notes for 19th & 20th August

COMHBRÓN:

Sincere sympathy is extended to Rena O'Brien, and family on the death of her mother Betty Fitzgerald.
There was a huge turnout at her funeral, a testament to her popularity.
Solas na bhFlaitheas ar a anam.


LOTS OF CONGRATULATIONS:

Well done to all our Leaving Cert students who have passed a major hurdle in their lives.
You are wished every success in your future plans. There will be many ups and downs
with many new experiences and many decisions to be made - remember there will
always be someone thinking about you ............
If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.
He sends you flowers every Spring.
He sends you a sunrise every morning.
Face it friend - he's crazy about you.

If God brings you to it ...... He will bring you through it.

Congrats to Stephen and Natalie Stapleton on the birth of their baby boy.
Also to John and Claire English on the birth of their baby boy Liam.
Well done to Mark Lynch on receiving the Young Dairy Stockperson Award at the Tullamore Show recently.
I do believe Mairead Chawke is celebrating her birthday at the end of this month, many happy returns.


Granagh Utd F.C

Lotto results:
There was no winner in the lotto draw this week.
Numbers drawn were 6.24.27.29
Lucky dip winners of €20 each were Tom & Mark Lynch Ballingarry, Marian Sheehy Granagh, Kay O` Donoghue Granagh.
Next weeks draw takes place in The Rock Bar Granagh for a jackpot of €5,400.
Tickets available at O` Gormans Foodstore Granagh, Hickeys Bar Croom, & The Rock Bar Granagh.

Notice for training.
U8 & U10 start back Fri Aug 21st @ 7pm.
U12 were back last Tues eve and will continue every Tues eve @ 7pm.
U14 start Thurs Aug 20th @ 7pm.
U16 were back last Wed eve and will continue every Wed eve @ 7pm.

GET WELL:
Best wishes to Julie Brosnan, who is recovering after a minor injury.

SNIPPETS:
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street,
going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out
from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something.
As his car passed, no children appeared.
Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door!
He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been
thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up
against a parked car shouting, 'What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are
you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money.
Why did you do it?' The young boy was apologetic.
'Please, mister...please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do,' He pleaded. 'I threw the
brick because no one else would stop...' With tears dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth
pointed to a spot just around a parked car. 'It's my brother, 'he said 'He rolled off the curb and fell
out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up.'
Now sobbing, the boy
asked the stunned executive, 'Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and
he's too heavy for me.' Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat.
He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed
at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay.
'Thank you and may God bless you,' the grateful child told the stranger. Too shook up for words, the man
simply watched the boy push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home.
It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered
to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message:
'Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!'
God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Some times when we don't have time to listen,
He has to throw a brick at us. It's our choice to listen or not.