Bree Parish Newsletter4/5th
April 2009
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Bree Church Notices |
| Holy Week
Programme – Bree – 2009 Masses Mass on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday mornings at 9 a.m. Mass of the Lord’s
Supper on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. Celebration of the Lord’s
Passion on Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. Easter Vigil on Saturday
evening at 9 p.m. Mass on Easter Sunday morning
at 10 a.m. Confessions Confessions on Tuesday from
2.30 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. Confessions on Wednesday from
2 .30 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. and also 7.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. Confessions on Good Friday
from 5.15 p.m. – Fr. Boggan will be present on Good Friday for Confessions. Confessions on Saturday from
2 .30 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. and also from 7.30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Fast and
Abstinence Good Friday will be a fast
day with abstinence from meat. Readers
Practice There will be a practice for
all readers in the Church on Wednesday evening next at 8.00 p.m. Blessing of
Salt Salt will be blessed on
Easter Sunday Morning at 10 a.m. Mass. Trocaire
Boxes The Trocaire Boxes will be
presented at the offertory of the Mass on Holy Thursday evening. Please bring them along and drop them into the
container at the back of the church. Invalids The Invalids will be visited
as follows over the coming week: Tuesday
morning – Wilton, and Ballybrennan areas. Wednesday
morning – Bree and Coolteigue areas. Eucharistic
Adoration Eucharistic Adoration
continues on Monday next from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Envelope
Collection The Sunday Envelope
Collection last Sunday amounted to €541.00. Thank
you to all who contributed. |
Galbally/ Ballyhogue Church Notices |
Fr. Matt's contact number is 053-9247814
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The Easter Triduum
marking the days of Jesus’ Passion and Ressurection is the most important time of the
Church year. It begins with the evening Mass
of Holy
Thursday, reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil and closes on Easter Sunday
evening. From the events remembered these
days, so sorrowful and so joyful the Church learns the deepest lessons. In rites and words, the mysteries of Jesus’
final hours are with us again, his passion, his cruel suffering, his rising from the dead. And we discover the answer to the age old
questions: Does God love us? Is God merciful? Does God care for us? – we have only to
look and learn from Jesus Christ. Nowhere
else does God’s love appear so vividly than in the events of these three days.
The Easter Triduum
begins with Mass of Holy Thursday evening, when Jesus gave us the
Sacrament of his Body and Blood and the Sacrament of Holy Orders. It was on this evening that Jesus sacramentally
anticipated the gift he would make of himself on the Cross.
His command to serve others is dramatically recalled this night when we read
how Jesus got up from the supper table and washed his disciples’ feet. Like the Paschal Lamb, killed and eaten by the
people, according to the Old Testament reading from the book of Exodus this evening, he is
a sign of God’s salvation.
Devotion to the Passion of
Christ is deep-rooted in Christian piety. Good Friday
is a day of sorrow. It is a day of fasting
and quiet mourning. The ceremonies of Good Friday
center around the reading of the Passion of Jesus. With
simple dignity that story is related, followed by prayers for the entire world. According to ancient tradition, an image of the
Cross is venerated and the Sacrament of Christ’s love for his Church is received.
The Easter Vigil
opens with a service of light. Like the
Passover, our Easter celebration coincides with the beginning of Spring, when the Sun
offers new warmth and the earth is ready to flower again.
The lighting of the Paschal Fire and the Easter Candle signifies the warmth
and light Jesus brought into the world. The
candle carried through the Church is a sign of Christ, “the light of the world”,
and celebrates the victory of light over the darkness of sin and death. A series of readings recalls the great
intervention of God in history from creation to the freeing of the people of Israel from
Egypt and ends with the story of Jesus’ resurrection.
Rejoice, this night says to all creation.
The word who made all things, proclaims God’s promise of eternal life. This night all creation celebrates God’s
love.
Bree Parish Office will close
for the Easter break on Thursday afternoon next. Items
for inclusion in Bree Parish Newsletter for Easter Sunday should be handed into the Office
during the week or before 1 p.m. on Thursday next. Telephone
053 9247613 or e-mail breeparish@eircom.net
Hard luck to the U13 Girls's
Indoor Soccer team of Ciara McKelvie, Annie Stafford, Aishling Byrne, Jo Murphy, Sophie
Forte, Ciara Howe, Niamh Rochford and Grainne Byrne which were beaten by Westmeath in the
Leinster Semi Final in sudden death penalty shootout after both teams drawing at full
time. Team manager was Betty Kelly. The summer season events for Community Games are now
being planned. These events include Swimming, Gymnastics, Tennis, Football, Hurling,
Skittles, Pitch & Putt, Rounders, Basketball, Rugby and Tag Rugby. If you are
interested in being involved in any of the above or are aware of adults who may be in a
position to help out with teams, please contact area Sec Una Doyle on 087-9704372
immediately.
Preparations are underway for 'Who's Got Talent? in association with Celtic Roots. Qualifying rounds will be held in Bree Community Centre during the month of May, with semi finals and the Grand Final in June. This year's competition caters for U13 and U18 age groups.
Celtic Roots are hosting a Full Irish Cabaret in Belfield GAA Complex, Enniscorthy on Easter Sunday night at 8.30pm. Your support would be appreciated. Many thanks to all who supported the recent Cabaret Fundraiser held in Marty B's, Killurin.
Committee members will be selling Model County Development Draw tickets around the parish this week. All support would be greatly appreciated.
Well
done to all of the Bree AC athletes who competed with great success in the National Indoor
Finals, which were held in Nenagh last weekend. Fiona Furlong won the Gold Medal in the
U19 60mHurdles, Tony Stafford won the Gold medal in the U16 60m Sprint and Ciaran Joyce
won the Gold Medal in the U14 Long Jump. Amy Flanagan won the Silver Medal in the U16 High
Jump, Paddy Devereux won the Silver Medal in the U14 60mHurdles and Catriona Carroll won
the Silver Medal in the U14 60mHurdles. Best wishes to the six club athletes travelling
this weekend to Magherafelt, Co Derry for the concluding part of these National Indoor
Championships. Training continues in Ballyhogue GAA pitch on Monday and Wednesdays from
6.30 to 8pm for all athletes aged eight years and over. New members are welcome. Contact
Clare on 087-4151350 for further details. Bree AC is hosting a Fundraising Cabaret in
Garry Byrne's Lounge on Easter Saturday Night. Your support would be appreciated.
Pat Doyle, Nick Power and Jim Doyle represented Ballyhogue GAA and Co Wexford in the Scor
Leinster Final, which was held in Ballymore, Co Westmeath on Sunday last. Mary Power had
taken part in the Leisnter semi final.
The
next Committee meeting will be on Tuesday April 14th with the next Guild
meeting on Tuesday April 21st. The
competition for the next meeting is for the “nicest delph teapot”. Ladies are reminded to bring along toiletry
donations for the women’s refuge collection. New
members to the Guild are most welcome.
Youth
Club will not meet on Good Friday 10th April. Club nights resume on Friday 17th April at
the usual times.
The
Junior Variety Show will take place in Caim on Friday 24th April. Rehearsals will get
underway this coming week, at 7pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Bree Community Centre.
Congratulations
to the pupils of Bree NS from Ms Murphy’s class who celebrated their First confession
on the 1st April, and are now studying for their First Communion on Saturday 2nd May.
Fax (053) 9247613
E-mail breeparish@eircom.net