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)

1:30 pm                                           Ordination of Rev Brendan McCarrick S.A.C. (M)

Mon 25^th               St James (apostle)

7:00 pm          First Mass; Fr Brendan McCarrick S.A.C. (M)

Tues 26^th               Ss Joachim & Anne (parents of the BVM)

10:00 am        Private Intention (M)

Wed 27^th               St Declan (bishop)

10:00 am        Private Intention (A)

Thurs 28^th             10:00 am              Private Intention (M)

Fri          29^th         St Martha

10:00 am        Private Intention (A)

Sat 30^th                  St Peter Chrysologus (bishop)

10:00 am        Private Intention (M)

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sat 30^th                  8:00 pm Private Intention (M)

Sun 31^st                 10:00 am              Private Intention (A)

11:30 am                People of the Parish (M)

July: Saturday Vigil Mass in Mullinabreena 8pm.

17^th Sunday in Ordinary Time 24^th July: Focus: Our heavenly Father lovingly watches over us & provides for what we most truly need. – Jesus taught throughout his life & ministry that God the Father watches over us & provides for what we most need. We must try to trust & rely upon God a little more each day & ask him for the deepest desires of our heart. For whoever seeks, finds; & whoever knocks has the door opened.

Ox Mountain Adventure Fun Camp: 26^th-29^th July, 10am - 2pm each day. €60 per child. Aged 8+ approx.  Also childrens birthday parties. email:oxmountaincamp@gmail.com, Facebook: Ox Mountain Adventure Camp or ring 071 9181920 087 1362703

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.  For more information 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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Carrowmore National School Reunion: Sat 13^th Aug 2016 will see the doors open in Carrowmore School if only for a short while. A past pupil's reunion in the picturesque stone School House that lies at the foot of Knocknashee. The School was opened in 1834 & before it closed in 1973 was the oldest National School building in the country still in operation. The reunion 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. Contactcarrowmorens@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

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. 

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!

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.

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.