AUTUMN is HERE:

CHURCH NEWS:

Last Sunday, we remembered the anniversaries of Jimmy Stapleton, Johnny Kiely, Chris & MJ Purtill and the Treacy Family, Liskennett. I measc na naofa go mbeidh síad I gcónaí.

Season of Creation: The first Sunday of Creation Time, the month the church sets aside to remind us of the great gift of Creation and of our responsibility towards it. It can be easy to take Creation/Nature for granted: it’s just there and always has been there. But when we think about it we realize that everything we need for life comes from ‘Nature’: energy from the sun, food from the earth, water etc. The message that the late Pope Francis wanted to get across was that not only are we dependent on ‘Nature’ for life but that we and all other creatures are interdependent. It’s a relationship. We want a good, healthy and peaceful future for ourselves and our children, but we are destroying the only home we all share – Our Common Home - by our wasteful way of living. If you think about the daily choices we make - driving/walking, food grown locally/ or from hundreds of miles away, do we still reduce, reuse, recycle, or have we grown tired of it ?

SUNFLOWER DAY:

Sunday 7th, 10am - 3pm; Free entry. Visit Liskennett Equine Therapy Centre. Pick your own sunflowers and take a sneak peek at their pumpkins for Halloween. No booking required – just drop by on the day! Cash & Card Accepted. Please note: No dogs allowed.

The sunflower field is accessed via the sensory trail - a stone pathway suitable for most buggies and wheelchairs.

They recommend wearing suitable footwear, as you'll be walking through a field.

Galloping Gourmet Food Truck will be serving tea, coffee, crisps, and sweet treats. Come along and support St. Joseph’s Foundation.

SUNDAY DANCING:

Sun 14th Sept; 3pm - 5.30pm. Afternoon tea dancing is back in the Hall, with music by Martin Kirby. A lovely relaxing evening with refreshments included. Give it a try.

IN the HALL:

Wed 24th; 10am. Ladies Club are back. All things style with Ella Marie's Boutique, Newcastle West.

Wed 24th; 1-3pm. Five week Cookery class in conjunction with the LCETB. Book your place on 087-0030313.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Thursdays at 7.30pm. Maigue Walk. Meet at the Civic centre for a riverside walk.

Sept 11th - 13th, Lime Tree Theatre, Jilly Morgan’s Birthday Party. Directed by Joan Sheehy. Booking on www. limetree.ie or 061-953400

Sun 14th; 11am-3pm, Rockbarton V35FH29. Farmers Market, Dog Show & Vintage Rally.

Mon 15th; 6-8pm, Croom FRC. 'Local Vocals' , a community singing group, beginning again in September. Bookings with Ciara on 061-602878.

Mon 15th; 6-8pm, Croom FRC. ' Ukulele Class'. Bookings with Ciara on 061-602878.

Thur 18th; 7.30-8.30, Coolcappa Hall. ' Adult Brush Dance Class'. Bookings on 087-1942994.

Sat 20th; 8.30-1pm. Croom Sports Hall. Indoor car boot sale.

Mon 22nd; 4pm-6pm. Croom FRC. Music Hub classes are back for 8-17year olds. A mix of ukulele, guitar, songwriting and music technology, over ten weeks for thirty minute slots. Bookings with Ciara on 061-602878

Fri 26th; 8.15pm. Redemptorist Church. Red Hurley in concert in aid of Claire's Wish Foundation.

FULL MOON RISING:

Sat 13th; the 'Full Moon Rising' is happening again at Séanie's farm in Kilmeedy village. If you are going this year you can buy your ticket through the Granagh link and they donate €5 for every ticket sold. www.eventbrite.ie/www.eventbrite.ie/e/full-moon-rising-2025-tickets-1023619031077?

BABY NEWS:

Congratulations to Robert Noonan & Tasha whose little boy Rían arrived in June. Julie Brosnan & David Lenihan just welcomed a little girl to their family, Carla Evie. Out in Australia, Amy McCarthy & Johnny Jordan welcomed their second little girl Abbie, a sister for Isabelle.

SCHOOL SECRETARIES:

As the strike continues, I'm sure everyone involved would prefer to be working rather than having to be outside, knowing that their work is piling up & will be waiting for them when they return. I was looking at the list of jobs they do some of which includes - Administration, Payroll, PA to Principal, Receptionist, HR, Procurement, Free Book Scheme, Booking SNA's, Stock Taking, Event Manager, School Lunch set up, Liaison with Dept. of Education, Liaison with HSE, Liaison with Túsla, Liaison with Parents, Booking Buses, Nurse, Councillor and finally answering the phone, when they get a chance !!!!!

DID YOU KNOW:

1Sept, 1830: - The “Wild Colonial Boy” is shot in a gun battle with police in Sydney, he was John Donohue, transported from Ireland in 1824.

2Sept, 2015:- Barack Obama becomes the first president to visit the Arctic Circle.

3Sept,1998 - President Bill Clinton and Tony Blair unveil a plaque in memory of the Omagh bombing victims.

4Sept, 2016:- Mother Teresa is canonized by Pope Francis in a ceremony at the Vatican.

5Sept,1998 - President Clinton follows in the footsteps of JF. Kennedy & becomes a Freeman of Limerick.

6Sept,1981 - Death of Christy Brown, the disabled Dublin author, who learned to type with his left foot.