Abbeylara Parish Bulletin – 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 5th February 2023

Priest on Duty: Fr. Michael Campbell Phone 043 6686270. 086 8718999. www.abbeylaraparish.com
Email. abbeylaraparish@eircom.net

St. Bernard’s: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th February
7.30 p.m. Parishioners’ Intentions
11.00 a.m. Barney Earley, (3rd A) Ballyboy, Noreen Earley (9th A) and all deceased members of their Families.

St. Mary’s: Sunday 5th February
9.30 a.m. Lena Heaney, (14th A) and deceased members of the Heaney and Plunkett Families.

St. Bernard’s: Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th February
7.30 p.m. –
11.00 a.m. –

St. Mary’s: Sunday 12th February
9.30 a.m. Jackie Kiernan, (18th A) his grandson Shane, his parents Thomas and Bridget, his sister Christeen and his parents in law Margaret & Peter Kiernan, Dalystown.

Weekday Masses:
St. Bernard’s:
Friday 7.30 p.m. Nancy Drake, (2nd A) Carrickduff

Collections: Offertory – €676.40; Lourdes Invalid Fund – €30. Thank You.

Death: Your prayers are requested for the happy repose of the soul of Colette Doyle Leney, Ballinalack, Co. Westmeath, died on Wednesday 1st February. May she rest in peace.

Feast Days:
Monday – 5th Week in Ordinary Time.
Ss. Paul Miki and Companions.
Tuesday – St. Mel. (Ardagh and Clonmacnois)
Wednesday – St. Josephine Bakhita.
Day of Prayer against Human Trafficking.
Friday – St. Scholastica.
Saturday – Our Lady of Lourdes – St. Gobnait.
World Day of the Sick.

World Day of the Sick – Takes place on Saturday 11th Feb. Tridium to Our lady of Lourdes (Help of the sick) from 9th to 11th Feb. in Franciscan Friary, Church of Adam and Eve’s, 4 Merchants Quay, Dublin 8.

Abbeylara Parish Senior Citizens – Easter Dinner will be held in the Parish Centre on Palm Sunday 2nd April 2023. Their annual Church collection will take place at all Masses in the parish on the weekend of 4th and 5th February 2023. Please give generously.

St. Bernard’s NS Enrolment 2023. St Bernard’s NS Abbeylara are now accepting enrolments for September 2023. Please contact the school at stbernardsns@gmail.com or 043 6686806 and an enrolment pack will be posted out to you. Closing date Friday 17th March.

Aughnagarron N.S. Enrolment 2023
Enrolment of pupils for September 2023 is now taking place. Application forms are available from the school. Please call to the school or contact 043-6686805 to arrange collection. Closing date Friday 21st April.

Fatima: Special Clonfert, Banagher and Balinasloe Pilgrimage to Fatima last remaining places 9-14th June ex Dublin for Feast Day of Saint Anthony Patron Saint of Portugal visit Saint Anthony’s birthplace and baptismal font in Lisbon, contact James Treacy 061921470

AG DRIVE-IN BINGO: We would like to wish all of our patrons a very happy new year. We have not finalized a return date for the Bingo at this time, but we expect to recommence shortly. Please keep an eye on local notes and social media for an update.

Abbeylara GFC LOTTO: Jackpot is now a massive €10,100. Play online at https://play.clubforce.com/play_newa.asp?ll_id=2697#Anchor or contact any club official to play the LOTTO by envelope.