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Abbeylara Parish Bulletin – 14th January 2024
Priest on Duty: Fr. Michael Campbell
Phone 043 6686270. 086 8718999. www.abbeylaraparish.com
Email. abbeylaraparish@eircom.net
St. Bernard’s: Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th January
7.30 p.m. Mary Gallagher (13th A) Cloonaghmore.
11.00 a.m. Nancy and William Crawford, (A) Abbeylara.
St. Mary’s: Sunday 14th January
9.30 a.m. Parishioners’ Intentions.
St. Bernard’s: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January
7.30 p.m. –
11.00 a.m. Deceased members of Abbeylara GAA Club.
St. Mary’s: Sunday 21st January
9.30 a.m. Michael and Elizabeth Reynolds and their son Michael. (A)
Weekday Masses: St. Bernard’s.
Monday, Wednesday & Friday 7.30 p.m.
St. Mary’s:
Tuesday and Thursday 7.30 p.m.
Rosary: The Rosary is recited each evening before Mass in Carra and Abbeylara Church. Please join in.
Deaths: Your prayers are requested for the happy repose of the souls of;
Elizabeth (Bessie) Lee, Barrack Street, Granard. died Thursday 4th January.
Phil McGauran, Cornadrung, Aughnacliffe, died Friday 5th January. Brother of Margaret Reilly, Cloughernal.
Helena Carroll, Rathsnagadan, Inistioge Kilkenny, died Monday 8th January. Niece of Louie and Bernie Heaney.
May they rest in peace.
Feast Days:
Monday – 2nd week in Ordinary Time. St. Ita
Tuesday – St. Fursa.
Wednesday –St. Anthony
Thursday – Week of Payer for Christian Unity –18th – 25th Jan.
Saturday – St. Fabian & St. Sebastian.
Abbeylara Parish pastoral Council: Hold a very important meeting on Monday 22nd Jan. in Parish Centre at 8.30 p.m. Full attendance of all members please as important decisions have to be taken and made.
Collections: Offertory – €655; – Cemetery – €8: Thank you.
Classes in Abbeylara Parish Centre:
Mondays: Set Dancing Classes for Beginners with Kenny Murphy 6-7pm. Contact Sandra 086 8948874
6 week Mindfulness and Self Compassion Course with Pauline Rodgers of Bawn Holistic starting Jan 15th. 7.30-8.30pm Contact Pauline 086 3784747
Tuesdays: Energy Plus School of Dance: Contemporary/Lyrical/Jazz/Musical Theatre. 6-7pm for 6-10yrs, 7-8pm for 11-16 yrs. Contact Anne Marie 086 2375910
Thursdays: Pilates for Kids with Laura 5-6pm. Contact Laura 087 1328313
Karate with Micheal for school aged children. 6.30-7.30pm. €5 per child. Contact Micheal 087 6389549
Sundays: Yoga with Shelly 10-11am. All levels catered for. Contact via Instagram @shellymahonyoga or text 087 9578469
Our very popular Social Dancing returns on Saturday 20th January from 9.30-12pm dancing to the fabulous Limelight. Free raffle, refreshments served. Entry €10
Moogles Theatre Company will be bringing their performance of the show Entangled to the Parish Centre on Saturday 27th January at 8pm. Tickets €15. Adults only.
Our Community Café will take place on Wednesday 31st of January from 1-3pm in the Parish Centre. Great tea, great cake and great company guaranteed.
Abbeylara Parish Centre Committee needs the support of the community to run events in the Centre. If you would like to volunteer from time to time, please text 083 4820560
Drama Group: Meeting next Tuesday evening (16th Jan) in the Parish Centre at 8.30 to rekindle and build on the past success of the Abbeylara Drama Group….. Open Agenda. We would love to see new people getting involved. All ideas/ suggestions are welcome! Please pass this message on to all who may be interested in writing / directing /producing / acting or just getting involved.
Active Retirement: The next meeting of Abbeylara Active Retirement will be held on Thursday 18th January in the Parish Centre at 11am. Guest speaker Stephen McNally from Longford Sports Partnership.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an ecumenical Christian observance in the Christian calendar that is celebrated internationally. It is kept annually between Ascension Day and Pentecost in the Southern Hemisphere and between 18 January and 25 January in the Northern Hemisphere. Wikipedia
Date: Thu, Jan 18, 2024 – Thu, Jan 25, 2024
