Aghaviller Parish Newsletter
Hugginstown, Newmarket and Stoneyford.
7th. and 8th. September 2024.
“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 9th. to Sunday 15th. September.
Hugginstown:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9.30a.m.
- Vigil – Saturday 14th. at 8.00p.m.;
- Sunday 15th. at 10.00a.m.
Stoneyford:
- Wednesday 11th. at 7.00p.m.
- Vigil – Saturday 14th. at 6.30p.m.
- Monday 9th. Feast of St. Ciaran.
- Friday 13th. Feast of St. John Chrysostom.
- Saturday 14th. Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Parish Contributions:
The “Church Door” Contributions on last weekend amounted to €545.00. Thank You.
Pray For:
Anniversary Mass:
Margaret Duggan, Ballinteskin; Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 7th. September at 8.00p.m.
Anniversary Mass next week:
Jimmy Walsh, Lismatigue; Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 14th. September at 8.00p.m.
Rota for next week-end:
14th. and 15th. Sept. (24th. Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Readers:
Stoneyford:
- Saturday 6.30p.m.
- Rita O’Farrell:
Hugginstown:
- Saturday 8.00p.m.
- Catherine Dwyer;
- Sunday 10.00a.m.
- Mary Foran.
Eucharistic Ministers:
Stoneyford:
- Saturday 6.30p.m.
- Pat Kenny.
Hugginstown:
- Saturday 8.00p.m.
- Teresa Broderick;
- Sunday 10.00a.m.
- Ann Power.
Safeguarding Contacts:
Diocesan Designated Liaison Person:
- Ms. Ailish Higgins Tel: 087 100 0232.
Aghaviller Parish Representatives are:
- Deirdre Rohan and
- Catherina Roche.
Stoneyford Text Alert AGM
On Wednesday the 11th. of September, Stoneyford Text Alert will hold their AGM at 7.30p.m. in the Community Centre and everyone is invited to attend. The subscription for the year is €10.00 per mobile phone number, which can be paid on the night. Alternatively, you can put €10.00 (per mobile No), your name(s), address and mobile number(s) in an envelope and drop it into Willie’s Shop or Fred’s Bar. A member of An Garda Síochána will be in attendance to speak to us about crime prevention, etc. New members can join on the night.
Stoneyford Development Association:
Stoneyford has registered for the “Let’s Team Up to Clean Up Together for Kilkenny” initiative 2024, which takes place over the weekend of the 20th. to 22nd. of September. After some terrific initiatives this past spring and summer, the Development Association and Tidy Towns groups would be delighted to welcome some new hands on deck on Saturday September 21st from 10.00a.m. at the Community Centre to do a final autumn clean up. Bring weather appropriate clothing and a smile, they will provide a cuppa and anything else you may need!
Lotto: –
Aghaviller Parish and Carrickshock G. A. A.
Draw: Monday 2nd. September 2024 Numbers: 06; 12; 04; 13.
- One Winner First 3 Numbers Drawn:
- No Jackpot Winner:
€500.00. Winner:
- Frank Creaney, Sheepstown.
€25.00. Seller of Match 3 Ticket:
- Pauline Doyle.
3 x €15.00 (Sellers):
- Walshe’s Shop;
- Kathleen Fennelly;
- James Irish;
Next Draw on Monday 9th. September. Please submit returns by 8.30p.m. Draw at 9.00p.m.
Next week: Match 3: €500.00; (First 3 Numbers Drawn) Jackpot: €6,000.00. (4 Numbers)
St. Mary’s Cathedral Restoration Fund Draw:
The first draw for St. Mary’s Cathedral Restoration Fund 2024/2025 year is due to take place on Wednesday 25th.September 2023. The draw year 2024/20225 will run from September 2024 to August 2025. 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 bought by Monday 23rd. 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
Older Peoples Information Service;
Kilkenny Older Peoples Council has arranged a series of information presentations, to be professionally provided, for people aged 55 and over, in the Mayfair Library, Parliament Street, Kilkenny.
- The Presentation given by H.S.E. on “Dementia Awareness” on Friday 13th. September. Time 11.00a.m. to 1.00p.m. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers and a cup of tea. Booking is not required. When there, why not avail of an opportunity to see the new modern Library facilities that Kilkenny has to offer? All are welcome.
- “Cois Nore” – Outreach Cancer Support Centres: Centres are available in the following parishes from 10.00a.m. to 12.00Noon:
- On Tuesdays: Callan – Droichead Family Resource Centre
- On Thursdays: Thomastown – Community Centre
Tel. 087 4833941 or email outreach@coisnore.ie for an appointment.
Kilkenny Bereavement Support Service:
The Kilkenny Bereavement Support Service is a voluntary organisation offering free one to one support to people of all ages who have been bereaved. The service is provided by volunteers who have been trained in bereavement support. This is a free and confidential service. To contact the service please call 086 067 0566.
Newsletter:
If you wish to receive the weekly Newsletter by email, please drop us your email address.
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 Prophet Isaiah:
Say to all faint hearts,‘Courage! Do not be afraid.
Look, your God is coming, vengeance is coming,
the retribution of God; he is coming to save you.’
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
the ears of the deaf unsealed,
then the lame shall leap like a deer
and the tongues of the dumb sing for joy;
for water gushes in the desert,
streams in the wasteland,
the scorched earth becomes a lake,
the parched land springs of water.
The Word of the Lord
Responsorial Psalm
Response: My soul, give praise to the Lord.
It is the Lord who keeps faith for ever,
who is just to those who are oppressed.
It is he who gives bread to the hungry,
the Lord, who sets prisoners free.
My soul, give praise to the Lord.
It is the Lord who gives sight to the blind,
who raises up those who are bowed down.
It is the Lord who loves the just,
the Lord, who protects the stranger.
My soul, give praise to the Lord.
The Lord upholds the widow and orphan
but thwarts the path of the wicked.
The Lord will reign for ever,
Zion’s God, from age to age.
My soul, give praise to the Lord.
Second Reading:
A Reading from the Letter of St. James:
My brothers; do not try to combine faith in Jesus Christ, our glorified Lord, with the making of distinctions between classes of people. Now suppose a man comes into your synagogue, beautifully dressed and with a gold ring on, and at the same time a poor man comes in, in shabby clothes, and you take notice of the well-dressed man, and say, ‘Come this way to the best seats’; then you tell the poor man, ‘Stand over there’ or ‘You can sit on the floor by my foot-rest.’ Can’t you see that you have used two different standards in your mind, and turned yourselves into judges, and corrupt judges at that? Listen, my dear brothers: it was those who are poor according to the world that God chose, to be rich in faith and to be the heirs to the kingdom which he promised to those who love him.
The Word of the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation (Please stand)
Alleluia, alleluia!
Speak, Lord, your servant is listening:
you have the message of eternal life.
Alleluia!
Gospel:
A Reading from the Holy Gospel of St. Mark:
Returning from the district of Tyre, Jesus went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, right through the Decapolis region. And they brought him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they asked him to lay his hand on him. He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, put his fingers into the man’s ears and touched his tongue with spittle. Then looking up to heaven he sighed; and he said to him, ‘Ephphatha’, that is, ‘Be opened.’ And his ears were opened, and the ligament of his tongue was loosened and he spoke clearly. And Jesus ordered them to tell no one about it, but the more he insisted, the more widely they published it. Their admiration was unbounded. ‘He has done all things well,’ they said ‘he makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak.
The Gospel of the Lord
