Kilmore
Parish Church
Fr Denis Doyle, P.P.
Newsletter
Weekly newsletter of St Mary's Church, Kilmore, Co Wexford.
Fr Denis Doyle, P.P. Telephone: (053) 913 5181 or (087) 926 0430.
Website: www.kilmoreparish.com. E-mail: newsletter2@eircom.net.
Incorporating the curacy of Mulrankin / Tomhaggard.
This issue dated the weekend of 25-26 October 2008 .
This week’s reflection
Art Exhibition now open
B.B.Q. a huge success
How to observe Harvest Thanksgiving.
Kilmore Art Group‟s annual Art
Statement of Income and Expenditure
Count your blessings instead of your
Exhibition is open in Kilmore
for the Barn Dance and B.B.Q. held on
crosses. Count your gains instead of
Community Hall all day Sunday and
3 August 2008
your losses. Count your joys instead of
Monday from 10.00am until 6.00pm.
Income
your woes. Count your friends instead
All are welcome.
of your foes. Count your smiles
Ticket sales
€ 20,665.00
instead of your tears. Count your
Computer classes
Raffle
€ 2,626.70
courage instead of your fears. Count
Just a reminder if anyone is interested
Sponsorship
€ 2,400.00
your full years instead of your lean.
computer courses please contact
Donations
€ 125.00
Count your kind deeds instead of your
Dianne or Catherine in the information
mean. Count your health instead of
Taxi donations
€ 373.00
centre at the A.O.H. Hall on (053) 917
your wealth. Count on God instead of
5722.
Sale of meats
€ 270.00
yourself.
Bar sales
€ 18,310.00
Church gate collection
Total income
€ 44,769.70
Mass changes this week
A church gate collection will be held
Less expenses
Monday being a Bank Holiday, mass in
this weekend (25th and 26th) in aid of
Kilmore will be at the later time of
Licence application
€ 500.00
the Hope Foundation to help the street
10.00am. There will be no mass and
children of Kolcatta (formerly known
Hire of portable toilets
€ 420.00
no adoration in Tomhaggard on that
as Calcutta). Your support would be
Electrical costs
€ 90.00
day. There will be mass in Tomhag-
very much appreciated.
Music
€ 1,220.00
gard at 7.30pm each Wednesday
evening for the month of November.
Food for B.B.Q.
€ 3,120.96
Next week’s Newsletter
Catering supplies
€ 493.89
As our editor of the newsletter, Jim
Holy Day of Obligation
Hurley, is off on his holidays this
Road posters
€ 193.60
Next Saturday (1st) is the feast of All
weekend, may we wish him and Rose
Raffle tickets
€ 27.00
Saints and is a holy day of obligation.
a very safe journey and a very
Mass times in Kilmore are Friday
Total expenses
€ 6,065.45
enjoyable holiday. Any notices for the
evening at 7.30pm and Saturday
Bar costs
newsletter over the next few weeks
morning 10.00am. Tomhaggard Friday
may be given to Fr. Denis, up to mid-
Rent of mobile bar
€ 10.00
7.30pm. Mulrankin Saturday 11.00am.
day on Friday before the publication,
Drink supplies
€ 8,427.00
Saturday evening will be the normal
or just drop them through his door.
mass of Sunday.
Purchase of bar glasses
€ 115.44
Purchase of crisps/nuts
€ 105.00
Fr Pat takes up residence
Remember to change
Fr Pat O‟Conor has taken up residence
Total bar costs
€ 8,657.44
Remember that your clock goes back
in Mulrankin and may be contacted at
Overall expenses
€ 14,722.89
one hour this Saturday night (25th) so
913 5166. May we wish Fr. Pat all the
you have an extra hour in bed on
Overall profit
€ 30,046.81
best and many years of happiness in
Sunday morning.
his new residence.
Fancy Dress Disco
Jackpot hits €6000
Members of the Kilmore National
Autumn Fair
The winning numbers in this week‟s
School Parents‟ Association are holding
The organizers of the Autumn Fair
community lotto were 1-10-18-19. We
a Halloween Fancy Dress Disco for all
next week are asking for cakes, tarts,
had no jackpot winner and we had
the children attending Kilmore
buns, etc, and anything else that you
seven match-three winners who each
National School. The Disco will be held
may think might sell. These may be
received €35.00. The winners were
at the Stella Maris Centre, Kilmore
handed into Kilmore Community Hall
Catherine White (G.A.A.), Aisling Hore
Quay, on Thursday (30th) from
on Saturday afternoon or Sunday
7.00pm to 8.30pm. Admission €2.
(Ladies Football), Ciara Newport
morning. Thank you.
(Scope), Niall O‟ Riordan (Scope),
Prizes for the best costumes.
Trish Burke (Kilmore Parish), Margaret
Sadler (Kilmore Parish), and Fr Denis
New Diary for 2009
ICA autumn sale
(Kilmore Parish). Ticket sales were
The new diary for 2009 has arrived, so
ICA autumn sale in the Stella Maris
down from 855 to 814.Our Jackpot
if anyone would like to book any
Centre this Sunday (26th) at 2.30pm.
now stands at €6000.00. Thank you
masses for any time next year so are
All are welcome and your support
for supporting our community lotto.
more than welcome.
would be appreciated.
Around the Parish
Sunday of the Year (with page number in Parish Mass Book, Year A, Part 2): This
weekend is the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (page 83) and next weekend is All Souls (page 110).
[See overleaf for notice
of changes, if any,
Newsletter sponsor : None this weekend.
during the coming
week.]
Feast days : Tuesday (28th) Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles. Wednesday (29th) St Colman.
And, Saturday (1st) All Saints (Holy Day of Obligation).
Kilmore
Readers of the Word . Kilmore : 25th: Sheila Reid; 26th: Teresa Lonergan; 31st: Máire
Fr Denis Doyle, P.P.
Fortune; 1st (10am): Mary Power; 1st (7.30pm): Susan Evans; 2nd: Jane Crosbie. Mulrankin :
Telephone:
26th: Patricia O‟Byrne; 1st: Ina Neville; 2nd: Jim Roche.
(053) 913 5181 or
(087) 926 0430.
Eucharistic Ministers . Kilmore : 31st: Margaret Byrne and Séamus Byrne; 1st (10am):
Masses
Mary Power and T. J. Power; 1st (7.30): Martin Bates and Bernie Rowe; 2nd: Pearl Bates and
Mon - Friday: 9.00am.
Pádraig Flynn.
Saturday: 10.00am and
7.30pm.
This weekend we pray for the souls of . . .
Sunday: 10.00am (mass
Kilmore
broadcast on the radio at
Johnnie and Stephen Whelan , Grange, 7.30pm mass Sat 25th,
103.9 FM) and 12 noon
(special Children‟s mass).
Bridget Bates , Lake, Bridgetown, 10.00am mass Sunday 26th,
John Hayes , Clonakilty, Co. Cork, 9.00am mass Tuesday 28th,
Adoration : Thursday
Betty Kehoe , Lannaghbeg, 7.30pm mass Saturday 1st,
10.00am to 9.00pm.
Ellen Pierce , Ballyhealy, 10.00am mass Sunday 2nd, and
Éamon Teague , Dromore, Co Tyrone who died on Friday morning.
Mulrankin
Mulrankin
Fr Pat O‟Conor, C.C.
Telephone:
Pat Corish and Nick Keating , Bridgetown, 11.00am mass Sunday 26th, and
(053) 913 5166 or
Sister Noreen O’Connell , Cahirciveen, 11.00am mass Sunday 2nd.
(087) 627 2525.
Tomhaggard
Masses
Mary Cullen , St Anne‟s Park, Tomhaggard who died during the week.
Tues - Friday: 9.45am.
Sunday: 11.00am
We also remember, and pray for, all our loved ones who died and all those whose anni-
Adoration : Tuesday
versaries occur about this time. May they rest in peace.
9.30am to 12 noon and
6.00 to 9.00pm.
Well done Darren
Sales Invoices Book/Cash Book. And, (3)
Congratulations to Darren Walsh, Ballyseskin,
extract reports; Bank Reconciliation/Creditors
Kilmore Quay
who achieved second place in the south-east
Ledger; Debtors Ledger / Nominal Ledger and
Fr Jim Cogley, C.C.
region in the results of his Leaving Cert exams
lots more. For further information and/or to
Telephone:
reserve a place please contact Geraldine at
(053) 912 9638 or
in Engineering. Darren is son of Josephine and
(087) 922 7931 or (052) 913 6249.
(086) 247 1063.
Marty and is a past student of Bridgetown
Masses
Vocational College.
Tues - Friday: 9.30am.
Tomhaggard choir
Saturday: 6.30pm.
Guillemot Golf Society
Tomhaggard choir will hold a practice on
Sunday: 10.30am.
There was a good turn out on Sunday 19th
Tuesday night (28th) at 7.30pm. Any new
Adoration : Saturday
October in Fethard par 3. Results: (1) Susan
people that would like to join the choir would
2.00pm to 6.30pm.
Evans 32 pts, (2) Laura Doyle 27 pts, and (3)
be most welcome. Contact Valerie, the church
Peter Doyle. FN John Payne. BN Patrick Doyle.
organist, at 913 5122.
Tomhaggard
Juniors: (1) Mark Evans and (2) Sarah Evans.
Our next outing is on this Sunday (26th) in
Fr Pat O‟Conor, C.C.
Pilgrimage to Lourdes
Telephone:
Rathaspeck. Tee time is 7.30 to 8.30am.
Application forms are available for young
(053) 913 5166 or
people who wish to be considered for selection
(087) 627 2525.
Taekwondo update
to travel to Lourdes at Easter with the Irish
Masses
There will be no classes of Taekwondo on
Pilgrimage Trust. Young people with a physical
Monday: 9.30am.
Monday (27th) but classes will resume as usual
disability or illness (aged 9-18) or a learning
Saturday: 7.30pm.
on Friday (31st). Adult classes are on Monday
disability (aged 11-21) may apply. Please
contact Mary O‟Brien, Mulrankin, for
Adoration :
and Friday nights 5pm- 8pm and still have
Monday
places available on both nights. For further
application forms. „Phone (053) 913 5229 after
9.30am to
information contact the information centre on
6pm as soon as possible as the deadline for
7.00pm.
917 5722.
applying is very tight.
Bookkeeping course
Children's Art Class
Today’s Gospel
A five-week accounts course in manual
An Art Class for children aged 4-12 years is
bookkeeping with Geraldine Doyle is taking
being held in the Stella Maris Centre on
“Lord, help me to love
place at the Stella Maris Centre, Kilmore Quay,
Fridays 4-5 pm for 8-12 years and on Saturday
you and my neighbour
on Tuesdays (November 4th, 11th 18th, and
morning 10.30-11.30 am for 4-7 years. Also, a
to the best of my
25th and December 9th) in the forenoon to
Halloween Art Camp is taking place in the
ability. Amen.”
1pm. Course participants will (1) learn how to
Stella Maris Centre, 29th-31st October at
set up a company; bank A/C's and VAT rates
10am-1pm each day. Places are limited. Cost
Matthew 22:34-40
and analysis in each book. (2) input data into
is €55 and family discounts are available.
all books; Purchases Book/ Cheques Journal,
Contact Orla Bates on (086) 376 8204.