STEPPING UP TO HELP CREATE PPE
HELP AVAILABLE DURING COVID-19 CRISIS
While keeping in line with the restrictions and guidelines in place regarding Covid-19, Half-Way-House/ Bunclody GAA, Ladies Football and Bunclody Camogie Clubs will do whatever they can to help anyone in the community who may need assistance.
Contact James Doyle 087-9594639, Mark Sheehan 087-1507808 or James Crean 087-7760992 for help with the collection of food shopping, medication/prescriptions or any other necessities and they will do their very best to organise assistance for you.
FCJ STUDENTS PRINT PPE
FCJ Bunclody students Caoimhe Byrne, David Furlong and Tom Tully are currently printing 3D biodegradable PPE face masks to aid the HSE with Covid-19.
They have produced over 200 face masks to date, totalling over 300 printing hours.
This is a coordinated effort with Bench Space Cork and Engineers Ireland, with 232 people involved all over the country.
Twenty thousand shields have been printed to date, with 1,300 being printed daily.
Blood Bikes Ireland are collecting the finished prints, with the Irish Defence Forces managing sterilisation and assembly.
The face masks have been approved for use by HSE frontline staff fighting Covid-19. A HSE worker said: ‘1,000 face shields delivered this morning which are in widespread use in the community, including in hospitals, by paramedics, in drug and alcohol services, community nursing and other services.’
Well done to these three young people for showing such initiative in helping to provide scarce PPE during this crisis.
ALTERNATIVE MASS ARRANGEMENTS
Public Masses have been cancelled for the forseeable future due to the corona virus.
However, the public can watch Mass online at mcnmedia.tv by searching for Bunclody. Other churches are also available to view.
Mass services are also broadcase at 10 a.m. on Sundays on South East Radio; at 11.10 a.m. on Sundays on RTÉ One television; and at 10 a.m. on Sundays on Radio Maria (listen live at radiomaria.ie or Saorview Channel 210).
All Church of Ireland Churches in Bunclody union are closed for the foreseeable future.
Parishioners might like to consult the diocesan website cashel.anglican.org for a list of clergy who are live streaming private worship on Sundays.
PARISH OFFICE
Bunclody Parish Office is operating reduced hours during the Covid-19 public health crisis.
The office will be open on Mondays and Fridays only.
Anyone who wishes to contact the Parish Office may do so on 0539376190 or by emailing mostholytrinitypo@gmail.com
Your understanding and co-operation at this time is greatly appreciated.
BUNCLODY LIBRARY
If you or someone you know is elderly or vulnerable and cocooning at home, you may be interested to know that you can now request a delivery of library books, audiobooks and DVDs from Wexford Libraries who will deliver the items directly to the door.
A person who is cocooning can phone the Wexford Community Call helpline on 053 9196000 and dial extension 1.
A library staff member will contact the person who is cocooning and organise suitable library material to be delivered directly to them.
All items are on long loan, there are no overdue fines or fees and access to the service is always free.
If using audio or digital books people can search and reserve e-books and e-audio books through the BorrowBox app.
Log on to https://www.wexfordcoco.ie/libraries/ebooks-and-eresources to see the vast array of digital resources you can access on your smart device or home computer.
BUNCLODY VOCATIONAL COLLEGE
Split The Pot: In light of the very difficult and serious situation posed by COVID-19, Bunclody Vocational College wish to advise the suspension of their Split the Pot Draw.
Envelopes already entered will be included in our next draw which will take place when we resume our draw.
Fashion Show: Bunclody Vocational College Parents Association wish to advise that their fashion show, due to be held in May 2020, has been postponed in light of the COVID-19 situation.
They hope to be in a position to reschedule this in early autumn