21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
ST MARYS CHURCH
Saturday 24th August, 7.30pm – Tommy Hanley Anniversary
Sunday 25th August, 10.30am – People of the Parish
Monday 26th August, 9.30am
Tuesday 27th August, 7.30pm – Frank Kelleher Anniversary
Thursday 29th August, 9.30am
Friday 30th August, 7.30pm – Roseleen Kenny 1st Anniversary
Saturday 31st August, 7.30pm – Tommy Naughton and his daughter Geraldine
Sunday 1st September, 10.30am – Madeleine Kharé Daly 1st Anniversary
ST BRENDANS CHURCH
Sunday 25th August, 9.30am – John Donnelly his sons Patrick, Michael and daughter Ciara and deceased family members.
1st September, 9.30am – Annie & Marty Gordon Anniversary
ST PATRICKS CHURCH
Sunday 25th August, 11.30am – Mary Ellen and Tommie Martin, Ballinacor; Maura Shaw (née Martin), Bríd Martin and Louise Martin (née Bracken).
Wednesday 28th August, 8pm
Friday 30th August, 8pm
Sunday 1st September, 11.30am
- Jubilee of Marriages – Couples celebrating their Silver, Ruby, Golden or Diamond wedding anniversaries are invited to attend a Jubilee Mass, along with their families and friends, on Sunday 22nd September at 2.30pm in St Brigid’s Church, Four Mile House or Sunday 6th October at 2.30pm in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo. Light refreshments will be served after both Masses for all in attendance. As each couple celebrating an Anniversary will receive a certificate from Bishop Kevin, they are asked to register their details at www.elphindiocese.ie/jubilee2024.
- Lough Derg -The Legion of Mary are organising a day trip to Lough Derg on Saturday 14th September. Leaving the Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon, car park at 6.30 am. For bookings please contact Teresa on 087 1206343 or Noreen on 086 3529916 (090 6625209). Pick up in Boyle 7.30am, Ballinafad 7.40am and Castlebaldwin 7.45am, on www.youth2000.ie including information on a free bus that will pick up at Sligo and Athlone.
- Medjugorje – Pilgrimage to Medjugorje 9th – 16th October Knock – Mostar, return Split – Knock. Full board €855.00 per person sharing. Single supplement €150. To book phone Marian Pilgrimages 01/8788159 or Tom Moran 086-0815635. Spiritual Director Fr Christy McHugh.
- Killyan Graveyard Committee would like to sincerely thank all who turned out in huge numbers for our annual Graveyard Mass on Sunday. Thanks to Fr. Tommy, Fr. Louis, Fr. Douglas and Fr. Michael O’Brien for celebrating Mass. Thank you to our wonderful Sarah for her beautiful music, to our servers Chloe and Cathal, the Eucharistic Ministers and our zoom hosts, Caragh and Derek and to everyone involved in the liturgy. Thanks to everyone who worked hard in the weeks leading up to the Mass to ensure that the Graveyards were looking their best. Thanks to the Vintage Club for the loan of the marquee and to those who helped to erect it. Thanks to Garda Pat Regan for help with traffic. Thanks to everyone for their generosity on the day. A total of €2066 was collected which paid for the sound system for the day and will help towards the maintenance of the Graveyards during the year. May all our loved ones rest in peace.
- Active Retirement Meeting – The monthly meeting of Mountbellew and District Active Retirement will be held in the Pastoral Centre Mountbellew on Monday 2nd September at 8pm. New members welcome.
- Ballygar Heritage Week 2024 – As part of Heritage Week, Ballygar Tidy Towns will host a Talk/Question and Answer Session at the Orchard Walls of Aghrane Estate this Sunday, August 25th. The talk will be presented by Conservation Archaeologist Frank Coyne from 2pm to 4pm. Enter the forest via car at the first entrance on the Tullyroe Road at Pat Joe Scanlon’s. Frank will speak about the Conservation and Management Plan that is underway to conserve and protect the orchard wall at the castle grounds. All are welcome and your support would be greatly appreciated.
- Epilepsy Ireland – annual Church gate collection will be held on Saturday 31st and Sunday 1st September at our 3 Church’s.
- Children’s Burial Grounds of the Parish (Lisheen/Cillíní) – In preparation for a Special Mass to commemorate children buried in these grounds across our parish, a full record of all such burial grounds is required. We ask parishioners help in adding to the list which had already been compiled, which is available on poster at back of each of the parish churches. We ask you to please add to or amend to this list. Your assistance is very much appreciated.
- Castleblakeney Heritage and Summer Festival is being held from the 23rd to 25th of August kicking off with an opening ceremony in the Heritage Centre at 6.30pm and a traditional music Céilí in Nolans Bar from 9pm on Friday. Saturday’s events include an u12s football blitz and kids sports day in the afternoon with music from 8pm in Gerry Macs Bar that evening. Sunday kicks off with a fun run at 10am (registration from 9.30am), a Heritage Fair from noon to 4pm, a heritage sports day, with tug of war and horse shoe throwing amongst others and live music to close the weekend with the CDs band and traditional session after in Nolans bar. Local history presentations will be held in the Heritage Centre throughout the weekend. Check out our Facebook page Castleblakeney Development Association for details.
- Next Foot Clinic in Ballygar Pharmacy is 29th August. Call Deirdre on 086 361 2578 to book an appointment.
- Newbridge Action Committee 50/50 draw –Congratulations to this week’s 50/50 winner Martina Shaughnessy, Newbridge on winning €443 in this week’s 50/50. Thank you to everyone for their continued support and to all the business for your support also.
- Ballygar Tidy Towns & St. Brendan’s Ladies 50/50 – Congratulations to this week’s winner Lee Gardener, c/o Jean Crean, Mount Talbot who won €547 in this week’s St Brendan’s Ladies Football Club & Ballygar Tidy Towns lotto. Thanks to all who are supporting the draw and all the businesses who are selling the tickets. Next week’s draw in Hughes Saturday 24th August.
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Ballygar €735.00
Toghergar Collection €440.00
Newbridge Collection €2,175.00
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