Aghaviller Parish Newsletter
Hugginstown, Newmarket and Stoneyford.
25th. and 26th. May 2024.
“Feast of The Most Holy Trinity”
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 27th. May to Sunday 2nd. June 2024.
Hugginstown:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9.30a.m.
- Vigil – Saturday 1st. at 8.00p.m.;
- Sunday 2nd. at 10.00a.m.
Stoneyford:
- Wednesday 29th. at 7.00p.m.
- Vigil – Saturday 1st. at 6.30p.m.
- Monday 27th. Feast of St Augustine.
- Friday 31st. Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
- Saturday 1st. Feast of St Justin.
Anniversary Mass next weekend:
Maura Farrell,Glenmore House: Mass in Stoneyford Church on Saturday 1st. June at 6.30p.m.
Months Mind Mass:
Jim Comerford, Carrickmerlin: Mass in Hugginstown Church on Sunday 2nd. June at 100.00a.m.
Rota for next week-end: 1st. and 2nd. June 2024. (Feast of “Corpus Christi”)
Readers:
Stoneyford:
- Saturday 6.30p.m.
- Margaret Ryan
Hugginstown:
- Saturday 8.00p.m.
- Pat Power;
- 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
- Kay Power
Safeguarding Contacts:
Diocesan Designated Liaison Person:
- Ms. Ailish Higgins Tel: 087 100 0232.
Aghaviller Parish Representatives are:
- Deirdre Rohan and Catherina Roche.
Parish Contributions:
The “Church Door” Contributions on last weekend amounted to €570.00. Thank You.
Lotto: –
Aghaviller Parish and Carrickshock G. A. A.
Draw: Monday 20th. May 2024 Numbers: 29; 27; 21; 26.
- No Winner First 3 Numbers Drawn:
- \No Jackpot Winner:
€30.00. Winners:
- Angela & Sadie Barron, Romansvalley;
- Bryan Hayes, c/o T. Fitzgerald.
- Jim Moran, Hugginstown;
- Frank Creaney, Sheepstown;
- Breda Sheehan, Stonecarthy.
3 x €15.00 (Sellers):
- Pat Fitzgerald;
- Ger Carroll;
- Teresa Fitzgerald
Next Draw on Monday 27th. May. Please submit returns by 8.30p.m. Draw at 9.00p.m.
Next week: Match 3: €500.00; (First 3 Numbers Drawn) Jackpot: €6,100.00. (4 Numbers)
Parish Pastoral Council:
Meeting will take place in the Parish House, Hugginstown on Wednesday 29th. May at 8.00p.m.
Trip to Knock:
Trip to Knock on 13th. July in honour of Feast Day of Our Lady of Mount Carmrl. Staying overnight in Knock House Hotel.
Telephone Frank Aylward for details on 086 812 8705
Corpus Christi Procession 2024:
On the weekend of the 2nd June we will celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi – the Body and Blood of Jesus. This year we are going to move the celebration of the 5.30p.m. Mass from St Mary’s Cathedral to the grounds of St Kieran’s College. Hopefully, the weather will oblige, and the Mass will be on the front lawn with a Corpus Christi Procession afterwards in the grounds of the College. Our celebration will be led by Bishop Niall. This gathering in faith will help us recall the days when many of the people of Kilkenny used go to the College on that June weekend for the first blessings of the newly ordained priests.
Senior Alert Scheme:
The Senior Alert Scheme is run through Pobal and is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development. This is available to anyone who is over 65 and residing in Hugginstown, Newmarket and the surrounding area. If you would like to avail of the Senior Alerts Scheme and obtain a personal alarm / pendant- please contact Billy Brenner on 087 272 8876 or Cleeve Cuddihy 086 063 8450 for further information. Their role is to help anyone who is eligible to access the Senior Alert Scheme and to act on their behalf and deal with Pobal and the supplier. An alarm and a pendant plus the first year’s monitoring charge are provided under the scheme.
All Ireland Rosary Rally – Knock – Saturday, June 1st:
Join thousands of people from around Ireland and beyond for the All Ireland Rosary Rally on June 1st. The day begins at 9.30a.m. with a Conference in St. John’s Centre. Speakers include Fr Brendan Kilcoyne, Fr Joseph Mary Deane CFR, and Sr Ana Margarita Lanzas. SCTJM. Then there is a chance to meet over 20 apostolates from around Ireland in St John Centre from 11.30a.m. The Stations of the Cross will be outside from 2.00p.m, followed by the Rosary procession. Mass will commence at 3.00p.m in the Basilica and will include the anointing of the sick. Bishop Phonsie Cullinan will be the Main Celebrant. Dana will join the choir to sing. There will also be rosary and scapular making workshops in the marquee. Over 50 buses are going from around Ireland. See www.allirelandrosaryrally.com for more details.
South Kilkenny Historical Society:
Coach Trip to Lismore on Saturday, June 1st. 2024. Cost – €70.00 for members and €75.00 for those who are not paid up members for 2024. The cost includes coach hire, entrance to Lismore Heritage Centre, a walking tour of Lismore, entrance to Lismore Castle Gardens and an evening meal at the Foley’s, Lismore. It does not include the cost of lunch. The coach will depart Main Street, Mullinavat at 9.00am, returning at approximately 10.00pm. For further information on booking places for the Coach Trip please contact Brigid Barron, Blossom Hill, Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny on (087 9507295, brigidbarron@hotmail.com) or Mary Ryan, ‘Gort Glas’, Aglish, Carrigeen, Co. Kilkenny (086 3790655, maryearyan@gmail.com). A €20.00 non-refundable deposit, per person will apply.
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Contact: Telephone: 056 776 8693 or email: liamcassin@ossory.ie
First Reading
A Reading from the Book of Deuteronomy:
Moses said to the people: ‘Put this question to the ages that are past, that went before you, from the time God created man on earth: Was there ever a word so majestic, from one end of heaven to the other? Was anything ever heard? Did ever a people hear the voice of the living God speaking from the heart of the fire, as you heard it, and remain alive? Has any god ventured to take to himself one nation from the midst of another by ordeals, signs, wonders, war with mighty hand and outstretched arm, by fearsome terrors – all this that the Lord your God did for you before your eyes in Egypt? ‘Understand this today, therefore, and take it to heart: the Lord is God indeed, in heaven above as on earth beneath, he and no other. Keep his laws and commandments as I give them to you today, so that you and your children may prosper and live long in the land that the Lord your God gives you for ever.’
The Word of the Lord
Responsorial Psalm
Response: Happy the people the Lord has chosen as his own.
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.
Happy the people the Lord has chosen as his own.
By his word the heavens were made,
by the breath of his mouth all the stars.
He spoke; and it came to be.
He commanded; it sprang into being.
Happy the people the Lord has chosen as his own.
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.
Happy the people the Lord has chosen as his own.
Our soul is waiting for the Lord.
The Lord is our help and our shield.
May your love be upon us, O Lord,
as we place all our hope in you.
Happy the people the Lord has chosen as his own.
Second Reading:
A Reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans:
Everyone moved by the Spirit is a son of God. The spirit you received is not the spirit of slaves bringing fear into your lives again; it is the spirit of sons, and it makes us cry out, ‘Abba, Father!’ The Spirit himself and our spirit bear united witness that we are children of God. And if we are children we are heirs as well: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, sharing his sufferings so as to share his glory.
The Word of the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation (Please stand)
Alleluia, alleluia!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
the God who is, who was, and who is to come.
Alleluia!
Gospel
A Reading from the Holy Gospel of St. Matthew:
The eleven disciples set out for Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had arranged to meet them. When they saw him they fell down before him, though some hesitated. Jesus came up and spoke to them. He said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, make disciples of all the nations; baptise them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teach them to observe all the commands I gave you. And know that I am with you always; yes, to the end of time.’
The Gospel of the Lord
