Knockanure Notes - 2nd December, 2013 - Moyvane

CONFIRMATION Programme “You Shall Be My Witness” first training for candidates will take place on Thursday evening 05th December from 6.30p.m to 7.30p.m at the Community Centre Knockanure. All candidates and parents are requested to attend.

ACTIVE Retirement Day at Knockanure Community Centre
takes place on Monday 9th December 2013. Mass at 12 pm followed by meal at 1.00 pm. Music by Stevie Donegan, All Welcome. If attending important, please ring office on 068 49799. New members especially welcome.

CONGRATULATIONS to Johnny Cronin and his 28 dancers who have qualified for The World Irish Dancing finals in Düsseldorf, they will be held at Easter next year.

CHOIR: Kerry Chamber Choir and Orchestra and others will perform at Tarbert Church on Dec. 8th at 8pm.

JOURNALS from Knocknagoshel and Ballydonoghue are now available.

VIDEO will feature local cast in the film Hard Times which will be screened in the Classic Cinema Listowel on 6th Dec. at 8pm, proceeds in aid of Aras Mhuire Nursing Home, Listowel.

NIGHT VIGIL at Knock on Saturday 7th Dec. For bookings contact: Fitzpatrick’s of Listowel Tim 0862508796, leaving the Square at 4.30pm.

KNOCK: Duagh pilgrimage to Knock, Will take place on Saturday December 7th accompanied by Fr. Pat Moore, bus in Duagh at the Church at 8am, please contact 087 413 8934.

LAUNCH of Ballydonoghue Magazine at Lisselton on Dec. 6th at 8pm.

SINGING NIGHT: West Limerick singing club host a special night on Thursday, December 5 with all funds raised going to Noonan’s Wonderland charities.

CHARITY afternoon tea dance at the Fr. Casey GAA clubhouse on Sunday, December 8th with dancing from 3-6pm to Donie Walsh.

KERRY CHORAL UNION: Christmas musical event will be held on Sunday, December 8th at 7.30pm in St. John’s Church, Tralee.

KNOCKANURE: Annual Christmas Celebration of The Nativity Pageant will take place again this year in Corpus Christi Church Knockanure on Sunday 22nd December 2013.

DEATH took place of Johnny Collins of Lower Athea and Camden, London passed on Thursday 14th November 2013 at his residence in Camden. Sadly missed by his family, neighbours and friends in London & Athea. Requiem Mass for Johnny, took place in Kilburn Church, Quakes Road, London on Thursday 28th November 2013. Remains came to Shannon on Friday, 29th November, Requiem Mass for Johnny Collins at St. Bartholomew’s Church, Athea on Saturday 30th November 2013, burial after in Holy Cross Cemetery, Athea.

DEATH took place on 22nd November 2013 of Liam Collins of Springmount, Duagh. Survived by his sons Adrian and Connor Declan, daughters Aoife and Aisling, wife Valerie, brothers James, Dan Joe and Gerard. Requiem Mass for Liam Collins was celebrated at St. Brigit’s Church Duagh on 25th November 2013, Funeral afterwards to the Old Cemetery, The Square, Abbeyfeale.

ANNIVERSARIES: Mary manning, Denis Sweeney, Ellen Vaughan, Pat Hayes, Jim Brosnan, Bridget McCarthy, Nora Stack, Margaret Kennelly, Michael Fitzmaurice, Betty Coughlan, Ollie Leahy, Bridie Stack, Mikey Holly, Bishop Moynihan, Margaret Dillane, Kay Holloway, Nora Flaherty, John Moore, Tim Kennelly, James O Connor, Nora Foran, Breda Thomas, Jane Desmond, Johnny Broderick, Peggy Moriarty, Tom O Connell. Mass on Tues. 3rd at 7.30pm for Julia, Paddy & Billy Hanrahan & the deceased members of the Hanrahan Family. Mass on Sat. 7th at 7.30pm for Kathleen O’Connor. Mass on Sun. 8th at 10.00am for P.J. Nolan and the

11.00am Mass in Moyvane is for Maureen Foley & the deceased members of the Foley Family

FIRST FRIDAY Mass on Thurs. 5th in Knockanure at 7.30pm and in Moyvane on Fri. 6th at 7.30. First Friday of the Month. Usual Communion Rounds, Knockanure in the morning and Moyvane in the afternoon.

SACRISTAN’S Collection in Knockanure 24th and 25th Dec.

CHURCH NEWS: Diocesan Collection for the Youth Service on the 7th & 8th December. Parish Pastoral Council Meeting on Tuesday 3rd December at 8.15pm in the Presbytery.

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

Readers: Vigil, John Corbett & Jimmy Collins. 11.00am Amanda Coulson & Aine O’Connor. Knockanure, 10.00am Gerard Leahy & Brenda Clancy.

POSTPONED: We have decided to postpone the Jubilee Mass from the 13th December, 2013 to Tuesday 22nd April, 2014. Corpus Christi Church Knockanure was blessed and dedicated to Divine Worship on Tuesday 21st April 1964.

Moyvane Branch of St. Vincent De Paul, can be contacted at this no. (087) 6805792.

THANKS: Thank you to all who contributed to the Enable Ireland Collection last weekend. The amount collected was €536.86.

SANTA Claus, in conjunction with Moyvane Development will be turning on The Christmas Tree Lights on Saturday Night December 7th at 8.15pm (after Mass). Come along and enjoy the festivities with Carol Singing etc.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: In preparation for Christmas will take place each Sunday of Advent in the Adoration Chapel Listowel, from 3pm to 6pm and also every Tuesday & Wednesday. You are invited to drop in and spend time before the Blessed Sacrament.

CHOIRS: Guinness Book of Records carol singers record. The event will take place in Croke Park Stadium, on Thursday, 19th of December between 7pm & 9pm and will be hosted by Miriam O’Callaghan. More from http://www.starschoirsandcarols.ie/

PARTY: Athea Going Strong and Vincent de Paul are holding their Annual Christmas Party on Wednesday December 11th at The Top of the Town. Mass is at 12 noon followed by dinner. This being a hot-meal it is necessary to hand in your name before Friday Dec 6th to any of the committee or to Collins’ or Rose’s Shop, Top of the Town or Mary T. Mulvihill. There will be music with Jim Connery,

THOUGHT: An ounce of love is worth a pound of knowledge. John Wesley.

TALK by Dr Tony Humphreys will be given at Dromhall Hotel 10th Dec. at 7.30pm all are welcome.

TOASTMASTERS: Wednesday, December 4 at the Desmond Complex from 8.30pm – 10.30pm. New members are always welcomed. For further information contact Donnacha on 086 8494505.

RAMBLING HOUSE FINUGE; will take place in the thatch cottage Fri night Dec. 6th at 9pm. Singers and dancers welcome.

DEVELOPMENT PLAN is designed and constructed by planners, like all of us we expect them to think of their own jobs first, are they making it easier to create Kerry jobs. Jobs.ie have 3,500 jobs in Dublin, 406 Cork and 92 Kerry in recent search.

6,700 Irish workers entered Canada on temporary work visas in 2012 and it is estimated that this figure has at least doubled in 2013.

ST JOHN’S for Dec.: 1st to 20th, Stained Glass Painting Exhibition by Mary J Leen. Tue 3rd, Abba Forever hits with a four piece lookalike and sound alike band.
Wed 4th, The Mid-Night Cowboy. A Play written and performed by Pius McGrath and presented by Honest Arts Production Company.
Fri 6th, Rónán O’Snodaigh. The Kila frontman and bodhrán master is undertaking his latest solo album. (Can AM) tour.
Tue 10th, Where The Sea Used To Be – Film Club.
Directed by Paul Farren best debut director, Amsterdam 2012. In association with Access Cinema. Wed 11th, Piano Recital
David Syme, the American piano virtuoso performs works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Gershwin and some Irish melodies.

DUAGH CRAFT FAIR AND SANTA’S GROTTO: Hosted by the Duagh Development Association takes place in the Church Grounds on Sunday, December 15th. 2013. Special visitors – Santa Claus and Mrs Claus, who will meet the children in his Grotto and will give them a gift. There will be music and entertainment throughout the day from local Choir/Carol singers and DJ. Hot Chocolate available and you can enter a raffle for a Turkey and Ham.

YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS: The Youth Ministry Team of the Limerick Diocese hope to lead a pilgrimage of young people on the Camino from July 8-15th 2014. Young people must be over the age of 21 at the time of travel. To find out more, contact 061-400133.

FEALE CONNECTED, the Abbeyfeale branch, has recently trained new Volunteers and so has the capacity to take on more Clients. If you would like to receive a weekly phone call, please contact 087 329 0483 or 087 118 4160.

WORLDWIDE CONSULTATION ON FAMILY ISSUES: In preparation for the October 2014 meeting of Bishops in Rome dealing with family issues, a questionnaire is being distributed worldwide. Copies can be found at the back of the parish churches

BISHOP Ray Browne will confer the Ministry of Reader on Jean Yves Letanneur(Sneem) and Conor Bradley(Milltown) on Saturday December 7th at 6.15pm in The Cathedral Killarney. The ministry of Reader is a stage on the path to the Permanent Diaconate. Liturgy begins at 6.15. All are welcome!

ADVENT WREATH
Advent is a time of waiting, hoping and preparing for the celebration of the birth of Jesus at Christmas. The Advent wreath is a tradition of reminding us to prepare with prayer, penance and faith. The circular wreath reminds us of God’s infinity and his infinite love for us. The evergreen leaves are a symbol of hope. The purple candles remind us to pray and do good deeds during Advent. The pink candle (lit on the 3rd Sunday) is a symbol of the Joy we experience through our faith in Jesus. Lighting the candles in sequence each week marks the journey through Advent into Christmas as we prepare to open our hearts to welcome Jesus.
We pray that God’s blessing may rest on our Advent wreath and on each one of us as we light our first candle this week.

WEST LIMERICK GRAVEYARD SURVEY SHOWCASE: There will be a showcase on Tuesday, December 3 in the Desmond Complex Newcastle West detailing the work which has been carried out to date by local volunteers to survey historic graveyards in the West Limerick area. Event free of charge – all are welcome. For full details see www.wlr.ie. Contact Suzanne at West Limerick Resources on 069 79114 or email [email protected]

Kerryman May 1st 1934
Letter dated 1st May 1934 from Edmund Mulvihill of Moyvane in reply to J C O Connor of the League of Youth who made claims in the Kerryman of 28th April 1934 that Mr Blythe visited Moyvane in 1915 to organise volunteers, Mr Mulvihill claims Blight came to Newtownsandes in 1917 where he addressed 3 men, Edmund Mulvihill, John Guiney of Claar and John White of Aughrim, who was then a Postman. Newtownsandes League of Youth and their ancestors were missing when the fight for freedom was on claimed Edmund Mulvihill.

Limerick Leader 13 April 1921, party of crown forced were in Moyvane house searching when it was set alight and the door was locked, but they escaped with minor injuries.

Irish Independent 26th September 1938, reports death of Fr Patrick Maher a native of Trieneragh who was Parish Priest in Moyvane for 2 years, he was ordained in 1895, served for a time in America and was Parish Priest in Brosna before coming to Newtownsandes.

Kerryman 27 Aug 1955, excepts.
Article on Whiteboyism . Fr Kieran Barry, Creeves Cross in Glin Notes home on holiday.
4 generations of O Donoghue in the Black Valley, picture and church opening.
Abbeyfeale priests home, Monsignor Maurice Woulfe PP Wolverhampton, Fr Con Connell of Maynooth Mission to China, Fr Dan Harnett PP Brentwood.
2,000 from Kerry visited Lough Derg in 1955.

NUNS: Bishop Leahy and friends of the Little Company of Mary congratulate the Sisters on 125 years of nursing at Limerick. The sisters from the Little Company of Mary no longer work on the wards of St John’s Hospital; some are involved at Milford Care Centre. The order’s founder Mother Mary Potter came to Limerick to run St John’s, which opened in 1780.

Count Arthur Moore, a Home Rule MP, brought then here from Rome, following his wife’s illness in Rome, where she experienced their care.

Food Fair Farming Night Nov 2013
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