Aghaviller Parish Newsletter
Hugginstown, Newmarket and Stoneyford.
21st. and 22nd. September 2024.
“Twenty-Fifth 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 23rd. to Sunday 29th. September.
Hugginstown:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9.30a.m.
- Vigil – Saturday 28th. at 8.00p.m.;
- Sunday 29th. at 10.00a.m.
Stoneyford:
- Wednesday 25th. at 7.00p.m.
- Vigil – Saturday 28th. at 6.30p.m.
- Monday 23rd. Feast of St. Padre Pio.
- Wednesday 25th. Feast of St. Finbarr
- Friday 27th. Feast of St. Vincent de Paul.
Pray For:
Anniversary Masses:
- Michael Fennelly, Ballycaum; Mass in Stoneyford Church on Saturday 21st. September at 6.30p.m.
- Neddy and Joe Dwyer, Croan; Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 21st. September at 8.00p.m.
Anniversary Masses next week:
- The Kelly Family, Lawcus: Mass in Stoneyford Church on Saturday 28th. September at 6.30p.m.
- Toddy Tennyson, Mabbistown: Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 28th. September at 8.00p.m.
Rota for next week-end:
28th. and 29th. Sept. (26th. Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Readers:
Stoneyford:
- Saturday 6.30p.m.
- Tony Roche:
Hugginstown:
- Saturday 8.00p.m.
- Tommy Murphy;
- Sunday 10.00a.m.
- Deirdre O’Shea
Eucharistic Ministers:
Stoneyford:
- Saturday 6.30p.m.
- Bernie Grace.
Hugginstown:
- Saturday 8.00p.m.
- Mary Cuddihy;
- Sunday 10.00a.m.
- Lillian Carr.
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 2024. 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
Coffee Morning:
A coffee morning in aid of Waterford Hospice will be held in Mullinavat Community Centre on Saturday the 28th. September from 10.00a.m. to 1.00p.m.
All support gratefully appreciated. All money raised locally stays locally.
Faith Seeking Understanding: (Learning about what it is that we believe.)
A Course over the winter months in St. Kieran’s College to allow people the opportunity to understand their Faith. The course is free; Further information from 056 776 8693 or email afd@ossory.ie.
St. Bernadette of Lourdes:
The Diocese of Ossory will host a visit of the Relics of Saint Bernadette of Lourdes on this weekend of 21st and 22nd September in St Mary’s Cathedral.
On Sunday 22nd.
- 11.00a.m. Sunday Mass.
- 3.00p.m. Rosary.
- 5.30p.m. Sunday Mass.
- 7.30p.m. Bishop Niall Coll leads a Farewell Ceremony
Lotto: –
Aghaviller Parish and Carrickshock G. A. A.
Draw: Monday 16th. September 2024 Numbers: 23; 31; 12; 26.
- No Winner First 3 Numbers Drawn:
- No Jackpot Winner:
€30.00. Winners:
- Mary T. Power, Rathduff;
- Ber Doyle, Ballintee.
- Adrian Hudson, “On Line”.
- Paddy Egan, Dunnamaggin;
- Eugene O’Neill “On Line”
3 x €15.00 (Sellers):
- Caitlin Roche;
- John Power;
- Deirdre Rohan..
Next Draw on Monday 23rd. September. Please submit returns by 8.30p.m. Draw at 9.00p.m.
Next week: Match 3: €500.00; (First 3 Numbers Drawn) Jackpot: €6,200.00. (4 Numbers)
Parish Pastoral Council;
Meeting of the Parish Pastoral Council will be held in the Parish House, Hugginstown on Wednesday 25th. September at 8.00p.m.
Parish Contributions:
The “Church Door” Contributions on last weekend amounted to €580.00. Thank You.
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 (Kilkenny County Council Consultants). on “Kilkenny Age Friendly Strategy for next 5 years”; on Friday 27th. 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.
South Kilkenny Historical Society:
A Lecture on “Murder and Justice in 19th. Century Kilkenny” will be given by Donal Cadogan on Friday, 27th. September at 8.00p.m. in Mullinavat Parish Hall. All are welcome.
Loreto Secondary School:
First Year Enrolment for September 2025
The closing date for applications for First Year places is Tuesday 22nd. of October 2024.
Applications can be made via the school website www.loretokk.ie.
An Open Night for Sixth Class Girls will take place on Thursday, 26th. September 2024
Further information will be on our website at www.loretokk.ie
Newsletter:
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The Newsletter is also available on the Stoneyford Website every week.(www.stoneyford.ie)
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Contact: Telephone: 056 776 8693 or email: liamcassin@ossory.ie
First Reading
A Reading from the Book of Wisdom:
The godless say to themselves:‘Let us lie in wait for the virtuous man, since he annoys usand opposes our way of life,reproaches us for our breaches of the lawand accuses us of playing false to our upbringing.
‘Let us see if what he says is true, let us observe what kind of end he himself will have. If the virtuous man is God’s son, God will take his part and rescue him from the clutches of his enemies.
Let us test him with cruelty and with torture, and thus explore this gentleness of his and put his endurance to the proof.
Let us condemn him to a shameful death since he will be looked after – we have his word for it.’
The Word of the Lord
Responsorial Psalm
Response: The Lord upholds my life.
O God, save me by your name;
by your power, uphold my cause.
O God, hear my prayer;
listen to the words of my mouth.
The Lord upholds my life.
For proud men have risen against me,
ruthless men seek my life.
They have no regard for God.
The Lord upholds my life.
But I have God for my help.
The Lord upholds my life.
I will sacrifice to you with willing heart
and praise your name for it is good.
The Lord upholds my life.
Second Reading:
A Reading from the Letter of St. James:
Wherever you find jealousy and ambition, you find disharmony, and wicked things of every kind being done; whereas the wisdom that comes down from above is essentially something pure; it also makes for peace, and is kindly and considerate; it is full of compassion and shows itself by doing good; nor is there any trace of partiality or hypocrisy in it. Peacemakers, when they work for peace, sow the seeds which will bear fruit in holiness.
Where do these wars and battles between yourselves first start? Isn’t it precisely in the desires fighting inside your own selves? You want something and you haven’t got it; so you are prepared to kill. You have an ambition that you cannot satisfy; so you fight to get your way by force. Why you don’t have what you want is because you don’t pray for it; when you do pray and don’t get it, it is because you have not prayed properly, you have prayed for something to indulge your own desires.
The Word of the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation (Please stand)
Alleluia, alleluia!
I am the light of the world, says the Lord;
anyone who follows me will have the light of life.
Alleluia!
Gospel:
A Reading from the Holy Gospel of St. Mark:
Jesus and his disciples made their way through Galilee; and he did not want anyone to know, because he was instructing his disciples; he was telling them, ‘The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men; they will put him to death; and three days after he has been put to death he will rise again.’ But they did not understand what he said and were afraid to ask him.
They came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, ‘What were you arguing about on the road?’ They said nothing because they had been arguing which of them was the greatest. So he sat down, called the Twelve to him and said, ‘If anyone wants to be first, he must make himself last of all and servant of all.’ He then took a little child, set him in front of them, put his arms round him, and said to them, ‘Anyone who welcomes one of these little children in my name, welcomes me; and anyone who welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.’
The Gospel of the Lord.