Ballyhea

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LOTTO

The lotto was held on Monday, June 25, at the Idle Hour. There was no winner of the jackpot of €1,400. The Numbers were 7, 20, 22. Lucky Dips: €50 to Mason Copps c/o David Copps, €30 to Fionn Ronan c/o Joan Ronan, €20 to Liz O’Keeffe c/o Eamon Dundon, €20 to Ballyhea camogie club c/o Ger O’Shea, €20 to Dimitri Van Dalen c/o Jim Codd. You can play the lottery online @ locallotto.ie.

CHURCH NEWS

VIDEO STREAMING – A video streaming facility has been installed in the church to allow weekday and Sunday Mass as well as funeral and wedding ceremonies etc. to be broadcast over the internet. While primarily intended for the sick and housebound, the service is also open to anyone who wishes to have it. The first phase is experimentally operative by logging on to the website mcnmedia.tv/. Family and friends overseas might like to log into this website to see the Parish Masses and what is happening in the Parish Church. Over the next few weeks, we hope to move to the next phase which is to provide a connection for the sick and housebound. Enquiries about the connection can be made in the sacristy or to 086 3016859.

FAMILY PRAYER BOOKLET – A revised booklet of Family Prayers has been prepared by the diocese in the context of the World Meeting of families. Copies are available to order through the sacristy. 100 booklets cost €40.

WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES – A committee has been formed to oversee the arrangements in the parish for the World Meeting of families which will be held in Dublin from August 21 to August 26. A monthly magazine will be published from January to August outlining the various events which we will be observing for the World Day. It will be called Family Matters. Gearóid O’Shea will act as Project Co-Ordinator for the preparation.

BUSES TO DUBLIN FOR THE PAPAL MASS – Buses will be available to take pilgrims to Dublin for the Papal Mass on August 26 Please book early. Adult fare €15. Child fare €10 (flat rate any number). Booking forms are available in the sacristy.

PRAYERS FOR THE UNBORN – Prayers for the unborn will be said at all Masses in the parish and you are asked to join with these in your intentions.

DIOCESAN DIRECTORIES – A limited number of Diocesan Directories are available in the sacristy, priced at €3 each.

CHURCH COLLECTIONS – On the Sundays that there are two collections, the church door collection will be taken up at the offertory and the special collection will be taken up after Holy Communion.

CHURCH GATE COLLECTIONS - No church gate collection taken up at St Mary’s Church, Ballyhea is endorsed by the parish. Any group or organisation intending to collect outside the church gates are asked to present copies of their permits in the sacristy, together with copies of letters of authorisation of those collecting on their behalf. This should be done before the collection commences.

NEW CHURCH WINDOWS – Work will commence on the making of new windows for the church. It is expected that it will take about a month to make the first window. The new windows will be timber sash windows modelled on those of St John the Baptist Church in Kinsale which was built in 1832 by the same architect as Ballyhea, Br. Michael Augustine Riordan.

DISPENSATION FROM SERVILE WORK – In view of the poor weather which we have experienced over the past few months, general dispensation is granted from the obligation to abstain from all unnecessary servile work on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, from Ascension Thursday till October 31.

IRISH CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER – The Irish Catholic newspaper and the Catholic View are on sale in the porch of the church. The Irish Catholic is priced at €1.80 and the Catholic View is €1.

CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH – The Catechism of the Catholic Church can be viewed on this web page vatican. va/archive/ENG0015/__p8.htm.

GAA NOTES

CUL CAMPS – The club will hold its annual Kellogg’s Cúl Camps from July 9 to July 13 inclusive. Times are from 10 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 10 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. on Friday. Cost is €60 for first child, €50 for second child and €40 for each subsequent child. Booking can be made online or by contacting Ger O’Shea 087 8237697. We look forward to having your child with us again for what we hope will be a very happy and enjoyable experience. Any queries don’t hesitate to contact Ger.

JUVENILE CLUB MONSTER DRAW – Ballyhea GAA Juvenile Club Monster Draw will take place on Saturday, July 7, in the Corbett Court. Your support is greatly appreciated. Tickets are currently on sale for prizes to the value of €4,250 thanks to CPH Tickets cost €10 each or a book of three for €20.

CLUB DEVELOPMENT – Ballyhea GAA is undertaking a major building construction of dressing rooms, a covered hurling alley, public toilets, a referees’ room and an upstairs area suitable for a gym etc. A Sports Capital Grant has been secured, a loan from Croke Park and a bank loan to finance the majority of this development. However, some fundraising will need to be done to meet the shortfall for this development. The various committees have decided to fundraise with ‘Buy a block to build the wall’. Blocks will be sold at €250 each and on completion of the building, a plaque will be erected with the names of all who contributed to this development.

All of the club’s loans for the previous developments have been cleared, mainly due to your support for the Cork GAA Clubs’ Draw of which about 50% of the funds from each ticket are returned to the club and this money is used solely for development and with your support, this will continue, hopefully.

The development represents the community spirit that has become a major part of Ballyhea GAA achievements over so many years.

Your support of our great club is very much appreciated and we hope you will support this new venture from which many generations will benefit in the years ahead. Your support will make a difference and you can make your contribution count by contacting any member of the committee or if you would like further information, the club website is