Castlebar - County Mayo - Parish Newsletter

CASTLEBAR PARISH – SUNDAY NEWSLETTER

Sun. Mass times: Parish Church 7.30p.m. (Sat.), 8, 10, 11.15, 12.30p.m.; Breaffy: 10a.m., 11.30a.m.; Ballyheane: 8p.m. (Sat.), 10.30a.m.; Burren: 9a.m.; St. Mary’s: 11.30a.m.

PARISH CHURCH MASS INTENTIONS

Monday 1^st February:

8.00 - Jack & Annie Flanagan, daughter Angela Kelly, daughter in law Angela Flanagan & dec. Flanagan, Ansbro, Lee, Hopkins & Kelly families.

10.00 - Maureen Gilmartin & dec. family Mountgordon.

7.30 - Kathleen & Paddy McDonnell & dec. O’ Hora family, Ballynew.

Tuesday 2^nd February:

8.00 - Dec. members of Burke & King families, Newtown.

9.30 - Pat (1^st Anv) & Mai Murray, Ml. O’ Gorman & Johnny Murray.

10.00 - John & Bridget Murray & son-in-law William Ormsby, Boradruma.

7.30 - John Lavelle & dec. Lavelle & Cusack families, St. Patrick’s Avenue.

Wednesday 3^rd February:

8.00 - Tom & Mary Corcoran, Saleen.

10.00 - Mamie Cunningham, Richard Street, dec. Cunningham family, Mons Terrace & Moran family, Belcarra.

Thursday 4^th February:

8.00 - Martin & Mary King, Lucan Street.

9.30 - Polly Ward nee Moylette, England & late of McHale Road. (M.M.)

10.00 - Mary, Brian & Sean McGill, St. Patrick’s Avenue.

Friday 5^th February:

8.00 - Rita Redmond, Springfield Terrace & dec. Redmond & Callaghan families.

9.30 - Ann Marie Staunton, Watersville. (1^st Anv.)

10.00 - Mary, John, Paddy & Michael Murphy, St. Patrick’s Avenue.

7.30 - Vera Quigley, Snugboro.

Saturday 6^th February: 8.00 - Peter Moran, Westport Road.

12.00 - Nicholas Fox, Newport Road. (M.M.)

BALLHEANE CHURCH MASS INTENTIONS

Fri. 5^th February: 7.30p.m. - Richard Staunton, Clooncruel.

Sat. 6^th February: 8.00p.m. - John & Kathleen Thomas, Cloonaghmore.

Sun. 7^th February: 10.30a.m. - Tom & Paddy Richardson, Derrywash.

ALTAR SOCIETY: 6^th February

Teresa Quigley Mary Finnegan Eileen Pierce

MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST

Sun. 7^th – 1^st Sun.

REST IN PEACE: Canon Sean Blake;

John Hughes, 38 Lwr. Charles St.; Annie Bourke, 37 Moneen; Conleth Moran, Dublin, brother in law of Johnny Mee & Margie Moran; Carmel Butler,Limerick, sister of Billy Flynn, Maryland & Peggy McAllister, Blackfort; Ml. Hyland, Wembley, brother of Mary McNicholas, Ballynew.

PRIEST ON CALL

Fr. John Cosgrove

Tel. 9021274

Doctor on call this Weekend

(Emergencies only)

Dr. Alice Beirne 9024168

Altar Servers – Parish Church

Week starting Mon. February 1^st

8a.m. - Team E

9.30a.m. - Team F

10.00a.m - Team G

Weekday funerals - Team H

7.30p.m. Mon. - Team I

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First Friday - Next Friday the priests will visit the sick at the usual times. There will be Mass at 7.30p.m. in the Parish Church, Breaffy Church and Ballyheane Church.

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Mass in Polish on Sun. 7^th Feb. at 9a.m. in the Parish Church. Celebrant: Fr. Krzysztof.

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The Monthly Orthodox Liturgy will be celebrated in the Parish Church on Sun. 7^th Feb. at 3.30p.m. For details tel. 087 1367720.

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Candlemas 2^nd Feb.

Parish Church: 8a.m., 10a.m. 7.30p.m.

Breaffy Church: 9.30a.m.

Ballyheane Church: 7.30p.m. (Blessing of candles and throats)

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Feast of St. Blaise 3^rd February

Blessing of throats:

Parish Church: 8a.m., 10a.m., 7.30p.m.

Breaffy Church: 7.30p.m.

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Guided Prayer

An hour of quiet prayer will be held in the Monastery on Thurs. 4^th Feb. at 8p.m.

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Rosary and Fatima prayers will be recited next Sat. after the 10a.m. Mass in the Parish Church.

Ecumenical Prayer Service of Remembrance

We welcome the parents and families of all children and babies (this includes miscarriages, stillborns and neonatal deaths) who died in the last year at Mayo General Hospital to a Remembrance Service on Fri. 5^th February at 8p.m. in the Parish Church.

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Family Centre Programmes

Tel. 9025900 www.thefamilycentre.com

ENNEAGRAM Part 1

Dates: Feb 8^th, 11^th, 15^th& 18^th at 8pm. Facilitator: Benny McHale.

Skills for parents rearing teenagers Gerry Farrell will give a free workshop in the Mayo Education Centre, Westport Rd. on Tues. 9^th Feb. from 7.30p.m. to 9.30p.m.

Have you been affected by suicide?

A support group starts Thurs 11^th Feb at 8p.m. Contact Máire Ní Dhomhnaill at 9025900 ****************************************************

St. Brigid’s Crosses will be made in Breaffy GAA Clubhouse on Sun. 31^st Jan. at 4p.m. All are welcome. Refreshments served.

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The Irish Pilgrimage Trust is a voluntary org. which brings young people with learning and physical disability and challenging behavioural to Lourdes each Easter.

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Meeting to form a Committee to honour Louis Brennan Inventor on Wed. 3^rd Feb. at 7.30pm in the Travellers Friend Hotel. For more info. tel. Ger Deere at 087 7724419.

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Castlebar Tidy Towns meeting to plan for new season of works on 2^nd Feb 8pm. in the Travellers Friend Hotel.

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Castlebar Faith and Light will lead next Sunday’s 12.30pm Mass. All are welcome to join in the singing and to meet members afterwards.

Mins. of the Word: 5^th Sun. in ord. time

Parish Church: 7.30: St. Joseph’s

10:00: St. Patrick’s N.S.

11.15: Bernard Gallagher

12.30: Martin McDonagh

Breaffy: 10: Kathy Duffy Pauline Jordan

11.30: Mary Grealis Francis Mitchell

St. Mary’s: 11.30: Adrian Keena

DAILY READERS

Mon: Miriam Fadden Tues: Mary Fox

Wed: Rita Walsh Thur: Bernie Johnson

Fri: Ita Sarsfield Sat: Jo Kearney