Parish Newsletter
Parish Newsletter - 27 December 2015
4, Jan 2016 - 13:44

CASTLEBAR PARISH - SUNDAY NEWSLETTER www.castlebarparish.ie
Sunday Mass times: Parish Church 7.00p.m. (Sat.), 8.30a.m., 10.30a.m., 12p.m. Ballyheane Church: 8.00p.m. (Sat.) Breaffy Church: 10a.m., 11.30a.m.

PARISH CHURCH MASS INTENTIONS
Monday 28th December:
10.00 - Special Intention. Siobhan O'Connell, Ashbourne & Johnny O'Connell, Coventry.
Tuesday 29th December:
10.00 - Tom, Maeve & Marian Gilboy, Westport Rd & dec Gilboy & Finlay families.
Ann Kerins, Lower Charles Street & Breaffy. Jim Fitzpatrick, Station Road.
Delia & Tom Garvey, Lucan Street & dec Garvey family.
Wednesday 30th December:
10.00 - Anne Dunne, Mountgordon & dec Dunne & Flynn families.
Thursday 31st December:
10.00 - John & Patrick Groarke, Spencer Street.
Peter & Mary McCormack, Claremorris.
Jack Lam, 52 Garryduff Drive.
Friday 1st January:
10.00 - Paddy & Jo Ryan, Limerick.
Saturday 2nd January:
10.00 - Frank Ward & daughter Anne, Derrylea, Westport Road.
Margaret & Tommie Byrne, McHale Road.
Mary Ellen Reilly, Springfield Terrace & dec Reilly & Mulchrone families.
Margaret Gibbons, Pheasant Hill. Bernard & Annie Healy, Moygownagh.
7.00 - Frances Bourke, Mount Gordon. (M.M.)
Sunday 3rd January:
10.30 - Una Ainsworth, The Curragh. (M.M.)
BALLYHEANE CHURCH MASS INTENTIONS
Fri 1st Jan 10.30am - Hayley Vahey, Carrowclogher.
Mary, Tom & Jack McGough, Derrynagooley.
Sat 2nd Jan 8.00pm - Robert & Kathleen Maher & Robert junior, Clonmel.

ALTAR SOCIETY 2nd January
Teresa Quigley Marie Rance
Bríd McAndrew

MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST
Sun 3rd Jan - 1st Sun

REST IN PEACE:
Anne Gallagher, Pontoon Drive.
Geraldine Carson, Claremorris, sister of Margaret McTigue, Snugboro & Teresa Lally, Hollow Grove.
Nuala Ruane, Glenfort.

MINISTERS OF THE WORD
2nd Sunday after Christmas
Parish Church
7.00 - Ian Douglas
8.30 - Teresa Carney
10.30 - Conor Fahey
12.00 - Padraig Flynn
Breaffy Church
10.00 - Matthew Jennings
11.30 - David Lumb

DAILY READERS
Mon. - Mary Bourke
Tues. - Brid Concannon
Wed. - Mary Foy
Thurs. - Bernie Johnson
Fri. - Úna Ní Ghabhláin
Sat. - Jo Kearney

PRIEST ON CALL

Fr. John Murray
Tel. 9021844

Altar Servers - Parish Church
5th Class
Starting Mon 28th Dec
10am Sat - F
6th Class
Sun 3rd Jan
8.30am - A
10.30am - C
12.00pm - B

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Special thanks and appreciation to all who helped and took part in the Christmas Liturgies.
We would like to thank
everyone involved in the
various ministries of the
parish, for all their help
during the past year.
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First Friday
There will be no First Friday calls during the month of January. There will be Mass at 10.30am in Ballyheane Church and 7.30pm in Breaffy Church.
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Christmas Collection
Thanks to all those who contributed to the recent priests' collection.
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Community Party in Ballyheane Community Centre on Sat 2nd Jan at 9pm. All are welcome.

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Happy New Year
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The Priests of the Parish
wish you all a very happy and peaceful New Year
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Parish Church Mass times
Mon 28th Dec - Sat 2nd Jan: 10am.
The Church will open at 9am these mornings.
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Castlebar Parish Magazine 2015
Thanks to all involved with this year's Parish Magazine. Special thanks to Joe Redmond and all involved with the printing of the magazine, those who took out adverts, contributed articles and collected the adverts and to those who prepared the magazine for posting.
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Interested in Diocesan Priesthood - Serving as a Priest in the Archdiocese of Tuam?
A Vocations information Day will be held on Saturday, March 5th. In advance of that a number of "Come and See" meals will be held in January in a number of locations around the diocese. For more information, contact Fr. Fintan at 093-24166.
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Nollaig na mBan event will be held at Breaffy House Hotel on Wed 6th Jan at 7.30pm. In aid of the Mayo Rape Crisis Centre's outreach and Development fund.
Tickets €40 available from MRCC tel 9025657 or Breaffy House tel 9022033. More information available on MRCC fundraising facebook page.