Aghaviller Parish Newsletter
Hugginstown, Newmarket and Stoneyford
9th. and 10th. November 2024.
“Thirty-Second 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 11th. to Sunday 17th. November.
Hugginstown:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9.30a.m.
- Vigil –
- Saturday 16th. at 8.00p.m.;
- Sunday 17th. at 10.00a.m.
Stoneyford:
- Wednesday 13th. at 7.00p.m.
- Vigil – Saturday 16th. at 6.30p.m.
- Monday 11th. Feast of St. Martin of Tours:
- Tuesday 12th. Feast of St. Josaphat
- Thursday 14th. Feast of St. Laurence O’Toole:
- Friday 15th. Feast of St Albert
Pray For:
Anniversary Masses:
StJohn Donovan, Lawcus Fields. Mass in Stoneyford Church on Saturday 9th. November at 6.30p.m.
Thomas Hawe, late of Kilkenny.
Kathleen Tennyson, Mabbistown. Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 9th. November at 8.00p.m.
Anniversary Mass next week:
Ronan Murphy, Mount Juliet and Dublin. Mass in Stoneyford Church on Saturday 16th. November at 8.00p.m.
Parish Contributions:
The “Church Door” Contributions on last weekend amounted to €570.00. Thank You.
Many thanks to all who have contributed to the “October Station” Contributions during the past weeks.
Rota for next week-end:
16th./17th. November – (33rd. Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Readers:
Stoneyford:
- Saturday 6.30p.m.
- Neill O’Grady.
Hugginstown:
- Saturday 8.00p.m.
- Pat Power;
- Sunday 10.00a.m.
- Noreen Kenneally
Eucharistic Ministers:
Stoneyford:
- Saturday 6.30p.m.
- Natalia Smolen
Hugginstown:
- Saturday 8.00p.m.
- Mary Cahill;
- Sunday 10.00a.m.
- Lillian Carr
Safeguarding Contacts:
Diocesan Designated Liaison Person:
- \Ms. Ailish Higgins Tel: 087 100 0232.
Aghaviller Parish Representatives are:
- Deirdre Rohan and
- Catherina Roche.
“Poor Clares”:
The Poor Clares, Galway are hosting an Online Questions and Answers event for women between the ages of 18 and 35 who would like to learn more about the Poor Clare way of life and spirituality. The online meeting will take place on November 13th. from 7:30p.m. to 8:30p.m. Contact: eventspoorclaresgalway@gmail.com
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes:
The Ossory Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place from 19th. to 25th. May 2025. Bus transport from Loughboy Shopping Centre to Cork Airport. Direct flights to Lourdes. Full religious programme. Further information and Bookings at J.W.T. 01 241 0800 or email info@joewalshtours.ie.
For Assisted Pilgrims contact Fr. Anthony O’Connor on 087 251 7766.
November Offerings 2024:
November Offerings Envelopes 2024 are available at the Church Porch. Your contribution can be left into the Collection Boxes at the Churches or you may donate directly – Use IBAN: IE19 AIBK 9330 9000 0561 20 (BIC: AIBKIE2D).
“St. Mary’s Cathedral Café”
St. Mary’s Cathedral Café is now open every Saturday and Sunday from 10.00a.m. to 4.00p.m. All profits from the café will support the vital work of ‘Teac Tom’, providing suicide prevention and mental health services.
Scripture – New Testament
Learning more about what it is that we believe. Course on 4th./11th./18th./25th. November in St. Kieran’s College. “Scripture – New Testament” given by Fr Fergus Farrell: • Approaching the Bible: The Word of God in Human Words. • Introduction to the Gospels: Meeting Matthew. • One Jesus, Many Portraits: Jesus in Matthew and the other Gospels. • Paul and the Good News of Christ Crucified.
Taizé Prayer with Special Guests from Taizé:
All are warmly invited to gather for a special Taizé Prayer Service with guests from the Taizé community, who are visiting Ireland during November. This beautiful service will take place at St. Mary’s Cathedral, on Friday, November 15th. at 7:00p.m. Come and experience the serene atmosphere of Taizé prayer, a time of song, silence, and reflection. Everyone is welcome.”
Reflection on the Readings:
A story in the First Reading is a story of generosity, acknowledged by God. The widow shares food with the prophet Elijah, even though she has so little for herself and her son. In return, Elijah brings God’s help to the woman: they will not run out of food, even though it is a time of famine.
In the Gospel passage, Jesus warns the people to beware of the scribes who seek honour and status while exploiting the vulnerable. He contrasts their behaviour with the humble offering of a poor widow who contributes all she had, two small coins.
Lotto: –
Aghaviller Parish and Carrickshock G. A. A.
Draw: Monday 4th. November 2024 Numbers: 06; 15; 26; 12.
- One Winner of First 3 Numbers Drawn:
- No Jackpot Winner:
€500.00. Winner:
- P and C. Hudson, c/o James Irish
€25.00. Seller of Match 3 Ticket:
- James Irish, Hugginstown.
3 x €15.00 (Sellers):
- James Irish;
- Pat Dwyer;
- Claire Cleary.
Next Draw on Monday 11th. November. Please submit returns by 8.30p.m. Draw at 9.00p.m.
Next week: Match 3: €500.00; (First 3 Numbers Drawn) Jackpot: €6,900.00. (4 Numbers)
Newsletter:
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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 First Book of Kings:
Elijah the Prophet went off to Sidon. And when he reached the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks; addressing her he said, ‘Please bring me a little water in a vessel for me to drink.’ She was setting off to bring it when he called after her. ‘Please’ he said ‘bring me a scrap of bread in your hand.’ ‘As the Lord your God lives,’ she replied ‘I have no baked bread, but only a handful of meal in a jar and a little oil in a jug; I am just gathering a stick or two to go and prepare this for myself and my son to eat, and then we shall die.’ But Elijah said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, go and do as you have said; but first make a little scone of it for me and bring it to me, and then make some for yourself and for your son. For thus the Lord speaks, the God of Israel:
“Jar of meal shall not be spent,jug of oil shall not be emptied,
before the day when the Lord sends rain on the face of the earth.”’
The woman went and did as Elijah told her and they ate the food, she, himself
and her son. The jar of meal was not spent nor the jug of oil emptied, just as
the Lord had foretold through Elijah.
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 to the Hebrews:
It is not as though Christ had entered a man-made sanctuary which was only modelled on the real one; but it was heaven itself, so that he could appear in the actual presence of God on our behalf. And he does not have to offer himself again and again, like the high priest going into the sanctuary year after year with the blood that is not his own, or else he would have had to suffer over and over again since the world began. Instead of that, he has made his appearance once and for all, now at the end of the last age, to do away with sin by sacrificing himself. Since men only die once, and after that comes judgement, so Christ, too, offers himself only once to take the faults of many on himself, and when he appears a second time, it will not be to deal with sin but to reward with salvation those who are waiting for him.
The Word of the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation (Please stand)
Alleluia, alleluia!
Even if you have to die, says the Lord,
keep faithful, and I will give you the crown of life.
Alleluia!
Gospel:
A Reading from the Holy Gospel of St. Mark:
In his teaching Jesus said, ‘Beware of the scribes who like to walk about in long robes, to be greeted obsequiously in the market squares, to take the front seats in the synagogues and the places of honour at banquets; these are the men who swallow the property of widows, while making a show of lengthy prayers. The more severe will be the sentence they receive.’ He sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the treasury, and many of the rich put in a great deal. A poor widow came and put in two small coins, the equivalent of a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them, ‘I tell you solemnly, this poor widow has put more in than all who have contributed to the treasury; for they have all put in money they had over, but she from the little she had has put in everything she possessed, all she had to live on.’
The Gospel of the Lord
