March 16th

HE SIXTH SUNDAY OF LENT

16th MARCH 2008

MASS INTENTIONS BALLINLOUGH

Sat	15th	Mar	8 pm	Luke and Maureen Browne, Mt Lower, Anniversary
Sun	16th	Mar	11 am	Mass for all the people of the Parish
Mon	17th	Mar	8pm	Austin Fitzmaurice, Clydaugh, 6th Anniversary Easter Confessions after Mass.
TuesWed Thurs	18th 19th 20th	Mar Mar Mar	10am 10am 8pm	Private intention. Private intention. Holy Thursday. Mass for all the people of the Parish.
Fri Sat Sun	21st 22nd 23rd	Mar Mar Mar	8pm 9pm 11am	Good Friday – Celebration of the Passion and Death of Our Lord. Eugene Daly, Ballinlough – 2nd Anniversary. Easter Sunday; Margaret and Michael Kelly, Carraghs – Anniversary.
Eucharistic Ministers: Church Readers: Ballinlough Church: Thurs 20th Mar 8pm Fri 21st Mar 8pm Sat 22nd Mar 9pm Sheila Doherty and Rose Gaffrey Miriam Winston and Rena Burke Mary Larkin and Kitty Murphy Sun 23rd Mar 11am Joan McDermott and Nancy Flynn Karina Doherty Granlahan Church: Thurs 20th Mar 8pm Fri 21st Mar 8pm Sun 23rd Mar 12noon Mary Patterson and Mary Ruane John Maloney and Maura Caulfield Mary Birmingham and Angela Keaveney Gerry Glennon

Offertory Collections: Sat 8th Mar & Sun 9th Mar

Ballinlough €765 Granlahan €475

Mass is on Monday evenings at 8pm during Lent to give people a chance to attend Mass and to have a few quiet moments during this season.

MASS INTENTIONS: GRANLAHAN

Sat Sun	15th 16th	Mar Mar	12 noon 12 noon	Patrick, Margaret & Martin Caulfield John Doherty, 1st Anniversary.
Tues	18th	Mar	10am	Mass for E Ahearne.
Thur	20th	Mar	8pm	Holy Thursday. Deceased Members of the Moran Family.
Fri	21st	Mar	3pm	Good Friday. Stations of the Cross.
Fri	21st	Mar	8pm	Passion of Our Lord.
Sun	23rd	Mar	12 noon	Easter Sunday. Mass for people of the Parish.

Easter Confession Ballinlough : Mon 17^th March after 8pm Mass.

Granlahan: Monday 17^th March 8pm.

Stations of the Cross will be held in Granlahan and Ballinlough churches at 3pm on Good Friday.

The Easter Collection for the support of the people of the Parish will be taken up at masses on Holy Saturday night and Easter Sunday morning.

Please return Trocaire Boxes to the church on Holy Thursday night mass.

The Priest will visit the sick as usual on Good Friday 10.30am.

Invitation to Book Fair; Parents of preschool children who intend to enrol Junior Infants in Granlahan School next Sept are specially invited to our School Book Fair on Thurs Apr 3^rd from 9.20am – 10.00am or from 2pm – 3pm. Enrolment forms available in School. Further info phone 9640366.

Congratulations to the children of Carrick and Granlahan N.S. who made their First Confessions last Wednesday. May God Bless them as they prepare for their First Holy Communion.

IHCPT (Irish Handicap Children’s Pilgrimage Trust) Church Gate Collection on Easter Sunday in Granlahan. Please support.

COLLECTION: Fr Nicholas Maanzo – Diocese of Kitui, Kenya: Collection of all types of clean, dry, ladies, gents and children’s clothing, also bed linen, curtains, towels and shoes. Collection on Wednesday 19^th March 2008 before 12 noon on the day at Ballinlough Church car park. All clothes contributions will help raise much needed funds for The Education Fund for Orphans.