St. Mary Magdalene Monaleen
Parish
Directory August 2012
prepared by the Pastoral Council of Monaleen Parish
We seek to create an inclusive community,
where people feel at home, where we share our gifts
and respond to pastoral needs in a spirit of service
participating in the Ministry of Christ.
All are welcome in the House of God
www.monaleenparish.org
Parish Services Telephone
Parish clergy
Mgr Daniel Neenan, P.P., V.G.,
1 Trinity Court, Monaleen Road
Fr Michael O’Shea
9 Castletroy Heights
Mass Saturday vigil: 7:00pm
times Sunday 09:30am 11:00am 12:30 pm
Mon-Fri : 9:45am 1st Fri 9:45am 7:00pm
Holydays: 7:00pm vigil, 09:30am 11:00am
Baptisms Sunday after 12:30 Mass, Saturday 5:00 pm
Arrange with Mgr. Neenan or Fr. O’Shea
Confessions Before Sat Evening Mass & by appointment
Marriages 3 months notice required by both church and state
See details at our website:
http://www.monaleenparish.org/sacraments.html#marriage
Pastoral Council Finance Committee Marianne Barrett Joan Brosnan
Josephine Browne Brian Eason
Mary Danaher Joe McEntee
Sue Larkin Mgr. Daniel Neenan
Edel McMahon Tony Nolan
Tom Moore Fr. Michael O’Shea
Mgr. Daniel Neenan Matthew Ryan
Anton O’Carroll Col. Michael Shannon
Fr. Michael O’Shea Mary Stritch
Church Warden Sacristans Bill Gray James Butler
Joan Body
See our parish website at www.monaleenparish.org for latest updates.
Organisations within Monaleen Church Community
Liturgical . Group
Contact: Bernadette Pembroke
Family Mass, 12:30pm 3rd
Sunday of Month
330162
Choirs Monaleen Parish Choir (Mixed 4-part)
Rehearsal: Wed. 8.00pm, Monaleen church
Director: Tom Clinton
332507
Cantamus (Ladies 3-part)
Rehearsal: Weds. 11.00am – 12:30pm
Contact: Mary Stritch
333992
Organists Contact: Marie Breen
Contact: Tom Clinton
337147
332507
Parish Newsletter
Deadline 5:00 pm Thursday
Contact: Jill Ashworth
Contact: Geraldine Hussey
email: [email protected]
338957
330338
Parish Website
www.monaleenparish.org -
Contact: Ann Heffernan
331165
Mass Servers
(rota at
website)
Contact: Helen Guinan
Contact: Mary Coleman
Contact: Mgr. Daniel Neenan
338579
336114
330974
Ministers of the Eucharist
Contact: Marie Breen 337147
Ministers of the Word
Contact: Joan Brosnan
Contact: Mary Stritch
Contact: Tom Moore
339045
333992
339595
Bereavement Team
Contact: any member of Pastoral Council
Visitation Team
Contact: Tom Moore 339595
Continued overleaf � For directions search for Monaleen Church on Google Maps
Organisations within Monaleen Church Community – ctd Church Cleaning
Volunteers welcome after Thursday morning
Mass
Envelope Distributions
Contact: Michael McNamara 334142
Cash Tellers Contact: Mgr. Neenan
Leanbh Infant Mem. Garden
Contact: Brenda Hanrahan 335636
Safety Team Contact: Tom Moore
Contact: Miriam Hough
339595
338976
Child Protection
See documents on display in the church, in
the national school hall and at our website
Religious Items Shop
Contact: Mary Stritch 333992
The neighbouring parishes in our Pastoral Area
Parish Priests Phone Our Lady Help of Christians Milford
Fr. Koenraad Van Gucht S.D.B
Fr. Raymond McIntyre S.D.B. 330268
Donaghmore & Knockea
Fr Oliver Plunkett P.P. 313898
St John’s Cathedral Place
(includes Augustinians)
Fr. Austin McNamara (admin)
Fr. Sean Harmon C.C.
Fr. Leo McDonnell C.C.
414624
Our Lady, Queen of Peace, Janesboro
Fr. Pat O’Sullivan P.P 410846
St. Michaels Denmark Street
Fr Noel Kirwan P.P.
Fr Chris O’Donnell 400133
Holy Family, Southill
Fr Patrick Hogan, P.P. 414248
St Patricks and St. Brigid’s
Dublin Road
Fr David Gibson P.P.
Fr Eamon Purcell, C.C
415397
Mass Times in Limerick City and suburbs
http://www.limerickdiocese.org/uploads/MassTimes/MassTimes.pdf
The latest version of this directory is at our website at
www.monaleenparish.org
Services for other faiths in the Monaleen Community
Church of Ireland
Contact: V. Rev. Sandra Pragnell
(from Oct. 2012)
Office
310293
St. Michael’s, Pery Square
Sunday 8:30 am 10:00 am
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Mon Wed Fri Sat 09:00 am
Tue Thur Communion 10:30 am
Sunday 11:15 am 7:00 pm
Abington, 2nd
3rd
Sun of month 11:00 am
4th Sunday of month 12:00 pm
Charitable Organisations
phone
St Vincent de Paul
St. Mary Magdalene:
Mondays 8:00 pm
Meets in
sacristy
Lions Contact: Ken McCauley
333689
Rotary Contact: Col. Michael Shannon
338663
Probus Meets in UL Tues mornings at 11am
Contact: Mairéad Murphy
331400
Child Protection Policy
The Monaleen Parish Child Protection Policy is on permanent display at
the back of the church and in the National School hall. All documents
including forms may be downloaded from our website. The URL for the
Child Protection Page is www.monaleenparish.org/protection.html
Sporting Activities
phone
Community Games
Contact: Michael Sheahan
0879163370
GAA Located on Old Schoolhouse Road
Clubhouse Manager: Paudie Ryan
Club contact: Michael Sheahan
335977
0879163370
Tennis (Located GAA
grounds)
Men: Contact: Michael Khan
Ladies: Contact: Marian Vaughan
Juvenile: Contact: Maria Kelliher
371708
0863409008
0866078214
Soccer
Aisling Annacotty Football Club
Contact: Joe Pond
joepondannacotty @ gmail.com
0876101615
Golf Castletroy Golf Club, Golf Links Road
Contact: Manager – Louis Keegan
335753
Swimming & Aerobics etc
University of Limerick Sports Arena
Large selection of classes
213555
Angling
Shannon Mulkear & Dist. Anglers Assoc
Contact: Neville Atkinson
0868174809
Rugby UL-Bohemians RFC
Contact: Graham Byrnes
0872303094
Directory Updates This directory (both in print and on the web) is revised annually - or
more often as the need arises. If you know of any other voluntary
organization or club that is active in our parish or of a change in an
existing entry please give the information to any member of Monaleen
Pastoral Council (see the list on page 2).
The weekly parish newsletter is available at our website at
www.monaleenparish.org
Educational and Schooling 2nd level Community College
Castletroy College, Newtown, Castletroy
Contact: The Principal 330785
Primary School
Sacred Heart National School,
Monaleen Road
Contact: The Principal
336048
Gaelscoil
Gaelscoil Chaladh an Treoigh
Monaleen Road, near Primary School
Contact: The Principal
339678
Pre-School Services
HSE-West, Community Development
Pre-School Unit, Ballycummin Ave.,
Raheen Busines Park.
483591
Creche Montessori & Naíonra
Facilities in Monaleen parish (extracted from
HSE list) are at www.monaleenparish.org
. /community.html#creches
Postal Services Post Office.
Castletroy Shopping Centre 9:00 am - 5:30 pm Mon-Fri
& 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Sat
Post box location
Collection time
At Post Office door 5:00 pm Mon-Fri
Noone’s Monaleen Stores 4:15 pm Mon-Fri
Chawke’s, Kilmurry 4:45 pm Mon-Fri
Spar Shop, Milford Road 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
Ballysimon, across from
Morrisons shop and pub 5:30 pm Mon - Fri
Cosgrave’s
Groody Roundabout
4:45 pm Mon-Fri
Annacotty, across from
Nicholas Butchers shop
5:30 pm Mon-Fri
GPO Cecil Street. 6:00 pm Mon-Fri
For directions search for Monaleen Church on Google Maps
Other Community Services
Credit . Union
At corner of Monaleen Road and
Old Schoolhouse Road
339011
Child . Health Clinics
At Annacotty Tuesday: 2:00 – 3:30pm
At Health Centre, Gate Lodge Milford
Thursday: 2:00 – 3:30pm
331710
338071
Public . Health
Health Centre, Gate Lodge Milford
Phone for appointment
338071
Community Welfare
Health Centre, Gate Lodge Milford
Thurs 10:00 to 11:00 am
417622
338491
Milford Day Care
Senior Citizens Mon-Fri 9:00am - 4:00 pm
Referrals only through Public Health Nurse Palliative Care Wed-Fri 9:00am - 4:00 pm
485800
Gardai Community Garda: c/o Henry St.
Cara Leahy, Essie Stokes; Diane McAuley,
Eoin O’Connor; Anne Cronin.
Local Garda Station at Henry Street
Sgt Ollie Kennedy
Local Garda Station at Roxboro
Sgt Bernard McDonagh, Castleconnell
433538
212400
214340
377105
Samaritans Limerick Phone No.
See also Page 2 in Telephone Directory 1850609090
Console A charity supporting and helping people bereaved through suicide. They provide subsidised professional counselling
306792
1800201890
Living Links
Free confidential practical emotional support to families who have experienced a death by suicide. Phone 5pm - 7pm Mon-Fri
0877998427
One Life Suicide Helpline 1800247100
Monaleen Cancer Support
Contact: Mgr. Dan Neenan Contact: Maria Kelleher Website: www.monaleencsg.org
330974
086
6078214
Other Community Services ctd
Le Cheile 3 Sexton Street. Meeting place and activities for people with difficulties in coping, and for their friends and family..
446786
Accord Counselling for couples, and for individuals in
a couple relationship. Preparation for and
ongoing support in marriage.
343000
Cura Phone helpline, pregnancy testing,
counselling, assistance in accommodation,
and post abortion counselling.
318207
1850-
622626
Adapt Services
one-to-one emotional support , and 24 hr
refuge for women and children who
experience domestic violence.
412354
1800-
200504
Aislinn Adolescent Treatment Centre Ballyragget, Co
Kilkenny - drug-free residential treatment (15
to 21 years). http://www.aislinn.ie
056-
8833777
Social and Cultural Activities
Bridge Club Contact: Jill Ashworth 338957
Kilmurry Heritage Soc.
Contact: Marian Hurley 336517
Active Retirement
Monaleen/Milford Active Retirement Club
Mondays 11:00am to 1:00pm in GAA Hall
Contact: Kitty O’Keeffe
333064
Beavers, Cubs, Scouts
Contact: Dennis Murray 331034
Scór na nÓg
Contact: Michael O’Sullivan
332392
45 Drive Monaleen GAA club; Thur & Sun 9:00pm
Contact: Danny Browne
333838
0879565932
Castletroy Guild ICA
Contact: Miera Nash 086
8532040
International Womens’ Org
email: [email protected]
For directions search for Monaleen Church on Google Maps
Loca
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40th Anniversary of Monaleen Parish
Our church was built in 1873, as a chapel-of-ease for St Patrick’s
Parish. It lies about three miles from St Patrick’s church and
served a community stretching from the Groody river to Scart, a
further three miles away.
A community by the name of Monaleen existed here for many
years before 1873. In 1971 Monaleen Parish was founded in
anticipation of the growth of Limerick’s suburbs. At that time
there were about 380 homes in our parish. Now we have
approximately 3,800 homes.
The parish was created on 8th
June 1971 and quickly assumed an
identity of its own, helped in great measure by the National
School, the Credit Union and the GAA football and hurling club.
Over the years various other Monaleen community activities were
established. The dozens of sporting, social, cultural and voluntary
activities listed within this directory are evidence of a thriving and
vibrant community.
Forty years have seen immense changes in our parish. We have
seen a vast increase in the size of our community, and a massive
growth of our school population, with an additional primary
school, and a highly successful second-level school. The
outstanding achievements of our sporting clubs at both juvenile
and senior level are the envy of parishes established for a century
or more.
We are proud of our Monaleen heritage, and we look forward to
another forty years with confidence and anticipation.
Cover drawing:
Miss Una Hilliard N.T., former teacher, Monaleen NS
The Compilation of material in this booklet is copyright
Monaleen Pastoral Council © 2004 to 2012
