Christmas Day
25th December 2010

Christmas Greetings
On behalf of everyone associated with the weekly Parish newsletter we extend our sincerest wishes for happiness and God's blessing on all our parishioners and everyone visiting the parish this Christmas season. Special good wishes go to all who keep in contact with the parish through reading our newsletter each week on the Parish web site Glengoole Gortnahoe. Net. If there are ever weeks when the newsletter does not appear it is probably due to circumstances beyond our control, but rest assured it would return. If people away from Ireland would like to include anything in the Newsletter please direct it to Fr. O'Rourke or Fr. Walsh. The weather leading up to Christmas has not been very good. In fact it has been truly difficult. This may help us to realise that for the Holy Family at the first Christmas it was also difficult. As we come to pray at the crib it again reminds us that the baby Jesus was born in a stable at Bethlehem. But at the same time the angels were singing his praises and the shepherds came to the stable and we are told in the Gospel that they went away joyful. May our celebration of Christmas this year bring us the sense of joy that was felt by the shepherds. Jesus is truly our redeemer.

Christmas
Masses on Sunday the 26th December, St. Stephen's Day and The feast of the Holy Family: Mass in Glengoole will be at 10.00 and in Gortnahoe at 11.15.

Morning Masses
Glengoole: Each morning at 9.30
Gortnahoe: Each morning except Monday at 9.30.

Christmas Collection
The Christmas Collection for the Archbishop and priests of the diocese is being taken up at the Christmas Masses; If you have overlooked it, please contribute as soon as possible. We ask that all unpaid collections should be included in this contribution.

First Saturday
Devotions of Reparation and mass in Gortnahoe at 9.30.

Family Mass
The monthly Family Mass for January will take place in both Churches on Sunday morning next 2nd January. The Mass will be in Glengoole at 10.00 and in Gortnahoe at 11.15. It marks the beginning of a new year and the beginning of important areas of our lives. Let them be part of our masses.

Gratitude from Trocaire
We here at Trocaire would like to express our gratitude to the parishioners and priests of the diocese of Cashel and Emly for their support in 2010. This year you generosity has helped survivors of the Haiti earthquake and the floods in Pakistan and the hard work of the diocese during Trocaire's Annual Lenten campaign will support our long term development programmes across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Your support is greatly appreciated and is making a real difference to the lives of those in need. – Justin Kilcullen, Director of Trocaire.

Church Gate Collection
Please support the Church gate Collection on 1st & 2nd January in aid of the Zambia Immersion Project. Nathan Carroll is travelling to Zambia with seven other students from Thurles C.B.S. to bring much needed funds to the Christian Brothers in their worthwhile projects which include irrigation and building an education centre.

Pray for the following

Glengoole

• Michael O'Neill, Gurteen
  Anniversary Mass Saturday at 10.00.
• Kathleen Egan, Coole.
  Anniversary Mass Sunday 26th at 10.00.
• Ned Hayes, Ballinastick
  Anniversary Mas Saturday 1st at 6.30.
• Liam Butler, Poynstown
  Month's Mind mass Sunday 2nd at 10.00.

Gortnahoe

• Caroline Cahill, Gortnahoe
  Month's Mind Mass on Sunday 26th at 11.15.
• Peg Stokes, Sallybog
  Anniversary Mass being offered at this time
• James and Margaret Casey, Ballyphilip
  Anniversary Mass Saturday 1st at 7.45.
• Jerry O'Mahony, Graigue and Nuala Nolan O'Mahony, Ballinastick.
  Anniversary Mass Sunday 2nd at 11.15.

Christmas Night Prayer
Father, you make this holy night radiant with the splendour of Jesus Christ our light. We welcome Him as Lord, the true light of the world. Bring us to eternal joy in the kingdom of heaven, where He lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Parish Newsletter Publishing for each week

• All E Mails can now be directed to this address: newsletter@gortnahoe.com
• All notices to the E Mail or the priests by Friday at 6.00.
  

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