Sunday Masses: (1) Vigil Mass (Sat). St. Joseph’s Mountmellick 7.30pm. (2) Sun. 9.00am. St. Mary’s Clonaghadoo (3) Sun. 11.00am. St. Joseph’s Mountmellick.

Holy Day Mass Times: St. Joseph’s Mountmellick 11.00am & 7.30pm Week Day Masses: Monday/Wednesday/Friday at 10.00am - Tuesday/Thursday at 7.30pm

Mountmellick Parish Newsletter 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 11th, 2019

Fr. Mícheál Murphy, P.P . Tel: 057 8679302 Fr. Noel Dunphy, P.E. C.C. Tel: 057 8624141

Parish Office - Tel 057 - 8624390

Opening Hours: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri: 11 am to 1 pm. Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri: 3 pm to 5 pm.

email: mountmellickparishoffice@eircom.net web: www.mountmellickparish.ie

Thursday Next August 15th

- Holy Day

Feast of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Mass Times: Parish Church 11.00am and 7.30pm

Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Welcome Fr. Cristian. This weekend we are delighted to welcome to our parish Fr. Cristian Birnat, a priest of the Diocese of Iasi in Romania. Fr. Cristian is currently studying in Rome and is coming here for a month before he resumes his studies in September. Welcome Fr. Cristian and we hope you enjoy your stay with us in Mountmellick. Céad Míle Fáilte.

Lourdes Pilgrimage: Our 2019 Lourdes Pilgrimage, in conjunction with the Kildare and

Leighlin Diocesan Pilgrimage led by Bishop Nulty, finished on Wednesday last. Once again the

atmosphere, prayer and friendship helped make the pilgrimage a fulfilling experience for all.

Many thanks to Eleanor Duff for all her work and to all the pilgrims for their co-operation and

good humour. Please God we’ll do it again next year. Maybe you would join us? Our Lady of

Lourdes and St. Bernadette pray for us.

Three Feast Days Next Week: Weds 14th ‘St. Maximilian Kolbe’ who died in the concentration

camp at Auschwitz, during World War II, and is remembered as a “martyr of charity” for dying in place

of another prisoner who had a wife and children. He was canonized by Pope St. John Paul II on October

10, 1982. Thurs 15th ‘The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary’. In today's gospel we have a

description of the blessed life of the Virgin Mary. A blessed life to which the assumption is an appropri-

ate end, and perhaps the only logical conclusion. It makes sense, that she should be assumed

into heaven, as a representative of humanity, where she intercedes for us all. Sat 17th ‘Our Lady of

Knock’ – Knock Shrine celebrates the 140th anniversary of the 1879 Apparition this year. The theme

for the Annual Novena is ‘Continuing Our Journey’. The Novena takes place at 3.00pm and 8.00pm

each day from Tues Aug 14th to Thurs Aug 22nd. The Anointing of the Sick takes place at 2.30pm

daily.

BINGO BINGO BINGO Join our weekly bingo any Sun

evening from 8.30pm in Mountmellick Arts Centre.

Enjoy the fun and the company. Bingo ends about 10.15pm.

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(newly established branch Craobh Seán Ryan in Kilcavan)

will hold a Seisiún in St Marys Hall, Clonaghadoo this Sundays

11th August at 8pm. All welcome to a great night of music song and

dance and admission is free. ————————————–—

BALCONY CINEMA Wed. August 14th at 8.00pm

"Ladder 49" Adm €5. All welcome.

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NURSES Have organised a day trip

visiting Kildare Village and the Japanese Gardens including

evening meal on Tuesday August 20th. To book your

place please contact: Charlotte @ 087 2068974 or Myra @ 087

6219253. All welcome. —————————————

MOUNTMELLICK G.A.A. Jackpot No’s:

1x €50: Patricia Gormley

4x €20: John & Breda Cleary, Sonny Lawlor, N. Conroy, Andrew Dunne.

NW J/P: €10,000 —————————————

Folklore by Local Children

A collection of folklore and local traditions compiled by

primary school pupils of Mountmellick & Rosenallis

areas between 1937 and 1939 is on display in

Mountmellick Library for the month of August.

Opening night Wednesday August 14th at 7pm.

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Jackpot No’s: 2:4:16:17: 5 x €20 winners: Molly Dalton, Ann Dempsey, Carol Deegan, Katie & John, Bobs Pond Lane. NW J/Pot: €2,000

REMEMBERING OUR FAITHFUL DEPARTED

ANNIVERSARY MASSES Month’s Mind Mass: Damien Weston, Clonaghadoo, mass this Sunday August 11th at 9.00am in St. Mary’s Church, Clonaghadoo. 1st Anniversary: Paddy Feery Snr., Pattison’s Estate, mass here on Thursday August 15th at 7.30pm. For the following whose anniversaries are remembered this weekend and for whom Mass will be offered. Johnny Kinch, Lord Edward St. Susan Byrne, Emmet St. Tony Culleton, Hill 60, Martin Geoghegan, Lord Edward St. Sr. Assunta Kirwan, Lord Edward St. Rose Horan, Parnell St. Mary Lynch nee Drumm, Rialto & Emmet St. Thomas Bennett, O’Moore’s Forest, Margaret Carroll, Derrycloney, Baby John Oliver Leonard, Kirwan Park, John & Bridget Walsh, Railway View Patrick (Paudge) Conroy, Bay Road, Peggie Furlong, Lord Edward St. Mary McEvoy, For those whose anniversaries occur at this time and for whom Mass will be offered next weekend August 17th & 18th: Michael Dunne, Chapel St. John Delaney, Garrymore, Michael Cullen, O’Moore St. Annie Deegan, Cappabeg,

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PILGRIMAGE KNOCK

2 night pilgrimage to Knock Wednesday 4th September to

Friday 6th September. €156 per person sharing (single room extra €30),

Dinner & Breakfast. Bus €25 Names to parish office 057 8624390 or Eleanor @ 087

7670915.

MOUNTMELLICK PARISHS Sat/Sun 3rd & 4th August

Plates: €940

Envelopes: €865 Many thanks to all who

contributed, collected and counted. ——————————————

MOUNTMELLICK PARISH LOTTO

Results for Wed. August 7th Jackpot Numbers: 8:18:31:32:

Jackpot Winner: Next week’s Jackpot is: €20,000

5 Match 3’s - €200 Winner: Promoter Toby Poole Eamonn Comerford

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READERS

Ministers of the Word Sat/Sun 17th & 18th August

7.30pm: Bernadette Clear 11.00am: Sheelagh Coyle ——————————————

SEPTEMBER BAPTISM DATES

September 14th at 5.00pm September 28th at 5.00pm

—————————————— Mission Alive

The Mission Alive Committee wishes to thank all those who donated confectionary and raffle prizes for the recent Coffee Morning and Cake Sale. The response from bakers and our loyal supporters was overwhelming. Thanks to Fr. Noel Dunphy for the use of his house on July 26th for the event. Thanks to the committee members and all helpers on the day. The amount raised on July 26th together with donations received is €3,391.43. Sr. Paula, the director of the Orphan Project, attended the fund raising event and thanked all for their continuous support of the project in Lusaka in Zambia. *****************************

Friends of Calcutta (CHY No 13218) Clothes Collection. Many thanks for the very generous support for our collection last Wednesday, much appreciated, Michael Hopkins 087/9073074. ***************************** John Paul II Lay Apostles Prayer

Group

Monthly Prayer Group Wednesday August 14th at 8.15pm in Lower

Forest. Contact: 086 2434049.

Cemetery Mass.

This Sunday Aug 11th Portnahinch

Cemetery, 7.30pm