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Bulletin 2nd October 2011
Priest on Duty: Fr. Michael Campbell
Phone 043 6686270. 086 8718999
www.abbeylaraparish.com
St. Bernard’s: Saturday 1st / Sunday 2nd Oct.
8.00 p.m. Margaret Brady, (A) Cartronbore.
11.00 a.m. Parishioners Intentions.
St. Mary’s: Sunday 2nd October.
9.30 a.m. Parishioners’ Intentions.
St. Bernard’s: Saturday 8th / Sunday 9th Oct.
7.30 p.m. Christine & Patrick McGuire & their sons, Paddy & Peter, (A) Abbeylara.
11.00 a.m. Parishioners’ Intentions.
St. Mary’s: Sunday 9th Oct.
9.30 a.m Special Intention
Weekday Masses: St. Bernard’s:
Monday, Wednesday & Friday 7.30 p.m.
St. Mary’s:
Tuesday 7.30 p.m.
Thursday7.30 p.m. Frank & Mary Dalton & their daughters, Eilish & Mairead.
Readers:
Mary O’Connor; Christina Grier; Patricia Masterson:
Eucharistic Ministers:
Maureen Galligan & Brigie Burns; Aishling Rabbitt; Rose Gregory & Beatrice Cunningham:
Collections:
Offertory: – €1,173.
Alzheimer’s Society- €340
Heating – €357. Thank you
Baptisms: We welcome into the Christian Community, Lia Marie, daughter of Eamon Small & Danute Boguzaite, Monastery Heath Court, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 and Ava Grace, daughter of Declan & Grainne Donohoe, Springtown.
Deaths: Please pray for Sean Kilbride, Cartron, Granard who died on Sat. 24th Sept. and Tom Curran, Cartron who died on Sat. 24th Sept. May they rest in peace.
Relics: We welcome the Relics of St. Therése & her parents, Blessed Louis & Zalie Martin & Fr. John Vianney, the Cure d’Ars to our parish this weekend Sat. 1st Oct. Feast of St. Therese, to Tues 4th Oct. A blessing with the Relics also takes place after each Mass. There will also be an opportunity to venerate the Relics and pray privately in their presence after the blessing. Everybody is invited and very welcome to this special weekend of prayer.
Day for Life: – Takes place on Sunday 2nd Oct. Day for Life Message, a call to solidarity and hope in difficult times. Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, preserve in prayer (Romans 12:12). These Day for Life Message leaflets by the Irish Catholic Bishops Conference are available at Masses this weekend. Please take one home and read it.
Prayer Meeting: – On Tuesdays in Tommy & Collette Doyle’s at 8.30 p.m. Everyone welcome.
Prayer Meeting: John Gillespie from Belfast will attend the meeting in Tommy & Colette Doyle’s on 18th Oct at 7.30p.m. with prayers before. John is gifted in healing and deliverance. He is in Healing Ministry since 1995. He deals with Family Tree Healing also. For more info. contact 043 6685912
A/G Bingo:On Wednesday nights at 9p.m. Please support.
Spend one Hour with me: Holy Hour from 7a.m. to 8a.m. every Thurs morning in St. Mary’s, Carra.
Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament: Adoration each Friday in St. Bernard’s Church, Abbeylara from 11a.m. until 7.30p.m. Everyone welcome.
[/wpcol_1half] [wpcol_1half_end id=”” class=”” style=””]First Friday: Friday 7th Oct. is the First Friday. The sick and housebound will be attended as usual. Confessions on Friday 7th Oct. in Abbeylara at 7p.m. followed by First Friday Mass at 7.30p.m.Fatima First Saturday Mass: Takes place on Sat. 8th Oct. in St. Mary’s, Carra at 11a.m. with Confessions before Mass.
Parish Draw: Takes place on Friday 7th Oct. at 8.15pm. You are welcome to attend. Any monies due to the draw please hand in before then.
Fr. John C. Drumgoole: The next prayer and information gathering takes place on Friday 7th Oct. in Abbeylara Church after the 7.30p.m. Mass. The Rosary is recited and the Beatification prayer to advance his cause for Beatification. Anyone with information about Fr. John C. Drumgoole can share it after the prayers please.
Good Luck: To Northern Gaels v Longford Slashers on Sat 1st Oct. in Pearse Park at 3.30 in the u14 Football Championship County Final. Also to Northern Gaels v St.Vincents on Sat. 1st Oct. in Pearse Park at 5pm in the Minor Football League Final. Also good luck too Northern Gaels v Killoe on Sat. 8th October in Pearse Park at 2.30p.m. in the u16 Juvenile Football Championship County Final replay. See local papers for full details. Your support would be appreciated.
Abbeylara GAA Club: Hold their monthly meeting on Thursday 6th Oct. in the Sports Centre at 9pm. All officers & committee members are requested to attend please.
The Longford Branch of the Irish Wheelchair Association:- Hold their annual collection on Sat. 8th & Sun 9th Oct at all Masses. Please support.
Abbeylara GAA Club: Lotto Results 27/9/11
Winning Numbers: 10-13-15-19 €20 winners:
Joe Lynch, c/o P J Farrell; Bernard Donohue, Derrycassin; Conor Berry, Dring; Joe & Annie Devine, Lismacaffrey; Carmel Reilly, Carra; Cian & Ella O’Reilly, Ballywillan: Next Draw in Crawford’s Lounge on 04th Oct 2011 Jackpot €3,500
Granard Area Action Group:The monthly meeting of the group will take place in the Information Office Main Street, Granard on Monday 3rd October at 8.00p.m. All members are requested to attend as there are many important items on the agenda.
Active Retirement: Our next meeting is on Thursday 6th October at 11am, all welcome.We are going on our next outing on Thursday 13th Oct. to Dublin, (Blanchardstown Shopping Centre). If interested in travelling with us, contact Maureen at 6686057. Non members are welcome to come along and enjoy the day with us.
Abbeylara Rural Enhancement: A very exciting meeting was held last Thursday night in the Sports Complex with Mr. Alan Shanley in attendance. He enthralled us with all the many ways in which we could develop and enhance our Village and Parish. He talked us through the criteria of setting up the business end, with bank accounts etc. in order to keep a watchful eye on the financial aspects of each project as they come to finishing stage.Our next meeting will be Thursday 6th Oct at 8pm. Again we would encourage more participation from all areas of the Parish.
Parish Web: Is once again working and can be viewed at www.AbbeyLaraParish.com
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