Bree Parish Newsletter

Bree Church Notices

CONFESSIONS –Confessions on Saturday next at 2.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m.

READERS 22^nd Sunday of the Year

Sat. Aug. 29^th 7.00 p.m. Josie Power

Sun. Aug 30^th 10 a.m. Elaine Doran

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION –Eucharistic Adoration continues on Monday next from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

ENVELOPE COLLECTION — last Sunday amounted to €530.50. Sincere thanks to all who contributed.

INVALIDS – The Invalids will be visited as follows over the coming week:
Tuesday morning – Wilton and Ballybrennan areas
Wednesday morning – Bree and Coolteigue areas

Galbally/ Ballyhogue Church Notices

Fr. Matt's contact number is 053-9247814

FERNS YOUTH FESTIVAL AT OUR LADY’S ISLAND

A special youth pilgrimage beginning with Mass at 7.00 p.m. on Saturday 29th August, and followed by a procession around the Island carrying the World Youth Day Cross. This will be followed by a BBQ and a concert with music provided by ‘ELATION’ which is a young Christian rock band.

SOCCER TRAINING

BREE CEP LTD – APPLICATIONS FOR VACANCIES

Applications are now being taken for the proposed Bree Community Employment Project 2009/10 due to commence in October 2009. Positions available include General Maintenance Workers, Childcare Workers, Community Visitation Workers, Clerical Workers, Sports Centre and Community Centre Caretakers. The Project covers the areas of Bree, Galbally, Ballyhogue and Glynn. Application forms are available from Bree Parish Office. Important – Garda vetting is required to participate on this programme. You will be required to complete a Garda vetting form giving permission for information to be obtained from the Garda Central Vetting Unit. All successful applicants must comply with FAS eligibility criteria.

EDERMINE ROWING CLUB

The All Ireland Coastal Rowing Championships take place in Waterville, Co. Kerry this weekend, August 22nd and 23rd. Best wishes to all involved. Training takes place every Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening at 7.30 p.m.

ANNUAL PIONEER PILGRIMAGE

The Annual Pioneer Pilgrimage to Our Lady’s Island takes place on Sunday 30^th August. Mass will be at 3.00 p.m. Everybody welcome to attend.

SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER REGISTRATION

Registering for School Boys Soccer for U10, U12, U14, and U16’s will take place in Bree Community Centre on Monday 31st August at 7.30 p.m. If this is your first time to register please bring a Birth Certificate. The fee for registering is €20 per child and under 10’s must be 9 by 31st December 2009.

CAMOGIE TRAINING

Camogie Training for U12s takes place in Ballyhogue GAA grounds on Tuesday evenings from 6.30 to 7,15pm. All girls in this age group are welcome to participate.

BREE ACTIVE RETIREMENT GROUP

The Annual outing to Our Lady’s Island will take place on Friday 28th August leaving Bree Community Centre at 1.00 p.m. approx and will include a meal out, all most welcome.

FUNDRAISING CABARET - YOUTHS SOCCER

Bree Soccer Club is starting up a new Youths Team this year. The trainer will be Ronan Murphy. New members are welcome. We would appreciate your support at our fundraising cabaret on 29th August in Byrne’s Lounge, Bree. Tickets are on sale for €5. Music by: “On the Run”.

BREE COMMUNITY CENTRE REFURBISHMENT

Refurbishment work on Bree Community Centre began last week with the installation of new windows. Thanks to Power Plant for their assistance. Work on the new extension is due to begin this week and should be completed by February. The contact for this phase of the Refurbishment has been awarded to OCM. Many thanks to all who supported the Bree Fair Day and Householders Draw in aid of Bree Community Centre which together raised almost €7500. Winners of the Householders Draw were Joe Doyle, Monamolin (WFC Oil Voucher), Joe & Molly O’Leary, Borrmount and Emma Nolan, Carrigunane (€200 and €100 respectively both sponsored by Nitrofert) and Maria Byrne, Curraghnaboola (Hamper). The next fundraiser will be a Fashion Show in the Riverside Park Hotel, which take places on Wednesday, 4th November.

COMMUNITY GAMES NATIONAL FINALS

Bree and Davidstown parishes were represented with great success in the Girls Soccer, Variety and Skittles at the National Community Games Finals in Athlone last weekend. The U15 soccer team of Shona Spratt Murphy, Kate Murphy, Chloe Morrissey, Rachel Condon, Aoife Hegarty, Niamh Rochford, Annie Stafford, Ciara McKelvie, Hannah Sullivan, Ciara Howe and Dervla McCabe with coach Betty Kelly won the National Silver medals with a win 2-0 over Roscommon in the semifinal and a 1-0 defeat to Donegal in the Final. Ciara McKelvie scored both of the Bree /Davidstown goals. The Variety Team of Shauna Buckley, Niamh Curran, Cait Doyle, Shannon Somers, Joanne Wickham, Sadhbh Kirwan, Clodagh Coughlan, Aoife Doyle, Shauna Dunne, Sean Hogan, Cathal Byrne, Mark McKelvie, Micheal Long and Shane Jordan with Producer Sinead Fortune finished with National Bronze medals behind Kildare and Monaghan and the Skittles Team of Cormac Byrne, Joseph Byrne, Conor Byrne, Daragh Byrne, Enda Minogue, Shane Doyle and Niall Jones with David Minogue as manager won fourth place medallions after losing 215- 227 to Roscommon in the semifinal and losing 177-271 to Limerick in the play-off. Other team managers for the weekend were Ann Howe, Catherine Jordan, Roisin McCarthy, Kevin Ring and Jim Doyle. Best wishes to the twenty-eight athletes, which compete in the National Community Games Athletics Finals in Athlone this weekend.

BREE UNITED LADIES SOCCER

Congratulations to Bree/ Davidstown Community Games U15 team who were runners up in The All-Ireland Community Games Finals in Athlone last weekend. Registration night for the 09-10 season for U10, U12, U14 and U16’s will take place in Bree Community Centre on Tuesday 25th August from 6.30 to 7.30 p.m. please bring along a parent.

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to the Ballyhogue U10 Football Team who were victorious in the A Final of the Kent Stainless Steel Football Final, on Wednesday evening last. They beat the ‘Starlights’ on a score-line of 6-8 to 4-7 well done to all involved.