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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
Mon 5th December
10.00 - Pake & Ellie Philbin, Conloon & daughter Rose McHugh, Chancery, Turlough.
Pearse & Esther Fox & Michael Fox, Dublin.
7.30 - Maria Carty nee Coady, Sligo & Castlebar. (1st Anv.) Myles Berkeley, Dublin.
Ml Sheridan & dec Sheridan, Walsh, Mulroy & Jennings families, Railway Tce.
Tues 6th December
10.00 - Willie Loftus, Knocknaskibbole & dec Loftus & Murray families.
Wed 7th December
8.00 - Julia & Patrick Padden, Martin & Agnes Cullen, Johnny & Annie O'Dowd.
10.00 - Michael Armstrong & parents, Newtown. Special Intention.
Patrick Griffith & dec Griffith & Merrick families.
7.30 - Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Thurs 8th December
10.00am & 7.30pm - Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Fri 9th December 8.00 - Dominick, Roseanne & Pat Staunton & dec family.
10.00 - Gracie & Michael Lynch & dec family, Knockthomas.
Mary, Jack, Jim & Paddy Browne, Kilboyne & dec Browne & Murphy families.
Sat 10th December
10.00 - Cyril & Mary Foy, Fr Meehan Place & dec Foy & Conway families.
Paddy & Kathleen Morahan, Marion Row. Dr Tom Staunton, Westport Rd.
Nancy & John Joe McGowan, Rathbawn Dr. Nora Fitzgerald, Saleen (1st Anv)
7.00 - Rita Nolan, Rathbawn Road (1st Anv) & her husband Frank.
Sun 11th December 10.30 - Margaret Walsh, 2 Knights Park. (1st Anv.)
BALLYHEANE CHURCH MASS INTENTIONS - Saturday 10th December
8pm - Donal Kennelly, Hollyhill. (M.M.) Mamie & Mike Skeffington, Carrowclogher.
Dick Hanbury, Killadeer. Nora & Paddy Quigley, Ballyheane.
Tom & Paddy Richardson, Derrywash.

ALTAR SOCIETY 10th December
Nora Griffith Bríd Haugh
Gabrielle Maloney Teresa Quinn

MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST:
Sun 11th Dec - 2nd Sun

REST IN PEACE:
Liam Gavin, Galway, brother of Sean Gavin,
Ballinacorriga & Colm Gavin, Greenfields.
Jackie Hubbard, Bray, sister of Marie Ralph, Doogary & Yvonne Daly, Rosslea.
Celene Chambers, Newport, mother of
Pat Chambers, Knockaphunta.
Michael Joseph Joyce, Pheasant Hill & Dorset, brother of Mary Walsh, Pheasant Hill.
Maeve Gleeson Reilly, 12 Marion Row.
MINISTERS OF THE WORD
3rd Sunday Advent
Parish Church
7.00 - DTIM
8.30 - Sr. Frances
10.30 - DTIM
12.00 - Brendan Mullins
Breaffy Church
10.00 - Claire Heneghan
11.30 - Marie Tuohy

DAILY READERS
Mon - Maureen Tobin
Tues - Maureen Carroll
Wed - Chris Millett
Thurs - Norah Walshe
Fri - Mary Higgins

PRIEST ON CALL
Tel. 9021844

Altar Servers - Parish Church
5th Class
Starting Mon 5 Dec
7.30pm Mon - F
8am Wed
8am Fri, 10am Sat - E
6th Class
Sun 11 Dec
8.30am - A
10.30am - C
12.00pm - B

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Special Advent Sunday Prayer in the Parish Church this Sun 4th Dec at 5pm.
There will be a Eucharistic Holy Hour with reflections, Evening Prayer and the Rosary, concluding with Benediction at 6pm.
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Bambinelli Sunday - In conjunction with the Grandparents Association, please bring your Baby Jesus figures from the crib at your home to the 10.30am Mass in the Parish Church on Sun 11th Dec for a blessing.
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Monthly Orthodox Liturgy in the Parish Church on Sun 11th Dec at 2.30pm.
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44th Annual Eucharistic All-Night Vigil at Knock on Wed 7th Dec starting with confessions from 10pm. Tel 094 9388100.
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Alzheimer Society of Ireland
Christmas Cards available from Castlebar Day Care, tel 094 9027761.
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Christmas Fair in St Angela's NS on Sun 11th Dec from 1pm to 3pm. All are welcome.
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Christmas Concert with CCFE Handbell Choir and Ballina Chamber Choir on Thurs 8th Dec at 8pm in Christchurch, The Mall.
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Castlebar Tidy Towns meet on Sat and Sun at Casey's Centra at 10am. All welcome.
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The Alive Magazine is available at the back of the Church. Please take one.

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FEAST OF THE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Dec 8th - Mass times

Parish Church: 7.30pm (Wed)
10am, 7.30pm
Breaffy: 7.30pm (Wed)
10am
Ballyheane: 8.00pm

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Do This in Memory
The parents/guardians who volunteered to help with the above programme are invited to a preparation meeting on Mon 5th Dec.
The Monastery
8.00pm - St. Patrick's, Snugboro
8.45pm - St. Angela's, Scoil Raifteiri
Ballyheane Church
8.00pm - Errew, Derrywash, Ballyheane
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Cake Sale in aid of Castlebar Town Soccer Club on Sun 11th Dec from 8am to 1pm in the Parish Centre.
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ICA Guild meeting on Mon 5th Dec at 8pm in the Social Services Centre.
St Patrick's BNS Parent's Association 25 Card Drive on Mon 5th Dec at 8.30pm.
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Blessing for Expectant Mothers
On Sat Dec 10th at 12 noon in Knock Shrine there will be a Blessing Ceremony for all couples expecting a baby. All are welcome.
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A Night of Music in aid of Mayo Animal Welfare will be held in Castlebar Tennis Club on Fri 9th Dec at 8pm. All are welcome.
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The Bronntanas Appeal
If you would like to donate a present this Christmas to a child whose family is struggling financially, please email Teresa.quinn2@tusla.ie or tel 087 9962152 for more information.