Aghaviller Parish Newsletter
Hugginstown, Newmarket and Stoneyford.
22nd. and 23rd. February 2025.
“Seventh 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 24th. February to Sunday 2nd. March.
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:
- Vigil –
- Saturday 1st. at 6.30p.m.
Pray For: .
Anniversary:
- Paddy Joe Rohan, Carricketna. Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 22nd. February at 8.00p.m.
- Deceased members of the Power Family
- Bernard Cuddihy, Ballinteskin. Anniversary Mass in Hugginstown Church on Sunday 23rd. February at 10.00a.m.
Anniversary Masses next weekend:
- Ollie and Shamie Ryan, Lawcus: Mass in Stoneyford Church on Saturday 1st. March at 6.30p.m.
- William and Margaret O’Meara and Julia Morrissey, Croan. Mass in Hugginstown Church on Sunday 2nd. March at 10.00a.m.
Rota for next week-end:
1st. and 2nd. March. (Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Readers:
- Stoneyford:
- Saturday 6.30p.m. Rita O’Farrell.
- Hugginstown:
- Saturday 8.00p.m. Catheine Dwyer
- Sunday 10.00a.m. Noreen Kenneally
Eucharistic Ministers:
- Stoneyford:
- Saturday 6.30p.m. Pat Kenny.
- Hugginstown:
- Saturday 8.00p.m. Marion Barron.
- Sunday 10.00a.m. Ann Power.
Parish Contributions:
The “Church Door” Contributions on last weekend amounted to €610.00 Thank You
Safeguarding Contacts:
Diocesan Designated Liaison Person:
- Ms. Ailish Higgins Tel: 087 100 0232.
Aghaviller Parish Representatives are:
- Deirdre Rohan and Catherina Roche.
Newmarket School:
Breakfast Club and After School Club are now taking enrolments for September 2025. Contact: mbrennan@newmarketns.ie or 056 776 8919.
Newmarket School will celebrate its Centenary on 22nd. May this year.
A book of articles and photographs is being planned. If anyone has stories or old photographs that they would like to share and included, please ring 056 776 8919 or email mbrennan@newmarketns.ie
Monroe School:
School Mass will be celebrated in the school on Friday 28th. February at 1.30p.m.
Lotto: –
Aghaviller Parish and Carrickshock G. A. A.
Draw: Monday 17th. February 2025 Numbers: 27; 11; 10; 09.
- No Winner of First 3 Numbers Drawn:
- No Jackpot Winner:
€30.00. Winners:
- Alice Doolan, Thomastown;
- Seanie Gibbons, Stoneyford
- Ellie Crowley, Castlemorris;
- Óisín Carroll, Harristown;
- Betty Butler, Boolyglass
3 x €15.00 (Sellers):
- Ger Carroll;
- Ann Power;
- Padraig Crowley.
Next Draw on Monday 24th. February. Please submit returns by 8.30p.m. Draw at 9.00p.m.
Next week: Match 3: €500.00; (First 3 Numbers Drawn) Jackpot: €8,200.00. (4 Numbers)
South Kilkenny Historical Society:
A Lecture on John McShain: The Man Who Built Washington, (from a South Kilkenny Viewpoint). The Speaker will be Alice O’Neill McLoughlin.
The Date: Friday, 28th. February 2025 at 8.00p.m. in Mullinavat Parish Hall.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade:
Call for all clubs and organisations to join this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Kilkenny. As part of the ongoing celebrations for St. Patrick’s Festival, the organisers invite local businesses, community groups, clubs, and charities to participate in this year’s Grand Parade on Monday March 17th. Local communities are the heart of the St Patrick’s Day Parade, and it’s a fabulous opportunity to showcase your talent. The process is quick and easy; fill out a short online application, and remember, there are prizes for the best displays!
Online: https://stpatricksfestivalkilkenny.com/
The theme is “Bí Beo, Bí Linn”: “Be Alive, Be With Us” – to embrace a vibrant, community-driven display from your town or village in this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations.
Win a trip to Medjugorje;
Medjugorje Irish Centre: A Free Prize draw will take place on 1st. April 2025 A Prize for one person includes 7 nights B&B, return airport transfer and flights up to €300.00. To enter, go to prize draw page on website: Telephone 01 443 4510.
or Email: www.med-irishcentre.com
Poor Clare’s Order:
“Did it ever cross your mind that God might be calling you to the Poor Clare way of life. If so, you are welcome to our Monastic Experience on March 1st from 2.00p.m. to 4.00p.m. If interested, please contact us before the day at poorclaresvoc@gmail.com – Poor Clare Monastery, Carlow.”
Palestinian Food and Music!!!
All are invited to an evening of Palestinian Food and Music in St. Canice’s Hall, Butts Green, Kilkenny, on Friday, 28th. February 2025. Doors open at 7.00p.m. Donations welcome to support humanitarian projects in Gaza.
Newsletter:
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Contact: Telephone: 056 776 8693 or email: liamcassin@ossory.ie
First Reading
A Reading from the First Book ofSamuel:
Saul set off and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, accompanied by three thousand men chosen from Israel to search for David in the wilderness of Ziph. In the dark David and Abishai made their way towards the force, where they found Saul lying asleep inside the camp, his spear stuck in the ground beside his head, with Abner and the troops lying round him.
Then Abishai said to David, ‘Today God has put your enemy in your power; so now let me pin him to the ground with his own spear. Just one stroke! I will not need to strike him twice.’ David answered Abishai, ‘Do not kill him, for who can lift his hand against the Lord’s anointed and be without guilt? The Lord forbid that I should raise my hand against the Lord’s anointed! But now take the spear beside his head and the pitcher of water and let us go away.’ David took the spear and the pitcher of water from beside Saul’s head, and they made off. No one saw, no one knew, no one woke up; they were all asleep, for a deep sleep from the Lord had fallen on them.
David crossed to the other side and halted on the top of the mountain a long way off; there was a wide space between them. He called out, ‘Here is the king’s spear. Let one of the soldiers come across and take it. The Lord repays everyone for his uprightness and loyalty. Today the Lord put you in my power, but I would not raise my hand against the Lord’s anointed.’
The Word of the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm
Response: The Lord is compassion and love.
My soul, give thanks to the Lord all my being, bless his holy name.
My soul, give thanks to the Lord and never forget all his blessings.
The Lord is compassion and love.
It is he who forgives all your guilt, who heals every one of your ills,
who redeems your life from the grave,
who crowns you with love and compassion.
The Lord is compassion and love.
The Lord is compassion and love, slow to anger and rich in mercy.
He does not treat us according to our sins nor repay us according to our faults.
The Lord is compassion and love.
As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our sins.
As a father has compassion on his sons, the Lord has pity on those who fear
him. The Lord is compassion and love.
Second Reading:
A Reading from St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians:
The first man, Adam, as scripture says, became a living soul; but the last Adam has become a life-giving spirit. That is, first the one with the soul, not the spirit, and after that, the one with the spirit. The first man, being from the earth, is earthly by nature; the second man is from heaven. As this earthly man was, so are we on earth; and as the heavenly man is, so are we in heaven. And we, who have been modelled on the earthly man, will be modelled on the heavenly man.
The Word of the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation (Please stand)
Alleluia, alleluia!
Open our heart, O Lord, to accept the words of your Son.
Alleluia!
Gospel:
A Reading from the Holy Gospel of St. Luke:
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I say this to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who treat you badly. To the man who slaps you on one cheek, present the other cheek too; to the man who takes your cloak from you, do not refuse your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your property back from the man who robs you. Treat others as you would like them to treat you. If you love those who love you, what thanks can you expect? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks can you expect? For even sinners do that much. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what thanks can you expect? Even sinners lend to sinners to get back the same amount. Instead, love your enemies and do good, and lend without any hope of return. You will have a great reward, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.
‘Be compassionate as your Father is compassionate. Do not judge, and you will not be judged yourselves; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned yourselves; grant pardon, and you will be pardoned. Give, and there will be gifts for you: a full measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be poured into your lap; because the amount you measure out is the amount you will be given back.’
The Gospel of the Lord.
