Christmas Shoe-Box Time:

CHURCH MATTERS:

Last Sunday, Anniversary Mass was celebrated for the late Patie Mulqueen. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a Anam dilís.

Purgatorial Masses - At the back of the Church, the purgatorial lists are available and they can be included with your November offering on Sunday 27th Oct. All mentioned on these lists will be prayed for throughout the year.

November Remembrance Mass: Sunday 3rd at 7pm - therefore there will be no Sunday Morning Mass.

Thought for the Week: " Know people for who they are rather than for what they are." Anthony J. D'Angelo

REMEMBERING OUR DECEASED:

For the month of October, we lovingly remember our family, friends and neighbours, whose mortuary cards are displayed on the Church notice board:- Mary Hynes, Patricia Boyce, Bridie Cagney & Paddy Lynch, Granagh. Catherine Monckton, Dan Sheahan & Thomas Hickey, Kilatal. Bridget O'Brien, Graigacurra. Nora Biggane Dunworth, Kilmore. Nora Morrissey, Doorluss. Mary Ellen McMahon, Coolruss. Thomas O'Gorman, Knockfierna. Billy O'Regan, Liskennett. Thomas Bolster, Stylepark. Johanna O'Gorman, Ballyelan. Paddy Hannan & Eileen Hannon, Kilmacanearla. Mary O'Connell, Milford. Richard Barrett, Mitchelstown. James Fitzgibbon & Patrick Sheehan, England. Catherine McSweeney, Kerry. Nora Collins, Paddy & P.J. O'Donoghue, Banogue. Anastasia Butler, Adare. I gComhluadar Dé go raibh a nAnamacha.

HISTORY SOC:

Friday 18th Oct, 8.30, Rathkeale Arts Centre: Speaker at their next meeting will be Dr. Sean Whitney, from University of Limerick. He will speak on the subject of ' Irish Tobacco - From free Trade to Free State. '

CLEAR-OUT:

It might be an idea to clear out the toy cupboards before the Christmas rush, it could make another child's Christmas a lot more special. Usually charity shops don't have a lot of toys beforehand but get inundated with toys in the days after.

SHOE BOX APPEAL:

Thanks to your outstanding donations Team Hope were able to send 176,615 shoebox gifts to children in twelve countries across Eastern Europe and Africa as part of the 2023 Christmas Shoebox Appeal. For many of these children, this is the only gift they will have received this Christmas (or in their lives before). We know every box contains cherished items that can transform a child’s life; a scarf and woolly hat can keep the cold at bay or a simple pen and notebook could be the passport that a child needs to be able to start their journey through the education system. The deadline to get your boxes in is Friday 10th November. The final date that shoeboxes can be donated online is 23rd December. All details can be found on www.teamhope.ie

DID YOU KNOW:

12 Oct, 1938 - Birth in Waterford of Brendan Bowyer, "Ireland's answer to Elvis" and the lead singer with the Royal Showband.

13 Oct, 2010 - Mining accident in Chile comes to a happy end as all 33 miners arrive at the surface after surviving a record 69 days underground.

14 Oct,1964 - Martin Luther King Jr. announced as winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

15 Oct,1999 - The music world mourns the death in Kildare, of Derry-born tenor Josef Locke.

16 Oct,1961 - RTÉ reports on the closure of the West Clare Railway.

17 Oct, 2002 - Chieftains’ harpist Derek Bell dies unexpectedly after minor surgery in the US.

18 Oct,1867 - US takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia, having paid $7.2 million.