Aghaviller Parish Newsletter
Hugginstown, Newmarket and Stoneyford.
13th. and 14th. November 2021.
“Thirty-Third 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 15th. to Sunday 22nd. November 2021.
Hugginstown:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9.30a.m.
Vigil – Saturday 20th. at 8.00p.m.
Sunday 21st. at 10.00a.m.
Stoneyford:
Wednesday 17th. at 7.00p.m.
Vigil – Saturday 20th. at 6.30p.m.
- Monday 15th. Feast of St. Albert the Great.
- Tuesday 16th. Feast of St. Margaret of Scotland
- Wednesday 17th. Feast of St. Elizabeth of Hungary
- Thursday 18th. Feast of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Ss. Peter and Paul.
Pray For:
Joan Finnegan, Rathmore, Co. Kerry.
Fr. Michael Norton, Retired P. P. of Rosbercon.
Anniversary Mass:
Philip Murphy, Lawcus: Mass in Stoneyford Church on Saturday 13th. November at 6.30p.m.
Anniversary Masses next week-end:
Richard and Mary Aylward, Boolyglass: Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 20th. Nov. at 8.00p.m.
Pat Cleary, Hugginstown: Mass in Hugginstown Church on Sunday 21st. November at 10.00a.m
Retired Nurses Association of Ireland:
Mass for Retired and Deceased Nurses will be celebrated in St. Fiacre’s Church, Loughboy on Thursday 18th. November at 10.30a.m. A Collection for Carlow Kilkenny Homecare Team will take place outside the church after Mass.
All Saints Pastoral Area: (Aghaviller, Ballyhale, Mullinavat)
Meeting will be held in Mullinavat Parish Hall (opposite Church) on Wednesday 17th. November at 8.00p.m.
November Offerings:
Envelopes for the November Offerings are available in the Church Porch. Please use them for your offering, which can be returned during November. Your contributions are for the support of the priests of the Parish and the Diocese.
Stoneyford Development Association:
Hugginstown Voluntary Housing:
Safeguarding Contacts:
Diocesan Designated Liaison Person:
Ms. Kathleen Sherry Tel: 087 100 0232 or email: dlp@ossory.ie.
Aghaviller Parish Representatives are:
Teresa Broderick and Carmel O’Toole
Parish Contributions:
The “Church Door” Contributions on last weekend amounted to €545.00. Thank You.
Safeguarding Sunday: (November 14th.)
On this weekend of Sunday 14th. November, we celebrate Safeguarding Sunday. On this day we turn the spotlight on safeguarding and remind our communities and parish personnel that protecting vulnerable people is at the heart of the Christian message. Safeguarding Sunday is about creating an opportunity for parishes to find out all the positive work that has been happening in terms of safeguarding over the past year. Safeguarding in our parish could not happen without the commitment and work of those who take on extra responsibilities around safeguarding. The Safeguarding Committee has produced a Newsletter to mark this day, and this is available at the back of the Church or to view on www.ossory.ie.
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.
“Thirty-Third Sunday of the Year” – 14th. November 2021
First Reading:
A Reading from the Prophet Daniel:
‘At that time Michael will stand up, the great prince who mounts guard over your people. There is going to be a time of great distress, unparalleled since nations first came into existence. When that time comes, your own people will be spared, all those whose names are found written in the Book. Of those who lie sleeping in the dust of the earth many will awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting disgrace. The learned will shine as brightly as the vault of heaven, and those who have instructed many in virtue, as bright as stars for all eternity.’
The Word of the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm:
Response: Preserve me, God, I take refuge in you.
O Lord, it is you who are my portion and cup; it is you yourself who are my prize.
I keep the Lord ever in my sight: since he is at my right hand, I shall stand firm. R.
And so my heart rejoices, my soul is glad; even my body shall rest in safety.
For you will not leave my soul among the dead, nor let your beloved know decay. R.
You will show me the path of life, the fullness of joy in your presence,
at your right hand happiness for ever. R.
Second Reading:
A Reading from the Letter to the Hebrews:
All the priests stand at their duties every day, offering over and over again the same sacrifices which are quite incapable of taking sins away. He, on the other hand, has offered one single sacrifice for sins, and then taken his place forever, at the right hand of God, where he is now waiting until his enemies are made into a footstool for him. By virtue of that one single offering, he has achieved the eternal perfection of all whom he is sanctifying. When all sins have been forgiven, there can be no more sin offerings.
The Word of the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation:
Alleluia, alleluia!
Stay awake and stand ready, because you do not know the hour when the Son of Man is coming.
Alleluia!
Gospel:
A Reading from the Holy Gospel of St. Mark:
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘In those days, after the time of distress, the sun will be darkened, the moon will lose its brightness, the stars will come falling from heaven and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory; then too he will send the angels to gather his chosen from the four winds, from the ends of the world to the ends of heaven.
‘Take the fig tree as a parable: as soon as its twigs grow supple and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. So with you when you see these things happening: know that he is near, at the very gates. I tell you solemnly, before this generation has passed away all these things will have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. ‘But as for that day or hour, nobody knows it, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son; no one but the Father.’
The Gospel of the Lord.
Taizé Youth Programme 2022:
A Youth Trip to Taizé in France organised by Ossory Youth will take place from Sunday 26th. June to Sunday 3rd. July 2022. A week in the Taizé Community is an opportunity for reflection and contemplation and a little step back from daily life. But bringing people together is also the essence of Taize and it is a week of meeting young people from different countries and cultures where new friendships are made. Tens of thousands of young people from around the world, including 25 from Kilkenny, will made the trip to Taizé next year.
The programme, which runs from December 2021 to July 2022 is open to Transition year, 5th year and Leaving Cert students. Closing date is Friday 19th. November. For additional information, including cost and application forms, contact Patrick Bookle, Ossory Youth at 056 776 1200, or 087 212 9006 or pbookle@ossoryyouth.com
Regulations Re. Covid-19:
- From Friday October 22nd. 2021: All Religious Services can proceed without capacity limits but with all other protective measures remaining in place;
- Please wear Face Covering and please use Hand Sanitiser on entering and leaving the Churches.
Please keep a safe distance from other people. Use seats not occupied if possible; but families use the same seat.
- 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.
- 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 home the Newsletter you collect on entering the Church.
