO).

 

EMLY  BORD  NA   NOG

Officers elected at a recent A.G.M are as follows; Pres; Johnny Alymer, Chairman; Brian Carroll, Vice Chair; Mike McGrath, Secr; Paul Murphy, Assist Sec; Joanne Carroll, Treas; Catherine O’ Heaney, Assistant Treasure; Brendan O’ Heaney,  Pro; Tom-Joe O’ Brien, School Liaison Officer; Timmy Hartigan, Child Welfare Officers; Johnny Alymer & Mary Condon.

 

TIDY  TOWNS

Lotto winners for Dec:- Joe Barry, Paul Creamer,

Dympna White, Kathleen Dawson.