Parish of Castlebar Church of the Holy Rosary, Castlebar; St Aloysius's, Breaffy; St. Patrick's, Ballyheane Sunday Newsletter 17th Sunday of the Year 29^thJuly 2001
'Thought for Sunday' Notices Mass Intentions Altar Society Eucharistic Ministers Rest in Peace Lay Readers Previous Newsletters	Persistent prayer allows the laser beam of the Spirit to gradually remove the cataract from the eyes of our hearts. Only with the heart can we see rightly that our deepest selfless wills long for God’s will, and his Kingdom. Sometimes, blinded by the glaucoma of sin, we fail to see that every prayer is answered - in tune with God’s will. ‘I have no time to sharpen it!’ said the workman, as he frantically kept on earning his ‘daily bread’ by hacking wood with a blunt axe. When we give God our time, he sharpens our focus to generously respond to him and to others. The prayerful person is like an egg being hatched under the warm wings of the hen. Life gradually grows within it, until one day it is all life and the shell falls away! Likewise, in prayer we place ourselves under the warm wings of God, our Father, who grants us an increase of his Spirit until we are ‘all life’ and the shells of our sins fall away. Basic to the Lord’s Prayer, and to life, is our forgiveness of others - from the heart and without exception. It is vital to our health at every level. When we forgive others, God kisses our sins into everlasting forgetfulness - and bestows on us all the blessings we need!	Email the Presbytery Priest on Call: Fr. Máirtín Ó Móráin Tel. (094) 21844
	NOTICES First Friday Next Friday the priests will be visiting the sick at the usual times. There will be evening Mass in the Parish Church, Breaffy Church and Ballyheane Church at 7.30p.m. Vigil at Knock Shrine next Friday night, midnight to 4a.m. Confessions from 10p.m. to 12 midnight. Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament 30^th July - 4^th August Mon. - Breege McDonnell Tues. - Phil Duffy Wed. - Mary Finnegan Thurs. - Bridie Harney Fri. - Teresa O’Shea Sat. - Margaret Mongan The West of Ireland Alzheimer Foundation is looking for volunteers to take part in the Nephin Climb on Mon. 6^th Aug. Tel. John Grant at 094-62480 for more information. Third World meeting on Tuesday 31^st July at 7.30p.m. in the Welcome Inn Hotel. All are welcome. Western Care is looking for participants to take part in the Sheffrey Challenge Cycle on Sat. August 25^th and raise funds for the Association. Tel. Christine Dolan at 094-25133 for more details. Bingo Bingo every Tuesday at 9p.m. in the Welcome Inn Hotel. Great prizes. National Novena to Our Lady of Knock will be held from 14^th - 22^nd August. Two sessions daily, 3p.m. and 8.30p.m. Novena prayers will be recited in the Parish Church at the 10a.m. Mass during the Novena. Croagh Patrick The annual pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick takes place this weekend. Masses begin at the summit at 8a.m. and continue until 3p.m. Confessions will also be available at the summit from 7.30a.m. - 3p.m. St. Patrick’s Breastplate Christ for my guardianship today: against poison, against burning, against drowning, against wounding, that there may come to me a multitude of rewards; Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ under me, Christ over me, Christ to right of me, Christ to left of me, Christ in lying down, Christ in sitting, Christ in rising up, Christ in the heart of every person who may think of me! Christ in the mouth of everyone who may speak to me! Christ in every eye which may look at me! Christ in every ear which may hear me!
	MASS INTENTIONS PARISH CHURCH Monday, 30^th July: 8 - Paddy, Joe, Nora & Anto O’Malley, Westport. 9.30 - Ceire Hardesty, 8 Harmony Heights. (M.M.) 10 - Patrick & Julia Lynch & Roache family, Moneen. Tuesday, 31^st July: 8 - Thomas & Mary Deasy & daughter Evelyn, 34 Castlehill Park. 10 - William Gibbons, Davitt’s Terrace & Glenisland. Wednesday, 1^st August: 8 - Henry Joyce & family, Glenisland. 10 - Tommy & Sheila Morrell, Ballina. Thursday, 2^nd August: 8 - Gregory Smith, 14 Knockthomas Drive. 10 - Michael & Sarah Neary, Sheeaun & dec. members of Maloney family. Friday, 3^rd August: 8 - John McAlpine, Lightford. 10 - Edward Brady & son Gerry, Mountgordon. Saturday, 4^th August: 8 - Paddy & Bridie Ryan, Station House. 9.30 - William Brennan. (M.M.) 10 - Michael & Kate Concannon, Mamie, Patrick & Winifred Jordan & dec. members of family, Ballynew. 10.30 - Liam Raftery, Ballymacragh. BALLYHEANE CHURCH Fri. 3^rd Aug.: 7.30p.m.: John Coghill & the Coghill family, Killadeer. Sat. 4^th Aug. : 11.00a.m.: Bridie Kelly, Westland. (M.M.) 8.00p.m.: John Joe, Maria & Maureen Joyce, Kinturk. Sun. 5^th Aug.: 10.30a.m.: James Fadden, Coolodge.
	ALTAR SOCIETY: 4^th August Beda Tobin Marie McDonnell Sue Casey
	EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Sun. 5^th - 1^st Sun.
	REST IN PEACE: We commend into your hands Lord, the souls of Mrs. Mary McCarthy, late of Glenisland, sister of Michael Ginnelly, 6 View Point, Ita Reilly & John Ginnelly, Glenisland; Leo Tuohy, Turlough Road & Murrisk, father of Sarah Prendergast Turlough Road; Mary Mylett, Newport, mother of Padraig, Aughaluskey, Moneen, James, Pontoon Road & Kathleen Sweeney.
	LAY READERS: 18^th Sun. in ord. time Parish Church 7.30: Michael Reynolds 10.00: John Bourke 11.15: Dearbhla Kearney 12.30: John Garavan Breaffy 10.00: Martin Carney, Claire Tuohy 11.30: Mary Grealish St. Mary’s 11.30: Regina McGarrigle 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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