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Parish of Achonry/Mullinabreena

Church of St Nathy & St Brigid,Achonry F91 X998

Church of the Sacred Heart Mullinabreena F56 C864

Fr Peter Gallagher 071 9184002 / 087 2221244,   F56 CY23

e-mail: pgallagher@achonrydiocese.org

2018 Sunday Cycle B, Weekday Cycle II  

Easter Vigil

Sat 31st                  8:00 pm Bernie Finan (M)

Easter Sunday

Sun 1st                    10:00 am              Private Intention (A)

                                                        11:30 am              People of the Parish (M)

Mon 2nd 10:00 am              Morning Prayer (M)

Tues 3rd                 10:00 am              Morning Prayer (M)

Wed 4th                  10:00 am              Morning Prayer (M)

Thurs 5th               10:00 am              Morning Prayer (M)

Fri 6th                    10:00 am              Private Intention (M)

                                                1:00 pm                 Wedding (M)

Sat 7th                    10:00 am              Private Intention (M)

Second Sunday of Easter

Sat 7th                    8:00 pm Francis Benson & dec’d Benson family (A)

Sun 8th                   10:00 am              Catherine & Gary Dennehy & dec’d (A)

                                                        11:30 am              People of the Parish (M)

 
 

ADORATION: Tuesdays

MULLINABREENA       3:00pm – 7:00pm

ACHONRY                      6:00pm – 9:00pm

 

 

               

 

 

Readers of the Word

Saturday 7th 8pm Anthony Benson (A)

Sunday 8th 10am Damian Gallagher (A)

Sunday 8th 11:30am Donal Fallon (M)

1st Reading Acts: 4:32-35. Psalm Ps 117.

2nd Reading 1 Jn 5:1-6. Gospel Jn 20:19-31.

Readers of Universal Prayer

Saturday 24th 8pm Ella Finan (M)

Sunday 8th 11:30am Aoife Seevers (M)

 

Easter Sunday 1st April: Focus: Is it fact or fiction? The totality of our faith hinges on our fervent belief that the tomb is empty. – It all comes down to this. Jesus being raised from the dead gives purpose to his cross & ours. Without the Resurrection, all suffering is absurd, death is the end & we are lost.

SYMPATHY: We remember in our prayers at this time: Joe Lang, Masshill, (uncle of Mary Kennedy, Achonry).

May the Souls of the faithful departed rest in peace.

 

World Meeting of Families; Presentation to the following:

April 1st 11:30 am (M) Wimsey/Gaffney family, Tubbertelly.

April 8th 11:30 am (M) Fallon family, Carrowcarragh

April 15th 11:30 am (M) Confirmation

MASS SERVERS-Teams

Achonry Saturday 8pm 7th April:  ST ATTRACTA

Achonry Sunday 10am 8th April: ST. BRIGID

Mullinabreena Sunday 11:30am 8th April: ST. BENEDICT

 

25 Drive in St Nathy’s Hall on Fridays at 8:30pm. Fri 30th; Winners: L. Walsh, P. Cryan, W. Coleman, T. McCarrick. Raffle: F. Gilmartin, J. Brennan, J. Browne, W. Coleman.  

Community Games sponsored walk takes place from St Nathy’s Hall on Friday 20th April at 6:30pm, sponsorship cards are available from Committee members. Please support.

Looking for photographs relating to Achonry/Mullinabreena going back as far as possible & up to the present day: Ladies & Mens Football, Community Games, Farming, First Holy Communion, Confirmation, Family, Wedding, Social Events, School Days, anything to do with the Parish. Please contact Anne Marie Gorman 076235468 before end of March.

We need a photograph of St Nathy’s Hall when it was a Technical College (for the signage project). Maybe someone has a photo.

Cloonacool Card Game 9pm every Monday during Summer Time.

Cancer Support Group: Meet in 53 Ard Aisling, Tubbercurry, Wed 4th April at 8pm. This group is for people who have or have had cancer

 

Drummartin Indoor Country Market: (9km from Tubbercurry beside Joe Dan’s Pub). Every Saturday 10.30 to 12.30. Coffee shop: We have a great range of Home Baked Goods, Free Range Eggs, Organic Dexter Beef, Organic Lamb, & Organic Veg by Crimlin Farm, Reggie’s Veggies, & a great selection of Crafts. Check out for updates on Facebook: www.facebook.com/DrummartinCountryMarket

 

This year’s LITTER PICK runs for the next week until Friday 6th due to the bad weather. Litter has to be picked in clear bags supplied by the Council. Wear high vis at all times & be safe. Please come forward & help us.

Sligo Macra are hosting the National Semi Finals of the Macra Na Feirme Drama Competition on 7th April in St Brigid's Hall, Tubbercurry. Show starts at 8pm. Adm €10. All welcome.

10th Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Banada Peace Park on Easter Monday at 3pm!  Fun events for all ages & everybody is welcome. €3 per child with all proceeds to Banada NS.

 

The Poor Clares in Galway are hosting a Cloister day on Sat April 21st from 10am to 5pm. The day is designed to help young women between the ages of 21 & 40 to find out more about the Poor Clare way of life with a view to vocation discernment. To book a place contact: Sr. Faustina at: poorclaresgalwayvocations@gmail.com

World Meeting of Families 2018 – To attend the Festival of Families in Dublin during the 21 – 26 August you must register on-line for tickets to the events & to the closing Mass with Pope Francis. Please visit www.worldmeetingoffamilies2018.ie to register as early as possible as booking is essential. Only those who will have tickets will be admitted to the various events during these days.

Social Dance in Ballintogher Community Centre, Friday 6th April at 9.30pm. Music by Michael Walsh & Friends - Failte roimh gach einne

Free Training: IT & Business Skills, Sports & Gym Instructor Studies, Personal Development, Jobstart, Employer Based Training & more. QQI & ECDL accredited courses. If you have an additional support need & are registered with the Department of Social Protection you could be entitled to the free training. Contact: Castlebar@nln.ie; (094) 9022770; NLN, Breaffy Road, Castlebar.

Killala- Achonry Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes under the leadership of Bishop John Fleming, Killala & Very Rev. Dermot Meehan, Administrator of Achonry. Spiritual Directors: Fr. Tom Doherty, Killala & Fr. John Maloney Achonry. From the 2nd to 7th September, departs from Ireland West Airport Knock. 5 nights in full board accommodation in the Hotel Agena. Price €723- (single rooms available, supplement applies). Contact: Michael Walkin, Ballina, JWT on 086-6080763. Assisted/Invalid Pilgrim Section: Eileen O’Brien on 086-4013897

 

GLAS Training Day- Sat 6th April for GLAS 1, 2 & 3 participants, no further payments will be issued until training is completed.  Call Siobhan Ward to book your place, 0879193371.

Basic payments scheme (BPS) applications have to be filed online this year. If you are one of the 16,000 applicants who has been informed by the DAFM that your application must be filed online this year call Siobhan Ward on 0879193371. Available on Saturdays & Sundays.

Junior & Leaving Cert Essay Writing Courses for All Subjects - Easter Break in Sligo town: "To earn good grades in the Junior & Leaving Certificate, it is essential to be able to write high quality essays & paragraph answers" April 7 - Writing Essay & Paragraph Style Answers. Junior Cert 10–12 pm & Leaving Cert 1–4pm. April 8 - Writing The Short Story for Junior & Leaving Cert 10am-1pm PH 083-8561559 for info or to register.  

The Coleman Music: Liz & Yvonne Kane, & John Blake will perform on Sunday April 1st at 8.30pm. 

Concert with Alan McGinty (tenor), St Muredach’s Cathedral Choir & Culleens N.S. choir in aid of the Anthony Golden Community Park in St Muredach’s Cathedral, Ballina on Fri April 6th 8pm. Tickets €15 available from Ballina Garda Station, Ballina Tourist Office, Rouses Pub, Timmy McGrath’s & Culleens N.S. Contact 089 2406124 for more information. 

FOYER OF LIGHT, CHARITY & LOVE. – SILENT RETREAT

Theme: “If you but knew the gift of God...” Preached by Fr Kilian Byrne, April 2nd -8th at Esker Retreat Centre, Athenry. Cost including full board: €380. Enquiries, information & booking form contact: Helen 086 1678027. Email: hellywilliams@gmail.com “The Foyers give authentic spiritual teaching, in a climate of silence, charity, devotion to Mary, which opens souls to conversion, deepens their life with God & forms them for the apostolate”. Paul VI, 12 Nov. 1975

The Emergency number for opening the DEFIBRILLATORS at St Nathy’s Hall & Achonry Church is 1 2 3 4

 

A Group of students from Twinning Town Viarmes in France will be visiting Tubbercurry this April 16th – 23rd.  We are looking for one or two families with a secondary school student who would like to host a student or two, please contact South Sligo Tourism & Community Information Office Humbert St. Tubbercurry.

 

Anxious about giving a Wedding Speech?  Contact John at YourSpeech, The Wedding Speech Professional on 086-1529429 or visit www.yourspeech.ie

 

St Nathy’s Ladies: All age groups will gradually be starting back over the coming weeks so if you want to play Gaelic football at any level please make contact with Louise on 087 6356679 who will direct you to the right Team. Managers confirmed for the 2018 season are:  U10 Louise O'Donnell, U12 Gerry Lee, U14 Paul Lavin, U16 Angela Doohan, &Senior John O'Hara.

 

WARMER HOMES SCHEME: The criteria to avail of the Warmer Homes Scheme are: the individual is in receipt of:

Fuel Allowance; or Family Income Supplement; or Job Seeker Allowance (for more than 6 months & with a child under the age of 7); or One Parent Family Payment, Domiciliary Care Allowance

The person must own their house; & the house must have been built before 2006. For the applicant to receive works, they must NOT have received works under the SEAI scheme previously.
If all the criteria are meet, works such as attic insulation & ventilation, cavity wall insulation & ventilation, draught proofing, lagging jackets, cold water storage jackets, pipe lagging, energy advice & BER's can be installed in the applicant's home FREE of charge.

For more info or an application form, contact 090-6488292 or info@midlandwarmerhomes.ie or complete the online enquiry form on www.midlandwarmerhomes.ie.

Card Game in Cloonacool C. C. at 9 pm every Monday.

25 Drive in Moylough Community Centre 8.30pm every Wednesday

Irish summer courses in Banada. Junior cert 23rd-27th July & Leaving cert 30th July-3rd August. Call or text Siobhán for more details 0874510572

Medjugorje Irish Centre Pilgrimages: 7 nights B&B & Airport Shuttle service from €279 pp. Book any flight - any time & we provide guaranteed airport shuttle service. Call for further info 01 443 4510 or email reservations@med-irishcentre.com.