Bree Parish Newsletter2/3rd
May 2009
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Bree Church Notices |
CONFESSIONS – There will be no Confessions on Saturday next. READERS:
5th
Sunday of Easter Sat. May 9th –
7.00 p.m. - James
Doyle Sun. May 10th – 10.00 a.m. – Anne Murphy and James Wilkinson EUCHARISTIC ADORATION – There will
be no Eucharistic Adoration on Monday next. ENVELOPE
COLLECTION — last Sunday amounted to
€1,041.00. Sincere thanks to all who
contributed. INVALIDS – The Invalids will be visited during the
coming week as follows: Tuesday morning – Wilton and
Ballybrennan areas Wednesday morning – Bree and
Coolteigue areas |
Galbally/ Ballyhogue Church Notices |
Fr. Matt's contact number is 053-9247814
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Parents who wish to enrol
their children in Bree National School for the 2009/10 school year commencing in September
should contact the Principal for enrolment forms and details as soon as possible. Telephone 053 9247725.
The “Education Project” in Kitui are holding a used clothing collection on Tuesday May 12th. Bags containing used clothing and shoes should be left in Bree or Galbally Church/School Carparks before 12 noon on the day.
It is expected that the restoration work to Galbally Church will begin in the near future.
The first phase of the work will include replacing the current copper tower with a new
structure. These essential repairs are the most extensive repairs to the Church for many
years. A brochure outlining the project is currently being circulated to the homes through
out the Parish. In order to complete the work it is necessary to hold fundraising events
in the Parish. Your support will be greatly welcomed.
Galbally
Parish Monthly Draw
Tickets for our monthly draw are being sold and distributed through the
Parish. The cost per ticket is €5 and the draw will be held on the first weekend of
the month in Galbally Church. There are three cash prizes and the winners will be notified
and results will be printed in the Parish notes. We ask each family to purchase a monthly
ticket and to encourage family/friends who are living away to support our efforts in
raising funds. Tickets are available from any
of our promoters, A Murphy, P Boyle, M O Leary, H Roche, B Fenlon or
Tractor
Run
A tractor run will be held in Galbally on Sun 31 May. The event will begin at the
community centre where registration starts at 12.30pm. The course will take two hours
approx. to complete and refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the event. All
proceeds and donations will go towards the renovations of the Church. In this fun day old
and new tractors are welcome to participate, support from Galbally, Ballyhogue and Bree
would be appreciated. Participants are asked to make a donation at registration.
Throughout the curacy sponsorship cards will be distributed to all the houses. This is the
first of our fundraising projects and your support is very much welcomed.
Bree ICA Guild are holding a Sponsored Walk on Sunday May 10th commencing at 2.30 p.m. from Bree Community Centre. The proceeds of the walk will go to the “Touched by Suicide” group. Please come along and support us. Sponsorship lines are now on sale from all Guild members.
Edermine Ferry Rowing Club will hold their Registration Night for the 2009 Rowing Season on Tuesday May 5th from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. All are most welcome especially new members. Training will commence on Sunday May 10th at 3 p.m.
Well done to the Senior
Football team who beat the Sarsfields by a point in Gorey last Saturday. The final score
was Ballyhogue 1-6 Sarsfields 0-8.
There
will be a new bus service from the following areas to Enniscorthy commencing Thursday 16th
April 2009. It will run every Thursday from this date for a pilot phase of three months. Schedule as follows: Depart Ballyhogue 10.15am
- return 2.25pm. Depart Bree
10.25am - return 2.15pm. Depart Davidstown
10.45am - return 2.05pm. Depart Clonroche 10.55am
- return 1.55pm. Depart Courtnacuddy 11.00am - return 1.50pm. If you would like to travel on the service please
contact 051-389679 or 051-389418. The future of this service will depend on local support.
Well done to Ballyhogue Ladies under 16 footballers who started their 2009 Division 1
campaign with two victories over St. James and Crossabeg/Ballymurn last week. Both wins
were particularly merited as the girls played the two games with depleted teams and had to
dig deep to win both games. Well done again
to those who took part.
A 'Talent Competition' open to everyone 18 years and under from around the county will be held in Bree Community Centre on the following dates; May 16th, 22nd, 29th, 30th and June 5th, with semi finals on the 12th and 14th of June and the Grand Final on the 20th of June. There are U13 and U18 Categories in Solo & Group Singing, Solo & Group Music, Solo Dance (Modern, Irish etc), Group Modern Dance, Group Irish / Set Dance, Recitation, Novelty Act and a Miscellaneous Section. Trophy for winner of each section with a total of €700 in prize money. Entry fee is €5 per solo competitor and €3 per group competitor. Call 087-7535354 for further information and to secure your date, as entries will be limited in each category each night.
The local area Bree / Davidstown Community Games Finals for Preschools to U16 due to be held in Ballyhogue GAA field on Sunday, 17th May has been postponed until Monday 25th . This change of date is due to the postponement of Co T& F Championships to that date. Athletics training for 7 year olds and over take place in Bree on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6.30pm to 8pm. Contact area Sec Una on 0879704372 for further details. Well done to the Girls U15 and to the Girls U12 Soccer Teams which won their Co Semifinals recently. The U15 Team of Shona Spratt Murphy, Kate Murphy, Chloe Morrissey, Rachel Condon, Aoife Hegarty, Mary Tyrrell, Niamh Rochford, Annie Stafford, Ciara McKelvie, Grainne Byrne, Hannah Sullivan, Ciara Howe and Dervla McCabe beat Kilmore 1-0. Their Coach is Betty Kelly. The U12 team of Aideen Kane, Kim Horan, Niamh Tracy, Brid Byrne, Emma Byrne, Kasey Doyle, Sophie McCabe, Aoife Rochford, Aoife Codd, Sinead Kinsella, Niamh Butler, Moya Neary, Jo Murphy, Lauren O'Leary, Sophie Forte and Laoise Rodgers beat Crossabeg / Castlebridge 'B' 3-0. Team Coaches are Lar Rochford and Adrielle Byrne. Best wishes to both teams in the Co Finals this week. Best wishes also to the Variety, which take part in the Co Final in Clonroche on Saturday next, 9th May and to the Skittles Team which take part in their Co Final in Bree on Sunday next.
The Enniscorthy Area Forum AGM
will be held on Tuesday night next, May 5th at 7.30 p.m. in Bree Community
Centre.
The next meeting of Bree
Community Development Group Ltd. will be held in Bree Hall on Thursday night next, May 7th
at 8 p.m.
Best
wishes to all athletes in the Wexford Creamery Track & field Championships that take
place on Sunday 10th & Sunday 17th. Please note the rescheduled date for the postponed
programme from this Sunday due to water logging in DMP Grounds. Training continues in
Ballyhogue GAA pitch on Monday and Wednesdays from 6.30 to 8pm for all athletes aged seven
years and over. All younger age groups are welcome on 11th May from 6.30pm to 7.30pm.
Contact Clare on 087-4151350 for further details. Well done to Bree AC athletes that won
medals at the recent schools Leinster Semi finals. Gold medal winners were Andrew Furlong
and Elaine McCabe in Walks; Paddy Devereux and Amy Flanagan in Hurdles; Eleanor Nolan in
Shot and Amy Flanagan in High Jump; Silver Medal winner was Ciaran Joyce in Long Jump.
Dylan Walsh was third in 400mHurdles.
What is it? Tidy Towns
is our opportunity to develop what a local community believe to be the key factors and
local features that make us unique e.g. landscaping, biodiversity and waste minimisation.
What you need - an
interest in enhancing, celebrating and managing the local character and distinctiveness of
Bree
Where to do it - anywhere you’ve found yourself saying, “Wouldn’t
this be a beautiful spot if there were trees, shrubs, water features” before you
shuffled off apathetically!
This
is an opportunity for everyone in the community to meet and exchange ideas and discuss
strategies for success in the 2009 competition. So
come on, take the initiative and inspire your family, friends and neighbours to take pride
and spruce up Bree for this year Tidy Town Competition.
Join us in Byrnes Bar on Tuesday 5th May at 8.30 p.m. Ideas for 2009 competition welcome by email to breeparish@eircom.net
Celtic Roots are hosting a Fundraising Cabaret in Mernagh's Lounge, Oylegate on Sat next,
9th May at 9pm. Many thanks to all who supported the recent Cabaret held in Garry Byrne's.
Bree
Parent & Toddler Group meet every Friday in the Hall (excluding school holidays) from
10 a.m. to 12 noon. All are very welcome to
come along.
Fax (053) 9247613
E-mail breeparish@eircom.net