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St.
Brigid’s Church, Mountbolus, Co. Offaly
1st
Sunday of Advent
2nd
December, 2001
Mass Times
Sunday: 11am
Monday to Thursday: Mass at 10am
Friday: Vigil Mass for Saturday's
Feast at 8pm
Saturday: The Immaculate Conception
of Our Lady - Mass at 11am
Saturday Vigil for Sunday: Mass
at 8pm
Confessions
Saturday 7.30pm
First Friday of each month 7.30pm
Baptisms and Weddings
By Arrangement
phone + 353 (0)506 54035 - Fax
+ 353 (0)506 54791
Masses:
Saturday: 8pm - Lil Monaghan, Annaghbrack
Sunday: 11am - John Daly, Cappagolan
Tuesday: 10am - Denis and Nora Healion
Wednesday: 10am - Kathy Sumner (nee Egan)
Thursday: 10am - Nancy Ryan
Friday: 8pm - List of the Dead
Next Saturday: 8pm - Tom, Mary and Elizabeth Guinan
Next Sunday: 11am - Liam Fogarty
This Saturday is the Feast of the
Immaculate Conception of Our Lady (Holiday of Obligation). There
will be a vigil Mass on Friday evening at 8pm. Mass on Saturday
morning is at 11am.
The annual Sale of Work will take place
next Sunday 9th December at 2pm in the Community Centre. It will
have all the usual favourites like the Wheel of Fortune, Guess
the Weight of the Cake and name the doll. There will be many novelty
stalls along with those selling cakes, toys, books and vegetables.
Santa will arrive at 3pm to meet the children. This promises to
be a great day for all the family.
Tickets are on sale for the Christmas Draw which will take place
during the Sale of Work. As usual there are great prizes to be
won - so please give generously. Remember… if you're not
in you can't win!
Anyone who would like to donate anything for the bring and buy
stall can leave it in the Hall before the Sale. The hall will
be open to receive goods after 11am Mass.
There will be a meeting of the Sale of Work Committee on Monday
evening at 8pm in the Community Centre.
A meeting will take place in Ardaoibhinn
this Monday with a view to making a Prayerful Preparation for
Christmas. The meeting will reflect on the Gospel for next Sunday.
Time: 8-8.45pm. All are welcome.
Indoor soccer continues on Thursday
6th December. U8's at 6.30pm U12's at 7.30pm
The Pre-Christmas Course will conclude
in Gleann Ard on Wednesday 5th December with Cake icing decoration
- with a cake to be raffled on the night. All are welcome to attend.
Starting time 8pm.
Thanks to all those who brought along
their envelope for the Parish Collection last weekend. If you
forgot, please bring it along next week.
This Friday is the First Friday of
the Month. Mass will be offered for those whose names are on the
Parish List of the Dead. Communion calls to the sick will take
place as usual during the week. If you know of anyone who would
like to be included on the monthly sick calls please phone with
the details.
Be Safe - Be Seen: Over the past number of weeks there
has been a significant rise in the number of pedestrians killed
on the roads. Please make sure that children wear bright clothing
with reflective bands if they are out after dark. Adults walking
on the roads should take similar precautions. Motorists should
drive with extra caution. Pedestrians or cyclists may be just
around the corner.
EURO
The euro cash changeover has been described as the
greatest the world has ever seen. The introduction of euro banknotes
and coins on takes place on 1 January 2002
Since 1 September heavily guarded lorries, ships, trains and
aircraft have been travelling the length and breadth of the euro
area, delivering huge quantities of euro banknotes and coins
to credit institutions and, in some countries, retailers:
· 14.89 billion euro banknotes - enough to
cover around 15,000 football pitches - with a value totalling
€633 billion
· 51.629 billion coins with a value totalling €15.7
billion - equalling about 7000 lorry
loads. If stood upright and placed face to face they would form
a line that circles the earth two and a half times
Windows and gateways are the main feature on the front
of the banknotes, while bridges are the main feature on the reverse.
The images are modelled on the typical architectural style of
each period, rather than on specific structures.
· Classical for the €5 · Romanesque for the
€10 · Gothic for the €20 · Renaissance
for the €50
· Baroque and Rococo for the €100 · The age
of iron and glass architecture for the €200
· Modern 20th century architecture for the €500
Cotton grown in the American South, Africa or on the
steppes of Central Asia is the basic ingredient for producing
the euro banknote "paper" which is made of 100% pure
cotton fibre. The short cotton fibres that cannot be used by
the textile industry are bought by the paper mills, which turn
them into 100% cotton paper. This is what gives euro banknotes
their special "feel" and instantly recognizable crispness,
as well as durability so that they can be passed from hand to
hand, in widely differing circumstances and environments, more
than most other forms of paper. The cotton fibres are ground
and bleached, and by adding water, paper pulp is created. Chemicals
are added to create the desired tear resistance. Because secure
paper is the basis for producing safe banknotes, some security
features are part of, or inserted in, the paper itself, such
as watermarks or embedded security threads. The watermark, for
example, is obtained by varying the paper thickness during the
paper-making process, resulting in some parts being lighter and
others darker than the surrounding paper. Other features on the
notes include the name of the currency - euro - in both the Latin
(EURO) and the Greek (EYPO) alphabets; the initials of the European
Central Bank in five linguistic variants - BCE, ECB, EZB, EKT
and EKP - covering the 11 official languages of the European
Community; the symbol © indicating copyright protection;
and the flag of the European Union.
Please pray for the happy repose of the soul of Danny
Lawless, Blueball whose funeral took place during the week.