Aghaviller Parish Newsletter
Hugginstown, Newmarket and Stoneyford.
29th. and 30th. April 2023.
“Fourth Sunday of Easter”
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 1st. to Sunday 7th. May 2023.
Hugginstown:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9.30a.m.
- Vigil – Saturday 6th. at 8.00p.m.
- Sunday 7th. at 10.00a.m.
Stoneyford:
- Wednesday and Friday 7.00p.m.
- Vigil – Saturday 6th. at 6.30p.m.
Monday 1st. Feast of St. Joseph the Worker.
Tuesday 2nd. Feast of St. Athanasius.
Wednesday 3rd. Feast of Ss. Philip and James;
Thursday 4th. Feast of St. Conleth.
Friday 5th. Feast of Blessed Edmund Rice.
First Friday
Home 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 at any other time.
Pray For:
Joan Foran, Monrue;
Denis O’Hara, Owning; who died during the week.
Anniversary Masses:
Seamus Connolly, Stonecarthy. Mass in Stoneyford Church on Saturday 29th. April at 6.30p.m.
Paddy Farrell, Kyleva: Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 29th. April at 8.00p.m.
Kathleen and John O’Neill, Sheepstown. Mass in Hugginstown Church on Sunday 30th. April at 10.00a.m.
Mary (Mollie) Shea, Monrue.
Months Mind Mass:
Wazzie Kenneally, Barnadown; Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 6th. May at 8.00p.m.
Anniversary Mass next weekend:
Angela Lee, Cherrymount, Mass in Stoneyford Church on Saturday 6th. May at 6.30p.m.
Rota for next week-end:
6th. and 7th. May 2023. (Fifth Sunday of Easter)
Readers:
Stoneyford: Saturday 6.30p.m. Margaret Ryan.
Hugginstown: Saturday 8.00p.m. Catherine Dwyer; Sunday 10.00a.m. Mary Foran.
Eucharistic Ministers:
Stoneyford: Saturday 6.30p.m. Pat Kenny
Hugginstown: Saturday 8.00p.m. Mary Murphy; Sunday 10.00a.m. Kay Power.
Aghaviller Parish Finance Committee:
Finance Committee Meeting will be held in the Parish House, Hugginstown on Thursday 4th. May at 8.00p.m.
Eucharistic Ministers:
New Eucharistic Ministers needed in both Hugginstown and Stoneyford Churches for weekend Masses. Preparation Training can be done on-line in your own home with just a meeting in the local church for practical help. Please let me know if you can help.
It is also recommended that Present Eucharistic Ministers be involved in this training.
Easter Offerings:
Many thanks for your Easter Offerings during the past few weeks. This offering is for the support of the priests of the Parish and Diocese. Thank You.
Dates to Remember for 2023:
First Holy Communion:
For Stoneyford School on Sunday 14th. May at 11.00a.m. in Stoneyford Church.
For Monroe/Newmarket Schools on Sunday 21st. May at 11.00a.m. in Hugginstown.
Cemetery Masses:
Calvary Cemetery on Friday 2nd. June at 8.00p.m.;
Stoneyford Cemetery on Friday 7th. July at 8.00p.m.
Hugginstown Cemetery on Saturday 1st. July at 8.00p.m.
Parish Contributions:
The “Church Door” Contributions on last weekend amounted to €575.00. Thank You.
Ossory Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2023
- Lourdes Pilgrimage will take place from May 23rd. to 28th. this year.
- Accommodation in the Agena, Solitude and Padoue Hotels.
- Price includes return bus journey to/from Loughboy Shopping Centre Car Park to Dublin Airport.
- Return flights from Dublin to Lourdes;
- Transfer to/from Airport to Hotel;
- Full board and hotel accommodation for the 5 nights.
- For further information and bookings contact niamh@jwttravel.ie or Phone 01 685 2244
Padre Pio National Pilgrimage:
Pilgrimage to Holy Cross Abbey, Thurles on Sunday 28th. May. Ceremonies will begin at 1.30p.m. If interested in travelling please contact: Kay Power 086 168 7073
or Lily Burke 056 776 8008
The Totus Tuus Women of Faith Conference 2023:
Conference will be live on Radio Maria Ireland this coming Saturday May 6th. from 2.00p.m. You can follow the conference by: 1. Going online at www.radiomaria.ie. 2. Download the Radio Maria IRELAND App to your smartphone or tablet. 3. Listen live via Facebook. 4. Call 01 4373277 and listen live 5. Listen through your TV on Channel 210
South Kilkenny Historical Society:
The Stoneyford Development Association:
Stoneyford 5k and 10k Challenge:
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Contact: Telephone: 056 776 8693 or email: liamcassin@ossory.ie
First Reading
A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles:
On the day of Pentecost Peter stood up with the Eleven and addressed the crowd in a loud voice: ‘The whole House of Israel can be certain that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ.’
Hearing this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the apostles, ‘What must we do, brothers?’ ‘You must repent,’ Peter answered ‘and every one of you must be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise that was made is for you and your children, and for all those who are far away, for all those whom the Lord our God will call to himself.’ He spoke to them for a long time using many arguments, and he urged them, ‘Save yourselves from this perverse generation.’ They were convinced by his arguments, and they accepted what he said and were baptised. That very day about three thousand were added to their number.
The Word of the Lord
Responsorial Psalm
Response: The Lord is my shepherd: there is nothing I shall want.
The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose.
Near restful waters he leads me, to revive my drooping spirit.
The Lord is my shepherd: there is nothing I shall want.
He guides me along the right path; he is true to his name.
If I should walk in the valley of darkness no evil would I fear.
You are there with your crook and your staff;
with these you give me comfort.
The Lord is my shepherd: there is nothing I shall want.
You have prepared a banquet for me in the sight of my foes.
My head you have anointed with oil; my cup is overflowing.
The Lord is my shepherd: there is nothing I shall want.
Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me
all the days of my life.
In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell for ever and ever.
The Lord is my shepherd: there is nothing I shall want.
Second Reading:
A Reading from the First Letter of St. Peter
The merit, in the sight of God, is in bearing punishment patiently when you are punished after doing your duty.
This, in fact, is what you were called to do, because Christ suffered for you and left an example for you to follow the way he took. He had not done anything wrong, and there had been no perjury in his mouth. He was insulted and did not retaliate with insults; when he was tortured he made no threats but he put his trust in the righteous judge. He was bearing our faults in his own body on the cross, so that we might die to our faults and live for holiness; through his wounds you have been healed. You had gone astray like sheep but now you have come back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
The Word of the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation (Please stand)
Alleluia, alleluia!
I am the good shepherd, says the Lord;
I know my own sheep and my own know me.
Alleluia!