Aghaviller Parish Newsletter
Hugginstown, Newmarket and Stoneyford
16th. and 17th. July 2022. – “Sixteenth 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
Mass Times in Aghaviller Parish:
Monday 18th. to Sunday 24th. July 2022.
Hugginstown Church:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9.30a.m.
Vigil – Saturday 23rd. at 8.00p.m.
Sunday 24th. at 10.00a.m.
Stoneyford Church:
Wednesday 20th. at 7.00p.m.
Vigil – Saturday 23rd. at 6.30p.m.
- Friday 22nd. Feast of St. Mary Magdalene.
- Saturday 23rd. Feast of St Bridget of Sweden (Patron of Europe)
Pray For:
Bobby Aylward, Knockmoylan, who died during the week. Funeral Mass on Monday 18th.
Anniversary Masses:
Christine Ryan, Knockanore; Mass in Stoneyford Church on Saturday 16th. July at 6.30p.m.
Ellen Doyle, Hugginstown; Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 16th. July at 8.00p.m.
Tom Butler, Boolygass. Ellie, Mary, Michael and John Farrell, Kilkeasy.
Anniversary Masses next weekend:
Miriam, Brennan, Lawcus; Mass in Stoneyford Church on Saturday 23rd. July at 6.30p.m.
Johnny and Kathleen Maher, Booyglass: Mass in Hugginstown Church on Sunday 24th. Juy at 10.00a.m.
Rota for next week-end:
23rd. and 24th. July 2022 (Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time).
Readers:
Stoneyford: Saturday 6.30p.m. Tom King.
Hugginstown:
Saturday 8.00p.m. Pat Power.
Sunday 10.00a.m. Mary Carroll.
Eucharistic Ministers:
Stoneyford: Saturday 6.30p.m. Bernie Grace.
Hugginstown:
Saturday 8.00p.m. Mary Cuddihy. Sunday 10.00a.m. Ann Power.
Cemetery Mass:
Mass will be celebrated in Sheepstown Cemetery on Thursday 28th. July at 8.00p.m.
Parish Contributions:
The “Church Door” Contributions on last weekend amounted to €610.00. Thank You.
June Collection:
Many thanks for your very generous support to the “June Collection 2022”. This collection is for the support of the priests of the Parish and the priests of the Diocese.
Stoneyford Cemetery:
Stoneyford Cemetery Committee would like to thank all who contributed to the collection, for the maintenance and upkeep of the Cemetery, at the recent Cemetery Mass. Amount collected was €385.00. Thank You.
Youth Summer Festival:
Join over 1000 young people between 16 and 35 this August at the Youth 2000 Summer Festival. The festival takes place in Clongowes Wood College, Clane, Co Kildare from Thursday 11th. August to Sunday 14th. August 2022. For more information and to book your place go to www.youth2000.ie
Reek Sunday:
Reek Sunday 2022 will take place this year on 31st. July. Holy Mass will be celebrated on the Summit every hour from 8.00a.m. to 2.00p.m. For more information: www.westportparish.ie
Lotto:
Draw: Monday 11th. July 2022 Numbers: 07; 01; 26; 02.
Aghaviller Parish and Carrickshock G. A. A.
One Winner First 3 Numbers Drawn: No Jackpot Winner:
€500.00 Winner:
- Karen, Liam, Marie and Thomas Walshe, Lawcus.
€25.00 Seller of Winning Ticket:
- Willie Walshe.
3 x €15.00 (Sellers):
- Mary Raggett;
- Deirdre Rohan;
- Walter Broderick.
Next Draw on Tuesday 19th. July 2022. Please submit returns by 8.30p.m. Draw at 9.00p.m.
Next week: Match 3: €500.00; (First 3 Numbers Drawn) Jackpot: €6,500.00. (4 Numbers in any order)
All Ireland Hurling Final:
Best wishes to the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Team; the Panel and their Mentors in the All Ireland Final in Croke Park on Sunday. Safe journey to all the supporters.
Newsletter:
If you wish to receive the weekly Newsletter by email, please drop your email address to liamcassin@ossory.ie
The Newsletter is also 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
“Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time” – 17th. July 2022.
First Reading:
A Reading from the Book of Genesis:
The Lord appeared to Abraham at the Oak of Mamre while he was sitting by the entrance of the tent during the hottest part of the day. He looked up, and there he saw three men standing near him. As soon as he saw them he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them, and bowed to the ground. ‘My lord,’ he said ‘I beg you, if I find favour with you, kindly do not pass your servant by. A little water shall be brought; you shall wash your feet and lie down under the tree. Let me fetch a little bread and you shall refresh yourselves before going further. That is why you have come in your servant’s direction.’ They replied, ‘Do as you say.’
Abraham hastened to the tent to find Sarah.’ ‘Hurry,’ he said ‘knead three bushels of flour and make loaves.’ Then running to the cattle Abraham took a fine and tender calf and gave it to the servant, who hurried to prepare it. Then taking cream, milk and the calf he had prepared, he laid all before them, and they ate while he remained standing near them under the tree.
‘Where is your wife Sarah?’ they asked him. ‘She is in the tent’ he replied. Then his guest said, ‘I shall visit you again next year without fail, and your wife will then have a son.’
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 forever. R.
Second Reading:
A R7eading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians:
It makes me happy to suffer for you, as I am suffering now, and in my own body to do what I can to make up all that has still to be undergone by Christ for the sake of his body, the Church. I became the servant of the Church when God made me responsible for delivering God’s message to you, the message which was a mystery hidden for generations and centuries and has now been revealed to his saints. It was God’s purpose to reveal it to them and to show all the rich glory of this mystery to pagans. The mystery is Christ among you, your hope of glory: this is the Christ we proclaim, this is the wisdom in which we thoroughly train everyone and instruct everyone, to make them all perfect in Christ.
The Word of the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation:
Alleluia, alleluia!
Open our heart, O Lord, to accept the words of your Son.
Alleluia!
Gospel
A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke:
Jesus came to a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. She had a sister called Mary, who sat down at the Lord’s feet and listened to him speaking. Now Martha who was distracted with all the serving said, ‘Lord, do you not care that my sister is leaving me to do the serving all by myself? Please tell her to help me.’ But the Lord answered: ‘Martha, Martha,’ he said ‘you worry and fret about so many things, and yet few are needed, indeed only one. It is Mary who has chosen the better part; it is not to be taken from her.’
The Gospel of the Lord.
Reflection:
The two sisters Mary and Martha symbolize the contemplative and active dimensions of life; the balance between prayer and action is at times difficult to balance. Many people misunderstand hospitality. They worry and fret about decorating the house and preparing abundant food. Yet sometimes it is something else that is needed to make people feel at home, namely, to sit with guests and to listen to them speaking. We can make the same mistake in relation to people who are important to us in life: children, friends, parents, or others. We can worry and fret about doing things for them when perhaps the important thing is to give them time. When it comes to welcoming God into our lives, one appropriate response is to give time listening to God’s Word.
