Abbeylara Parish Bulletin – 3rd Sunday of Advent -17th December 2023

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

St. Bernard’s: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th December
7.30 p.m. Thomas Snr. (19th A) and Thomas Lynch Jnr. (4th A) Kilbride House.
Tommy Macken and his Daughter Elizabeth, (A) Robinstown.
11.00 a.m. Eamon Brady, (36th A) Fr. John F. Brady (2rd A) Derragh & Knock Shrine. Kathleen Brady (4th A) Derragh. Teresa Daly, formerly Brady, Derragh and all the deceased members of the Brady Families.

St. Mary’s: Sunday 17th December
9.30 a.m. Patsy Reilly, (6th A) Slanemore More, Mullingar, formerly Aughnagarron.

St. Bernard’s: Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th December
23rd 7.30 p.m. Parishioners Intentions
24th 11.00 a.m. Pat Joe Donohoe, Months Memory, Springtown & Luton.

St. Mary’s: Sunday 24th December
9.30 a.m. Parishioners’ Intentions.
Christmas Eve Sunday 24th Dec. & Christmas Day Monday 25th Dec. Masses as follows:
St. Mary’s Carra: Sunday 24th Dec. Christmas Eve 7.30 p.m. Mary Nicholson. (A)
St. Bernard’s, Christmas Eve. Sunday 24th 9.30 p.m. Parishioners’ Intentions.
St. Mary’s, Christmas Day 9.30 a.m. Johnny Mahon, (42nd A)
St. Bernard’s, Abbeylara: – Christmas Day 11.00 a.m. Parishioners’ Intentions.
Weekday Masses: St. Bernard’s.
Monday & Wednesday & Friday. 7.30 p.m.
St. Mary’s: Tuesday & Thursday 7.30 p.m.

Rosary: The Rosary is recited each evening before Mass in Carra and Abbeylara Church. Please join in.
Death: Your prayers are requested for the happy repose of the soul of: Gordon Condron, Whitehill, Edgeworthstown, who died on Friday 8th December
Father of Finola Kelly, Cloughernal, Granard. May he rest in peace.
Feast Days:
Monday –Third week of Advent.
St. Flannan, Killaloe.
Wednesday – St. Fachanan.
Thursday –St. Peter Canisius.

Collections: Offertory 8th /10th Dec. –€616.50; Cemetery – €10; Heating -€20: Thank you.
Christmas Calls: The people who are visited for First Fridays will be visited for Christmas on Thursday 21st. Dec. Please inform them.

St Vincent De Paul: Annual Church gate collection takes place at Masses week ending Saturday 16th /Sunday /17th December. Please donate.

Offertory: The new boxes of offertory envelopes are available at the back of our Churches. Please collect your box.

A-G BINGO:
The Start Time for the A-G Christmas BINGO is being brought forward to 2PM this Sunday 17th December. Patrons will play for a chance to win prize money totaling €15,150. We have an extra €800 in prize money, free hampers and a free range turkey to give away. We very much look forward to welcoming everyone to this most enjoyable event.

Abbeylara Parish Centre: The Commitee would like to sincerely thank everyone who made our first Community Christmas Day the success that it was; traders, volunteers and attendees. Without you, the day would not have been possible. If you would like to help us organise events for the community, please let a committee member know or email us at abbeylarapc@gmail.com. We look forward to welcoming you to more community events in 2024.

The third week of Advent:
The pink candle in the Advent wreath marks Gaudete Sunday. It signifies our joy that Christmas is quickly approaching. We hear stories of our faithful ancestors and anticipate the birth of the Christ child. All this happens as we approach the Winter Solstice, the darkest day of the year.