March 1st

The First Sunday of Lent

1^st March 2009

MASS INTENTIONS BALLINLOUGH

Sat	28th	Feb	8 pm	Kate & John Goulding, Coraslustia - Anniversary
Sun	1st	Mar	11 am	Kathleen Atherton, Manchester, mother of Teresa Swanick, Ballinlough, Mary Scunthorpe and Billy, Manchester
Mon	2nd	Mar	10 am	James & Mary Wallace and their sons Pat & Jimmie
Tues Wed Thurs	3rd 4th 5th	Mar Mar Mar	10 am 10am	Mass for all the people of the Parish Eileen Porter, Tarmonbarry – 1st Anniversary No Mass
Fri Sat Sun	6th 7th 8th	Mar Mar Mar	10 am 8 pm 11 am	John & Annie Raftery and their son John, Glinsk Deceased members of the D’Arcy family, Coolougher Eugene Daly, Ballinlough – 3rd Anniversary

			Eucharistic Ministers:	Church Readers:
Ballinlough Church:
Sat 7th 8 pm	Kitty Murphy & Mary Larkin				Christina Gormley
Sun 8th 11 am	Nancy Flynn & Kathleen McLoughlin				Stephen Cregg
Granlahan Church:
Sun. 8th 12 noon		Maura Caulfield & John Maloney				John Caulfield

Offertory Collections: Sat & Sun 21^st & 22^nd February

Ballinlough €905. Granlahan €475.

First Friday Next Friday is the first Friday of the month. The Priest will visit the sick as usual;

Granlahan – Thursday 5^th March 10.30am.

Ballinlough – Friday 6^th March 10.30am

MASS INTENTIONS: GRANLAHAN

Sun	1st	Mar	12 noon	Bob Neary
Fri Sun	6th 8th	Mar Mar	8.15pm 12 noon	Jackie & Nellie Quinn Michael & Mary Ellen Costello

Aerobics Classes beginning on Monday 2^nd March at 7.30pm sharp at Michael Glavey’s Community Centre, Ballinlough. Classes will run on Mondays & Wednesdays from 7.30pm to 8.30pm.

Choir Practice There will be a choir practice as usual in preparation for Confirmation on Monday 2^nd March at 7.30pm in the Community Centre, Granlahan. Please support.

Care of the Churches

Ballinlough – Sincere thanks to the people of Cloonlee who cared for the church during the month of February, would the people of Mountain Upper and Lower look after it during the month of March.

Granlahan – Our gratitude to Group A who looked after the church during the month of February, I would be grateful if Group B would care for it during the month of March. Group B – Margaret McGuire, Mary Birmingham, Teresa Lynch, Bernie Ruane, Tracey McDermott & Maureen Burke.

Parish Pastoral Councils The third phase of the Pastoral Councils formation programme will take place on Tuesday 24^th March from 8.00pm to 10.00pm in The McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris. The speaker is Donal Harrington and the training deals with “the place of the Pastoral Council in the life of the Parish”. All members of the Ballinlough and Granlahan Pastoral Councils are asked to attend.

Mass of Rememberance On Sunday 8^th March there will be a special afternoon Mass of Rememberance in Knock for parents who have lost a child, at any age or in any circumstances. It will be held in St. John’s Rest & Care Centre, starting at 3pm. The celebrant will be Fr. Michael Gilroy, Ballina and all bereaved parents are welcome.

Cemeteries Please continue to support the policy and activities of Ballinlough & Granlahan Cemetery Management & Development Committees by tending to family graves and removing all debris, litter, withered flowers & shrubs and plastics from the respective graves.

Attention Young People Looking for something different? Join the Diocesan Youth Council on the second leg of the Tochar Padraig, from Aughagower to The Reek next Sunday March 1^st. Gathering at Aughagower Church at 10.45am. Mass along the way. Bus return.