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Abbeylara Parish Bulletin – 2nd Sunday of Advent – 4th December 2022
Priest on Duty: Fr. Michael Campbell Phone 043 6686270. 086 8718999. www.abbeylaraparish.com
Email. abbeylaraparish@eircom.net
St. Bernard’s: Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th December
7.30 p.m. Hugh (5th A) and Anne McGovern, (9th A) Carra.
11.00 a.m. Mary Maughan (3rd A) and her mother, Ann Maughan, Patrick (33rdA) and Anthony Maughan (46th A) and all deceased members of their families.
St. Mary’s: Sunday 4th December.
9.30 a.m. Liam Reilly, (11th A) Carrickduff and deceased members of the Reilly and Grier families.
St. Bernard’s: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th December.
7.30 p.m. –
11.00 a.m. Bridie (5th A) and Barney (A) Gilligan, Cloonaghmore and their daughter in law, Bernadette Gilligan (14th A)
St. Mary’s: Sunday 11th December
9.30 a.m. Tommy Heaney (15th A) and deceased members of the Heaney Family, Cloughernal and the Smith Family, Castletown.
Weekday Masses: St. Mary’s.
Tuesday 7.30 p.m. Joe Kelly, (37thA) Cloughernal and deceased members of his family.
The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary: – Is celebrated on Thursday 8th December and it is a Holyday of Obligation:
Masses as follows:
Abbeylara: Wednesday 7.30 p.m. Vigil Mass.
Thursday 11 a.m. Deceased members of the O’Reilly Family, Drumhowna and the Fay Family, Longford.
7.30 p.m. Parishioners’ Intentions.
Carra: Thursday 9.30 a.m. Michael & Brigid Kiernan and their son Luke & deceased members of the Kiernan Family.
Collections: Offertory – €780; Cemetery – €40; Heating – €30; Propagation of the Faith – €20: Thank You.
Feast Days:
Monday – 2nd week in Advent.
Tuesday – St. Nicholas.
Wednesday – St. Ambrose.
Thursday – Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Friday – St. Juan Diego.
Saturday – Our Lady of Loreto.
Human Rights Day
Mission Sunday – Was celebrated on Sunday 23rd October. Please return your envelopes and donations as soon as possible.
Offertory: The new boxes of offertory envelopes are now available at the back of our Churches. Please collect your box which you will need for weekend Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th Nov. which is the first Sunday of Advent.
Youth Retreat: The Youth 2000 Christmas retreat will be taking place in Newbridge College, Newbridge between 9th-11th December. This retreat is for anyone aged 16-35. Great CRAIC!!, Excellent Speakers, Inspiring Talks & Workshops, Fantastic music, Group activities, Youth Masses, Adoration, Reconciliation, prayer, Drama, Games & plenty of time to chill out, meet new people and find out what it means to be young & Catholic today!! Donation only. Free buses leaving from all over Ireland. Register now on www.youth2000.ie”
CHOOSE LIFE – Offer for sale handmade cribs (contact Tommy at 086 8302680) and Christmas cards (contact Anna 086 0578900 or John 087 7651516). All proceeds to Gianna Care to help them in their work of supporting mothers in crisis pregnancies to keep their babies.
Abbeylara GAA Club – The Lotto has reached €9,000 this week. Play online using the Clubforce lotto website or purchase a weekly or yearly ticket from any member of the club executive. Tickets for this weeks draw must be purchased before 6pm Sunday evening.
Senior Citizens: Christmas Party will take place on Sunday 11 December at 1pm in Abbeylara Parish Centre. All welcome. Tickets (Free) available from Lus na Gréine FRC. A sincere word of thanks to all who contributed so generously to our recent Church gate collection in aid of this event.
Abbeylara Tidy Towns: Abbeylara Christmas Cards on sale in Crawford’s Pub, Mackens Filling Station and Quinn’s Hardware. Lovely to send to Family and Friends abroad. Proceeds to Abbeylara Tidy Towns.
Abbeylara Active Retirement: The next meeting of the group will take place on Thursday 8th December in the Community Centre following the 11am Mass in Abbeylara.
AG Drive-in BINGO:
We continue this Sunday at 3pm. Your support would be greatly appreciated and we look forward to welcoming you.
Remembrance Mass: Sincere thanks to all who attended the Remembrance Mass in Abbeylara Church last Sunday 27th Nov.
Special thanks to all who helped prepare for the Mass and the Remembrance Candles Ceremony for this special Holy Mass for the deceased. Also thank you very much to those who provided the refreshments.
To each and every person who took part in any way in this special event, thank you very much.
