Ballycanew
HOLY WEEK CEREMONIES 2019.
Penitential Service (Confessions) – Wednesday, April 17, 7 p.m. in St Moling’s Church, Ballycanew.
EASTER TRIDUUM – St Moling’s Ballycanew: Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper 6 p.m. Good Friday 3 p.m. Easter Saturday Vigil 9 p.m. Easter Sunday 11.30 a.m.
Church of the Sacred Heart, Ballyoughter: Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7 p.m. Good Friday 7 p.m. Easter Saturday 7 p.m. Easter Sunday 9.45 a.m.
TINA 20 YEARS IN BUSINESS
To mark 20 years in business Tina’s Hair Salon would like to invite customers, friends and family to drop into the hair salon on Saturday, May 4, from 6 p.m. to help her celebrate this milestone. She would like to say a special thanks to all her customers over the last 20 years.
BALLYCANEW TIDY TOWNS
Ballycanew Village will be poster free for the upcoming elections in May. We would appreciate co-operation from all candidates. Thank you.
SCHOOL NEWS
Green School – Work is continuing in the school. Events in April are the An Taisce Spring Clean Day and Used small battery collection details below.
National Spring Clean Day – Thanks to all the parents who came and helped out with our National Spring Clean Day. It was a beautiful sunny Spring day and the pupils collected serveral bags of rubbish around the village and school grounds.
Scholastic Book Fair – Thanks to all the parents and pupils who purchased books at our book fair last week. It was a huge success.
Enrolment – Please call to the school office or call 053 9427496 for an enrolment pack.
SPLIT-THE-POT
Congratulations to Saturday, April 6, winners of the split-thepot, Fiona and Winnie, prize money was €205. Congratulations, girls. Thanks to everyone for their continue support.
ST PATRICK’S GAA LOTTO
There was no winner of last week’s jackpot; weeks winning numbers were 1, 2, 11 and 15. Har Lee, Nora Byrne matched three numbers.
WHIST DRIVE RESULTS
Results of whist drive held in hall on Friday night, March 29, Gents; first Flo Kavanagh; second – Alice Gibney; third Stasia Redmond; Gents Half Time Ladies first Anne Fleming; Ladies – second G Power; third Mary Lee.
Results of whist drive held in hall on Friday night, April 5, Gents; first Eilish Murphy; second – Peg Byrne third Anne Slater; Gents Half Time Flo Kavanagh; Ladies first Ann Martin; Ladies – second Anne Roche; third Betty Sugrue; Ladies Half Time Joan Finnegan. Whist drive continues every Friday night in the hall.
COURTOWN COLOUR RUN 2019.
Registration is now open for this year’s Courtown Colour Run, which takes place on Saturday, July 13. There will be 3km and 6km distances. Register now for early bird rates. Register at popupraces.ie/race/courtown-colour-run-2019/
LITTLE DUCKLINGS
Avail of the free playschool facility with Little Ducklings for your child. Little Ducklings Playschool are now taking enrolments for September 2019. Limited places available so contact Lucy at 086 0883141 to secure your child’s place now.
BALLYOUGHER NS
Enrolment now being taken for September 2019 for Ballyoughter National School. Expression of interest forms also available for September 2020 intake. If you would like to enrol your child for the coming year or put your name on file for September 2020 contact the office at 053 938200 Tuesday – Thursday 9.15-1.30 or leave a message any day and an enrolment form or expression of interest form will be issued to you.
If you are new to the area or deciding about schools and want to pop in to meet us or see the school just let us know.
TEXT ALERT
Please report any suspicious activity to Gorey Garda Station at 053 9430690. For our vital system to work it is important that members of the public to report directly to the local garda station to ensure our system works effectively. It is imperative that anything you feel is worth reporting goes directly to 053 9430690 so that it can be sent out on our text alert system. Let’s continue to make our community a safer place.
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