Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sat 16^th                  8:00 pm                 Ita Moran (A)

Sun 17^th                 10:00 am              Lil Conlon (M)

Mon 18^th               10:00 am              Imelda & Joe Coleman (M)

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

Wed 20^th               10:00 am              Private Intention (A)

Thurs 21^st             St Peter Damian (bishop & doctor of the Church)

10:00 am        Private Intention (M)

Fri 22^nd                  The Chair of St Peter (apostle)

10:00 am        People of the Parish (A)

                                         Devotions: Padre Pio

Sat 23^rd                  St Polycarp (bishop & martyr)

10:00 am        Special Intention (M)

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sat 23^rd                  8:00 pm                 Peter Smythe (A)

Sun 24^th                 10:00 am              Mick Johnston & parents

Bridgie & Michael (M)

Readers of the Word 

Saturday 23^rd Feb 8pm: Damian Gallagher (A)

Sunday 24^th Feb 10am: Caroline Coleman (M)

1^st Reading 1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23. Psalm Ps 102.

2^nd Reading 1 Cor 15:45-49. Gospel Lk 6:27-38.

Readers of Universal Prayer

Sunday 24^th Feb 10am Ella Finan (M)

6^th Sunday in Ordinary Time 17^th February: Focus: Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord. – Faith in the power of the Resurrection gives way to a righteous & fruitful life eternal. Trusting in the Lord, & striving to live the beatitudes in our everyday lives, yields much fruit.

MASS SERVERS-Teams

Achonry Saturday 8pm 23^rd Feb: ST ATTRACTA

Mullinabreena Sunday 10am 24^th Feb: ST AGNES

SYMPATHY: We remember in our prayers at this time: Catherine Doherty, Australia, (sister of the late Myra Roddy, Tullyhugh).

May the Souls of the faithful departed rest in peace

Baptism: We welcome into the Christian Family through the sacrament of Baptism Sonny Java Bernier, Ballinacarrow, & Ruby Louise Moore, Lavagh.

"I DO NOT LIKE THEE DR FELL" By Cloonacool Players in St Nathys Hall, on Sunday 24^th February at 8pm.

Community Enhancement Group: Annual litter pick from Fri 15^th to 24^th March, bags & some pickers available. Please let us know if you are willing to help.  Meeting in Parochial House on Tues 19^th Feb at 8pm.

Operation Transformation group walk takes place on Sunday 17^th Feb at 11:30am from Achonry Church. Family & Friends & anyone who wants to come along are welcome. It’s a very level walk all finished just over the hour. Circuit training continues on Wednesday's at 8pm in St Nathy’s Hall.

Ireland Lights Up. C/M Mullinabreena GAA club are lighting up the walkway around the pitch from 7 to 9pm on Thursdays as part of the Ireland Lights Up campaign to make exercise more accessible to all.  

Drummartin Indoor Country Market: (9km from Tubbercurry on Ballina Rd beside Joe Dan’s Pub) from 10.30am – 12.30pm on Saturday. Visit us for new season Seville marmalade, free range eggs, a selection of low maintenance ground cover plants, as well as Nature Saponified soaps & lip balms - handmade in Rathlee, & lots more.

Corran College Ballymote will have an open evening & Enrolment from 7-9pm on Thursday 28^th Feb for the forthcoming academic year. Info in regard to 1^st year enrolment & also Leaving Cert Applied. For more info please contact Martin Flynn on (071)9183285 or email the school to Corrancollege@msletb.ie. 

KNOCK MARRIAGE INTRODUCTIONS - helping to bring people together with a view to marriage. Ireland's first & only Catholic Marriage Introductions Agency. Phone: 094-9375960. Or contact www.knockmarriageintroductions.com

Charlie McGettigan (Mr Eurovision): In Concert with Guest Performers in St Brigid’s Church, Ballisodare on Friday 22^nd Feb at 8pm. Tickets €15 0876485651 or at the door on the night.

Concert in Kilmactigue Community Hall, Saturday 23^rd Feb. at 8.15pm. Proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders (Medecine Sans Frontieres MSF) who work in Yemen, despite the fact that a civil war has been raging there for some time. Millions are dying of cholera & starvation & violence. Please attend if you can. Mai Kennedy says her late sister Evelyn worked there for several years. The talent on the night is homegrown for the most part & if you can offer something please get in touch. 0863366306. Adm €10.

A 'Holy Hour' of Eucharistic Healing with hymns, readings, reflections & quiet prayer in Charlestown Church, Sun 17^th Feb, 6 pm. All are welcome.

Upcoming courses here at The Newman. Four week course "Being a Christian in Early Centuries of the Church's Existence" delivered by Professor Salvador Ryan, St. Patrick's College, Maynooth on what it meant to be Christian in the early centuries of the Church's existence & the remarkable individuals that populated it. Tuesdays, Feb 26^th, March 5^th, 19^th & 26^th from 7.30 to 9.30. Cost €80.

"Taster in Theology" Four week course in Pastoral Leadership by Ms. Jane Ferguson, Psychotherapist & Lecturer in Pastoral Ministry & Liturgy. It’s suitable for members of Parish Pastoral Councils, Parish Finance Committees, those involved in various church ministries. Thursdays, March 7^th, 14^th, 21^st, & 28^th from 8pm to 9.30pm. Cost €80. Booking essential. Please ring 096-72066 or email admin@newmanii.com

You are warmly invited to an Afternoon of Thanksgiving for Eucharistic Adoration to be held in the Pastoral Centre, Charlestown, Sunday 24^th February, 4 to 6 pm. The Afternoon begins with Words of Welcome followed by a time for quiet adoration, a short talk, an introduction to the Diocesan Committee with questions & answers. The afternoon concludes with tea & an opportunity to chat & exchange ideas on promoting & supporting adoration across the diocese. Also there will be a literature stand with leaflets & books suitable for adoration.

Eucharistic Adoration is growing in the Achonry Diocese & we continue to support & encourage further growth. This afternoon offers an opportunity to reflect on this blessing for the diocese & to thank God & all involved in supporting this devotion.

25 Drive in St Nathy’s Hall every Friday 8:30pm. 22^nd Feb Winners: M. McCarthy, P. Flannery, J. Kennedy, N. McHugh. Raffle: J. Hyland, M. Devaney, N. McHugh, J. Kennedy, J. Hyland, Cm. Gallagher.

25 Drive in Moylough every Wednesday at 8:30pm.

25 Drive in Cloonacool every Monday at 9pm.

Clothes collection in March/April, proceeds also going towards Cloonacool Men's Shed. Further details from Attracta 086 3058844.

Town Twinning 20^th Anniversary of the twinning between Viarmes & Tubbercurry. A group from South Sligo will be travelling to Viarmes from May 9^th- 13^th. There will be various activities including a day trip to Paris organised by our French hosts. The cost of flights are reasonable at the moment with Ryanair. If you are interested in travelling please contact Nuala at info@tubbercurry.ie or Michael at mikecole@eircom.net or Derek at 087 6393137 or call in to Nuala in the Tourist office.

Student Exchange: A group of Students 16-18year olds from Viarmes will be visiting Tubbercurry April 23^rd - 30^th. We would like to hear from Host families prepared to take 1 or 2 students for the week, preferably with students of similar age. Activities will be planned for the students most days. For more details contact Marian on 087 2678944.

Play in Ballintogher Community Centre (Please note- date change) on Fri 1^st & Sat 2^nd March at 8pm.  Comedy - by Sam Cree, “Don't Tell The Wife” by Wind Mill Players (West Sligo). Booking - Mary 087 9964143

A fundraising quiz for the Ballymote St.Patrick's Day Parade will take place on Friday 1^st March at 9.30pm in Gormley's Corner House Ballymote. Teams €40 & proceeds go towards covering costs of the parade. The parade will take place on Sunday March 17^th starting at 3.30pm. Entries & queries to ballymotestpatricksparade@gmail.com.

South Sligo Tourism & Community Information Office
Humbert St. Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo.

The Fr. Peyton Centre Attymass is open 9.15 to 5.30 Monday to Friday, our restaurant is available for group bookings, for parties & family occasions. Our Bakery, bakes fresh every morning. You can contact us on 096 45374. Or better still come & visit.

Are you caring for a family member who has dementia? If so, The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is running a short course soon in Sligo town. For more info & an application form, please email: familycarertraining@alzheimer.ie or phone 01 2073834.  

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland, Aughamore Day Care Centre, Lake View Business Park, Aughamore, Co. Sligo. F91XW54

Phone: 071-9146400 email: martina.odonnell@alzheimer.ie

VOCATIONS: The Lord continues to call others to follow him. We should not wait to be perfect in order to respond with our generous “yes”, nor be fearful of our limitations & sins, but instead open our hearts to the voice of the Lord. To listen to that voice, to discern our personal mission in the Church & the world, & at last to live in the today that God gives us.” – Pope Francis. Priesthood in Achonry Diocese – It is worth saying “yes” to God. Contact Our Vocations Director, Fr Paul Kivlehan, The Presbytery, Ballaghaderreen. Tel. 094 9860011, Mobile 0873683535, E-mail pkivlehan@achonrydiocese.org or contact any local priest for more information.