Abbeylara Parish Buletin – 2nd July 2023

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

St. Bernard’s: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd July
7.30 p.m. St. Oliver Plunkett, Armagh & Meath.
11.00 a.m. Parishioners’ Intentions.

St. Mary’s: Sunday 2nd July
9.30 a.m. Michael Reilly and his parents Ned and Ellen and his uncle Andy (A) Carra

St. Bernard’s: Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th July.
7.30 p.m.
11.00 a.m. Mary (14th A) and Peter (9th A) Hynes, Ballyboy and their daughter Kathleen.

St. Mary’s: Sunday 9th July
9.30 a.m. Brian O’Reilly (A) Creevy.

Weekday Masses: St. Bernard’s
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 7.30 p.m.

St. Mary’s: Tuesday and Thursday 7.30 p.m.

Feast Days:
Monday – St. Thomas, Apostle
13th week in Ordinary Time.
Wednesday – St. Anthony Zaccaria.
Thursday – St. Marie Goretti; St. Monnnine.
Friday – St. Maelruain.
Saturday – St. Kilian.

Deaths: Your prayers are requested for the happy repose of the souls of:
Stephen Campbell, Clooncumber, Gortletteragh, Co. Leitrim, died Monday 26th June.
Patrick King, Fostra, Aughnacliffe and Carra, Granard, died Monday 26th June. May they rest in peace.

Collections: Offertory – €525; Holy Land – €25; Thank you:

First Friday: Friday 7th July is the First Friday. The sick and housebound will be attended as usual.

Youth 2000 Festival: Join young people between 16 and 35 this August at the Youth 2000 Summer Festival. The festival takes place in Clongowes Wood College, Clane, Co Kildare from Thursday 10th August to Sunday 13th August 2023. The festival includes inspiring talks, music, prayer, concert, workshops, dramas, share groups, reconciliation and healing service and Mass. Donation only and we have buses going from all over Ireland. For more information and to book your place go to www.youth2000.ie

Novena: Our Lady of Mount Carmel 9 day Novena will be held in St Mel’s Cathedral on July 7th Friday at 5pm, Saturday 8th at 5pm, Sunday 9th at 3pm, Monday 10th to Friday 14th to Friday at 5pm and Saturday 15th at 4 pm
Novena includes the Holy Rosary, hymns and reflection on Our lady of Mount Carmel devotion and prayer of St Simon Stock.
Enrollment and Distribution of Brown Scapulars on the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Sunday July 16th in St Mel’s Cathedral.
Organised by the Junior Legion of Mary.

Abbeylara GFC LOTTO: Play Lotto online at https://play.clubforce.com/play_newa.asp?ll_id=2697#Anchor or contact any club official to play the LOTTO by envelope.

OPPORTUNITY IN YOUTH MINISTRY LEADERSHIP
The Diocese of Lancaster Youth Service are looking for a Senior Programme Leader to lead retreats and other programmes in their youth retreat centre, Castlerigg Manor, in the English Lake District. Castlerigg Manor is an innovative project which focuses on leading their volunteers into a closer relationship with God and in working with their volunteers to lead programmes for thousands of young people each year. The post is residential with an excellent salary package. For more information email the director, Jack Regan director@castleriggmanor.co.uk or checkout castleriggmanor.com >> meet the team

Longford CASA group – are holding a Church Gate Collection next weekend, 1st & 2nd July at St. Bernard’s Abbeylara and St. Mary’s, Carragh.
With your support we continue to provide a voluntary & free social outlet to adults with physical & intellectual disabilities in our community for the past 42 years. A small donation makes a big difference to us. Thank you

Abbeylara Cemetery Sunday: Takes place on Sunday, 30th July. Please clean and tidy this Cemetery for this special occasion.

AG Drive-in Bingo:
AG Drive-in BINGO continues each Sunday evening at 6pm at the Granard GAA Grounds. We very much look forward to welcoming everyone to this most enjoyable event.