AROUND THE DISTRICTS BALLYHEA

CHURCH NEWS

MASS TIMES – Masses will be live streamed on Saturday, March 6, 10 a.m. Sunday, March 7, 8.30 a.m. From Monday to Wednesday, March 8 to March 10, Mass at midday. On Wednesday Mass will be celebrated in Latin. From Thursday to Saturday, March 11 to March 13, Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m.

Adoration and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will take place after Mass on Thursday.

MONTH OF MARCH – The month of March is dedicated to St Joseph. Feastdays for the coming week. Monday, March 8: St John of God, religious. Tuesday the 9th: St France’s of Rome, religious. Wednesday the 10th: St John Ogilvie, priest and martyr. Thursday the 11th: St Aengu’s, bishop and abbot. Friday the 12th: St Maximilian. Saturday the 13th: St Euphrasia.

LENTEN ALMS – For Lent the parish has adopted a Missionary Outreach in Burkina Faso in West Africa. Lenten Alms in support of this project may be left in, in the usual ways during Lent.

The entire proceeds of this initiative will be sent to Archbishop Crotty, Apostolic Nuncio in Burkina Faso, to be applied on the ground to a deserving charity of his choice.

LENTEN STATIONS – Because of Coivid-19 the house stations for the Lent will be transferred to the church. The Station Areas will be grouped and the Masses held in the church. Stations Masses will be celebrated as follows.

Rathmorgan and Rathglassane Pruntus, Ardskeagh, Ballylopin, Gurrane, Knightsgrove, Glanmore on Thursday, March 4, at 10 a.m.

Newtown, Sorrell, Castlewrixon, Shinana, Ballinagrath on Monday, March 8, at midday.

Caher, Imphrick, Lisballyhea, Aughaburren, Ballyhoura, Loughlea and Glantane on Thursday, March 11, at 10 a.m.

Lenten offerings may be left in, in the usual ways or by visiting the Parish Web page at ballyheaparish.com and using the donate button.

NEW PARISH WEB PAGE – The parish has launched a Web page ballyheaparish.com – it will act as a resource hub for information regarding the parish and its history.

ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS – Christmas offerings, Dues, and Weekly offerings can now be made by using a Credit Card or Pay Pal.

For this facility, please go to the Parish Web Page, ballyheaparish. press the ‘Donate’ button, fill in the form and forward your offering.

TAX REBATE FORMS – In Order to meet the new tax year, which begins in January, it would be appreciated if those who have not yet returned Renewal Certificates could do so as soon as possible. Many thanks.

CHAIRS FOR THE NEW HALL – Many thanks to the generous sponsors for the chairs for the New Hall. There are now 169 sponsored chairs. Sponsorship for the chairs is in the amount of €40 per chair.

BAPTISMS

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Until further notice, the essential minimum number of persons may attend baptisms.

GAA CLUB NEWS

LOTTO – The numbers drawn on February 20 were 16, 34, 35. There was no winner of the jackpot of €1,900. Lucky-dip winners of €30 each: Leanne McCarthy Lisballyhea c/o John McCarthy, Kitty Healy Charleville, c/o Mick Copps, Martin Lane Ballyhea, c/o Costcutters.

I didn’t have the lotto results for February 27 at the time of printing so these will be published next week.

Next draw is Saturday, March 6, for a jackpot of €2,100. Get your tickets before 5 p.m. on Saturday from Costcutters Ballyhea or from any of the ticket sellers or they can be purchased online at play.clubforce.com/play_newa. asp?ll_id=199#Anchor Thank you for your continued support.

Due to the continuing Covid 19 situation and to ensure transparency and integrity in the lottery draw, the club have decided to hold the lottery draw on Saturday nights. The first three numbers of the National Lottery Main Draw will be the jackpot numbers. If a number higher than 42 is drawn in the first three, the draw will continue with the next number drawn under 42.

The club appreciates the support of lottery players and supporters during these difficult times and are very grateful for your continued support. Keep safe and the best of luck in draw.

REGISTRATION – Due to the Covid situation we are unable to hold our usual method of registration so we are asking members to complete this online this year. This can be done via fioreann.ie.

Membership is €20 for each Juvenile, €20 for students, €40 per adult or €80 for Family (two adults and all children under-18). All Players must have their membership paid before returning to training. If you have any enquiries or difficulties, please contact Mike O’Kelly Club Registrar on 087 – 23 41 259. Looking forward to seeing everyone back at the field again as soon as is safe for all.

REBELS’ BOUNTY DRAW – Join the Rebels’ Bounty Draw and support Ballyhea GAA. Be in with a chance to win from a prize fund of €500,000. This draw replaces the old County Club’s Draw. Promoters will be in contact in the coming weeks. There is an option to join online. Contact any Committee Member for further details.

ONLINE SHOP – 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.

CALENDAR

Owing to the success of the Ballyhea Covid Calendar last year there is going to be another calendar for 2021 organised in aid of ‘Fight for Fionn Fund’. Please send in photos to the Facebook page and the only requirement is that the photo is taken in Ballyhea in 2021. Towards the end of the year the best 12 photos will be chosen and the Calendars will be printed locally.

There are already some pretty impressive photos on the Facebook site and some of these will be published in the Vale Star during the year.

Some pointers for the photos: Photos to be taken in Ballyhea in 2021 – The photos need to be at least 1MB as they need to be of sufficient resolution for the calendar. Please keep a copy of your photos in case they are needed later in the year. Ideally the photo is to be taken in Landscape format as opposed to Portrait as it works better in the calendar layout.

Please post photos on the Facebook site which is called Ballyhea Calendar 2021. If you are not on Facebook you can email photos to eamonnfosullivan@ gmail.com so Happy Snapping.

BALLYHEA RESPONSE GROUP

Ballyhea have set up a support group who will do shopping, collect prescription from Doctor or Pharmacy and offer support to anyone who might be feeling vulnerable, isolated, alone or worried in the midst of this health crisis.

Ballyhea Response Group has spoken to some shops and pharmacies already and strict hygiene protocols will be followed (e.g. use of disposable gloves, shopping bag and the pledge to never enter your home). Please have your Doctor’s number on standby along with your Eircode. If you don’t know your Eircode you can let one of the following people know and they will get it for you.

The following are Emergency Contact Details: The National Covid-19 Helpline Number is 1850 24 1850. Senior Line can be contacted on 1800 80 45 91. ALONE is also offering Corona Virus advice at 0818 222 024. Emergency Numbers 112/999. Shoppers Contact Numbers – Mike Morrissey 087 205 14 36, Jim Codd 087 922 39 39, Helen O’Sullivan 086 326 33 59, Ger O’Shea 087 823 76 97.

BALLYHEA 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.