Ballyhea
LOTTO
The lotto was held on Monday, July 23, at the Idle Hour. There was no winner of the jackpot of €1,600. The Numbers were 8, 15, 37. Lucky Dips: €50 to John Crowley c/o Breda Crowley, €30 to Denice Murphy c/o Mick Copps, €20 to Mary O’Connell c/o Liam Murphy, €20 to Ger O’Shea c/o Ger O’Shea, €20 to Máire O’Riordan c/o Noel O’Riordan. 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 2018. 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. As the Pope is visiting we are looking for volunteers to steward or to host a family and all further information can be obtained off this website worldmeeting2018.
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 so please book your seat as soon as possible to be sure of a ticket. It is advised to bring a folding chair with you, these are available in Dunnes Stores at a price of €10 and a sturdier one is available in Argos at a price of €30. Also, bring a light canvas bag to bring your lunch in together with water for drinking.
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. Mother Teresa (one of her famous quotes)’ A Nation that destroys the life of an unborn child, who has been created for living and loving, who has been created in the image of God, is in tremendous poverty’.
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 has commenced on the making of new windows for the church. The first window has been installed and it is planned to install a further three windows in July. 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. If anyone or any family wishes to sponsor a window, this can be done by a single subscription or by a number of subscriptions over a period of time. One window will be open to public subscription, anyone can contribute any amount to it if they so wish. Please contact the parish priest – Monsignor O’Brien.
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 ONLINE – The Catechism of the Catholic Church can be viewed on this web page vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__ p8.htm.
FIGHT FOR FIONN
Fight for Fionn is a charity set up to raise funds for Fionn Barry, a three-year-old boy from Ballyhea, who has a seriously debilitating and life limiting illness and needs 24-hour care. Currently development is under way to upgrade his home. A number of fundraisers are ongoing. To get more information please go to fionnbarry.com website or if you wish to make a donation the link is: gofundme.com/FightForFionn
GAA NOTES
ONLINE SHOP – The club’s online shop is proving to be very popular. All the latest club gear can be purchased from the O’Neill’s website. Check it out at oneills.com/shop-by-team/GAA/ ireland/ballyhea-GAA.html
INSTAGRAM – The club can now be followed on Instagram. To see the latest club pictures go to ballyheagaaclub.
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 ballyheagaa.com. Thank you in advance for your support.
CORK GAA GAELTACHT SCHOLARSHIPS 2018 – Is cúis áthais dom Scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta 2018 a fhógairt don samhradh seo chugainn. Applications are being taken now. Contact the club’s Cultural Officer Ciarán O’Regan or secretary Ger O’Shea for an application form. Note that this updated GAA Scholarship Application Form is required by the college with every application.
This is important in order to verify the applications and to enforce the scheme on a first come first served basis. Please also be aware that the Cork Scholarship Scheme applies to Coláiste nd Mumhan, Beal Atha ‘n Ghaorthaidh only and does not apply to any Gaeltacht college. Date of courses, fees, application forms and any further details are available at colaistenamumhan.ie or 085 1709327.
COMMUNITY ALERT
Ballyhea Community Alert has successfully set up a Text Alert Network to immediately alert our community when an incident occurs. Prompt information to and from Gardaí deters criminal activity. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Text Alert Network please phone any of the following people for information and sign up details – Phil Ryan 087 2937465, Pat Daly 086 1220114, James Horgan 087 2572271, Willie Meaney 087 1936842, Con Walsh 086 8570355. The fee for this service is €10 annually.
SPEEDING
Speeding is still continuing to be an issue through the parish so please be aware of the speed limit of 60km. but training for those who wish to continue will continue in Liscarroll for the time being, but training in Charleville will be on a week by week basis. For the coming week, training in Liscarroll will be off, due to it being a Bank Holiday.
NEXT UP: On Sunday next, 12 August Liscarroll Annual Open Sports will be held in Liscarroll GAA pitch commencing at 1pm. There is a full programme of more than 80 events, which include sprints, middle distance, turbo javelin, shotput and long jump. As it is such a huge programme, we appeal to those who intend on coming to arrive early, because the following events will be starting at 1pm–girls U7 30m sprint, girls and boys U12 javelin, girls and boys U16 shotput and senior women and men long jump. On the following Friday we will hold the Tom Fitzpatrick Memorial 10k race plus a 5k commencing at 7.30pm. Please note that both races will start simultaneously with the 5k runners turning back near Tulladuff Cross.
UPCOMING FIXTURES: Sat 4th August;- Celtic Games in Scotland
Thu 9th August; Lombardstown 5 Mile Road Race
Sun 12th August;- Liscarroll AC 28th. Annual Sports, Liscarroll GAA Grounds
Fri 17th August;- Liscarroll 5K & 10K Road Race Entry at Community Centre.
Sat 18th August; All Master Championships
Tues 21st August: Carrignavar 5 Mile
Fri 24th August; Churchtown 5 Mile Road Race
Sun 26th August; Bandon AC ‘Catherine Duggan Memorial’ Open Sports.
Sun 09th September. Tracton AC Open Sports at Minane Bridge.
Fri 14th September; Grange Fermoy 4 Mile
Sun.16th September; Cork Ladies Mini Marathon
Sun.23rd September; Charleville Half Marathon. Ireland at Tullamore