Aghaviller Parish Newsletter

Hugginstown and Stoneyford Churches.

5^th. and 6^th. September 2020. 

“Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time”  

Pray For:        

Joe Dwyer, late of Croan who died in England during the week.

Anniversary Masses this week-end:

In Hugginstown Church on Saturday 5^th. September at 8.00p.m.   –  

 James and Ellen Duggan,Boolyglass. 

In Hugginstown Church on Sunday 6^th. September at 10.00a.m.   –  

 Luke, Mary and William Gaule,Keatingstown.

Joe Walsh, and the Deceased Members of the Families, Boolyglass.

Anniversary Masses next week-end:

In Hugginstown Church on Saturday 12^th. September at 8.00p.m.   –   

William Carr, Barnadown. 

In Hugginstown Church on Sunday 13^th. September at 10.00a.m.   –   

Jimmy Walsh, Lismatigue.

Rota for next week-end:              

12^th. and 13^th. September 2020    –    (Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Readers:

Stoneyford:

Saturday 6.30p.m. Neill O’Grady. 

Hugginstown:

Saturday 8.00p.m. Pat Power;

Sunday10.00a.m. Marie Aylward

Eucharistic Ministers:                                                                     

Stoneyford: 

Saturday 6.30p.m. Pat Kenny. 

Hugginstown:

Saturday 8.00p.m. Mary Cuddihy;

Sunday 10.00a.m. Ann Power.

Church Stewards:

Stoneyford:   

September 5^th.  John Corcoran and Sean Raggett.

First Holy Communion:

Monroe School will celebrate First Holy Communion in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 19^th. September at 11.00a.m.

Stoneyford School will celebrate First Holy Communion in Stoneyford Church on Sunday 20^th. September at 12.00Noon.

Newmarket School will celebrate First Holy Communion in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 26^th. September at 11.00a.m.

Covid-19:     

Proper protocols are in place in both 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 while numbers are restricted:    

 Stoneyford Church on Saturdays  at 6.30p.m   

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

1. 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. 
2. There is still restricted numbers permitted in Churches.  The Maximum number permitted is 50. 

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

• Cemetery Masses are again postponed due to new protocols announced recently.
• Attendance at Funeral Masses is still limited to 50, observing social distance. 
• The Leaders of the main Churches across the Island of Ireland have united to recommend the wearing of face coveringsduring worshipin all Churches.

Safeguarding Contacts:   

Diocesan Designated Liaison Person:  

Mr. Cathal Cullen Tel: 087 100 0232  or  dlp@ossory.ie.  

Aghaviller Parish Representatives are:  Teresa Broderick  and Carmel O’Toole 

Collections:

The“Church Door”Collection on last weekend amounted to €530.00.  Thank You.                                                                       

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)

Sunday Mass Times on the Web: (Local)

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

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

Mooncoin Church; www.mooncoinparish.ie at 11.00a.m.    

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

St. Mary’s Cathedral Restoration Fund Draw:

The first draw for St. Mary’s Cathedral Restoration Fund 2020/2021 was due to take place on Wednesday, 25^th. March 2020, but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Draw will recommence in September, with the first draw planned for Wednesday, 30^th.September 2020.  Tickets already circulated are still valid. The draw year 2020/2021 will run from September 2020 to August 2021. Tickets are still available, please contact 056 776 8693.

Roman Catholic Diocese and Parishes of Ossory – Registered Charity No. 20015831 

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

6^th. September 2020    –   Twenty-Third Sunday of the Year

First Reading

A reading from the Prophet Ezekiel:

The word of the Lord was addressed to me as follows: ‘Son of man, I have appointed you as sentry to the House of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, warn them in my name. If I say to a wicked man: Wicked wretch, you are to die, and you do not speak to warn the wicked man to renounce his ways, then he shall die for his sin, but I will hold you responsible for his death. If, however, you do warn a wicked man to renounce his ways and repent, and he does not repent, then he shall die for his sin, but you yourself will have saved your life.’     The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm

Response:      O that today you would listen to his voice! ‘Harden not your hearts.’

Come, ring out our joy to the Lord; hail the rock who saves us.

Let us come before him, giving thanks, with songs let us hail the Lord.                   R.

Come in; let us bow and bend low; let us kneel before the God who made us:

for he is our God and we  the people who belong to his pasture, the flock that is led by his hand.  R.

O that today you would listen to his voice! ‘Harden not your hearts as at Meribah,

as on that day at Massah in the desert when your fathers put me to the test; 

when they tried me, though they saw my work.’                                                      R.

Second Reading

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

Avoid getting into debt, except the debt of mutual love. If you love your fellow men you have carried out your obligations. All the commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not covet,and so on, are summed up in this single command: You must love your neighbour as yourself.Love is the one thing that cannot hurt your neighbour; that is why it is the answer to every one of the commandments.        The Word of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation:

Alleluia, alleluia!  

Your word is truth, O Lord: consecrate us in the truth.    

Alleluia!

Gospel:

A Reading from the Gospel of St. Matthew.

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If your brother does something wrong, go and have it out with him alone, between your two selves. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you: the evidence of two or three witnesses is required to sustain any charge. But if he refuses to listen to these, report it to the community; and if he refuses to listen to the community, treat him like a pagan or a tax collector.  ‘I tell you solemnly, whatever you bind on earth shall be considered bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth shall be considered loosed in heaven. ‘I tell you solemnly once again, if two of you on earth agree to ask anything at all, it will be granted to you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three meet in my name, I shall be there with them.’

The Gospel of the Lord.