Parish of Castlebar

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

Sunday Newsletter

2nd Sunday of Lent

16th March 2003

'Thought for Sunday'

Notices

Mass Intentions

Altar Society

Eucharistic Ministers

Rest in Peace

Lay Readers

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Patrick, the ex-slave, dared to light the fire on Slane Hill, to the acute embarrassment of the monarch.  Little did he realise that it was not just a fire Patrick lit, but a great light.  Over 1,500 years later, thousands climb a high mountain because of Patrick, and flock to his penitential island.

All across Ireland churches and schools are called after him.  Worldwide too: St. Patrick’s Churches in Nigeria outnumber those here, and St. Patrick is the secondary patron of the country.  There is the famed St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue and the less well-known St. Patrick’s mud-church just completed among the high hills of Central Kenya.

Is this great light beginning to fade for us?  It’s true that the tiger is deadliest in the dark, but a strong light scares him.  We have been given the light of the world.  The Tiger has been terrorising us of late, but are we hiding our light?  An example: the media are bemused over naming the new monument on O’Connell Street; spike, needle, poker or worse!  When viewed from Connolly Station it is a magnificent pinnacle of light, symbolising the prehistoric Celtic fascination with light and how an ex-slave once and for all divinised it!

Fr. Denis Nulty, Intercom.

 

Email the Presbytery

Priest on Call:

Fr. Ml. Murphy

Tel. (094) 21844

 

NOTICES
 
Reposition of the Blessed  Sacrament  
17th - 22nd  March

Mon.     -           Ber. Gallagher

Tues.     -           K. Gallagher

Wed.    -           M. Davoren

Thurs.   -           Ml. Gormley

Fri.       -           Mary King

Sat.      -           Maisie Loftus

 

 

 

Bingo

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

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Weekday Mass times in the Parish Church during Lent:

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

Confessions available on request.

 

 

Lip reading class in Turlough Community Centre on Tues., 7p.m. - 9p.m.  For more info. tel. 21850.

 

 

ST. PATRICK’S DAY

 Mass times

Parish Church:

8a.m., 10a.m., 11.15a.m., 12.30p.m. & 7.30p.m.

Breaffy Church:

10a.m. & 11.30a.m.

(No evening Mass)

Ballyheane Church: 

10.30a.m.

Burren:       9a.m.

St. Mary’s: 11.30a.m.

 

 

 

Tea Day

The West of Ireland Alzheimer Foundation are holding their tea day on Friday 4th April.  If anyone wishes to hold a tea day in their home, community centre or place of work, please contact The West of Ireland Alzheimer Foundation at 094-64900.

 

 

 

The Offertory Collection at all Masses on St. Patrick’s Day will go towards the Emigrant Services.

 

 

 

European Anti Racism Week is on March 17th to 24th, with International Anti Racism Day falling on March 21st.  Please consider what is to be faced with discrimination and prejudice.

 

 

Daffodil Day, 21st March

Anyone wishing to donate daffodils or to help on the day please tel. 26318.

 

 

 

Endometriosis/Hysterectomy Support Group meeting on Thurs. March 20th in the Family Centre from 8p.m. to 10p.m.  For more info. Tel. Mary at 098-26865.

 

 

 

Youth Information Centre opening times: Mondays 12 - 7p.m., Tuesdays 12 - 5p.m., Wednesdays 12 - 5p.m.  The Centre will be closed on Thursdays and Fridays.  Tel. 094-28674.

 

 

 

Mayo His. & Archaeological Soc.

An illustrated lecture, ‘Sundials & the early measurement of time’, by Captain Eoin Deignan, Linenhall Arts Centre, Friday, March 21st at 8p.m. All are welcome.

 

 

 

 

MASS INTENTIONS

PARISH CHURCH

Monday, 17th  March:

                              St. Patrick’s Day Mass times:

                              8a.m., 10a.m., 11.15a.m., 12.30p.m. & 7.30p.m.

Tuesday, 18th March:

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

10           -              Peter Cawley, Garryduff Drive.

Wednesday, 19th March:

7.30       -              Sarah & Martin Murphy, daughter Bernadette &                               dec. members of Murphy & Conway families, St.                               Patrick’s Avenue.

10           -              John Moran, Station Road.

Thursday, 20th March:

7.30       -              Kathleen & Maggie Moran, Main Street & dec.                               members of family.

10           -              Michael & Nora McDonnell, Ballycastle.

Friday, 21st March:

7.30       -              Dec. grandchildren of Bernie & Pauline Murphy,                               McHale Road.

10           -              Michael, Katie & Gertie Devereux, Newtown.

Saturday, 22nd March:

7.30       -              William John & Margaret Elliott, sons Geoffrey                               & Fr. Bill, Chapel St.

9.30       -              Patricia Beirne, Newport Road. (M.M.)

10           -              Frank Walsh, Ballymacrath.

BALLYHEANE CHURCH

Saturday, 22nd March:   

8.00p.m.-              Jim & Kate Vahey, Carraclogher.

Sunday, 23rd March:  

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

 

 

 

 

ALTAR SOCIETY:  22nd March

Mary Jordan             Mary Foy

Joan McDonnell

 

 

 

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS:

Sun. 23rd - 4th Sun.

 

 

 

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

Sarah Lucas, Turlough Road;

Br. Dannie Patrick Hastings, Ballymacragh.

Patrick Kiely, Co. Cork, father of Katie Molloy, Ballykill, Breaffy.

 

 

 

LAY READERS:  St. Patrick’s Day

Parish Church

11.15: George Moran

12.30: Úna Ní Ghabhlain

3rd Sunday of Lent

Parish Church

11.15: Martin McDonagh

12.30: Michael Gormley

 

Breaffy

10.00:Martin Carney, Mary Canavan     

11.30:Grace Jackson

 

St. Mary’s

11.30: Oliver Moran

 

DAILY READERS

Mon.      -     St. Patrick’s Day  

Tues.      -     Peggy McAllister

Wed.      -     Chris Millett

Thurs.     -     Mary Waldron

Fri.         -     Ann Gallagher

Sat.         -     Pat O’Dwyer

 

 

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