Bree Parish NewsletterJanuary
17/18th 2009
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Bree Church Notices |
CONFESSIONS – Confessions
on Saturday next at 2.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. READERS -
3rd
Sunday in Ordinary Time Sat. Jan 25th – 7.00 p.m. -
Josie Power Sun. Jan 26th –
10.00 a.m. – Elaine
Doran EUCHARISTIC ADORATION –Eucharistic
Adoration resumes on Monday next from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. ENVELOPE
COLLECTION — last Sunday amounted to
€1,213.00. Sincere thanks to all who
contributed. INVALIDS – the
Invalids will be visited as follows over the coming week: |
Galbally/ Ballyhogue Church Notices |
Fr. Matt's contact number is 053-9247814
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A
collection of used clothing for the homeless orphans in Kenya will be taken up on Friday
morning, January 23rd. Items
should be placed in bags and left in Bree Church/School Carpark before 12 noon on Friday
morning. For further information contact
Marie at 087 6890995. All support would be
greatly appreciated.
Ballyhogue
Minor Footballers will play Shelmaliers in the Quarter Final of the Jim Byrne Cup on
Sunday at 1.30 p.m. in Bree. All support
would be greatly appreciated.
The
date for the Clubs Annual General Meeting has been set for January 30th at 8
p.m. in Bree Community Centre. All are most
welcome.
2008 was another
bumper year for savings in Bree Euro Bank (formerly penny bank) with in excess of €200,000
being paid out to 320 members in recent weeks. The
2009 Euro Bank is open for savings and it is an ideal way to save for Christmas. The Euro Bank is open to everyone and you are free
to save as much or as little as you wish each week. Saving
envelopes are available from Byrnes Shop and Bree Post Office.
A purse was found recently in the Knockduff area. For further information please contact 086 3085613.
A
meeting of Bree Community Development Group will be held on Monday evening, January 19th
at 8.30 p.m. in the Community Centre.
A meeting of Bree Hall
Committee will take place on Monday evening, January 26th at 8.30 p.m. in the
Community Centre.
Bree/Davidstown Community Games will be involved in the following activities over the coming weeks. Draughts on Jan 25th and Chess on Jan 30th, (Classes continue in Bree Hall on Tuesday nights at 7pm) U13 Choir and U16 Choir on Feb 1st (Auditions for both Choirs take place in Bree Community Centre on this Thursday, 15th Jan from 6pm to 7pm. Contact 086-0501348 for further information), Group Dancing on 6th Feb; Cross Country on Feb 7th (Contact 087-9704372 for further information), Group Singing and Group Music on 15th Feb and Table Quiz on 18th Feb. (Trials for Table Quiz take place on Saturday 24th in Bree Community Centre at 8pm. Contact 087-4151350 for further information)
The
next meeting of the group will be on January 20th. New members are most welcome.
The
January Social Afternoon will take place on Wednesday afternoon next, January 21st
from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Bree Community Centre. All
are most welcome to attend.
There
will be a night of traditional Irish music and song in Byrnes Bar on Friday night the 30th
of January. The music will be played by some
of Wexfords best Trad musicians! Come along and have a great night with your friends and
the locals in Byrnes of Bree.
Fancy
a new challenge for 2009? This year the
National Children’s Hospital, Tallaght are raising funds by encouraging outdoor
enthusiasts and walkers alike to Trek Tuscany from September 21st to September
27th. This weeklong trek in
Tuscany takes you to Italy’s most magnificent cities, to the heart of its artistic
and architectural heritage and also to the greatest cuisine on the countless Tuscan
Hilltop villages. All this and an excellent
charity to do it for – if you are interested in participating, please send an email
to trek@thenationalchildrenshospital.ie
or call the fundraising office at 01 4142375.
Fax (053) 9247613
E-mail breeparish@eircom.net