Parish Church Lotto Draw Results
There was no jackpot winner in this week's Parish Lotto on Thursday, April 6, 2023. The numbers drawn were 3, 11,21 and 22. The winner of the weekly draw for €30 was Sean O'Donnovn. Next week's Jackpot for Thursday, April 13, will be €650.

Please pass the word on and invite friends and family to take part. You can help our Parish in a real, practical way.  Thank you for your support and the best of luck in our next weekly draw. PLAY OUR LOTTO NOW

Le Chéile Schools Trust
Patrician Presentation Secondary School in Fethard is one of the schools in The Le Chéile Schools Trust, which now comprises the schools of fifteen religious congregations. The congregations are currently responsible for 53 voluntary secondary schools and are the trustees in 8 Community Schools across the country.

The aim of the Trust is to carry on the legal, financial, and inspirational role of trusteeship that has, up to now, been done by individual congregations. It carries out the legal and inspirational role of trusteeship. This is a significant development in Irish education as the Catholic Church and the individual religious congregations renew and reformulate their commitment to Irish education.

The main object of Le Chéile is the development of a vision of Catholic education and overseeing its implementation in the schools, encouraging preservation of key aspects of the evangelical heritage of their founding Congregation and to facilitate the opening of new schools if and where the need arises and resources permit. In the case of non- denominational schools, the aim is to promote the integration of human and spiritual values that permit Catholic values to develop.

To celebrate Le Chéile Day on March 31, Patrician Presentation produced a newsletter of the ongoing activities in the school that are happening in line with the ethos of the Le Chéile Schools. READ THE NEWSLETTER ONLINE

'Split The Granny' Pot

Breda Nolan drawing the winning envelope in the March 'Split The Granny Pot' draw in aid of Fethard & District Day Care Centre Ltd. The winner of €320 was Jimmy Mullins. Runners up prizes of hampers went to Peg O’Reilly and Brodie Dalton. Thanks to all our supporters and volunteers and a very Happy Easter to all.

'Strictly Blues' fundraiser
Fethard GAA, Fethard Ladies Football, St. Rita's Camogie and Fethard Juvenile GAA clubs are hosting a Strictly Come Dancing fundraiser on Saturday, April 29, in Clonacody House.  Twenty-six participants from our GAA clubs and local community will take to the dance floor to raise vital funds for our clubs. 

For anyone who is unable to attend this event but would like to show your support and contribute to this fundraiser we have created a GoFundMe and any donation would be greatly appreciated.  Kind regards, Strictly Blues Committee.

The next draw takes place on Tuesday, April 11, when the jackpot is €18,600. The funds raised are used to promote sport in the local community.

Natural Dye Spring Workshop with Lucy Moore
Lucy Moore will hold a 'Natural Dye Spring Workshop' in the Convent Community Hall, Lower Main Street, Fethard, for two mornings, from 9.30am to 12 noon, on Thursday, April 27, and Friday, April 28. Further details below.

Easter Services in Holy Trinity Parish Church

• Monday, April 3 – Penance Service at 7pm
• Tuesday, April 4 – Blessing of the sick 11am mass.
• Wednesday, April 5 – Chrism Mass in Thurles Cathedral at 7pm
• Holy Thursday, April 6 – Mass of the Lord's Supper at 7pm with Communion under both species
• Good Friday, April 7 – Celebration of the Lord's Passion at 3pm (Collection for the Holy Places) & Stations of the Cross – at 7pm in the convent garden
• Holy Saturday, April 8 – Easter Vigil at 7pm
• Easter Sunday, April 9 – Mass at 11am

Easter Services in the Church of The Sacred Heart Killusty

• Good Friday, April 7 – Stations of The Cross at 3pm (Collection for the Holy Places)
• Easter Sunday, April 9 – Mass at 10am.

Easter Services at the Augustinian Abbey

• Holy Thursday – Eucharist. 8pm
• Good Friday – Passion Service. 3pm.
• Good Friday – Stations of the Cross. 7.30pm.
  
• Holy Saturday – Service. 8pm.
• Easter Sunday – Eucharist. 9.30 am and 12 noon.

Social Dancing in Fethard Ballroom


Fethard Ballroom continues its social dancing on Sunday, April 9, to the music of 'Declan Aungier'. All are welcome to come along and enjoy a great night’s entertainment and social dancing from 8.30pm to 11.30pm. Admission is €10, which includes tea and cakes. For further information or for booking the Ballroom, contact Eileen Coady, Tel: 086 0776420.

Clothing Collection Fundraiser for St. Rita's Camogie Club and Fethard Ladies Football Club
St. Rita's Camogie Club and Fethard Ladies Football Club are organising a 'Spring Cleaning' Clothing Collection Fundraiser from now until April 15, 2023. Bads of clothing can be brought to training or dropped off at the Barrack Field. Please contact one of the following to arrange collection.

• Mary – St. Rita's Camogie Club – 087 6980351
• Hammer – Fethard Ladies Football Club – 087 6217055

We CAN accept: Clean Clothing; Paired Shoes; Handbags; Belts; Curtains; Sheets & Towels; Bedlinen.

We Cannot Accept: Dirty or Wet Clothing; Single Shoes; Offcuts of Material; Duvets or Pillows; Carpets or Rugs; Uniforms.

Fundraiser in Aid of Ryan O'Dwyer in Carrick
This is an opportunity for all the young people to meet their County Tipperary Hurling Heroes while supporting Ryan’s 'Road To Recovery'. The venue is Carrick Swan's new field, Páirc na nEalaí, which is located on the Ballyrichard Road in Carrick-on-Suir. The Eircode is E32 XA70.

St. Vincent de Paul - Help First Communion expenses
The Fethard conference of St Vincent de Paul would like to ask anybody who needs assistance with First Communion expenses to contact us on any of these mobile numbers as soon as possible: 085 8086099; 086 8443622; 086 8588118; or 086 1940016.  Please text your name and address and we will get back to you well before the Communion.

We would also like to thank all shoppers who put some of their cash change into our collection boxes in the local shops we really appreciate your generosity snd it is a very valuable help to our work. Thanks again!

Easter Services for the Church of Ireland

• Friday, April 7 – Good Friday
  Cahir, St Paul's Church, at 8pm
  The Way of the Cross – The Very Revd Dr R MacCarthy)
  
  
• Sunday, April 9 – Easter Day
  Fethard, Holy Trinity Church of Ireland, at 9.30am.
  Holy Communion – The Ven. J Murray
  
  Clonmel, Old St. Mary's at 11am
  Holy Communion – The Ven. J Murray.
  
  Tullaghmeelan, Knocklofty Parish at 12 noon
  Holy Communion – The Very Revd Dr R MacCarthy

Augustinian Abbey Fethard calling all 'sinners'.
As part of the Easter celebration a service of General Absolution will take place in the Augustinian Abbey, Fethard at the weekend masses on Saturday, April 1, and Sunday, April 2. 

All who wish to participate are most welcome including those who wish to avail of the Sacrament of Reconciliation on live-stream by CLICKING HERE

Luxe Fashion Sale in Fethard Ballroom

A pre-loved Luxe Fashion Sale will be held in Fethard Ballroom, on Thursday, April 20, at 7.30pm. Admission is €5 (cash only please – no ATM available), which includes a glass of Prosecco and ‘nibbles’. Raffle also on the night. Donations of suitable clothes and handbags can be left in Fethard Day Care Centre (Barrack Street) from April 3 to April 6, between 11am and 4pm. All proceeds will go to Fethard & District Day Care Centre CLG.

Big Picture – Millennium Pilgrimage to Holy Year Cross on Slievenamon 2000

Millennium Pilgrimage to Holy Year Cross 2000

The largest crowd ever turned out to take part in the annual pilgrimage to Holy Year Cross on Slievenamon on Sunday, May 21, 2000 – a date chosen to coincide with National Pilgrimage Day in Ireland. The ceremony concluded with mass in O’Donnell’s field followed by much appreciated refreshments served by a local committee. Fr Sean Ryan c.c. was spiritual director, and amongst the pilgrims who completed the journey to the cross, was sprightly octogenarian Fr John Meagher OSA.

To mark his fifty-years unbroken association with the Slievenamon pilgrimage as general administrator and co-ordinator, a presentation was made to Christy Williams of a beautiful, framed picture of the first sunrise on Slievenamon of the new Millennium, photographed on 1st January 1, 2000.

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Faces and Places from the Past 
This week we have a selection of photographs collected from some local people interviewed in the 1990s that happily records many of our Fethard friends, some long gone, that maybe our older readers will recall and bring back happy pleasant memories. Please send any comments or photo information, names and event, to fethardnews@gmail.com

Anone remembr this bus calling to Fethard?


Mr Erskine Childers photographed addressing the crowd on a visit to Fethard during his national election campaign 1973.

Back L to R: Jim Napier, Mrs O'Flynn, Paddy O'Flynn, Doreen Leahy. Middle Row L to R: Michael Renalds, Cha Finn, Marie O'Sullivan, Rita Tierney, Sheila Browne. Front Row L to R: Mary O'Donnell, Rita O'Flynn, Mary Napier and Eve McCarthy.


Enjoying a pony and trap ride around Fethard are L to R: Alice Stapleton, Dolly Bulfin, Mary Bulfin and Ann O'Sullivan.


Refreshments served outside Kilnockin Golf Club in the 1920s. The remains of the clubhouse still survive today at Kilnockin hill. (Photo originally supplied by Michael Smyth (jun), Coolbawn)

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