Christmas Party Night at St. Mellans this Saturday night! LAST CALL - Enjoy a delightful 3-course meal and dance the night away with live music by the fantastic Stephen Smyth Band on the 21st of December 2024. For just €35 per person, you can indulge in great food, fantastic music, and festive cheer. Reserve your spot today via the club App or by calling 0866089609, as seats are limited. Make this Christmas unforgettable with an evening of fine dining and entertainment! Remembrance Garden Gaeil Triucha has created a small garden of remembrance at St Mellans and is inviting sponsorship for trees, each costing €200. If you would like to participate in this meaningful project, please contact Kieran at 0866089609. The tree planting took place last weekend, with seating and smaller plants to be added in the spring. An information map will be installed upon the garden's completion Lotto Sponsorship: If anyone is interested in sponsoring our Club lotto, either weekly or monthly, please contact any Committee member. Club Merchandise Shop Fully Stocked and opened every Thursday evening from 7-8pm . All MFC online orders have arrived and can be collected in the shop Club Merchandise Shop extra opening hours for Christmas Thursday 19th Dec 7pm-8pm Friday 20th Dec 6.30pm -8pm Saturday 21st Dec 4.30pm -6pm (Note Saturday is the last day for Shop purchases & online collections) Lotto No Winner this week, next weeks draw is for €6600. Winning numbers were 2 – 9 – 19 - 26 5 winners of €20 Maretta Sherry Cathal Sherlock Tom Sherlock Jake Mc Geough - Killeanly D Mc Mahon - Killybresil Liathroid Laimhe. St.Mellans Handball Club Adult County Championships GAEIL TRIUCHA NOTES Adult county championships for Senior Mens, Senior Ladies, Intermediate Men and Junior Mens singles started last week and finals were played on Sunday the 15 th December at St Mellans. Some great games and Congratulations to Ian Treanor and Matthew Gibbons on progressing to the Junior Final, making it an all St Mellans affair which was a great achievement. Both lads overcame Corduffs Barry Finn and Darragh Roe to make the final. It was great game but it was Matthew Gibbons who took gold winning 15:9, 15:9 against a strong performance from Ian Treanor. Well done lads! Mono Furniture Team League The Mono Furniture Team League games have now finished and this week is a catchup week for any games outstanding. Please ensure to play the games as many teams have a chance to reach the Quarter Finals once games are played out. The finals will be played out in January, the week of 6 th – 12 th January. Thanks again for everyone taking part and our sponsor Mono Furniture for the continued support and enjoy the Christmas break. Juveniles Coaching Juvenile coaching is into its last week now before the Christmas break. There might be some changes to groups and days of coaching to accommodate other events so keep an eye on the WhatsApp for any updates. Weekend club leagues are well under way as well as the weekly coaching. We would like to thank the parents for supporting especially refereeing league games on weekends and helping the Club on this. See you all after the break and on behalf of St. Mellans, we hope you all have a great Christmas. Seeding Weekend Seeding for County Championships is planned for this weekend, 20 th – 22 nd December for U12 – 6 entries per club U13 & Up – 4 Entries per Club Seeding will be determined by a Golden Glove Style Round Robins format. More information will be posted on social media & WhatsApp about this. GAEIL TRIUCHA NOTES Club Gear The online shop remains open for handball club gear. The link is a pinned post on our Facebook page or order directly through KCsports.ie website and click on Club Shops, St. Mellans. The online shop is open all year round. Club Notes : If you would like to have something included in our weekly notes, please email pro.truagh.monaghan@gaa.ie – cut off for inclusion is 9pm on Monday evenings.