BALLYLONGFORD
SALE OF WORK & CAKE SALE
The Annual Sale of Work and Cake Sale in aid of the Senior Citizens Party will take place in the Parish Hall, Ballylongford after 7pm mass on this coming Saturday night. 8th Dec. Please come and support this wonderful cause. Senior Citizens Party The Annual Senior Citizens Party will take place on Sun. 16th Dec. in the Parish Hall, Ballylongford starting with Mass at 1pm.
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
The very hard working volunteers and organisers of the Christmas lights group wish to sincerely thank everyone for attending our Christmas Tree lightning switch on which took place at the Church Gate on Saturday evening last December 1st after Vigil Mass.
The Christmas Tree at the Church Gate is spectacular and should be seen in reality to witness its full beauty and we invite everybody to come visit. Check up Ballylongford Christmas Lights on Facebook and you will see firsthand the beauty of our village.
BINGO
Fundraiser Bingo in the Parish Hall Saturday the 15th of December after 7pm Mass. All are welcome.
SANTA’S POST BOX
A very Important Notice for all of our little folk who are busy deciding what to write and ask Santa for this Christmas. The good news is that Santa’s postbox is now ready to take all of the children’s letters and deliver them to the North Pole. The New Post Box which is Red in Colour is now in operation at the corner of Heaphy’s Centra Ballylongford. The Post Box is guarded by two Toy Soldiers who will see that your letter is protected. Great thanks once again to Heaphy’s and of course our superb group of Volunteers who are doing marvellous work in decorating the Village for Christmas and also not forgetting our tidy towns committee also. Well done to all concerned. So it is now up to all the boys and girls to get writing their letters and post them to the great Santa Claus in time for Christmas. Please remember it is the Red Post Box not the Green one.
CHURCH NOTICES
The following are the Notices for St Michael of the Archangel for this coming week: Reader’s for Saturday 8th December: Pádraig O Concubhair. Sunday 9th December: Carol Anne Lynch.Eucharistic Ministers for the month of December: Saturday Vigil Mass 7.00pm: Mattie Murphy, Kathleen Faley, Gerry McDaniel. Sunday 10.30am: Kathleen Kennelly, Paula Falvey. Counters for December: Áine Uí Choncubhair, Paddy Kennelly, Chris O Donoghue. Altar Servers for November: Saturday 7.00pm: Eimear O Shea, Ella Flahive. Sunday 10.30am: Ross & Dan O Neill, Thomas Lynch. Church and Sanctuary this week: Mags O Sullivan, Eilish O Hanlon. Parish Office: The Parish Secretaries Office at the Presbytery will be open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9am to 1pm and on Fridays from 9 to 11.30am where mass Bookings, Baptismal Bookings and Wedding Bookings can be made. Booking of Masses for 2019 opens on Wednesday 5th December. St. John of God Kerry Services Please support our Christmas Raffle. Tickets available at Heaphy’s Centra for €5 a strip. Draw will be held on Sat. 22nd December.
Knock Shrine Night Vigil for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. O’Shea’s of Kerry will operate a coach service on Friday 7th Dec. Coaches depart Tralee at 4.30pm; Listowel at 5pm and Abbeyfeale at 5.15pm. Contact 0667180123. 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. First Friday Calls: Fr Padraig will visit the Sick and Housebound on his First Friday Calls which are as follows: Tarbert Parish on Wednesday 5thDecember and Ballylongford/Asdee on Thursday 6h December.
Feast of the Immaculate Conception is next Saturday 8th Dec and is a Holy Day of Obligation. Vigil Mass on Fri. 7th at 7pm in Ballylongford. Mass on Sat. 8thDec.at 9.30am in Asdee and 11.30am in Tarbert standards.It’s impossible not to feel proud of our Parish,as well, for the warm hospitality extended to visitors by way of tea and sandwiches. Margaret, Mary Theresa, Kay and others, you efforts are truly appreciated. It’s no small task to pull all of this together.
Congratulations to Sarah and Lauren Foley, Curra, Camp who were on the RTE Late Late Toy Show on Friday night. Everybody was so excited to see the two Camp girls cycling through the set and with plenty of confidence. Well done Sarah and Lauren !
CHRISTMAS WORKSHOP
Christmas Workshop in Derrymore, learn to make your own wreaths, Christmas table arrangements and swags. Classes on 8th,15th, and 22nd of December, cost €45, To book call Bridget Sayers on 0860883500.
AGM DINGLE WAY
The Annual General Meeting of The Dingle Way Committee will be held upstairs in John Bennys Bar, Dingle on Thursday 6th December at 7.00 p.m. Fáilte roimh Cách. All welcome !
WEDDING
Congratulations to Bonnie Percival, Daughter of Jane and Gary, South Pole Inn, Annascaul and Jason Quirke, son of Kate and Thomas Quirke, Scrallagh Beg, Camp who were married at St. Michaels Church, Sneem on Friday last. Fr. Liam O Brien officiated at the ceremony and afterwards a large gathering of family and friends joined the happy couple in a wonderful wedding reception at the Sneem Hotel. And on Saturday the celebrations continued