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Abbeylara Parish Bulletin – The Baptism of the Lord – Sunday 12th January 2025
Masses:
St. Bernard’s: Saturday 11th January 2025
7.30 p.m. Mary Gallagher, (14th A) Abbeylara.
Nancy and William Crawford, (A) Abbeylara.
Bernard and Maureen Smyth (A) and their son Peter and daughter Mary Keogh.
St. Mary’s: Sunday 12th January 2025
9.30 a.m. Tom and Bridget Lynch, (A) Creevy and all the deceased members of the Lynch & Kiernan families.
St. Bernard’s: Saturday 18th January 2025
7.30 p.m. Mena Macken, (1st A) Robinstown
St. Mary’s: Sunday 19th January
9.30 a.m. Michael and Kate Dermody, (A) Ballinrud and Carra.
St. Bernard’s Afterschool Abbeylara:
Two Job Opportunities. Afterschool Manager and Afterschool Childcare Assistant. To apply please send CV to stbernardsafterschoolchairman@gmail.com
Mass Bookings: Please contact Patricia Mahon for booking Masses, certs etc. Phone no 086 0685092
Collections: Offertory – €771.50; Priests Dues – €302; Cemetery – €5; Candle Shrine (Sept. – Dec) €782.: Thank you.
Abbeylara GFC: Dinner Dance will take place in the Pikers Lodge on Sunday 2nd February. Contact Committee members for tickets; The Abbeylara GFC Lotto now stands at €20,000. Tickets can be bought online through the Clubforce app. Please support.
Abbeylara Parish Centre:
Tuesday 14th – Energy Plus School of Dance: 6-7.30pm
Wednesday 15th – Community Cafe: 1pm-3pm, “Join us for tea and chats!”
Thursday 16th -Active Retirement Group: 11am-1pm. Self- defence 6.30pm-7.30pm.
Saturday 18th – Social dancing: 7pm-11.30pm
Prayer for 2025
“Dear God, thank you that you make all things new. Thank you for all that you’ve allowed into our lives this past year, the good along with the hard things, which have reminded us how much we need you and rely on your presence filling us every single day. We pray for your Spirit to lead us each step of this New Year. We ask that you will guide our decisions and turn our hearts to deeply desire you above all else. We ask that you will open doors needing to be opened and close the ones needing to be shut tight. We ask that you would help us release our grip on the things to which you’ve said ‘no,’ ‘not yet,’ or ‘wait.’ We ask for help to pursue you first, above every dream and desire you’ve put within our hearts.”
Prayer
Eternal Father, who at the baptism of Jesus revealed Him to be Your Son, anointing Him with the Holy Spirit: grant that we may be faithful to our call as Children of God, listening to you, guided by Your Spirit, to fulfil our unique and definite purpose. Amen.
