Avondale Gaa Club
Avondale Gaa Club Lotto Results
Lotto draw 6th December 2022
No Jackpot winner
No drawn 1-8-17-20
Two match three winners were as follow Pauline Byrne Greene c/o Brenda Richie Kenny c/o AKB
Thanks for all your continued support
Next draw is on Tuesday 13th December at 9pm
The Jackpot stands at two thousand euros
Lotto tickets can be purchased online up until 9pm on the club force app. tickets can be purchased in all the businesses in Rathdrum
Donor wall: Would you like your name or family name on the donor wall in the sports complex Rathdrum. Private message or contact Catherine Behan on 087-9938683 for more information.
Congratulations to the Avondale gaa club men Joseph Jacob and Jamie Doyle and Mark O Reilly from the Avondale gaa club who were selected for the county Wicklow Minor Panel for the coming season 2023.
Great achievement for them and they will do their club and county proud in 2023.
Set Dancing Night
Set dancing night in the sports complex Rathdrum at 8.30pm Friday January 6th in aid of the Fr. Willie Walsh’s Kenyan Missions.
Music by Pat and Caitriona and friends All are welcome to attend.
Rathdrum Cancer Support Christmas Cards
Christmas cards are now on sale at Avondale sports and leisure and the Craft butchers main street Rathdrum and Pj Rowleys shop fair green Rathdrum. Pack of three cards will cost five euros. Thanks to Danny O Neill, Christy Bolton and Joe Houghton for supplying the beautiful photos for the Christmas cards.
Parish of Saint Mary’s and Saint Michael’s Rathdrum Clara Vale and Greenane Co Wicklow
Masses, Prayer Groups, Social Gatherings
Monday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday -9am -Rathdrum
Tuesday-Eucharistic Service-9am-Rathdrum
Saturday-6pm- Rathdrum
Sunday-9am Clara Vale (Alternated Weeks)
Sunday-10.15am Greenane (Alternated Weeks)
Sunday-11.30am- Rathdrum (Each Week)
Public Holidays-11.00am- Rathdrum
Confessions
Before vigil mass on a Saturday evening 6pm (ask Fr Derek Doyle)
Prayer Group
Rosary and divine mercy every Tuesday evening at 7.30pm in Ann’s house 35 The Woods Rathdrum
Prayers and Vocations
After 9am mass on Wednesday morning
Eucharistic Adoration
Every Wednesday after mass
Rosary
After 9am mass on Monday Thursday and after Eucharistic services on Tuesday and before 9am mass on Wednesday and Friday
Rosary in the famine graveyard at 10am on the first Saturday of each month All welcome
Cuppa After Mass
Join us on the second Monday of every month after 9am mass for a cup of tea or coffee
Triduum Mass Cards
Triduum mass cards are now available in each of the three churches (Greenane and Clara Vale and Saint Marys and Saint Michaels church).
Priced at two euros each mass will be celebrated on the 14th,15th and 16th of December 2022 in Rathdrum church for the intentions of those you gave the mass cards to.
Parish Office Opening Hours
Monday to Friday 9.30am to 12.30pm
Telephone 040446517 Anne Secretary
Email: rpo2014frd@gmail.com
Fr Derek Doyle 0404 46517
Website: www.rathdrumparish.ie
Live Streaming: www.churchmedia.tv/rathdrum
Mass Schedule For Christmas
Saturday 24th December Christmas eve in Rathdrum parish church at 6pm
Sunday 25th December Christmas day – Clara Vale at 9pm Greenane at 10.15am and Rathdrum at 11.30am
Monday 26th December St Stephens day-Rathdrum at 11.00am
Tuesday 27th December-Eucharistic service at Rathdrum at 11.00am
Wednesday 28th December -Rathdrum at 11.00am
Thursday 29th December – Rathdrum at 11.00am
Friday 30th December – Rathdrum at 11.00am
Saturday 31st December New Years eve -Rathdrum at 6.00pm
Sunday 1st January Clara Vale at 9am Rathdrum at 11.30am
Monday 2nd January Rathdrum at 9.00am
Christmas Carol Service And The Story Of Christmas
The parish senior and junior choirs will present an afternoon of christmas carols and the story of Christmas from the old and the new testaments on Sunday the 11th December at 4pm in Rathdrum church. After the service tea/coffee and a mince pie will be served. All are welcome.
School Nativity Plays
The boys national school will stage their nativity play on Friday the 16th December 2022 at 1pm in the Parish church in Rathdrum.
Our Lady’s Girls school will stage their nativity play on Monday 19thh December 2022 at 7pm in Rathdrum parish church.
Penitential Services
The following penitential services will take place.
Rathdrum Church on Tuesday 20th December at 8pm
Saint Patrick’s Church Wicklow town on Monday 19th Decemberat 8pm
Saint Marys and Saint peters church Arklow on Wednesday 21st December at 8pm
Condolences
Condolence to the Kelly family Lower street Rathdrum Co Wicklow and extended family on the recent death of their mother and grandmother Bridget.
May she rest in peace Amen
And condolences to the McKay family and extended family on the sad passing of James McKay may he rest in peace amen.
Rathdrum Girl Guide
Is there any young girls in the Rathdrum area that would like to join the Rathdrum girl guides
Contact Leah Byrne at Rathdrumgirlguides@gmail.com for more information about this group
Local Artists Exposure
What we are proposing is that initially we will choose five local artists initially they should be requiring limited floor space so wall hangings or against the wall options would be preferable. We are proposing that the art is put up on sale or return basis and that if sold a commission is payable to the institution housing the work. The new gallery has a good footfall and also has a good quality of patrons who are in the right income group to purchase original and quality copy/work. I would welcome anyone who feels they fall in to this category to contact me and if possible arrange a viewing of the pieces they purpose to allow me see if the fall in to the required specifications for the initial launch.
We would also like the initial artists to be within 55km range of Rathdrum Once the concept has proven itself we will extend the range to neighbouring villages and towns. We understand the frustration of artists where access to markets and suitable displays centres is a major worry. We also understand that the lack of additional finance to allow them to pay for the galleries ect. Our intention is to try and assist in getting exposure to local and also doing it in a cost effective method.
Lets make our local talent famous who knows one local purchase today could end up in the usa tomorrow and become the envy of many.
They can contact me Dave Henry on 083 0349577 or email Dave on davehenry58@gmail.com for further information
Row Hard Or Go Home
Six men from Co Wicklow are preparing to row across the atlantic ocean starting on the 12th December from La Gomera in the Canary Islands to Antigua in the Caribbean.
It will take them about forty days to row the 3.000 mile journey. Two of the six men were born and raised in Rathdrum. Gearoid and Diarmuid O Briain Sons of Catherine and Rossa O Briain. The other Wicklow men are Shane Culleton, Dan Buckley, Tom Nolan and Derek McMullin. The Charities benefiting from their adventure’s are the Laura Lynn Foundation, the R.N.LI and Rathdrum Cancer support.
You can keep in touch with their progress on the ROW HARD OR GO HOME website www.rowhardgohome.com
Congratulations
Congratulations to Jurate Naulkiaite from Rathdrum who was a recipient of an academic excellence award which was presented by the cpa Ireland at a conferring ceremony in Dublin last Saturday.
Congratulations and well done Jurate.
Ballinacor Camogie Christmas Raffle
Ballinacor camogie club are holding their annual Christmas raffle which will take place on Friday the 16th December 2022 at 9pm in Phelan’s pub in Ballinaclash.
1st prize is a hamper worth one hundred and fifty euros and 2nd prize is a hamper worth seventy five euros and numerous of other prizes, it cost two euros per line.
Call in to Phelans and support the Ballinacor camogie club and dont for get your Christmas jumpers.
Retirement
Best of luck to Gerry Cullen who is retiring as caretaker of Avondale Community College Rathdrum this Christmas to embark on a new chapter in his life.
He has given incredible service to the community college, staff and students over the last numbers of years
Enjoy your retirement Gerry
Notes
Any club or organisation that want notes about events put in the Rathdrum notes on the Wicklownews .net web site and the Wicklow people newspaper can they email them to me before 4pm on Sunday afternoon.
