Ballymurn
CHURCH NOTES
Feast of the Immaculate Conception: Mass will be celebrated in Ballymurn on Thursday, December 8, at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.
DEEPEST SYMPATHY
Deepest Sympathy is extended to Mary Grannell and Kathleen Darcy on the death of their mother Mary Teresa Delaney, Brocurra, Adamstown. Her funeral Mass took place in St Abban’s Church on Tuesday, November 22, with burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery. May she rest in peace.
GAA NOTES
This week’s lotto numbers were 8, 17, 18 and 20. No winner, no match three. Lucky Dips: Neville Fanning Jim Kelly jackpot €10,000.
Christmas Draw: the club is holding a Christmas raffle, with a first prize of €1000, second prize is a load of fire wood. Third and forth prizes of €100 and a fifth prize of lunch for two in the Riverbank Hotel. Tickets on sale at €5 each or three for €10. Please support.
BINGO
Bingo continues every Monday night in Ballymurn at 9.30 p.m., Snowball €1,400.
CHRISTMAS SALE
There will be a Christmas sale in Ballymurn Hall on Saturday, December 10, and Sunday, December 11, after the masses. Christmas Holly wreathes, logs, table centres etc. If you would like to order any of the items before that date contact 087 9121714.
CAMOGIE NEWS
Club jerseys are available to purchase, in baby, children and adult sizes. For more information or to order a jersey please contact Margaret O’Connor, Tina Farrell or Christine Martin asap. More details available on Facebook.
CHRISTMAS CARDS
Christmas cards from Ballymurn are on sale in Daybreak. All proceeds go toward church funds.
COFFEE MORNING
2017, please contact any committee member to arrange payment of your €5 renewal or €20 for new members for 2017 by Friday, December 9. Thank you. Pat Sludds 087 6904289, Theresa Shanahan 087 9714323 or Mary Kehoe 083 0033514.
CAMOGIE NEWS
Club jerseys are available to purchase, in baby, children and adult sizes. For more information or to order a jersey please contact Margaret O’Connor, Tina Farrell or Christine Martin asap. More details available on Facebook.
SOCIAL DANCING
Our next date for social dancing in Oylegate Community Centre is Sunday, December 11. Music is by Chris Dallet. This is Chris’s first visit to Oylegate as he makes the long journey to us from Northern Ireland. He a very popular figure on the dancing circuit so a great crowd is expected. Dancing is from 9.30 p.m. so come along early. Admission is €8, with the usual tasty refreshments served.
CHRISTMAS CARDS
having given a fine rendition of ‘The Hurler’s Dream’. Declan will now represent Co. Wexford in the Leinster semi-finals in Allenwood, Co. Kildare on December 4.
CHRISTMAS RAFFLE
The annual Oulart Church Fund Christmas Raffle tickets have been distributed to most houses in the parish and if you have not yet received them please contact Joan Doyle (087 7935897). The usual seasonal prizes are on offer thanks to the generous people who donated them. Anyone who would like extra books of tickets should contact the Parochial House or Draw Co-ordinator, Joan Doyle. As this is the only fund-raiser for the church this year your support would be greatly appreciated.
GET WELL WISHES
were interviewed by Alan Corcoran, on November 23, after which they performed live on South East radio. The five ‘Radio Stars’ were Molly Gallagher, Shona Proctor-Laird, Sarah Walsh, Faith Masterson and Niamh Larkin-Cooney. They were accompanied by the director of Scoil Mochua’s Music Group, Mr Hamish Stuart along with Mrs Carmel Codd, Tomasz Osinski, Jennifer Parkin and Marianne Cooney.
They played ‘Five-in-a-row’ which was composed by Mr Stuart to commemorate the senior hurlers’ historic and unique 5-ina-row of Co. championship hurling victories, 2009-2013. Then Shona and Faith sang ‘The Ballad of Oulart Hill’ composed by Mr Kevin Whitty.
SCHOOL NEWS
ents and children who responded to that ‘Operation Christmas Child’ Appeal. Pupils from third and fourth classes in Scoil Mochua will participate in a soccer blitz – Futsal Soccer – in Gorey on Friday, December 9.
‘SPLIT THE-POT’
Everyone is encouraged to do ‘Split-the Pot’ to support Scoil Mochua. Entry envelopes are available in all local businesses. To be in with a chance to win just put €2 in the special envelope, seal it and write your name and contact details on the front. There is a winner every week. Congratulations to Catherine Murphy who won €196 in the most recent draw.
OULART TIDY TOWNS
Oulart Tidy Towns Committee would like to extend a big thank you to all involved in their Old Graveyard project. Thanks to winning third prize in the Wexford County Council’s ‘Access for All Gardens and Parks’ competition the committee have now made the Legion of Mary Hall and the Old Graveyard accessible for wheelchair users, restored four graves, landscaped the grounds and erected a pedestal displaying a brief history of St Mochua’s Church, The Legion of Mary Hall and the Old Graveyard. This completed phase of the project also won third prize at the recent Keep Wexford Beautiful awards in the category for ‘Best Community Project to Improve Accessibility in Gardens and Parks’.
The coffee morning in Mernagh’s last week in aid of SERT and the Hope Centre raised €550. Thanks to all who supported these worthy causes.
RECONCILIATION SERVICE
This year’s Advent Parish Reconciliation Service will take place in Glenbrien Church on Wednesday, December 14, at 7.30 p.m.
GLENBRIEN TEXT ALERT
Just a final reminder to anyone wishing to be part of Text Alert for 2017, please contact any committee member to arrange payment of your €5 renewal or €20 for new members for 2017 by Friday, December 9. Thank you. Pat Sludds 087 6904289, Theresa Shanahan 087 9714323 or Mary Kehoe 083 0033514.
GAA CLUB NEWS
Oylegate-Glenbrien GAA Club will hold a joint AGM for adult and underage sections on Sunday, December 11, at 4 p.m. in Oylegate Community Centre. We look forward to seeing you there.
Hurlers 100th Anniversary Celebrations: Thanks to the great crowd who turned up on Friday night to celebrate the 1915/16 Hurlers. The organising committee would like to thank all the sponsors; to those who gave photos; provided refreshments and confectionary; to those who worked before/on the night and to the centre for providing the venue. A special thank you must go to Briggette Heffernan for the lovely calligraphy and the personalized booklets with the photos.
Lotto: There was no winner of the lotto jackpot held on November 9. The numbers drawn were 13, 20, 22 and 26 and bonus number 23. Lucky-dip winners were Conor Doyle, Siun O’Mahoney, Claire Fogarty, Ml Shiggins snr, Mary Stafford, Paddy Bolger, Lee Kehoe, Billy Reck. Next jackpot €12,600 tickets available locally.
CAMOGIE NEWS
Club jerseys are available to purchase, in baby, children and adult sizes. For more information or to order a jersey please contact Margaret O’Connor, Tina Farrell or Christine Martin asap. More details available on Facebook.
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