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Parish of Castlebar Church of the Holy Rosary, Castlebar; St Aloysius's,
Breaffy; St. Patrick's, Ballyheane Sunday Newsletter Feast of Christ the King 25th November 2000 |
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Feast of Christ the King If
we think of Christ the King using ideas about the British monarchy or other actual kings and queens, it can
seem hard to make sense of this feast.
Today’s gospel tells us that the kingdom of Christ is not like
that. It is a kingdom that starts
inside each one of us. But
this kingdom of Christ isn’t just an internal thing. It must also be made a reality in our
lives as individuals, as a community, and as a society. Later
on in this Mass, we will hear a lot of words used to describe what this
kingdom is like. One of the words is
justice. That’s a challenge to all of
us in our present prosperity. Do we
see it as an opportunity to get as much as we can for ourselves, by using the
power of whatever group we may belong to, or do we look for a just
distribution of this new wealth to all sections of our society? The
call to justice is one that affects us all as followers of Christ. It is hard, because it is always hard to
overcome selfishness. But if this
feast today is to mean anything at all to us, it is a call we cannot ignore. |
Priest on Call: Fr. J. Buggy Tel. (094) 21844 Previous Newsletters:
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FIRST FRIDAY - Next Friday the priests will visit the
sick at the usual times. On Friday
evening there will be Mass in all Churches at 7.30p.m. Holy Hours for the Feast of Christ the King Ballyheane Church 4p.m. - 5p.m. Parish Church 5p.m. - 6p.m. Breaffy Church 7p.m. - 8p.m. Rosary in Ballynew
Cemetery today Sunday at 3p.m. Led by
the Legion of Mary. Mass for the deceased members of the Legion of Mary on Mon. at 7.30p.m. in the Parish
Church. 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) Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament 27th Nov. - 2nd Dec. Mon. - Patsy Tuohy Tues. - Margaret McCormack Wed. - Deirdre Fallon Thurs. - Maura Farragher Fri. - Teresa O’Shea Sat. - Margaret Mongan 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., 4 & 11th Dec. Times: 8p.m. - 10p.m. Facilitator: Enda Lyons D.D., Pastoral Theologian. Meals on wheels - Volunteer drivers are required by Castlebar Social
Services. If you can help, please
call to our centre on Castle Street Car Park or tel. 21378 for more
information. The Legion of Mary would like to invite you to a discussion on “The
Mystical Body” in the Social Services Centre, Castle Street on Thurs. 30th
Nov. at 8p.m. Comhaltas A.G.M. will be held on Tues. 28th Nov. at 8p.m.
in the Welcome Inn Hotel. New members
welcome. Could you foster a child? The Western Health Board is looking for families for
children of all ages, babies, toddlers and school going. Foster Carers can be married or single and
of any income level. For information,
please contact: Regional Fostering
Service, 7 Dublin Road, Tuam, Co. Galway.
Tel. 093-24550. Snugboro Dev. Assoc. are holding their car boot sale at Castle St. Car
Park, today Sun. from 10a.m. - 3p.m. De La Salle annual 25 drive (partners), De La Salle Hall, Mon. 27th
November at 8p.m. sharp. Do you have a drinking problem? Alcoholics Anonymous can help. Meetings of Castlebar Group A.A. are held
in the Order of Malta Building, Pavilion Road, on Sun. at 8.30p.m., Mon.
1p.m. - 2p.m., Wed. at 9p.m., Fri. 1p.m. - 2p.m. St. Vincent De Paul The annual collection for the St. Vincent DePaul Society amounted to
£18,500 which is a wonderful response from the people of the area. St. Vincent DePaul Society wish to thank
sincerely all who contributed so generously to this collection. Third World meeting on Tues. 28th Nov. at 7.30p.m. in the
Welcome Inn. Castlebar
Neighbourhood Youth Project, Castle Street.
Tel. Breege or Tony at 26760 for more details. |
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PARISH CHURCH Monday, 27th
November: 8- Maura & Dolores Cunningham, Rathbawn
Road. 10- McTigue family,
Raheens. Tuesday, 28th November: 8- Richard & Mary Kenny, Curradrish. 10- Richard & Mary
Quinn, Windsor. Wednesday, 29th November: 8- Jack Flannery, Sion Hill. 10- Anthony & Mary
Ann Livingstone, NewAntrim
Street. Thursday, 30th
November: 8- Paddy
Irwin, Rathbawn Road. 10- Patrick Carey, Springfield. Friday,
1st December: 8- Tony
& Gretta McHale & dec. members, Ellison
Street. 9.30- Des Caslin, Cunnagher, Ross. (M.M.) 10- Sadie Grimley, Station Road. Saturday,
2nd December: 8- John,
Elizabeth & Mary Walsh, Lucan Street. 9.30- Peter Philbin, Springfield. (1st Ann.) 10- Corcoran family, Tawnylaheen. 10.30- Michael & Nora O’Sullivan, Cork. (1st Ann.) 11- Fr. Alf Fair. (M.M.) 12-
Alice Foy,
Tawnacullawee. (M.M.) BALLYHEANE CHURCH Fri. 1st Dec.: 7.30p.m. Mick Cunningham
& dec. members, Killadeer. Sat. 2nd Dec. : 8.00p.m. Tommy & Bridget Deasy,
Errew. Sun. 3rd Dec. : 10.30a.m. Paddy Quigley, Ballyheane. |
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Bridie
Harney Sally Hopkins Frances Horkan Marie Sweeney |
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Sun. 3rd - 1st Sun. REST IN PEACE: We commend into your hands Lord, the
souls of: Sr. Finbar,
Cuan Chaitriona & Tuam; Kathleen Pankhurst,
nee Cahill, England & late of Knockthomas, sister of Frank Blake, McHale
Road; Annie Fahy,
2 Garryhduff Court & Lucan Street; Bridget Roache, 9 Carrowncurry & Kilkenny Cross. |
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LAY READERS:
1st Sunday of Advent Yr III Parish Church 11.15: Eileen Gavin 12.30: Tom Lyons Breaffy 10.00: Martin
Carney, Claire Tuohy 11.30: Mary
Grealish St. Mary’s 11.30: Oliver
Moran DAILY READERS Mon. -
Maureen Tobin Tues. -
Peggy McAllister Wed. - Chris Millett Thurs. -
Pauline Taylor Fri. - Ann
Gallagher Sat. - Pat
O’Dwyer
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