SUN 11TH MAR 2012 Paroiste an Chreagain Uachtair : : Parish3 RDof S UNDAYUpper OF LENT Creggan Fr. Joe McKeever P.P. Fr. Liam McKinney C.C. Fr. Barney King S.M., C.C. Crossmaglen: 30861208 Crossmaglen: 30868698 Glassdrummond: 30861270 www.uppercreggan.co.uk

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS (next Sunday) The church collection at all Masses on St. Patrick’s Day is ST. PATRICK’S (D) for the Central Diocesan Fund (green envelope in box) 6.30pm Lorna Markey, Thomas McKenna, Briege Farrell, FIRST COMMUNION DATES 2012 Kathleen McNally, Pat Rogers. St. Patrick’s Church Sat 5th May 11am St. Patrick’s (Irish Medium) Sat 12th May 10am 9am Teresa Donnelly, Michael McArdle, Bridie St. Brigid’s Sat 19th May 11am McGeeney Sacred Heart Sun 27th May 11am Christine Watters.

11.30am (B) Christine Ogle, Marie Duncan, Peadar PARISH OFFICE: Mon – Fri 9am – 2pm phone 30861208 McCoy. News sheet items deadline 12 noon Wed.

SUNDAY MASSES WEEKDAY MASSES ST. BRIGID’SSt. Patrick’s, 8pm Crossmaglen: Evelyn McKeown, Maria6.30pm Hamill. (Vigil), 9am, 11.30am St. Patrick’s, Crossmaglen:10am 10am* Bronwyn Traynor, Brigid Hamill SACRED HEART 11am Rita Harvey. St. Brigid’s, Glassdrummond: 8pm (Vigil), 10am RECENTLY DECEASED: Kathleen Rice Sheetrim.St. Brigid’s , Glassdrummond: 9am* (Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri) SacredREADERS Heart, Shelagh:(next Sunday) 11am Sacred Heart, ST. PATRICK’S 6.30 pm Rosaleen Malone 9am Ann ANNIVERSARIES: ST. PATRICK’S TODAY Shelagh: 8pm (Wed), 8pm (First Fri) Kitty Burns Fane Grove & dec’d Burns family Annaghad Hughes. (Holy11.30am days as announced Michelle previous McEneaney. Sunday) ST. BRIGID’S (* Weekday8pm funeral Mass Eimear replaces) Reel 10am 6.30; Tom & Margaret O’Hagan Fleetwood; May Finnegan David Murphy. & dec’d Finnegan & Morgan families; Pat Joe Traynor SACRED HEART 11am Katrina Cumiskey. Glassdrummonaghy; Patrick & Roseann McShane Dundalk Rd & dec’d family; Mick & Peter Kelly Carron Close & dec’d Kelly family Carron; Paddy Feeney Dundalk Rd; Johnny & Brigid McKeown Lisseraw, Sean WEEKLY CONFESSIONS: St. Patrick’s Sat 10.30am and 6.00 pm McKeown New Jersey, Cissie Hughes Lismore St. Brigid’s Saturday 7.30pm. Sacred Heart First Friday 7.30pm. Pk.; John & Elizabeth Donaldson Carron; Packie, James & Edna Donaldson Cloghogue.; Andrew, Mary, & EUCHARISTIC ADORATION : On Tues & Wed from 11am Mary Ann Donaldson Cloghogue; – 8pm in MON Kathleen Martin The Sq.; Vera & Tom Quinn St. Patrick’s Church. Make your own short visit Newry occasionally. TUES No Intention. WED Josie & Mick Byrne Culloville, Jack & Mary Byrne FAMILY ENVELOPE COLLECTION : Clonalig. Crossmaglen £1471 € 690 THUR Jim McDonnell & dec’d family Ardross. FRI No Glassdrummond £466 € 285 Intention. Shelagh £50 € 384 TOTAL £ 1987 & €1359. SAT Peter & John Mc Cabe Rathkeeland;

Jim McDonnell Silverbridge EXTRA LENT MASS: Every Mon, Tues, Thur & Friday in Barry McGuinness Rathview Pk; St. Patrick’s James & Annie McArdle Courtbane; at 8pm (note 8pm Mass on Wed continues in Sacred Heart Cornelius Evans Rathview; Shelagh). Thomas Clarke & dec’d family Dundalk Rd. Patricia Brosnan Kerry; ST. PATRICK’S DAY MASSES: Mary Hughes & John Hatzer Bedford St. Patrick’s Day is a Holy Day of obligation Masses are as on Sundays: ST. BRIGID’S SAT No Intention St. Patrick’s 6.30pm Vigil (Fri 16th): 9am, 11.30am SUN Tom & Peter Reel & dec’d family members St. Brigid’s 8pm Vigil (Fri 16t ) , 10am MON Michael & Mary Callaghan; Maureen Richardson Sacred Heart 11am TUES Denis & Alicia Lavelle. THUR No Intention Please note the Masses on Sat evening Mar 17th are part of FRI Patrick Hearty & dec’d family Lurgancullenboy Sunday, not Susan Conlon. 8pm part of St. Patrick’s Day. SAT Owen Finnegan; Peter, Brigid & Jemmy Campbell Patrick Hearty & dec’d family. SUN Brigid McMahon.

SACRED HEART SUN Keith Rogers Annavackey. Josephine, Patrick & Lisa Murtagh Rassan WED McCoy & Casey families. SAT Molly, Nicholas & Pat Kieran Shelagh SUN Mary, Peter & Michael Quinn Annavackey. Briege Woods & dec’d family Clonaleenan Tom Gorman Shanmullagh Bernard Boylan Hackballscross.

UPPER CREGGAN & DISTRICT ARMAGH DIOCESAN LOURDES HOSPITALITE: Pilgrimage 12 th – 17 th May 2012 Committee meeting Wed 14th Mar at 8.30 parish rooms.

CHURCH GATE COLLECTIONS (ST PATRICK’S DAY):

Crossmaglen only: Comhaltas for instruments and future music events. Glassdrummond only: To fund scholarships to the Gaeltach.

GOOD LUCK TO CROSSMAGLEN RANGERS CROKE PARK, ST PATRICK’S DAY