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Bailieborough News Thursday 11th July 2019
/in News /by Liz FlemingBailieborough News. July 11th 2019. Matthew J. Cullen.
Parish Arrangements for this Summer: Fr. Martin Gilcreest C.C. will be the Administrator of the Parish until a new Parish Priest takes up residence in late August. Fr. Martin can be contacted at 087 1952 673—please note that the 087 4407 990 number will no longer be in use. We extend a very warm welcome to Fr. Joseph Bature, who has arrived to help Fr. Martin during the summer months and he will be based in the Parish Centre, Bailieborough. Fr. Joseph will say the weekday Masses in Bailieborough, officiate at Baptisms and will alternate between all the Churches in the Parish at weekends. Fr. Martin will look after any Funerals that may occur. To contact Fr. Joseph, please call 042 96 65117.
Ordination of Fr. Michael to Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh: Fr. Michael Router’s Episcopal Ordination will take place on Sunday, July 21st at 3.00pm, in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh and will be available to watch on https://www.churchservices.tv/armaghcathedral
Saturday, July 20th, 7.00pm: Vigil Mass will take place in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh. During the Mass, the blessing of the Pontifical Insignia will take place. As we gather on the Feast of the Dedication of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Archbishop Eamon Martin will bless Bishop Michael’s Pastoral Ring, Staff and Mitre. After Mass there will be Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, concluding with Benediction at 8.30pm, during which time we will pray for Fr. Michael as he begins his new Ministry. Everyone welcome.
Sunday, July 21st, 3.00pm: Ordination Ceremony in St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Monday, July 22nd, 7.30pm: Mass of Thanksgiving in St. Malachy’s Church, Armagh. Bishop Michael will celebrate his first Mass of Thanksgiving, to give thanks to God for his calling as Bishop and to pray God’s blessing on his work and ministry in the years to come. After Mass, Bishop Michael will impart his blessing to all present. Everyone welcome.
Congratulations and Well Done: Congratulations and Well Done to the Bailieborough Shamrocks Senior Ladies side who defeated Lavey by 3—14 to 1—7 in the Division 3 League Final, played in Munterconnaught on last Monday evening, July 1st. Well done to the players, managers and mentors on this terrific result and for their hard work and dedication throughout the year.
Bailieborough Tidy Towns: Bailieborough Tidy Towns appeals to all business, property and home owners in the Town area to give their property a makeover. Washing walls, footpath’s and painting would be appreciated.
Help to reduce plastic waste, buy your fruit and vegetables loose. Just a small change that that could make a big difference to our environment.
General clean up on Tuesday evenings, meet at the Library at 7pm. More help needed—its only for an hour. All welcome. Come along for an hour and help keep Bailieborough litter free.
Bailieborough MidSummer Fest: Bailieborough MidSummer Festival will be taking place from Friday the 19th of July until Sunday 21st of July.
‘The Man Who Wanted To Fly’!! Screening in the newly renovated Court House at the bottom of Main St. This is the irresistible story of 80-something bachelor farmer Bobby Coote who never lost sight of a lifelong dream to fly. Capturing the wonder of one man’s dream, this film is a unique journey into a disappearing Irish border hinterland.
With massive demand we are delighted to announce we are showing a second screening of ‘The Man Who Wanted To Fly’. With kind thanks to loosehorse productions we can announce we have a matinee show on Saturday 20th at 4.30pm, tickets on sale in the Bailie Hotel.
Vintage, classic and sports vehicle run. Saturday July 20th. Featuring cars, bikes and tractors from many an era. In aid of Bailieborough and Killan Cancer funds. Registration from 4:30 in Market Square. Run starts at 5.00pm.
We are delighted to announce, a collective Photography Exhibition, of local talented photographers. Official opening Thursday 18th July at 7:15pm, upstairs in Bailieborough Library, Market Square. Running through the Festival weekend, up until August 12th. Admission free and everyone welcome.
Photographs by: Oliver Gargan, Sueann Nulty, Suella Holland, Colette Gemmell, Bertha Waller, Kevin Gorman, Breen Smyth, Maria Jordan O’Reilly,
Shirley Hall, Barbara Englishby, Corey Davenport and Melanie Love.
Our Walking Treasure Hunt will take place on Saturday, July 20th from 12pm-5pm. Registration from Reception in The Bailie Hotel.
Our Car Treasure Hunt will take place on Saturday between 4pm and 7pm.
Registration from The Bailie Reception.
Entry €10 per car.
Who’s up for the challenge?
This year we will be holding a Vintage Day on Sunday the 21st of July.
Cars, Bikes, Tractors and Lorries.
Please not there is a limited entry to this entry anyone interested in bring a vehicle please contact 086 775 5566.
All entries are free.
Bailieborough’s Got Talent U16’s: Please send your Name, Age, Talent and
Contact No, to bailieboroughmidsummerfestival@gmail.com
We are now accepting applications for stalls on Main St. on Sunday July 21st from 12-6pm. For more details, /application forms please email:
bailieboroughmidsummerfestival@gmail.com or call Caroline at 087-176-2628.
Bailieborough School of Music: Lotto results for 29-06-2019. Numbers Drawn; 04, 14, 16, 22. No Jackpot Winner, Lucky Dip (€25) Winners; Teresa Cooney; C O’Reilly; Pearse Og Smith; Gavin Galligan.
Lotto results for 06-07-2019. Numbers Drawn; 06, 16, 22, 23. No Jackpot Winner, Lucky Dip (€25) Winners; Nathan Gaskin; Ultan Murphy; Jim Tierney; Micheal Clarke. Next week’s Jackpot €5,000.
Bailieborough Walking Group:
Wednesday, July 10th – Corraneary/Knockbride East:
Walk 2 + hours. Leaving Bailieborough Library at 6.55pm. Walk commences at Corraneary Presbyterian Church car park at 7.15pm. From Canningstown driving towards Shercock turn left at crossroads, 2.7 kilometres from Canningstown. Drive a further 1 kilometre.
Wednesday, July 17th-– Lough Curragh Lake:
(M) Walk 1.5 Hours. Leaving Bailieborough Library at 6.50 pm. Walk commences at 7.15pm at Lough Curragh Lake. 12km from Bailieborough on Cavan Road. Car park on left just past the lake. All welcome.
Well Done: Well done to local man, Robert Cullen (Seefin), who completed the Ironman, Ireland event held in Youghal, Cork on Sunday, June 23rd. Robert’s time of 10 hours, 45 minutes placed him 265th overall in the event which had attracted an entry of over 2,500 from over 60 countries and which was held in terrible conditions, with rain falling from early morning. Robert was joined in the event by his ‘Mac’s Misfits’ teammates, Kevin McElhinney, 12h 20m, (Virginia), Trevor McWeeney, 12h 34m (Virginia) and Sandra McQuade, 13h 01m, (Killinkere). A brilliant result for all, considering that the course consisted of a 180km cycle followed by a full 26.2mile marathon—the swim part of the event was cancelled due to the rough conditions in the sea. Also well done to all the other athletes from the county who took part in the event, the training now starts for next year’s event!!
Bailieborough Group of Parishes: Sunday 14th July:
Bailieborough 10:45am – Morning Prayer followed by tea and coffee.
Knockbride 12noon – Holy Communion.
Sunday 21st July:
Bailieborough 10:45am – Morning Prayer followed by tea and coffee.
Knockbride 12noon – Morning Prayer.
Classes at Bailieborough Business Centre: We are now taking names for the following Classes at Bailieborough Business Centre, please call 042-969-4716 to reserve your place for these free classes.
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‘Hardtimes Chorus’: ‘Hardtimes Chorus’ are holding an ‘Open Choir Evening’ to welcome new members on Thursday, July 18th at 8.00pm, in St. Annes Church, Bailieborough. The Choir has a number of concerts planned for this autumn and would be delighted if you would like to join them. If you can sing or even play an instrument, please come along and to hear a sample of our music. Light refreshments will be served on the night.
Irish Heart Foundation: Church Gate Collection will take place on Saturday and Sunday, 20th and 21st July.
Dhuish Group Water Scheme: Due to annual maintenance of our water mains in the week until Monday, 15th July there may be some disruption to the group water supply resulting in reduced pressure
to some of our members. We will endeavour to keep disruption
to the minimum. Please bear with us in this regard.
Library: Places are filling up fast for our Summer Programmes for kids and the good news is that they are all FREE. Pick up a leaflet at the library desk or phone 042 9665779 to book!
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: On Saturday, July 20th as Fr. Michael Router prepares for his Episcopal Ordination, the Family Matters Faith Group will have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in St. Anne’s Church, Bailieborough after the Saturday, 7.00pm Vigil Mass concluding with prayers at 9.30pm. All are welcome.
Walk, Jog, Run or Crawl! Run, walk, crawl or jog every Monday and Wednesday evenings at the Community Centre, Chapel Road, Bailieborough at 8pm. It’s free!!!! And there is no catch! All newcomers welcome. Also the Saturday morning Leisure Group Cycle is back and takes place on Saturday mornings leaving from the Community Centre, Bailieborough at 9.00AM. Please bring euros for coffee stop and all welcome.
Citizen’s Information: The service takes place every Tuesday from 1.30pm to 2.30pm in the Library— providing information, advice and advocacy supports to everyone on Social welfare, employment, Pensions, Health, Tax etc. No appointment necessary.
Bailieborough ‘Lend A Hand’: ‘Lend a Hand’ is for the elderly and vulnerable in the Bailieborough area. Just give us a call if you need a job done, or even just a chat. Phone Ann on 042 9694825.
Bailieborough Business Centre:
Excel Level 4, Tuesdays 10 – 1pm.
Computers for Beginners, Level 2 Wednesdays.
Word Level 4, Thursdays 10-1pm.
Safe pass. Call 042-96 94 716/ 087– 619 0040 for further information.
Baptism Dates in St. Annes for July and August 2019: The following are the available dates for Baptisms in St. Anne’s Church–July 20th, (Saturday 1.30pm), July 28th (Sunday, 12.30pm), August 10th (Saturday, 1.30pm) and August 24th (Saturday, 1.30pm).
Bailieborough Library: Craft Group takes place every Friday from 10.30am-1pm; Book Club 6pm-7pm on the last Thursday of every month; Lit Lab writers group every second Tuesday. Contact 042 9665779 for details on any of the above.
Bailieborough Cancer Comfort Ltd: The Bailieborough Cancer Comfort Ltd Committee is available to help cancer patients or their families. Free Taxi service available. For further information, contact: Edel Fox 086 1004030.
Alcoholics Anonymous: Local meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous are held in: The Health Centre, Kells Road on Wednesdays at 8.30pm.
Craft and Gift Fair: Summer craft and gift fair, Slieve Russell Hotel, Ballyconnell, Sunday 14th July, 12-5 pm, free admission. Handmade crafts, craft supplies and quality giftware. See downlandcrafts.ie for more information or ring 049 436 4877.
East Cavan Gaels GAA Club – Hurling News 8th July 2019
Senior; Lads awaiting the final regular round of the Championship.
Under 13/15/17; Holiday season in full swing. We will train when all available. Players will get text.
Under 11; A great days hurling in Derrynoose, Co. Armagh on Sunday as the Under 10s got 5 very good games in bright sunshine. Next up is a trip to Breffni 3G on Monday.
Sundays squad in Derrynoose.
Under 7/9; Under 7/9 blitz Monday 8th on Breffni 3G.
The week ahead;
Wednesday; Possible U13/15/17 training tbc.
Thursday; Senior training tbc.
Club contacts;
U7/9/11; Willie Gaughan 086 164 9280.
U13/15/17/Senior; Kathryn O’ Flynn 087 244 1371.
Bailieborough News Thursday July 4th
/in News /by Liz FlemingBailieborough News. July 4st 2019. Matthew J. Cullen.
Parish Arrangements for this Summer: Fr. Martin Gilcreest C.C. will be the Administrator of the Parish until a new Parish Priest takes up residence in late August. Fr. Martin can be contacted at 087 1952 673—please note that the 087 4407 990 number will no longer be in use. We extend a very warm welcome to Fr. Joseph Bature, who has arrived to help Fr. Martin during the summer months and he will be based in the Parish Centre, Bailieborough. Fr. Joseph will say the weekday Masses in Bailieborough, officiate at Baptisms and will alternate between all the Churches in the Parish at weekends. Fr. Martin will look after any Funerals that may occur. To contact Fr. Joseph, please call 042 96 65117.
Thank You: ‘Thank You’ to everyone who supported the ‘Ann Clerkin Memorial Walk’ on Saturday, May 25th and a very special thanks to all who helped on the day. The event which was a great success raised €6,975.00 and will be divided between Bailieborough Cancer Comfort Fund, Ataxia Foundation, Ireland and Parkinsons Association of Ireland, Cavan Branch, from Peadar Clerkin and Family.
Ordination of Fr. Michael to Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh: Fr. Michael Router’s Episcopal Ordination will take place on Sunday, July 21st at 3.00pm, in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh and will be available to watch on https://www.churchservices.tv/armaghcathedral
Saturday, July 20th, 7.00pm: Vigil Mass will take place in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh. During the Mass, the blessing of the Pontifical Insignia will take place. As we gather on the Feast of the Dedication of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Archbishop Eamon Martin will bless Bishop Michael’s Pastoral Ring, Staff and Mitre. After Mass there will be Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, concluding with Benediction at 8.30pm, during which time we will pray for Fr. Michael as he begins his new Ministry. Everyone welcome.
Sunday, July 21st, 3.00pm: Ordination Ceremony in St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Monday, July 22nd, 7.30pm: Mass of Thanksgiving in St. Malachy’s Church, Armagh. Bishop Michael will celebrate his first Mass of Thanksgiving, to give thanks to God for his calling as Bishop and to pray God’s blessing on his work and ministry in the years to come. After Mass, Bishop Michael will impart his blessing to all present. Everyone welcome.
Annual Parish BBQ: Bailieborough Church of Ireland Group of Parishes Annual BBQ takes place on Saturday next, 6th July, from 5pm onwards in Bailieborough Parish Church Hall.
This is always a great community event. Everyone welcome, please come along and bring your friends!
Darkness into Light, Bailieborough: Sinéad from Pieta House called down to us last week to confirm the total money raised by the ‘Darkness into Light’, Bailieborough event in May of this year. Thanks to all who supported in helping to raise a massive total of €30,623. Well done to the community of Bailieborough and surrounding areas. Here’s looking forward to 2020.
Bailieborough School of Music:
Bailieborough Tidy Towns: Bailieborough Tidy Towns appeals to all business, property and home owners in the Town area to give their property a makeover. Washing walls, footpath’s and painting would be appreciated.
Help to reduce plastic waste, buy your fruit and vegetables loose. Just a small change that that could make a big difference to our environment.
General clean up on Tuesday evenings, meet at the Library at 7pm. More help needed—its only for an hour. All welcome. Come along for an hour and help keep Bailieborough litter free.
Bailieborough MidSummer Fest: Bailieborough MidSummer Festival will be taking place from Friday the 19th of July until Sunday 21st of July.
We are delighted to announce, a collective Photography Exhibition, of local talented photographers. Official opening Thursday 18th July at 7:15pm, upstairs in Bailieborough Library, Market Square. Running through the Festival weekend, up until August 12th. Admission free and everyone welcome.
Photographs by: Oliver Gargan, Sueann Nulty, Suella Holland, Colette Gemmell, Bertha Waller, Kevin Gorman, Breen Smyth, Maria Jordan O’Reilly,
Shirley Hall, Barbara Englishby, Corey Davenport and Melanie Love.
More info coming soon….
Our Walking Treasure Hunt will take place on Saturday, July 20th from 12pm-5pm. Registration from Reception in The Bailie Hotel.
Our Car Treasure Hunt will take place on Saturday between 4pm and 7pm.
Registration from The Bailie Reception.
Entry €10 per car.
Who’s up for the challenge?
This year we will be holding a Vintage Day on Sunday the 21st of July.
Cars, Bikes, Tractors and Lorries.
Please not there is a limited entry to this entry anyone interested in bring a vehicle please contact 086 775 5566.
All entries are free.
Bailieborough’s Got Talent U16’s: Please send your Name, Age, Talent and
Contact No, to bailieboroughmidsummerfestival@gmail.com
We are now accepting applications for stalls on Main St. on Sunday July 21st from 12-6pm. For more details, /application forms please email:
bailieboroughmidsummerfestival@gmail.com or call Caroline at 087-176-2628.
Summer Party: The Bailieborough Red Cross are hosting their annual ‘Summer Party’ in the Bailie Hotel on Thursday, July 4th at 6.30pm. If you have not yet got an invitation, please call Julie on 086 8968 928.
Bailieborough Walking Group: Wednesday, July 3rd July – Dun A Ri Forest, Kingscourt. (M) Walk – 1.5 hours approx or (E) 1 hour. Commencing at Cabra School entrance to Dun a Rí Forest Park, Shercock Road, Kingscourt at 7.15pm. Leaving Bailieborough Library at 6.50pm.
Wednesday, July 10th – Corraneary/Knockbride East:
(A) Walk 2 + hours. Leaving Bailieborough Library at 6.55pm. Walk commences at Corraneary Presbyterian Church car park at 7.15pm. From Canningstown driving towards Shercock turn left at crossroads, 2.7 kilometres from Canningstown. Drive a further 1 kilometre. All welcome.
Bailieborough Group of Parishes: Saturday 6th July: FOCUS Youth Group 8-10:30pm The Rectory.
Sunday 7th July: Bailieborough 10:45am – Holy Communion followed by tea and coffee.
Knockbride 12noon – Morning Prayer.
Classes at Bailieborough Business Centre: We are now taking names for the following Classes at Bailieborough Business Centre, please call 042-969-4716 to reserve your place for these free classes.
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Irish Heart Foundation: Church Gate Collection will take place on Saturday and Sunday, 20th and 21st July.
Dhuish Group Water Scheme: Due to annual maintenance of our water mains in the weeks until Monday, 15th July there may be some disruption to the group water supply resulting in reduced pressure
to some of our members. We will endeavour to keep disruption
to the minimum. Please bear with us in this regard.
Library: Places are filling up fast for our Summer Programmes for kids and the good news is that they are all FREE. Pick up a leaflet at the library desk or phone 042 9665779 to book!
Martin Fullen, celebrating Bealtaine Festival. Martin will facilitate a one day still life programme on Saturday, July 6th from 10.30am-4.30pm at a cost of €35 pp. There are a few places available. Contact us on 042 9665779 if interested!
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: On Saturday, July 20th as Fr. Michael Router prepares for his Episcopal Ordination, the Family Matters Faith Group will have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in St. Anne’s Church, Bailieborough after the Saturday, 7.00pm Vigil Mass concluding with prayers at 9.30pm. All are welcome.
Walk, Jog, Run or Crawl! Run, walk, crawl or jog every Monday and Wednesday evenings at the Community Centre, Chapel Road, Bailieborough at 8pm. It’s free!!!! And there is no catch! All newcomers welcome. Also the Saturday morning Leisure Group Cycle is back and takes place on Saturday mornings leaving from the Community Centre, Bailieborough at 9.00AM. Please bring euros for coffee stop and all welcome.
Citizen’s Information: The service takes place every Tuesday from 1.30pm to 2.30pm in the Library— providing information, advice and advocacy supports to everyone on Social welfare, employment, Pensions, Health, Tax etc. No appointment necessary.
Bailieborough ‘Lend A Hand’: ‘Lend a Hand’ is for the elderly and vulnerable in the Bailieborough area. Just give us a call if you need a job done, or even just a chat. Phone Ann on 042 9694825.
Bailieborough Business Centre:
Excel Level 4, Tuesdays 10 – 1pm.
Computers for Beginners, Level 2 Wednesdays.
Word Level 4, Thursdays 10-1pm.
Safe pass. Call 042-96 94 716/ 087– 619 0040 for further information.
Baptism Dates in St. Annes for July and August 2019: The following are the available dates for Baptisms in St. Anne’s Church–July 20th, (Saturday 1.30pm), July 28th (Sunday, 12.30pm), August 10th (Saturday, 1.30pm) and August 24th (Saturday, 1.30pm).
Bailieborough Library: Craft Group takes place every Friday from 10.30am-1pm; Book Club 6pm-7pm on the last Thursday of every month; Lit Lab writers group every second Tuesday. Contact 042 9665779 for details on any of the above.
Bailieborough Cancer Comfort Ltd: The Bailieborough Cancer Comfort Ltd Committee is available to help cancer patients or their families. Free Taxi service available. For further information, contact: Edel Fox 086 1004030.
Alcoholics Anonymous: Local meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous are held in: The Health Centre, Kells Road on Wednesdays at 8.30pm.
Craft and Gift Fair: Summer craft and gift fair, Slieve Russell Hotel, Ballyconnell, Sunday 14th July, 12-5 pm, free admission. Handmade crafts, craft supplies and quality giftware. See downlandcrafts.ie for more information or ring 049 436 4877.
East Cavan Gaels GAA Club – Hurling News 1st July 2019
Senior;
East Cavan Gaels 2-08 Mullahoran 1-15. A very enjoyable championship encounter in Mullahoran on Sunday morning. Our third encounter with the champions this year and on each occasion we get closer and closer. Once again a very good first half display backed up in the third quarter but in the end the cuteness that Mullahoran have at this level helped them pull clear at the end. We keep building and get on with the final round v Pearse Og in a couple of weeks.
Under 17; We have entered into the new Monaghan Under 17 league.
Under 15; A very good performance but one which wasn’t enough on the night v a good Castleblayney side in the Tain Og U15 semi-final on Monday last. We are as good as our Monaghan counterparts at this level which bodes well for the future.
A weeks break for all our U13/15/17s and we get back together next week.
Mondays U15 squad.
Under 13; These lads are now back in training preparing for the Cavan championship. No training this week.
Under 11; Two big blitzes ahead. Derrynoose hopefully for the U10s on Sunday next and Breffni 3G for all U11s on Monday.
Under 7/9; Under 7/9 blitz Monday 8th on Breffni 3G. U9 training Friday 6-7 on the astro at the Vale.
Congrats; Huge congratulations to James Tully and Hugh Smith who won football Feile with their club Laragh Utd at the weekend. James has the unique achievement of winning Feile in both football and hurling in successive years. Well done lads.
Laragh squad with James No.9 and Hugh No. 21. Well done lads!
Above; Daire Leddy, front row third from left in ECG top, representing ECG and Cavan at National Feile skills competition in Abbotstown in Dublin last week. In good company but not out of place. Well done Daire!
The week ahead; No U13/15/17 training this week.
Monday; U11 training 6.30-7.30 in Killann.
Thursday; Senior training tbc.
Friday; U9 training on the astro at the Vale 6-7pm. €3 each and water bottle please.
Club contacts;
U7/9/11; Willie Gaughan 086 164 9280.
U13/15/17/Senior; Kathryn O’ Flynn 087 244 1371.
Bailieborough News Thursday 27th June 2019
/in News /by Liz FlemingBailieborough News. June 27th 2019. Matthew J. Cullen.
‘Thank You’ to the People of Killann Parish from Fr. Michael Router: “The Mass of Thanksgiving and Farewell on Friday night last was, as I take my leave of this wonderful Parish, a truly memorable and emotional occasion for me. The generosity, kindness and support that I have received on a daily basis over the past 5 years seemed to be augmented and magnified for me during those wonderful hours of prayer and communal togetherness, that we shared on Friday. I was humbled by your presence, your kind words and your love and I know that nothing I can say or do will ever fully express my gratitude to you.
Since I stepped down as Parish Priest over a week ago to begin preparing for my new role in the Archdiocese of Armagh, I have felt the sadness of loss as I realise that my time in this Parish has come to an end. It is difficult and daunting to brgin again and to start all over in a place where I know so few people but I always know that I have your support and prayers in the years ahead. Prayer is the lifeblood of all our endeavours as Christians. Prayer changes everything and makes all things new. Keep me in your prayers and I will keep you in mine.
I would like to thank all those who were involved in the Mass and function on Friday night especially the Pastoral Council and Finance Committees of the Parish who organised the event under the leadership of Peter Foster, Anne Ryan, Andrea Connelly and Fr. Martin Gilcreest. Thank you also to Fr. Martin for his lovelt sermon. Thank you to all the combined Parish Choirs, who were exceptional and who greatly enhanced the Liturgy, to the concelebrating Priests and the Rev. Ian Horner, Church of Ireland Rector of the Bailieborough Group of Parishes, to Sacristan May Cassidy, to the Altar servers, the Ministers of the Word, those who read the Prayers of the Faithful, Eucharistic Ministers, stewards and the symbol and gift bearers. Thank you to all who prepared the Community Centre for the function afterwards and to Fox’s Catering for the beautiful refreshments.
Thanks to all who were present, to those who sent messages of regret that they couldn’t be there and to all who have phoned me, sent cards, letters, emails and texts over the past six weeks. Your kindness I will never forget and I hope that God will bless you and your families with strong faith, good health and much happiness in the future”.
For those who may have missed Fr. Michael’s Thanksgiving and Farewell Mass, it is available by clicking on: church tv services/Bailieborough St Annes…
Information Meeting: The Co. CavanChildcare Committee will host a FREE Information Session on the new National Childcare Scheme at the Library on Thursday, June 27th at 7.30pm. This may be of benefit to all families who are working with children aged 24months to 15years who are attending any Tusla Registered childcare service.
Parish Arrangements for this Summer: Fr. Martin Gilcreest C.C. will be the Administrator of the Parish until a new Parish Priest takes up residence in late August. Fr. Martin can be contacted at 087 1952 673—please note that the 087 4407 990 number will no longer be in use. We extend a very warm welcome to Fr. Joseph Bature, who will arrive from Rome on Wednesday next, June 26th to help Fr. Martin during the summer months and he will be based in the Parish Centre, Bailieborough. Fr. Joseph will say the weekday Masses in Bailieborough, officiate at Baptisms and will alternate between all the Churches in the Parish at weekends. Fr. Martin will look after any Funerals that may occur.
Episcopal Ordination: Fr. Michael Router’s Episcopal Ordination will take place on Sunday, July 21st at 3.00pm, in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh and will be available to watch on https://www.churchservices.tv/armaghcathedral
Annual Parish BBQ: Bailieborough Church of Ireland Group of Parishes Annual BBQ takes place on Saturday, 6th July, from 5pm onwards in Bailieborough Parish Church Hall.
This is always a great community event. Everyone welcome, please come along and bring your friends!
Thank You all so much: The Pastoral Council and Finance Committees of our Parish, wish to thank all those who attended Friday evening’s Mass of Celebration and Thanksgiving for the appointment of Fr. Michael as Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh. Your presence was a clear reflection of the respect and appreciation we all have for him. The evening was a hugely enjoyable and successful occasion due to the hard work and commitment of many people—too many to list here!! We would like to express our most sincere gratitude to everyone who played their part over the last few weeks in the huge ‘jigsaw’ of organising, planning and running the evening. Without doubt, each and every piece fitted together seamlessly to make the ‘big picture’ a wonderfully heartfelt farewell to or most esteemed Parish Priest and great friend. Congratulations on a job well done!
Bailieborough School of Music: Lotto results for 22-06-2019. Numbers Drawn; 07, 20, 25, 27. No Jackpot Winner, Lucky Dip (€25) Winners; Susan Fulton; Seán Keane; Jean Jennings; ‘Monty’, Eastborough. Next week’s Jackpot €4,800.
Deepest Sympathy: Deepest Sympathy is extended to brothers, sisters, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, nephews, nieces and extended family and many friends of Robert Bell, Tandragee and formerly Dromore, Bailieborough, Co. Cavan, who passed away peacefully, on Saturday, 15th June 2019, at his residence. Robert’s Funeral Service took place in Bailieborough Parish Church on Monday, June 17th with burial afterwards in the adjoining graveyard.
Bailieborough Tidy Towns: Bailieborough Tidy Towns appeals to all business, property and home owners in the Town area to give their property a makeover. Washing walls, footpath’s and painting would be appreciated.
Help to reduce plastic waste, buy your fruit and vegetables loose. Just a small change that that could make a big difference to our environment.
General clean up on Tuesday evenings, meet at the Library at 7pm. More help needed—its only for an hour. All welcome. Come along for an hour and help keep Bailieborough litter free.
Good Luck and Best Wishes: Good luck and best wishes are extended to the Bailieborough Shamrocks Senior Ladies side who play Lavey in the Division Three League Final in Kilnaleck on Sunday evening next, June 30th at 7.00pm.
Bailieborough MidSummer Fest: Bailieborough MidSummer Festival will be taken place on Friday the 19th of July until Sunday 21st of July.
We are delighted to announce, a collective Photography Exhibition, of local talented photographers. Official opening Thursday 18th July at 7:15pm, upstairs in Bailieborough Library, Market Square. Running through the Festival weekend, up until August 12th. Admission free and everyone welcome.
Photographs by: Oliver Gargan, Sueann Nulty, Suella Holland, Colette Gemmell, Bertha Waller, Kevin Gorman, Breen Smyth, Maria Jordan O’Reilly,
Shirley Hall, Barbara Englishby, Corey Davenport and Melanie Love.
More info coming soon….
Our Walking Treasure Hunt will take place on Saturday, July 20th from 12pm-5pm. Registration from Reception in The Bailie Hotel.
Our Car Treasure Hunt will take place on Saturday between 4pm and 7pm.
Registration from The Bailie Reception.
Entry €10 per car.
Who’s up for the challenge?
This year we will be holding a Vintage Day on Sunday the 21st of July.
Cars, Bikes, Tractors and Lorries.
Please not there is a limited entry to this entry anyone interested in bring a vehicle please contact 086 775 5566.
All entries are free.
Bailieborough’s Got Talent U16’s: Please send your Name, Age, Talent and
Contact No, to bailieboroughmidsummerfestival@gmail.com
We are now accepting applications for stalls on Main St. on Sunday July 21st from 12-6pm. For more details, /application forms please email:
bailieboroughmidsummerfestival@gmail.com or call Caroline at 087-176-2628.
Summer Party: The Bailieborough Red Cross are hosting their annual ‘Summer Party’ in the Bailie Hotel on Thursday, July 4th at 6.30pm. If you have not yet got an invitation, please call Julie on 086 8968 928.
Bailieborough Walking Group: June 26th – Killann/Shercock.
{M} Walk 1.5hrs approx.Meet at St. Annes Church, Killann. Take a left approx 7km from Bailieborough heading towards Shercock. Leaving Bailieborough at 6.55pm. Walk commencing at 7.15pm. All welcome.
Bailieborough Group of Parishes: Sunday 30th June: United All-Age Service at Knockbride 10:30am.
Saturday 6th July: FOCUS Youth Group 8-10:30pm The Rectory.
Sunday 7th July: Bailieborough 10:45am – Holy Communion followed by tea and coffee.
Knockbride 12noon – Morning Prayer.
Classes at Bailieborough Business Centre: We are now taking names for the following Classes at Bailieborough Business Centre, please call 042-9694716 to reserve your place for these free classes.
Computers for Beginners· Find your way around the · Internet, · Learn Email, Motor Tax, · Online Shopping and more.
Computers for Improvers Level 2· Advanced email· Attachments· Social Media· Revenue.
Deepest Sympathy: Deepest Sympathy is extended to mother, Margaret, brother Peter, sisters Mary and Rosina, brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces and extended family and friends on the death of Michael Brady Junior, Kells Road, Bailieborough, Co Cavan who passed away on Monday, 17th June at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. Michael was predeceased by his father Michael. Michael’s Funeral Mass took place in St. Anne’s Church on Thursday, June 20th with burial afterwards in St. Annes Cemetery.
Dhuish Group Water Scheme: Due to annual maintenance of our water mains in the weeks from Monday, 1st July until Monday, 15th July there may be some disruption to the group water supply resulting in reduced pressure
to some of our members. We will endeavour to keep disruption
to the minimum. Please bear with us in this regard.
Library: Places are filling up fast for our Summer Programmes for kids and the good news is that they are all FREE. Pick up a leaflet at the library desk or phone 042 9665779 to book!
Martin Fullen, celebrating Bealtaine Festival. Martin will facilitate a one day still life programme on Saturday, July 6th from 10.30am-4.30pm at a cost of €35 pp. There are a few places available. Contact us on 042 9665779 if interested!
CMETB Adult Education Guidance and Information Service (Aegis): Are you an adult thinking about returning to education or training? If so, an Adult Guidance Councillor will be available for drop-in queries, every second Thursday, the next one taking place at Bailieborough Library from 10.00am to 2.00pm on Thursday, June 27th.
Walk, Jog, Run or Crawl! Run, walk, crawl or jog every Monday and Wednesday evenings at the Community Centre, Chapel Road, Bailieborough at 8pm. It’s free!!!! And there is no catch! All newcomers welcome. Also the Saturday morning Leisure Group Cycle is back and takes place on Saturday mornings leaving from the Community Centre, Bailieborough at 9.00AM. Please bring euros for coffee stop and all welcome.
Citizen’s Information: The service takes place every Tuesday from 1.30pm to 2.30pm in the Library— providing information, advice and advocacy supports to everyone on Social welfare, employment, Pensions, Health, Tax etc. No appointment necessary.
Bailieborough Community School Class of ‘89 re-union: The Bailieborough Community School Class of 1989 are hosting a reunion on Saturday 28th September 2019, in ‘Nixy’s’ The Square Bar, Bailieborough. For more details, please contact Caroline on 087 1517479 or email crlnclarke@eircom.net
Bailieborough ‘Lend A Hand’: ‘Lend a Hand’ is for the elderly and vulnerable in the Bailieborough area. Just give us a call if you need a job done, or even just a chat. Phone Ann on 042 9694825.
Bailieborough Celtic Underage Girls: Training for girls born between 2006/2010 has been moved to Thursday’s from 7pm-8pm at the Vale Grounds.
All new players welcome.
Soccer Summer Camps spaces are filling up fast. Book now to avoid disappointment. The Camp takes place from Monday, July 29th to Friday, August 2nd, from 10.30am to 3.00pm, each day at the Vale Grounds.
Bailieborough Business Centre:
Excel Level 4, Tuesdays 10 – 1pm.
Computers for Beginners, Level 2 Wednesdays.
Word Level 4, Thursdays 10-1pm.
Safe pass. Call 042-96 94 716/ 087- 619 0040 for further information.
Baptism Dates in St. Annes for July and August 2019: The following are the available dates for Baptisms in St. Anne’s Church–July 20th, (Saturday 1.30pm), July 28th (Sunday, 12.30pm), August 10th (Saturday, 1.30pm) and August 24th (Saturday, 1.30pm).
Bailieborough Library: Craft Group takes place every Friday from 10.30am-1pm; Book Club 6pm-7pm on the last Thursday of every month; Lit Lab writers group every second Tuesday. Contact 042 9665779 for details on any of the above.
Bailieborough Cancer Comfort Ltd: The Bailieborough Cancer Comfort Ltd Committee is available to help cancer patients or their families. Free Taxi service available. For further information, contact: Edel Fox 086 1004030.
Alcoholics Anonymous: Local meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous are held in: The Health Centre, Kells Road on Wednesdays at 8.30pm.
East Cavan Gaels GAA Club – Hurling News 24th June 2019
Senior;
East Cavan Gaels 1-09 Cootehill 0-13.
The proverbial “game of two halves “ in the first round of the Senior Championship played in ideal conditions in Kingscourt on Saturday v Cootehill. A very solid first half performance was not replicated in the second as Cootehill reeled us in to win by the minimum. With lessons learned we now switch focus on to next Sunday’s game v Mullahoran.
Saturdays Seniors v Cootehill
Under 17; We have entered into the new Monaghan Under 17 league which will be up and running by the end of June. Fixtures next week.
Under 13; These lads are now back in training preparing for the Cavan championship. Training on Monday at 6.30 in Killann.
Under 11; These lads head for Castleblayney on Saturday next for another challenge. No training on Friday.
U11s at training Friday last.
Under 7/9; Bright sunshine at last on Friday for training. Training again this Friday 6pm at the Vale unless we get a midweek game.
U7/9s at the Vale.
The week ahead;
Monday; U13 training 6.30-7.30 in Killann. U15s away in Cloghan. Seniors training 8-9 in Killann.
Thursday; Senior training tbc.
Friday; U7/9 training on the astro at the Vale 6-7pm. No U11 training. €3 each and water bottle please.
Saturday; U11s away in Castleblayney 2pm
Sunday; Senior Championship round 2 away to Mullahoran 1pm.
Club contacts;
U7/9/11; Willie Gaughan 086 164 9280.
U13/15/17/Senior; Kathryn O’ Flynn 087 244 1371.