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Parish of Castlebar Church of the Holy Rosary, Castlebar; St Aloysius's,
Breaffy; St. Patrick's, Ballyheane Sunday Newsletter 3rd Sunday of Advent 17th December 2000 |
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Advent
is the liturgical season when we pay special attention to the mystery of
waiting. Whereas
waiting bores us and often irritates us, the Bible teaches us that if we approach it in the right
spirit, waiting is a creative time
when we grow spiritually. When we
wait we are in touch with an essential aspect of our humanity - our
dependence on God and on one another.
Waiting is also an act of love: when we wait for others, we pay them
the respect of letting them be free. Waiting
can also be, as we know from our own experience, a time of suffering and
sometimes of despair. In Advent, we
make a special effort to feel for those who are crying out in their
agony. “How long, O Lord?” - those we can name and the countless
others “whose faith is known to God alone.”
Through our meditation we can let the special grace of the season flow
through us to these brothers and sisters of ours, turning their mourning into
dancing and their time of barrenness into one of abundance and fertility. |
Priest on Call: Fr. Ml. Murphy Tel. (094) 21844 Previous Newsletters:
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CHRISTMAS
CONFESSIONS Mon. 18th Dec.: 8p.m.
Penitential Service, Breaffy Church 8p.m.
Penitential Service,
Ballyheane Church Fri. 22nd Dec.: 8p.m.
Penitential Service, Parish Church Sat. 23rd Dec.: 11a.m. - 7p.m. Parish Church No Confessions on
Sunday 24th December. Christmas
Communion to the sick The priests will visit the sick in their areas on
Monday 18th Dec. This
replaces the January first Friday calls. No Devotions in the Parish Church today Sunday. Children’s Liturgy Group invites you to join them today
Sun. 17th Dec. at 6p.m. to celebrate the story of the birth
of Jesus, with carol singing and family blessing. Children can come dressed as angels, shepherds or kings. All are welcome. Reposition
of the Blessed Sacrament 18th
- 23rd December Mon. - Sheila
Brennan Tues. - Eileen
O’Boyle Wed. - Ger
Munnelly Thurs. - Mary
Geraghty Fri. - Carmel
McSharry Sat. - Masie
Loftus Prayer Group
Christmas Mass will be held in the Social Services Centre, Castle
Street on Wednesday 20th December at 8p.m. Everybody is welcome. Country Markets
Castlebar would like to invite you to a Christmas Market at
the Linenhall on Fri. 22nd Dec. 9.15a.m. to 1.30p.m. All Christmas and usual produce. Tea and Christmas cake for all. Castlebar
Apostolic Work wishes to thank all who supported their cake and
craft sale on Dec. 10th.
Your support is really appreciated. St. Pauls Sunday
Missal 2001 is on sale in the Church Bookshop. Price £4.
This missal is useful for anybody and especially for lay readers. Monster
Christmas Bingo in the Welcome Inn Hotel on Tues. 19th
Dec. at 8.45p.m. Hampers and spot
prizes to be won! Ecumenical/bi-lingual Carol Service in Ballintubber Abbey today Sun.
17th at 5p.m., featuring the Mayo Boys Choir, Mayo Junior Bell
Choir, Cantoraí Uimhaill & Cór Mhaigh Eo. All are welcome. Castlebar Support Group of Mayo/Roscommon Hospice wish to thank all those who
supported them in their recent Christmas Cracker fundraising event. Congratulations to Karen Hickey, Liam Molloy, Triona Gannon, Brenda
Murphy, members of the Folk Group, and Lorna Tuohy, Maria McMahon, Aine
Heverin of the Gospel Choir who qualified for the county final of scór na
n-óg on the 7th January 2001. Breaffy Community are holding their annual Senior Citizens Party
in Breaffy Community Centre, today Sun. 17th Dec., starting with
Mass at 6p.m. All senior citizens
welcome. Mass and Nativity Play with the pupils from St. John’s N.S. on Tuesday 19th
December at 7.30p.m. in Breaffy Church. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in the Order of Malta Building, Pavilion Rd., on
Sun. 8.30p.m., Mon. 1p.m. - 2p.m.,
Wed. 9p.m. & Fri. 1p.m. - 2p.m. |
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PARISH CHURCH Monday, 18th December: 8- John Sullivan, Pontoon Road. 9.30- Vincent Moran,
Borradruma. (1st Ann.) 10- Tom Courell, Rathbawn
Road. Tuesday, 19th December: 8- Pat & Sarah King & Kathleen Cannon, Cloonferth. 10- John, Patrick, Tony
& Mary Alice Mugan &
dec. members, Cloonkeen. Wednesday, 20th December: 8- Annie, James & Brendan Callan, Carrickmacross. 10- Patrick & Mary
Grimes, Ringeraun. Thursday, 21st December: 8- Michael Brophy & dec. members, St. Bridget’s Crescent. 10- Willie & Micéal Cameron,
Westport Road. Friday, 22nd December: 8- Philip & Catherine Derrig, Tourmakeady. 9.30- Michael Lavelle,
Horsepark. (M.M.) 10- Helena, Patrick &
Anthony Flynn, Ballyheane. Saturday, 23rd December: 8- Martin & Sarah Heneghan, Newtown Clogher. 9.30- Annie Fahey, 2 Garryduff Court. (M.M.) 10-Agnes
& John Roche, Breaffy Road. BALLYHEANE CHURCH Saturday 23rd Dec.: 8.00p.m. Robert & Kathleen Maher, Clonmel. Sunday 24th Dec.: 10.30a.m. John & Mary Jo Skeffington, Ballyheane. |
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Mary
Campbell Mary Keane Judy
Mitchell Bernie
Downes Mary Dunne Peggy Lee Noreen Groonell Julie Prendergast
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Sun. 24th -
4th Sun. |
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REST IN PEACE:
We commend into your hands Lord, the souls of Paddy O’Brien,
Cloonfilley, Clonbur, brother in law of Mary Coyne, 1 Harmony Hgts; Bridget Timney,
54 Glenfort; Patrick Durcan,
Louisburgh, father of Mary McDonagh, Cottage Road, Breaffy; Rose Ann Sharkey,
Dublin, mother of Gerry Sharkey, Spencer St. & Patricia Clarke,
Fortfield; Frank Ryan,
Foxford, brother of Anna Fadden, Westport Road; Eddie Gibbons,
Coventry & Joe Gibbons, Louisburgh, uncles of Mary Heraty,
Westport Road; Thomas Garrett,
Crossmolina, uncle of Mrs. Yvonne Fadden, Hollyhill; Hannah
Convey, Moygownagh, Mother of Marie
McDonnell, Fortfield; Mary
Gallagher, Springfield; Tom Dunne,
St. Bridget’s Crescent; Patrick Heraty,
6 St. Bridget’s Crescent. |
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LAY
READERS: 4th Sunday of Advent Yr III Parish
Church 7.30: Sharon Flynn 10.00: Una Ryan 11.15: John Garavan 12.30: Martin McDonagh Breaffy 10.00: Amanda
Mulderrig, Fiona Jennings 11.30: Gerry
Bourke St. Mary’s 11.30:
Bernadette Walsh DAILY
READERS Mon. - Sally
Dunleavy Tues. - Chris
Casey Wed. - Carmel
Cahill Thurs. - Eddie
Hoban Fri. - Una
Ryan Sat. - Danny
McGuinness
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