BALLYLONGFORD
SEASONS GREETINGS
A very Happy, Holy and peaceful Christmas is extended to all readers, and contributors of these notes. A Big Thank You to everybody for their wonderful help and support over the last year and a special greeting to all of our younger folk who are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Santa on Christmas Eve hopefully he will bring you all your presents you asked for this year.
To all those that are visiting our community over the coming festive season we hope that your stay will be an enjoyable one and that you will carry away many happy memories from your stay amongst us. Also a special thought for all those people who are away from home this Christmas and can’t be with their families at this time, indeed our thoughts and wishes are with you also at this time, and finally to those whom unfortunately have departed from our midst’s and who are not with us this year, we extend our prayers and thoughts to those Families at this very sad time.
Looking to 2019 let’s hope we will all enjoy health, peace and happiness so Best Wishes and a very Happy 2019 to everybody. Mile Buiochas.
ST. OLIVER’S N.S. CHRISTMAS CONCERT
The pupils in St. Oliver’s N.S. will host their Christmas Concert on Wednesday December 19th at 6.30pm. in Ballylongford Parish Hall. The children will tell the Christmas story through drama, song and music. A great night is guaranteed. Adults €5 and Children Free. A raffle will be held on the night.
CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE
The school will hold a Christmas Carol Service on Friday December 21st from 12.30-1.30pm. in Heaphy’s Centra Ballylongford. Many thanks to Shirley & Noel Heaphy for hosting the event. Come along and enjoy this festive occasion.
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.
BEREAVEMENT
It was with a very deep sense of sadness and indeed shock that the news of the passing of Bridie Cox (Née Sheahan) R.I.P. of Ballyline filtered through on Saturday afternoon last. Bridie had been a well respected and highly popular member of this community all of her married life, she was a very active member of the local I.C.A. Guild for many years and enjoyed their frequent meetings and outings. But above all she was a great family woman and everything she done revolved around her family of whom she was extremely proud of. She married the love of her life Willie in the early 60’s settling in on the family farm in which they worked hard and then the arrival of four wonderful children was the start of a happy family life. When the children had grown it was the arrival of the grandchildren that both Bridie and Willie doted upon and it is to the family of husband Willie, son James, daughters Mary, Breda and Julie, brothers Con and Tom, sister-inlaw Margaret, daughter-in-law Noelle, sons-in-law Adrian and Sean, grandchildren, nephews, nieces, family relatives, that we extend our deepest sympathies at this time. Bridie lay in repose at Lynch’s Funeral Home, Main Street, Ballylongford on Monday evening last, with removal to St. Michael of the Archangel Church, Ballylongford. Requiem Mass took place on Tuesday, at 11am. Followed by burial in Lislaughtin Abbey, Ballylongford. May Her Gentle soul Rest in Peace.
CHURCH NOTICES
The following are the Notices for St Michael of the Archangel for this coming week: Reader’s for Saturday 15th December: Annette Fitzgerald. Sunday 16th December: Eabha ní Lálaí. Christmas Eve:Colm O Donoghue & Patrick Flavin Christmas Day: Micheál Moriarty 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 December: Saturday 7.00pm: Eimear O Shea, Ella Flahive. Sunday 10.30am: Ross & Dan O Neill, Thomas Lynch. 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 and Wednesdays from 9am to 1pm and on Fridays from 9 to 11.30am where mass Bookings, Baptismal Bookings and Wedding