Chill December brings the sleet, Blazing fire, and Christmas treat
No Sleet this Christmas !!!
FITNESS CLASSES:
Tonight Wednesday 21st is the last class before the Christmas break. 7.30pm in the Community Centre.
CHOIR REHEARSALS:
Children's Choir: Meet on this Wednesday, 21st at 6.30pm. Lots of songs to be rehearsed for Christmas Eve Mass. Hope everyone will try and make it. Adult Choir: Meet on Wednesday 21st also, at 7.15pm. All Welcome to join for the Christmas choir.
CHRISTMAS MASSES:
Granagh - Saturday 24th at 6.00pm. Sunday 25th at 9.30am.
Ballingarry - Saturday 24th at 8.00pm. Sunday 25th at 11.00am.
GAISCE AWARDS:
We congratulate Richard Chawke, Kiloughty, who received his Gold Gaisce Award from the President, Michael D. Higgins on 6th Dec at Dublin Castle. Richard was one of six students from St. Joseph's Foundation who achieved this award. A Gold award is not given out easily, the students had to put in fourteen months of hard work and dedication. Well done Richard, a fantastic achievement.
TEXT APPEALS:
If you haven't got around to supporting a worthwhile charity yet, get out your mobile ! To help the Mid-West Simon Community text - Keys to 50300 - you will be donating €2.
The XmasFm Radio Station can be found on 105.50. You can get a request played and donate €2 at the same time, by texting in. Text - Xmas - followed by a space and your message or ring 1890-911-977. Funds raised go to Focus Ireland.
Bob Hope once said - " If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble "
CD for CHARITY:
If you call into O'Gorman's shop you will see CD's on sale for only €5. Called ' Raining on a Christmas Night ' , the song is by Limerick man Peter McNamara, arranged by our own organist, Roisín Sexton, and performed by the Crescent College Choir & Orchestra. Proceeds are going to Milford Hospice and Orphan Education.
CHARITY LIGHTS:
Don't forget to visit the the local charity lights over the next two weeks. The Coolruss Christmas Lights by the Carroll family are collecting for three charities - St. Josephs Foundation, Pieta House and the Ronald McDonald house.
Caoimhe's Christmas Lights on the Bruff line by the Lynch family are collecting for the Neo Natal Unit in the Maternity Hospital.
CONCERN - THANKS:
Frances O'Keeffe, on behalf of Concern wishes to thank all who contributed so generously to the annual Church gate collection last weekend in Granagh & Ballingarry. The total amount collected was €1,432.00, which inc