Aghaviller Parish Newsletter
Hugginstown, Newmarket and Stoneyford.
6th. and 7th. May 2023.
“Fifth Sunday of Easter”
Priests in 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 8th. to Sunday 14th. May 2023.
Hugginstown:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9.30a.m.
- Vigil – Saturday 13th. at 8.00p.m.;
- Sunday 14th. at 10.00a.m.
Stoneyford:
- Wednesday 10th. at 7.00p.m.
- Vigil – Saturday 13th. at 6.30p.m
Saturday 13th. Feast of Our Lady of Fatima
First Holy Communion:
First Holy Communion will be celebrated with the pupils of Stoneyford School on Sunday 14th. May at 11.00a.m. in Stoneyford Church.
Pray For:
Mary Hughes, Ennisnag, who died during the week.
Months Mind Mass:
Wazzie Kenneally, Barnadown; Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 6th. May at 8.00p.m.
Anniversary Masses:
Angela Lee, Cherrymount: Mass in Stoneyford Church on Saturday 6th. May at 6.30p.m.
Pat and Bridget Fitzgerald, Hugginstown: Mass in Hugginstown Church on Sunday 7th. May at 10.00a.m.
Anniversary Masses next week:
Teresa O’Shea, Cherrymount. Mass in Stoneyford Church on Wednesday 10th. May 7.00pm.
Fr. Jim Walsh, and Edward Walsh, Ballagh: Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 13th. May at 8.00p.m.
Sean and Nellie Duggan, Hugginstown. Mass in Hugginstown Church on Sunday 14th. May at 10.00a.m.
Rota for next week-end:
13th. and 14th. May 2023. (Sixth Sunday of Easter)
Readers:
Stoneyford: Saturday 6.30p.m. Rita O’Farrell.
Hugginstown: Saturday 8.00p.m. Tommy Murphy; Sunday 10.00a.m. Noreen Kenneally.
Eucharistic Ministers:
Stoneyford: Saturday 6.30p.m. Kitty Wallace
Hugginstown: Saturday 8.00p.m. Teresa Broderick; Sunday 10.00a.m. Lillian Carr.
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 was suggested at the Parish Council Meeting recently that all present Eucharistic Ministers be contacted and to suggest that they partake in the new online preparation. We will then meet in both Churches to look at local details.
Ossory 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
Novena To Our Lady of Fatima:
Novena will take place from Saturday 13th. to Sunday 21st. May in the Black Abbey, Kilkenny. Preacher: Fr Colm Mannion OP. Saturdays at 10.00a.m. and 6.10p.m.
Sundays at 3.00p.m. Monday to Friday at 10.00a.m. and 7.00p.m. All welcome.
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
Easter Offerings:
Many thanks for your Ein the aster 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.;
- Hugginstown Cemetery on 1st. July at 8.00p.m.
- Stoneyford Cemetery on 7th. July at 8.00p.m.
Parish Contributions:
The “Church Door” Contributions on last weekend amounted to €565.00. Thank You.
Lotto:
Aghaviller Parish and Carrickshock G. A. A.
Draw: Monday 1st. May 2023 Numbers: 10; 26; 03; 05.
- No Winner First 3 Numbers Drawn:
- No Jackpot Winner:
5 x €30.00. Winners:
- Deirdre Lowry, Camross;
- Fred Malzard, Stoneyford;
- John Driscoll, Jamestown;
- Power Family, Lawcus;
- Pauline Doyle, Sheepstown.
3 x €15.00 (Sellers):
- Eamon Irish;
- Pat Power;
- Teresa Fitzgerald..
Next Draw on Monday 8th. May. Please submit returns by 8.30p.m. Draw at 9.00p.m.
Next week: Match 3: €500.00; (First 3 Numbers Drawn) Jackpot: €6,200.00. (4 Numbers)
South Kilkenny Historical Society:
Coach Trip to Doneraile Court and Mallow on Saturday, May 27th. The cost includes coach hire, a guided tour of Doneraile Court, a walking tour of Mallow and an evening meal at the Talbot Hotel, Clonmel. For further information on booking places for the Coach Trip please contact: Brigid Barron, Kilmacow; 087 950 7295, or Mary Ryan, Carrigeen, 086 379 0655.
Stoneyford 5k and 10k Challenge:
Challenge is on May 21st. Preparations are well underway for what should be another exciting day for runners from all over the South East and further afield. It will be a case of all hands on deck for a few hours as everyone welcomes our visitors. The day begins at 10.30am with a kids’ 1k for all national school aged children and will be followed at 11.00am by the 5k and 10k events. Runners or walkers can register on the day prior to the event or online at myrunresults.com. All locals are encouraged to come along and take part on the day, or simply come and cheer everyone one. To help out or for enquiries or more detail, contact Adele on 087 9384521.
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Contact: Telephone: 056 776 8693 or email: liamcassin@ossory.ie
First Reading
A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles:
About this time, when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenists made a complaint against the Hebrews: in the daily distribution their own widows were being overlooked. So the Twelve called a full meeting of the disciples and addressed them, ‘It would not be right for us to neglect the word of God so as to give out food; you, brothers, must select from among yourselves seven men of good reputation, filled with the Spirit and with wisdom; we will hand over this duty to them, and continue to devote ourselves to prayer and to the service of the word.’ The whole assembly approved of this proposal and elected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, together with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus of Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them. The word of the Lord continued to spread: the number of disciples in Jerusalem was greatly increased, and a large group of priests made their submission to the faith.
The Word of the Lord
Responsorial Psalm
Response: May your love be upon us, O Lord, as we place all our hope in you.
Ring out your joy to the Lord, O you just;
for praise is fitting for loyal hearts.
Give thanks to the Lord upon the harp,
with a ten-stringed lute sing him songs.
May your love be upon us, O Lord, as we place all our hope in you.
For the word of the Lord is faithful
and all his works to be trusted.
The Lord loves justice and right
and fills the earth with his love.
May your love be upon us, O Lord, as we place all our hope in you.
The Lord looks on those who revere him,
on those who hope in his love,
to rescue their souls from death,
to keep them alive in famine.
May your love be upon us, O Lord, as we place all our hope in you.
Second Reading:
A Reading from the First Letter of St. Peter
The Lord is the living stone, rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him; set yourselves close to him so that you too, the holy priesthood that offers the spiritual sacrifices which Jesus Christ has made acceptable to God, may be living stones making a spiritual house. As scripture says: See how I lay in Zion a precious cornerstone that I have chosen and the man who rests his trust on it will not be disappointed. That means that for you who are believers, it is precious; but for unbelievers, the stone rejected by the builders has proved to be the keystone, a stone to stumble over, a rock to bring men down. They stumble over it because they do not believe in the word; it was the fate in store for them.
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a people set apart to sing the praises of God who called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
The Word of the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation (Please stand)
Alleluia, alleluia!
Jesus said: ‘I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.
No one can come to the Father except through me.’
Alleluia!
