BALLYHEIGUE
COMMUNITY CENTRE:
RESPITE DAY-CARE For Dependant/Alzheimer’s Service Users. This service is available at Ballyheigue Community Centre every Friday from 9.30am 2.30pm. This provides a welcome respite opportunity for carers, and provides a positive experience for the person receiving care. We have a care assistant and Nurse on duty at all times. For information and if you require transport to the Community Centre, please contact the Centre on 066 7133837.
MEALS ON WHEELS: We can provide any amount you require delivered to your door on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Collection from the Centre also available. Please contact the centre on 066 7133837 for more info.
BINGO: Bingo every Thursday night at 8.30pm at the Community Centre.
LAUNDRY SERVICE: Our Laundry is open Monday Friday 9am to 4pm.
GYM: Our fully equipped Gym is open Monday to Friday 9.30am 12.30pm and 5pm 8.30pm.
GLENDAHALAN MASS
The Annual Mass at Glendahalan takes place at 8.00pm next Thursday 7th June. We hope that all Parishioners will support this historical Holy Place.
COMMUNION CALLS TO THE ELDERLY
Fr Brendan will bring Communion to the people on his list on Friday 8th June beginning at 1.30pm. Please inform relatives and friends.
CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION
The annual Corpus Christi Procession will take place next Sunday 10th June at 12.30pm from Our Lady’s Well to the Community Centre for Benediction. First Holy Communion children will have pride of place in this public manifestation of our devotion to the Eucharist. We warmly welcome Parishioners from our neighbouring Parishes in the Naomh Bréanainn Pastoral area to join us as we march with the Lord; we thank the people who prepare their homes so beautifully along the way.
IRISH WATER SAFETY
Will hold swimming classes for school going children, in Ballyheigue, July 9th -13th. Cost €25, enquiries 087 7730320.
COURSING LOTTO
The following numbers were drawn on Monday 28th May in the Ballyheigue & District coursing Club Lotto: 1-5-23-26. Jackpot was not won. The €50 winner was Catherine Guerin, C/o White Sands. The €25 winners were: Jimmy O’Halloran, C/o Mikey, John Kelliher, C/o John B. and Tony Bowler, C/o White Sands. Next week’s Jackpot €9,350. Altar Servers for June: Saturday 7.00pm: Eimear O’Shea, Katie Kennelly, Ella Flavin. Sunday 10.30am: Gabriel Falvey, Nancy Dee, Aisling O Connor. Church and Sanctuary this week: Breda Enright, Aileen Wren, Mary Burke, Mary Moroney. Parish Office: The Parish Secretaries Office at the Presbytery will be open on Tuesdays from 9 to 11am, Wednesdays from 9am to 1pm and on Fridays from 9 to 11.30am where mass Bookings, Baptismal Bookings and Wedding Bookings can be made. House Calls: If anyone who is sick or housebound would like Fr. Pádraig to call to them at home please contact the office at (068) 43110.
REMEMBERING FR PAT MOORE
There will be a commemorative event in honour of the late Fr Pat Moore R.I.P. on Littor beach on Sunday next, June 10th at 7:30pm. But if you wish, you can also partake in a walk which is being organised from the Store in Craughdarrig to the Beach at 7pm. This event will mark his 61st birthday. Everybody Welcome.
BRIGHT SPARKS MONTESSORI
Enrolment for September 2018 June 2019. Information for parents; There is only one enrolment for the ECCE Scheme (Free Pre-School Year) this year, the criteria for this is that your child is 2 years and 8 months in September. Book now to avoid disappointment. Call Marie on 087 3290908
BIKERS MEMORIAL MASS
The Annual Motor Bikers Memorial Mass “Until We Meet Again” will take place at the Church of the Assumption Moyvane on Saturday week next 16th June at 5pm.
TIDY TOWNS
An Important Notice from the Ballylongford Tidy Towns Committee which states “We posted our entry to the 2018 National Tidy Towns competition Monday 21st May last. Judging will take place anytime in early June. We’re keeping our fingers crossed that the village can hopefully increase its marks even further this year. You can help Ballylongford do well in the competition by ensuring that your own property is well presented over the period (including front garden, boundary walls, fences, hedges), and by keeping the footpath and curbside outside of your property weed free and clean. Also, if you are out and about, it would help enormously if you would pick up any litter you come across and put it in the nearest bin. Finally, if you have an hour to spare on any given Tuesday or Thursday evenings, why not join us”. Footnote: As the Referendum is now over an done with, it is of the utmost importance that all posters are removed and taken away from where they were erected around the locality prior to last week’s referendum, oh and don’t forget the Tie Wraps as well. Thanks.
KERRY HOSPICE
Don’t forget the “Annual Sunflower Days” which are two Big Fundraising days in aid of the Kerry Hospice Foundation will take place on this coming Friday 8th and Saturday 9th June around the County. The organisers are very grateful to all who support these days and would like to thank all our volunteers who give of their time over the two days. Please help them to raise much needed funds because “All that is raised in Kerry stays in Kerry”.
BRÚ COLUMBANUS WALK
A 10k fundraising trek will take place on Saturday next 9th June in Kenmare to raise much needed funds for Brú Columbanus. The walk will go along the old Kenmare Butter Road from Galway’s Bridge and back to Kenmare. (Walkers will be transported to the start, at Galway’s bridge).Brú Columbanus provides “home from home” accommodation for the relatives of seriously ill patients in Cork Hospitals and Hospice. Brú Columbanus consists of 26 en-suite family rooms with a supporting kitchen and lounges where families can meet other families who are in similar situations and can lend support and understanding to each other and draw on their shared experiences. Brú Columbanus is an independent charity and rely completely on donations and fundraising initiatives. Since opening in October 2005 they have accommodated in excess of 7500 families. This is the 9th Annual Kenmare Walk and it is hoped that there will be a great turn out. It is always a fun day, an opportunity to get some exercise, have a chat and see some amazing views along the way- as well as support a fantastic cause. Registration is €20 and can be done online at www.brucolumbanus.com or by calling 0214345754 or 087 2787 074.
SCHOOL REUNION
Did you attend or start at Tarbert Comprehensive Secondary School as a First Year Student in 1976 if you did, there is a group of former students planning a get together on this coming October. So if you were a first year in 1976 and interested in meeting up with some old school buddies from that era why not contact Francis Mulvihill Leahy 086-0662189; Majella O Connor 087-2672501; Geraldine Flavin Mulvihill 0872036112; Eleanor Fitzgerald 087-2242831. For further details.
CEMETERY MASSES
A number of Cemetery Masses takes place in the month of June and people from the parish may have loved ones or Family relatives in these Cemeteries. The following are the Mass dates and Venues for June: St John’s Cemetery Mass in Ballybunion will take place on Friday evening