Anniversary Masses in January

Ruan:          Sunday 1^st January 2017 at 10:00 am

                    Francie Cahir     Martin O’Halloran    Nan O’Halloran   Cusack Family     Anthony Byrt     Orla Byrt Kinnane       

                     Deceased members of the Byrt Family 

Ruan:          Monday 9^th January 2017 at 8:00 pm

                    First Anniversary Mass for Michael Vaughan

Dysart:        Saturday 14^th January 2017 at

                    First Anniversary Mass for Tom O’Gorman

Ruan:         Sunday 15^th January 2017 at 10:00 am

                    First Anniversary Mass for Kevin O’Halloran, also remembering Carmel Cusack

Ruan:          Sunday 22^nd January 2017 at 10:00 am

                    Frist Anniversary Mass for Kitty Quinn

†   We pray for the repose of the souls of Nelly McNamara, Lisdoonvarna, mother of Gussie, Cloona,  Patrick (Sonny) Kearney, Corofin, Tom Marrinan, Kilnaboy, brother of Claire McMahon, Ruan and Jean O’Connor, Tubber, mother of Loretta O’Connor, Ruan, who died recently.  May they rest in peace.

Weekday Masses:      Ruan:  Monday and Tuesday at 9:30 am.  Dysart:     Wednesday at 9:30am

Eucharistic Adoration:       Ruan:   Wednesdays - Hourly from 3pm to 7pm

                                                       Dysart:  Thursdays - Hourly from 10am to 1pm

Weekly Collections:     Thank you very much for your contributions.

PDF: €930.10   Baskets: €280.91     Candles:  €41.99    Trócaire:  €5.00    Priests Collection:  €387.00    Priests Benevolent Fund:  €5.00   

Next Baptism Course: Crusheen on Saturday 14^th January from 11:00 am to 12 Noon. 

All people intending to have children baptised must complete the baptismal course

Baptismal Ceremony in 2017:  From January 2017 onwards Baptisms will take place on the Second of the Month in each Parish in the Imeall Bóirne Cluster at 12:30 pm.  Ruan and Dysart will alternate each month.  If there are children, in this parish, to be baptised in January, the ceremony will take place in Ruan on Sunday 15^th January at 12:30 and if there are baptisms in this parish in February, the ceremony will be on Sunday 12^th February in Dysart Church at 12:30. 

A full list of the dates for Baptisms in the Imeall Bóirne Cluster is on the notice boards at the back of the churches. 

Please Note:  All people intending to have children baptised must complete a baptismal course before each child is baptised. Details of the monthly Baptismal Courses can be seen in the weekly Parish Newsletters.

The Tidy Towns Christmas Fair this year raised €2,020. Thank you to all those who supported this important fund raiser for the upkeep of the village and graveyards. Happy Christmas.

Exercise Classes will resume on Wednesday 18^th January 2017 in Ruan Community Centre. All are welcome.

Thought for the Week:

'The flow of blessings in our life is directly related to our passing blessings

along to someone else.'       Thomas Kincaid.

Readers & Ministers of the Eucharist

Ruan Christmas Eve at 8:00 pm                         Dysart Christmas Day at 10:00 am    

Reader        Liam Jones                                                  Reader:          Aidan Hastings

Euch Min:   Carrie Droney/Mary Tierney                 Euch Min:       Matt McCormack  

Ruan       Sunday 1^st January at 10:00 am          Dysart     Sunday 1^st January at 7:00 pm

Reader:       Aiden Lawton                                             Reader:         Maria Peoples

Euch Min:   Mary O’Brien                                             Euch Min:      Flan Lyons

DON’T BE LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS Senior Help Line, Ireland’s only national listening service for older people, will be open every day over Christmas and the New Year from 10 am to 10 pm.  We are here to take your call if you are on your own, feeling isolated, worried or would like someone to talk to.    Christmas can be a sad time for many people, and in the midst of apparent universal gaiety, some of us can feel very alone.  Senior Help Line volunteers are trained older people who understand the ups and downs of life, and are happy to listen, to keep company and to support. So let us put the companionship into Christmas this year.   LoCall 1850 440 444, no call costs more than 30 cents.  All calls completely confidential.

On behalf of Ruan Community Childcare Committee and Staff we would like to say a very big thank you to all who supported the Carol Service provided by the children of Scoil Mhuire Ruan following 10.00 0' clock Mass last Sunday. In particular we would like to thank the children for coming out in the cold to sing and play for us and the parents who enabled them all to be there. We raised €412.00 for our local preschool and after-school services. Many thanks once again and wishing you all a merry Christmas and a very happy New Year.

Bingo Corofin:  Don’t miss it, sponsored Christmas Bingo in Corofin Hall Tuesday 27^th December at 8:30. Increased prize money and Mega Raffle. Please Support. Seasons Greetings to our Sponsors, Patrons and Volunteers from Corofin Hall Committee.

Toonagh Charity Walk for Seeking Vision Clare Sunset Foundation:  Sunday 15^th Jan.2017 @ 12.30pm. Register Toonagh Hall @ 11.30am. Entry fee €10.  3 Routes to suit all levels of fitness 2k, 5k & 10.5k. Start & Finish at Toonagh Hall. Refreshments served after walk. Children welcome.  Info Breda 0851947763. Please support, give a little & feel good

Camogie Club News:  The Wren: Ruan Camogie Club will be out on 26th Dec 2016 from 12 noon to 2 pm in the parish hunting the wren. Camogie players, musicians and parents are welcome to join us for an afternoon of meeting and greeting our fellow parishioners as a fund raising event for the club. We have 2 meeting points Ruan National School and Toonagh National School at 12 noon, depending on weather conditions. Thanks to all our parish supporters during the year and at recent church gate collection as the club wishes you and yours a peaceful Christmas and New Year. Please contact Noelle 086.8145482, Mary 087.9135529 or Miriam 087.9503962 for info.

Ruan GAA  

Lotto Results:  W/E: 18/12/2016:     No’s drawn: 7, 14, 24, 28       No Jackpot Winner:

Five lucky dips:   Gerry Cullinan, John Kelly, Nora Griffin, Jonathan Brohan and Conor Reeves.             

Next week’s Jackpot:   €5,250         Team:  Flan Lyons        Venue: Purcells.

Anniversary Masses in December 

Ruan:    Sunday 18^th December at 10:00 am - 1st Anniversary Mass for Birdie Cassidy

Also remembering - John Moroney   Michael Moroney   Seán Moroney     Mary Shannon   Patrick Guthrie     Mary Guthrie                        Terence Guthrie        Nora Guthrie       Eileen Corry       Paul Howard      Alan Finn      Nancy O’Shea      John Sheehan     Jill Clarke

†   We pray for the repose of the souls of Thomas O’Sullivan, father of Pamela Vaughan Cappanakilla, and Brendan Leigh, brother of Anne Dinan, Toonagh, who died recently.  May they rest in peace.

Weekday Masses:      Ruan:  Monday and Tuesday at 9:30 am.  Dysart:     Wednesday at 9:30am

Eucharistic Adoration:       Ruan:   Wednesdays - Hourly from 3pm to 7pm

                                                       Dysart:  Thursdays - Hourly from 10am to 1pm

Weekly Collections:     Thank you very much for your contributions.

PDF: €977.45           Baskets: €385.55        Mission Sunday:  €5.00       Priests Collection:  €410.00

Next Baptism Course: Crusheen on Saturday 14^th January from 11:00 am to 12 Noon. 

All people intending to have children baptised must complete the baptismal course before each child is baptised

Baptismal Ceremony in 2017:  From January 2017 onwards Baptisms will take place on the Second of the Month in each Parish in the Imeall Bóirne Cluster at 12:30 pm.  Ruan and Dysart will alternate each month.  If there are children, in this parish, to be baptised in January, the ceremony will take place in Ruan on Sunday 15^th January at 12:30 and if there are baptisms in this parish in February, the ceremony will be on Sunday 12^th February in Dysart Church at 12:30.  A full list of the dates for Baptisms in the Imeall Bóirne Cluster is on the notice boards at the back of the churches. 

Please Note:  All people intending to have children baptised must complete a baptismal course before each child is baptised. Details of the monthly Baptismal Courses can be seen in the weekly Parish Newsletters.

Recent Baptisms: We welcome into our Community Calum Patrick Albert Feighery, son of Brian and Derryn who was baptised recently.

Readers & Ministers of the Eucharist

Ruan       Sunday 18^th at 10:00 am                       Dysart     Sunday 18^th at 7.00 pm

Reader this week:       Garry Shannon                          Reader this week:         Louise McDonnell

Euch Min this week:     Teresa Cullinan                      Euch Min this week:      Pat Lynch

Ruan Christmas Eve at 8:00 pm                         Dysart Christmas Day at 10:00 am    

Reader        Liam Jones                                                 Reader:          Aidan Hastings

Euch Min:   Carrie Droney/Mary Tierney                 Euch Min:       Matt McCormack    

Imeall Boirne Christmas Eve/Day Mass Times

Christmas Eve:  Rath and Tubber at 6:30 pm           Ruan and Crusheen at 8:00 pm

Christmas Day:  Dysart, Kilnaboy & Boston at 10:00 am        Corofin & Ballinruan at 11:30 am

Scoil Mhuire Pre-School Carol Service after 10:00 am Mass this Sunday, donations to the pre-school would be appreciated.

Thought for the Week:

"Advent is a journey towards Bethlehem.
May we let ourselves be drawn by the
                                  Light of God made Man"            Pope Francis.

Advent Branch:  During the Season of Advent & Christmas a branch is situated in the sanctuary of the Church. People are invited to take a card from the basket & write on it the name of someone they wish to pray for during Advent & Christmas - someone who has died at home or abroad, someone who is sick or suffering in some way, a loved one who is living abroad, etc.

The name can be hung on the branch & will be remembered in our prayers over Advent & into Christmas. People may also hang a card on the branch signifying the gift they would like to possess - joy, happiness, compassion, peace, kindness, courage, etc.

Missionvale Collection:  Now that almost all the building work has been complete in Missionvale, South Africa, the task for Sr Ethel Normoyle is to maintain the services which include school buildings, medical centre and most importantly the feeding of over 1,000 people daily.

However, what is blatantly obvious to anyone visiting Missionvale is the immediate need for funds. The fragile lifeline that the Care Centre throws to the inhabitants of Missionvale is totally dependent on financial support. As Sr Ethel says “We invite you to help us to eradicate this poverty through the resources that God has given you, your energy, your prayers, and your money. You will not be parting with your security but rather sharing in our fruitfulness.”

You can help her by contributing to the Church Gate Collection on Christmas Eve in Ruan and on Christmas Morning in Dysart.

Toonagh Charity Walk for Seeking Vision Clare Sunset Foundation:  Sunday 15^th Jan.2017 @ 12.30pm. Register Toonagh Hall @ 11.30am. Entry fee €10.  3 Routes to suit all levels of fitness 2k, 5k & 10.5k. Start & Finish at Toonagh Hall. Refreshments served after walk. Children welcome.  Info Breda 0851947763. Please support, give a little & feel good

Camogie Club News:  The Wren: Ruan Camogie Club will be out on 26th Dec 2016 from 12 noon to 2 pm in the parish hunting the wren. Camogie players, musicians and parents are welcome to join us for an afternoon of meeting and greeting our fellow parishioners as a fund raising event for the club. We have 2 meeting points Ruan National School and Toonagh National School at 12 noon, depending on weather conditions. Thanks to all our parish supporters during the year and at recent church gate collection as the club wishes you and yours a peaceful Christmas and New Year. Please contact Noelle 086.8145482, Mary 087.9135529 or Miriam 087.9503962 for info.

Ruan GAA: 

Ruan Minor Club would like to wish all our players, coaches, parents and supporters a very happy Christmas and a healthy and prosperous 2017. Good numbers attended training during the year. Congratulations to the Under 13s who won the 'C' Championship after a great final vs Cratloe. Christmas greetings also to our two schools, Ruan Camogie Club and Ruan Adult Hurling Club and thanks for your support in 2016.   Under 6 & 8 Christmas Party: These young hurlers finished off their busy year with a Christmas party in Toonagh Sports Complex. In a beat the goalie competition, the Under 8s pitted their skills against Santa Claus. The evening concluded with a Christmas party and an appearance from Santa who had a gift for all the Under 6 and 8 boys. 

Lotto Results: W/E: 11/12/2016:  No’s drawn:  (1)   8, 11, 16, 18.     

Winner: O’Donnell Family, Ruan

Next week’s Jackpot:   €5,100.       Team: Christy O’Connor       Venue: Mortys

Anniversary Masses in December 

Ruan:          Sunday 11^th December at 10:00 am – Remembrance Mass

              In memory of the people from the area who died during the past year:

Birdie Cassidy      Michael Vaughan    Kevin O’Halloran        Kitty Quinn        Frank O’Halloran        Patrician Hanrahan            John Joe O’Connell            Mickey Casey          Seán Brodie    Patricia O’Halloran          Michael O’Brien       Astrid Flynn       Mary Pilkington     Tom Kelly

Dysart:  Sunday 11^th December at 7:00 pm –

          Geraldine Fitzgerald     Nonie Kennedy, nee Lyons    Con Howard     Marjorie Howard     Tim Howard     Deceased members of the Howards family

Ruan:    Saturday 17^th December at 4:00pm - Months Mind Mass for Mary Pilkington

Ruan:    Sunday 18^th December at 10:00 am - 1st Anniversary Mass for Birdie Cassidy

Also remembering - John Moroney   Michael Moroney   Seán Moroney     Mary Shannon  Patrick Guthrie    Mary Guthrie  Terence Guthrie        Nora Guthrie    Eileen Corry       Paul Howard      Alan Finn   Nancy O’Shea   John Sheehan    

†   We pray for the repose of the soul of Molly Lynch, formerly of Magowna, who died recently.  May she rest in peace.

Weekday Masses:      Ruan:  Monday and Tuesday at 9:00 am.  Dysart:     Wednesday at 9:30am

Eucharistic Adoration:       Ruan:   Wednesdays - Hourly from 3pm to 7pm

                                                       Dysart:  Thursdays - Hourly from 10am to 1pm

Weekly Collections:     Thank you very much for your contributions.

PDF: €775.20           Baskets: €102.62        Candles:  €17.18       Priests Collection:  €150.00

Next Baptism Course: Ruan on Saturday 10^th December from 11:00 am to 12 Noon. 

All people intending to have children baptised must complete the baptismal course

Recent Baptisms: We welcome into our Community Patrick Albert Feighery, son of Brian and Derryn and Jack Patrick Kennedy, son of Noreen and John who were baptised recently.

Readers & Ministers of the Eucharist

Ruan       Sunday at 10:00 am                      Dysart     Sunday at 7.00 pm

Reader this week:       Padraig Casey                  Reader this week:          Monica Tierney  

Reader next week:      Garry Shannon               Reader next week:         Louise McDonnell

Euch Min this week:     Geraldine Crowe          Euch Min this week:       Sinead Noonan 

Euch Min next week:  Teresa Cullinan              Euch Min next week:      Pat Lynch

Imeall Boirne Christmas Eve/Day Mass Times

Christmas Eve:  Rath and Tubber at 6:30 pm           Ruan and Crusheen at 8:00 pm

Christmas Day:  Dysart, Kilnaboy & Boston at 10:00 am        Corofin & Ballinruan at 11:30 am

Confessions for School Children:   There will be confessions for the school children on Monday next 12^th December in Crusheen Church at 10:00 am, Ruan Church at 12:00 noon and in Toonagh School at 2:00 pm.

Thought for the Week:

"Waiting is a period of learning. The longer we wait,

 the more we hear about Him for whom we are waiting"            Henri Nouwen.

Advent Branch:  During the Season of Advent & Christmas a branch is situated in the sanctuary of the Church. People are invited to take a card from the basket & write on it the name of someone they wish to pray for during Advent & Christmas - someone who has died at home or abroad, someone who is sick or suffering in some way, a loved one who is living abroad, etc.

The name can be hung on the branch & will be remembered in our prayers over Advent & into Christmas. People may also hang a card on the branch signifying the gift they would like to possess - joy, happiness, compassion, peace, kindness, courage, etc.

Blessing of Baby Jesus for the Cribs:  On next Sunday 18^th December there will be a blessing of the Baby Jesus for cribs.  All children and families are invited to bring the Baby Jesus figure from their own Cribs to be blessed.

The NET Team will be leaving Crusheen for Christmas break and mid-year training on the 15th of December, and would like to thank everyone for their constant kindness and support. Have a merry Christmas and see you early January.

Killaloe Diocese JPIC group in conjunction with Mid-West Simon Community are launching the Christmas 2 euro appeal. At this time of year we all have gifts at the forefront of our mind but imagine if you could give the gift of a home to a family for just 2 euro. That is what this project seeks to do. Keep an eye out for posters and collection points as they go up. Collection takes place from Dec 12th - 24th.

The Killaloe Diocesan Youth Council invite young people aged 16 and over to their Christmas Fun, Faith and Social afternoon on Sunday 11th December from 2 to 4pm in the Church of Our Lady, Roslevan. Everybody is asked to bring non-perishable food items, which will make up hampers for those in need in our local community. For more information contact Cora Guinnane 0872400135

As the weather gets colder and the days get darker the Killaloe Diocese Justice, Peace & Care of Creation Committee urges all of us to keep an eye on elderly neighbours. As Church we all have a responsibility to look after each other so if you have any elderly neighbours living alone near you, take 5 minutes to check if they need any errands run and to ensure they are warm enough and have enough food. A little gesture can make a big difference.

Old Photographs Appeal: The local history group is appealing for anybody with old photographs of people or places in the parish to contact one of the following to organise to have them copied:  Pat Casey 086 1730756, Michael Leahy 086 6079697 or Margaret Neylon 087 6184958.  Contact can also be made at the weekly meetings in Morty's on Tuesday nights.

Ruan Gaa

Lotto Results:  W/E: 04/12/2016:   No’s drawn:  (1)   10, 18, 22, 25.    (2)  4, 12, 14, 17.   No Jackpot Winners: 

Five lucky dips:  Pat Lynch, Tom Fitzgibbon, John & Mary McInerney, Sean Clohessy and Nathan Bluett.      

Next week’s Jackpots:  (1) €10,000   (2) €4,950.  

Team: Ger Lyons       Venue: Purcells

Anniversary Masses in December  

Ruan:          Sunday 4^th December 2016 at 10:00 am

Jimmy Casey    May Casey   Joe Meaney   David Heywood   John Cassidy   Eileen Cassidy    Michael Cassidy   

Martin Cassidy      Michael Kerin   

Dysart         Sunday 11^th December 2016 at 7:00 pm  

                       Geraldine Fitzgerald                  Nonie Kennedy, nee Lyons

Ruan:          Saturday 17^th December 2016 at 4:00pm     Months Mind Mass for Mary Pilkington

Ruan:          Sunday 18^th December 2016 at 10:00 am

Birdie Cassidy    John Moroney    Michael Moroney     Seán Moroney    John Sheehan   Patrick Guthrie   Mary Guthrie   Terence Guthrie      Nora Guthrie       Eileen Corry   Mary Shannon          Paul Howard     Alan Finn       Nancy O’Shea

†   We pray for the repose of the soul of John Punch Feakle, father of John Punch Dromore who died recently.  May he rest in peace.

Feast of the Immaculate Conception – Thursday 8^th December.

                                                Vigil Mass – Dysart:        Wednesday 7^th at 8:00 pm

                                                                             Ruan:          Thursday 8^th at 10:00 am

Remembrance Masses:

The Mass in Dysart on Sunday 4^th December at 7:00 pm will be celebrated in memory of the people from the area who have died during the past year.  Included in this are:

Tom O’Gorman        Kitty Malone       Maura O’Connor        Mary Kelly         Birdie McDonnell.

The Mass in Ruan on Sunday 11^th December at 10:00 am will be celebrated in memory of the people who have died during the past year.  Included in this are:

Birdie Cassidy      Michael Vaughan    Kevin O’Halloran    Kitty Quinn    Frank O’Halloran        Patrician Hanrahan          

John Joe O’Connell   Mickey Casey    Seán Brodie  Patricia O’Halloran   Michael O’Brien   Astrid Flynn  Mary Pilkington

Weekday Masses:         Ruan:      Monday, Tuesday at 9:30 am.  Dysart:     Wednesday at 9:30am

Eucharistic Adoration:       Ruan:   Wednesdays - Hourly from 3pm to 7pm

                                                       Dysart:  Thursdays - Hourly from 10am to 1pm

Weekly Collections:     Thank you very much for your contributions.

PDF: €448.37           Baskets: €86.87        Candles:  €14.76       November Offering:  €20.00

Next Baptism Course: Ruan on Saturday 10^th December from 11:00 am to 12 Noon. 

All people intending to have children baptised must complete the baptismal course

Readers & Ministers of the Eucharist

Ruan       Sunday at 10:00 am                      Dysart     Sunday at 7.00 pm

Reader this week:       Carmel Foley                   Reader this week:           Frances Browne

Reader 8^th Dec            Emer O’Halloran            Reader 7^th Dec:               Edel Bluett

Reader next week:      Padraig Casey                  Reader next week:         Monica Tierney  

Euch Min this week:     Monica Cassidy            Euch Min this week:       Tommy Kelly

Euch Min 8^th Dec         Sheila Lynch                  Euch Min 7^th Dec:             Edel Bluett

Euch Min next week:  Geraldine Crowe          Euch Min next week:      Sinead Noonan 

Thought for the Week:

'Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today

 And make a new ending'     (Maria Robinson)

Imeall Boirne Christmas Eve/Day Mass Times

Christmas Eve:  Rath and Tubber at 6:30 pm     Ruan and Crusheen at 8:00 pm

Christmas Day:  Dysart, Kilnaboy & Boston at 10:00 am     Corofin & Ballinruan at 11:30 am

NET Ministries:  The NET Ministries team will be holding the Senior Amplified Youth night on Wednesday the 7th of December, for youth in TY-6th year, in the Ruan Church hall from 7:30-9:00pm

Carol Service:  There will be an Advent Carol Service on December 9th in Ruan Church featuring the creative talents of the youth in the cluster, and organized by the NET Team.  There will be a rehearsal on December 8th from 7:30-9:00pm, both in the Ruan church hall. Call 085 160 6292 (the NET Team) for more information.

Money Found:  A sum of money has been found in Ruan, contact Sacristan

Senior Citizens Christmas Party: The annual senior citizens Christmas party will be held today Sunday 4^th Dec at 2 p.m. in Morty’s.  All are welcome

Irish Cancer Society:  Thanks to all who contributed to the recent Church gate collection. Amount collected: Ruan: €259.17.  Dysart: €88.75

Old Photographs Appeal: The local history group is appealing for anybody with old photographs of people or places in the parish to contact one of the following to organise to have them copied:  Pat Casey 086 1730756, Michael Leahy 086 6079697 or Margaret Neylon 087 6184958.  Contact can also be made at the weekly meetings in Morty's on Tuesday nights.

Cookery Demonstration in Corofin: Clare Crusaders are hosting a Cookery Demonstration in St Patrick’s Community Hall Corofin, with celebrity Chef Frank Moynihan, on Thursday 8th December. Tickets available from Clare Crusaders Clinic or contact Catherine at 086 2407014.

Corofin Dramatic Society presenting Windows Paradise (Comedy) 3 Act play in Corofin Hall on Dec 7^th, 10^th and 11^th at 8pm. don’t miss it, 10 of a cast – 5 ladies and 5 men, in the caravan.

Ruan Gaa:

Ruan Minor Club AGM Report: At a very well attended AGM with 30 people present the following officers for 2017 were elected: Paul Howard (Chairperson), Claire McDonagh (Secretary), Gearóid Roughan (PRO), Geraldine Cahir (Registrar), Treasurer and Child Protection Officer to be elected at Senior Club AGM. The outgoing Chairperson Paul Howard and Secretary Claire McDonagh gave comprehensive reports on the year's activities and they were complimented for the excellent work they are doing for the minor club.

The successful Under 13 winning panel were congratulated and they will receive their medals at a function on January 27^th in Toonagh Hall and Sports Complex.

The date for the Minor Club registration night for 2017 will coincide with the medal presentation on January 27^th in Toonagh. The meeting heard that the inaugural Ruan GAA and Camogie Club Summer Camp proved very popular with 110 participants and it is hoped that it will will take place again in August 2017. The Coaching Pathways manual was distributed to all present and it is hoped that mentors of each age group will follow this programme closely in 2017. A further meeting will be held in the coming weeks to finalise mentors for all the age groups

AGM of Ruan Hurling Club takes place on Sunday December 4^th in Ruan Hall at 3:00 pm

Lotto Results:  W/E: 27/11/2016:   No’s drawn:  (1)   6, 15, 21, 27.    (2)  9, 23, 27, 28.No Jackpot Winners: 

Five lucky dips: Krystal Vaughan, Patrick Crowe, Joe Saunders, Gerry O’Connor and Megan Molloy.    

Next week’s Jackpots:  (1) €10,000   (2) €4,800.    Team: Sean Ryan       Venue: Mortys

Anniversary Masses in December                        

Ruan:          Sunday 20^th December at 10:00 am

                   John Moroney         Michael Moroney             Paul Howard       Alan Finn       John Sheehan         Dan Casey            Margaret Casey           John Casey    

Ruan:          Sunday 27^th December at 10:00 am

Weekly Collections:     Thank you very much for your contributions.

PDF: €837.80           Baskets: €152.12          Candles:  €27.08      Priests Benevolent Fund:  €20.00   Priests Collection:  €345          November Offerings: €5.00

Dysart     Saturday at 6.30 pm                           Ruan     Sunday at 10.00 am

Reader this week:       Laura Cahir                           Reader this week:        Ruth Crowe

Christmas Eve:            Frances Browne                   Christmas Eve:            Rachel O’Loughlin

                                                                                         Christmas Day:            Deirdre Crowe

Reader next week:     Aidan Hastings                      Reader next week:       Eileen Hannon

Euch Min this week:   Rose Foudy                           Euch Min this week:     Siobhan Le Cathelinais

Christmas Eve:            Flan Lyons                             Christmas Eve:             Caroline Meaney

                                                                                         Christmas Day:             Sheila Lynch

Euch Min next week:  Pat Lynch                              Euch Min next week:    Pat O’Halloran

Next Baptism Course: Crusheen on Saturday 16^th January from 11:00 am to 12 Noon. 

Parish Notes: Anyone wishing to have a news item in the Clare Champion, Ruan & Dysart Notes should contact Rose Foudy before 12 noon on Mondays 0870610212 or rosemaryfoudy@gmail.com

Thought for the week

The call of Advent is a call to live wide awake
so that we can be alert to God working in us
and in our world to bring about the Kingdom.

Dysart:        Saturday 12^th December at 6:30 pm

                    Geraldine Fitzgerald

Ruan:          Sunday 20^th December at 10:00 am 

                    John Moroney         Michael Moroney             Paul Howard       Alan Finn     John Sheehan         Dan Casey            Margaret Casey           John Casey    

                    Nancy O’Shea         Michael O’Shea        Jill Clarke    

Ruan:          Sunday 27^th December at 10:00 am

                    First Anniversary Mass for Mary Shannon

Weekday Masses:         Ruan:     Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday at 9:30 am

                                              Dysart:    Thursday and Friday at 9.30 am      

Eucharistic Adoration:       Ruan:   Wednesdays - Hourly from 3pm to 7pm

                                                       Dysart:   Thursdays - Hourly from 10am to 1pm

CHRISTMAS MASSES:     Christmas Eve – Ruan at 7.00 pm.     Dysart at 9.00 pm  

                                                     Christmas Day – Ruan at 10.00 am

Weekly Collections:     Thank you very much for your contributions.

PDF: €1080.35           Baskets: €99.41          Candles:  €20.24            Priests Collection:  €70.00          November Offerings: €10.00

Dysart     Saturday at 6.30 pm                           Ruan     Sunday at 10.00 am

Reader this week:       Emily Mulqueen                  Reader this week:        Marie Slattery

Reader next week:     Laura Cahir                           Reader next week:       Ruth Crowe

Euch Min this week:   Edel Bluett                           Euch Min this week:     Mary O’Brien

Euch Min next week:  Rose Foudy                         Euch Min next week:    Siobhan Le Cathelinais

Next Baptism Course: Ruan on Saturday 19^th December from 11:00 am to 12 Noon. 

Senior Citizens Christmas Party: The annual senior citizens Christmas party will be held at Morty Kelly’s today Sunday 13^th December.  Dinner will be served at 2 p.m. followed by music and dancing. All parishioners and friends welcome.

Missionvale Church Gate Collection:  The volunteers are due to depart for Missionvale on Jan 23rd next. This year there are twenty five people going and the main job will be to extend and improve the water collection project which has proved to be of tremendous benefit to the community. So as to help with funding for this project there will be a church gate collection taken up before both masses in Ruan & Dysart on Christmas Eve Dec 24th. Any support would be greatly appreciated. Regards John O'Sullivan

Parish Notes: Anyone wishing to have a news item in the Clare Champion, Ruan & Dysart Notes should contact Rose Foudy before 12 noon on Mondays 0870610212 or rosemaryfoudy@gmail.com

Christmas Carols around the Hearth, Sunday 20th December 7pm @ The Red Gates, Killeen, Corofin. €10 includes Mulled Wine & Refreshments. Booking Required Contact 0851614951

Youth 2000 invites all young adults between ages of 16-35 to a Catholic weekend retreat taking place from 18th-20^thDecember 2015 at Newbridge College, Co. Kildare  This will be an exciting weekend attracting over 600 young people from all over the country.

The weekend is being organised by young people for young people. Parental consent is essential for all those under 18. All meals are provided for and accommodation is on site!  Don’t let money be an obstacle; just bring a donation and a sleeping bag. Newcomers very welcome! There will be free buses picking up from various areas throughout the country. Booking is essential. For more information on the event or to book your place, see www.youth2000.ie, Youth 2000 Ireland Facebook page or Tel: 00353 (0) 1 6753690

Fitness 4 Fun with John Conroy - 087 6666927 in Ruan Community Centre on Wednesdays from 1:15pm to 2:15pm. Cost €5. John who is the founder of Fitness4Fun is an experienced and qualified fitness coach for older adult fitness. All are welcome

Ruan:          Sunday 20^th December at 10:00 am 

                    John Moroney         Michael Moroney             Paul Howard       Alan Finn         John Sheehan         Dan Casey            Margaret Casey           John Casey    

                    Nancy O’Shea         Michael O’Shea            

Ruan:          Sunday 27^th December at 10:00 am

                    First Anniversary Mass for Mary Shannon

Feast of the Immaculate Conception – Tuesday 8^th December.

                                Vigil Mass – Dysart:        Monday 7^th at 7:00 pm

                                                      Ruan:          Tuesday 8^th at 10:00 am

Weekday Masses:         Ruan:     Monday, Wed and Sat at 9.30 am.      Tuesday at 10:00 am

                                             Dysart:     Monday at 7:00 pm.    Thursday and Friday at 9.30 am                 

Mass of Anniversaries In January

Ruan:          Sunday 18^th January 2015 at 10.00 am

                    Paddy Casey    Cliff Tompkins  Deceased Members of the Howard Family   Joseph O’Brien   Bridget O’Brien                            Jimmy O’Brien     Peggy O’Brien      Mary O’Brien       Deceased Members of the O’Brien Family

Mass in Toonagh Hall:  Sun 4th January @ 6 p.m.                 

Weekday Masses:                 Ruan:      Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday at 9.30 am

                                                      Ruan:       Thursday 1st January at 8.00 pm

                   Dysart:    Thursday and Friday at 9.30 am     

Weekly Collections:     Thank you very much for your contributions.

20/12/2014:           PDF: €1105.18               Baskets: €176.09        Candles:  €25.       Priests Collection:  €695.00         

Readers & Ministers of the Eucharist

Dysart     Saturday at 6.30 pm                              Ruan     Sunday at 10.00 am

Reader this week:                Maria Peoples                  Reader this week:             Emer O’Halloran 

Reader next week:             Edel Bluett                          Reader next week:            Laura Neylon

Euch Min this week:           Tommy Kelly                      Euch Min this week:          Pat O’Halloran

Euch Min next week:          Pat Lynch                            Euch Min next week:         Eileen Hannon

Next Baptism Course:  Crusheen on Saturday 17^th January from 11:00 am to 12 Noon

Gathering of Teenagers: There will be a gathering of the Youth from the Imeall Bóirne parishes in Corofin GAA Hall on Friday Night 2^nd January at 8.00 pm

Talk for Baptism Course Leaders:  There will be a talk on the Baptism Course in Crusheen on Thursday 22^nd January given by Sr Clare Slattery.

ACCORD, Catholic Marriage Care Service, is an Agency of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference. It has centres located throughout the dioceses of Ireland. Its ministry is primarily concerned with supporting the sacrament of marriage by helping couples as they prepare for marriage and offering support to them in their marriage relationship.  ACCORD’s aim is to promote a better understanding of Christian marriage and to help couples initiate, sustain and enrich their commitment to one another and to family life.  ACCORD’s core services include Marriage Preparation, Marriage Counselling and Relationship and Sexuality Education (RSE) though it’s Schools Programmes.  For further information phone your local ACCORD Centre, or ACCORD Central Office, or visit www.accord.ie  or if in Northern Ireland visit www.accordni.com

Old School Roll Books for Ruan:  The school roll books for Ruan have been digitised and are now available to view on the Clare Library website.  Girls 1871 – 1939 and boys 1890 – 1939.  Further information can be had from Frances O’Halloran or Linda Hogan.

Christmas Blessing.

"May you have the gladness of Christmas which is Hope,

the Spirit of Christmas which is Peace,

the heart of Christmas which is Love".

(Ava V. Hendricks)

Re-opening of Toonagh Hall & Sports Complex:

The whole community, and especially all those who supported the refurbishments in Toonagh Hall & Sports Complex, is invited to a Mass which will be celebrated in the Hall on Sunday, 4th Jan. next at 6.00 pm.  Following the Mass, tea and refreshments will be served for all and there will be entertainment for all to enjoy.

Toonagh Walk Sunday 11^th January 2015 for “Seeking Vision Clare Sunset Foundation”.  Start & finish @ Toonagh Hall.  Register @ 11.30am, walk @ 12.30pm. Routes to suit all levels of fitness. Refreshments served after walk.  Entry €10. Children welcome (no entry fee for children)

Info 0851947763. Please support a worthy cause. 

Bereaved by Suicide:  The Christmas Season can be a difficult time for people bereaved by suicide. Clare Suicide Bereavement Support volunteers are available to help you.  Support and help is only a phone call away. You could phone us at one of our numbers given below and we will take it from there. We promise complete confidentiallity. 086 0565373  087 3698315

www.claresuicidebereavementsupport.com

Trócaire thanks all clergy and parishioners for their amazing support this year without which Trócaire would not have been able to help some of the most vulnerable individuals, families and communities in the world's poorest countries. Trócaire wishes everyone a very happy Christmas and peaceful New Year. May you receive every blessing in 2015.   www.trocaire.org/gifts

Clare Public Participation Network / A Voice for Communities:  All Community, Voluntary, Social Inclusion and Environmental Groups are reminded to register for the Clare Public Participation Network before 9^th January 2015. This Network will be the main link through which the Local Authority connects with Community, Voluntary, Social Inclusion and Environmental Groups.  All groups that have previously registered with Clare Community Forum/Clare County Council must register under this process if they wish to participate in this new structure.  For further information, please visit www.clarecoco.ie or contact Valerie on 065 6846545 or vfleming@clarecoco.ie

Ruan Gaa:

Lotto Results:  W/E: 21/12/2014:  No’s drawn:  1, 2, 11, 16.      No Jackpot Winner:

Five lucky dips: Ger Meaney, Anna Maher, Vincent Neylon, Gerry Connellan, Johnny, Martin, Carol, and Loretta.     Next week’s Jackpots:   €5,850   Team:  Ger Lyons       Venue: Purcells

Mass of Anniversaries In December

Ruan:          Sunday 21^st December at 10.00 am

                    Paul Howard           John Sheehan        Alan Finn            Jill Clarke       Thomas Collins       William Collins                                   Casey Family       Reddan Family

Ruan:          Friday 26^th December at 10.00 am

                    Months Mind Mass for Mary Shannon

Confessions For Christmas:               Dysart:   Saturday 20^th December after 6.30 pm Mass

                                                                       Ruan:     Sunday 21^st December after 10.00 am Mass

CHRISTMAS MASSES:     Christmas Eve – Dysart at 7.00 pm.     Ruan at 9.00 pm  

                                                  Christmas Day – Ruan at 10.00 am                                                                                                            

Weekday Masses:                  Ruan:     Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday at 9.30 am

                                          Ruan:     Thursday at 10.00 am      Friday at 10.00 am

Weekly Collections:     Thank you very much for your contributions.

7/12/14:     PDF: €723.10        Baskets: €112.27           Candles:  €54.63    Nov. Offering:  €15.00  

14/12/14:   PDF: €1637.05      Baskets: €203.85           Candles: € 19.10    Mission Sunday:  €5.00

                     Priests Collection: €223.00          November Offering: €80.00

Readers & Ministers of the Eucharist

Dysart     Saturday at 6.30 pm                              Ruan     Sunday at 10.00 am

Reader this week:                Louise McDonnell        Reader this week:              Eileen Hannon

Reader Christmas Eve:       Monica Tierney            Reader Christmas Eve:     James Hannon

                                                                                        Reader Christmas Day:     Carmel Foley

Reader next week:             Maria Peoples                 Reader next week:            Emer O’Halloran 

Euch Min this week:           Gerry Kelly                      Euch Min this week:          Siobhan Le Cathelinais

Euch Min Christmas Eve:   Frank Custy                    Euch Min Christmas Eve:  Mary Tierney

                                                                                          Euch Min Christmas Day: John Punch                                                    

Euch Min next week:          Tommy Kelly                  Euch Min next week:         Pat O’Halloran

Priests Collection: The Priests Christmas Collection will be taken up at Masses this week.

Next Baptism Course:  Crusheen on Saturday 17^th January from 11:00 am to 12 Noon

Gathering of Teenagers: There will be a gathering of the Youth from the Imeall Bóirne parishes in Corofin GAA Hall on Friday 2^nd January.

Talk for Baptism Course Leaders:  There will be a talk on the Baptism Course in Crusheen on Thursday 22^nd January given by Sr Clare Slattery.

Christmas Cards Parish Christmas Cards & Christmas Mass Cards are available in both Churches

 Old School Roll Books For Ruan:  The school roll books for Ruan have been digitised and are now available to view on the Clare Library website.  Girls 1871 – 1939 and boys 1890 – 1939.  Further information can be had from Frances O’Halloran or Linda Hogan.

The Twelve Days of Christmas.

It is claimed that this Christmas song was written when the Catholic faith was proscribed in England under severe penalties.  It was a kind of catechism to teach young Catholics the tenets of their Faith. The "true love" refers to God Himself; the "me" who receives the gifts is the baptised Christian, and the partridge in a pear-tree is Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

The partridge in a pear tree is Jesus.

Two turtledoves are the Old and New Testaments.

Three French hens stand for faith, hope and love.

Four calling birds are the four Gospels.

Five gold rings recall the Hebrew Torah (Law),

the first five books of the Old Testament.

Six geese a-laying stand for the six days of creation.

Seven swans a-swimming represent the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Eight maids a-milking are the eight Beatitudes.

Nine ladies dancing are the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit.

Ten lords a-leaping are the Ten Commandments.

Eleven pipers piping represent the eleven faithful Apostles.

Twelve drummers drumming symbolize the twelve points of doctrine

in the Apostles Creed.

Toonagh Walk Sunday 11^th January 2015 for “Seeking Vision Clare Sunset Foundation”.                                                         Start & finish @ Toonagh Hall.  Register @ 11.30am, walk @ 12.30pm. Routes to suit all levels of fitness. Refreshments served after walk.  Entry €10. Children welcome (no entry fee for children)

Info 0851947763. Please support a worthy cause.

Ruan Camogie Club Notice: Our Annual tradition of Hunting the Wren will take place on St. Stephens Day.  Times: 11.00am - 1.00pm.  Musicians, Singers, Dancers, Drivers and Bucket holders required.   If you are available, meet at the primary school Ruan or Toonagh at 10.45am. Merry Christmas to all, especially our supporters, players, mentors and parents. 

Ruan Gaa:  

Ruan Minor Club would like to wish all our players, coaches, parents and supporters a very happy Christmas and a healthy and prosperous 2015. This year we didn't win any silverware but made good progress where we contested the Under 14 A and Minor A Championship Semi Finals losing both narrowly. Hopefully we will have a good 2015 with many young hurlers giving their best. Christmas greetings to our two schools, Ruan Camogie Club and Ruan Senior Hurling Club and thanks for your support in 2014. 

We would also like to thank Anthony O’Halloran Car Sales for his sponsorship of a Set of Jerseys for the U 6s and U 8s. Anthony presented the jerseys to the Minor Club on Monday night last in Toonagh Hall where Santa also met the children, thanks to all.

Lotto Results:  W/E: 14/12/2014:  No’s drawn:  1, 3, 9, 17.      No Jackpot Winner:

Five lucky dips: Emma and James Killoran, Michael Crowe, Pat Keegan, Mary Casey and Aileen Lyons.                       Next week’s Jackpots:   €5,700   Team:  Seán Ryan           Venue: Dlacassian

Calling to Fr. O’Neill:  If anyone is calling to Fr. O’Neill at the Parochial House, please ring his mobile phone 086 2612124 beforehand to ensure that he will be there to meet you