Well done to all the players from Milltown Karate Club who took part in round 3 of the Irish Savate (French Kickboxing) league hosted in Milltown Community Centre this weekend. Matches were 3 rounds of 45 seconds to 90 seconds depending on age. A great display was put on with all players showing significant improvement. For many of the Milltown group it was their first time participating and the performed exceptionally.
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The 2019 Community Games season has kicked off. There is something for all children to take part in, whether they are 6 or 16, or interested in sports, culture or arts. Our local Community Games began with the Art competition.
Over the last two weeks, the students in the local National Schools have been busy drawing and painting pictures that illustrate Community Game’s activities. We got an amazing 120 entries. There is great talent in the area and the judges had some very difficult decisions to make.
We are happy to give you a taste of the winning entries here, but please come down to the Community Games Sports Day where all the artwork will be on display. The 1st place winners are competing in the County Finals in Mountbellew next week.
The Community Games Sports Day is on Sunday 28th April. All welcome! Registration is at 9:30. We will need some volunteers to help on the day, please let us know if you are available.
We are inviting donations from all families and businesses in the parish, as well as from friends and family further afield. What does your contribution get you?
A brand new playground for your children and grandchildren
Makes Milltown an even more attractive place to stop
Increased footfall in local business
How can you donate
In person at Ryans Post Office / Sheridan’s Bar (envelopes available)
By cheque (payable to Milltown Development Company) posted to Cathal McHugh, Drum, Milltown, Tuam, Co.Galway
Online by visiting www.ifundraise.ie/milltownplayground
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Milltown Rural Social Scheme Jobs Available: Milltown RSS have 2 vacancies for General Operatives and Landscapers. For more information, please apply to Milltown Community Centre or phone Sinead or Tina on 093-51876.
Catholic Grandparents Association: Grandparents, Parents and Grandchildren are cordially invited to Our ‘Grandparent’s Thanksgiving Mass’ in Tuam Cathedral on Thursday 26th July @ 10.00 a.m. This is the Feast Day of St. Joachim and St. Anne, parents of Mary, Grandparents of Jesus. This is the Tuam diocesan celebratory mass to acknowledge the contribution that Grandparents have played in passing on our faith to their children and grandchildren. Light refreshments will be served afterwards in the parish centre. All welcome to attend.
Dunmore-Lourdes Fundraiser Thanks: A big THANK YOU for all the generous donations made at our recent church gate collection in aid of Dunmore Community School Lourdes Fundraiser. This is greatly appreciated.
Milltown Community Centre: Anyone wishing to book the Community Centre for an event, meetings or sport, please contact the office, Monday to Friday from 9.30 to 5 0’clock. Tel (093) 51876 or email milltowncommunity@eircom.net
Newsletter:If you would like to receive a copy of the weekly newsletter by email, please send an email to milltowntina@gmail.com or milltowncommunity@eircom.net with Newsletter in the subject line.
Best of luck to Galway v Kildare this sun 22nd 2pm
Sunday 22nd July 2018.
Weekly Newsletter
Day
Date
Time
Church
Intention
Sunday
22ndJuly ’18
11:00 am
Milltown
Christine Quinn, Conagher/Castlebar
Monday
23rd July ‘18
7:30pm
Milltown
John & Rita Duignan, Stripe
Tuesday
24th July ’18
10:00am
Milltown
People of the parish
Wednesday
25th July ’18
10:00am
Milltown
Thursday
26th July ’18
7:30pm
Milltown
John McCormack, Kilgevrin
Friday
27th July ’18
7:30 pm
Milltown
Michael & Catherine Burke and son Tom, Kilgevrin
Saturday
28th July ‘18
**12:30**
Milltown
Wedding Mass
Saturday
28th July ’18
8:00pm
St. Patrick’s Church, Ballyglass
Sunday
29th July ’18
11.00 am
Milltown
Paddy McManus, Conagher (Mths Mind)
Please Pray For: Kathleen Flaherty, Cloonagh and Máirtín Sweeney, Spiddal (brother of Maureen Ruane, Pollaturick) who were buried during the week. May they Rest In Peace
Offertory Collection: St. Joseph’s Church Milltown €537 wknd July 15th.
Collectors for July: John O’Donnell & Richard Walsh.
Church Maintainance for July: Ann Tierney, Catherine Murphy, Nuala Kennedy, Carmel Diskin, Christina Foy
Eucharistic Ministers for July:
Sun 22nd July:Philip Comer, Kay Gilligan, Ann Marie Dolan
Sun 29th July:Seamus Gannon, Margaret Nestor, Bridie Acton
Sun 5th Aug:Noreen Healy, Ann Tierney, Monica O’Connell
Sun 12th Aug: Christina Foy, Margaret Carne, Maureen McHugh
Lotto:Results from Milltown GAA Lotto Draw Mon 16th July 2018. Numbers drawn were: 1.2.3.21. No Winner and 2 match 3’s: Sinead Molloy, Cloonacurry and Rose Marie McNeice, Milltown. Lotto jackpot is now €5,900. Next week’s draw is in Sheridan’s on Mon 23rd July 2018 at 9pm.
Galway Seniors: Best of luck Galway against Kildare this Sun 22nd at 2pm in Newbridge.
Milltown CE Scheme Jobs available: We have vacancies for General Operatives, also for Landscapers/Gardeners. A vacancy also for somebody interested in office work for afternoons. Contact 093-51876
Tidy Towns Final Inspections: Final inspections are due during the next 2 – 3 weeks. We would ask every householder and business to be very vigilant in keeping Milltown nice & tidy and litter & weed free. Any last bit of painting or tidying up you can do, would be much appreciated. Well done to those who have already painted, prepared window boxes, planted flowers and removed un-necessary signage. To all others, we hope to see you on board next year to elevate Milltown – Our Village – into Gold Medal Category.
Results from Card Game: Results from the monthly card game from the 19th of July: Raffle: 1st Prize- Oliver Farrell, 2nd Prize- Austin Huane, 3rd Prize- Ger Lyons. Ladies Prize: Mary Feeney. Spot Prize: Tom & Marie McGuire. Winners: on 12 games: Tom Kilgarriff & Pete McGrath. 11 games: Fr Joe Feeney & Ger Lyons. The next game is on Thursday 16th of August @ 9pm.
Lost KEY: If anybody found a car key along the road in Milltown Village recently, please hand it into the Community Centre.
Ballindine & Irishtown Mass Time Change: From Saturday the 7th of July until the end of December, Irishtown mass is on Saturday evenings at 8pm and Ballindine mass is on Sunday mornings at 10:30am
Milltown Karate Club hosts round 3 of the Savate league.
Well done to all the players from Milltown Karate Club who took part in round 3 of the Irish Savate (French Kickboxing) league hosted in Milltown Community Centre this weekend. Matches were 3 rounds of 45 seconds to 90 seconds depending on age. A great display was put on with all players showing significant improvement. For many of the Milltown group it was their first time participating and the performed exceptionally.
Community Games 2019
The 2019 Community Games season has kicked off. There is something for all children to take part in, whether they are 6 or 16, or interested in sports, culture or arts. Our local Community Games began with the Art competition.
Over the last two weeks, the students in the local National Schools have been busy drawing and painting pictures that illustrate Community Game’s activities. We got an amazing 120 entries. There is great talent in the area and the judges had some very difficult decisions to make.
We are happy to give you a taste of the winning entries here, but please come down to the Community Games Sports Day where all the artwork will be on display. The 1st place winners are competing in the County Finals in Mountbellew next week.
The Community Games Sports Day is on Sunday 28th April. All welcome! Registration is at 9:30. We will need some volunteers to help on the day, please let us know if you are available.
U8 1st Place Megan Molloy
U8 2nd Place Anna McLoughlin
U8 3rd Place Ignacy Gruszczyński
U10 1st Place Fionnán Kelly
U10 2nd Place Maebh Larney
U10 3rd Place Ruby Barrett
U12 1st Place Aoibheann Ryan
U12 2nd Place Cristina Abruna
U12 3rd Place Catherine Sheridan
U14 1st Place Christian Boyle
U14 2nd Place Stephanie Burke
U14 3rd Place Cathal Dolan
U16 1st Place Samantha Gannon
Tidy Towns report 2018
Help us build our new playground!
Key features of the planned new playground:
We are inviting donations from all families and businesses in the parish, as well as from friends and family further afield. What does your contribution get you?
How can you donate
Please make your contribution by 30 November 2018
You can donate by clicking here
If you would like more detailed information on the project you can download this powerpoint document.
Milltown Playground Renewal Launch Presenation V1
Have your say on the speed limits in the area
Local notices July 20th
Milltown Rural Social Scheme Jobs Available: Milltown RSS have 2 vacancies for General Operatives and Landscapers. For more information, please apply to Milltown Community Centre or phone Sinead or Tina on 093-51876.
Catholic Grandparents Association: Grandparents, Parents and Grandchildren are cordially invited to Our ‘Grandparent’s Thanksgiving Mass’ in Tuam Cathedral on Thursday 26th July @ 10.00 a.m. This is the Feast Day of St. Joachim and St. Anne, parents of Mary, Grandparents of Jesus. This is the Tuam diocesan celebratory mass to acknowledge the contribution that Grandparents have played in passing on our faith to their children and grandchildren. Light refreshments will be served afterwards in the parish centre. All welcome to attend.
Dunmore-Lourdes Fundraiser Thanks: A big THANK YOU for all the generous donations made at our recent church gate collection in aid of Dunmore Community School Lourdes Fundraiser. This is greatly appreciated.
Milltown Community Centre: Anyone wishing to book the Community Centre for an event, meetings or sport, please contact the office, Monday to Friday from 9.30 to 5 0’clock. Tel (093) 51876 or email milltowncommunity@eircom.net
Newsletter: If you would like to receive a copy of the weekly newsletter by email, please send an email to milltowntina@gmail.com or milltowncommunity@eircom.net with Newsletter in the subject line.
Best of luck to Galway v Kildare this sun 22nd 2pm
Sunday 22nd July 2018.
Weekly Newsletter
Please Pray For: Kathleen Flaherty, Cloonagh and Máirtín Sweeney, Spiddal (brother of Maureen Ruane, Pollaturick) who were buried during the week. May they Rest In Peace
Offertory Collection: St. Joseph’s Church Milltown €537 wknd July 15th.
Collectors for July: John O’Donnell & Richard Walsh.
Church Maintainance for July: Ann Tierney, Catherine Murphy, Nuala Kennedy, Carmel Diskin, Christina Foy
Eucharistic Ministers for July:
Sun 22nd July: Philip Comer, Kay Gilligan, Ann Marie Dolan
Sun 29th July: Seamus Gannon, Margaret Nestor, Bridie Acton
Sun 5th Aug: Noreen Healy, Ann Tierney, Monica O’Connell
Sun 12th Aug: Christina Foy, Margaret Carne, Maureen McHugh
Lotto: Results from Milltown GAA Lotto Draw Mon 16th July 2018. Numbers drawn were: 1.2.3.21. No Winner and 2 match 3’s: Sinead Molloy, Cloonacurry and Rose Marie McNeice, Milltown. Lotto jackpot is now €5,900. Next week’s draw is in Sheridan’s on Mon 23rd July 2018 at 9pm.
Galway Seniors: Best of luck Galway against Kildare this Sun 22nd at 2pm in Newbridge.
Milltown CE Scheme Jobs available: We have vacancies for General Operatives, also for Landscapers/Gardeners. A vacancy also for somebody interested in office work for afternoons. Contact 093-51876
Tidy Towns Final Inspections: Final inspections are due during the next 2 – 3 weeks. We would ask every householder and business to be very vigilant in keeping Milltown nice & tidy and litter & weed free. Any last bit of painting or tidying up you can do, would be much appreciated. Well done to those who have already painted, prepared window boxes, planted flowers and removed un-necessary signage. To all others, we hope to see you on board next year to elevate Milltown – Our Village – into Gold Medal Category.
Results from Card Game: Results from the monthly card game from the 19th of July: Raffle: 1st Prize- Oliver Farrell, 2nd Prize- Austin Huane, 3rd Prize- Ger Lyons. Ladies Prize: Mary Feeney. Spot Prize: Tom & Marie McGuire. Winners: on 12 games: Tom Kilgarriff & Pete McGrath. 11 games: Fr Joe Feeney & Ger Lyons. The next game is on Thursday 16th of August @ 9pm.
Lost KEY: If anybody found a car key along the road in Milltown Village recently, please hand it into the Community Centre.
Ballindine & Irishtown Mass Time Change: From Saturday the 7th of July until the end of December, Irishtown mass is on Saturday evenings at 8pm and Ballindine mass is on Sunday mornings at 10:30am