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Parish of Castlebar Church of the Holy Rosary, Castlebar; St Aloysius's,
Breaffy; St. Patrick's, Ballyheane Sunday Newsletter 33rd Sunday of the Year 19th November 2000 |
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Be Prepared Today’s
liturgy and our reflections put before us two important themes: (a)
our life could end suddenly without prior warning and (b)
we should always be prepared and be ready to face that end. These are very powerful themes that we
cannot afford to take lightly or ignore.
There are a challenge to us to change our lives. As
we approach the end of this liturgical calendar year, the church reminds us
just as Jesus reminded his disciples at the end of his own earthly life, that
life on earth is but a brief preparation for an eternal life to come. What would this mean in practice? What it means is
that we do not become so preoccupied with the cares of this world that we
lose sight of the world to come. If
the coming of the Lord is a time when his kingdom will be finally
established, then we should work now to establish that justice and peace
which characterises his kingdom. If
the future will see the victory of the Lord over evil, we must be involved here and now in the
struggle against the forces of evil, especially those forces that oppress
God’s poor. If in the end love is all
that abides, then we must live our lives in love here and now. If in the end God will be all in all, then
we must be sure to make space for him in our lives even now. To do this is to be prepared. It is a way of concretely giving
expression to the prayer we say at Mass: “Deliver us Lord, from every evil …. as we wait in
joyful hope for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ”. |
Priest on Call: Fr. Michael Murphy Tel. (094) 21844 Previous Newsletters:
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PARISH GUIDED PRAYER A week of guided prayer will take
place during the first week of Advent from Monday December 4th
to Sunday December 10th. What is guided prayer? It is an invitation to share the
Scriptures with a trained guide so that we may deepen our relationship with
Jesus, the Lord of our life, and become more aware of the meaning of the
Scriptures and their relevance to our lives. For further information tel. 094-
21378 (10a.m. - 4p.m. Monday to Friday, or 094-21348 (6p.m. - 7p.m. any day)
before Saturday 25th November. HOLY SOULS There will be Mass each
weekday evening during Nov. at 7.30p.m. in the Parish Church. Mass will include Novena prayers on Mon.
nights. Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament 20th - 25th
November Mon. - Kathleen Gallagher Tues. - Mary Mullarkey Wed. - Pauline Murphy Thurs. - John Groarke Fri. - Breege McAndrew Sat. - Nora McHale FAMILY CENTRE
PROGRAMMES Booking
essential tel. 094-25900 ADVENT SERIES Struggling with
religious belief? Three evenings
for people who are struggling with religious belief or involved in a
spiritual search. The atmosphere will
be one of openness, questioning, listening, mutual respect and support. No firm religious conviction required in
participants. Sincerity in searching
sufficient. Dates:
Mondays 27th Nov., 4th & 11th Dec. Time:
8p.m. - 10p.m. Facilitator: Enda
Lyons D.D. Christian View -
produced & presented by members of Castlebar Parish. 11a.m. to 12 noon Sunday on CRC 102.9fm -
subject bereavement. Rosary in the New Graveyard today Sunday at
3p.m. Organised by the Legion of
Mary. Devotions at
5p.m. today Sunday in the Parish Church. BEREAVEMENT MASS for
all who have been bereaved during the past year, will be held in the Parish
Church on Friday 24th November at 7.30p.m. The Blood
Transfusion Service will be in the Welcome Inn on Tues. 21st,
Wed. 22nd & Thurs. 23rd Nov. from 2.30p.m. - 4.45p.m. & 7p.m. - 9.30p.m.
each day. New Job Club in
Castlebar, starts Mon. 27th Nov. Are you looking for a job? Do you think that your c.v. could be
re-vamped or improved on? Would you
like to improve your interview skills?
Tel. Deirdre Robertson at 098-29964 for more details on this free
service. Mayo People of
the Year Millennium Awards will be presented at a banquet in
the Welcome Inn on Fri. 24th Nov. at 8p.m. Guest of honour Mr Edwin Clein, Lord Mayor
of Liverpool. For details &
tickets tel. 094-22770. Breaffy annual
25 Drive (partners) will be held in Breaffy House Hotel on Mon. 20th
Nov. at 9p.m. In aid of Breaffy N.S. Dyslexia
Awareness A talk will be
given by Ann Owen-Jones from the Dyslexia Assoc. of Ireland on Thurs. 23rd
Nov. in the Travellers Friend Hotel at 8.30p.m. Find out how to detect and manage dyslexia. Parents and teachers welcome. Alcoholics
Anonymous are holding their annual Mayo Area Convention in
Hotel Westport from Fri. 24th Nov. to Sun. 26th Nov. An Open
Public meeting will be held on Fri. 24th at 9p.m. There will also
be an Open Public Information meeting on Sun. 26th Nov. at
12 noon. Everybody welcome. |
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Parish Church Monday, 20th
November: 8- Tommy Scott, Derryharriff. 10- Jimmy Gaughan, late of
Brownville, Main Street. Tuesday, 21st November: 8- Delia Neary, 4 NewAntrim Street. 9.30- Kate & Peter Roache,
Cloonkesh, Turlough. (1st Ann.) 10- William & Ellen
Staunton, Tullycommons. Wednesday, 22nd November: 8- Timothy & Mary O’Connor, Bandon, Co. Cork. 9.30- Nan Tighe, Gallows Hill. (M.M.) 10- Patrick Gibbons,
Cloonkeen. Thursday, 23rd November: 8- Paddy & Bridie Quinn, NewAntrim Street. 9.30- Michael Quinn,
Snugboro. (M.M.) 10- James Hopkins & dec.
members, Bailenagloch. Friday, 24th November: 8- John Rice, Moneen. 9.30- Noel Moran, Curragh.
(1st Ann.) 10- Michael & Margaret
Neary, Aughaluskey. Saturday, 25th November: 8- John & Bridget Ruddy, Ballina. 9.30- Dec. members of Eircom
& An Post. 10- Ann & Michael
O’Connor & dec. members,
Spencer Street. 10.30- Lena
Mongan, Westport Road. (1st Ann.) BALLYHEANE CHURCH Sat. 25th Nov. : 8.00p.m. Thomas & Katie Flynn,
Lisnacurley. Sun. 26th Nov. : 10.30a.m. Alice & Ned McCormack, Buncom. |
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Agnes McKenna Maureen Davoren Agnes McLoughlin |
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Sun. 26th - 4th Sun. |
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REST IN PEACE: We
commend into your hands Lord, the souls of: Mary Neary,
Sheeaun, Burren; Michael Devaney,
Oxford, late of McHale Road; Mae Hyland,
20 Garryduff Court; Josephine Purcell,
Manchester, sister of the late Dan Murray & sister in law of Mary Murray,
Tawnacullawee; Finbar Cleary, Moycullen, Co. Galway, husband of Nora Morahan, Mountgordon. |
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LAY READERS:
Feast of Christ the
King Yr. II Parish Church 11.15:
Gerry Ryder 12.30:
Mary Tighe Breaffy 10.00: Kathy Duffy 11.30: Gerry Burke St. Mary’s 11.30: Regina McGarrigle DAILY READERS Mon. -
Joan Hanley Tues. -
Mary Fox Wed. - Rita Walsh Thurs. -
Carmel Reynolds Fri. - Ita
Sarsfield Sat. - Jo
Kearney
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