Parish of Castlebar

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

Sunday Newsletter

PALM SUNDAY

24th March 2002

'Thought for Sunday'

Notices

Mass Intentions

Altar Society

Eucharistic Ministers

Rest in Peace

Lay Readers

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CASTLEBAR PARISH

 

HOLY WEEK - MASSES & CEREMONIES

 

HOLY THURSDAY

Parish Church: 

            5p.m. Children’s Liturgy with Daily Mass Choir 

            7p.m. Young Adults with Gospel Choir                9p.m. Parish Liturgy with Parish Choir

Breaffy, Ballyheane, Burren:    8p.m.

 

GOOD FRIDAY

Stations of the Cross:  

            12 noon      Ballyheane Church

            3p.m.          Ballyheane Church & Parish Church.

Parish Church: 

            5p.m. Children’s Liturgy

            7p.m. Young Adults with Folk Choir                                  9p.m. Parish Liturgy with Parish Choir. 

            Prayer around the cross  10p.m. - 12 midnight

Breaffy, Ballyheane, Burren:    8p.m.

 

HOLY SATURDAY

                        9p.m.    Breaffy & Ballyheane Churches

            9p.m.    Parish Church with Parish Choir

 

EASTER SUNDAY

Parish Church: 

            8a.m.., 10a.m. Children’s Liturgy, 11.15a.m. Folk             Choir,     12.30p.m. Gospel Choir

Breaffy:              10a.m. & 11.30a.m.      

Ballyheane:        10.30a.m.

Burren:              10a.m.            St. Mary’s:    11.30a.m. 

 

CONFESSIONS

Wednesday:     Penance Service in the Parish Church at 8p.m.

 

HOLY THURSDAY

Parish Church: After 5p.m., 7p.m. & 9p.m. Ceremonies

 

GOOD FRIDAY

Parish Church: After 3p.m. Stations of the Cross & after 5p.m., 7p.m. & 9p.m. Ceremonies.

Ballyheane:        After 12 noon Stations   Breaffy:    After 3p.m. Stations.

 

HOLY SATURDAY

Parish Church: 11a.m. to 7p.m.

 

 

Fr. Ó Móráin will visit the sick in his area on Monday 25th.  This replaces his First Friday calls in April.

 

Anointing Mass - On Tuesday at 7.30p.m. in the Parish Church, there will be a special Mass for the elderly and the sick.  The Mass will include the sacrament of anointing.

 

Reposition of the Blessed  Sacrament

25th - 30th March

Mon.     -           K. Gallagher    

Tues.     -           B. McDonnell

Wed.    -           Phil Duffy

 

Family Centre Programmes

For booking tel. (094) 25900

An evening for grandparents

A timely opportunity to look at the important role Grandparents play in the lives of their grandchildren.  The evening will include a talk, discussion and sharing of opinions in a relaxed atmosphere.

Date: Mon. April 8th

Time:   8p.m. - 10p.m.

Facilitators: Finn McCarthy, Senior Psychologist  W.H.B., Dr. John Canavan, Counsellor/Clinical Psychologist.

 

 

No Prayer Group meeting on Wed. 27th March. 

 

 

No Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament on Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

 

 

 

Third World Support Group meeting in the Welcome Inn on Tues. 26th March at 7.30p.m.  All are welcome.

 

 

 

Ballyheane Church - please bring your Trócaire Boxes to Ballyheane Church on Holy Thursday.

 

 

Easter Vigil Holy Sat. Night

For centuries Christians everywhere attended this great vigil.  We make a special appeal to all to come and celebrate this great high point of our faith - Holy Saturday night at 9p.m. in all Churches.

 

 

 

The Church of the Holy Rosary  will open at 9a.m. on Thurs., Fri. and Sat. of this week.

 

 

 

Priests’ Collection

The Easter collection for the priests of the parish will be taken up at all Masses next Sunday.

 

 

 

Stations of the Cross in the Parish Church today Sunday at 5p.m.

 

 

 

CHRISTIAN VIEW PROGRAMME

Schedule for Community Radio Castlebar (102.9 fm):

Holy Thursday  7p.m. - live Mass from the Parish Church.  The Mass of the Lord’s last supper.

Good Friday

3p.m. - Stations of the Cross

7p.m. - Celebration of the Lord’s Passion live from the Parish Church.

Easter Sunday

11.15a.m. Mass of the Resurrection live from the Parish Church.

 

 

 

Passion Play  in Ballintubber Abbey on Mon. 25th, Tues. 26th & Wed. 27th March at 9p.m.  All are welcome.

 

 

 

Blessing of oils in Tuam Cathedral  on Holy Thursday at 10a.m.  All are welcome to attend to attend this ceremony.

 

 

Mayo Male Voice Choir are looking for new members. Tel. Aidan at 087-6339518.

 

 

Email the Presbytery

Priest on Call:

Fr. Pat Farragher

Tel. (094) 21844

 

 

 

 

MASS INTENTIONS

 

PARISH CHURCH

Monday, 25th March:

7.30      -           Patrick, Mary & Brendan McNulty, Killasser &             Marian Row.

10        -           Dec. members of McDonagh family,                               Clooncundra & Lally family, Aughadrina.

Tuesday, 26th March:

7.30      -           Tom Bourke, Snugboro.

9.30      -           Mary Scahill, Ballymacragh.  (M.M.)

10        -           Angela Devaney, Spencer Park. (1st Ann.)

Wednesday, 27th March:

7.30      -           Gus Foy, Rathbawn Road.

10        -           Dec. members of Denneny, McQuaid &             Cusack Families.

 

 

 

 

ALTAR SOCIETY:  30th March

Bridie Harney          Sally Hopkins

Frances Horkan       Marie Sweeney

 

 

 

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS:

Sun. 31st  -  5th  Sun.

 

 

 

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

Paddy Healy, Glenamoy, brother of Bridie Cunningham, Saleen; 

Margaret (Ciss) Golden, Breaffy Road.

 

 

 

LAY READERS: 

Parish Church

Holy Thursday

9.00:Eileen Gavin

        Walter Donohue

Good Friday

9.00:Joan Hanley

        Michael Gormley

Holy Saturday

9.00:Mary Tighe

        Martin McDonagh

 

EASTER SUNDAY

Parish Church

11.15: Joe Staunton

12.30: Sharon Flynn

 

Breaffy

10.00: Kathy Duffy

11.30: Gerry Bourke

 

St. Mary’s

11.30: Bernadette Walsh

 

 

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