Bridge News.
The results of the latest bridge game played by Ballyduff/ Portlaw Bridge Club are as follows:
1st: Sean Hennessey and Kate Hayes.
2nd; Bertha Connors and Catherine Power.
3rd: Peggy Murphy and Joan Hartery.
4th: Ann Marie Brown and Mary Prendergast.
Clothes Collection.
Have you spent the mid term giving the wardrobes and hot presses a good clear out and are now wondering where you shall bring all the unwanted items. Ballyduff Soccer Club are holding a clothes collection from November 2nd to November 6th and unwanted reusable clothes, bed linen, towels, curtains, shoes, bags, belts and soft toys can be dropped off at the grounds on any of those dates from 6pm to 8pm. This fundraiser is for the girls team who have entered the girls league this year. If you require more information or need to drop off at a different time please contact Anthony on 086-3312666
November Masses .
We always remember and think of all our dearly departed relatives and friends but November has always been the month when we remember them in a special way. We like to offer masses for our dead during November but it would be impossible to hold individual masses for them all. Therefore here in this parish we come together every Wednesday night at 7.30pm during the month of November and we offer a mass for all our faithful departed. To include your loved one in these masses simply place a mass offering in the box which will be at the front of the altar and your loved one will be included.
Please keep in mind that the final Wednesday mass on November 25th will be offered especially for anyone who has died in the past 12 months. Those who were buried here are automatically included but if you have a relative or friend who died in another area you are very welcome to have them included also. Just give their name to Fr.Mick or you can let me Linda Spillane know.
Homework Club.
A reminder to all our secondary school students that homework club is back after the mid term with a new time slot. For just €5 you can come along on Wednesday evenings from 4pm to 6pm and do your homework or study in a quiet comfortable surrounding with teachers on hand to help if necessary.
Disco Fever.
Congratulations to Ballyduff Community Centre who put on a brilliant Halloween disco for the primary school children. There were some very scary looking costumes on show with an odd princess or fairy thrown in for good measure. Local D.J the great John O Shea had them dancing in the aisles with his great mix of present hits with a Halloween favourite or two popping up too. The children had a great time and it really got their mid term off to a flying start.
Keep A Lookout.
As we wake to dark mornings and arrive home from work in dark evenings we are reminded that the Winter nights are on there way. Fires are being lit, fuel is being stocked up so I ask you all to keep an eye out for people in your area who perhaps live alone or find it hard to get out and about. The dark Winter nights can be very lonely and hard for some people. Perhaps you could drop in for a chat, offer to take them out for a pint or a game of cards, or bring them to mass or for some shopping. The best present you can give some people is your presence. Growing up my mother always taught us that it costs nothing to be nice and she was right and as an added bonus you receive niceness back.
Notes.
A reminder that if you or your club or group want people to know about what you have going on then I’ve heard that a few of them read these notes. So if you have something you want to share then please contact me Linda Spillane on 051-399925, 087-9838392 or drop me an email on spillanelinda@eircom.net or as I have said before drop in for a cuppa, shout at me on the road, I don’t mind and I never pass up the opportunity of a chat.