BALLYDUFF

CHURCH NEWS

All public Masses are cancelled until further notice. Sunday and Saturday vigils as well as daily Masses will be celebrated and may be accessed on the webcam or Parish Radio. Healing Blanket: Contact (085)7791680

Newsletters: Copies of the newsletter are available at the Post Office & local shops. You can also view it online by logging into Causeway/Ballyduff Diocese of Kerry.

Weekly Envelopes: These can be dropped in the letter box at the Parish Office or the Post OfficeParish Office: Tuesday to Friday each week from 10.30am 1.00pm. Phone (066)7148404Church Cameras: The problem with the cameras in SS Peter’s & Paul’s Church, Ballyduff will definitely be sorted this week and we hope to be back to normal on this Friday evening for the 7.00pm Mass. Thanks for your patience and understanding on this matter.

Mass Changes - Masses will change for the month of June from this weekend with the 6.30pm Mass on Saturday in Causeway and the Sunday morning Mass in Ballyduff at 11.00am. Opening of Churches for private prayer: The Church is open from 10.30am to 5.30pm under strict guidelines. Please wear gloves and use the hand sanitizer as you enter and leave the Church. Social distancing must be strictly adhered to.

Masses for the week: Wednesday No Mass. Thursday No Mass Friday 7.00pm Tom Dineen - 1st Anniversary - First Friday

Saturday 6.30pm Patrick & Bridie O’Connor, David & Loretto Donegan, Philomena BarrySunday 11.00am Mass in Causeway (Causeway Webcam)

All the above Masses may be viewed on the SS Peter’s & Paul’s Church webcam or listen on your Parish Radio.

The Parish Newsletter may be downloaded from the Diocese of Kerry website.

BUD’S F.R.C:

(1) Meals on Wheels: Bud’s has a Meals on Wheels Home Delivery Service covering Ballyduff and many surrounding parishes. We also have a Pick up collection service from the Centre. Please contact us on (066)714 8883 for Daily Menu at a Cost of €6. We are HSE approved to serve a special dietary menu to customers.

(2) Bud’s Counselling for Adults and Children Appeal: We here in Bud’s for the pass 20 years have provided Free of charge counselling session for people in need of this service locally. It is a Private and Confidential Service. We received a grant every year but due to the Celtic Tiger Crash Recession our grant funding was halved but thankfully we are still receiving it. The way the funding is used is we continue free counselling sessions and as soon as the money runs out we we wait until the next years allocation. We do seek counselling through other suitable organisations and make referrals. Sometimes we notice people donate money to different worthwhile organisations but if you would think of us we would be grateful and thankful as the demands continue to grow on this service which includes Children’s Counselling and Play Therapy. Please join us when you can. Your donation today will help us provide free counselling therapy service. Thank you

(3) Update and Thank You: We here in Bud’s would like to thank the generosity of people in Ballyduff and surrounding area who have and still support our donation appeal that help us to fill Food Hampers for those in need and struggling. Don’t ever think we forget, because we do not, and that’s why you need to know how much we appreciate your continued support. Thank you all on behalf of the people and families you support.

COISTE NA NÓG

2018: The Feile preparations for the U14s were put aside this week as they were in action in the U14 County League. They played Ballyheigue on Monday in Ballyduff and won on a scoreline of 0 7 to 0 4. Next up was the final against Lixnaw in Causeway on Saturday. After a slow start they got into their stride and played some lovely hurling and went into half time with a very healthy lead. Lixnaw were never going to give up and credit to them they battled hard in the second half scoring two late goals, however the rally came too late and Ballyduff were crowned victors on a scoreline of 3 19 to 2 8. After the game Tadhg O’Halloran presented the trophy to Sean O’Sullivan (capt). Feile preparations continue this week and on Friday the boys will head off to represent Kerry in Feile na Gael.

A LOCKDOWN THOUGHT

Sometimes the best things in life are out of reach and we spend too long looking for the ladder. Live for what today has to offer not for what the past has taken away.