- Parish Newsletter Parish Priest: Fr. Padraig O’Connor Contact No: 090-9679235 Parish email address: [email protected]

Weekend Mass Times and Intentions:

Sat 20 th Oct 8.00pm MOYLOUGH - John & Maude Dempsey; Tim Hansberry & Deceased; Charles, Mary & Mark Sharkey; John Healy (New York & Lakeview) Sun 21 st Oct 9.00am MOYLOUGH Sun 21 st Oct 11.00am MOUNTBELLEW – Mark & Kathleen Lohan Mon 22 nd Oct 9.30am MOUNTBELLEW Tues 23 rd Oct 9.30pm MOUNTBELLEW Thur 25 th Oct 9.30am MOYLOUGH Fri 26 th Oct 9.30am MOYLOUGH Sat 27 th Oct 12.00pm MOYLOUGH -Tommy Stephens (Month’s Mind Mass) Sat 27 th Oct 8.00pm MOYLOUGH – Pake & Frank Walsh (Springlawn); Tom & Margaret Fahy; Tom, Katie & John Meehan & Deceased; Eugene Brehony (Castlebaldwin) Sun 28 th Oct 9.00am MOYLOUGH – Larry & Nora Colleran; Billy & Chris Colleran Sun 28 th Oct 11.00am MOUNTBELLEW – Róisín Whelan; Johnny & Mick Hession & Deceased members of the Hession Family

Last Weekend Offerings: St. Patrick’s €1160; St. Mary’s €1200. Thank you.

Eucharistic Ministers, Readers & Music Next Weekend: Sat 27 th Oct (8pm) Mary Mannion, Una Heavey, Noreen Donnellan Sun 28 th Oct (9am) Tomás Divilly, Anne Ryan Sun 28th Oct (11am) Mary Owens, Joan Fitzpatrick, Rose Devaney Music: Sat 27 th Oct (8pm) Iomar Barrett & the Donohues Readers: Pat O’Boyle (8pm) Anne Kelly (9am); Siobhan Fallon (11am). Music: Sun 28 th Oct (11am) Youth Group Prayers Sat 27 th Oct: Elaine Ryan, Ruth Gavin, Michaela Angland. Prayers Sun 28 th Oct: Emily Boyle, Michaela Finnerty, Aoibheann Russell. Servers – Moylough: Sat 27 th Oct:( 11am): Team E Sun 28 th Oct: (9am): Team F

Baptisms: We welcomed the following child into the Christian Community through the Sacrament of Baptism in St. Mary’s Church last weekend: Rachel Carroll, daughter of Philip & Norena Carroll, Ballinlass, Mountbellew.

St. Patrick’s Parish Choir: Choir Practice Wednesday 24 th October at 8.00pm. All members please attend. New members are always most welcome.

Moylough Community Clubs Lotto: Numbers drawn: 8, 21, 24 & 29. No winner of Jackpot or match ‘3 winner. Promoters’ prize: Pat O’Boyle. Next week’s jackpot €4,000. Draw in Pat O’Boyles, Laught on Sunday 21 st Oct. @10.30pm.

Bingo: Moylough Community Centre, every Thursday at 8.30pm. €1,700.00 in prizes.

GAA Lotto Results: Numbers drawn: 7, 9, 27, 29 and bonus 30. No winners of the €11,000 Jackpot or the €1000 match ‘3 + bonus number. Four (4) match’3 winners: Karena McHugh, Matt Lohan, Caroline Murphy, Ballymacward and Carmel Hurley Gurteen. Promoter’s prizes: Tom Cunningham & Vincent Flynn. Next week’s Jackpot is €11,100. Draw takes place in O’Boyle’s, Laught on Mon night 22 nd Oct at 10.30pm.

Sunday Night Playhouse: Roll Up - Roll Up. Moylough Players are on a Downward Spiral. Can they be saved? Without your help they will follow the Celtic Tiger into the wilderness. You don't want that surely. Then come along to the Community Hall on Sunday 28th October and give them a bit of encouragement. Doors open 7.30pm. All proceeds to Community Hall Fund.

Moylough National School : Are taking part in "Cash for Clobber" to help raise funds for the School. If you would like to get rid of your "Clobber" please drop bags of unwanted Clothes, Handbags, Shoes and Curtains to the School before October 25th. Your continued support is greatly appreciated.

Moylough Social Services meeting : In the Community Centre on Wednesday the 24 th October from 2.30pm to 4.30pm. New members are always very welcome.

Third Level Options and the Future: Guidance Counsellor available to advise students on options and CVs. Call 087-6579542.

St. Mary’s N.S., Mountbellew Parents Association: AGM takes place on Wednesday 24 th October at 8.00pm in the Pastoral Centre. Your attendance would be greatly appreciated.

Coffee Morning/ Bakesale: Rebecca Whelan will be holding a Coffee Morning/ Bakesale on Sunday 28 th October in the Pastoral Centre, Mountbellew after 11 o‘clock mass in aid of Outreach Moldova. Please support Rebecca & this worthy cause.

Open Fair to be held in Mattie McDonagh Centre, : Open (One Person Enterprise) Fair is coming to Ballygar on Sunday 28 th October. If you have a product or service to sell – be it baking, carpentry, pottery, catering, photography or web design – this is your chance to test the local market and try to establish a demand for your product or service. Application forms (for exhibitors) can be downloaded from the Open Fair website at www.openfair.ie or by phone at 9058034 or email [email protected] . You can also contact the Aonad Family Resource Centre at 0906624484.

Aonad Resource Centre Fundraiser: Aonad’s Fundraiser “A Night at the Dogs” on Friday 2 nd November is just around the corner. Aonad’s Management & Staff will be calling door to door over the next 3 weeks to sell tickets. The tickets are €10 each and it allows you entry to the Greyhound Stadium and children go free on the night. For those of you who want to join us on the night but need transport to , please let the ticket seller know or phone Aonad at 090 6624484. Your support is appreciated in these hard times of cutbacks and ever decreasing funding. Thank you.

Aonad Resource Centre Care & Repair Programme: If any of our elder community have small/odd jobs that needs attending to before the winter sets in, please contact Aonad at 090 6624484.

St. Patrick’s N.S., Moylough: Building Fund Raffle takes place next Saturday night 27 th October. €10 tickets still on sale.