Aghaviller Parish Newsletter
Hugginstown, Newmarket and Stoneyford.
10th. and 11th. Feburary 2024.
“Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time” – “World Day of the Sick”
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 12th. to Sunday 18th. February 2024
Hugginstown:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 9.30a.m. Wednesday @ 7.30 p.m.
Vigil – Saturday 17th. at 8.00p.m.;
Sunday – 18th. at 10.00a.m.
Stoneyford:
Vigil – Wednesday 14th. at 7.00p.m. .
Vigil – Saturday 17th. at 6.30p.m.
Wednesday 14th. Ash Wednesday (Day of Fast and Abstinence)
Mass Times:
- Stoneyford Church at 7.00p.m.
- Hugginstown Church at 7.30p.m.
Blessing and Distribution of Ashes will take place during both Masses on Ash Wednesday.
Distribution of Ashes will take place in the Parish Schools also on Wednesday.
Guidelines for Lenten Penance:
Abstaining from meat or some other food on Fridays; Abstaining from alcoholic drink or smoking; Making a special effort at involvement in Family Prayer;
Visit to the Blessed Sacrament; Making the Stations of the Cross; Helping the poor, the sick, the old or lonely.
Pray For:
Anniversary Masses:
Christopher Lodge, Kells. Mass in Stoneyford Church on Saturday 10th. February at 6.30p.m.
Ella Hoyne, Croan.
Alice and Mikie Murphy: Lismatigue Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 10th. at 8.00p.m.
William and Margaret O’Meara, and Julia Morrissey, Croan.
Joan McBride, Sheepstown.
Michael Morrissey, Lawcus Fields.
Anniversary Masses next weekend;
James and Ellen Dalton,Boolyglass: Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 17th. February at 8.00p.m.
Bernard Cuddihy,Ballinteskin: Mass in Hugginstown Church on Sunday 18th. February at 10.00a.m.
Rota for next week-end:
17th. and 18th. February – (First Sunday of Lent)
Readers:
Stoneyford: Saturday 6.30p.m. Tom King.
Hugginstown:
- Saturday 8.00p.m. Catherine Dwyer.
- Sunday 10.00a.m. Noreen Kenneally
Eucharistic Ministers:
Stoneyford: Saturday 6.30p.m. Kitty Wallace.
Hugginstown:
- Saturday 8.00p.m. Mary Cahill.
- Sunday 10.00a.m. Lillian Carr
Confirmation 2024:
Confirmation will be celebrated for Aghaviller Parish in Hugginstown Church on Thursday 22nd. February at 11.00a.m. Schools will be open for all pupils who are not receiving Confirmation.
First Holy Communion 2024.
For Stoneyford School on Sunday 12th. May in Stoneyford Church at 11.00a.m.
For Monroe/Newmarket Schools on Sunday 19th. May in Hugginstown Church at 11.00a.m.
Parish Contributions:
The “Church Door” Contributions last weekend amounted to €600.00. Thank You.
Preparing for Marriage?
Weekend Residential courses available. 26th. to 28th. April and 20th. to 22nd. September 2024. Details: www.grasta.org or at info@grasta.org
Ossory Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes:
The Annual Ossory Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2024 is now available to book!
The departure will take place on 22nd. May 2024 from Cork Airport; flying direct to Lourdes with accommodation available in the hotels La Solitude, Padoue or Agena. With capacity being limited this year, it is strongly advised that pilgrims wishing to travel to Lourdes book as soon as possible. Should you require any additional information on the pilgrimage, please do not hesitate to contact 01 241 0800 or info@joewalshtours.ie. For Assisted Pilgrims please contact Fr. Anthony O’Connor 087 251 7766 or maoc50@me.com
Medjugorje Irish Centre Pilgrimages:
Pilgrimages from April to October 2024: 7 Nights Apartment B&B from €273 per person sharing. Airport transfer available on request. Contact us for details and book the dates that suit you. Tel. 01 443 4510 or Email: reservations@med-irishcentre.com: website www.med-irishcentre.com
World Day of Prayer for the Sick;
The Holy Father’s message for this year is entitled: “It is not good that man should be alone” – Caring for the sick by caring for relationships. Echoing the Holy Father’s message, the Catholic Bishops renews its commitment to prayer and accompaniment of the sick. Pope Francis reminds us of the fundamental importance of human relationships in the process of healing and comforting the sick. He urges us to care for relationships with compassion and tenderness, while recalling the example of the Good Samaritan who approached his neighbour with deep compassion. The Holy Father also stresses that the sick, the fragile and the poor must be at the heart of the Church and at the centre of our pastoral concerns.
Carrickshock G.A.A.
The Club invites all to join ‘2024 Light up Ireland’ every Wednesday at 7.30p.m. at the “Waterboys Walkway” Hugginstown: Walk and Chat; All are very welcome.
Lotto:
Aghaviller Parish and Carrickshock G. A. A.
Draw: Monday 5th. February 2024
Numbers: 08; 16; 17; 18.
No Winner First 3 Numbers Drawn: No Jackpot Winner:
5 x €30.00 Winners:
- Liam Brennan, Keatingstown;
- Ger Carroll, Harristown;
- Brenda Brenner, Hugginstown;
- Helen Green, Dungarvan;
- “The 4 of Us”, c/o James Irish.
3 x €15.00 (Sellers):
- Catherine Duggan; J
- ohn Power;
- Mary Doyle.
Next Draw on Monday 12th. February. Please submit returns by 8.30p.m. Draw at 9.00p.m.
Next week: Match 3: €500.00; (First 3 Numbers Drawn) Jackpot: €7,800.00. (4 Numbers)
Newsletter:
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The Newsletter is also available on the Stoneyford Website every week.(www.stoneyford.ie) All notices for the Newsletter to be left in before 5.00p.m. on Thursdays please.
Contact: Telephone: 056 776 8693 or email: liamcassin@ossory.ie
First Reading
A Reading from the Book of Leviticus:
The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ‘If a swelling or scab or shiny spot appears on a man’s skin, a case of leprosy of the skin is to be suspected. The man must be taken to Aaron, the priest, or to one of the priests who are his sons.
‘The man is leprous: he is unclean. The priest must declare him unclean; he is suffering from leprosy of the head. A man infected with leprosy must wear his clothing torn and his hair disordered; he must shield his upper lip and cry, “Unclean, unclean.” As long as the disease lasts he must be unclean; and therefore he must live apart: he must live outside the camp.’
The Word of the Lord
Responsorial Psalm
Response
You are my refuge, O Lord; you fill me with the joy of salvation.
Happy the man whose offence is forgiven,
whose sin is remitted.
O happy the man to whom the Lord
imputes no guilt,
in whose spirit is no guile.
You are my refuge, O Lord; you fill me with the joy of salvation.
But now I have acknowledged my sins;
my guilt I did not hide.
I said: ‘I will confess
my offence to the Lord.’
And you, Lord, have forgiven
the guilt of my sin.
You are my refuge, O Lord; you fill me with the joy of salvation.
Rejoice, rejoice in the Lord,
exult, you just!
O come, ring out your joy,
all you upright of heart.
You are my refuge, O Lord; you fill me with the joy of salvation.
Second Reading:
A Reading from St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians:
Whatever you eat, whatever you drink, whatever you do at all, do it for the glory of God. Never do anything offensive to anyone – to Jews or Greeks or to the Church of God; just as I try to be helpful to everyone at all times, not anxious for my own advantage but for the advantage of everybody else, so that they may be saved. Take me for your model, as I take Christ.
The Word of the Lord
Gospel Acclamation (Please stand)
Alleluia, alleluia!
May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
enlighten the eyes of our mind,
so that we can see what hope his call holds for us.
Alleluia!
Gospel
A Reading from the Holy Gospel of St. Mark:
A leper came to Jesus and pleaded on his knees: ‘If you want to’ he said ‘you can cure me.’ Feeling sorry for him, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him. ‘Of course I want to!’ he said. ‘Be cured!’ And the leprosy left him at once and he was cured. Jesus immediately sent him away and sternly ordered him, ‘Mind you say nothing to anyone, but go and show yourself to the priest, and make the offering for your healing prescribed by Moses as evidence of your recovery.’ The man went away, but then started talking about it freely and telling the story everywhere, so that Jesus could no longer go openly into any town, but had to stay outside in places where nobody lived. Even so, people from all around would come to him.
The Gospel of the Lord.
