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CHURCH NEWS:

October Stations, priest's income collection was taken up last Sunday, if you forgot you can drop it in next week.

Fr. Tom read a letter from Bishop Brendan concerning upcoming changes. Due to the declining number of priests, the diocese will have to look at the number of Churches being used, the number of Masses being celebrated which may mean closures. They are also looking at their empty properties, e.g. our Parochial House, final decisions will have to be made to dispose of them. Meetings will be arranged, dates to be announced.

REMEMBERING OUR DECEASED:

For the month of Oct, we lovingly remember our family, friends and neighbours, whose mortuary cards are displayed on the Church notice board:- Mary Hynes, Patricia Boyce, Bridie Cagney & Paddy Lynch, Granagh. Catherine Monckton, Dan Sheahan & Thomas Hickey, Kilatal. Bridget O'Brien, Graigacurra. Nora Biggane Dunworth, Kilmore. Nora Morrissey, Doorluss. Mary Ellen McMahon, Coolruss. Thomas O'Gorman, Knockfierna. Billy O'Regan, Liskennett. Thomas Bolster, Stylepark. Johanna O'Gorman, Ballyelan. Paddy Hannan & Eileen Hannon, Kilmacanearla. Mary O'Connell, Milford. Richard Barrett, Mitchelstown. James Fitzgibbon & Patrick Sheehan, England. Catherine McSweeney, Kerry. Nora Collins, Paddy & P.J. O'Donoghue, Banogue. Anastasia Butler, Adare. I gComhluadar Dé go raibh a nAnamacha

GDA - AGM:

Friday 10th Oct at 8pm, in the Hall. Granagh Dev. Assoc welcomes you to attend. Be part of shaping the future of our community. We're looking for new faces, fresh ideas & local voices to get involved. Tea & a chat after.

SOCIAL DANCING:

Sun 12th Oct; 3pm - 5.30pm; All welcome to drop in for this coming Sunday's dancing to the Michael Sexton Band. Refreshments at the interval.

ART & CRAFT CLASS:

Tuesday 14th Oct; 2-4pm; All levels welcome for a seven week class. Due to Tutors not being available, the ETB have cancelled our start dates previously. They seem to be ready to go next week. If you want to register, go to www.fetchcourses.ie and enter code 485715 in the 'find a course' section.

Liskennett Halloween Farm:

25th - 27th October; V35 X242. "Pick your pumpkin, listen to some spooky stories, enjoy some festive treats and take a walk on our sensory Halloween trail."

Saturday 25th: Only open for those with sensory requirements. This day is for Children and Adults with sensory needs and who may require a quieter experience.

Sunday 26th & Monday 27th open to the general public, from 10am - 6pm. Tickets sold online only at

Liskennett Halloween Farm 2025 | St. Joseph's Foundation, for particular time slots. Pumpkins & Face painting optional purchases on the day.

CELEBRATIONS:

Happy Diamond Anniversary to Jerry & Johanna Toomey. 60 years of marriage is really an amazing achievement. You've been through thick and thin together and weathered every storm. Sending congratulations & best wishes to you both.

Happy Birthday wishes to Ann Fitzgibbon, who had several celebrations for her 70th. Hope the coming year is filled with many happy moments and shared with those closest to your heart.

POSITIVE OUTLOOK:

One month before her 95th birthday, Patricia Routledge wrote the following:-

“ In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude.”

My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found.

At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Buckét, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me.

At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul.

At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being.

At 80, I took up watercolour painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible.

Now, coming up to 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever.

Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.

Let these years ahead be your "treasure years". You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless.

You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours.

DID YOU KNOW:

3Oct 1691- Treaty of Limerick is signed, ending the Williamite War in Ireland.

4Oct,1959 - Direct dialling is launched in Ireland.

5Oct, 2000 - The World Windsurfing Grand Prix is held in Ireland for the first time.

6Oct,1979 - Pope John Paul II was the first pope to visit the White House, meeting with Jimmy Carter.

7Oct,1999 - The Corrs & The Divine Comedy emerge as Ireland’s favourite music stars.

8Oct, 1974 - Sean MacBride, received a half share of the Nobel Peace Prize, for his human rights work.