Offertory Collection last Weekend: – €598.70
Weekday Masses
Moycarkey Church: Monday to Friday at 9.00a.m.
Littleton Church: Monday to Friday at 9.00a.m.
Two-Mile-Borris Church: Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 10.00am;
Parish Office:
Opening Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9.45am to 1.30pm. Items for the weekly newsletter should be emailed to the Secretary no later than 12 noon on Thursday.
Parish Website: A new parish website has been designed. In order to access please log on to www.moycarkeyborris.ie.
Sacrament of Baptism: The next information session will be held in the Parish Office on Monday January 14th from 7.30-8.15pm. Please contact the Parish Office in advance to confirm your place on the course. Parish Office (0504 – 60018)
Christmas Cards: Beautifully designed Christmas Cards featuring pictures of our three Churches in the Parish are now been sold in the Parish Office, price – €1 per card.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament:
Moycarkey: Wednesday after 9.00am Mass to 4.00pm & 6.00pm to 9.00pm;
Two-Mile-Borris: Wednesday after 10.00am Mass;
Littleton: Thursday after 9.00am Mass to 10.30am & 8.00pm to 9.00pm. A Holy Hour will be held in Littleton Church on Tuesday from 7 – 8 pm.
Christmas Collection for the Clergy: Will be held on Sunday 16th December and over the Christmas. We ask everyone to contribute.
St. Vincent De Paul: Annual Church Gate collection will take place this weekend. Contribution envelopes are available in the church porches. Your support is very much appreciated.
Coffee Morning: Niamh O’Meara would like to thank all those who generously supported the aforementioned last Sunday. Niamh will be travelling to Calcutta for the Hope Foundation next year.
Parish Christmas Social: will take place on Sunday, 9th of December at 2pm in the Anner Hotel. Music on the day by the band Checkers, all are welcome. For more information please contact: Margaret Cantwell @ 086 3152829; Anne Strapp @ 087 6839486 & Martin Dwyer @086 2549154.
A Healing Service: As part of our preparation for Christmas we cordially invite you and your family to join us for our Parish Healing Service in Littleton Church on Thursday 20th December at 7.30pm. After the Healing Service and Mass, you will have an opportunity to avail of the Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession). Visiting clergy will be in attendance to hear confessions.
Littleton N.S. Christmas Carol Service: Children from Littleton N.S. will perform a Carol Service in Littleton Church on Monday, 17th December at 7.30pm. All welcome.
Littleton Village: Signs have been erected around Littleton village to clean up after your dog. Bags can be obtained in the Community Centre. Please keep the village clean.
Moycarkey Littleton Borris Community Alert: reminder to follow An Garda Síochána’s winter warning to LOCK UP & LIGHT UP. Keep alert, keep safe.
Month’s Mind Masses:
Maureen O’Mahony (née O’Sullivan) & pray for her husband Michael O’Mahony (who’s anniversary occurs at this time), Kalla-Bawn, Leigh, Two-Mile-Borris on this Sunday at 10.30am in Two-Mile-Borris Church.
Daniel Fitzpatrick, Ballybeg on next Sunday, 16th December at 12 noon in Littleton Church.
Anniversaries:
Moycarkey Church: This Saturday at 6.30pm: Mick Roche, Horse & Jockey; Kitty & Martin Hewitt, Knockroe & deceased members of the Ryan family; Next Saturday at 6.30pm: Margaret (Peggy) Power (née Commins), Galboola; Nora Nolan, Turtulla; Mary & Paddy Tobin, Turtulla
Littleton Church: This Saturday at 7.30pm: Billy & Maureen Ryan, Ballybeg; Annie O’Gorman, Galboola; Next Saturday at 7.30pm: Martin & Bridget Meagher, Ashfield, Galboola.
Two-Mile-Borris Church: This Sunday at 10.30am: Tom & Mary Taylor; Next Sunday at 10.30am: Tom & Betty Hayes, Harkin Park & their grandson Ciaran; Pat, Mai & Paddy Maher, Cloncleigh & deceased members of the Maher & Butler families; Brigid (Tess) Spillane (1st Anniversary) & Stephen Spillane (20th Anniversary).