April 26th 2009

THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

26^TH APRIL 2009.

MASS INTENTIONS BALLINLOUGH

Sat	25	Apr	8pm	Tom & James Frain and deceased members of the Frain Family Cloonlative.
Sun	26	Apr	11am	William Kerrigan and Bill & Margaret Kerrigan, Cloonlee.
Mon	27	Apr	10am Augustine & Catherine Mc Dermott.
Tues	28	Apr	10am	Delia & Brian Keane, Clooncrim.
Wed	29	Apr	10am	Mass for all the people of the parish.
Thurs	30	Apr		No Mass
Fri	1	May	7.30pm	James & Annie Gaffrey and Leo Fleming, Castlerea.
Sun	3	May	11am	Patricia Cregg, Keyfield. Anniversary.

		Eucharistic Ministers:	Church Readers:
Ballinlough Church:
Sun. 3 May 11 am	Teresa Cunningham, Teresa Markham		Roisin Fitzmaurice, Mairead Connolly.
Granlahan Church:
Sat 2 May 7 pm	John Caulfield, John Maloney		John Caulfield
Sun 3 May 12noon	Mary Patterson, Anne Hett.		Kaitlynn Brady, Audrey Costello.

Offertory Collections

Sat & Sun 18^th & 19^th April, 2009.

Ballinlough €765; Granlahan €515

Next Friday is the First Friday of the month, the priest will visit the sick as usual. Granlahan:- Thursday 30^th April 10.30am. Ballinlough:- Friday 1^st May 10.30am

Day Centre – Meeting for volunteers on Monday 27^th April @ 9.15pm.

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MASS INTENTIONS: GRANLAHAN

Sunday	26	Apr	12 noon	Patrick & Anne Ruane and deceased family members.
Tuesday	28	Apr	10 am	Pake Stritch
Fri	1	May	8.15 pm	John & Anne Rogers, Tullaghaune and Paddy & Bridie Rogers.
Sat	2	May	7pm	Mary Pauline Flynn, months mind. Bridget & Paddy Keane.
Sun	3	May	12 noon	John, Mary and John & Mary Gannon. James & Winnifred Gildea.

Mass Time Changes:- As and from Saturday evening May 2^nd, 7pm mass returns to Granlahan Church. Saturday April 25^th will be the last Saturday evening mass in Ballinlough for the present. This is in line with the agreement drawn up by the three pastoral councils in the parish two years ago.

Care of the churches:- Ballinlough:- We wish to thank the people of Carraghs and Clooninsla who looked after the church during the month of April, would the people of Clooncalagy and Meelick care for it during the month of May.

Granlahan:- Our thanks to group C who cared for the church during the month of April, would group D care for it during the month of May. Group D:- Noreen Coggins, Mary Raftery, Bridie Kelly, Mary Patterson.

Celebration of the Sacraments:- First Holy Communion. Ballinlough School – Sunday 3^rd May 11am. Granlahan School – Sunday 10^th May 12 noon. Carrick School – Sunday 17^th May 11am.

A summary of the document “Proposals for the future serving of parishes in the Archdiocese of Tuam” are available at the church doors.

Parish Pastoral Council:- Fr. Pat Farragher will speak to members of Ballinlough, Granlahan & Cloonfad Parish Pastoral Councils on Wednesday 29^th April at 8.30pm in Granlahan community centre. All members are encouraged to attend.

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock. The Tuam Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock will be on Sunday, May 3^rd. The ceremonies will commence at 2.30pm. The Archbishop will lead the pilgrimage.

Ballinlough/Granlahan Defibrillator group held their annual walk on Easter Monday, thanks to all who took part and sponsored the event which was a great success. Revaluation for all trained in CPR is on Tues 5^th May from 7-9pm in Kiltullagh Enterprise, Ballinlough. Please attend this ten minute refresher which is important.

Cloonfad Mazamba Partnership 6^th annual sponsored walk takes place on Mon 4^th May at 5pm. Sponsorship cards from Sean Brennan on (094) 9646118.

Easter Sunday Newsletter

EASTER SUNDAY

12^TH APRIL 2009

MASS INTENTIONS BALLINLOUGH

Easter Sat	11	Apr	9pm	The Easter Vigil. Maureen Mc Monigle, Cloonlee.
Easter Sun	12	Apr	11am	Bridget & Tom Cregg, Cloonlough, Anniversary.
Mon	13	Apr	10am Private Intention
Sat	18	Apr	8pm	Patrick Burke, Clooncrim and deceased members of the family. Anniversary.
Sun	19	Apr	11am	Thomas & Nora Winston and deceased members of the family.

		Eucharistic Ministers:	Church Readers:
Ballinlough Church:
Sat. 18Apr 8 pm	Kitty Murphy, Mary Larkin		John Browne
Sun 19 April 11am	Nancy Flynn, Kathleen Mc Loughlin.		Kieran Connolly
Granlahan Church:
Sun 19 Apr 12noon	Angela Keaveney, Tess Ronan.		Mary Morgan

Offertory Collections

Sat & Sun 4^th & 5^th April 2009

Ballinlough €835; Granlahan €600.

Easter Greetings:- I wish a happy and Holy Easter to all of you. May the blessings of the Risen Lord be with you all. I welcome home friends and members of your families who have come to spend the season with us. I hope you all have a pleasant and enjoyable time.

MASS INTENTIONS: GRANLAHAN

Easter Sat	11	Apr	8pm	The Easter Vigil William Flynn
Easter Sun	12	Apr	12noon	Michael Patterson
Fri	17	Apr	8.15 pm	Patrick & Mary Keane
Sun	19	Apr	12 noon	James, Mary & Jim Cregg And Agnes & Stan.

The Easter Collection for the support of the priests of the parish is being taken up at all masses this weekend.

I want to thank very sincerely all the people who helped in any way with the Eater ceremonies, those who took part and those helped out. I thank the people who decorated the church for Easter.

Trocaire Boxes:- Please return all Trocaire Boxes to the church as soon as possible.

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock. The Tuam Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock will be on Sunday, May 3^rd. The ceremonies will commence at 2.30pm. The Archbishop will lead the pilgrimage.

Madrid & Salamanca. A Pilgrimage from Tuam Archdiocese to Madrid and Salamanca on June 30^th will include a visit to Avila and two nights in Santiago de Compostela. John B. Mc Loughlin at 093 28337 has the details.

On Sunday May 10^th, the first Diocesan Youth Pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick will take place. Mass will be celebrated on the Summit at 12 noon and again we hope that parishes and schools will use this opportunity to gather young people from their area.

IHCPT, Irish Handicapped Childrens Pilgrimage Trust would like to thank everyone who supported the church gate collection in Granlahan. The amount raised was €340.29.

Cloonfad Mazamba Partnership 6^th annual sponsored walk takes palce Monday May 4^th at 5pm. To date the group has raised €37,788.which has assisted with several projects. Sponsorship cards available from Sean Brennan tel:- (094) 9646118 We ask for your generous support in continuing the partnership. “For I was hungry, you gave me to eat” (Matthew 25:31:46)

Tidy Towns Committee:- Sincere thanks to all who turned out to help with our clean up last Saturday. With your continued help we plan to keep Ballinlough and its surrounding roads litter free. This clean up will be held the first Saturday of each month at 11am., when gloves and bags will be provided in the square for everyone who is interested in keeping your area litter-free.

Computer Courses :- Now enrolling at MG Media. Beginners evening course starts 21^st April and Level 2 course starts 22^nd April. FAS funding available, criteria applies. MG Media, Clare Business Centre, Lower James St. Claremorris. Visit www.mgmedia.ie or tel:- (094) 9372444

April 5th 2009 News

The Palm Sunday of The Passion

5^th April 2009

MASS INTENTIONS BALLINLOUGH

Sat	4th	Apr	8 pm	Seamus Joyce, The Avenue, Anniversary.
Sun	5th	Apr	11am	Tommy Joe & Kathleen Forde and their Son Tommie, Loughill.
Mon	6th	Apr	8pm	John Connell, Clooncalgy, 5th Anniversary. Easter Confessions after mass.
Tues Wed	7th 8th	Apr Apr	10am 10am	Mary Ellen & Martin Kelly, Foxboro. Mass for all the people of the parish.
Holy Thursday	9th	Apr	9pm	Mass of The Lord’s Supper. Pat McDonagh, Creglahan.
Good Friday	10th 10th	Apr Apr	3.30pm 9pm	Stations of the Cross. Celebration of the Lord’s Passion.
Holy Saturday	11th	Apr	9pm	The Easter Vigil. Maureen McMonigle, Cloonlee.
Easter Sunday	12th	Apr	11am	Bridget and Tom Cregg, Cloonlough, Anniversary.

	Eucharistic Ministers: Ballinlough
Holy Thursday 9th Apr 9pm	Marian Carty and Noreen Beirne
Good Friday 10th Apr 9pm	Sylvia Murphy and Breda Grogan
Holy Saturday 11th Apr 9pm	Rose Gaffrey and Miriam Winston
Easter Sunday 12th Apr 11am	Rena Burke and Joan McDermott
	Eucharistic Ministers: Granlahan
Holy Thursday 9th Apr 8pm	Mary Patterson and Ann Hett.
Good Friday 10th Apr 8pm	John Caulfield and John Maloney
Holy Saturday 11th Apr 8pm	Maura Caulfield and Mary Ruane.
Easter Sunday 12th Apr 12 noon	Mary Birmingham and Mary Gormley

Offertory Collections: Sat and Sun 28^th & 29^th March 2009

Ballinlough €675 Granlahan €532

MASS INTENTIONS GRANLAHAN

Sunday	5th	Apr	12 noon	Dominic Regan & Dec’d family members. Matt & Margaret Rafftery & Dec’d family members.
Tuesday	6th	Apr	10am	John & Teresa Acton & Dec’d family members.
Holy Thursday	9th	Apr	8pm	Mass of the Lord’s Supper. John & Kate O Brien & Dec’d family members.
Good Friday	10th	Apr	3pm 8pm	Stations of the Cross. Celebration of our Lord’s Passion.
Holy Saturday	11th	Apr	8pm	The Easter Vigil. William Flynn.
Easter Sunday	12th	Apr	12 noon	Michael Patterson.

Easter Confessions: Ballinlough: Mon 6^th April 8.30pm.

Granlahan: Mon 6^th April 8.00pm

There will be a number of Priests hearing confessions. I would encourage as many people as possible to avail of this Sacrament. Confessions will also be heard after Stations of the Cross on Good Friday.

Good Friday is a day of fast and abstinence.

Easter Collection: The Easter collection for the support of the Priests of the parish will be taken up Holy Saturday night and Easter Sunday morning.

First Confession: We congratulate the children from Granlahan National School and Ballinlough National School who celebrated their first confessions on Tuesday and Wednesday last, also their parents and teachers. We pray God’s blessings on all of them as they prepare for their First Holy Communion.

Trocaire Collection: Please return all boxes to the church on Holy Thursday.

Please Pray: Please pray for the repose of the soul of the late Jamie Doyle, Son of Declan Doyle, Churchboro, Ballinlough who died during the week.

Please Pray: Please pray for the repose of the soul of the late Helena Curran, Mallow, Co Cork, Mother of Bernie Neenan, Granlahan who died during the week.

Volunteers ‘Washing of the Feet’: We invite teenagers to take part in the ‘washing of the feet’ on Holy Thursday. If anyone wishes to take part give me your name.

Ballinlough/Granlahan Defibrillator Group are holding their annual sponsor walk on Easter Monday 13^th April, leaving Ballinlough Square at 3pm to Granlahan. Refreshments in Hillside Tavern, Granlahan afterwards. Everyone welcome to take part in the walk as it is a community event, with or without a sponsor card. All are welcome so please support.