28th March Newsletter

PALM  SUNDAY 
                                        28th March 2010.
MASS INTENTIONS        BALLINLOUGH
Sat 27 Mar 8pm Mary & William Reynolds, Clooncalagy, Anniversary.
Tues 30 Mar 10am Private Intention
Wed 31 Mar 10am Mass for all the people of the parish.
Holy Thurs 1 Apr 9pm Blessed Sacrament is brought to altar of Repose, Holy Communion is distributed and adoration begins.
Good Friday 2 Apr 8pm Good Friday Ceremonies
Easter Sunday 4 Apr 12 noon Brigid & Thomas Cregg, Cloonlough, Anniversary. John Gaffey, Derrintigue, 16th Anniversary.
  Eucharistic Ministers: Church Readers:
Ballinlough Church:
Sun 4th April Kitty Murphy, Mary Larkin. Nessa Doherty
Granlahan Church
   Sat 3rd April Mary Ruane, Mary Birmingham. John Caulfield
Offertory Collections
Sat & Sun 20th & 21st March
Ballinlough €565; Granlahan €585.
St. Patrick’s Day
Ballinlough €395; Granlahan €545.
The Easter Collection for the support of the priest of the Parish will be taken up Holy Satruday night and Easter Sunday morning.
I will visit the sick for Easter as usual on Wed 31st March -.Ballinlough  10.30am, Granlahan  11.00am and  Cloonfad  2.30pm.
Roscommon IFA Public Meeting on Tues 30th March at 8.30pm in the Abbey Hotel, Roscommon, to deal with all farming issues.  Guest speaker Mr. John Bryan, newly appointed IFA President.  All farm families welcome to attend.
Interested in learning to play guitar? We hope to hold classes in Granlahan Community Centre soon.  Contact Pauline (086) 3406799 or Bernie (087) 6827420 for details.


MASS INTENTIONS:           GRANLAHAN
Sun 28 Mar 12 noon William Flynn, 3rd Anniversary. Seamus Mc Donnell, Manulla.
Thomas & Delia Gannon and sons, Tom & Paddy Joe,daughter Lil and deceased family members.
Holy Thursday 1 Apr 9pm Blessed Sacrament is brought to the altar of repose and adoration begins, Holy Communion is distributed.
Good Friday 2 Apr 3pm Stations of the Cross, adoration of the cross, Holy Communion is distributed.
Holy Saturday 3 Apr 8pm Easter Vigil Ceremonies. John Doherty, Ballyglass, 3rd Anniversary.
Dominick Regan and deceased members of the Regan family, Castlequarter.
Holy Week Ceremonies
Holy Thursday
Cloonfad 8pm Holy Thursday Ceremonies
Granlahan 9pm Blessed Sacrament is brought to Altar of Repose and adoration begins. Holy Communion is distributed.
Ballinlough 9pm Blessed Sacrament is brought to Altar of Repose and adoration begins. Holy Communion is distributed.
Good Friday
Cloonfad 3pm Stations of the Cross from cemetery.  Adoration of the cross in church and Holy Communion is distributed.
Granlahan 3pm Stations of the Cross. Adoration of the cross and Holy Communion is distributed.
Ballinlough 8pm Good Friday ceremonies.
Holy Saturday
Granlahan 8pm Easter Vigil.
Easter Sunday
Cloonfad 10.30 am Easter water blessed.  Paschal candle put in place.
Ballinlough 12 noon Easter water blessed.  Paschal candle put in place.
A 25 card drive will take place in Cloonfad Community Centre on Good Friday at 9pm in aid of Michael Glavey’s GAA club.
Care of the Churches:- Ballinlough - Our thanks ot the people of Mountain Upper and Lower who looked after the church during March, would the people of Carraghs and Clooninsla take care of it during the month of April. Granlahan – Sincere gratitude to Group B who looked after the church during the month of March. Would group C take care of it during April. Group C – Chris Neenan, Mary Gormley, Ann Hett, Geraldine Knight, Ann Cregg.

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