FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT, December 20, 2009

MASSES FOR CHRISTMAS
CHRISTMAS EVE - Thursday, December 24
Mooncoin: 6.30 pm
Carrigeen: 8.00 pm
Kilnaspic: 10.00 pm
CHRISTMAS DAY - Friday, December 25
Kilnaspic: 9.00 am
Carrigeen: 10.00 am
Mooncoin: 11.00 am

CHRISTMAS ECHOES CD ON SALE
Recordings from The National Schools of the Parish are here in 13 beautiful tracks. Great value at €5. Profits from the CD will go to help finance our Drugs Awareness Programme - Healthy Life Choices.

NATIVITY
The Presentation Girls’ School will perform the Nativity, ‘Hosanna Rock’ in Mooncoin Church on Monday, December 21 at 7pm. Mass will follow.
Afterwards there will be a collection for the Presentation Missions. Any donation gratefully accepted.

SILVER CIRCLE - WEEK 9
€200 - Johnnie O’Brien, Grange. €100 - Willie Brien, Ardera. €50 - Louise Holden, Convent View. €20 - Bridget Dunphy, Tubrid; Eugene Dunphy, Suir Crescent; Cindy Dunphy, Tubrid; Johnnie Murphy, c/o Paddy Crowley; Mary Walsh, Rathkieran; Jimmy Dunphy, Tubrid; Eileen Williams, Ashgrove; Martin Quilty, Clogga; Eithne Bulfin, Cork; Betty Power, Crawn; Kevin Dobbyn, Grange; Cliff Dean, Philbuckstown; Bernard Keane, Riverquarter; Eddie Tobin, Ballymountain; Robert Walsh, Ballincur; John Walsh Jnr., Ballygriffin; Mike Walsh, Crawn; John Croke, Chapel St; Johnny Walsh Snr., Ballygriffin.

SILVER CIRCLE - WEEK 10
€200 - Kevin Grant, Portnascully. €100 - Katy Phelan, Ballytarsney. €50 - Carmel Gallagher, Waterford. €20 - Dina Kennedy, Mooncoin Heights; Mai Cody, Kilnaspic; Ann Purcell, Suir Crescent; Helen Walsh, Comeragh View; Catriona Crowley, Polerone; Tom Doody, Ballincur; Michael Holden, Polerone; Willie Kearns, Barronswood; Breda O’Reilly, Polerone; Eithne Bulfin, Cork; Mandy O’Connor, Carrick Road; Danielle Foran, Ardera; Elaine Fitzgerald, Suir Crescent; Matt Gannon, Grange; Alan Conway, Roseleigh; Wattie Walsh, Polerone; Sean Walsh, Grange; David Phelan, Ardera; Kitty Cashin, Kilmacow; Alice Conway, Carrick Road.

PARISH OFFICE
The Parish Office will close at 1pm on Tuesday, December 22 for the Christmas Holidays and will re-open on Monday, January 4 at 9.30am.

Pilgrimage to Rome
July 25 - August 1, 2010. For more information contact the Parish Office, or Fr. Dermot Ryan.

JUVENILE G.A.A.
Mooncoin Juvenile G.A.A. Club will once again play our annual Richard Ryan Memorial Father’s V Son’s Gaelic Football match in the complex on Friday, January 1 at 12.00pm. Everyone is more than welcome to come along and attend this fun day out. Light refreshments will be served on the day.

MOONCOIN
CLEANERS: Dec 24/Jan 02 Joan Foskin, Ena Laffan, Joan Doran, Catherine Doran.

CARRIGEEN
READERS: Dec 24 (8pm) Teresa O’Neill, Louise Walsh. Dec 25 (10am) Breda Walsh, Joe Sullivan.
ALTAR SOCIETY:
Cleaning of Carrigeen Church. Monday, December 21 at 7pm. As many members as possible to please attend.

KILNASPIC
CLEANERS: Dec 26/Jan 2 - A. Dunphy, M. Frisby.

ANNIVERSARIES
Edmond Dunne, Emil & Turkstown; Michael Purcell, Dublin & Polerone; Catherine Kelly, Silverspring; Nora Jones, Main Street; William Phelan, Skelpstown; James Quinn, Luffany; Kathleen Fewer, Ballygriffin; Frankie Dempsey, Ferrybank; Michael Butler, Clonmore;
Molly & Jackie Allen, Dournane Road; Peter & Cathy Sutton, Kilmacow; Denis & John Egan, Cloncunny.