Moate Matters

Moate Ladies GAA AGM: Moate Ladies GAA Football Club is holding its AGM on Friday night next March 13, in the meeting room in Rosemount Community Centre at 9pm. It is asking all attending not to enter the main hall as there is another activity taking part there. All members, parents, new members and anyone who would like to join with the running of the club are welcome to come along as we rapidly approach our new season. Launch of Osteoporosis DVD In order to increase awareness of osteoporosis in young people, which affects one in two women and one in five men over 50 in Ireland, the Irish Osteoporosis Society is launching a new DVD entitled "Osteoporosis - the silent disease". Osteoporosis is a disease that manifests itself in childhood. The DVD and workbook which is aimed at secondary school students, will be officially launched on Friday, March 13, in Moate Community School at 11:30am. Osteoporosis is included as an assignment in the Practical coursework for Leaving Certificate Home Economics students in 2010, so the DVD, along with the accompanying workbook will be of great benefit to Home Economics students. For more information please contact Niall McLoughlin 087 8194842. Ard Grainne/Cois na hAbhainn Table Quiz The residents of Ard Grainne and Cois Na hAbhainn are teaming up to present a table quiz on Friday, March 13. The quiz will be held in Coughlans Lounge and will start at 9pm sharp. Entry is €10 per seat with a maximum of four per table. All are welcome. Moate Bóthar Group AGM Moate Bóthar Group held its AGM in Moate Community Centre on Friday, February 27 at 8.00pm. The meeting was opened by Noel McNeill, followed by kind words and a minutes silence offered in memory of their chairman and dear friend, the late Jimmy Doyle. The large attendance included Bóthar"s chief executive Peter Ireton who outlined the charities plan for the coming year. He also spoke of the high regard which he and all of the Bóthar Group held for Jimmy. After reading the previous year"s minutes and financial statement, a committee was elected for the coming year. The people elected are as follows: Chairman - Pat Allen, Vice chairman - Noel McNeill, Secretary - Kathleen Boland, Assistant Secretary - Ita Finley, Treasurer - Jennifer Buckley, Assistant Treasurer - Elizabeth Lennon, and PRO - Colm Doyle. St Patrick"s Week at the Auld Shebeen The Auld Shebeen has quite a line up planned for the week of St Patrick"s Day. First, the party kicks off on Saturday March 14 with Club S Discotheque and the final heat of Miss Club S 2009. Then St Patrick"s Day eve, come dance the night away with Ireland"s favourite party band, The LOLs appearing live in the Shebeen followed by Club S Discotheque with resident DJ David McGrath. The LOLs who have just returned from their annual Scottish tour and have completed their new video which can be seen on their website, will be in the Shebeen playing all your favourite party hits at 9:30pm. You can view their website, which has already received over 20,000 hits at www.thelolsireland.com Celebrate St Patrick"s Day in the Shebeen with the fantastic "No Half Measure" playing all your favourite ballads and traditional songs at 6pm followed by resident DJ David McGrath On Thursday March 19 the Shebeen will have a Texas Hold"em special with registration at 8:30pm and starting at 9pm. For more information contact Robert Malynn at 086-3769452 or Daly McCormack or the Shebeen at 090-64-81119. The following Saturday the Auld Shebeen Golf Society will have their first outing in Moate Golf Club, tee time is from 11.30am to 1pm. All players are asked to be in the club house at 11am. Proceeds for this event will benefit Baby Caohmie McCormack. Presentation of prizes will be held on the night in the Shebeen at 10:30pm And finally, on Sunday March 22 for Mother"s day, Adam"s Locker will be appearing in the Shebeen at 9:30pm. For more information on these events and any upcoming events please visit the Auld Shebeen"s website at www.auldshebeen.com Midland Pub Pool League quarter final draw The Cup: Auld Shebeen A (Moate) v Pull Inn A (Pullagh); Dolans A (Clara) v Cassells (Ballymore); Fergies (Tullamore) v Gavins A (Ballycumber); De Bruins (Tullamore) v Foresters (Tullamore). The Sheild: Cat & Bagpipes (Tubber) v Dolans B (Clara); The Stile Bar (Rosemount) v Killeens (Rhode); Flynns A (Ballycumber) v Galvins (Clara); Camann Inn A (Cloghan) v Gleesons (Ferbane). All fixtures are played on a Home and Away basis. Best of 11 (First to 6) frames. Carmelite Notes "St Thérése of Lisieux" The world came to know Therese through her autobiography, Story of a Soul. She described her life as a 'little way of spiritual childhood.' She lived each day with an unshakeable confidence in God"s love. 'What matters in life,' she wrote, 'is not great deeds, but great love.' She lived and taught a spirituality of attending to everyone and everything well and with love. She believed that just as a child becomes enamoured with what is before her, we should also have a childlike focus and totally attentive love. Thereses spirituality is of doing the ordinary with extraordinary love. Therese saw the seasons as reflecting the seasons of God"s love affair with us. She loved flowers and saw herself as the 'little flower of Jesus,' who gave glory to God by just being her beautiful little self among all the other flowers in God"s garden. Because of this beautiful analogy, the title 'little flower' remained with St. Therese. 'My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.' "St Thérése of Lisieux" The Relics of St Therese will arrive in Moate on March 20 and remain here in the Church until the of March 27, during this time Joe Mothersill, O. Carm, will give a talk on "St Thérése of Lisieux" on Tuesday March 24th. A committee has been formed to organise the visit of the Relics to Moate. With basic plans now in place the work is ongoing. Your support with any aspect of the visit would he gratefully appreciated. The Call of God And those who answered. The year of Vocation gives us all a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the beauty and meaning of our Christian Calling. A series of talks will take place over the coming weeks in the Pastoral Centre. The first, Gods Call to Carmel on Tuesday March 10 at 8pm by Chris O"Donnell, O. Carm. The Carmelite Order knows many ways in which God calls people to membership or more generally to share the life of Spirit. In this talk, Chris O"Donnell will lay the grounds of vocation as it has been experienced in the Carmelite tradition. Moate St Patrick"s Day Window Display Competition. A Cultural, Comical,Colourful, Celebration. This year the St Patrick"s Day judges will, on St Patrick"s morning, take a walk through the town looking at all the window displays. Two prizes will be awarded to the best two windows. Window displays contribute significantly to the atmosphere in the town on St Patrick"s Day. We ask you to play your part by making an effort to decorate your window. Moate Partnership AGM The AGM of the Moate Partnership Group will take place on Thursday March 12 at 8pm in the Grand Hotel, Moate. The Moate partnership was established one year ago by Moate community members with a view to encouraging the development and growth of Moate, its business and its inhabitants. Some topics on the agenda include a summery of achievements made by the Moate Partnership, updates on various issues from groups and a discussion on developments for the town going forward. Anyone interested in lending a hand to the group and by extension to the town itself are very welcome to attend. Brosna Comhaltas Group After their tremendously successful evening on February 27th at Tuar Ard Arts Centre, Moate, Brosna Comhaltas Group, joined by musicians from Galway and Sligo will return to the centre this St. Patrick"s weekend in a celebration of Irish Song, Music and Dance which promises to be a variety night of great entertainment that can be enjoyed by all the family.The show will be with us for two nights only, Friday March 13th and Saturday March 14 at 8:30pm nightly, to book call Tuar Ard on 090 6482042.