Bree Parish Newsletter

Bree Church Notices

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

FIRST FRIDAY – Friday next will be the first Friday. Mass on Friday evening at 7 p.m.

READERS 23^rd Sunday of the Year

Sat. Sept. 5^th 7.00 p.m. Breda Donohoe

Sun. Sept. 6^th 10 a.m. Josie Foley

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

ROSARY – the Rosary will be recited in Bree Church on Saturday evening next at 6.45 p.m. – before Mass. All are most welcome.

Galbally/ Ballyhogue Church Notices

Fr. Matt's contact number is 053-9247814

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.

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.

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.

GUITAR CLASSES

Guitar Classes will resume in Bree Hall on Monday September 7^th with classes at 5.30 p.m., 6.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. To book a place and further information contact Kevin at 086 2237819.

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”.

IRISH DANCING CLASSES

Wexford Academy of Irish Dancing will resume Irish Dance Classes in Bree Hall on Saturday September 12^th. Classes for new pupils will commence on Saturday September 19^th at 10.30 a.m. For further information contact Kay at 087 9981973, Sinead at 087 7538657 or Catriona at 087 7504818.

BALLYHOGUE DREAMS AND SCHEMES

Ballyhogue Dreams and Schemes Family Fun Day will take place this Sunday. The day will commence with a Fun Run from Ballyhogue Stores to Bellevue where there will be a Barbecue, Music, Children’s Sports and lots of fun.

COMMUNITY GAMES NATIONAL FINALS

Well done to the twenty-eight athletes who represented the parishes of Bree and Davidstown at last weekend’s National Community Games Finals in Athlone. For the second weekend in succession young athletes returned with National silver and bronze medals and fourth place medallions. The girls U16 Relay team of Kate Murphy, Amy Flanagan, Rebecca O’Connor, Laura Murphy, Ann Marie Kane and Ciara Breen won silver, the Boys U16 Relay team of Tony Stafford, Dylan Walsh, Brian Windsor, Dale Galway, Walter Furlong and Adam Horan won bronze medals and the Girls U14 team of Catriona Carroll, Annie Stafford, Niamh C Rochford, Hannah Sullivan, Ciara Howe and Chloe Morrissey won fourth place medallions. Catriona Carroll also won the fourth place medallion in the U14 Long Jump. Other athletes involved were Daire Cloke Rochford (U8 80m), Ava Dempsey (U10 200m), Niamh Cloke Rochford (U14 SP), Amy Flanagan (U16 100m), Ann Marie Kane (U16 HJ), Elaine McCabe (U16 Marathon), Dervla McCabe (U16 Marathon), Tony Stafford (U16 100m), Dylan Walsh (U16 HJ) and Adam Horan (U16 Marathon) and U12 Relay of Dean Doyle, Enda Minogue, Sean Morrissey, Ryan Murray, Barry Nolan and Nick Doyle. Team managers for the weekend were Una Doyle, Eithne Doyle, Mary Stafford, Helena Dempsey and Nicky Dempsey.

BREE YOUTH CLUB

Registration for 2009/10 will take place on Friday 4^th September, from 7.30pm to 8.30pm, in Bree Community Centre. Children must be aged 10years. All leaders are asked to attend. Youth Club will resume on Friday 11^th September at the usual times of 7pm until 8pm for Junior members and 8pm until 9pm for Senior members.

BREE COMMUNITY DEV. GROUP MEETING

The next meeting of Bree Community Development Group will take place on Thursday night next September 3^rd at 8.30 p.m. in Bree Hall. All are most welcome.

BREE HALL REFURBISHMENT COMMITTEE MEETING

The next meeting of Bree Hall Refurbishment Committee will take place on Monday September 14^th at 8.30 p.m. in Bree Hall.

COLAISTE ABBAIN – SCHOOL RE-OPENING

Colaiste Abbain Vocational College will re-open after the Summer break this coming week as follows: Wednesday and Thursday, September 2^nd and 3^rd – incoming 1^st years only from 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Friday September 4^th – 2^nd, 3^rd, 5^th and 6^th year students. Monday 7^th September – all students return to school. For further information please contact the School Office at 053 9240525.

CERTIFICATE IN COMMUNITY ARTS MANAGEMENT – CARLOW IT WEXFORD CAMPUS

Carlow IT have announced the addition of a new course to be run at their Wexford Campus – Certificate in Community Arts Management. As this is a Community Course a certain amount of subsidy is available from Wexford County Council for eligible applicants. To find out more about this course and any of the other courses on the Wexford Campus contact 053 9122992 or e-mail Wexford@itcarlow.ie. To find out more about the Wexford County Council Bursary and qualifying criteria contact the Arts Department at 053 9176441 or 9176369.

PRAYERS FOR RETURNING TO SCHOOL

As many children and young people throughout our Parish prepare to start National School this coming week or move onto Secondary School or College/University or simply return to school after the Summer Break we ask God to bless and guide them as they prepare for the future.

Praise and glory to you, all-knowing God.
You fill us with questions about you and about our world. Send your Holy Spirit to give light to our minds. Help ____________ to do his/her schoolwork as well as he/she can. Show him/her your goodness and truth in everything he/she studies. Keep his/her school and playground a place of wonder and joy where friends are made and new journeys begin.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Praise to you, God of beginnings, for bringing us to another school year. Bless ____________ on this first day of classes
as he/she rejoins old friends and makes new ones.
Make their learning this year a joy for ____________ and for his/her classmates. May this year of study be a year of joy and enlightenment.