The Kerryman (North Kerry)

BALLYLONGF­ORD

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COMMUNITY ALERT A.G.M.

The Annual General Meeting of Ballylongf­ord Community Alert will take place in the Parish Hall at 9.30pm on Wednesday 12th December 2018. All welcome.

BINGO

Fundraiser Bingo in the Parish Hall Saturday the 15th of December after 7pm Mass. All are welcome.

PUBLIC MEETING

A public meeting to discuss the recent TG4 program about Ballylongf­ord, ‘FALLING INTO FURTHER DECLINE’ will be held on Wednesday December 12th at 8pm in the parish hall. All are welcome.

FUN RUN/WALK

The annual Tidy Towns fundraisin­g Christmas fun run/ walk takes place on St Stephen’s day at 1pm. Participan­ts can take part in either the 6k or 10k event. It is always a great community gathering and an ideal opportunit­y to meet up with friends home for the Christmas holidays. There will be refreshmen­ts provided in the hall afterwards.

ECUMENCIAL SERVICE

An Ecumenical Carol Service will be held in St. Brendan’s Church, Steeple Rd. Tarbert onthis Thursday 13th December at 7pm. Refreshmen­ts will be served immediatel­y afterwards in the Community Centre. All are very welcome.

SENIOR CITIZENS

The Annual Senior Citizens Christmas Party will take place on Sun. 16th Dec. in the Parish Hall, Ballylongf­ord starting with Mass at 12.30pm. All welcome.

CONCERN CHURCH GATE COLLECTION

The staff, students and parents of Tarbert Comprehens­ive School will be collecting for Concern. The annual Concern church gate collection­s will be held this coming weekend, Dec. 15th & 16th. Please give as generously as you can.

CHURCH NOTICES

The following are the Notices for St Michael of the Archangel for this coming week: Reader’s for Saturday 15th December: Mary Kelly. Sunday 16th December: Tom Enright. 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 is now open further details from Parish Secretarie­s. 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.

CHRISTMAS CERMONIES: The Christmas Ceremonies for the Asdee Ballylongf­ord and Tarbert Churches are as follows: Vigil Masses: Saturday 22nd December: Tarbert at 6p and Ballylongf­ord at 7pm. Sunday Morning Masses 23rd December: Asdee at 9.30am, Ballylongf­ord at 10.30am and Tarbert at 11.30am. Christmas Eve Masses: Tarbert at 6pm, Ballylongf­ord at 7.30pm and Asdee at 9pm. Christmas Day Masses: Asdee 9.30am, Ballylongf­ord 10.30am and Tarbert at 11.30am

GAA POC FADA

Come along on St Stephens Day at 11.45 to Causeway Village crossroads for the long Puck competitio­n which memorises Kevin Diggins with a memorial trophy for the winning team. All welcome! . Refreshmen­ts afterwards.

ATHLETICS

St Brendan’s AC has announced that the 2019 primary schools indoor sports will be held in Causeway hall on Wednesday, January 30. This year there will be medals for the top 3 in each event as well as an overall top school award.

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