Hugginstown, Newmarket and Stoneyford.
Aghaviller Parish Newsletter
Hugginstown, Newmarket and Stoneyford.
20th. and 21st. April 2024.
“Fourth 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 22nd. to Sunday 28th. April 2024.
Hugginstown:
Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9.30a.m.
- Vigil – Saturday 27th. at 8.00p.m.
- Sunday 28th at 10.00a.m.
Stoneyford:
- Wednesday 24th. At 7.00p.m.
- Vigil – Saturday 27th. at 6.30p.m.
Pray For:
Anniversary Masses:
- Bridget and Betty McCarthy, Knockdrinna. Mass in Stoneyford Church on Saturday 20th. April at 6.30p.m.
- Kitty McBride, Monroe: Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 20th April at 8.00p.m.
Anniversary Mass next weekend:
- Seamus Connolly, Stonecarthy: Mass in Stoneyford Church on Saturday 27th. April at 6.30.00p.m.
- Paddy Farrell, Kyleva. Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 27th. April at 8.00p.m.
- Joan and Helen Foran, Monroe Mass in Hugginstown Church on Sunday 28th. April at 10.00a.m.
Rota for next week-end:
27th. and 28th. April 2024. (Fifth Sunday of Easter)
Readers:
- Stoneyford:
- Saturday 6.30p.m. Tony Roche.
- Hugginstown:
- Saturday 8.00p.m. Deirdre Rohan;
- Sunday 10.00a.m. Noreen Kenneally
- Saturday 8.00p.m. Deirdre Rohan;
Eucharistic Ministers:
- Stoneyford:
- Saturday 6.30p.m. Kitty Wallace.
- Hugginstown:
- Saturday 8.00p.m. Mary Cahill;
- Sunday 10.00a.m Ann Power
Parish Contributions:
The “Church Door” Contributions on last weekend amounted to €585.00. Thank You
We ask that all Trócaire Contributions be returned as soon as possible please.
Easter Offerings:
Envelopes for the Easter Offering Collection are available at the Church Porch. Please take one and return it with your offering during the Easter Season. This offering is for the support of the priests of the Parish and the Diocese.
Dates to Remember for 2024:
First Holy Communion:
- For Stoneyford School on Sunday 12th. May at 11.00a.m. in Stoneyford Church.
- For Monroe/Newmarket Schools on Sunday 19th. May at 11.00a.m. in Hugginstown Church.
Safeguarding Contacts:
- Diocesan Designated Liaison Person:
- Ms. Ailish Higgins Tel: 087 100 0232.
- Aghaviller Parish Representatives are:
- Deirdre Rohan
- Catherina Roche.
National Pilgrimage for Life:
The first National Pilgrimage for Life, organised by the Council for Life of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, will be celebrated on Saturday 4th. May in Knock Shrine. The pilgrimage begins with Anointing of the Sick in the Basilica at 2.30p.m, followed by Mass at 3.00p.m. and Rosary Procession after Mass, weather permitting. Main celebrant and homilist will be Archbishop Francis Duffy. We invite you to join us in Knock to celebrate the gift of life and to pray for the protection of all human life.
Conversations with Women in the Bible:
This Conference will be on 11th. May 2024 in The Pembroke Hotel, Patrick Street, Kilkenny from 10.00a.m. to 4.30p.m.The speaker will be Thérèse Fitzgerald
Booking essential: Contact Sara or Catherina at 056 772 2870 between 9.00a.m. to 5.00p.m. on Monday to Friday or e-mail regionaloffice@ssjg.ie before May 7th.
South Kilkenny Historical Society Lecture:
A Lecture on “Kilkenny’s Titanic Survivor” will be given by MaryAnn Vaughan on Friday, 26th. April at 8.00p.m, in Mullinavat Hall (opposite St. Beacon’s Church)
The Kilkenny Pilgrimage to Medjugorje:
Pilgrimage will be held from Wednesday 1st. to 8th May. The hotel will be based near to the Church and the group will be travelling with Marian Pilgrimages. The cost includes Insurance. Contact Ann on: 086 199 1620 or 086 882 5622.
World Day of Prayer for Vocations:
A Holy Hour will be held in St Fiacre’s Church, Loughboy, Kilkenny on Tuesday 23rd. April, Beginning at 7.30p.m. All are welcome..
Prayer for Vocations: God our Father, send workers into your harvest. May the Spirit we received in Baptism touch the hearts of many to offer themselves in priesthood, religious life, and other forms of service. Give the parents and families of our parish the wisdom and courage to support young people, in searching for and following the call of God in their lives. Amen
Lotto: –
Aghaviller Parish and Carrickshock G. A. A.
Draw: Monday 15th. April 2024 Numbers: 01; 15; 02; 29.
- No Winner First 3 Numbers Drawn:
- No Jackpot Winner:
€30.00. Winners:
- Patrice & Christine Power;
- Anne, Stephine & Suzanne Power, Lawcus;
- Claire Ivors, Ballingarry;
- Shay Hoyne, Hugginstown;
- Kathleen Moran, Cherrymount.
3 x €15.00 (Sellers):
- Tommy Hoyne;
- Tommy Murphy;
- Padraig Crowley.
Next Draw on Monday 22nd. April. Please submit returns by 8.30p.m. Draw at 9.00p.m.
Next week: Match 3: €500.00; (First 3 Numbers Drawn) Jackpot: €5,600.00. (4 Numbers)
Stoneyford 5k and 10k:
The very successful 5k and 10k event returns to Stoneyford on Sunday May 19th. just in 8 weeks time. Runners and walkers come from far and wide to take part in this longstanding event in aid of Scoil Náisiúnta Chiaráin Naofa each year. Numbers have continued to grow year on year, in spite of the 2Year Covid hiatus. If you would like to take part, or want more information on the event, or on training for either distance, check out Stoneyford 10k Challenge on Facebook, or Stoney10k on Instagram.
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Contact: Telephone: 056 776 8693 or email: liamcassin@ossory.ie
First Reading
A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles:
Filled with the Holy Spirit, Peter said: ‘Rulers of the people, and elders! If you are questioning us today about an act of kindness to a cripple, and asking us how he was healed, then I am glad to tell you all, and would indeed be glad to tell the whole people of Israel, that it was by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, the one you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by this name and by no other that this man is able to stand up perfectly healthy, here in your presence, today. This is the stone rejected by you the builders, but which has proved to be the keystone. For of all the names in the world given to men, this is the only one by which we can be saved.’
The Word of the Lord
Responsorial Psalm
Response:
The stone which the builders rejected has become the corner stone.
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good,
for his love has no end.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in men;
it is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes.
The stone which the builders rejected has become the corner stone.
I will thank you for you have answered
and you are my saviour.
The stone which the builders rejected
has become the corner stone.
This is the work of the Lord,
a marvel in our eyes.
The stone which the builders rejected has become the corner stone.
Blessed in the name of the Lord
is he who comes.
We bless you from the house of the Lord;
You are my God, I thank you.
My God, I praise you.
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good;
for his love has no end.
The stone which the builders rejected has become the corner stone.
Second Reading:
A Reading from the First Letter of St. John:
Think of the love that the Father has lavished on us, by letting us be called God’s children; and that is what we are. Because the world refused to acknowledge him, therefore it does not acknowledge us. My dear people, we are already the children of God but what we are to be in the future has not yet been revealed; all we know is, that when it is revealed we shall be like him because we shall see him as he really is.
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!
Gospel
A Reading from the Holy Gospel of St. John:
Jesus said: ‘I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd is one who lays down his life for his sheep. The hired man, since he is not the shepherd and the sheep do not belong to him, abandons the sheep and runs away as soon as he sees a wolf coming, and then the wolf attacks and scatters the sheep; this is because he is only a hired man and has no concern for the sheep. ‘I am the good shepherd; I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for my sheep. And there are other sheep I have that are not of this fold, and these I have to lead as well. They too will listen to my voice, and there will be only one flock, and one shepherd. ‘The Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again. No one takes it from me; I lay it down of my own free will, and as it is in my power to lay it down, so it is in my power to take it up again; and this is the command I have been given by my Father.’
The Gospel of the Lord