Aghaviller Parish Newsletter
Hugginstown, Newmarket and Stoneyford.
28th. and 29th. August 2021.

“Twenty-Second Sunday of the Year”
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
Mass Times in Aghaviller Parish:
Monday 30th. August to Sunday 5th. September 2021.
Hugginstown:
Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9.30a.m.
Vigil – Saturday 4th. at 8.00p.m.
Sunday 5th. at 10.00a.m.
Stoneyford:
Wednesday 1st. and Friday 3rd. at 7.00p.m.
Vigil – Saturday 4th. at 6.30p.m.
- Monday 30th. Feast of St. Fiacre
- Friday 3rd. Feast of St Gregory the Great.
First Friday
Visitation with Holy Communion will take place as usual on Friday. Please let us know if you would like to receive Holy Communion in your home for the First Fridays or at any other time.
Pray For: Anniversaries:
Ned and Stasia Power, Condonstown. Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 28th. August at 8.00p.m.
Mick and Peggy Raggett, Croan: Mass in Hugginstown Church on Sunday 29th. August at 10.00a.m.
Anniversary Mass next week-end:
Neddy and Kitty Fitzpatrick, Lismatigue: Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 4th. September at 8.00p.m.
Parish Contributions:
The “Church Door” Contributions on last weekend amounted to €550.00. Thank You.
Regulations Re. Covid-19:
- Attendance at Religious Services is limited to 50 People, (including Week-End Masses, Baptisms and Funerals). 100 People can now attend Weddings.
- Proper protocols are in place in both Churches for the safety of all. Please wear Face Covering and use Hand Sanitiser on entering and leaving the Churches and use only the seats that are marked for seating.
- Holy Communion will be distributed on the hand only. In Hugginstown Church people are invited to come up the centre of the Church and return to their seats by the side. In Stoneyford Church, Holy Communion will be distributed upstairs and throughout the Church; No need to leave your seats.
- Please let us know before Mass if you are staying outside, as outside speaker can be turned on at the beginning of Mass in both Churches and Holy Communion can be distributed outside.
- There will be no Missalettes or the passing of collection bags. A Collection Box will be placed at the Church doors for your contribution. Please bring the Newsletter you collect home with you.
St. Mary’s Cathedral Restoration Fund Draw:
The first draw for St. Mary’s Cathedral Restoration Fund 2021/2022 is due to take place on Wednesday, 29th.September 2021. The draw year 2021/2022 will run from September 2021 to August 2022. Draw will be held at 8.00p.m on the last Wednesday of each month. Tickets are available at the Parish House, Hugginstown: Telephone contact 056 776 8693. Roman Catholic Diocese and Parishes of Ossory – Registered Charity No. 20015831
COVID-19 Support Line for Older People
ALONE manage a national support line and additional supports for older people who have concerns or are facing difficulties relating to COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Professional Staff are available to answer queries and give advice and reassurance where necessary. The support line is open seven days a week; 8.00a.m. to 8.00p.m. by calling 0818 222 024.
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. (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.
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“Twenty-Second Sunday of the Year” – 29th. August 2021
First Reading:
A Reading from the Book of Deuteronomy
Moses said to the people: ‘Now, Israel, take notice of the laws and customs that I teach you today, and observe them, that you may have life and may enter and take possession of the land that the Lord the God of your fathers is giving you. You must add nothing to what I command you, and take nothing from it, but keep the commandments of the Lord your God just as I lay them down for you. Keep them, observe them, and they will demonstrate to the peoples your wisdom and understanding. When they come to know of all these laws they will exclaim, “No other people is as wise and prudent as this great nation.” And indeed, what great nation is there that has its gods so near as the Lord our God is to us whenever we call to him? And what great nation is there that has laws and customs to match this whole Law that I put before you today?’
The Word of the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm:
Response: The just will live in the presence of the Lord.
Lord, who shall dwell on your holy mountain? He who walks without fault; he who acts with justice
and speaks the truth from his heart; he who does not slander with his tongue. R.
He who does no wrong to his brother, who casts no slur on his neighbour,
who holds the godless in disdain, but honours those who fear the Lord. R.
He who keeps his pledge, come what may; who takes no interest on a loan
and accepts no bribes against the innocent. Such a man will stand firm for ever. R.
Second Reading:
A Reading from the Letter of St James:
It is all that is good, everything that is perfect, which is given us from above; it comes down from the Father of all light; with him there is no such thing as alteration, no shadow of a change. By his own choice he made us his children by the message of the truth so that we should be a sort of first-fruits of all that he had created.
Accept and submit to the word which has been planted in you and can save your souls. But you must do what the word tells you, and not just listen to it and deceive yourselves.
Pure, unspoilt religion, in the eyes of God our Father is this: coming to the help of orphans and widows when they need it, and keeping oneself uncontaminated by the world.
The Word of the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation:
Alleluia, alleluia!
Your words are spirit, Lord, and they are life; you have the message of eternal life.
Alleluia!
Gospel:
A Reading from the Holy Gospel of St. Mark:
The Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered round Jesus, and they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with unclean hands, that is, without washing them. For the Pharisees, and the Jews in general, follow the tradition of the elders and never eat without washing their arms as far as the elbow; and on returning from the market place they never eat without first sprinkling themselves. There are also many other observances which have been handed down to them concerning the washing of cups and pots and bronze dishes. So these Pharisees and scribes asked him, ‘Why do your disciples not respect the tradition of the elders but eat their food with unclean hands?’ He answered, ‘It was of you hypocrites that Isaiah so rightly prophesied in this passage of scripture:
This people honours me only with lip-service,
while their hearts are far from me.
The worship they offer me is worthless,
the doctrines they teach are only human regulations.
You put aside the commandment of God to cling to human traditions.’ He called the people to him again and said, ‘Listen to me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that goes into a man from outside can make him unclean; it is the things that come out of a man that make him unclean. For it is from within, from men’s hearts, that evil intentions emerge: fornication, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, malice, deceit, indecency, envy, slander, pride, folly. All these evil things come from within and make a man unclean.’
The Gospel of the Lord.