Parish of Castlebar

Church of the Holy Rosary, Castlebar; St Aloysius's, Breaffy; St. Patrick's, Ballyheane

Sunday Newsletter

St. Patrick’s Day

17th May 2002

'Thought for Sunday'

Notices

Mass Intentions

Altar Society

Eucharistic Ministers

Rest in Peace

Lay Readers

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HAPPY

ST. PATRICK’S DAY

 

5th Sunday of Lent

 

Today’s liturgy offers us an opportunity to examine our life of faith.  Does our faith merely consist of a Christian name, attending Sunday Mass, and reciting a few prayers?  Does our faith flow from our deep conviction that God loved us first and we belong to him?  Does it help us see the new life emerging in the midst of darkness and confusion?

Jesus asks us too “Do you believe this?” Do you believe that your present condition of life, your sufferings and sickness, your limitations and weaknesses, your failures and fatigue, is not the last word?  Do you believe that even when everything seems to go wrong, it can become right?  This challenges us to enter into a deep relationship with Jesus and entrust our life to him - and to him alone.  Believing in Jesus’ power means participation in his life giving mission.  When I help some one to get out of their misery, I give witness to the life giving power of Jesus.

In the Eucharist, we again hear whoever “eats this bread will live forever”.  May this communion with him make us pass from death to life, sinfulness to sanctity, brokenness to wholeness and thus renew the whole earth.   Amen.

 

Email the Presbytery

Priest on Call:

Fr. Máirtín Ó Móráin

Tel. (094) 21844

 

FIRST CONFESSIONS

19th March at 8p.m.:        

Ballyheane N.S. & Errew N.S. in Ballyheane Church.

20th March at 8.15p.m.: 

Snugboro N.S. & Derrywash N.S. in the Parish Church.

21st March at 7p.m.:         

Breaffy N.S., in Breaffy Church.

21st March at 6.30p.m.:  

Scoil Raifteiri in the Parish Church.

23rd March at 12 noon:    

St. Angela’s N.S. in the Parish Church.

 

 

Reposition of the Blessed  Sacrament

18th - 23rd  March

Mon.    -          B. Gallagher

Tues.    -          M. Mullarkey

Wed.   -          Pauline Murphy

Thurs.  -          Ml. Gormley

Fri.       -          M. Farragher

Sat.      -          M. Gallagher

 

 

Family Centre Programmes

For booking tel. (094) 25900

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

This two day workshop provides a relaxed environment, which will help you to grow in understanding of yourself and others.

Dates: Sat. March 23rd & Sun. March 24th

Times: 10.30a.m. - 4.30p.m.

Facilitator: Attracta Shields Ph.D., Psychologist & Educator.

 

 

 

Apostolic Work

The monthly meeting of Apostolic Work will take place this Wed. evening March 20th at 8p.m. in St. Gerald’s Parish Centre.

 

 

No Bingo next Tuesday night in the Welcome Inn Hotel.

 

 

The Collection at all Masses this weekend will go towards Emigrant Services.

 

 

 

Legion of Mary

The Acies Ceremony will be held in Ballintubber Abbey on Wed. 20th March at 7.30p.m.  All active and auxiliary members of the Legion of Mary welcome.

 

 

Daffodil Day, 22nd March

Anybody wishing to help on Daffodil Day or if you would like to contribute fresh daffodils, please contact Eileen at 26318.

 

 

 

The Blood Transfusion Service will be in the Welcome Inn on Tues. 19th, Wed. 20th and Thurs. 21st March from 4.30p.m. to 8.30p.m.

 

 

CONFIRMATION DATES 2002

17th May at 2p.m.:  Scoil Raifteiri

18th May at 2p.m.:  Town Schools

19th May at 2p.m.:  Country Schools

 

Prayer Group meeting every Wednesday in the Social Service Centre.  All are welcome.

 

 

 

MASS INTENTIONS

 

PARISH CHURCH

Monday, 18th March:

7.30      -           Michael & Bridget Boyle, Coarsepark & dec.             members of family.

9.30      -           May Hernan, Chapel Street. (M.M.)

10        -           Martin & Sarah Murphy, daughter Bernadette             & dec. members of Conway & Murphy             families.

Tuesday, 19th March:

7.30      -           Joseph Fox, late of Clonbur & McGrath             family.

10        -           Willie O’Haire & dec. members of family,             Ballinacorriga.

Wednesday, 20th March:

7.30      -           Kathleen & Maggie Moran, Main Street.

10        -           Michael & Nora McDonnell, Ballycastle.

Thursday, 21st  March:

7.30      -           Frank Walsh & dec. members of family,             Ballymacrath.

10        -           Michael, Katie & Gertie Devereux, Newtown.

Friday, 22nd March:

7.30      -           Walter Burke & dec. members of family,             Rahins.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

10        -           Martin & Bea Neary, New Antrim Street.

Saturday, 23rd March:

7.30      -           William, John & Mgt. Elliott, sons Geoffrey &             Fr. Billy, Chapel Street.

9.30      -           Margaret & John Cashin, Saleen. (1st Ann.)

10        -           Deirdre Feeney, Curragh.

10.30    -           Mary Walsh, Ballinacorriga. (M.M.)

 

BALLYHEANE CHURCH

Saturday, 23rd March:     

8.00p.m.-          John & Ann Kilcoyne, Ringeraun.         

Sunday, 24th March:  

10.30a.m.-        Delia & Martin Killeen & Tom Donnelly,                         Ballintubber.

 

 

 

 

ALTAR SOCIETY:  23rd March

Agnes McKenna               Agnes McLoughlin

Maureen Davoren

 

 

 

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS:

Sun. 24th  -  4th   Sun.

 

 

 

REST IN PEACE:  We commend into your hands Lord, the souls of

Gerard Reilly, Cavan, nephew of Martin Finnegan, Pheasant Hill; 

Sr. Eulalia Farrell, aunt of Mary Kennelly, Cloonsunna; 

Kathleen Bruen nee Conway, Galway & late of Ballyheane; 

Patrick Greaney, Turloughmore, brother of Martin Greaney, Breaffy; 

Cornelius Bolster, Bandon, Co. Cork, father of Douglas Bolster, 59 Summerfield; 

Maureen McGreevey nee O’Donnell, South Mall, Westport, late of Linenhall St.; 

Michael Cawley, Bofeenaun, uncle of John Brown, Harmony Hgts.; 

Kathleen Reathron, Dublin, sister of Ml. Murray, Newport Rd.; 

Winnie Lawrence, 13 Hollow Grove;  

Evelyn Staunton, Chicago, sister in law of Eddie Staunton, Moneen & Mary Thersa Daly, Ballynew;

Patrick Loftus, Creggnavar, Breaffy; 

Mary Tierney, Ballina, sister of Gus Tierney, Mountgordon.

 

 

 

LAY READERS:  Passion Sunday

Parish Church

11.15: John Garavan

12.30: Dearbhla Kearney

Breaffy

10.00: Mick Devanney, Mary Canavan

11.30: Grace Jackson

St. Mary’s

11.30: Adrian Keena

DAILY READERS

Mon.    -           Sally Dunleavy

Tues.    -           Chris Casey

Wed.    -           Carmel Cahill

Thurs.  -           Eddie Hoban

Fri.       -           Una Ryan

Sat.      -           Danny McGuinness

 

 

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