Parish of Castlebar

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

Sunday Newsletter

3^rd Sunday of Ordinary Time

25^th January 2004

'Thought for Sunday'

Notices

Mass Intentions

Altar Society

Eucharistic Ministers

Rest in Peace

Lay Readers

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Jesus, in his home town, reads one of the prophets - the reading for the day.  Then he astonishes everyone by saying that what he read is being fulfilled even as people listen to him.  It sounds very cheeky.  This means that he is the Messiah, the one who will come to redeem Israel.  It is a very strong claim - that the Holy Spirit has been given to him in a special way.  He has been commissioned to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour - the new messianic age of freedom and glory.

Jesus was quick to see the connection between Scripture and his own life.  We can be far slower.  He took a risk by saying what he did.  Most of us can be devout cowards.  It is good to be devout but we do run away from what scripture is saying to our real-life situations?

That cowardice has side effects.  The poor will hear less of the good news then, the captives will stay enslaved, the blind will remain in a dim gloom and the downtrodden need not expect much liberation from the likes of us.

May the Word of God set us on fire with love for God and his people.

Fr. John Durkan CC. Intercom.

Email the Presbytery

Priest on Call:

Fr. Ml. Murphy

Tel. (094) 9021844

NOTICES

Apostolic Work

Apostolic Work monthly meeting will be held on Wed. 28^th January at 8p.m.  in St. Gerald’s Parish Centre.

Family Centre Programme - For booking tel. (094) 90 25900

Assertiveness/Communications

An opportunity to improve your confidence and self-esteem and improve communications with your partner/children/friends.  Start date: Thurs. 29^th Jan. 11a.m. to 1p.m., course runs for 7 weeks.

Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament

26^th  - 31^st January

Mon.    -           A.Gormley

Tues.    -           B. Mc Donnell 

Wed.    -           P. Duffy

Thurs.   -          P. O’Toole

Fri.       -           M. Farragher

Sat.      -           E. Pierce

Altar Servers - Parish Church

Week starting Mon. 26th Jan. .:

8a.m.               -           Team G

9.30a.m.          -           Team H

10a.m.              -           Team I

Weekday funerals -     Team J

7.30p.m. Mon.  -           Team K

Bingo

Bingo in An Sportlann on Tues. at 8.45p.m.  All are welcome.

Attention Senior Citizens

If you are over 65, living alone or living with another person over 65, you are entitled to apply for a pendent alarm unit.  This grant is not means tested.  For further information tel. 086-8187178.

Narcotics Anonymous

Narcotics Anonymous meetings are held every Sunday at 2p.m. in the Social Service Centre.

Snugboro Dev. Assoc. Car boot sale today Sunday 10a.m. to 3p.m.  in Main Street Car park.

Service for the sick and house-bound

Mass is broadcast daily from the Parish Church for the sick and housebound on 103.7 fm radio.

Third World Support group meeting will take place in the Welcome Inn on Tuesday 27^th January, at 7.30p.m. Everyone is Welcome 

Tuam Tour to Croatia

8 days (including Medjugorje and Dubrovnik) from the 5^th to the 12^th  of July 2004.  The tour will be accompanied by a Spiritual Director.  Details and booking forms from John B. McLoughlin, Tel: 093 28337.

Grow is a community mental health movement, a self help group helping people suffering from stress, depression, anxiety, loneliness etc.  Meetings are held weekly in the Grow office Tucker Street.  Mondays at 8p.m.  All are welcome.

Monday, 26^th January:

  8           -              Elizabeth & Ellen Hallinan & Tom Heaney,                Dooncastle, Westport.

10           -              Stephen & Freda Canny & dec. members of Canny                               family, Kilmaine.

Tuesday, 27^th January:

  8           -              Tommy Prendergast, Rathbawn Drive.

10           -              Willie Heneghan & Larry McKeon, Mountain                               View.

Wednesday, 28^th January:

  8           -              Corcoran family, 2 Marian Row.

9.30       -              Ml. Treacy, Maryland & Moorings, Ballina.                (M.M.).

10           -              Breege McLoughlin, Lucan Street.

Thursday, 29^th January:

  8           -              Angela Donegan, Blackfort.

9.30       -              Kitty Irwin & dec. members of family, Church                               View Villas. (M.M.)

10           -              Thomas & Anne Timlin & dec. members of family,                               Crimlin.

Friday, 30^th January:

  8           -              Nora & Patrick Kilcoyne, Aughadrina & dec.                               members of family.

10           -              Paddy, Nan, Kathleen & Mike Brady, Newtown.

Saturday, 31^st January:

  8           -              Christina & Christopher Cresham, 16 St.                                    Bridget’s Crescent.

9.30       -              Kay Heneghan, Newtown Street. (M.M.)

10           -              Patrick Deacy, Rathbawn & dec. members of                               O’Donnell & Deacy  families.

10.30     -              Katie & Joe O’Donnell, Ballymacrath.

BALLYHEANE CHURCH

Saturday, 31^st January:

8p.m.      -           John & Mary King, Kilboyne.

Sunday, 1^st February:

10.30a.m.-            Margaret & Pete Walsh, Killadeer.

ALTAR SOCIETY: 31^st January       

Teresa Quigley          Maureen O’Loughlin

Eileen Pierce

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS:

Sun. 1^st  -   1^st Sun.

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

Bridget Durkan, Rock Square; 

Jack Devine¸Swinford, father of Peggy Lenehan, Thornbrook, Pontoon Rd.; 

Katty Miliffe, Rathbawn Road; 

Ml. Tracey¸Maryland; 

Teresa Roache¸Fr. Meehan Place; 

Catherine O’Toole¸Kanturk, Co. Cork, mother of Anne Staunton, Ballyheane;

 May Burke, Tuam, mother of Michael Burke, Turlough Road; 

Michael Joe Ruane, Tuam, father of Cynthia Connolly, Lakeshore Drive; 

Elizabeth  O’Grady, Tuam, mother of Christine Ralph, 8 St. Martin’s Tce.

LAY READERS:  4^th Sun. in Ord time

Parish Church:

11.15: Padraig Flynn 

12.30: Kay Campbell

Breaffy:

10.00:Kathy Duffy, Pauline Jordan

11.30:Mary Grealis

St. Mary’s:

11.30: Mary Connell

DAILY READERS

Mon.      -              Maureen Tobin

Tues.      -              Peggy McAllister

Wed.      -              Chris Millett

Thurs.     -              Mary Waldron

Fri.         -              Ann Gallagher

Sat.         -              Pat O’Dwyer

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