Gortnahoe and Glengoole Parish
Sunday, August 27, 2023
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
V. Rev. James Walton, P.P.
056 8834855 and 087 2396534
Parish Mass is broadcast of 106.6FM
Mass times are as follows
- Sat 26th August – 6.00pm, Glengoole
Michael Norton, Graiguewood
Martin Cooney, Boulick
- Sun 27th August – 10.30am, Gortnahoe
Willie Joe and Mary Lahart, Crossogues
- Sat 2nd September – 6.00pm, Glengoole
- Sun 3rd September – 10.30am, Gortnahoe
John and Edward Breen, Graiguewood
- Pray for the following:
Peter Behan, The Commons, whose funeral took place during the past week.
James O’Connell, Glengoole, whose anniversary is at this time. Mass offered.
Eucharistic Adoration
Glengoole on Wednesdays 10am to 2pm
Gortnahoe on Thursdays 11am – 1pm
Holy Communion at Home
If anyone is housebound and would like to receive Holy Communion – we can organise to have it brought to you safely.
The Rosary
The Rosary will be recited before Mass in Glengoole on Saturday evenings.
Sunday Life Religious Programme on Tipp FM
Sunday Matters Religious Programme on Tipp FM every Sunday 7am to 8am.
Fatima Five First Saturdays
The 4th First Saturday in St. Kevin’s Church, Littleton, Sat. Sept. 2nd, 9.00 a.m. Celebrant: Fr. John Littleton.
Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Holycross Abbey Solemn Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help will run from Friday Sept. 8th to Saturday Sept. 16th. Weekday sessions at 7.00 a.m., 10.30 a.m., 4.30 p.m. & 7.30 p.m. (please note there is a 12.30 p.m. session on Sunday but no 4.30 p.m.). Blessing of Infants takes place on Sunday 10th Sept. at 2.30pm, Penitential Service on Friday 15th Sept. at 7.30pm and Anointing of the Sick on Saturday 16th Sept. at 2p.m. Confessions will be heard before, during and after each session every day except Sunday.
Welcome to our new parish priest
Welcome to our new parish priest, Fr James Walton. We wish him every blessing and happiness as he takes up his new role among us.
Special Thanks
Special Thanks to Fr Pat Murphy and Fr Christy O’Dwyer for their assistance and support over the past six months.
Our Lady of Fatima National Pilgrimage
Our Lady of Fatima National Pilgrimage takes place in Holycross Abbey, Sunday August 27th. Rosary 2.30pm; Stations of the Cross 3.00pm; Anointing of the Sick 3.00-4.00pm. Mass 4.00pm. Celebrant: Fr. Vincent Stapleton. All are welcome.
Epilepsy Ireland Churchgate Collection
Epilepsy Ireland thank you for their church gate collection of €295 last weekend
Split the Pot
Split the Pot Envelopes available at usual outlets. Draw Sunday at 12pm in Gortnahoe Hall.
Bingo continues in Gortnahoe Hall
Gortnahoe Bingo continues in Gortnahoe Hall every Saturday night at 7pm. Over €2,660 in prize money. Parish support is appreciated.
Community Group meeting
Glengoole Community Group meeting on Wednesday 30th August at 7.30pm in Glengoole Hall. Thanks to all who supported a fabulous afternoon of music, singing and dancing on the Reen last weekend.
St Vincent de Paul – Financial help
There will be some Financial help available for students wishing to pursue Third Level Courses in the coming Academic Year. Please contact 061 317327 or any member of local St Vincent de Paul Society for further information and Application Forms. Proof of Registration from College will be necessary before Applications can be processed and Accommodation Costs should also be included.
Thurles Cathedral Reroofing Project Fundraisers
NOSTALGIA MUSIC NIGHT
Hits from the 70’s,80’s, & 90’s in the Premier Hall, September 2nd. D.J. Micky Mac from RTE GOLD. Tickets: €20 Parish Centre or online @ gr8events.ie.
‘THE PRIESTS’ from the Diocese of Down & Conor in Northern Ireland, will perform in the Cathedral of the Assumption on Friday September 29th, 2023. Tickets now available in the Parish Office (0504-22229) or Bookworm (0504-22257). Ticket Donation: €35.
As never before in history, common destiny
beckons us to seek a new beginning…
Let ours be a time remembered for the awakening
of a new reverence for life,
the firm resolve to achieve sustainability,
the quickening of the struggle for justice and peace,
and the joyful celebration of life”
– Pope Francis, Laudato Si’, 207.
Parish Newsletter
All emails can now be directed before Thursday 6pm to: gortnahoeglengooleparish@gmail.com or any member of the Newsletter Committee: Nic Wilson, Carmel Troy, Stella Lanigan and Rena Ryan
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