CASTLEBAR PARISH - SUNDAY NEWSLETTER
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.

Castlebar Church New Webcam - watch services from the Church of the Holy Rosary on this new webcam. Watch the Christmas ceremonies live.

PARISH CHURCH MASS INTENTIONS
Monday 23rd December: 10.00 - John & Agnes Roche, Breaffy Rd. Special Intention.
7.30 - Dec McQuaid, Cusick, Dennehy & Murray families.
Siobhan O'Connell, Ashbourne.
Tuesday 24th December: (No 8am Mass)
10.00 - Castlebar Rotary Tree of Remembrance. James & Bridget Morrison.
Michael & Lillian Halligan, McHale Rd, son Billy & dec Dowling family.
Christmas Eve Masses - 6pm & 9pm
Wednesday 25th December: Christmas Day Masses - 8am, 9.30am, 11am, 12.30pm
Thursday 26th December:
10.00 - Declan Naughton & son Damien, Springfield. John Heneghan, Rathbawn Rd.
Patricia & Patrick Flannelly, Moneen.
Friday 27th December:
10.00 - Dyar & Lavelle families, Newport. Private Intention.
John & Patrick Groarke & Mary & Peter McCormack.
Saturday 28th December:
10.00 - Attracta Moran, Westport Rd. Mary Ellen Reilly & dec family, 3 Springfield Tce.
Annie Kerins, Lwr Charles St & late of Breaffy. Special Intention.
7.00 - Paddy Joe Mangan, Rathbawn. (M.M.)
Sunday 29th December:
8.30 - Tom (1st Anv) & Maeve Gilboy, daughter Marian, Westport Rd & dec Gilboy & Finlay families.
10.30 - Michael Brendan Quinn, late of Market Square. (M.M.)

BALLYHEANE CHURCH MASS INTENTIONS

Sat. 28th Dec
8pm - Tony Denning, Ballyheane. Michael Moran, Errew & dec family.
Mary, Tom & Jack McGough, Derrynagooley. Hayley Vahey, Martin Kenny, John & Lyla Vahey & dec. Vahey, Kenny & McKeown families.

ALTAR SOCIETY: 28th December
Teresa Quigley Marie Rance Jane Fallon

MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST:
Sun. 29th Dec. - 5th Sun.

REST IN PEACE:
Ellen (Nellie) Kelly, Cornanool, Rahins.
Henry Jordan, Lecanvey & late of Windsor.

Live Broadcasts
We hope to have a video link of all the Christmas Ceremonies from the Parish Church on www.castlebar.ie.
Please tell your relatives abroad and those that are housebound.

MINISTERS OF THE WORD
Feast of the Holy Family
Parish Church
7.00 - Cathal Kearney
8.30 - Michael Kennelly
10.30 - Padraic Glynn
12.00 - Walter Donoghue
Breaffy Church:
10.00 - Gerry Bourke
11.30 - John Gibbons

DAILY READERS
Mon. - Sally Dunleavy
Tues. - Chris Casey
Wed. - Christmas Day
Thurs. - Eddie Hoban
Fri - Una Ryan
Sat - Noreen Feely

PRIEST ON CALL
Fr. John Murray tel. 9021844

Doctor on call this weekend
(Emergencies only)
Dr. Michael Waldron tel. 9026411

Altar Servers - Parish Church
5th Class
Starting Mon 23rd Dec
7.30pm Mon - J
10.00am Sat - A
6th Class
Sun 29th Dec
8.30am - E
10.30am - F
12pm - G

Christmas Mass Times
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Parish Church
6pm, 9pm (Christmas Eve)
8am, 9.30am, 11am, 12.30pm
Breaffy Church
8pm (Christmas Eve)
10am, 11.30am
Ballyheane Church
8pm (Christmas Eve)
10.30am

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CHRISTMAS CONFESSIONS
Parish Church
Confessions after all Masses this weekend.
Christmas Eve: 11am - 3pm
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Morning Mass times

Parish Church: Tues 24th, Thurs 27th and Fri 28th Dec:
10am (no 8am Mass). The Church will open at 9am these mornings
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The Children's Liturgy invite all to the Christmas story, song and family blessing in the Parish Church this Sun 22nd Dec at 5pm.
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Adoration
There will be no Adoration in the Parish Church from Fri Dec 20th to Mon Jan 13th.
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The Priests of the Parish wish you all a peaceful and holy Christmas.

May the joy of Christmas fill your hearts and your homes now and throughout the year.

The Priests' Christmas Collection will be taken up at all Masses on Christmas Day. A special word of thanks to the collectors and counters who helped throughout the year.
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Confessions
There will be no confessions in the Parish Church on Saturday 28th December.
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Castlebar Parish Magazine 2013
Thanks to all involved with this year's Parish Magazine. A special word of thanks to the editor Joe Redmond and all involved with the printing of the magazine, those who took out advertising, contributed articles and collected the adverts. Thanks also to those who prepared the magazine for posting and all who helped in any way.
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Castlebar Gospel Choir will perform two Christmas Concerts at Christ Church this Sun 22nd Dec at 3pm and 7pm. Adm: €10.
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Castlebar Celtic Christmas Party this Sun
22nd Dec from 4-6pm in the clubhouse. Adm: free. All are welcome.
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Church Radio
Mass is broadcast daily from the
Parish Church on 105.3FM.
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Castlebar Goal Mile on Christmas Day
at 11.30am from Lough Lannagh car park.