NEWSLETTER
4th May 2025
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER .
PRAY FOR:
Mag Dunne, formerly Scrubb. Died in
New York. Funeral Tuesday at 11.00am.
KILLEIGH: SATURDAY 6.00pm
Paddy & Mary Tynan, Roskeen &
Peter & Elizabeth Nolan, Killeenmore.
RAHEEN: SATURDAY 7.30pm
Eamonn Donegan & his Grandparents
Tom & Kathleen Robbins, Ballydownan.
BALLINAGAR: SUNDAY 10.30am
Michael & Elizabeth Dunne, Knock.
James & Maureen Dunne, Rahugh.
Anthony Malone, Ballinagar.
KILLEIGH: SUNDAY 11.30am
Tom Feery, Lockclose.
Masses during the Week 10.00am:
Killeigh:- Tuesday 11am:
Funeral Mass of Mag Dunne, Scrubb.
Thursday: For the People of the Parish.
Friday.
Geashill: Tuesday 10am
MASSES FOR NEXT WEEKEND:
KILLEIGH: SATURDAY 6.00pm
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RAHEEN: SATURDAY 7.30pm
Fergus Fitzpatrick, Ballyduff &
Isle of Lewis. Months Mind.
May Davis, Cloneygowan. 1st Anniv.
Edward & Nora Byrne, Shranure.
Corneilius (Connie) O’Connor, Birmingham & Cloneygowan.
Eileen Gorry, Geashill &
Deceased Gorry & Rooney Family Members
BALLINAGAR: SUNDAY 10.30am
Margaret Flaherty & her brother Tom Kirley, Ballyknocken.
Jimmy Gallagher, Ballinagar &
Deceased Family.
Anne Campbell, Ballinagar.
Daniel & Margaret Scally, Ballinagar &
Their daughter Geraldine.
John & Kathleen Guinan, Ballina.
KILLEIGH: SUNDAY 11.30am
Anne Walsh, Derrygolan.
Simon & Mary Brigid Walsh, Derrygolan & John Vincent Walsh.
Simon & Catherine Walsh, Tullamore.
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Ministers of Holy Eucharist Next Week:-
Killeigh -Sat: Marie Geraghty/Henry Bagnall
Killeigh Sun: Anne Brady/Patricia Nunan
Raheen Sat: Mary Dempsey
Ballinagar Sun: Johnnie Dunne
READERS for next week-end:-
Killeigh 6.00pm: Brigid Brickland
Raheen Sat 7.30pm: Davis Family
Ballinagar 10.30am: Jimmy Wrafter
Killeigh 11.30am: Eugene Cahill
Parish Office Open this week:
Wednesday to Friday 10.45-12.45pm
Please leave a message on
057 93 44161 with your Name and Number. IF URGENT
Call the 087 number given.
First Communions 11.30am:
May Sat 10th Geashill &
Killeigh
May Sat 17th Cloneygowan &
Ballinagar
TRÓCAIRE BOXES
This week €3843 was lodged for Trócaire and €150 in Cheques was posted directly to Trócaire.
Many thanks to you all.
If you still have your Trócaire Box please bring it to the any of the Masses.
PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE THE BOXES IN THE CHURCH AT OTHER TIMES.
March For Life:
THIS Monday 5th May in Dublin marching from Newman University Church side of St Stephen’s Green to the Dáil. See posters.
Rosary at 8pm:
In Ballinagar Wednesday 7th May
Annagharvey Wednesday 14th May
Accord Catholic Marriage Care Service providing relationship and family support for over 60 years.
Now recruiting volunteers to train as Marriage Preparation Programme Facilitators.
See posters on Notice Boards.
FAMILY FUN DAY
Raheen GAA Club will host a Family Fun Day this Sunday 4th May. Parade from the Village starting about 1:30pm with many events taking place.
Ballinagar Planning Group
Over the next couple of weeks the council engineers have arranged a traffic survey in Ballinagar, it will count traffic movement and speeds, you will see the black ropes on the ground. Once the data is collected they will be able to plan better for the traffic calming in the village.
Over the next couple of weeks the council engineers have arranged a traffic survey in Ballinagar, it will count traffic movement and speeds, you will see the black ropes on the ground. Once the data is collected they will be able to plan better for the traffic calming in the village.
Cleaner Required for Killeigh Community Centre.
This is a Community Employment Position working 19.5 hours a week.
Contact 057 93 22466 for details.
See poster on church board.
Graveyard Masses 2025:
Raheen ………. Sat May 31st 7.30pm
Annagharvey … Tues June 3rd 7.30pm
Ballinagar…… Sun June 8th 10.30am
Killeigh ……. June Sat 14th 6.00pm
Top Ten Ways to Help Pollinators: Manage and plant native hedgerows for biodiversity
The more blossom your hedgerow has in Spring, the better it is for biodiversity. Allow hedges to grow into a natural A-shape profile rather than a neat box shape.
Why: Native hedgerow plants such as Hawthorn (also called Whitethorn), and Blackthorn flower early in Spring, providing vital food for wild bees when they emerge from hibernation. Birds and mammals eat their berries later in autumn.
pollinators.ie/top-ten-ways-to-help-pollinators/
Killeigh Community Centre update:
For all class info, please follow us on Facebook and Instagram. We have classes including Circuit training, Zumba, Badminton, Dancing, Chair yoga, Pilates, Relaxation and Meditation and many more. Get in contact to hear about them. Email us to book a meeting room or use connectedhubs.ie to book a desk. Coffee morning is back on Wed 14th May. Book your kids' party at the centre
info@killeighcommunitycentre.com.
North Offaly Com. Dev. Network:
If anyone has an hour to spare from 1-2pm Mon-Fri to deliver meals for our Meals on Wheels Service Drivers needed for all areas. 057 93 62755
Mass Times.
Saturday evening Mass in Killeigh is at 6pm.
Saturday evening in Raheen at 7.30pm
Sunday morning in Ballinagar at 10.30am
Sunday morning in Killeigh at 11.30am
These times are provisional.
Interesting Catholic News
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Message to Priests & People on the death of Pope Francis
It is with great sadness that we learned of the news of the death of Pope Francis. While we knew he was very ill, seeing him on Easter Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, greeting the faithful, brought great comfort. The announcement of his death on Easter Monday morning was all the more a shock and sad, at the suddenness of his passing.
Pope Francis came from the periphery, as the first Pope from the Americas, and those at the periphery - the poor, the migrant, the prisoner, the refugee, the outcast – were always at the centre of his pontificate. Only last Holy Thursday, despite his own frailty, he took time to visit Rome’s Regina Coeli prison and his first visit outside Rome as Pope was to the tiny island of Lampedusa to remember the many drowned at sea, in search of refuge and a new beginning on mainland Europe.
Pope Francis will be remembered for many things and there will be much commentary over the next while, but for me, his message of inclusion and mercy was key. “The name of God is mercy” he reminded us. And now we commend him to the mercy of God.
I ask every parish to celebrate a Requiem Mass for the happy repose of the soul of Pope Francis on a date and time that is convenient for you. You may ring your Church Bells 88 times, if you wish, at the end of that Mass (once for every year of his life). We should include Pope Francis in our intercessory prayers for the dead at all Masses over the coming days.
I will celebrate a Requiem Mass in the Cathedral on Thursday 24 April at 10am for the repose of his soul.
At the heart of Pope Francis’ message of hope in this Jubilee Year was the reality of the life, death and resurrection of Christ and in this Easter Octave, Pope Francis is welcomed into the eternal embrace of the resurrection. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
Every blessing and good wish to all of you during this Easter Octave,
22 April 2025 + Denis
Congratulations to the Committee.
All updates on Facebook page.
Email:- info@killeighcommunitycentre.com
Useful contacts for Information on Marian Shrines, and others:-
http://www.knock-shrine.ie/
History; Pilgrims Guide; Facilities; Accommodation; News; Shop; etc
http://en.lourdes-france.org/tv-lourdes/
See Live TV from the shrine; Deepen [history, Messages, Cures, etc]; Youth
http://sacredsites.com/europe/
portugal/fatima.html
Sacred Sites; Places of Peace and Power throughout the world
A Copy of the Scroll of the Prophet Isaiah, found in 1948 in a cave near the Dead Sea.
Carbon dated showing it was writen in 70 B.C.
SLIDE SHOWS:-
Visit your ancestors grave in
Visit your ancestors grave in
Thanks to work of Roseanna and Emma.
See slides of the Easter Morning Mass on the mountain
View some pics from the Official Opening of Ballinagar School.
See slides of the Easter Morning Mass on the mountain
View some pics from the Official Opening of Ballinagar School.
USEFUL INFORMATION
Warning signs of a STROKE:
The following can help you recognise if someone is having a stroke and ACT FAST if you see any of them.
The following can help you recognise if someone is having a stroke and ACT FAST if you see any of them.
F – FACE: Ask the person to smile-does one side droop?
A – ARMS: Ask the person to raise both arms and keep them there.
S – SPEECH: Can the person repeat a sentence? Is their speech slurred?
T – TIME: If you see any of the above signs – even just one – call 999 for an ambulance
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Suicidal Thoughts?
Share the Load!
….others can help you carry it.
Midlands Living Links 086-1600641
MABS – Money Advice – Hibernian Hse, 076-107-2710 (free & confidential).
C.I.C. – Citizens Information Centre
Mon-Sat, 10.30am-12.30pm 057 9352204.
Samaritans: 1850 60 90 90
Pieta House 1800 247 247 or 0818 277 438
Suicidal Thoughts?
Share the Load!
….others can help you carry it.
Midlands Living Links 086-1600641
MABS – Money Advice – Hibernian Hse, 076-107-2710 (free & confidential).
C.I.C. – Citizens Information Centre
Mon-Sat, 10.30am-12.30pm 057 9352204.
Samaritans: 1850 60 90 90
Pieta House 1800 247 247 or 0818 277 438
Samaritans new freephone number 116 123
visit www.3ts.ie/need-help/ for a full list of crisis helplines
Domestic Violence
We can help! Contact Offaly Domestic Violence Support Service (ODVSS)
on our Confidential Information Line 057 9351886. (Open Mon to Fri 10am to 12pm2pm to 4pm)
Have you got a number in your phone after the letters I.C.E.?
In Case of Emergency?
DO IT NOW!
Grow: World Community Mental Health Movement in Ireland.
You alone can dot it,
but you can’t do it alone.
If you are anxious, depressed,
or feeling suicidal,
GROW can support you.
Strictly Confidential. www.grow.ie
Young Adult Group Monday 7.30pm,
Community Group Thurs 3.00pm
Community Health Centre 057 9351124.
You alone can dot it,
but you can’t do it alone.
If you are anxious, depressed,
or feeling suicidal,
GROW can support you.
Strictly Confidential. www.grow.ie
Young Adult Group Monday 7.30pm,
Community Group Thurs 3.00pm
Community Health Centre 057 9351124.
Pontifical University – St Patrick’s College, Maynooth.
Higher Diploma in Theological Studies One-year part-time evening course. Lectures are held on: Mon’s & Wed’s 6.30-9.30pmFour Saturdays ( 2 Sat every semester) 10am – 4pm. Info etcContact 01-7084772 email: admissions@spcm.ie or maynoothcollee.ie
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