Tullyallen
CONTACT ME
If you would like to see your news in this part of the newspaper, a celebration, weddings, anniversary, family party, births or anything that might be of interest to the local community, please have no hesitation in contacting. Give me a ring at 087 6366605 or pop me an email at hilary.a.kelly@gmail.com But one thing to remember is that the deadline to get your items to me is Friday Lunchtime as the paper will now be in the shelves from Tuesday mornings.
BALLYMAKENNY COLLEGE ENROLMENT
The Department of Education and Skills has published circular 0007/20 ‘Commencement of Certain Sections of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018’, changes to school admission processes. Ballymakenny College will not be accepting enrolments for First Year in May 2020 as in other years. Please keep up to date on our Twitter page and here on the website for new information. They hope to start enrolment for 2021 from 1 October 2020. This enrolment process will be online.
HELP OFFERED
Tullyallen IFA are willing to help anyone who needs help especially the elderly who are Cocooning who needs help with Shopping, chemist, fuel, farm needs etc. Please do not hesitate and contact us here on this page or Darren on 0863998642, Kevin 0868653405, Glen 0860555318 or any member of the Tullyallen IFA .
TULLYALLEN 6TH CLASS STUDENTS SWEATSHIRTS
All 6th class student’s who wish to order the sweatshirt can do so by emailing sixthclasstullyallen@gmail.com, all info is on the Website.
PARISH NEWS
Link onto our Parish Facebook page Mellifont Parish- Tullyallen for parish updates, prayers, reflections and links. If you are on our Facebook page like us and share with others too. Spread the word that our Parish Facebook is active!
Fr. Dooley & Fr. Caraher will celebrate Mass (without a congregation) for the intentions of parishioners. Mass will be offered each day for any intentions booked.
These are challenging times: each of us is struggling with our own individual circumstances: frontline work; reduced income; unemployment; anxiety; isolation; lack of routine; domestic tensions, and many other issues. Some parishioners are trying to facilitate other avenues of income for upkeep of the Parish; as we have no envelope income since Mass is being celebrated without a congregation. Parishioners, who wish to and are able to, might use one of the following: Standing order forms are available either in the porch of the church or we can post one to you if you message our Facebook page Mellifont Parish-Tullyallen.
The Parish have linked up with idonate to facilitate on-line donations. By clicking the link on our Facebook Page you will be brought to the Parish of Mellifont page where you will be given the opportunity to make a one-off OR regular donation to the Parish. The link is: https://www.idonate.ie/mellifontparish. Still others might wish to store up their envelopes for when ‘normal service’ resumes. Your support is gratefully appreciated these days.
The Church remains open daily at the moment from 9 am – 5 pm for quiet reflection and solitary prayer as we continue this Easter season. There are some small clean bottles of Holy Easter Water which have been carefully prepared in the church porch in a basket. We invite you to take a bottle for your household or for someone who is staying safe. Weekly bulletin is placed in church porch too.
During May we are promoting the age-old custom of the ‘May Altar’ in our homes.
We invite you to create a May Altar in your home as we celebrate the month of Mary.
It is hoped that this can be a prayer space for you and all families in their home in this month of May. Message us on our page with a photo of your May Altar from your home and we hope to upload them onto our Parish Facebook Page. Let’s celebrate Mary Our Mother in our homes together this May.
First Communion would have been celebrated on Saturday 9th of May in our parish but is now postponed. We invite you to keep our 2nd class pupils in your prayers that they will continue to grow in the loving friendship of Jesus and grow in the Spirit of God’s love in these days. Lord Jesus friend of children come to me.
MASS ONLINE ON TV AND RADIO
A recording of daily Mass in our Pastoral Area is available from: https://www.churchservices.tv/lourdesdrogheda and https://www.churchservices.tv/drogheda
RTÉ will air Mass every weekday at 10.30am from St Eunan’s and St Columba’s Cathedral, Letterkenny, on RTÉ News Now. Mass from the North East (Lmfm) Sundays 9am.
Radio Maria Ireland broadcast Sunday & Daily Mass at 10am – Saorview, Channel 210; or by downloading their free app for mobile devices.
A recording of daily Mass in our Pastoral Area is available from:
https://www.churchservices.tv/lourdesdrogheda and also on https://www.churchservices.tv/drogheda
JUNIOR INFANTS 2020/21 ENROLMENT
For the children starting school this September for 2020/2021 - could their parents please email: tullyns.ias@gmail.com and put Junior Infants 2020/21 in the subject line. The school will then set up a group and send out a letter confirming the children’s enrolment and any other information.
TULLYALLEN MEDICAL CENTRE HERE FOR ALL CONCERNS
Tullyallen Medical Centre would like to say that people should not feel that you need to avoid contacting us for non-COVID-19 related concerns, as they are aware that the problems which we normally deal with, day in day out, have not gone away, and they are concerned that some people think they need to stay away altogether.
TULLYALLEN PHARMACY
The pharmacy have been restocked with hand Sanatisers, Gloves, Face Masks, Soap, Wipes, Milton and Thermometers. Simply message them on facebook or Telephone on 041 983 7760 or email on tullyallenpharmacy@gmail.com. Leave a contact number and they will call you when it is ready. Payment can be taken over the phone and local delivery is being done.
CENTRA DELIVERIES
Niall and the staff at Centra in the village know that some of the elderly in our community are staying at home as advised and that it might also be a little scary for some customers to go out and get their shopping.
If you do not feel comfortable going into the shop, Centra in the village will deliver to your home with no delivery charge (no matter what the cost of your shopping is) Centra would not want to see anybody stuck and says that if you call 041 9830496 with your list they will organize to get your delivery to you.
You can pay over the phone if you do not wish to have any contact with the delivery and your shopping can be dropped safely to your door.
THE EMMETS OFFER HELP IN THE COMMUNITY
There have been lots of people on social media offering to help the elderly or vulnerable or others in need of assistance in our parish by collecting groceries, fuel for the fire or prescriptions and the Glen Emmets in the heart of our village is no different. If you need or know of anyone who needs a little help and is isolated, please contact Joey on 087-8339568 or Cariona on 086-3203675 or Jack on 087- 2316722