Parish Mass Times:
Moycarkey: Mon, Wed & Fri at 10.00am; Saturday at 6.30pm; Radio Link – tune into 105.1.
Littleton: Monday to Friday at 9.00am; Sunday at 12.00.
Two-Mile-Borris: Sunday at 10.30am.
Masses live streamed from Littleton: https://www.churchservices.tv/littleton
Christmas Masses:
Moycarkey: Christmas Eve at 6.30pm; Christmas Day at 10.30am.
Littleton: Christmas Eve: 7.30pm; Christmas Day at 12 Noon.
Two-Mile-Borris: Christmas Eve at 5.30pm; Christmas Day at 10.30am.
Christmas Penitential Services will be held in:
St. Joseph & Brigid, Bothar na Naomh, Thurles – Tuesday, Dec 17th from 6pm-8pm.
St. Mary’s Church, Moyne – Wednesday, December 18th from 7pm-8pm.
Sacred Heart Church, Templetuohy – Wednesday, December 18th from 7pm-8pm.
Sacred Heart Church, Gortnahoe – Thursday, December 19th from 7pm-8pm.
Christmas Carol Service: Will take place in Our Lady & St. Kevin’s Church, Littleton on Wednesday, December 18th at 7.30pm. All welcome.
Adoration in Littleton Church: Every Tuesday from 7pm-8pm. Prayers including Rosary, Holy Face & Divine Mercy. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Thursday from 9.30am – 1pm & 6pm – 8pm. All are welcome.
Bambinelli (Baby Jesus) – Sunday 15th of December: All Children are invited to bring the Baby Jesus figurine from their family crib to be placed on the altar for a Blessing. All children will be invited to come forward for the Blessing. The celebration will take place on the following dates:
St. Peter’s Church, Moycarkey – Saturday 14th December at 6:30pm.
St. James Church, Two Mile Borris – Sunday 15th December at 10:30am.
Our Lady & St. Kevin’s Church, Littleton – Sunday 15th December at 12.
Parish Lottery: Congratulations to Margaret Lanphier winner of this week’s Parish Lotto. The Jackpot now stands at €5,000.
Parish Lotto! Thank you so much to everyone who is supporting our fundraiser lotto. You are making a real difference, and we really appreciate your support. Some magical news, every line in our fundraiser lotto on Thursday 19th December 2024, has a chance to win our Jackpot and has a FREE chance to win one of five magical Christmas Giveaway Competition prizes. This nationwide competition is open to all people who have a ticket in a lotto run by our service provider ‘Our Fundraiser’ and the prizes are €2,500 Cash Prize, 2 x Oasis Platinum Tickets, Meta Quest 3 VR Bundle, The Ultimate Christmas Hamper and a €500 Dunnes Stores Gift Card.
The annual collection for the St. Vincent de Paul: Is being held this month. We would again appeal to your generosity and, as always, your kind contribution will be distributed within the Parish. If you or any of your family need the help of the St. Vincent de Paul, please phone 087 1165143.
We remember in our prayers those who have died:
Paddy Coman, Coldfields, Two Mile Borris – Reposing in Hugh Ryan’s Funeral Home, Slievenamon Rd., Thurles on Sunday, 15th December from 5-7pm. Arriving at St. James Church, Two Mile Borris on Monday 16th December at 11am for Requiem Mass at 11.30am. Burial afterwards in Two Mile Borris Cemetery.
John O’Grady (Culbáire), Pinehurst, Clongour, Thurles.
We pray for those whose anniversaries occur at this time:
Moycarkey: Jack Doherty, Aughnagomaun & Noel Hewitt, Inisfallen Ave., Thurles; Jimmy and Rena Stapleton, Horse and Jockey; Nora Nolan, Turtulla (Saturday 14th December at 6.30pm).
T.K. & Phil Dwyer, Turtulla; John & Hannah McGrath, Moycarkey; Ned, Alice & Jim O’Hea, Moycarkey; Pat & Una O’Meara, late of Killough (Saturday 21st December at 6.30pm).
Littleton: John & Alice Cooney, McDonagh Terrace (Mass offered) (Sunday 15th December at 12).
Mary Carroll, Main St., Littleton (Wed 18th Dec at 9am); Pat Houlihan, Church View (Thurs 19th Dec at 9am); Kitty Cagney (Fri 20th Dec at 9am); Tommy & John Kelly, 8 St. Bridget’s Terrace; Peggy Fox, Derryhogan, Littleton (Sun 22nd December at 12).
Two Mile Borris: Tom & Betty Hayes, Harkin Park, Two Mile Borris & their grandson Ciaran; Jimmy Walsh & deceased members of the Walsh & Ryan families (Sunday 15th December at 10.30am).