24th July 2011

The Seventeenth Sunday of the Year

24th July 2011


MASS INTENTIONS: BALLINLOUGH
Sun



Sun 24 July 12noon Tom Quinn Coolougher. Anniv

Austin and Bridget Hopkins and deceased members of the family.

Willie Joe Flynn and his sister Christina Loughill.

Ballinlough Cemetery Mass
Mon 25 July 8.30pm Teamhair Cemetery Mass
Tues 26 July 10am Private intention
Wed 27 July 10am Mass for all the people of the parish
Sun 31 July 12noon Andrew and Nora Gallagher Mt Lower Anniv.

Eithne Gilmartin Srah Anniv.

Michael Kelly Castleknock Dublin Anniv.

Michael Gallagher Clydaugh

Deceased members of the Heffernan family Ballinlough


Eucharistic Ministers: Church Readers:

Ballinlough Church:

Sun 31st July 12noon Rena Burke Danika Gallagher Joan Mc Dermott


Granlahan Church: Mary Patterson John Caulfield

Sat 30th July 8pm Ann Hett



Offertory Collections: Sat and Sunday 16th & 17th July

Ballinlough: €540

Granlahan: €422


The new mass schedule will come into effect on the week-end 6th and 7th August

Cloonfad Saturday 8pm

Ballinlough Sunday 11am

Granlahan Sunday 12noon

MASS INTENTIONS: GRANLAHAN
Sat 23 July8pm Paddy, Catherine and Mary Noonan and deceased members of the Noonan family Baile Beag. Deceased members of the Comer family Baile Beag.
Fri 29 July 8.15pm Private intention
Sat 30 July 8pm Tom Ronan Grange Anniv.


Granlahan Sports takes place this Sunday 24th July at 2.30pm followed by a social and fancy dress in the Hillside Tavern at 7.30pm. Please support


A collection will be held on next week-end 30th and 31st July to aid the plight of millions suffering from the effects of drought in East Africa, Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya.


I want to thank all the people who attended the cemetery masses and all the people who helped organize them and who took part in the liturgy



Prayer of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress


Lord Jesus,

You were sent by the Father to gather together those who are scattered.

You came among us, doing good and bringing healing, announcing the Word of salvation and giving the Bread which lasts forever.

Be our companion on life’s pilgrim way.


May your Holy Spirit inflame our hearts, enliven our hope and open our minds, so that together with our sisters and brothers in faith we may recognize you in the Scriptures and in the breaking of bread.

May your Holy Spirit transform us into one body and lead us to walk humbly on the earth, in justice and love, as witnesses of your resurrection.


In communion with Mary, whom you gave to us as our Mother at the foot of the cross, through you may all praise, honour and blessing be to the Father in the Holy Spirit and in the Church, Now and forever.

Amen

July 17th Newsletter

The Sixteenth Sunday of the Year

17th July 2011


MASS INTENSIONS: BALLINLOUGH
Sun 17 July 12noon Martin Mc Laughlin Ballinlough 15th Anniv.

Patrick Winston Carrick, 9th Anniv

Jarlath and Annie Stanley Ballinlough Anniv Martin and Ann Kelly and their daughter Bridie Carraghs Anniv
Tues 19 July 10am Private intention
Wed 20 July 10am Mass for all the people of the parish
Sun 24 July 12noon Tom Quinn Coolougher. Anniv

Austin and Bridget Hopkins and deceased members of the family.

Willie Joe Flynn and his sister Christina Loughill.


Eucharistic Ministers: Church Readers:

Ballinlough Church:

Sun 24th July 12noon Rose Gaffrey Edel Mc Laughlin Miriam Winston


Granlahan Church: Joe Keane John Maloney

Sat 23rd July 8pm Mary Gormley (B)



Offertory Collections: Sat and Sunday 9th & 10th July

Ballinlough: €410

Granlahan: €210


The Granlahan Annual Cemetery Mass takes place on Monday 18th July at 8.30pm. There is usually a very big gathering for this mass. It is a lovely gesture bringing the mass to the people who have gone before us, marked with the sign of faith. These people were very faithful to the mass all during their lives, now that they have gone to God we offer the mass in the very place where their mortal remains lay.


MASS INTENSIONS: GRANLAHAN
Sat 16 July 8pm Brother Patrick Finnegan Baile Beag and Mountbellew Anniv.

Ann and Brian Flynn Dunamond. Anniv.

May and Michael Finnegan Baile Beag Anniv.
Fri 22 July 8.15pm Private intention
Sat 23 July 8pm Paddy, Catherine and Mary Noonan and deceased members of the Noonan family Baile Beag. Deceased members of the Comer family Baile Beag.


Your Daily Offering

Lord Jesus Christ, you came among us through Mary’s ‘yes’ to God. Help me this day to say ‘yes’ to the Father’s call to me, so that in my words and actions, in times of work and leisure, you can be present in me through the power of the Eucharist to heal, to comfort and to sustain.

Formal Launch of the International Eucharistic Congress 2012

On Monday 7th March last, the formal launch of the International Eucharistic Congress 2012 took place in the RDS in Dublin, The Eucharistic Congress Bell was a focal point at the launch. Starting on St Patrick’s Day, the bell, which has been fitted into a carrying frame, will be brought on foot from diocese to diocese by teams of volunteers.

The bell, a reminder of the traditions of St Patrick’s Bell, will represent the call to faith, to prayer, to conversion and our vocation to service and to mission. It is hoped that it will be a focal point for gathering and for prayer, in cathedrals, parish churches and places of pilgrimage between now and June 2012.

The bell was blessed by Archbishop Martin in St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral in Dublin on17th March. It was then brought to St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh, from where it officially began its pilgrimage journey. Speaking at the launch of the Eucharistic Congress in Dublin, Fr Kevin Doran, Secretary General of the Congress explained the context of the bell:

In our preparation of the Eucharistic Congress, we have been asking people to think of it as a journey rather than just an event. For this Congress we are asking people to engage in an interior journey of renewal. That is where the symbolism of the bell comes in. The bell will go on its journey around the country, but it will invite all those who hear it to begin an interior journey of renewal.

The Cemetery Committee are organizing a clean-up in the cemetery on Thursday 21st July at 7pm, in preparation for the annual cemetery mass, Please support their efforts by cleaning up individual family plots removing all rubbish and debris from the vicinity of the cemetery.

Granlahan are holding their Annual Sports Day on Sunday 24th July at 3pm. Final meeting to coordinate events will take place on Tuesday night at 9.30pm in the community centre. We would appreciate any donations or sponsorship for the Sports Tombola. Please contact Carmel Brady or Mary Morgan.

July 10th Newsletter

The Fifteenth Sunday of the Year

10th July 2011


MASS INTENSIONS: BALLINLOUGH

Sun 10 July 12noon
Deceased members of the Garvey family, Kiltimagh. John Keaveney (Senior) & John Keaveney (Junior) Cloonlee, Anniv.
Tues 12 July 10am Private intention
Wed 13 July 10am Mass for all the people of the parish
Sun 17 July 12noon Martin Mc Laughlin Ballinlough 15th Anniv.

Patrick Winston Carrick, 9th Anniv.


Eucharistic Ministers: Church Readers:

Ballinlough Church:

Sun 17th July 12noon Kathleen Mc Loughlin Ronan Murphy

Breta Cunningham Daniel Mc Dermott


Granlahan Church: Angela Keaveney Bernie Burke

Sat 16th July 8pm Tess Ronan



Offertory Collections: Sat and Sunday 2nd & 3rd July

Ballinlough: €465

Granlahan: €366


Please pray for the repose of the soul of Tom Fleming Gurteen. Cloonfad who died recently.


Sincere thanks to all the people who helped with the Eucharistic procession on Sunday last in Ballinlough, thanks also to householders who erected altars outside their homes along the procession route.



MASS INTENSIONS: GRANLAHAN

Sat 9 July 8pm
Thomas Caulfield, Coraslustia, Anniv.
Fri 15 July 8.15pm Private intention
Sat 16 July 8pm Brother Patrick Finnegan Baile Beag and Mountbellew Anniv.

Ann and Brian Flynn Dunamond. Anniv.

May and Michael Finnegan Baile Beag Anniv.


Times of masses will soon be changing from the last Sunday in August. The Saturday evening mass will move to Cloonfad at 8pm.

Pilgrimage to Fatima from the Archdioceses of Tuam 22nd September for 7 nights, Tel.093 28337

Lourdes – Tuam Archdiocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes takes place 9th to 16th Aug. Contact Shelia for details 093 24639

Counselling Course - Foundation Course in Psychotherapy / Counselling Skills at Castlebar Counselling & Therapy Centre. One year part-time evening course commencing October 2011. Suitable for lay people, priests & religious. For application forms & brochures contact The Administrator 094 9028746


Ballinlough/Granlahan Active Retirement Group are having a days outing on Thursday the 14th July, departing Ballinlough at 9.30am.


The Ballinlough Community Festival Committee wishes to thank everybody who came and supported so many events over the festival weekend. A sincere thank you to all the volunteers who helped out prior to and during the festival. We hope everybody enjoyed the weekend and a big congratulation to Ballinlough community for their wonderful community spirit.