Aghaviller Parish Newsletter
Hugginstown, Newmarket and Stoneyford.
9th. and 10th. September 2023.
“Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time”
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 11th. to Sunday 17th. September
Hugginstown:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9.30a.m.
- Vigil – Saturday 16th. at 8.00p.m
- Sunday 17th. at 10.00a.m.
Stoneyford:
- Wednesday 13th. at 7.00p.m.
- Vigil – Saturday 16th. at 6.30p.m.
Tuesday 12th. Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary.
Wednesday 13th. Feast of St. John Chrysostom.
Thursday 14th. Feast of The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Friday 15th. Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. Saturday 16th. Feast of St. Cornelius.
Pray for:
Anniversary Mass:
Margaret Duggan, Ballinteskin. Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 9th. September at 8.00p.m.
Anniversary Mass next weekend:
Jimmy Walsh, Lismatuige: Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 16th. September at 8.00p.m.
Rota for next week-end:
16th./17th. September (Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Readers:
Stoneyford: Saturday 6.30p.m. Sheila Lennon.
Hugginstown: Saturday 8.00p.m. Tommy Murphy. Sunday 10.00a.m. Mary Carroll.
Eucharistic Ministers:
Stoneyford: Saturday 6.30p.m. Natalia Smolen.
Hugginstown: Saturday 8.00p.m. Trisha Barron. Sunday 10.00a.m. Ann Power.
Parish Contributions:
The “Church Door” Contributions last weekend amounted to €575.00. Thank You.
Stoneyford Active Retirement Group:
Activity in Community Centre:
- On Wednesday 13thSept. Bowls at 10.30a.m.
- On Wednesday 13thSept.Fit Club returns at 7.00p.m.
- On Tuesday 17th. October.Tai Chi at 2.30p.m.
Library News
Kilkenny Mobile Library will visit Hugginstown at 2.00p.m. and Newmarket at
3.00p.m. on Tuesday September 12th. All are welcome. The Mobile Library stocks a great range of adult books.
Mooncoin Vintage Tractor Run:
Vintage Tractor Run in aid of St. Joseph’s Home, Kilmoganny will take place today Sunday 10th. September. Registration from 11.00a.m. at Piltown G.A.A Grounds; leaving for Dunnamaggin at 12.30p.m. and followed by refreshments, music and a raffle at Townsends. All tractors, cars and motorbikes are welcome.
Monroe School:
Mass will be celebrated in Monroe School on Friday 15th. September at 1.30p.m.
Lotto:
Aghaviller Parish and Carrickshock G. A. A.
Draw: Monday 4th. September 2023 Numbers: 21; 07; 23; 02.
No Winner First 3 Numbers Drawn: No Jackpot Winner:
€30.00. Winners: Valerie Farrell, Lismatigue; Fred Malzard, Stoneyford;
Lillian Carr, Barnadown; Paudie Holden, Knockbrown; Aoife Sheehan, Stonecarthy.
3 x €15.00 (Sellers): Teresa Fitzgerald; James Irish; Eilis Rohan.
Next Draw on Monday 11th. September. Please submit returns by 8.30p.m. Draw at 9.00p.m.
Next week: Match 3: €500.00; (First 3 Numbers Drawn) Jackpot: €5,800.00. (4 Numbers)
From Monday 4th. September 2023 the price of a Lotto Ticket is €2.00.
St. Mary’s Cathedral Restoration Fund Draw:
The first draw for St. Mary’s Cathedral Restoration Fund 2023/2024 year is due to take place on Wednesday 27th.September 2023. The draw year 2023/20224 will run from September 2023 to August 2024. 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. All Tickets to be entered by Monday 25th. September if you wish to be part of the First Draw on Wednesday 27th. Subscription €10.00 per month: Prize Money €5,000.00 per month.
Roman Catholic Diocese and Parishes of Ossory – Registered Charity No. 20015831
St Mary’s Cathedral Tour:
This weekend sees the launch of an interactive tour of St Mary’s Cathedral. By means of QR codes visitors can interact with and learn about the fascinating history of this wonderful building. Built by the people of Kilkenny in the 1840s it has a rich legacy of sacred art, design and prayer. The tour will be available year-round.
The tour, however, will be free of charge this Sunday 10th. September and the following Sunday 17th. September for the people of our Diocese and beyond. A second phase of the tour will also launch in the weeks ahead.
The Totus Tuus Men for Christ Conference 2023:
A Catholic Conference for Men will be Live & Exclusive on Radio Maria Ireland Saturday 16th. September from 2.00p.m. Speakers for this year’s Conference are:
Fr. Billy Swan; Fr. Chris Hayden; Anthony Crossey; and Fr. John Harris OP.
For Further information contact Fiona Kiely on 086 876 0058
Reflection:
At the time Matthew was writing his gospel local church communities would have numbered no more than fifty people. They would be known to one another. Matthew presents the instructions of Jesus for dealing with people whose behaviour disrupted and harmed the community. Note the steps suggested. Simple directions but many of us do otherwise. We avoid difficult confrontations. We talk about the faults of others to everyone but themselves. We go over the head of someone who displeases us and make complaints. John Byrne OSA.
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Contact: Telephone: 056 776 8693 or email: liamcassin@ossory.ie
First Reading
A Reading from the Prophet Ezekiel:
The word of the Lord was addressed to me as follows: ‘Son of man, I have appointed you as sentry to the House of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, warn them in my name. If I say to a wicked man: Wicked wretch, you are to die, and you do not speak to warn the wicked man to renounce his ways, then he shall die for his sin, but I will hold you responsible for his death. If, however, you do warn a wicked man to renounce his ways and repent, and he does not repent, then he shall die for his sin, but you yourself will have saved your life.’
The Word of the Lord
Responsorial Psalm
Response:
O that today you would listen to his voice! ‘Harden not your hearts.’
Come, ring out our joy to the Lord;
hail the rock who saves us.
Let us come before him, giving thanks,
with songs let us hail the Lord.
O that today you would listen to his voice! ‘Harden not your hearts.’
Come in; let us bow and bend low;
let us kneel before the God who made us:
for he is our God and we
the people who belong to his pasture,
the flock that is led by his hand.
O that today you would listen to his voice! ‘Harden not your hearts.’
O that today you would listen to his voice!
‘Harden not your hearts as at Meribah,
as on that day at Massah in the desert
when your fathers put me to the test;
when they tried me, though they saw my work.’
O that today you would listen to his voice! ‘Harden not your hearts.’
Second Reading:
A Reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans:
Avoid getting into debt, except the debt of mutual love. If you love your fellow men you have carried out your obligations. All the commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not covet, and so on, are summed up in this single command: You must love your neighbour as yourself. Love is the one thing that cannot hurt your neighbour; that is why it is the answer to every one of the commandments.
The Word of the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation (Please stand)
Alleluia, alleluia!
Your word is truth, O Lord:
consecrate us in the truth.
Alleluia!
Gospel
A Reading from the Holy Gospel of St. Matthew:
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If your brother does something wrong, go and have it out with him alone, between your two selves. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you: the evidence of two or three witnesses is required to sustain any charge. But if he refuses to listen to these, report it to the community; and if he refuses to listen to the community, treat him like a pagan or a tax collector.
‘I tell you solemnly, whatever you bind on earth shall be considered bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth shall be considered loosed in heaven.
‘I tell you solemnly once again, if two of you on earth agree to ask anything at all, it will be granted to you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three meet in my name, I shall be there with them.’
The Gospel of the Lord.