Knockanure Notes – 10th December, 2012

THANKS: The Senior Citizens Committee gratefully acknowledge the support of Local Business people who sponsored prizes for the Annual Christmas Dinner Party; Newstownsands Co-op, Moyvane Development, Moyvane I.C.A., Moyvane Bingo, Knockanure Community Centre, Tom Roche, Noel Stack, Hollys Gala, Anna Fogarty, Enrights Bar, Frances Leahy, Mike Kennelly & Mike Corridan. We also appreciate those who attended and brought spot prizes thus making the day a great success, and the Marian Hall for providing a wonderful venue. A big thank you to Fr. Lucid for celebrating Mass.

SAINT  PIO  EVENING MASS will take place on Thursday next (13th December)  at 7pm. incorporating the Rosary, Mass and Benediction.

COULD YOU NOT SPEND ONE HOUR WITH ME? preparation for Christmas – Eucharistic Adoration Listowel from 3 – 6pm will take place each Sunday of Advent in the Adoration Chapel and also every Tuesday & Wednesday. You are invited to drop in and spend time before the Blessed Sacrament.

MEDJUGORJE MONTHLY PRAYER MEETING took place on Monday 10th December at 7.30pm. in the Listowel Parish Meeting Room.

GRAVEYARD Committee of Knockanure and Moyvane will meet in the Marian Hall Moyvane on Friday 14th December at 8.30pm.

AUDREY O Carroll and Friends at St John’s on Wed. 12th Dec.

GRANDPARENTS Day at Listowel Family Resource Centre on 13th Dec. from 3 to 5pm.

ATHEA: The annual Going Strong/St. Vincent de Paul Christmas Dinner and Party will take place on Wednesday, December 12th at the Top of the Town.

STATION for Gortdromagouna at the home of Margaret Carmody on 14th December at 7.30pm. If you would like to have the Stations in your home or a private House Mass, please contact the Presbytery.

CELTIC Tenors who will be performing in Glin Church on Friday December 21st.

LAUNCH of Ballydonoghue Magazine on Dec. 13th at the Thatch at 8pm. Knocknagoshel Then and Now magazine is also available locally. We are also looking forward to the Athea and Ballyguiltenane Journal.

CRAFT Fair at Seanchai on Sunday Dec. 16th from 11an to 5pm.

SCHOOL Holidays from 24th Dec. to Jan. 4th, local school children decorated the Jesse Tree at Knockanure Church recently.

NEW Moon on Dec. 13th, the last moon mission, Apollo 17, celebrates its 50th anniversary this month Dec. 2012.

PLAQUE to the memory of Paddy Finucane will be unveiled by Mick Finucane at Gale Bridge on the Mail Road a short distance from  his birthplace on December 16th at 2pm, all are welcome.
Paddy was the principal man behind the proposal of the Drainage scheme in 1951.

REMEMBERANCE Tree, this event will take place on Sunday 16th December 2012 at 3.00p.m. outside the Tralee Town Council offices on Princes Quay.  This tree gives people an opportunity to place an ornament on it to remember all those who we have lost to suicide .

ANNIVERSARIES: Fr Jerry Roche, Agnes Donovan, John P Fitzgerald, Tom Relihan, Sean Brosnan, Martin Mulvihill, Bridie O Donnell, David O Brien, Sr. Mary Kevin Enright, Danny Dunne, Vincent Sheehy, Liam Scanlon, Patrick O Connor, Denis McEnery, Sr. Rose Twomey, Con Shine, Mary Maguire, Jack Flavin, Bridget Moran, Sr. Anthony Joseph Mulvihill, Elizabeth Mary Murphy, Sheila Buckley, P J Nolan, Eileen Tierney, Fr Dan Mulvihill,

Mass on Tues. 11th at 7.30pm for William Collins & the deceased members of the Collins Family; Mass on Wed. 12th 7.30pm for Sheila & Ned Buckley; Mass on Thurs. 13th 9.15am for Breda Thomas nee Cunningham; Mass on Sat. 15th 7.30pm for Matthew & Bridget Quinn and the deceased members of the Quinn Family; Mass in Knockanure on Sun. 16th 10.00am for Jack Goulding and the 11.00am Mass  in Moyvane is for Connie Shine.

READERS: Vigil, Elaine Hudson; 11.00am Jerry Duggan;
Knockanure, Mary O’Flaherty.

CAROL Service at St Mary’s Tarbert on Dec. 16th at 7pm.

Abbeyfeale Church feast of music to celebrate the birth of Christ will take place on Sunday 16th of December at 7pm.

THOUGHT: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it says George Santayana.

“Faith does not operate in the realm of the possible. There is no glory for God in that which is humanly possible. Faith begins where man’s power ends.” George Muller.

VOLUNTEERING Overseas: Where Do I Start? Kerry

Our next workshop on “Volunteering Overseas: Where Do I Start?” will be delivered in collaboration with the Kerry One World Centre. This workshop is for people who are considering volunteering or working overseas in a development context.  Topics discussed will include:
Concepts of  development
The role of the volunteer/development worker in contributing to change
Motivations and expectations for volunteering
Types of volunteering opportunities available
Possibilities for getting involved in global development from Ireland

Date: Saturday the 16th February
Time: 9:45 am to 4:30 pm.
Venue: Institute of Technology Tralee, North Campus
Contact: Please contact Tim in KOWC for any enquiries by email [email protected] or call (066) 718 1358.

FUNDRAISING BINGO FOR ARDFERT RETREAT CENTRE  will take place at Ardfert Retreat Centre on Sunday, December 16th from 5pm – 7pm.  Entertainment for all the family with Special Guest appearance from the North Pole!!  Mince pies and refreshments.  All welcome

CHRISTMAS FAIR:  in aid of Church of Ireland, Tralee, Ballyseedy & Ballymacelligott will take place at Teach na tSolas Centre, Ashe Street on Saturday, December 15th from 10am – 4pm.

KERRY FILMS:  Fenit Development Association presents short films celebrating people and places at Siamsa Tire on Friday, December 14th at 8pm.  For further information, contact 087 3509584 or [email protected]

REUNION for the three former secondary schools in Abbeyfeale is being planned from the 15th to the 21st July 2013.

RAMBLING HOUSE session was held Friday night 7th Dec. in the Thatched House Finuge.

ARDFERT RETREAT CENTRE. Further insights on the Crosbie estate (1872-1922) with Tommy O’Connor.  Tues 11th  Dec at 8pm;  ‘Kramer vs Kramer’ showing Thurs 13 Dec at 7.30 pm. tel: 066 7134276.

DAY: International Human Rights Day 10th ; Dec. 18th International Day of Solidarity with Migrants.

UN World Investment Report notes direct foreign investment in Israel for 2011 more than doubled, jumping from $5.5 billion to $11.37 billion.

FOOD: Terra Madre Day is a worldwide celebration held every year on December 10 to reconnect communities with local food.  Organized by Slow Food since 2009, each year over 1000 unique events show the diversity of our food cultures.
BOOK: Vincent Carmody, launched new book, Listowel, Snapshots of an Irish Market Town, 1850-1950, it is A4 size, hard backed with dust cover and is in full colour, it contains 272 pages. Through eight chapters is traces one hundred years of social and commercial history of Listowel through the medium of old letterheads/billheads/photographs and social comment.

ANCESTORS: Susan Twomey of California who traces her McKenna ancestors “My great-great grandfather Patrick McKenna from Listowel was born c. 1802, married Sarah/Sally M Stack from Duagh…they married c. 1832 and had their 14 children in Ireland before moving to America c. 1862 and settling in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  Pat died in 1865 in Negaunee, Marquette County, Michigan. Pat and Sally were my mother’s great grandparents.”

AIFREANN AN DOMHNAIGH
A CHEILIURADH AG POBAL DE
MAIGHE MHEAIN & CHNUIC AN IUIR
9u la de Nollag, 2012
www.dioceseofkerry.ie
Please pray for the following whose anniversaries occur and for whom Holy Mass will be offered as follows: Pray for Jack Sheehan, Kilbaha anniversary around this time

Sat. 8th Feast of the Immaculate Conception
10.00am Knockanure Tom Relihan and his parents Jeremiah & Anne
11.00am Denis & Nora Hanrahan & the deceased members of the Hanrahan Family
Sat. 8th 7.30pm Moyvane For the People of the Parish
Sun. 9th 10.00am P.J. Nolan, Kilmeaney, Kilmorna 11.00am Elizabeth & Jeremiah Buckley
Mon. 10th No Mass in Moyvane
Tues. 11th 7.30pm William Collins & the deceased members of the Collins Family
Wed. 12th 7.30pm Sheila & Ned Buckley
Thurs. 13th 9.15am Breda Thomas nee Cunningham, Kilbaha
Fri. 14th Stations at the home of Margaret Carmody at 7.30pm for Gortdromagouna.
Sat. 15th 7.30pm Matthew & Bridget Quinn and the deceased members of the Quinn Family
Sun. 16th 10.00am Jack Goulding 11.00am Connie Shine

Adoration Moyvane Sun. 4.00pm to 5.00pm
Wed. 10.00am to 7.00pm
Knockanure Tues. 10.00am to 6.00pm

Readers:- Vigil Elaine Hudson 11.00am Jerry Duggan
Knockanure: Mary O’Flaherty

Community Bulletin
Annual Sacristan’s Collection Knockanure on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Margaret would like to express her sincere gratitude to the parishioners for their generosity during the year.

Knockanure Community Centre Christmas Meal for the Active Retired. The Annual Christmas meal for the active retired will be held at Knockanure Community Centre on Monday 10th December. Mass will take place at 12.30 Sharp. Come and enjoy a great day with a hot meal followed by music and dance. All Welcome.. Please ring in Advance on 068 49799.

Christmas Celebration in Knockanure Church on Sunday evening 23rd December from 7.00pm to 8.00pm. The children will be performing the “Nativity Story” Christmas Carols and Hymns, special prayer and reflection this being “The Year of the Faith”. Don’t miss this special evening of spirituality and healing a great way to prepare for the coming of Jesus into our homes and our hearts for Christmas.

The Senior Citizens Committee gratefully acknowledge Local Business people who sponsored prizes for the Annual Christmas Dinner Party; Newtownsands Co-op, Moyvane Development, Moyvane I.C.A., Moyvane Bingo, Knockanure Community Centre, Tom Roche, Noel Stack, Hollys Gala, Anna Fogarty, Enrights Bar, Frances Leahy, Mike Kennelly & Mike Corridan. We also appreciate those who attended and brought spot prizes thus making the day a great success, and the Marian Hall for providing a wonderful venue. A big thank you to Fr. Lucid for celebrating Mass.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Very Happy Christmas.

Moyvane Ladies Football are holding their A.G.M is taking place on Tuesday 11th December at 8pm in the Marian Hall, Moyvane. All are welcome.

Unveiling of a plaque to the late Paddy Finucane, T.D. will take place at Gale Bridge on the main Listowel/Tarbert road on Sunday 16th December at 2pm.