CASTLEBAR PARISH - SUNDAY NEWSLETTER 31 Dec 2012
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 31st December:
10.00 - Ann Dunne, Mountgordon, Dunne & Flynn families.
7.30
Tuesday 1st January:
10.00 - Paddy & Joe Ryan, Limerick.
Wednesday 2nd January: 8.00
10.00 - Margaret Doherty & family, Derryfadda.
Thursday 3rd January:
8.00 - Helen Monaghan, Ballymacragh.
10.00 - John & Claire Cahill.
Friday 4th January: 8.00
10.00 - John McDermott, Lakeshore Drive & dec. Feeney & McDermott families.
Saturday 5th January:
10.00 - Margaret Gibbons, Birmingham & Pheasant Hill.
Una Feeney, Knockthomas.
Bernie , Francie & Ownie McDonagh.
7.00 - Paddy Browne, Kilboyne (M.M.)
Sunday 6th January:
10.30 - Joe McDonald, Castle Street. (M.M.)
BALLYHEANE CHURCH MASSES
Tues 1st January: 12pm - Hayley Vahey, Carrowclogher. (1st Anv.)
Sat 5th January: 8pm - Michael & Ellen Ryan & son Jimmy, Coolodge.

ALTAR SOCIETY: 5th January
Bernie Downes Teresa Kelly

MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST:
Sun. 6th - 1st Sun.

No 8a.m. Mass in the Parish Church on
Tuesday 1st January.

Parish Church Book Shop
Orders are now being taken for 2013
religious papers and magazines at the
book shop in the Parish Church.

MINISTERS OF THE WORD
Epiphany of the Lord
Parish Church
7.00 - Joan Hanley
8.30 - Bernard Gallagher
10.30 - Hubert Glynn
12.00 - Regina McGarrigle

Breaffy Church
10.00 - Kathy Duffy Pauline Jordan
11.30 - Mary Grealis Francis Mitchell

DAILY READERS
Mon. - Angela Gormley
Tues. - Kathleen Mannion
Wed. - Joan Hanley
Thurs. - Eileen Lynch
Fri. - Anna O'Boyle
Sat. - Mary Finnegan

PRIEST ON CALL
Fr. John Murray tel. 9021844

Altar Servers - Parish Church
5th Class
Starting Mon. 31st Dec
8a.m. (Tues. to Fri.) - H
10a.m. - G
Weekday funerals - F
7.30p.m. Mon. - E

6th Class
Sun. 6th Jan
8.30a.m. - A
10.30a.m. - B
12p.m. - C

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We would like to thank you for the wonderful attendances at Christmas Masses.
A special word of thanks and appreciation to all who helped and took part in the Christmas Liturgies.
We would like to thank also everyone involved in the various ministries of the parish, for all their help during the past year.
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First Friday
The priests will not be visiting the sick on the First Friday, January 4th.
There will be Mass at 7.30pm in Breaffy Church and Ballyheane Church.
***************************************************Christmas Collection
We would like to thanks all those who contributed to the recent priests' collection.
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Monthly Orthodox Liturgy in the Parish Church on Sun. 6th Jan at 9pm. For details tel. 087-3202422.

Happy New Year
The Priests of the Parish wish you all a very happy and peaceful New Year.

Prayer for the New Year
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Come, Holy Spirit,
Spirit of the Risen Christ, be with us today and always.
Be our Light, our Guide and our Comforter.
Be our Strength, our Courage, and our Sanctifier.
May this new year be a time of deep spiritual growth for us,
A time of welcoming your graces and gifts,
A time for forgiving freely and
unconditionally,
A time for growing in virtue and goodness.
Come, Holy Spirit,
Be with us today and always.
Amen.

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Huancané Collection
The collection on the feast of the Epiphany will go towards the work of the mission in our sister parish, St. James in Huancané, Peru.
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Diocesan Youth Group (18 - 35yrs)
There will be a meeting on Jan. 9th at 8p.m. in the Monastery for those interested in travelling to Santiago de Compostela to walk part of the Camino in May/June 2013. Places on the trip will be limited.
All young people are welcome.