Issue 1439 February 5th 2023

Mass intentions in Blessington

Frank Cantwell (RD) Tinode

Saturday: Edward Boylan (A), Michael McDonnell (A), Phyllis Farrell (A), Mary McIntyre (A)

Sunday: Conor Curran (A), Bridget O’Connell (A), Joe Treacy (A), Bridie & Owen Naughton (A)

We also remember:

Monday: Mass offered for the sick at home & those in hospital.

Tuesday: Francis Hunt (4^th A) (Liverpool), Intentions Mass, Intentions Mass

Wednesday: John O’Hara (A), Carmel Hynes (RD), Eileen O’Neill (RD)

Thursday: Mary McIntyre (A), Sean Kelly (RD)

Friday: Kenneth Parkes (RD), Maureen Keane (RD)

Saturday 4^th February: Mass times: Blessington: 6pm, Lacken: 7.30pm – 1^st Communion Preparation Mass. Confessions: After 6pm Mass in Blessington

Sunday 5^th February: Mass Times: Blessington: 10am, Manor Kilbride: 11am, Valleymount: 10.00am, Crosschapel Church: 11.30am

Tuesday 7^th February: Rosary & Holy Hour 10 to 11am in Church of Our Lady, Blessington

Wednesday 8^th February: Parents & Children welcome to join us “Pray & Play” from 2.45pm in the ‘Crying Room’ Church of Our Lady, Blessington. Prayer time, Play time & Music Refreshments afterwards.

Annual Accord Collection, the Diocesan Agency for Marriage & the Family, will be made at all Masses next weekend 11^th & 12^th February. Accord Dublin throughout the diocese offers Marriage Preparation courses – online, small groups; Counselling for couples & individuals experiencing difficulties in their relationships, currently online or by phone; A Relationship & Sexuality Programme for schools. Accord Dublin needs your support this year more than ever. Please give generously.

St Mary’s Schools & Blessington Parish Lotto. Numbers drawn on 26^th January. 12, 13, 15, 19. €25 Winner: Robin Fallon. Next Jackpot is €2,400

Blessington AFC U15 Team CAKE SALE on Sunday 12^th February in the Coimin Centre in aid of our trip to represent Blessington AFC in The Blackpool Cup. Make sure & pop into us between 10am &12 noon to pick up some delicious cakes & treats.

Kilteel, St Brigid’s Art Festival present “From the Shoulders Down” Written & Performed by Richard Lynch. Embracing the humour & pathos in the life, times & labours of Patrick Joseph Mulpeter, P.J. for short B.L.A. (Builders Labourer Anonymous). Proud of his past & somewhat embittered by it, bewildered by the present & uneasy about the future. “Lynch not only wins his audience, he owns them” – Leinster Leader. Monday 6^th February at 8pm in Kilteel Community Centre. Tickets €10 Booking 087 791 4205

Interested in drawing & painting but haven’t tried it yet? This course will give you the practical skills to draw & paint through the guided work in class & is a great introduction to Art. Please join us at for an information session on Wednesday 22^nd  February from 7:30-8:30pm at the Blessington Further Education Centre. For further information, please contact abeblessington@kwetb.ie or call 045 851494.

Always wanted to sing? – All Welcome – No Auditions. Blessington Millennium Choir are looking to recruit new members who love to sing. With mixed ability and experience, we aim to positively impact our community and as such regularly raise funds for organisations and participate in events. So, if you sing in the shower, you are the King or Queen of Karaoke or a keen amateur, come & join us. We meet every Tuesday evening 7.30pm to 9.30pm at the Kare Centre, Blessington For more details please phone: (087) 4352385 or (087) 2431499  www.choirbmc.com

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Blessington & District Forum (BDF) will be held on the 13th February 2023 from 730pm to 9pm in the GP Room St. Marys Junior School Blessington. Members of the local community are welcome to attend on the night. For information and to register your attendance please email blessingtondistrictforum@gmail.com before February 10th

Lacken Naíonra Open for enrolments. ECCE & part-time places available. For information or to book a viewing, please contact 045 865 086.

Lacken National School are now accepting enrolment applications for the 2023/2024 school year. Also accepting enrolment applications for the 2023/2024 Early Intervention Class.  Please email school@lackenns.com or contact the school office on 045 865 086.

Volunteer for Make-A-Wish® Ireland Wish Week 2023 Make-A-Wish® Ireland who grants wishes to seriously ill children is appealing to you to sign up to become a Wish Week volunteer. With a target to raise €100,000, Dunnes Stores has given permission to Make-A-Wish Ireland to carry out bucket collections in their stores on ‘Wish Day’ on Friday 28^th April. For more information or to sign up contact Mary Murphy at mary@makeawish.ie  or 01 2052007 or visit https://www.makeawish.ie/get-involved/upcoming-events/wish-week-2023

Anam Cara supporting bereaved parents, is holding its monthly Parent Evening for on Monday 13th Feb at 7:15pm in the Maldron Hotel, Tallaght. This event is free & open to all bereaved parents whether their death was recent or not.

Double Room to Rent 5 Minutes’ drive from Blessington. Please phone 087 949 8910 or 087 9923 809

Let’s Sing! Baby & Toddler Music Class Wednesdays at 9.45am and 10.45am. Saturdays at 11.30am. Fight Fit Dojo, Blessington. Booking www.letssing.ie

Room Sought for quiet single professional male in Blessington Village, non-drinker. Please call: 087 239 0308

Window & Door Repairs PVC Repairs – Hinges & Handles Replaced, Misted, Foggy or Cracked Windows? Change your Existing Glass to ‘A Rated Glass’. EVERY PANE’S MY PLEASURE. Call Gerry on 085 786 4273

Morning Yoga Classes starting Wednesday 22^nd February 10am to 11am. Lyengar Yoga Beginners’ Class, also suitable for the more experienced. This Is Yoga Studio, Unit 5, Haylands Blessington. For bookings contact: Nina 086 086 4468  info@ninaswellnessandyoga.com

GARDENING For Hedge clipping, Beds overhauled, Strimming, etc Phone Mark: 085 133 7714. Greenleaf Garden Care

CHICKEN SITTER AVAILABLE! Planning a holiday? Experienced, reliable chicken keeper & poultry enthusiast available to look after your chickens/poultry! Own transport. Reasonable rates. 086 082 4216