Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sat 16^th                  8:00 pm Michael & Tessie O’Dowd (M)

Sun 17^th                 10:00 am              Private Intention (A)  

11:30 am                People of the Parish (M)

Tues 19^th               10:00 am              Private Intention (M)

Wed 20^th               St Apollinaris (bishop & martyr)

10:00 am        Private Int. (A)

Thurs 21^st             St Lawrence of Brindisi (priest)

10:00 am        Private Int. (M)

Fri          22^nd         St Mary Magdalene

10:00 am        Private Int. (A)

Sat 23^rd                  St Brigid of Sweden (Patron of Europe)

10:00 am        Private Intention (M)

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sat 23^rd                  8:00 pm Private Intention (M)

Sun 24^th                 10:00 am              Des Henry, Achonry & Tubbercurry (A)

1: 00 pm                  Ordination of Rev Brendan McCarrick S.A.C. (M)

Choir Practice: Tuesday 19^th at 7:30pm for the Mullinabreena & Achonry Choirs in preparation for First Mass of Rev Brendan McCarrick

July: Saturday Vigil Mass in Mullinabreena 8pm.

16^th Sunday in Ordinary Time 17^th July: Focus: We must hear God’s word in our hearts before we can share it through our service. – As followers of Christ, we are called to hear God’s word first, & before all things. Only then can we share it with others, & incorporate his word into our acts of service. As we live & share God’s word, we will face trials, but this suffering unites us with Christ. We do this for the sanctification of the world & our own purification.

WEDDING BELLS: Congratulations & best wishes to Joanne Moran, Rinbane, & Kevin Burke, Mayo Abbey. Their marriage tookplace in Mullinabreena Church on Friday 8^th July. 

We wish them health & happiness

Ox Mountain Adventure Camp: Running fun summer camps 19^th-22^nd & 26^th-29^th July, 10am - 2pm each day. €60 per child. Aged 8+ approx.  Also catering for childrens birthday parties. email: oxmountaincamp@gmail.com, Facebook: Ox Mountain Adventure Camp or ring 071 9181920 087 1362703

Tubbercurry FRC: Summer Camps: Wed 22^nd July (7-9yr olds), 10am to 1pm & cost is €12. For more info contact 071 9186916.

CMD Training Institute, Collooney - Accounting Technicians Course (starts Sept 13^th) This is a part time course 2 evenings per week Tues & Thur 7pm-10pm.  We are hosting an Information evening on Tues 19^th July 7pm.  For more info contact Jenny 071 9130742 or email:jenny.wall@cmdgroup.biz

Drummartin Indoor Country Market: (9km from Tubbercurry beside Joe Dan’s Pub) Every Saturday 10.30 to 12.30. Coffee shop: Tea/ Coffee/Cake €1 each. Drop in & have a cuppa! A great selection of home baked goods, free range eggs, organic Dexter beef, organic lamb, organic vegetables, Reggie’s veggies (Green Cabbage, New Potatoes, Swedes, & Carrots), Dillisk, Crafts, Honey, & flowering plants. New to the market: now selling Rose Sweet Dry Cured Bacon, vacuum packed. Will keep two weeks in fridge or suitable for the freezer. If anyone wishes to sell at market please contact Erin on: 086 3703145. Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/DrummartinCountryMarket

Sligo Cancer Support Centre 53 Ard Ashling,Tubbercurry Open day Friday July 22^nd 11am to 4pm. We invite people to come & see our facilities & learn more about the Support Services we provide for people diagnosed with cancer & their families. Also this presents an ideal opportunity for the great number of people who have made donations to our many fundraising events to visit our centre & see first-hand how monies are spent for the wellbeing of our many clients.

Ceolaras Coleman: The Michael Coleman Story on 27^th July & 10^th & 24^th August. Adm €10 U-15 free. On Saturday nights of July & August Fiona Doherty & other Coleman Centre Musicians host an Informal Junior Music Session Adm €5 U-15 free. All shows start at 9pm. Enquires 071 9182599 or www.colemanirishmusic.com.

The Cloonacool Card Game every Monday at 9pm. All welcome.

Distance learning: A special two week programme: Communion – The Church’s Self-Understanding. This online Summer School consists of a series of ten talks by the popular lecturer & retreat giver, Fr John Harris OP. The course invites us to explore who we are as a Catholic people, called into a loving relationship with one another & with God. It will focus on a central teaching of the second Vatican Council, the Church’s self-understanding as ‘Communion’.

Phone 014048127 or email philip.mcshane@prioryinstitute.com

Just a Thought: Legitimate business decisions that move jobs from small rural communities to urban areas are sucking the life out of rural Ireland.

A gathering of Irish Volunteers took place in Keash on Garland Sunday, 26^th July 1914. The gathering was organized by the then Parish Priest of Keash, Fr O”Grady PP. There were 1600 Volunteers present. They came from all over South Sligo, Leitrim, Mayo, Galway & Roscommon. A Battalion of Volunteers from Achonry?Mullinabreena were present. We invite all interested people from the Achonry/Mullinabreena area to join us in re-creating this gathering in Keash next Garland Sunday, 31^st July.  We will assemble in Frehills Field (under the “Caves of Keash”) at 1pm & march to the Sports Field (Eastern Harps GAA Pitch). We encourage people to get into the spirit of the occasion by dressing in clothing & footwear of that period. This re-enactment is a non-party cross community event & everybody is welcome.  For more info contact Noel Costello 086 1613456 or Pat Ward 087 9093453.

A Year of Mercy pilgrimage to St. Mel’s Cathedral, Longford on Sat 6^th August 3pm-5.30pm. Guest speaker Fr Peter McVerry. The theme is “JOURNEYING TO NEW LIFE”. All welcome.

The Migraine Association of Ireland has arranged a free, public, 'Approaches to Migraine Management' information seminar to which you are cordially invited. In Gallagher’s Hotel, Letterkenny on Thurs 21^st July, 6.30-9pm. Dr. Raeburn Forbes, Consultant Neurologist from Craigavon Hospital, will speak on his ‘The Headache Friendly Lifestyle’ migraine management programme. You can ask questions of Dr. Forbes as well as other Therapists who will be showcasing the various methods of treating migraine. The event is free & everyone is welcome. To register for a place please call 01 894 1280 or email info@migraine.ie

Banada Abbey Class Reunion 1970-1975 in Cawley’s Hotel on 6^th August. Class members please forward you names to Margaret Scanlon Gallagher email:pullagh@hotmail.com or text: 0872875458 re: attending/not attending the reunion by 30^th June.

Family Carers Ireland are providing the QQI Level 5 Healthcare Support Award training in Sligo commencing 9/8/16. Each module will be run separately one day a week for five weeks from 9.30am – 4.30pm. 

Carrowmore National School Reunion: Saturday 13^th Aug 2016 (revised date) will see the doors open in Carrowmore School if only for a short while. A past pupil's reunion is planned for the picturesque stone School House that lies at the foot of Knocknashee in South Sligo. Carrowmore School was opened in 1834 & before it closed in 1973 was the oldest National School building in the country still in operation. Since that time, the school has remained idle apart form a refurbishment by Mullinabreena Parish a number of years ago when it also became a miniature school museum & Visitors Centre for a short period but now it is vacant again. The reunion experience will involve a tour of the old school, meeting the teachers, viewing exhibits, a browse through the old roll books & of course, the customary school lunch! Later in the evening there will be a further get-together at the Mountain Inn, in the company of some of the more musical pupils who attended the school over the years. Those who would like to attend can get in contact right away to state their interest. Then, whether you are home or away you can plan your return to Carrowmore at your leisure.

NOTE: If any past pupils have old photographs from their time in the school, the organizing committee would like to get copies for the purpose of exhibition & possible publication.

Contact carrowmorens@gmail.com or phone 087 286 1771.

Communicare Healthcare looking for Registered Nurses, Assistants & MTS’s in your area. Day or night shifts, with flexibility that suits you. Excellent rates of pay, full training & support. Contact Communicare 094 9259100 or email odilia.cowan@communicare.ie or check website www.communicare.ie

Free training! At national learning network Castlebar. QQI Level 4 & 5. This combines working with the host company on-the-job (3 days) & in-centre-training (2 days) per week. Eligibility criteria will apply. Contact Patrisha Greaney 0949022770. Now enrolling!

Killala-Achonry Lourdes Pilgrimage: led by Bishop Fleming & Bishop Kelly. Spiritual Directors: Fr. Tom Doherty, & Fr. John Maloney. From 23^rd-28^th August, departs from Knock Airport. 5 nights in full board in Hotel Agena. Price €710- (single rooms available, supplement applies). To book contact: Michael Walkin, Ballina, JWT rep 0866080763. Assisted/Invalid Pilgrim Section: Eileen O’Brien 0874431325.

Archbishop Eamon Martin; pilgrimage to the Holy Land Sept 9-17, 2016. An opportunity to visit holy sites & walk in the footsteps of Jesus. Also an opportunity to visit the tiny Christian community known as the ‘living stones’ of the Holy Land. €1,495 pp sharing. Details & itinerary onwww.maptravel.ie or call 01 878 3111.

Visit Rome: During these days in the city of the apostles Peter & Paul, participants will be afforded an opportunity to reflect on the theme of “Opening the Door of Mercy”. The five days include a series of talks, liturgies & guided visits to significant Churches & Basilicas in Rome, a day of spiritual recollection & reflection, a visit to a shrine outside of Rome, as well as an opportunity to attend a General Audience with Pope Francis. Presentations given by the following: Msgr. Ciarán O’Carroll, will lead the participants through the Holy Doors at the Basilica of St. Peter & the Basilica of St. John Lateran. He will also give reflections on the theme of Mercy in the Baptistry of St. John Lateran. Fr. Tom Norris, will conduct a day of reflection. Fr. Hugh Clifford, will speak on “Formation: Letting God open us to mercy” & will lead the participants through the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls, all speakers from Pontifical Irish College, Rome,. Ms. Frances Rowland, Diocese of Kerry Pastoral Team, will focus on experiencing & living mercy today. Cost of the course €750. Places are limited. A deposit of €300 is required. Travel arrangements to Rome are the responsibility of participants. Airport transfers to the College are included in the price. Rooms are en-suite. Meals on a half board basis are included with an opening & closing dinner. Those who wish to arrive early or remain following the conclusion of the course are welcome to do so, subject to the availability of rooms. More info from Pontifical Irish College 00 39 06 772 631 or email ufficio@irishcollege.org Pontifical Irish College, Via Dei S.S. Quattro, 1, 00184 Rome  www.irishcollege.org

Challenging times can be tough on relationships.   When it comes to protecting your most precious investment, talk to Accord.  Our services based on your needs not your ability to pay, can help you get the most from your marriage.  For an appointment contact (094) 9254944.

Are you supporting someone close through a difficult time? Free listening support for Carers, Relatives or Friends who support people going through mental health issues. CLASS provides free support through a team of trained volunteers who may have been through similar experience. Support provided on a one to one basis in a safe, neutral & confidential environment. If you would like support, contact Family Carers Ireland at 071 9143123 or 087 8188716 for more information.