Church of St Colmcille Kells & Church of the Immaculate Conception Girley.
Mass Times
Kells. Saturday. 7.30pm. Sunday. 9.00am, 11.00am, 12.15pm.Girley. Sunday. 10.00am.
Weekly Notices courtesy of Martin Grace,
Parish Office
Parish News2003 Parish News2002
Priest on Duty – Fr. Shortall Ph 40213.
Times of weekend Masses: Sat Vigil 7.30pm, Sunday 9am, 11am and 12.15. Girley 10oc.
Times of weekday Masses: Monday 7.45am, Tues-Fri 7.45am, 9.30am, Sat 10am.
Confessions: Saturday 10.30 – 11am, 2-3pm, 7 – 7.30pm, after Vigil Mass
Baptisms Second and Fourth Sunday 3pm.
Adoration of Blessed Sacrament : Monday – Friday 8am-8pm
MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST
There will be a meeting of all Ministers of the Eucharist on Monday Sept 8 in the Edmund Rice Centre.
La Chéile Eile
Survivors of institutional child abuse are invited to a meeting in Navan on Friday 12 Sept 2-4pm. Ph John 086 8896354.
Mass Intentions for Week
Wedns 9.30 – Mass for P.J. Cole, Moynalty Rd.
Sat (Sept 13) 10am – 2nd Ann – Noel Lawlor, Navan
7.30pm – MM – John Brady, died New Jersey.
Sun (Sept 14) 12.15 – MM – P.J. Cahill, Grand Priory.
Anniversary Masses
Matt and Rose Healy, Station House. Kathleen and James McKenna, Athboy
Rosaleen Sweeney, Church St James Ivan Gilsenan, Maudlin Rd
Bunny Lynch, Headfort Place. Sean Finnegan, Bective St
Michael Finnegan, Bective St Anne and William Watters, Canon St.
Speech and Drama Classes: Resume in Parish Hall on Monday Sept 15. Details Rhoda Kane 40106.
Priest on Duty – Fr. John Ph 40213.
Times of weekend Masses: Sat Vigil 7.30pm, Sunday 9am, 11am and 12.15. Girley 10oc.
Times of weekday Masses: Monday 7.45am, Tues-Fri 7.45am, 9.30am, Sat 10am.
Confessions: Saturday 10.30 – 11am, 2-3pm, 7 – 7.30pm, after Vigil Mass
Baptisms Second and Fourth Sunday 3pm.
Adoration of Blessed Sacrament : Monday – Friday 8am-8pm
Mass Intentions for Week
Sat (Sept 13) 7.30pm – MM – John Brady, died New Jersey.
Sat (Sept 14) 12.15 – MM – P.J. Cahill, Grand Priory.
Sat (Sept 20) 10am – 5th Ann – Eileen Fox, Girley.
7.30pm– 2nd Ann – Willie Kiernan, Oliver Plunkett Rd
Sun (Sept 21) 11am – 1st Ann – John Kennedy, late Fyanstown.
Anniversary Masses
Margaret Ward, Rosmeen Frank, Roseanne and Rosa McGovern, Circular Rd
Joseph Eustace, Canon St
Priest on Duty – Fr. Liam Ph 40213.
Times of weekend Masses: Sat Vigil 7.30pm, Sunday 9am, 11am and 12.15. Girley 10oc.
Times of weekday Masses: Monday 7.45am, Tues-Fri 7.45am, 9.30am, Sat 10am.
Confessions: Saturday 10.30 – 11am, 2-3pm, 7 – 7.30pm, after Vigil Mass
Baptisms Second and Fourth Sunday 3pm.
Adoration of Blessed Sacrament : Monday – Friday 8am-8pm
ATTENTION MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST
Ministers are asked to ensure that they have their Rota and their guidelines. Copies are available in the Sacristy.
ATTENTION MINISTERS OF THE WORD (READERS)
Those who were unable to attend the recent meeting are asked to collect their guidelines in the Sacristy.
READERS FOR OCTOBER
Sat 7.30pm – Linda Nelson
Sun 9am– Tomas Duignan /Aoife Drew
I1oc – Catherine Molloy 12.15 – Pat Dunne
Special Ministers for October – Group 1.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL: The Society requires small wardrobe, chest of drawers and bedside lockers.
ST. PADRE PIO
A picture of St. Padre Pio will be blessed at the 9.30 Mass and placed in the Parish Church this Tuesday. All welcome.
OUR LADY OF MERCY PRIMARY SCHOOL
The AGM of the Parents Association wil take place in the School Hall on Tues Sept 16 at 8.30pm. All parents and guardians are welcome.
Kells Community School
Adult Education Night Classes – enrolment on Monday 22 and Tues 2 Sept 7.30-9.30 at the School. Classes begin 7 Oct.
Recently Departed
Nellie Murphy, Cavan Rd, Patsy Farrelly, Fordstown, Ita 0’Donovan, Navan
Bridget Gogarty, late Canon St died Dublin
Mass Intentions for Week
Sat (Sept 20) 7.30pm – 2nd Ann – Willie Kiernan, Oliver Plunkett Rd
Sun (Sept 21) 11am – 1st Ann – John Kennedy, Fyanstown
Tuesday: 9.30 -MM – Ellen Hoey, late Suffolk St
Thurs: 9.30 MM – Charles Goodwin, Kilmainham.
Sat (Sept 27) 10am – 2nd Ann – Richard Cassidy, Archdeaconry.
7.30pm – 2nd Ann – Patsy and David Caffrey, Loyd
Sun (Sept 28)
Anniversary Masses
Eileen Drew, Rockfield Philip Carroll, Fyanstown.
John Cummins, Slane and late Balrath Thomas Loughran, Church St
Jim Rogers, Suffolk St Laurence 0’Driscoll.
COLLECTIONS
Offertory and missalettes Kells €2111 Girley €154
Weekly envelopes Kells €1568 Girley €36
We thank all who contribute weekly and those who pay by Direct Debit.
Annual Dues: We thank the residents and collectors for their help and generosity: Gardenrath Rd (Eileen Flanagan), Carrick St, Cross Carrick (Betty McDonnell), Headfort Grove (Patricia Carr), Gardenrath Rd, Grangegodden (Claire Newman), St, Colmcille Villas (Alice Mulvany).
Breast Check: Women 50-64 years are invited to free mammogram (breast X rays) at mobile unit on grounds of Our Lady Hospital Navan (Sept 2003-Jan 2004).
Kells Adult Education Centre: Enrolment date Thursday 25 Sept, 7.30-9.30pm.
VTOS Schemes for unemployed starting Sept 2003. Leaflets and application forms from Adult Education Centre, Bective St, Kells.
Save the Tara/Skreen Valley: Public Meeting on Thurs 25 Sept at 8pm in St. Columban’s
Dalgan Park to save the Valley from the M3 motorway.
Irish Dancing Classes: Classes have resumed in Parish Hall, Kells on Thursdays 5pm. New members welcome.
Kells Tennis Club: Irish Sopranos in Headfort Arms Hotel on Thurs Sept 25 at 8.30. Tickets (€20) from Hotel.
Yoga Classes: Iona Hall on Monday 22 Sept and Tues 23 Sept at 8pm. Details Frankie 086 3781200.
Yoga Classes: Monday Sept 22nd in Kells Parochial School, Carrick St. Details 9021586.
Drumbaragh Lotto: No winner, this week €6200. Committee Meeting Tues 23 Sept at 9pm
Drumbaragh Ladies Club: Please return all outstanding marathon cards ASAP. Coffee/Tea evening Monday 22 Sept at 8pm. All welcome. Details 097 9066848.
Kilmainham Lotto: No winner, this week €5270.
Handball Club: Lotto no winner, this week €2000.Congrats to T. Sheridan on winning First Senior Singles All Ireland Title last weekend. Best of luck to Tom Sheridan and Walter 0’Connor next Sat 27 Sept at Croke Park at 8pm.
Alps: Tues Sept 23 10.30-12.30 Kells Adult Education Centre.
Kells Musical and Dramatic Society: Calling all actors, singers and dancers for their
28th Panto ‘Aladdin’ on Thurs 2 Oct in V de P Hall. Enrolment for children at 7pm. Enrolment, script reading and information for teens and adults at 8.15. New members welcome. Annual collection next Sat and Sun Sept 27/28. Support appreciated.
Found: Sum of money in Kells Shop. Owner may ring 9240264 with details.
Priest on Duty – Fr. John Ph 40213.
Times of weekend Masses: Sat Vigil 7.30pm, Sunday 9am, 11am and 12.15. Girley 10oc.
Times of weekday Masses: Monday 7.45am, Tues-Fri 7.45am, 9.30am, Sat 10am.
Confessions: Saturday 10.30 – 11am, 2-3pm, 7 – 7.30pm, after Vigil Mass
Baptisms Second and Fourth Sunday 3pm. Adoration of Blessed Sacrament: Monday – Friday 8am-8pm
FINANCE/CHURCH REFURBISHMENT COMMITTEE
There will be a meeting of the Parish and Finance Administration Committee on Thurs 2 Oct in the Parochial House at 8pm followed by a meeting of the Church Refurbishment Committee at 8.30pm.
COURSES IN DOWDSTOWN HOUSE, DALGAN PARK NAVAN
Sept 29 - A House or a Home? (John Lonergan, Governor of Mountjoy).
Oct 6 – Living together as a family (Paddy Sweeney, Family Therapist).
Oct 3 - Positive Discipline (Catherine Brennan, Counsellor).
FIRST FRIDAY WEEK
Monday: Masses 7.45 and Padre Pio Mass 7.30pm. Marian Movement after Padre Pio Mass in Convent Chapel.
Thursday:Confessions 7-7.30pm.
Friday: First Friday Masses 7.45, and 7.30pm. No 9.30 Mass. Masses offered for names on List of Dead
Girley: First Friday. Exposition of Blessed Sacrament 10-8pm. Mass 8pm.
Readers for October
Sat 7.30pm – Linda Nelson. Sun 9am– Tomas Duignan /Aoife Drew. I1oc – Catherine Molloy 12.15 – Pat Dunne
9.30 Readers for October – Br. Michael Sept 29- 4 Oct), Seamus Dowds (Oct 7-11), George McGovern (Oct 14-18), Mairead Caffrey (Oct 21-25), Sean Monaghan (Oct 28-1 Nov).
Special Ministers for October – Group 1.
ST. COLMCILLE’S BOYS NS PARENTS COUNCIL –
AGM in the School on Monday next 29 Sept at 8pm. All parents/guardians welcome.
Recently Departed
Roy Stewart, died England
Mass Intentions for Week
Sat (Sept 27) 7.30 pm –2nd Ann – Patsy and David Caffrey, Loyd
Monday: 7.30pm – 1st Ann – Seamus Ennis, Fr. MacCullen Park
Wedns 9.30 – 2nd Ann – Harry Lappin, Church St
Thursday: 7.45 – 4th Ann – Jim Brunnock, Cavan Rd
9.30 – 5th Ann – Cissie Murphy, Farrell St.
Saturday (Oct 4) 10am – 2nd Ann – Rosie Donegan, Fr. MacCullen Park.
7.30pm – 4th Ann – Paddy Nugent, Kenlis Place
Sun (Oct 5) 11am – 1st Ann – John Quinn, Carrick St.
Anniversary Masses
Helen Eustace, Canon St Nan Smith, Drumbaragh
Conor Lynch, Headfort Demesne Patrick, Jane and Alfie Nugent, Kenlis Place
Joe Donlon, St. Colmcille Villas. Bernard Carolan, Rockfield Rd.
Carolan Family, Farrell St Anna Kilkenny, Rockfield Rd
Nulty Family, late Newmarket St James and Anne Brady, Ballinamona, Carnaross
Jane, John and James Smith, Suffolk St. John and Annie Fitzsimons, Gravelstown.
COLLECTIONS
Offertory and missalettes, Kells €2210, Girley €210, Weekly envelopes Kells €1663, Girley €75
We thank all that contribute.
Annual Dues: We thank the residents and collectors for their help and generosity -
Park Lodge (Nora McNamee)
KNOCK: Annual Rosary Sunday Pilgrimage on Sunday 5 Oct. Coach leaves Kells at 8.15. Contact Marie Donoghue 9242091.
SPECIAL DAY OF PRAYER AT KNOCK: For the Pope, the Church and families on Sat Oct 4, Feastday of St. Francis of Assisi. Details Anna Brady 0494336291.
Special Olympics: Photo Exhibition in Heritage Centre for 3 weeks. The display captures the great moments of the Latvian Team in Kells. Adm. free, all welcome.
Kells Apostolic Class thank all who contributed €1325 to collection last weekend.
Kilnacrott: There will be no First Saturday Night Vigil in Kilnacrott in October.
ICA: Meeting in Parish Hall on Wed 1 Oct at 8.300m. All new people welcome especially those in ICA in other parts of the country.
Exhibition of new artworks on Loughcrew and Dowth by Helen Gavigan; Oct 4 –31 at Bru Na Bóinne Visitor Centre, Donore, Co. Meath Open daily 9.30-17.30.
Meath Civil Defence: First Aid Training Course (10 weeks) on Thursday nights commencing Thurs 2 Oct at 8.30pm in Iona Hall. €35.
Alps: Tuesday Keep Fit with Michelle Watters.
Kells Musical and Dramatic Society: Calling all actors, singers and dancers for their
28th panto ‘Aladdin’ on Thurs 2 Oct in V de P Hall. Enrolment for children at 7pm. Enrolment, script reading and information for teens and adults at 8.15. New members weclome.
Kilmainham Lotto – no winner, this week €5470.
Handball Club: Lotto no winner, this week €2500. Best to T. Sheridan and W. 0’Connor in Final Sat 27 Sept.
Cella Unit Irish Girl Guides; Opening on 29 Sept in Girls Primary School at 7pm. New members welcome.
Kells Tennis Club: Final date for enrolment for Autumn coaching Monday 29 Sept 6-7pm at the Club. Fee €40. Details from Carol 086 8524410 or 9241380.