Ballyhea
LOTTO
The lotto was held on Monday, October 29, at the Idle Hour. There was no winner of the jackpot of €1,300. The Numbers were 7, 8, 10. Lucky Dips: €50 to Maryann Ronan c/o Mick Copps, €30 to Linda Ní Chofaigh c/o Corbett Court, €20 to Martin Casey c/o David Copps, €20 to Ollie Morrissey c/o Ger O’Shea, €20 to Teresa Morrissey c/o Mike Morrissey. You can play the lottery online @locallotto.ie and thank you for your continued support.
CEMETERY VISITATIONS
Prayers for the faithful departed will take place on Sunday, November 11, in St Mary’s New Cemetery and Imphrick after 11 a.m. Mass.
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/ Enquiries about the connection can be made in the sacristy or to 086 3016859.
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.
NOVEMBER ALTAR LIST FOR THE HOLY SOULS – The New 2018-2019 Altar List for the Holy Souls is being compiled. Please forward the names of those whom you wish to have included in the new list. Purgatorial Society forms are available in the church Porch. The first of these Masses will be celebrated on November 25 and on every First Friday thereafter.
PARISH/SCHOOL GENERAL PURPOSES AREA – Please note that some of the plans and drawings for the new Parochial/School General Purposes Area are on exhibition in the church Porch. This will replace the former Parish Hall and will be available out of School hours for parish activities. Any constructive comments are welcome.
CONFIRMATION 2019 – The first Mass for the Confirmation children will be celebrated on Saturday, November 10, at 7.30 p.m.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2019 – The first meeting with the parents of children preparing for First Holy Communion in 2019 will take place at the National School on Thursday, November 22, at 7.30 p.m. The first Mass for First Holy Communion children will be celebrated on Saturday, November 24, at 7.30 p.m.
GAA NOTES
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – The club AGM will be held on Monday, December 3, in the clubrooms at 8 p.m. Nomination forms will be distributed to members in the coming weeks.
WOOLLY HATS – With the cold weather nearly upon us it’s time for the woolly hats again and what better than one of these new club hats with the Ballyhea GAA crest. Contact John Mortell 086 3893053. Price €10.
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.
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Captain Danny Flynn and the Charleville hurlers on their well deserved victory in the Premier Intermediate County Hurling Final replay against Courcey Rovers at Pairc Uí Rinn on Bank Holiday Monday.
SPEEDING
Speeding is still continuing to be an issue through the parish so please be aware of the speed limit of 60km.