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6th CLASS PUPILS MOVE ON:









NEW PUPILS:
Best of luck to the 6th class boys who are heading off to pastures new.
Delighted to welcome our new Junior infants - Dean Fitzgibbon, John Murphy, Jake Kelly, Adam Clancy, Billy Storan, Niall Kiely, Caoimhe Sheehy, Emma McMahon & Katie Ann Mulcahy. Also we welcome Maeve Sherin, who joined First class. Wishing all the students and teachers a great year ahead with no Covid closures hopefully.

CHURCH NEWS:
Sunday 19th: 11am: Fr. Tom will be planting an Oak tree in the grounds, after Mass. Why ? For the Season of Creation, which runs from September 1st (World Day of Prayer for Creation) to October 4th (the feast of St. Francis of Assisi) and the theme this year is "Restoring Our Common Home '' We are more than aware that our world is facing a devastating biodiversity crisis as well as a climate crisis. During this season we are asked to join together to celebrate creation and protect our common home through prayer, reflection and action.
As part of the action, parishes are invited to plant a native Irish Tree as a symbol, declaring our commitment to care more deeply for God’s Creation. This also coincides with National Tree Day on October 7th. In 'Laudato Si’, Pope Francis urges us to listen to the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor.
Also, there is a 'Season of Creation' display at the back of the Church .
Last Sunday was the final day for the Mass Stewards, who have volunteered their services over a long number of months, we will miss the meeting & greeting now. Many thanks to all for giving their time.

AGM TIME:
Pencil in the date - Tuesday 28th Sept, 8pm. Granagh Development Association will be holding their AGM. We are looking for new members to help us out. There are always projects to be done but we need more people.! Take Patrickswell, for example, they have a small tidy towns group who keep the village looking beautiful, it is a pleasure to drive through. Just recently, you may have seen the beautiful painting being done beside our old creamery. When a few people get to chat together, it's amazing what ideas arise and what can be achieved.
We hope people will seriously consider joining up, without new members, groups can easily go into decline.
PETITION:
As a key action for this Season of Creation, people are urged to sign the “Healthy Planet Healthy People” petition.
We look towards two UN Conferences in the Autumn, COP15 (on Biodiversity, due to take place in China) and COP26 (on climate change, Glasgow), in the hope that world leaders take the urgent action that is needed to Restore Our Common Home. The climate emergency is causing rising seas, a warmer planet, and more extreme weather, it’s devastating the lives of our poorest sisters and brothers.