Boolavogue
PARISH RAFFLE
Lines for the annual Christmas Raffle organised by the Parish Committee are on sale in the church porch before and after Mass on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings till December 16 when the draw will be held after 11 a.m. Mass. The lines cost €2 each or three for €5 and there are 16 prizes on offer.
First prize is a €100 voucher for Tom Doyle Supplies, Camolin, second is a 5L can of Roundup, third is a hamper from McCauley’s Chemists, fourth a bottle of brandy, fifth is a bottle of Bushmills whiskey, sixth is a €50 voucher for Murt Walsh Mensware, seventh is a five piece serving tray, eight is 5L of engine oil, ninth is a €20 voucher for Kate’s Café in Kilmuckridge, tenth prize is two bottles of wine, eleventh a Leisure Max voucher for one hour of bowling for six persons, twelfth is a €10 voucher for the Book Café in Gorey, thirteenth is a bottle of white wine, fourteenth is a bottle of red wine, fifteenth is a tin of sweets and the last prize is a large tin of biscuits.
CAMOGIE AGM
This Friday, December 7, our local camogie club’s AGM will take place on at 8 p.m. in the GAA Complex in Monageer. All parents of the underage players as well as all adult members are urged to attend.
WELCOME HOME.
After almost 100 days in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, Bernadette Flood, Ballycarrigeen is home at last. Welcome home, Bernadette, from all your many friends in Boolavogue.
BREITHLÁ SONA.
A very happy birthday to Séamus Buke, Tobar Geal, Boolavogue’s very own Senator in the 1998 Wexford Senate, who celebrated his 84th birthday recently.
SOCCER NEWS
On Saturday the 24th. the St Cormac’s under-10 team took on Bunclody at home and with both teams playing excellent soccer, there was great entertainment for all the team’s fans. The under-sevens and under-eights took on the Ballagh FC in their first game of the season. Again there was an exhibition of skilled soccer on display and they hope to meet the Ballagh in a rematch in the near future. The under-sevens and under-eights cater for boys and girls and if any child is interested in joining the squad, they train on Tuesdays from 5.30 p.m. till 6.30 p.m. on the pitch beside St Cormac’s church in Boolavogue.
Niall Finn put the men’s ‘B’ team ahead when they travelled to Bunclody on Sunday the 25thof November, despite the hosts controlling play for the early part of the game. The goal came when Niall swerved a Ray O’Brien cross into the net and shortly afterwards, when they were awarded a penalty, it looked as if Bunclody would draw level. However, Adam Dunne guessed correctly, dived right and saved the shot. Niall extended our lead shortly afterwards, heading a re- bound to the back of the net and then he collected his hat-trick just before the break, punishing some sloppy defending by Bunclody.
A solid defence saw Bunclody limited to some long range shots in the second half and 3-0 win against the table toppers was a great result for our lads.
GAA LOTTO
The numbers drawn on Tuesday, November 27, in the Monageer-Boolavogue lotto draw were 4, 8, 24 and 32 and as no one had all four, the jackpot has been increased to €5,400 for the next draw. This will take place in Monageer on Tuesday, December 11, at 9.30 p.m. The usual match-three prize of €160 is also up for grabs and tickets costing only €2 can be had from all club members and local businesses.
MINISTERS OF THE WORD
As Saturday next is a Holy Day of Obligation, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, Caroline Farrington is on duty as Minister of the Eucharist at the Vigil Mass on Friday, December 7, with Catherine Doran acting as reader. The Mass for the Holy Day at 11 a.m. on Saturday morning, sees Kathleen Kehoe assisting at Holy Communion while Gay Gahan is scheduled to read.
The Minister of the Word at the normal 8 p.m. Vigil Mass on Saturday, December 8, is Martina Ivory with Cormac O’Loughlin helping distribute Holy Communion. At the 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday the ninth., the reader on duty is Marie Barne with Philip Kehoe acting as Eucharistic Minister.
CLOTHES COLLECTION
If you are clearing some space in your wardrobe for some Christmas finery our local GAA club would be delighted to take the discards off your hands to help raise funds.
Monageer-Boolavogue GAA Club welcome all donations of unwanted clothes, paired shoes, hats scarves, handbags, curtains, clean towels, duvet covers, pillow cases and clean bed linen for recycling. However, they don’t want duvets or cushions please. All donations can be left into the old GAA complex in Monageer from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. till 4.30 p.m. every week.