Parish of Castlebar

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

Sunday Newsletter

8th  Sunday of the Year

2nd March 2003

'Thought for Sunday'

Notices

Mass Intentions

Altar Society

Eucharistic Ministers

Rest in Peace

Lay Readers

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Good News to the world            

Paul calls out the best in his converts, affirming them in their new identity as letters of Christ to the world (2nd Reading).  They are not only the messengers of Christ but the message of Christ.  For Paul, the message of Christ is inseparable from the person of the Christian.  How can the world hear the message of Christ if the Christian is silent?  Every Christian is a message that should be seen and read by everyone.  Paul values the importance of each individual Christian, and he hopes that all Christians will subscribe themselves to the spread of the Good News.            

In that sense every Christian is a missionary - one sent to others.  We are all letters of Christ addressed to the people we meet.  Some of us may be difficult to make out, a puzzle or scribble to those we meet; some of us may communicate little of the joy of the Gospel; some of us may never get round to delivering the message that Christ has written in our hearts.               

All of us have benefited from the witness of other Christians who have been letters to us.  It would be a pity if our generation had a postal strike.

(Denis McBride, CSSR)

 

Email the Presbytery

Priest on Call:

Fr. J. Buggy

Tel. (094) 21844

 

NOTICES

 

FIRST CONFESSIONS

Thurs. 3rd April at 6p.m.:          

Scoil Raifteiri in the Parish Church.

Fri. 4th April at 8p.m.:              

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

Sat. 5th April at 12 noon:           

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

Sat. 5th April at 2p.m.:                             

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

Tues. 8th April at 8p.m.:            

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

Thurs. 10th April at 7p.m.:        

Breaffy N.S. in Breaffy Church.

 

 

CONFIRMATION TALKS FOR PARENTS

March 4th:  St. Angela’s & Derrywash.         

March 11th: St. Patrick’s & Snugboro.

March 12th: Breaffy, Ballyheane & Errew.

All talks will be held in Scoil Raifteiri at 8p.m.

 

 

 

Lenten Talks - Fr. Silvester O’Flynn, Capuchin, is coming to our Parish from Ash Wed. to the 1st Sun. in Lent.  He will speak at all Masses (7.30a.m., 10a.m. & 7.30p.m.) in the Parish Church.  He will also conduct a Penitential Service on Fri. 7th March at  the 7.30p.m. Mass.  Fr. O’Flynn is an experienced retreat preacher and spiritual director.  We hope that you will attend his talks.

 

 

Reposition of the Blessed  Sacrament  
3rd March - 8th March

Mon.     -           Nora Devaney

Tues.     -           June Durcan

Wed.    -           Anna Fadden

Thurs.   -           Teresa Carney

Fri.       -           Mary O’Reilly

Sat.      -           K. Culkeen

 

FAMILY CENTRE PROGRAMMES

For booking tel. 25900

Celebrating life with children

Family Liturgies for Holy Week and Easter

This is an ideal opportunity for those involved in organising and developing children’s liturgies at Parish level to come together to share ideas.  The immediate focus in this workshop will be on the liturgies of Holy Week and Easter and on exploring ways of making these liturgies more meaningful for children. 

Date and time: Sat. March 8th, 10a.m. - 4.30p.m.         Facilitators:

Fr. Máirtín Ó Móráin and Nuala Mullin.

 

 

 

St. Joseph’s Young Priests’ Society monthly meeting will be held on Tues. 4th March at 8p.m. in St. Gerald’s Parish Centre.

 

 

 

Bingo

Bingo every Tuesday night in the Travellers Friend Hotel at 8.45p.m.  All are welcome.

 

 

 

No Devotions in the Parish Church today Sunday.

 

 

ASH WEDNESDAY, 5th March

A day of fast and abstinence

This Lent early Mass on week mornings will be at 7.30a.m. in the Parish Church (from Wed. 5th March).  There will also be evening Masses during Lent at 7.30p.m.  Ashes will be blessed and distributed at all Masses on Ash Wednesday.        

MASS TIMES: 

Parish Church: 

7.30a.m., 10a.m. and 7.30p.m.;

Breaffy & Ballyheane: 7.30p.m.

 

 

 

First Friday - 7th March

The Priests will visit the sick at the usual times.  Mass at 7.30p.m. in the Parish Church, Breaffy Church and Ballyheane Church.

 

 

 

Mayo Concert Orchestra/Castlebar

Concert band A.G.M. next Wed. March 5th at 8.30p.m. in the Assembly Hall, St. Patrick’s N.S. at 8.30p.m. All are welcome.

 

 

 

Mini Vigil

There will be a Mini Vigil from 8p.m. to 12 midnight in the Parish Church on Sunday March 2nd.  Organised by the Legion of Mary.

 

 

 

Guided Prayer

A session of Guided Prayer will take place on Thurs. 6th March at 8p.m.  Also a week of Guided Prayer will commence on Mon. 10th March (Mon. - Fri.).  Both events will take place in the Monastery, Chapel Street.

 

 

 

“Guys and Dolls”, presented by Davitt College on March 5th, 6th and 7th at 8.30p.m. in the school hall.  All are welcome.

 

 

 

Dyslexia Assoc. of Ireland Mayo Branch Support Group for parents of dyslexic children on Thurs. 6th March from  8p.m. to 10p.m. in Davitt College. 

 

 

ST. JOSEPH’S SEC. SCHOOL

Information Nights

Tuesday 4th March & Thursday 6th March at 7p.m.

 

 

 

 

MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, 3rd March:

  8           -              Babs Gilmartin, Mountgordon.

10           -              Michael & Ita McGarry, Rathbawn.

Tuesday, 4th March:

  8           -              Cassidy family, Kilboyne.

10           -              Michael & Margaret Murray, Station Road.

Wednesday, 5th March:

7.30       -              John Keane, Knockadine.

10           -              Mary & Thomas Whelan & dec. members of                               family, Dublin.

Thursday, 6th March:

7.30       -              Paddy Boyle & dec. members of family, late of                               Newline.

10           -              Dan & Nan McEllin, Main Street.

Friday, 7th March:

7.30       -              Margo Foy, Hill Crest, Knockthomas.

10           -              Paddy Gilligan, Marian Row.

Saturday, 8th March:

7.30       -              Bridgie Mae Hopkins, Snugboro.

9.30       -              Pete Moran, Westport Road. (M.M.)

10           -              John Feeney, Fortfield.

 

BALLYHEANE - MASS INTENTIONS

Friday, 7th March:        

7.30p.m.: Julia Walsh, Westland.

Saturday, 8th  March:    

10.00a.m.: Paddy Richardson, Derrywash. (M.M.)

8.00p.m.: Kerrigan & O’Malley families, Killadeer.

Sunday, 9th March:     

10.30a.m.: Mike Staunton, Killadeer.

 

 

 

ALTAR SOCIETY:  8th March

Bridie Harney       Sally Hopkins

Frances Horkan    Marie Sweeney

 

 

 

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS:

Sun. 9th -  2nd Sun.

 

 

 

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

John Winters, Aughadrina;

 John Philbin, London, late of Conloon, uncle of Christina Philbin Canning, 3 Church View Villas;

Gerry Beirne, Rathbawn Drive;

Ellie Griffett,  England, aunt of Mary O’Malley, Townycoolawee & Mary Barrett, Rathbawn Rd.; 

Jospehine Mulgrew, San Francisco, late of Ballymacragh;  

Charlie Gallagher, Carlingford, father of Sean Gallagher, Knights Pk.;

Thomas Hallinan, Foxford, father of Mary O’Hara, Lakeshore Dr. & Bernie O’Callaghan, Clydagh; 

Frank Moran, Ballinrobe & Dublin, brother of Tom Moran, Tullycommons; 

Peg Johnson, Bray, mother of Joe Johnson, Milebush;

Anthony Higgins, 42 Rowan Drive; 

Ita Muldoon, Ballyglass, sister of Madeline Tuffy, Lightford.

 

 

 

LAY READERS:  1st  Sun. of Lent

Parish Church

11.15: John Bourke

12.30: Eanya Egan

 

Breaffy

10.00: John Caulfield, MaryTuohy    

11.30: Gerry Hughes

 

St. Mary’s

11.30: Mary Finnegan

 

DAILY READERS

Mon.      -     Sally Dunleavy   

Tues.      -     Chris Casey

Wed.      -     Carmel Cahill

Thurs.     -     Eddie Hoban

Fri.         -     Una Ryan

Sat.         -     Danny McGuinness

 

 

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