Crossabeg
AFTERNOON TEA PARTY
An Afternoon Tea party will be held in Kyle Forge on Saturday, February 18, from from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. There will also be a Cake Sale during the afternoon. All proceeds in aid of the local Crossabeg-Ballymurn GAA Club. Your very generous support would be appreciated.
STORYTELLING
The next session of storytelling at Kyle Forge, Crossabeg, will take place on Sunday next, February 5, with proceedings under way at 8 p.m. All are most welcome.
FEAST DAY
Friday next, February 3, is the feast of St Blaise. Throats will be blessed in the morning at 8 a.m. and at 10 a.m. and in the evening at 6.30 p.m. If you wish to supply candles for use in the church throughout the year, then they can be purchased at the Cenacle in Wexford town or at Costcutters in Ballymurn.
CHURCH NEWS
Daily Masses on Wednesday and Friday mornings at 9.30 a.m. Confessions every Saturday evening at 6 p.m. Adoration every Monday from 1 p.m. to 7.20 p.m. with mass at 7.30 p.m. Adoration then continues from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday next, February 3, is the First Friday of the month and the sick and housebound of the parish will be visited at the usual times. The Ferns Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes for the Invalid Pilgrim Section will take place from May 17 to May 22. Application forms are now available.
GAA CLUB NOTES
Adult membership fees for 2017 are due and should be paid up by the end of January. The fees due are €120 for players, €60 for students and €50 for non-playing members.
There was no winner of last week’s lotto jackpot where the numbers drawn were 4, 20, 24 and 26. Lucky dips were Pat White and Michael A. Doyle. Jackpot this week is worth €6,200. Hard luck to the minor footballers who lost to Gusserane in the O’Loughlin Cup on Sunday last.
CAMOGIE NEWS
Oylegate-Glenbrien camogie club will hold some Féile fundraisers over the coming weeks. The first, a clothes collection will take place this Wednesday, February 1, from 9.10 a.m. at the old hall in Oylegate. Contact Bernie Hayden at 087 2040402 for further information. Other clothes collections will take place in Glenbrien and Ballymurn in the coming weeks.
The club will also host a breakfast day on Saturday, March 18, in the community centre in Oylegate to raise money for the Féile. Further information to follow.
ATHLETICS
The County Masters Cross-Country championships were held in Kilmore on Sunday afternoon last. Rain, cold and muddy conditions prevailed but that did not deter the athletes. St Killian’s club were well represented by Niall Sheil, Pádraig Moriarty and Brian O’Shaughnessy. Niall had a superb race over the four lap course making his break on the last lap to take the win in fine style. Brian also had a good race, finishing strong, and in those tough conditions, he showed the other athletes how to do it by running in bare feet. He was followed in by Pádraig, who finished strong.
All of these men were out in action in the Ballymurn 5K on Sunday week last where Niall battled with Myles Gibbons of SBR to take the win. Brian came home in eighth place just ahead of Pádraig in ninth place Bernard Wadding, Gerry Moran and Deirdre O’Grady were also in action on the day, coming home in 69th, 76th and 77th place respectively.
A reminder to all juvenile members that training continues every Monday and Thursday evening at Crossabeg school from 7 p.m. to 8.15 p.m. New members are most welcome.