Newsletter 06 Dec
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CHRISTMAS FAIR
CHRISTMAS FAIR : A date for your diary, Sunday December 13 at the Resource Centre after 10 o’clock mass where we will have lots on offer. In addition to the usual Cake Sale we will have Home made Christmas Cakes, Plum Puddings and Mince, Christmas Flower Arrangements, Farmers Market with Vegetable Stall & Firewood, Kids Corner face-painting & Mrs Claus, Raffle, Children’s Christmas Art Competition Prize Giving, Carol singing by Ballybrown Church Choir, and Complimentary Refreshments. Come early and enjoy a lovely festive morning with friends.
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Leave a Comment (0) →MPCC CREDIT UNION NOTICE OF AGM
MPCC CREDIT UNION NOTICE OF AGM: The Board of Directors of MPCC Credit Union would like to advise members that the Credit Union’s A.G.M. takes place on Tuesday, December 15 @ 8.00pm in Ballybrown/Clarina Community Resource Centre. Members are invited and encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be served and a draw for members in attendance will take place on the night.
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Leave a Comment (0) →CREDIT UNION BURSARY AWARD
CREDIT UNION BURSARY AWARD : Congratulations to Lisa O’Reilly of Ballykeeffe, who has been selected as the worthy winner of the 2015 M.P.C.C. Credit Union Bursary Award. Introduced in 2012, M.P.C.C. Credit Union Ltd. offers a Third Level Education Bursary Award of €2,000 per annum for up to 4 years to the winning candidate.
This Award is not performance based (i.e. based on Leaving Certificate Results) and is awarded competitively on merit as determined by the MPCC Credit Union judging panel based on criteria which show the applicant’s efforts to actively participate in and improve their community or the lives of others.
Lisa is a former pupil of Salesian College, Pallaskenry and is currently studying in University of Limerick. Lisa is actively involved in her community as a Garda Reserve in Community Policing and also helps out with the Limerick Free Dinners Project. She has previously been acknowledged for her volunteer work when she was a finalist in the Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards. As well as being active in her local community, Lisa has also volunteered in Africa and spent 6 months out there working with children in need.
MPCC Credit Union is a local community based organisation and hopefully the Bursary Award will encourage the credit union’s younger members to get actively involved in their community and improve the lives of others.
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Leave a Comment (0) →REGISTER TO VOTE
REGISTER TO VOTE : With a general election due in the spring of 2016, Limerick Youth Service wishes to remind young people to check that they are registered to vote and if not, to register.
Young people can visit www.checktheregister.ie
With the high youth turnout in last May’s referenda it is important that young people continue to engage in the democratic process and realise that their voice can be heard,’ added Mr. Troy, Youth Information Officer.
With the high youth turnout in last May’s referenda it is important that young people continue to engage in the democratic process and realise that their voice can be heard,’ added Mr. Troy, Youth Information Officer.
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Leave a Comment (0) →RATHKEALE & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
RATHKEALE & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY : Very Reverend Donough Canon O’Malley will journey thorough the towns and villages of Co. Limerick using a selection of old postcards when he addresses Rathkeale & District Historical this Friday night November 27.
His presentation is sure to unleash a cascade of fond memories of times gone by and of places we might have known. This selection of postcards has not been seen before and Canon O’Malley will embellish it with wise and witty stories and comments gathered from five decades of pastoral work in Ireland and the U.K.
The presentation begins at 8.30pm in The Community Arts Centre located in the area offices of Limerick City & County Council on the Ballingarry Road. The venue is accessible by lift and by stairs and there is no admission fee. All are welcome.
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Leave a Comment (0) →PRE-BAPTISMAL GATHERINGS
PRE-BAPTISMAL GATHERINGS : From January 01 2016 we would like to invite all parents who wish to have their baby son/daughter baptised to attend a pre-baptismal gathering which we hope will assist in deepening their understanding of the sacrament of baptism. Godparents may come along for the pre- baptismal gathering if they so wish.
The Pre-Baptismal Gatherings will be held monthly at 7.30pm for approx 45mins
Patrickswell Church on the 2nd Tuesday of the Month
Ballybrown Church on the 3rd Monday of the Month.
If parents are unable to attend the pre-baptismal gathering in the Church where their baby will be baptised they may attend the pre-baptismal gathering in another church eg Infant is being baptised in Patrickswell Church parents may attend the pre-baptismal gathering in Ballybrown Church. It is advised that when parents are booking their baptism date that they book their pre-baptismal gathering also. Bookings can be made with Pauline in the Parish Office or with the Church Sacristans Maria and Pat.
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Leave a Comment (0) →SENIOR CITIZENS CHRISTMAS PARTY COMMITTEE
THE SENIOR CITIZENS CHRISTMAS PARTY COMMITTEE would like to thank all who attended their 45 Drive on Sunday last to raise funds for their Christmas Party. It was a great success and a most enjoyable afternoon. A sincere word of thanks also to those who brought spot prizes for the raffle.
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Leave a Comment (0) →BALLYBROWN JOURNAL
BALLYBROWN JOURNAL: The fifteenth edition of the Ballybrown Parish Journal will be launched by Fr. Eamonn Fitzgibbon on Monday night next November 30th in the Ballybrown GAA Clubhouse at 9.00pm. This is an eagerly awaited local publication each year and we are hoping for a big attendance. The Journal which still just costs €10 will be for sale on the night and will be available from Tuesday December 1st at Martin Hayes’s shop in Tervoe and from Centra in Clarina. There will surely be some item of interest in the 160 plus pages and will be a welcome present for our exiles over the Christmas Holidays. The Ballybrown Pioneer Association would like to thank the Journal Editorial Committee, Tom Donovan, Des Fitzgerald, Michael McNamara, Carl Musgrave Martin Hayes and Willie Ryan for another job well done. Thanks also to Jim O’Farrell for his beautiful painting on the front cover, I wonder can you guess what it is this year? A big thank you also goes to our Advertisers for their financial assistance and we ask you to support all these local business people where possible. Thanks also to the Ballybrown GAA Club for the use of their premises. All that remains is for to extend a big invitation to all and we hope to see you on Monday night. Enjoy a cup of tea and a chat. Remember ” Christmas in Ballybrown would not be the same without the Journal”. Thank you.
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