Newsletter 9th March 2025

Parish Mass Times:
Moycarkey: Monday; Wednesday & Friday 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; Monday at 10.00am
Masses live streamed from Littleton:https://www.churchservices.tv/littleton

St. Patrick’s Day: This year we will be praying at all our Masses for family members who are living abroad. Please take a card with you as you leave and write the names of those who have left home and place it in the box marked St. Patrick’s Day.

Trócaire Lenten Campaign: Trócaire Boxes are available at the Churches this weekend. Please support the work of Trócaire.

Lenten Food Appeal: Over the next few weeks we are inviting parishioners to donate a non-perishable food item each weekend during Lent. After Lent, items will be donated to one of the Third World Countries. Our food item next weekend is Coffee. Please bring some with you to Mass and leave it in the box inside the Church door. (This project is being organised by a group of Transition Year Students for the parish who are participating in the Pope John Paul II Awards).

Parish Lottery: Congratulations to Chrissie Graham winner of this week’s Parish Lotto. The Jackpot now stands at €5,000.

Open night in Thurles College of Further Education, (Coláiste Eile): Railway Road, Thurles on Monday 10th March from 7.00 – 9.00 pm.

The Moycarkey-Borris Saint Patrick’s Day Parade: Takes place in Littleton village on Monday March 17th at 10.30am. Groups or individuals are more than welcome to take part. Please contact parade chairman Sean Ryan in (087) 4581455.

Littleton Tidy Towns: Will hold a Church Gate Collection this Sunday 9th March at 12. Please support.
St. Kevin’s NS Littleton: Following two successful fundraising shows at the Horse and Jockey Hotel, the play ‘Heroes and Ghosts – The Life and Times of Larry Slattery’, will be performed again in Knockavilla Hall on Sunday, March 16th at 7.30pm. A limited number of tickets are available through the school. Please contact (0504) 44493.

Daffodil Day (Irish Cancer Society) March 28th: Is fast approaching and we are looking for donations of daffodils for Thurles town and volunteers are needed on the day. For more information please contact Bernie at 086 3848898.

Moyne Drama Group: Are running their highly entertaining play “It’s The Real McCoy” for two more nights on Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th March at 8pm. From the proceeds, donations will be made to Suir Haven Cancer Support, CAMEO, Care Dementia Support, Thurles Town Park, Loughtagalla & Moyne Hall.

St. Kevin’s N.S. Littleton Clothing Collection Fundraiser: Bags of clothing can be dropped to the school on Wed 12th and Thurs 13th March during school hours and also from 7-8pm on Thurs 13th. Your support would be greatly appreciated.

We pray for those whose anniversaries occur at this time:

Moycarkey: Marian Sweeney, Church View & remember Phena Sweeney, Thurles whose Anniversary occurs at this time; Tom Leahy, Kylenoe; Pat Bourke Maxfort (Saturday 8th March at 6.30pm).

Lottie Doran, Archerstown (1st Anniv.); Thomas McCormack, Curraheen (1st Anniv.) & his parents Patrick & Johanna McCormack whose Anniversaries occur at this time; Annie & John Donnelly, Knockanuss; Tommy & Connie Gleeson, Drumboe (Saturday 15th March at 6.30pm).

Littleton: Mary Lee, 11 McDonagh Tce., (2nd Anniv); Kay Grehan (née Gooney); Denis Bourke, Hammersmith London & formally of Littleton (Sunday 9th March at 12).

John Fahy, Ballybeg; Daniel Pollard late of Church View, Littleton; Kitty & Jim Fanning, McDonagh Tce., & their daughter Maureen Keneally; Pat Ryan, Ballybeg, Littleton & deceased family members; Mary & John O’Connor, Mullinahone (Sunday 16th March at 12).

Two Mile Borris:
Willie Bowe, Leigh, Two Mile Borris; Nell & Paddy Bourke, Leigh
(Sunday 9th March at 10.30am).