Aghaviller Parish Newsletter
Hugginstown, Newmarket and Stoneyford.
17th. and 18th. May 2025.
“Fifth Sunday of Easter”
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 19th. to Sunday 25th. May. 2025
- Hugginstown:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9.30a.m.
- Vigil –
- Saturday 24th. at 8.00p.m.;
- Sunday 25th. at 10.00a.m
- Stoneyford:
- Vigil – Saturday 24th. at 6.30p.m.
Pray For:
Anniversary Mass:
- Johnny and Kathleen Maher, Boolyglass: Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 17th. May at 8.00p.m.
First Holy Communion:
Congratulations to the Pupils from Monroe and Newmarket Schools who will receive their First Holy Communion on this Sunday 18th. May in Hugginstown Church. Many thanks to the Teachers and Parents who helped in the preparation.
Rota for next week-end:
24th. and 25th. May. (Sixth Sunday of Easter)
Reader
- Stoneyford:
- Saturday 6.30p.m. Catherina Roche.
- Hugginstown:
- Saturday 8.00p.m. Catherine Dwyer:
- Sunday 10.00a.m. Noreen Kenneally
Eucharistic Ministers:
- Stoneyford:
- Saturday 6.30p.m. Pat Kenny.
- Hugginstown:
- Saturday 8.00pm. Mary Murphy;
- Sunday 10.00am. Ann Power.
Stoneyford Church: New Rota is available in Church Sacristy.
Stoneyford School:
Meeting of the School Board of Management will be held in the school on Wednesday 21st. May at 7.30p.m.
Lotto: –
Aghaviller Parish and Carrickshock G. A. A.
Draw: Monday 12th. May 2025 Numbers: 04; 18; 05; 07.
- No Winner of First 3 Numbers Drawn:
- No Jackpot Winner:
€30.00. Winners:
- Niamh Rohan, Carrigetna;
- Lena Dunne, Lawcus;
- Natasha Silke, Carrigeen,
- Patrick Irish, c/o James Irish;
- Aaron Roche, Lawcus
3 x €15.00 (Sellers):
- Teresa Fitzgerald;
- Eilish Rohan;
- Caitlin Roche;
Next Draw on Monday 19th. May. Please submit returns by 8.30p.m. Draw at 9.00p.m.
Next week: Match 3: €500.00; (First 3 Numbers Drawn). Jackpot: €9,400.00. (4 Numbers)
Monroe School Got Talent:
Calling all Singers, Dancers and Performers: Showcase your talent and help support school development. Talent Show in Malzards, Stoneyford on 18th. October.
Closing Date for entry 6th. June. Contact; Mairead on 086 783 9122
Ossory Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes:
Pilgrimage will begin on Monday 19th. May. Lourdes Grotto Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 21st. at 9.00a.m. Mass live from the Lourdes Grotto, involving three Irish Dioceses of Ossory, Ferns and Raphoe, Mass may be viewed by logging onto the WebCam at www. directfromlourdes.com
Diocese of Ossory – Lough Derg Pilgrimage
Jubilee Year of Hope, Pilgrimage to Lough Derg; Join Bishop Niall Coll on Friday 30th. May to Sunday 1st. June 2025. Pilgrimage is organised by the Diocesan Youth Ministry Team. For further information please contact the Ossory Diocesan Office: Tel.056 776 2448 or Email at admin@ossory.ie.
Stoneyford 5k/10k Challenge:
The longest running 10k in County Kilkenny is back for its 16th. edition. In excess of 400 runners will descend on the village to test their fitness over our undulating, but fair, course. Not forgetting the award winning post race refreshments, which the bakers in the community pride themselves on. The challenge will take place on May 18th. at 11.00a.m. Don’t forget the kids’ 1k. ahead of the main event at 10.40a.m. Don’t miss out! Sign up now on www.stoneyford.ie.
Parish Contributions:
The Church Door Contributions on last weekend amounted to €575.00. Thank You.
Newmarket School Centenary Celebrations:
Newmarket School will celebrate its Centenary in the school on Thursday 22nd. May starting with Mass of Thanksgiving at 7.00p.m. A Commemorative Book covering from 1925 to 2025 will be available to purchase on the night, cash only. All are very welcome. No Mass in Hugginstown Church on Thursday morning.
Dates to Remember in the Parish for 2025:
Cemetery Masses:
Mass will be celebrated in Calvary Cemetery on Friday 6th. June at 8.00p.m.
Mass will be celebrated in Stoneyford Cemetery on Friday 4th. July at 8.00p.m.
Mass will be celebrated in Hugginstown Cemetery on Saturday 5th. July at 8.00p.m.
Relics of Padre Pio:
Relics will be in Holycross Abbey, Thurles on Saturday 24th. and Sunday 25th. May 2025. Welcome and Mass on Saturday at 10.00a.m followed by Veneration to 8.00p.m. Mass on Sunday at 11.00a.m. with different devotions during the day, concluding at 8.00p.m.
South Kilkenny Historical Society:
Coach Trip to Clonmel and Fethard, Co. Tipperary on Saturday, May 31st. For further information on booking places for the Coach Trip please contact:
Brigid Barron, Blossom Hill, Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny 087 950 7295.
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 Acts of the Apostles:
Paul and Barnabas went back through Lystra and Iconium to Antioch. They put fresh heart into the disciples, encouraging them to persevere in the faith. ‘We all have to experience many hardships’ they said ‘before we enter the kingdom of God.’ In each of these churches they appointed elders, and with prayer and fasting they commended them to the Lord in whom they had come to believe. They passed through Pisidia and reached Pamphylia. Then after proclaiming the word at Perga they went down to Attalia and from there sailed for Antioch, where they had originally been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now completed. On their arrival they assembled the church and gave an account of all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith to the pagans.
The Word of the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm
Response: I will bless your name for ever, O God my King.
The Lord is kind and full of compassion,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
How good is the Lord to all,
compassionate to all his creatures.
I will bless your name for ever, O God my King.
All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord,
and your friends shall repeat their blessing.
They shall speak of the glory of your reign
and declare your might, O God,
to make known to men your mighty deeds
and the glorious splendour of your reign.
I will bless your name for ever, O God my King.
Yours is an everlasting kingdom;
your rule lasts from age to age.
I will bless your name for ever, O God my King.
Second Reading:
A Reading from the Book of the Apocalypse:
I, John, saw a new heaven and a new earth; the first heaven and the first earth had disappeared now, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the holy city, and the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, as beautiful as a bride all dressed for her husband. Then I heard a loud voice call from the throne, ‘You see this city? Here God lives among men. He will make his home among them; they shall be his people, and he will be their God; his name is God-with-them. He will wipe away all tears from their eyes; there will be no more death, and no more mourning or sadness. The world of the past has gone.’
Then the One sitting on the throne spoke: ‘Now I am making the whole of creation new.’
The Word of the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation:
Alleluia, alleluia!
I give you a new commandment:
love one another just as I have loved you, says the Lord.
Alleluia!
Gospel:
A Reading from the Holy Gospel of St. John:
When Judas had gone Jesus said:
‘Now has the Son of Man been glorified,
and in him God has been glorified.
If God has been glorified in him,
God will in turn glorify him in himself,
and will glorify him very soon.
‘My little children, I shall not be with you much longer.
I give you a new commandment: love one another;
just as I have loved you, you also must love one another.
By this love you have for one another,
everyone will know that you are my disciples.’
The Gospel of the Lord.
