Feb 25th 2007

Parish Mass Times:
Ballinlough: Sat: 8pm. Sun: 11am.
Granlahan: Sat: 7 pm. Sun: 12 noon Tues. 10 am.
Fri. 8.15 pm.
Cloonfad: Sat: 8.15 pm. Sun: 11 am.

THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
25 February 2007
MASS INTENTIONS BALLINLOUGH
Sat 24 Feb 8 pm. Michael & Nora Kelly, Cloonalough.
Sun 25 Feb 11 am. Mass for all the people of the parish.
Sat 3 Mar 8 pm. Tony Doherty, Clooncrim.
Sun 4 Mar 11 am. Mass for all the people of the parish.
Eucharistic Ministers: Church Readers:
Ballinlough Church:
Sat. 3 Mar. 8 pm. Mary Finan, Peter Baggott. Tony Doherty
Sun. 4 Mar. 11 am. Carmel Connell, Sylvia Murphy. Edel McLoughlin
Granlahan Church:
Sat. 3 Mar. 7 pm. John Caulfield, Mary Gormally. Caroline McGuire
Sun. 4 Mar. 12 pm. Ann Hett, Tess Ronan. Gerry Glennon
Offertory Collections:
Sat & Sun. 17th & 18th February
Ballinlough: € 555. Granlahan: €625.

Please remember to take a Trócaire Box for your home if you do not already have one.

MASS INTENTIONS: GRANLAHAN
Sat 24 Feb 7 pm. Michael, Kate, Teresa McGoff and deceased members of the family.
Sun 25 Feb 12 pm. Frank & Mary Kelly, Bridie & Bill Tait
Tues. 27 Feb 10 am. Special Intention.
Fri 2 Mar 8.15 pm. Mass for the people of the parish.
Sat. 3 Mar 7 pm. Elizabeth & William Lyons.
Sun 4 Mar 12 pm. Brigid & Thomas Hebron and deceased members of the Connolly family.
Trócaire Collections Lent 2006:
Ballinlough: € 3120. Granlahan: €3015. Cloonfad: €2634
Parish Total: € 8769.
First Friday Calls:
The sick and the housebound will be attended to on Thursday and Friday. We pray God’s blessing on all the sick and housebound in the community.
Choir Practice:
Choir practice for Confirmation will be held on Friday night in Cloonfad Church at 8 pm., in preparation for the Confirmation ceremony on Friday March 9. All choir members in the Ballinlough and Granlahan church areas are most welcome.
Care of the Churches:
Ballinlough: Sincere thanks to the people of Cloonlee who looked after the church during the month of February. Would the people of Mountain Upper and Lower care for it during the month of March please.
Granlahan: Sincere gratitude to Group A who cared for the church in February. Would group B please look after it during the month of March. Group B: Margaret McGuire, Mary Birmingham, Teresa Lynch, Bernie Ruane, Tracey McDermott & Maura Beirne.
Mayo / Roscommon Hospice: Meeting in O’Connor’s on Wednesday 28 February at 9.00 pm. New members welcome.
Full Body Tone and Workout Classes: Five week course in Granlahan Community Centre begins on Monday 26 February from 7.30 – 8.30 pm. and Wednesday 28 February from 8.00 – 9.00 pm.

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