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CORK BRANCH MASS OF THANKSGIVING
CORK CONTD.

Christmas cards on sale Willie, Annette and Brendan smile for the camera

down the road with regard to ESKD.
This included a talk from the
development of a new portable
haemodialysis machine to a new drug
that is being trialed for PKD patients.
The Q&A sessions, at the end of each
presentation, provided an opportunity
for those attending to query anything
relevant to them if they wished. Douglas Harmonia Singers Mike Kiely

MONTHLY BRANCH MEETINGS
At our October branch meeting our
Board member Michael Kiely advised
the branch that for personal reasons
he had to step down from his position
on the board. The Chairperson
thanked Michael for his work in the
time he had spent on the Board and
announced that an EGM would be
held prior to our monthly meeting in
November. At the monthly meeting in
November Pat O’Sullivan was
nominated to fill the vacancy on the Amy Louise Fenton Veronica Higgins Michelle Fenton
board.

ANNUAL MASS OF REMEMBRANCE &
THANKSGIVING
We held our annual Mass of
Thanksgiving in the CUH Chapel on
November 13th. A large attendance
participated in the Service and our
Priest, Fr. Pierce Cormac and the
Douglas Harmonia Singers made it a
very personal and inspiring celebration.
We would like to thank all those who
participated in the Mass, our readers, Nurse Abina Harrington The Canty family
Michael Kiely, Veronica Higgins, those
that read the Prayers of the Faithful, members. There was a large selection ORGAN DONOR AWARENESS WEEK 2017
John Hurley, Donal O’Flynn, Michelle to choose from and all tastes and Organ Donor Awareness Week will
Fenton, Amy Louise Fenton, the Canty dietary requirements were catered for. take place next year from April 1st-8th.
family who brought the gifts to the A huge ‘thank you’ to all those baking If you feel you can help in any way to
altar and a special thanks to the volunteers, your contribution certainly promote organ donor awareness
Committee who organised the day. added to the occasion. We would also please make contact with a Branch
When the Mass was over we like to thank the canteen staff in CUH. Officer as soon as possible to allow us
headed to the canteen where we The sale of Christmas cards was also to organise permits for you if you
enjoyed some wonderful home baking brisk as it is every year. Thanks to cannot organise them yourself. This is
provided by many of our talented everyone who patiently waited in line. the most important week we have in
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