There will be a Taizé service (musical centering prayer) in Knockgraffon Church this Thursday November 10 at 7pm. All are welcome!
ROSARY
The rosary is to be recited in Lagganstown Graveyard this Sunday November 13 at 2pm and Knockgraffon graveyard at 3pm.
NEW ARRANGEMENTS FOR NEW INN & KNOCKGRAFFON PARISH.
As people may be aware, due to the shortage of priests in our Archdiocese, Parishes are being clustered together. New Inn & Knockgraffon will be joined with Cashel & Rosegreen, Golden & Kilfeacle, Knockavilla & Donaskeigh and Clerihan. The number of masses will also change in the cluster. New Inn along with these other Parishes will lose a mass and we will lose our Saturday night mass. We keep the two Sunday masses with the 11am mass going to 11.30 am. This will come into effect on the weekend of the 25th of November ’22. We still retain our P.P. and our parish status. However, we will have priests from the other Parishes saying our Parish Masses from January ‘23. Our P.P. will be covering the other parishes as well. Anyone who has masses booked for the Saturday nights from the 25th of November need to contact Fr Bobby to rearrange these masses. Unfortunately, this is a sign of the times, but we hope that this arrangement will work out for a long time.
CAMOGIE
Our u13s have made it to a County final. Great excitement in the club with both our u11s and u13s now into County finals. The Club will post the venues and dates as soon as they are known.
CAKE & COFFEE MORNING
The camogie club will be holding a cake and coffee morning this Sunday, November 13 in the Convent Hall at the girl’s school from 10am to 12 noon. If you would like a cuppa and a chat, and maybe purchase a nice homemade treat, please come and join us. We would like to see as many as possible. Your support would be much appreciated!
WOMANS GROUP
Names are now being taken for Christmas Party night out at the Banquet Hall, Bunratty Castle on Friday December 2. Price €75 which includes bus and meal. For more info, please contact Mary Frances on (087) 759 5512 before this Saturday 12 November. Bowls continue every Wednesday morning from 9.45am to 11.15 in the NICC. The Monthly meeting is on Wednesday November 16 at 7.45pm in the NICC. Xmas party night including a flower demonstration at this meeting.
COMMUNITY ALERT
Knockgraffon/Lagganstown Community Alert will hold a meeting in the meeting room of New Inn Community Centre on Monday November 14 at 8pm. A member of the local Gardai will be present. All are welcome to attend.
FR MATHEW PLAYERS
The Fr. Mathew Players are back in full swing with rehearsals for the upcoming production of “Many Young Men of Twenty” from Wednesday February 22 to Sunday February 26 inclusive.
PARISH LINKS
Date for your diary – our Christmas party will be held this year in New Inn Community Centre on Sunday January 8, 2023, starting at 12.30. This promises to be a great day with music being played by our own Eddie Golden.
KNOCKGRAFFON CARDS
Joint winners last Wednesday November 2 with 10 games each were Billy/Vincent Phelan and Michael O’Gorman/Tony Donaghy. Table prizes went to Mary Ann Healy/Eileen White and Angela Barrett/Eileen Howley. Well done all. Cards on every Wednesday night at the Old School, Knockgraffon at 8.30pm sharp. All are welcome.
ROCKWELL ROVERS
Lotto results tonight from Sat Nov 5, nos are 3, 12, 21, 28 – NO WINNER -4 x Lucky dips – Sean Looby, Gavin Ryan, Ciaran & Maria McGrath, Doreen Norris entered into a monthly draw for €500 on Sat 4th Dec. Sellers: Michael Purcell, Rockwell Rovers x 3 entered into a draw for €100 on Sat 4th Dec. This week’s Jackpot lotto is €7, 600. Thank you for your support.
Congratulations to our October monthly winner of €500 – Brian Halley. Seller & winner of €100 – Paul Halley.
SPOOKFEST 2022- RESULTS
On behalf of the New Inn Festival Committee, thanks to everyone involved in organising New Inn Spookfest 2022 including all committees (i.e., NICC, Fr Mathew players and Rockwell Rovers Gaa club) and all involved in preparing scarecrows and judges etc. Special mention to Sean & Ailish Moroney for the fabulous bales that they decorated for the field in the heart of the village (they took 3/4 weeks to put together). Thanks to everyone who took part and helped in any way, your efforts are really appreciated. Also, a big big thank you to Anita O’Dwyer who keeps the show on the road each year, driving on the Spookfest! Well done all! The following are the results of the 1st place winner in each category. For more results check out New Inn festival (official) SPOOKFEST Facebook page.
Children section: Peppa Pig by Roisin Dempsey
Topical: Robin Hood stealing power from ESB pole by Barry & Aine Maher.
Humorous: New Inn Fire & Rescue by the McConnon family.
Scariest: Hell’s bounty hunter by Damian O’ Dwyer & family.
Artistic category is Kracken from Knockgraffon by Catherine & Theo Phillips.
Clubs: New Inn Women’s group
And the overall winner this year for 2022 is a fantastic masterpiece from Martin & Sinead Boland with loads of help from their sons Shay & Luke. It was definitely a very popular display in the village over the two weeks and especially with the children. So “Aliens have landed” got the top vote from our judges this year and it was well deserved, “Bravo” for the Boland family, New Inn. Well done! Anita will be in contact with winners to hand out prizes over the next week. The prizes were sponsored by Little Treasurers Crèche. Congrats to all involved across all age groups. It was a great success.
Overall winner this year for SPOOKFEST 2022 is a fantastic masterpiece “Aliens have landed” from Martin & Sinead Boland with loads of help from their sons Shay & Luke. It was a very popular display in the village over the two weeks and especially with the children.
SINCERE SYMPATHY
Is extended to the following families: PJ & Mary Hanly, Knockgraffon on the passing of Mary’s mother Teresa Curran, Clonmel Road, Cahir. May she rest in peace.
Michael Heffernan (former principal of New Inn boys’ school for 30 years) on the passing of his father Mikie (in his 101st year), Dualla. Our thoughts and prayers are with both families at this sad time.
