Aghaviller Parish Newsletter

Hugginstown and Stoneyford Churches.

15^th. and 16^th. August 2020.  

“Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time”

Priests living within the Parish:

• Liam Cassin (Parish Priest)  
  • Telephone:    056 776 8693        or     
  • Mobile           087 231 2354

• Peter Hoyne (Retired)  
  • Telephone:  056 776 8678       or     
  • Mobile         086 373 8492

Please do not hesitate to ring if you need assistance.

Mass Times in Aghaviller Parish:  –

 Monday 17^th. to Sunday 23^rd. August 2020.

Hugginstown:  

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9.30a.m. 

• Vigil  – Saturday 22^nd. at 8.00p.m.
• Sunday 23^rd. at 10.00a.m.

Stoneyford:

• Monday 17^th.    Feast of Our Lady of Knock
• Thursday 20^th.   Feast of St. Bernard.
• Friday 14^th.    Feast of St Pius X.
• Saturday 22^nd.     Feast of The Queenship of Mary

Pray For:   

Anniversary Mass this week-end:

In Stoneyford Church on Saturday 15^th. August at 6.30p.m.   –

Jack and Jim Wallace; Stonecarthy.

In Hugginstown Church on Saturday 15^th. August at 8.00p.m.

 Maura Broderick, Croan.

In Hugginstown Church on Tuesday 18^th. August at 9.30a.m.   –

Pat Carr, Barnadown

Months Mind Mass:

In Stoneyford Church on Wednesday 19^th. August at 7.00p.m.   –  Mary Malzard, Stoneyford

Anniversary Mass next week-end:

In Hugginstown Church on Sunday 23^rd. August at 10.00a.m.   –   Jerry Foran, Monroe

Rota for next week-end:   

22^nd. and 23^rd. August 2020    –    (Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Readers:

Stoneyford:

Saturday 6.30p.m. Sheila Lennon

Hugginstown:

 Saturday 8.00p.m. Catherine Dwyer;  

Sunday 10.00a.m Grainne Barron

Eucharistic Ministers:                                                   

Stoneyford:

Saturday 6.30p.m. Barbara Smolen;

Hugginstown:

Saturday 8.00p.m. Kay Power;

Sunday 10.00a.m. Carmel O’Toole

Church Stewards Rota:

Stoneyford Church:

August 15^th. – John Corcoran and Sean Raggett.

August 22^nd. – Margaret Corcoran and Tony Roche

Confirmation:

Confirmations will be celebrated on the following dates:

For Newmarket School in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 22^nd. August at 12.00 Noon.

For Stoneyford School (6^th. Class) in Stoneyford Church on Sunday 23^rd. August at 12.00Noon

For Monroe School in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 29^th. August at 2.00p.m.

For Stoneyford School (5^th. Class) in Stoneyford Church on Sunday 30^th. August at 12.00Noon

Preparation Meetings for Pupils:  (All Pupils please attend and parents are welcome)

For Newmarket School   – Meeting in Hugginstown Church on Tuesday 18^th. August at 7.30p.m.

For Stoneyford School (6^th. Class)  – Meeting in Stoneyford Church on Wednesday 19^th. August at 7.30p.m.

For Monroe School  – Meeting in Hugginstown Church on Tuesday 25^th. August at 7.30p.m.

For Stoneyford School (5^th. Class) –  Meeting in Stoneyford Church on Wednesday 26^th. August at 7.30p.m.

First Holy Communion:

Newmarket School will celebrate First Holy Communion in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 26^th. September

Monroe and Stoneyford Schools will arrange a date for First Holy Communion as soon as is possible.

Covid-19:     

Proper protocols are in place in the Churches for the safety of all.  Please use the seats that are marked for seating:

Every second row of seats is available for seating and family members are asked to sit together in the same seat.

Week-end Mass are as follows:

 Stoneyford Church on Saturdays  at 6.30p.m

Hugginstown Church on Saturdays at 8.00p.m.:  Sundays at 10.00a.m.

• Many thanks to the Stewards who help in the Churches to remind people to sanitise their hands and to observe proper social distance within the Churches. Please accept directions from Stewards. 
• There is still restricted numbers permitted in Churches.  The Maximum number permitted indoors is 50.

Please let us know if you are staying outside as outside speaker will be turned on and Holy Communion given.

• Cemetery Masses in Calvary, Hugginstown and Stoneyford will not be celebrated until after 30^th. August.
• Attendance at Funeral Masses is still limited to 50 because of social distancing. 

Local Sunday Mass Times on the Web:

St. Canice’s Church www.stcanicesparish.ieat 10.00a.m.

St. Mary’s Cathedral:  www.stmaryscathedral.ieat 11.00a.m.

St. John’s Church:  www.stjohnskilkenny.com  at 11.30a.m.

Mooncoin Church; www.mooncoinparish.ie  at 11.00am.

Mass is celebrated every Sunday and is also relayed on RTE Radio and T.V.  and on K.C.L.R.

Stoneyford School:

Meeting of the School Board of Management will be held in the school on Wednesday 19^th. August at 8.30p.m.

Lotto

Carrickshock G.A.A.

Collections:

The“Church Door”Collection on last weekend amounted to €485.00.  Thank You.

Many thanks for your support with the “June Collection”.

The Diocesan Finance Committee has asked that we make available the parish bank account details so that people might be able to donate directly.  For Aghaviller Parish Funds: Use IBAN:  IE74 AIBK 9330 9000 0610 47 (BIC: AIBKIE2D)

For the support of the Clergy:  Use IBAN:  IE19 AIBK 9330 9000 0561 20 (BIC: AIBKIE2D).

All Parish Property and Accounts are registered under the (Diocese of Ossory, Reg. Charity No. 20015831)

Newsletter:

If you wish to receive the weekly Newsletter by email, please drop your email address to liamcassin@ossory.ie.

The Newsletter is available on the Stoneyford Website every weekend. (https://stoneyford.ie/news)

All notices for the Newsletter to be left in by Thursdays at 5.00p.m. please.   

Contact: Telephone: 056 776 8693 or email liamcassin@ossory.ie.

MASS READINGS

15^th. August 2020

Twentieth Sunday of the Year

First Reading:

A reading from the Prophet Isaiah:

Thus says the Lord: Have a care for justice, act with integrity, for soon my salvation will come and my integrity be manifest.  Foreigners who have attached themselves to the Lord to serve him and to love his name and be his servants – all who observe the Sabbath, not profaning it, and cling to my covenant – these I will bring to my holy mountain. I will make them joyful in my house of prayer. Their holocausts and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar, for my house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples.

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm

Response:     Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you.

O God, be gracious and bless us and let your face shed its light upon us.

So will your ways be known upon earth and all nations learn your saving help.      R.

Let the nations be glad and exult  for you rule the world with justice.

With fairness you rule the peoples, you guide the nations on earth.                         R.

Let the peoples praise you, O God;  let all the peoples praise you.

May God still give us his blessing till the ends of the earth revere him.                    R.

Second Reading

A Reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans.

Let me tell you pagans this: I have been sent to the pagans as their apostle, and I am proud of being sent, but the purpose of it is to make my own people envious of you, and in this way save some of them. Since their rejection meant the reconciliation of the world, do you know what their admission will mean? Nothing less than a resurrection from the dead! God never takes back his gifts or revokes his choice.

Just as you changed from being disobedient to God, and now enjoy mercy because of their disobedience, so those who are disobedient now – and only because of the mercy shown to you – will also enjoy mercy eventually. God has imprisoned all men in their own disobedience only to show mercy to all mankind.

The Word of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation:

Alleluia, alleluia!

Jesus proclaimed the Good News of the kingdom  and cured all kinds of sickness among the people.

Alleluia!