Area Mass
In Peg Cleeres, Kilbraugh Monday Confessions 7.00.
Mass 7.30. In Phelans, Inchorourke.
Friday Confessions 7.30. Mass 8.00

Holy Communion
Holy Communion will be brought to the sick and housebound on Thursday next at the usual time. If there is anybody unable to be out for Christmas, we will gladly bring them Holy Communion. Please inform the priests.

Christmas Confessions
Confessions will be heard in Glengoole Church and Gortnahoe Hall before masses next week-end as well as on Christmas Eve in Glengoole at 12.00 and Gortnahoe Hall at 12.30.

Collection
The Christmas Collection for the Archbishop and priests of the diocese will be taken up next week-end. Please contribute what you are asked and arrears, if your have overlooked payments. Envelopes were distributed at the beginning of the year. The usual collectors please attend.

Meeting
There will be a meeting of St. Vincent de Paul Society Tuesday 7.30.

Christmas Pageants
Come along, enjoy and give your full support to Glengoole School children on Tuesday at 2.00 in Glengoole Church.  Gortnahoe School children on Tuesday at 7.15 in Gortnahoe Hall.

Thanks
Gortnahoe Community Development Association wishes to express its sincerest thanks to all for their wonderful support of the recent Sale of Work.

Thanks
St. Vincent de Paul Society wishes to thank all for their great support of their Annual Collection.

Clothes Collection
A Collection of clothing for homeless orphans in Kenya will be taken up next Wednesday 18th December. Please leave all bags outside Gortnahoe or Glengoole Halls before 12.00 for collection.

Christmas Concert
Scoil Mhuire, Johnstown will hold their School Christmas Concert on Thursday 20th at 7.30. Admission € 2.00. All proceeds go to Trocaire.

Christmas Celebration
Come along to MFRC, Glengoole for the annual mulled wine Christmas celebration on Tuesday at 2.00.

Parish Annual
Parish Annual is now available. It is bigger and fuller this year and very good value for € 8.00. It is certainly a very good read for everyone including emigrants and is on sale in the Post Office and local shops.

G.A.A.
A date for your new diary is the Adjourned Convention on 25th January.

Pray for the following

Glengoole

• Willie Fitzgerald, Glengoole Nth.
  Anniversary Mass Saturday at 8.00.
• Kitty & Paddy Dunne, Glengoole.
  Anniversary Mass Sunday at 9.30.
• Alice Power, Poynstown.
  Anniversary Mass Sunday at 11.00
• Tomás Egan, Coole.
  Anniversary Mass Saturday 22nd at 8.00
• Catherine Egan, Coole.
  Anniversary Mass Sunday 23rd at 9.30
• Margaret Norton, Graiguewood.
  Anniversary Mass Sunday 23rd at 11.00
  

Gortnahoe Church

• Michelle Kenny, Gortnahoe.
  Anniversary Mass Saturday at 7.00
• Kitty O’Mahony, Fennor.
  Month’s Mind Mass Sunday at 11.00.
• Thomas Murphy, Gortnahoe.
  Anniversary Mass offered
• Mary Moriarty and Sean Hickey, Urard.
  Anniversary Mass Saturday 22nd 7.00
• William O’Shea, Clonamicklon & Glengoole.
  Anniversary Mass Sun 23rd 11.00
  

Prayer in Memory of St. John The Baptist
Lord Jesus, you invited John the Baptist to notice the wonderful things that were happening because you were living in Palestine, may we too notice the wonderful things that are happening all around us and be inspired to appreciate Jesus and do wonderful things ourselves. Amen.

Newsletter Publishers for December

• Nora Norton, Coole. 056 8834250.
  E Mail nortonnora@eircom.net
• Catherine Campion, Gortnahoe. 056 8834288.
  E Mail catherine@campions.ie

All notices to the publishers or the priests by Friday at 6.00.

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