Ardcath Church - Parish of Ardcath/Clonalvy/Curraha
| Parish Priest | : | Fr Philip Gaffney P.P. |
| Phone | : | Land line 01-8350136, Mobile 087 9258305. |
| Email Address | : | |
| Mass Times | : | Ardcath Saturday Vigil Mass 7.30pm Clonalvy, St John The Baptist Sunday Mass 10am Curraha, St Andrews Sunday Mass 11.30am |
Sunday 9th May 2010
Weekend Mass Schedule: Vigil Mass Ardcath 7.30pm Sunday Clonalvy 10.00am and Curraha 11.30am.
Daily Mass Schedule: Ardcath Tues/Wed/Fri 9.30am Curraha Mon & Fri 8.00pm and Thursday 9.30am.
Confessions: before the Masses on the First Friday of each month or by appointment.
Please pray for Tom Joe Stone Ardcath who died on Wednesday night. May he rest in peace.
Baptismal Reunion Mass will be held in Ardcath 7.30pm 22nd May and in Clonalvy 10.00am on the 23rd of May for all children who were baptised in the Parish over the last year.
First Holy Communion: The children from St Patrick’s National School Ardcath and St Finian’s National School Clonalvy will receive their First Holy Communion in Ardcath church next Saturday May 15th at 11.00am
Eucharistic Ministers:
Vigil Mass Ardcath 7.30pm May 15th May Michael Fox
Sunday Clonalvy 10.00am May 16th May Helen White
Sunday Curraha 11.30pm May 16th May Christine Staunton
Readers:
Vigil Mass Ardcath 7.30pm May 15th May Mary Caffrey & Richard Dunne
Sunday Clonalvy 10.00am May 16th May Christopher Domegan
Sunday Curraha 11.30am May 16th May Dermot Oates
Plate Collection 2nd May Ardcath & Clonalvy €461 Envelopes €375 Offerings €120
Curraha €515 Envelopes €150 Offerings €20 Donations to Ardcath Church Fund €1000
May 9th Sixth Sunday of Easter:
Vigil Mass Ardcath 7.30pm Months Mind Tom Adams.
1st Anniversary Margaret Johnson. Martin Dowling Anniversary
Sunday Clonalvy 10.00am No Intention
Sunday Curraha 11.30am Maeve & John Smyth
May 16th Ascension of the Lord:
Vigil Mass Ardcath 7.30pm Daniel Reynolds. Peggy Barry (At the request of the Altar Society)
Sunday Clonalvy 10.00am Dave Atkinson
Sunday Curraha` 11.30am McDermott Family Ballyhack.
Monday 10th No Mass.
Tuesday 11th No Mass.
Wednesday 12th 9.30am Special Intention
Thursday 13th 9.30am Special Intention
Friday 14th 9.30am Special Intention and 8.00pm Special Intention.
St Finian’s National School Clonalvy: Tenders for Summer Works are been sought. Advert in Drogheda Independent or contact the school for further information.
Cemetery Devotions Clonalvy June 27th Blessing of graves and rosary in cemetery at 2pm.
Cemetery Devotions Curraha July 4th after 11.30am Mass. Blessing of graves in adjoining cemetery and Crickstown. Kilmoon 3pm and Kilbrew 3.30pm.
Cemetery Devotions Ardcath 12th September Mass in cemetery & blessing of graves at 2pm.
Motorbike, Pushbike & Tractor Run in aid of St Patrick’s NS Ardcath on Sunday May 9th. Leaving from Bennett’s: Motorbikes depart 11.00am - €20. Pushbikes depart 12.00 noon - €20 Mini bike run for kids depart 2.00pm - €5 Tractor run depart 1.00pm - €20 BBQ @ 5pm. Free food for participants. Live Music in the evening. Contact Roger 087-4158374 or Fiona 087-2333291.
Ardcath/Clonalvy Parish Fundraiser. Golf Classic on Friday June 18th in Navan Golf Course. Cost team of 4 (Golf + Dinner) €240. Tee Box Sponsorship €50. More details to follow. Golf Classic meeting will take place in Ardcath Sacristy at 8.30pm on Thursday 13th of May.
Curraha ICA meeting will take place at 7.45pm on Monday next the 10th of May in Parochial Centre.
Special Olympics: Clubash have six athletes competing in the All Ireland Special Olympics starting on June 9th in Limerick. Three of those athletes are from Curraha, Conor Keavney, Eoin Carey and Karl Bourke. If they go through, they will compete in the World Games in Greece in 2011. We wish them the best of luck in their various competitions.
Enrolments are currently been taken by St. Patrick's National School, Ardcath for the next school year September 2010. Parents/Guardians wishing to enroll their child (children) can contact the school on (01) 8354043 for an Enrolment Application Form. We are hoping to have enough pupils to increase to a 4 mainstream teacher school next year.
Windfall result St Vincent’s & Cloghertown Utd 02.05.10 Jackpot €4150. Not won. Numbers drawn were 10-22-29. 2 x €20 winners were Charlie Brodigan and Paddy Collins . Next weeks jackpot will be €4,300.00.
Cloghertown United are hosting their Annual Golf Classic on Saturday May 22nd. The event is being played in Bellewstown Golf Course with a team of four priced at €200.00 inclusive of food and social night. The contacts for tee times are Chris Carthy 086-3568789 and Pat Brangan 087-2382850.
Curraha GAA Club results: 03.05.10 Jackpot €8000.00. No winner. Numbers drawn were 8-21-22-23. 3 x €30 winners were Daniel Clancy, William Downey and Packie Mulvaney. Next weeks jackpot will be €8200.00 and will take place in the Becks on the 10.05.10.
Curraha GAA Golf classic in Black Bush, Dunshaughlin on Friday 28th May. Cost team of 4 (Golf + Steak Dinner) €280. Tee Box Sponsorship €90. Further information, Please contact any of the following, Sean Joyce 0872116505, Ray Toner 0872332549, Pat Moriarty 0851453925, Frankie O'Connor 0872464070, Tomas Keogh 0866078914, Padraic O'Dowd 0874126976, Denis Kelly 086-6003334.
Retreat for Married couples is taking place on Friday 28th of May to Sunday the 30th of May in Knightsbrook Hotel Trim. The retreat team will present a Christian Vision of Marriage. For Whom? Married couples who would like to grow in their relationship with God and each other. Cost €300 per couple please forward deposit of €100 with booking form to Fr Seamus Heaney Parochial House Delvin of Fr Joe Clavin, Parochial House Dunshaughlin. Leaflets in back of Church.
SMA Pilgrimage to Knock will take place on Saturday 22nd May 2010 to ask the intercession of Our Lady of Knock for Missionaries, Vocations and Personal Intentions. The programme is 10.30am to noon Confessions. 12.00 noon Assembly in Basilica followed by Stations of the Cross and the Rosary, then some free time. Concelebrated Mass at 3.00pm and the anointing of the sick. We would like as many as possible of our supporters from all over Ireland to join us on this day
Knock Summer Festival 2010 “Walk by Faith”:
The Knock Summer Festival is for all people between the ages of 18-35 on the 25th – 27th of June. Over the three days there will be talks, workshops, drum, dance, prayer, music and reflection. It is a great opportunity to step out of the busyness of life and to question, explore, ignite and celebrate your faith. The festival costs €70.00 which includes food, accommodation and access to all that is happening. Music throughout the weekend by Elation Ministries. For more information contact 094-9375035/0876927850 or visit www.knock-shrine.ie/youthfestival
Clonalvy Post Office is now fully automated. Services include Passport Express, Payment on line, household bills, some banking on line (Western Union). Please call in anytime and support your local business.
Sunday 2nd May 2010
Weekend Mass Schedule: Vigil Mass Ardcath 7.30pm Sunday Clonalvy 10.00am and Curraha 11.30am.
Daily Mass Schedule: Ardcath Tues/Wed/Fri 9.30am Curraha Mon & Fri 8.00pm and Thursday 9.30am.
Confessions: before the Masses on the First Friday of each month or by appointment.
Please pray for Kathleen Taaffe, Dunleer, mother of Colin Taaffe Crickstown, Curraha who died during the week. May she rest in peace.
Baptismal Reunion Mass will be held in Ardcath 7.30pm 22nd May and in Clonalvy 10.00am on the 23rd of May for all children who were baptised in the Parish over the last year.
Medugorje Hour of Adoration will be held in St Mary’s Church Drogheda on Wednesday the 5th of May at 8.00pm All welcome.
Parish Pilgrimage to Medujorge. 27 parishioners from Ardcath, Clonalvy and Curraha will depart on Wednesday May 5th and return on May 12th.
Eucharistic Ministers:
Vigil Mass Ardcath 7.30pm May 8th May Geraldine Kearns
Sunday Clonalvy 10.00am May 9th May Frances Whyte
Sunday Curraha 11.30pm May 9th May Margaret Nugent
Readers:
Vigil Mass Ardcath 7.30pm May 8th May Patricia Fox & Liz Gough.
Sunday Clonalvy 10.00am May 9th May Breda Murray.
Sunday Curraha 11.30am May 9th May Patricia Smith.
Plate Collection 25th April Ardcath & Clonalvy €533 Envelopes €145 Offerings €60
Curraha €455 Envelopes €1300 Offerings €866 Donations to Ardcath Church Fund €1500
May 2nd Fifth Sunday of Easter:
Vigil Mass Ardcath 7.30pm Mary & Michael Kearns & Cathy, Martin & Dan, Paddy Madden.
Sunday Clonalvy 10.00am Andy & Josephine Finn
Sunday Curraha 11.30am 1st Anniv Maura Devaney
May 9th Sixth Sunday of Easter:
Vigil Mass Ardcath 7.30pm Months Mind Tom Adams.
1st Anniversary Margaret Johnson. Martin Dowling Anniversary.
Sunday Clonalvy 10.00am No Intention
Sunday Curraha 11.30am Maeve & John Smyth
Monday 3rd No 8pm Mass.
Tuesday 4th 9.30am Special Intention.
Wednesday 5th 9.30am Special Intention.
No Mass on Thursday or Friday
Ardcath/Clonalvy Parish Fundraiser. Golf Classic on Friday June 18th in Navan Golf Course. Cost team of 4 (Golf + Dinner) €240. Tee Box Sponsorship €50. More details to follow.
Cemetery Devotions Clonalvy June 27th Mass followed by blessing of graves in cemetery at 2pm.
Cemetery Devotions Curraha July 4th after 11.30am Mass. Blessing of graves in adjoining cemetery and Crickstown. Kilmoon 3pm and Kilbrew 3.30pm.
Cemetery Devotions Ardcath 12th September Mass in cemetery & blessing of graves at 2pm.
A meeting of the BOM of St Finian’s National School Clonalvy will take place on Tuesday next May 4th in the school at 8.30pm
Clonalvy Post Office is now fully automated. Services include Passport Express, Payment on line, household bills, some banking on line (Western Union). Please call in anytime and support your local business.
Tom Kenzia's workshop has been postponed and will now take place on Saturday May 8th in Knightsbrook hotel, Trim.
Enrolments are currently been taken by St. Patrick's National School, Ardcath for the next school year September 2010. Parents/Guardians wishing to enroll their child (children) can contact the school on (01) 8354043 for an Enrolment Application Form. We are hoping to have enough pupils to increase to a 4 mainstream teacher school next year.
Windfall result St Vincent’s & Cloghertown Utd 25.04.10 Jackpot €4000. Not won. Numbers drawn were 5-7-20. 2 x €20 winners were John Brangan & Declan Morgan . Next weeks jackpot will be €4,150.00.
Curraha GAA Club results: 26.04.10 Jackpot €7800.00. No winner. Numbers drawn were 1-3-15-19. 3 x €30 winners were Ivan Leech Tom Flanagan & Aideen Fleming. Next weeks jackpot will be €8000.00 and will take place in Swans on the 03.05.10.
Curraha GAA Golf classic in Black Bush, Dunshaughlin on Friday 28th May. Cost team of 4 (Golf + Steak Dinner) €280. Tee Box Sponsorship €90. Further information, Please contact any of the following, Sean Joyce 0872116505, Ray Toner 0872332549, Pat Moriarty 0851453925, Frankie O'Connor 0872464070, Tomas Keogh 0866078914, Padraic O'Dowd 0874126976, Denis Kelly 086-6003334.
Sunday 25th April 2010
Weekend Mass Schedule: Vigil Mass Ardcath 7.30pm Sunday Clonalvy 10.00am and Curraha 11.30am.
Daily Mass Schedule: Ardcath Tues/Wed/Fri 9.30am Curraha Mon & Fri 8.00pm and Thursday 9.30am.
Confessions: before the Masses on the First Friday of each month or by appointment.
Please pray for Mary O’Connor mother of Marie O Dwyer Ardcath and Lily Synnott Bellewstown who died during the week. May they rest in peace.
Congratulations to James McEntee who received the Sacrament of Baptism in Ardcath Church this weekend. May God bless and protect him always. Congratulations to the children in our schools who received the Sacrament of Confession during the week.
Children’s Liturgy will be held in Curraha on the 2nd of May at 11.30am. Meeting for leaders will take place in Parish Centre on Wednesday the 28th of April at 8.00pm.
Next Friday April 30th the sick & housebound will be visited in their homes.
Baptismal Reunion Mass will be held in Ardcath 7.30pm 22nd May and in Clonalvy 10.00am on the 23rd of May for all children who were baptised in the Parish over the last year.
First Holy Communion Preparation Mass. this weekend we welcome all the children who are preparing for their First Holy Communion and their parents to the Vigil Mass in Ardcath 7.30pm (Ardcath N/S and Clonalvy N/S) and to the 11.30am Mass in Curraha. (Curraha N/S).
Eucharistic Ministers:
Vigil Mass Ardcath 7.30pm 1st May Patricia Collins
Sunday Clonalvy 10.00am 2nd May Joan Mc Donald
Sunday Curraha 11.30pm 2nd May Dermot Oates
Readers:
Vigil Mass Ardcath 7.30pm 1st May Bernie Arnold & Máire Mc Kenna
Sunday Clonalvy 10.00am 2nd May Chris Green
Sunday Curraha 11.30am 2nd May Frances Gargan
Plate Collection 18th April Ardcath & Clonalvy €405 Envelopes €1115 Offerings €1075
Curraha €466.50 Envelopes €365 Offerings €155 Donations to Ardcath Church Fund €3500
April 25th Fourth Sunday of Easter (Vocations Sunday):
Vigil Mass Ardcath 7.30pm Patrick & Agnes Wall. Paul & Kathleen Gogan.
Sunday Clonalvy 10.00am Gerry Taffe
Sunday Curraha 11.30am Patrick Mooney, May King & Evelyn McDonagh.
May 2nd Fifth Sunday of Easter:
Vigil Mass Ardcath 7.30pm Mary & Michael Kearns & Cathy, Martin & Dan Paddy Madden.
Sunday Clonalvy 10.00am Andy & Josephine Finn
Sunday Curraha 11.30am 1st Anniversary Maura Devaney
Monday 26th 8.00pm Special Intention.
Tuesday 27th 9.30am Daniel & Kate Murphy.
Wednesday 28th 9.30am Special Intention.
Thursday 29th 9.30am Special Intention.
Friday 30th 9.30am Parish List of the Dead 8.00pm Parish list of the Dead
Message for Vocations Sunday 2010:
Pope Benedict XVI – The calling of Peter, as we read in the Evangelist John, occurred through the witness of his brother Andrew, who, after meeting the Master and accepting his invitation to stay with him, felt the need to share immediately with Peter what he discovered by “staying” with the Lord: “We have found the Messiah. He then brought him to Jesus” (Jn 1:41-42). This was also the case for Nathanael, Bartholomew, thanks to the witness of yet another disciple, Philip, who joyfully told him of his great discovery: “We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph” (Jn 1:45). God’s free and gracious initiative encounters and challenges the human responsibility of all those who accept his invitation to become, through their own witness, the instruments of his divine call. This occurs in the Church even today: the Lord makes use of the witness of priests who are faithful to their mission in order to awaken new priestly and religious vocations for the service of the People of God.
Family Vocation Prayer Loving God, each member of our family is a special gift from you. You have given each of us gifts and talents so that we may enjoy life but also so we can share with others. Generous and loving people are needed for service and leadership in our Church. Help us to know how to encourage and support each other so that we can respond generously to this need. We know that you will be with us, invite us to become the kind of people you desire us to be. Help us to trust in you and in each other. Amen
Cemetery Devotions Clonalvy June 27th Mass followed by blessing of graves in cemetery at 2pm.
Cemetery Devotions Curraha July 4th after 11.30am Mass. Blessing of graves in adjoining cemetery and Crickstown. Kilmoon 3pm and Kilbrew 3.30pm.
Cemetery Devotions Ardcath 12th September Mass in cemetery & blessing of graves at 2pm.
A meeting of the Board of Management of St Patrick’s school Ardcath will take place in the school on Tuesday night April 27th at 8.00pm
A meeting of the Ardcath Parish Golf Committee will take place in the sacristy on Monday night April 26th at 8.30pm
A meeting of the Parish Child Protection Officers will take place in the Parochial Centre Dunshaughlin on Thursday night at 7.30pm
Whist Drive in Bennetts on Monday the 26th of April at 8.30pm in aid of the Alzheimers Day Care Centre, Drogheda. Your support will be appreciated.
Tom Kenzia's workshop has been postponed and will now take place on Saturday May 8th in Knightsbrook hotel, Trim.
Windfall result St Vincent’s & Cloghertown Utd 18.04.10 Jackpot €3,850. Not won. Numbers drawn were 2-9-14. 2 x €20 winners were Veronica Brangan & Ronan Sheridan . Next weeks jackpot will be €4,000.00.
Curraha GAA Club results: 19.04.10 Jackpot €7600.00. No winner. Numbers drawn were 1-3-10-24 3 x €30 winners were Padraic O’Dowd, Niall McLarnon & Charles O’ Connor. Next weeks jackpot will be €7800.00 and will take place in the Snail Box.
