Newsletter April 26th 2015

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

26 TH April 2015 Day of Prayer for Vocations

MASS INTENTIONS               BALLINLOUGH

Sunday 26 Apr 12 noon Kathleen Waldron, Clooncrim, 2nd anniversary and her husband John Joe and son Eugene.

Michael Godfrey, Clooncrim, Months Mind.

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John & Margaret Grogan and their son John and daughter Kitty Flynn and deceased members of the family.

Stasia Rogers and her husband Joe.

Anne & Michael Kelly and their son Vincent, anniv, Cloonlough.

Eucharistic Ministers: Church Readers:
   
Ballinlough Church:
Sun 3rd May   12 noon Rena Burke/ Joan Mc Dermott Tiernan Murphy
Granlahan Church
   Sat 2nd May 8pm John Maloney/Mary Ruane

 

Aoibhe Coggins

Lorna Gormley.

 

Offertory Collection:- Saturday & Sunday 18th & 19th  April.                                         Ballinlough:- €745. Granlahan:- €260

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Andrew Beirne Stonepark who died recently.

We pray God’s blessing on all our children, their families and teachers who are receiving the sacraments this year, the sacrament of confessions, their confirmation and First Holy Communion. We congratulate them all and wish them God’s help and blessing in their lives now and in the future.

Holy Hour for vocations – Cloonfad 3.30-4.30pm, Granlahan 4-5pm, Ballinlough 4.30-5.30pm. Rosary will be recited during Holy Hour ending with Benediction.

The Rosary will be recited every evening during May in Granlahan and Ballinlough Churches at 8pm.

Active retirement meeting takes place on Tuesday 28th April at 3pm in the Timeout Café, Ballinlough. Guest speaker will attend. All are welcome.

“The family is the greatest treasure of any country. Let us all work to protect and strengthen this , the cornerstone of society.” – Pope Francis.

 

MASS INTENTIONS:                                  GRANLAHAN

Saturday 25 Apr 8pm Tom Raftery, Clogher, Months Mind.

Mary Mc Gann, Granlahan. Anniversary.

Bob Hussey, Manchester and Castlequarter, Months Mind.

Friday 1 May 10am Private Intention
Saturday 2 May 8pm John Dowling Ballyglass , Months Mind.

Mick & Tom Cruise Altore.

Bridie, Mike and Pake Keane, Altore and deceased members of the Keane and Cooney families.

Brigid and John Murphy and their daughters Bernadette and Anne, Castlequarter.

William & Catherine Frain , anniversary.

James Fahy and his mother Nora and father Dennis, Clogher.

Brigid & Paddy Keane, anniversary.

Coláiste Néifinn Glenamaddy is currently enrolling for a Cúrsa Gaeilge for 12-18 year olds @ the reduced rate of €230. The course will run from June 22nd- 3rd July from 10am – 5pm daily in Glenamaddy Community School.  A new Dianchúrsa Gaeilge has also been introduced for Senior Cycle Students (places are limited for this option). Enrolment night  in Glenamaddy Community School Thurs April 30th @ 6pm. Please email colaisteneifinn@gmail.com or phone 087-161573 for more details.

Thanks to everyone who supported the recent MS collection in Granlahan church on 4th April. The amount collected was €235.

Ballyhaunis Community School class reunion – Leaving cert class of 1985, Could those attending please return their invitations asap.

Annual St. Thérese National Day is coming up on Monday 4th May (Public Holiday) in the Basilica of Our Lady, Knock Shrine.

First Friday calls:- As next Friday is the First Friday of the month I will visit the sick and housebound as usual on Friday 1st May   Ballinlough – 10.30am, Granlahan – 11am and Cloonfad at 2.30pm. If there is anyone who would like the priest to call to them, please let me know..

Care of the Churches:- Ballinlough – Our thanks to the people of Carraghs and Clooninsla who took care of the flower during the month of April, would the people of Clooncalagy and Meelick look after them during the month of May. Granlahan – Our gratitude to Group C who cared for the Church during the month of April. Would Group D look after it during the month of May. Group D – Noreen Coggins, Mary Patterson, Mary Raftery, May O’Gara, Ruth Sullivan, Angela Keaveney.

Guitar Lessons -Do you think you are too old to learn to play the guitar but would like to learn. Sean Flynn will host a workshop in the Time Out Café on Saturday morning 2nd May at 11am. Sean caters for all age groups to learn to play the guitar. For more information contact Sean on 087 273 3146

Marriage is important – Reflect before you change it. Marriage is of fundamental importance for children, mothers and fathers, and society, – all of us need to reflect deeply before changing it. Ahead of the referendum on 22 May, bishops ask the faithful to carefully consider the consequences.

The procreation of children is a gift from God. Last month after their Spring General Meeting which took place in Maynooth, the bishops of Ireland said: We come to this debate believing that the union of a man and a woman in marriage, open to the procreation of children, is a gift from God who created us ‘male and female’ . Reason also points to the truth about human sexuality that makes the relationship between a man and a woman unique. Mothers and fathers bring different, yet complimentary gifts and strengths into a child’s life. We cannot support an amendment to the Constitution which redefines marriage

Granlahan Card Game Winners – 1.Fr. Joe Feene/Sean Caulfied. 2. Jarlath Keaveney/Seamus Birmingham. 3. Joe Neenan/Carmel Brady. Raffle – Paddy Conroy, Padraic Campbell, Tom Finnegan, Jarlath Keaveney.

 

 

 

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