Ballyhea
LOTTO
The lotto was held on Monday, September 16, at the Idle Hour. There was no winner of the jackpot of €1,900. The Numbers were 14, 20, 40. Lucky dips: €30 Margaret Morrissey c/o Mike Morrissey, €30 Dave Nunan c/o David Copps, €30 Denise O’Kelly c/o Mike O’Kelly. You can play the lottery online @locallotto.ie and thank you for your continued support.
CHURCH NOTES
AUTUMN STATIONS – The autumn Stations will commence in September. September 27, Shinana, Caher, Imphrick and Aughaburren in the home of Phil and Angela Ryan. October 4, Ballinadrideen, Ballynoran, Coolcaum, Baallyroe and Dromin in the home of Denis and Geraldine Mac.
Namara. October 18, Clonkeen, Fiddane and Shanballa in the home of Breda and John Crowley. October 2, the General Station in the church for Pruntus, Ardskeagh, Ballylopin, Gurrane, Knightsgrove, Castlewrixon, Ballycosgry, Lisballyhea, Ballyhoura, Loughlea, Glantane, Newtown, Sorrell, Farran, Cooline, Milltown, Kiltass. Stations Masses will be celebrated at 8 p.m.
DISPENSATION FROM SERVILE WORK – In view of the poor weather which we have experienced over the past few months, a 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.
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.
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. By logging on to mcnmedia. tv/; weekly and daily Masses as well as funerals and weddings are available to anyone with an internet connection. Family and friends abroad might like to go to see the Parish Masses and what is happening in the Parish Church. The number of views to the website over the last 12 months was 15,000 from countries such as United States of America, Canada, Germany, Italy, Phillipines, Poland and Ireland.
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.
CATHOLIC VOICE NEWSPAPER – The Catholic Voice is on sale in the porch of the church for €1.50. Sympathy Mass Cards and Mass Bouquet Cards are available for purchase in the church Porch.
CATECHISM ONLINE – The Catechism of the Catholic Church can be viewed on this web page vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__ p8.htm.
SCHOOL/PARISH HALL
Those, who received the special envelopes for the school/ community hall are kindly asked to return these as soon as possible.
BE A VOLUNTEER BEFRIENDER
Ballyhoura Rural Services are seeking to combat isolation by recruiting, training and organising volunteer befrienders to support and assist individuals who are experiencing physical, social and emotional isolation. Details available from Maria O’Sullivan, Volunteer Co-ordinator at 022 59984 or mosullivan@ballyhouraruralservices.org.
GAA NOTES
CORK GAA CLUBS DRAW – The Cork GAA Clubs draw was launched recently and is a great fundraiser for the club which goes towards the development of facilities and grounds in the club. Club members will be selling tickets shortly for the 2019/2020 draw which commences early November. All support is greatly appreciated.
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.
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.
MEN ON THE MOVE
Ballyhea Men on the Move is back and will be held at 7.30 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays in the Gym in the new complex in Ballyhea GAA Club. All ages (currently ranging from 30’s to 60’s) and all levels of fitness catered for, and participants from outside Ballyhea are very welcome. Please come and along and try it out. Contact Jim Codd at 087 9223939 for information. Have fun and get fit.
SPEEDING
Speeding is still continuing to be an issue through the parish so please be aware of the speed limit of 60km. Treatment Fund O’Regan Stores in Killavullen are hosting a coffee and breakfast morning on Saturday October 6th between 10am and 2pm. Coffee and scone €3, coffee and sandwich €5, full Irish breakfast €7. All support is appreciated.
ANTHEMS FROM ANNAKISHA
Killavullen Young Christian Workers is presenting a variety concert from Annakisha Church on Friday, October 4 at 7.30pm.
The line-up includes Dan Twomey accompanied on piano by Elaine Guinane, Kellie Lewis (Voice of Ireland); Crescendo String Quartet; Kate and Érin Hickey; the Willis trad group and Michael Cronin in the atmospheric setting of Annakisha with special lighting and floral installations.
Tickets (€12) are available from the parish churches after Mass times or the parish office (022-46578) and from Killavullen and Ballygown School offices, during school hours.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL LOTTO RESULTS
The lucky winners for the last weeks have been Liz Stafford in Griffin’s Bar and in The Haven it was Joe Taylor Jnr. Thank you all for your support to this fundraiser.
KILLAVULLEN VINTAGE RUN
The annual vintage run took place last Sunday September 22nd in the calm after the storm.
The village was a wonderful spectacle as the tractors took off on their annual run travelling around North Cork. The morning of the run was as usual a very busy time in the village with young and old taking pleasure seeing the well turned out vintage tractors.
This year’s run was in aid of the Conor Harnett Fund and dedicated to the memory of the late Joe Doyle.
A sincere thank you is extended to all who took part, all who generously donated and to those who provided refreshments to the drivers and supporters.
CLUBS AND ORGANISATIONS
This is the time of year that people join new clubs and organisations. If you run or host a club in the Parish and wish to promote your events or meetings please email killavullennews@ gmail.com
LOCAL WEBSITES
There are two very informative websites now active in our Parish and worth checking out on a regular basis : https://www. killavullenparish.ie/ http://www. killavullengaa.com/
ECO SERIES 1, 2, AND 3
Ecology, Spirituality and Laudato Si: with Eileen Nash pbvm, Tue 8th; Tue 15th; and Tue 22nd October 2019 at Nano Nagle Birthplace,
8—9.30pm; cost €8 per night (or 3 nights for €20); Reflecting together on the Spirituality of the prophetic ‘Laudato Si’ and on how it can help us live our faith and protect “our common home”.
Booking Essential by e-mail: secretary@nanonaglebirthplace. ie or phone 022 26411.