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DEFIBRILLATOR PRESENTED TO PARISH

Mrs Philomena O'Hagan, Chairperson

of Craigavon Cardiac Care, presented

a defibrillator to the Parish Pastoral

Centre. Defibrillators can be life sav-

ing and are very easy to use. They can

restart a heart in cardiac arrest. We are

very grateful to accept this kind dona-

tion from the association.

PARISH OF KILMORE NEWSLETTER

SUMMER 2016

Well done to the children of St Oliver Plunkett’s Primary School and all other children of the

Parish on their Confirmation.

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Congratulations to Eileen Smyth, secretary of Kilmore Centre, on her special award at the Armagh

Diocesan Annual Pioneer dinner. For more details

see www.parishofkilmore.com

Ulster Pioneer Quiz

Conor Wilkinson, Thomas Courtney, Lucy

Gallagher and Niamh Wilkinson represented

the Kilmore Centre at the Ulster Pioneer Quiz

Finals in Donnyloop at under 13 years.

Congratulations to all of St Oliver Plunkett’s

P7 class who received their Pioneer pins after

taking the Pledge during mass.

PIONEER TOTAL ABSTINENCE

ASSOCIATION KILMORE CENTRE

President Sheila Morgan 3885 2487

Sec. Eileen Smyth 3834 6025

The altar servers who led the

praying of the Rosary during the

month of May in the Immaculate

Conception Church, Mullavilly.

May Rosary in Mullavilly

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First Holy Communion

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The boys and girls of St Oliver Plunkett’s celebrate their first Holy Communion.

We look forward to welcoming our pupils in September and hope that they have many enjoyable years ahead

of them in primary school. We also wish for a successful future in secondary school to all the boys and girls

who have moved on to post primary school. .

Children and Young People’s

Group

The Stonebridge group resumes on 4.9.16.

Children from 5 years upwards are most

welcome. Contact Marie 07841517674 for

more details.

The photo opposite is from the end of year

party in the new Parish Centre.

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Patsy O’Hagan

Seamus Cullen

Dympna McCann

Sheila O’Hanlon

BAPTISED IN CHRIST

BORN TO ETERNAL LIFE

UNITED IN HOLY MATRIMONY

FAMILY NOTICES PARISH OF K ILMORE NEWSLETTER

Odhran Felix Murray

Mena Teresa Knox

Cody Martin Dalzell

Torrin Angus McGrane

Emma Kane McCann

Daire Patrick Morgan

Matilda Sinead Fitzpatrick.

Tiarnan Patrick Conway

Tommy James Morgan

Ruairi Og Patrick James White

Beibhinn Moya McKinney

Cillian Gerard Barlow

Ronan Charles Courtney

James Daniel Murray

James Whiting and Louise Keegan

Sean Black and Anne-Marie Donaghy

Niall Fearon and Lucy McCoy

Ronan Kerr and Lisa Knox

Diarmuid Nixon and Rachel Boyle

Paul McConnell and Edel McLeod

Neil McCann and Roisin O’Neill

Colin Tedford and Marie-Therese Lee

Jonathan McKeever and Helen McElroy

Peter Woodside and Helen McCann

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Wednesday 14th September guided tours of the two cathedrals in Armagh, starting at 11.00 in St

Patrick's Catholic Cathedral, followed by lunch before the visit to Church of Ireland Cathedral at

2pm - further details in Parish Bulletin.

Armchair exercises with Sayon Mulligan will return by popular request with eight weekly sessions

in October/November.

There will be two meetings in December:

Decorating your Christmas Cake with Kathleen McConville,

Workshop on Christmas Floral Decorations with Roberta Orr.

Our Annual parish Outing took place on Saturday 18th June .

This year we decided to head to the North Coast and the beautiful Glens of Antrim.We were

blessed with a lovely warm sunny day and our first stop was the Londonderry Arms Hotel in

Carnlough for morning coffee where we were given a very warm welcome by the owner and his

staff. This very old hotel was once owned by Sir Winston Churchill's father and Sir Winston

stayed there many times. Leaving Carnlough we travelled along the coast passing some wonderful

scenery on our way to Cushendall and Cushendun where we stopped off for lunch and sightsee-

ing. Cushendun is a picture postcard village and we were able to explore the little harbour and

beach before sampling some of the lovely food in their very authentic bar/restaurants.

In the afternoon we made our way back inland to visit one of the National Trusts Open Gardens at

Glenwherry Ballymena. This 5acre privately owned garden was featured on BBC's greatest gar-

dens with Helen Dillon and Diarmuid Gavin in 2015. We were able to enjoy the vast array of

plants and trees which surrounded a large pond and take a leisurely stroll along the Glenwherry

river which borders the gardens.

Our evening meal was in the Tullyglass Hotel in Ballymena where we all enjoyed a 6 course buf-

fet menu, wonderful food and even better value. To be recommended for group outings. All in all

another successful outing and my thanks to Sheila and the KEY group for their support to Rae-

mon for his help and of course to all who continue to support our parish Outing every year.

KEY GROUP AUTUMN EVENTS

KILMORE PARISH ANNUAL DAY OUT

RECENT WORKSHOPS

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Orchard Pre-School and Out of School Club

We are very grateful to all the par-

ents, grandparents and friends who

visit the Group to lead activities and

spend time with the children. Pic-

tured is Mrs Patricia Murphy who

called in to bake with the children.

We also had a visit from the Fire and

Rescue Service during the summer

term. The children really enjoy these

activities and we look forward to a

new year ahead.

The Out of School Club will start

again in September. It runs every day

from 2pm—5.30pm and caters for

children from primary one to seven.

Children are collected from St Oliver

Plunkett’s and participate in a range of

indoor and outdoor activities. The

Club costs £3.50 per hour and family

discounts are available.

For more information on the Pre-

School or Out of School Club contact

Briege on 38891733

A memorial stone in memory of

children who died before birth,

and those people who did not

receive the complete Church bur-

ial rite, was erected and blessed in

the graveyard of the Church of

the Immaculate Conception, Mul-

lavilly on Friday evening the

12th June by Fr. Oliver Brennan.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh said. (At

God’s right hand may they be.)

MEMORIAL STONE IN MULLAVILLY

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The Cross Community BBQ was held on

the 19.08.16 in the new Parish Centre.

Members of the local Methodist church

joined us on this enjoyable occasion. A few

words were spoken by Father Brennan and

Rev. Ken Robinson. There was balloon

making and singing on the night. A total of

£2000 approx. was raised inclusive of sub-

sequent donations and was donated to the

Southern Area Hospice. Thank you to all

who contributed and helped out on the

night.

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CROSS COMMUNITY BARBEQUE

Cobra FIT - A new High Density Interval Resistance Training class.

Shred body fat, build lean muscle and feel fantastic! Come along to a free introduction and

master class on Tue 30 Aug in Mullavilly Hall. Registration and herbal tea at 7.00 pm, class

7.15pm followed by recovery shake. Booking essential – contact |Michelle McGrane

07732561545

KILMORE PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL - APRIL 2016 –

MARCH 2019

A new Parish Pastoral Council was elected in April. The council has the responsibility of delivering and

supporting the parish mission. We would like to welcome and support the new council in the years ahead.

We also express our gratitude to those who have fulfilled their time on the council.

Members of the Parish Council

Father Oliver Brennan - Council President

Mr Niall Gallagher Mrs Genevieve Hamill Ms Denise Keegan Mr Barry Knox

Mrs Cushla McAtarsney Mrs Eileen McCann Mr Patrick McCann Mr Peter McGrane

Mr Joe McKeever Mrs Patricia Reavey Mrs Nuala Turtle

The following officers have been appointed –

Chairperson Mr Patrick McCann Vice Chairperson Mrs Genevieve Hamill

Secretary Mrs Cushla McAtarsney Assistant Secretary Mrs Eileen McCann

Consultant to the Parish Pastoral Council Mr Charles McCullagh

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Park N Stride

This year’s Park N Stride was the biggest attended yet.

Thanks to all who made the event possible, and thanks

to all who took part in the event.

For more photos and details check Ballyhegan GAC

face book pages.

Annual Croke Park Trip

The annual Croke Park trip took place on 06.08.16. Two

coaches of young people and their parents / coaches travelled

from Ballyhegan to Croke Park on to see Tyrone v Mayo and

Dublin v Donegal. The matches were very exciting and it was

a great day out. On the way home everyone had an enjoyable

meal in the Carrickdale hotel. Thanks to all involved on this

very enjoyable trip.

Big Breakfast

The Big Breakfast fundraiser for Ballyhegan GAC took

place at the new Parish Centre on 27.08.16. It was very

well attended and the food was delicious. A big THANK

YOU to all who contributed in any way.

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Cul Camp

We had a great attendance at our recently run Cul Camp and all the children

had an enjoyable week. Hopefully the numbers will grow even more for next

year.

Organizat ion

MICROSOFT

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