First Sunday of Advent
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light”.
MASSES FOR THE DEAD NEXT WEEK
KILBARRON CHURCH
Sun. Dec 4th James Stack, Killea and Patrick Geoghegan, Glin.
Tim Cleary, Skehanagh.
FIRST FRIDAY on next Friday, December 2nd. Mass in Terryglass at 9am
Sick and housebound parishioners will receive the Sacraments at home. If you know of any sick or housebound parishioners who would like to receive the Sacraments, please contact the Parish office.
REFLECTION: You probably know the difference between being ready for a visitor and the unannounced caller who catches you unprepared. Let the memory of the discomfort of being caught off guard spur you on to a constant readiness for the coming of the Lord.
FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Thursday 8th December –
Vigil Mass in Kilbarron at 8pm on Wed. Dec 7th
Mass in Terryglass at 9.30am on Thurs. Dec 8th.
GOOD LUCK CILLIAN We wish local athlete Cillian Dunne, Kilbarron all the best as he represents Ireland in the IWAS World Games in Portugal this week.
COOKERY EVENING Terryglass Community Hall will host a festive cookery evening with celebrity tv chef Catherine Leyden in the hall on wed evening 30th Nov at 8pm, tickets can be purchased in the Derg Inn shop or call 087 6487703, thank you for your continued support.
Shannon Rovers GAA Club are holding a fundraiser in the Abbey Court Hotel, Nenagh with Mike Denvar in concert and Aishling Rafferty as Special Guest on Thursday, 1 December 2022. Tickets can be purchased on line or from any member of the committee or by phoning 086 4054259.
BALLINDERRY MARKET All are welcome to join us on the 4th of December for some Christmas cheer in Ballinderry. The Christmas market from 2pm to 5pm and turning on the Christmas Lights at 5pm.
BALLINDERRY COMMUNITY SPORTSFIELD LOTTO DRAW
Our lotto took place this week – 21st November 2022 @ 9pm.
Jackpot: €7,200 Numbers: 15 – 22 – 23 – 28 Next Week’s Jackpot: € 7,300
No Jackpot Winner Lucky Dip: Deirdre Quinlan, Sarah Burke, Niall Cahalan, Ailish O’Neill and Anna Young. Thank you for playing our lotto. PLAY ONLINE https://bit.ly/3vnHxmN
Blessing of the Advent Wreath.
God our Father we ask your blessing on this Advent Wreath – an unbroken circle of evergreens.
With each passing week our Advent wreath will grow ever brighter.
May the light of your Spirit show this community the path we need to walk if Christ is to be born in our hearts and in our community this Advent season.