AROUND THE DISTRICTS
BALLYMURN CROSSABEG BALLYMURN GAA
Well done to Paudie Foley, Oisín Foley and Niall Murphy on been selected on the club hurling team of the year. Well deserved after a great year
To play our weekly online bingo contact 087 7908030 or cbbmbingo@gmail.com ASAP to order your bingo book. Live on YouTube at 8.20pm on Monday evenings with great entertainment and cash prizes €8 per book. Well done to all our bingo winners this week: Game 1 Sadhbh McDonald €240, Game 2 Bobby & Rian Redmond €240, Game 3 split pot Emma Byrne/ Ciara O’ Brien €120 each.
BALLYMURN CHURCH
Ballymurn church is open every day until 7pm. Each Sunday candles are lit and an atmosphere of prayer is created within the church. Please follow Covid 19 regulations at all times.
JOURNEYING THROUGH LENT – We are using our facebook page: crossabegballymurnparish for our reflection during this Lent. Every 3 days we will post reflections–one for adults and one youth. Please like and share our parish facebook page with friends. We have a great opportunity, at this time, during lockdown, to think about our life and its past and get ready for our future. We have already posted our first reflection
BLACKWATER SCHOOL ENROLMENTS
Parents/Guardians, who wish to enrol their children in Scoil Naomh Bríde, Blackwater, for school year 2021/2022 may download an application form from the school website blackwaterns.com or by emailing secretary@blackwaterns.com Please return completed forms before the end of March. School policies may be viewed on the website.
ONLINE BINGO
Blackwater GAA Online Bingo continues this Saturday at 8 p.m. It’s been a massive success so far with Lar Lacey as your MC.
If your new and want to play, it just takes a couple of easy steps to set you up and you’ll be ready to play. We need all players, members and families to participate in this fundraiser so please spread the word.
A live link will be uploaded on YouTube to view bingo on TV or IPad. You can also follow on what’s app. Payment and prizes will be received and sent through Revolut.
To play simply send name, email address and amount of books you wish to purchase to Brian Curran 087 9108973 and we will email you your bingo sheets. €8 per book.
BREEGALBALLY BALLYHOGUE GAA LOTTO
The numbers drawn in the GAA lotto on March 3 were 1, 6, 20 and 23. There was no jackpot winner. Match-three winners were Eamonn Doyle, Jim and Derry Byrne, Hugh Malone. Next draw is March 17 with the jackpot up to €3,200.
GALBALLY SPLIT-THE-POT
Even though Galbally Sports and Leisure Club is currently closed with no income source, the regular bills remain. If you would like to help keep our newly refurbished hall going, we ask you to buy a lotto ticket for €5 either online using our PayPal Link on our Facebook page or simply drop €5 per ticket with note of your name, contact number and chosen number into the Hall’s Post Box. Simply pick a number between 1 and 47 and see if your chosen number is the National Lottery’s Bonus Ball Number on the following Saturday draw.
You or someone you know might win our split-the-pot which averages a winning payment of around €100 every Saturday.
Contact Dawn Tyrrell at 087 8306206 for further information.
SCOIL EOIN BAISTE, GALBALLY
Scoil Eoin Baiste is now accepting enrolments for September 2021. Please access our application form on galballyns. ie/2021/02/02/enrolment-form or email office.scoileoinbaiste@ gmail.com.
SN SEOSAMH NAOFA, BREE
SN Seosamh Naofa is now seeking expression of interest for enrolments for September 2021. Enquires to secretary@breens. ie.
WEEKEND MASSES
During the duration of Suspension of Public Worship Masses in the parish will be broadcast on the respective Facebook pages. Bree Parish Church Facebook page on Saturday evenings at 7 p.m. and Sunday morning at 10 a.m. Galbally Bellevue Facebook page on Saturday evenings at 6 p.m. and on Sunday morning at 11 a.m.
BALLYHOGUE GAA LOTTO
The numbers drawn in the GAA lotto on March 3 were 1, 6, 20 and 23. There was no jackpot winner. Match-three winners were Eamonn Doyle, Jim and Derry Byrne, Hugh Malone. Next draw is March 17 with the jackpot up to €3,200.
OULART & THE BALLAGH BEREAVEMENT
Heartfelt sympathy is extended to the relatives and friends of the late Laurence (Larry) Leacy, Killisk, The Ballagh, who passed to his eternal reward in Beaumount Hospital on Monday, March 1.
Larry, who was in his late eighties, was seriously injured in a road traffic accident near his home on February 22 and had been airlifted to hospital from Oulart-The Ballagh GAA pitch.
Due to government restrictions a private funeral took place on Friday, March 5. The late Mr Leacy will be sadly missed by Tommy and Theresa Atkinson and family, relatives and friends. Ar dheis Dé go raibh sé.
CONGRATULATIONS
Well done to Oulart-The Ballagh’s senior hurler, Garrett Sinnott, who was selected as full-forward on the Wexford Club Hurling ‘Team of the Year’, last week.
Garrett was one of the nine local hurlers who were nominated for an award and he beat off strong competition from star players Conor McDonald, Podge Doran, Andrew Kenny and Mikie Dwyer to make the number 14 spot. Garrett had a brilliant year in the 2020 championship and fully deserved the accolade.
One of the more experienced members of the Oulart-The Ballagh team, and a former Wexford senior player, Garrett has been starring in the Red-and Black jersey for many years.
ONLINE BINGO
Oulart-The Ballagh GAA Club Online Bingo, that began on the
first Thursday of February is proving very popular and is attracting many regular and scores of new bingo players. Substantial cash prizes are on offer along with a raffle for Spot Prizes and Vouchers. The bingo continues for the foreseeable future on Thursdays at 7.30 p.m. All are welcome to play the Oulart-The Ballagh Bingo.
How to get set up for bingo – For enquiries, please contact Martin Redmond (087 41765312), Tommy Davitt (087 8201710), Annette Redmond (086 8076260) or Liz Freeman (087 7560871).
GET WELL WISHES
Best wishes for a speedy return to full health to parishioners who are sick at home or in hospital. The speedy roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccines will be particularly welcomed by the elderly and more vulnerable members of the community, their families and carers. In the meantime, and for the foreseeable future, it is vitally important that all the guidelines and restrictions are adhered to.
MIND YOURSELF
Many people are finding all of the changes to our lives as a result of Covid-19 upsetting and difficult to deal with. The HSE suggests that having a healthy daily routine is vitally important. This means eating well, physical activity and exercise, regular sleep habits and doing the things that you enjoy such as reading or being creative.
If you find yourself becoming overwhelmed by the constant news updates set times and limits for news bulletins and stay in contact with family or friends. Most importantly, notice and acknowledge good things that happen every day.
LOCAL NOTES
The purpose of the Notes is to keep locals informed of happenings in the parish area and this can only be achieved successfully with your permission and co-operation. Clubs, organisations and individuals who want coverage of their activities and successes etc are reminded that
the deadline for Notes is Thursdays at 8 p.m. Phone, text (086 1686978) or email mickjacobjr@ yahoo.co.uk.
OYLEGATE OYLEGATE NATIONAL SCHOOL
Oylegate National School are now taking enrolments for September 2021. Enrolment forms can be found on school website. Or you can email the school requesting a form to be posted out to you.
DRAIN THE SWAMP - The grass area in Oylegate School is waterlogged and unusable for the majority of the school year. Kids are packed into the school yard and they would love to get this much needed play area back. Please support their fundraiser to carry out this project by donating to their go fund me page https://www.gofundme. com/f/Oylegateswamp
Alternatively place a donation in a sealed envelope marked ‘Drain the Swamp’ and drop it into the school. Any donation big or small would be greatly appreciated.
LADIES’ FOOTBALL
Crossabeg-Ballymurn LGFC has been in existence since 2003 and has always been well run with people volunteering their time and energy to keep the club going. This year we are struggling to fill positions on our committee and we are looking for people to come on board. This is very important as we have to have a committee set up so our teams can participate in games later this year. If you are interested please contact Sinéad 086 2107441 or any club member.
CHURCH NEWS
Weekly Envelopes in support of Church Funds: The Envelope Boxes for this year are available in the church. As public Masses cannot take place, parishioners where possible can return their envelopes to the Parochial House. Thank you to all who have
done this over the past week’s.
You also can contribute to the weekly envelopes electronically through your bank. The details are as follows: Oylegate Parish Current Account IBAN IE 44 BOFI 9065 6624140788.
The Parish Envelope Boxes for 2021 are now available for collection at the back of the church. If you do not receive a box of envelopes and would like to con-tribute in this way next year, please contact the parish office.
Covid 19 Restrictions: All Public worship is currently suspended. The church is open during the day for private prayer. Please follow public health guidelines when visiting the church.
Funerals can only be held in private with a maximum of 10 mourners. Weddings can only take place with a maximum of six people. Baptisms are suspended for the duration of these restrictions.
Masses can be offered in private for anniversaries or any intention. You can have this done by dropping a note into the Parochial House with the details.
The parish office is closed. However, enquiries can be sent by text to the parish office mobile at 086 8259842.
Oylegate-Glenbrien Parish is now on Facebook: This Facebook page provides information about current services in Oylegate and Glenbrien Churches. The name of the page is ‘Oylegate-Glenbrien Parish’.
Sacraments for the Housebound: Fr Byrne is happy to provide the sacraments of the church to anyone who may be housebound who wishes to receive them. Please contact the secretary at the parish office to arrange a time. The parish office is now open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Outside of these hours you can leave a message at 086 8259842.
Gardens in Church Grounds: The Gardens are a place for people to visit for a quite prayer or reflection during day light hours. Please NO litter, NO smoking, NO alcohol, NO drug use and NO loitering after dark.