Eucharistic Ministers Readers Servers Irishtown Sat 24th 8pm Sylvia Rattigan Gp 3 B. Mulkeen, J. O`Dea Ballindine Sat 24th 10pm Bernadine Waldron Team G P. Macken, B. Moran, PJ O`Gara Irishtown Sun 25th 9.30am Evelyn Mitchell Gp 4 P. Waldron, S. Kirrane Ballindine Sun 25th 11am Eddie Clarke Team H J. Naughton, M. Kenny, M. Watchorn Eucharistic Ministers & Readers are asked to please drop in to the Sacristy prior to Mass to organise the Opening Procession with Lectionary & the Offertory Procession of Bread and Wine. Thank you. Servers during the week Irishtown: Gp 3 Servers Ballindine Tues 20th 7pm Team F

Eucharistic Adoration Ballindine 7-9pm ( please note earlier closing time) Irishtown 7-9pm. Deaths: John Joe Fitzpatrick Leface & ; Jimmy Hyland, Westport, brother of Pat, Station Rd., Ballindine; Veronica McCarthy Moore, Letterkenny, daughter of Geoff & Moira McCarthy, Rockfort, Irishtown. May their souls rest in peace, Amen.

Davitts Presto Result Numbers drawn 6, 23, 29, 35. Jackpot of €18,300 not won. €50 winners were Finbarr McDonagh, , S. O Donnellan and S. Crowe, c/o Keane’s, Parish of Kilvine Crossboyne, Darragh McCormack, c/o Noel Devane, Deborah Heneghan, Ballindine. Next Draw Sunday Fr. Martin O`Connor P.P. 087-2401297 th 20 in Jackie’s, Ballindine, with the Jackpot standing at a massive €18,400. Ballindine 094-9364423 / Irishtown 094- 9386863 As of this January, Davitts GAA Club are proud to announce they will become a smoke free club. Email: [email protected] This is in partnership with the HSE, Healthy Ireland, Irish Life and the GAA Healthy Club Project. The area includes club house, pitch, stand and surrounding areas. We are grateful for your support. www.kilvineparish.ie www.ballindineschool.ie ACTIVE RETIREMENT ASSOC (OVER 55'S) : members are requested to attend a very important meeting www.irishtownns.scoilnet.ie on Tuesday, 22 January, at 8.30.p.m. in Ballindine Community Centre. Agenda : Planning for the future.

th th Training courses available to help people develop confidence and skills to access further education and 19 – Irishtown27 January, N.S.: 2019 employment. All courses are QQI accredited and you can work at your own pace on goals you help to set. If you are registered with the DSP this course is Free and your payments are protected. If you would like to know more contact us directly at @nln.ie; or call (094) 9022770; NLN, Rd, Castlebar.

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th 1 day Baby Sleep Training Workshop in Claremorris FRC on Tues 29 Jan 10am to 12pm in Cost is €30.00 and booking is essential.To book contact Claremorris FRC on (094)9377838 or call 086 8932360 Tuam Cancer Care are holding a Free 6 week programme 'Cancer Thriving & Surviving' starting Thurs 14th Feb 10.30 -1pm to help support people recovering from Cancer. CTS was developed by Stanford University, given over 2.5 hours once a week for 6 weeks. Topics: fatigue, frustration, pain & isolation. Living with uncertainty, making decisions about treatment, communicating effectively with family and health professionals, nutrition. For more info or to book a place, tel: Tuam Cancer Care on 093-28522.

Would you like to receive Meals on Wheels from Ballindine Centre every Monday, Wednesday or Thursday. Tel: Mary 087-1230980 or Margaret 087-1705679 or call into the Centre on the days above? The Wedding at Cana In the Gospel today Jesus is invited to a wedding with his mother, Annual Meeting of Mayo Branch of Retired Civil and Public Servants Association in Travellers th Mary, and some of his friends. After a while there is no wine left, so Friend Hotel, Castlebar on Thurs next Jan 24 at 11am. New members welcome. Mary asks Jesus to help, Jesus turns water into wine and everyone is Mayo Cancer Support Group Meeting at Rock Rose House, Castlebar on Thurs 31st at amazed at how good the new wine is. 7pm. Guest speaker on Nutrition and a Healthy Lifestyle will attend. Contact 094 9038407 th nd Claremorris Musical Society production of “BIG The Musical” Wed Jan 30 to Sat Feb 2 at 8pm in A Prayer: Dear Jesus, you are so kind and helpful. Help me to be kind Claremorris Town Hall. Tickets on sale via 089 4629295. Group rates available. Early booking is and helpful to the people I know, so that I can make a difference to advised. For further details find us on FB or [email protected] their lives. Amen,.

Claremorris Community radio interview with Michael Halligan on Sunday & Monday at 12noon on CCR 94.6FM and on the web at ccr946.ie . Parish Safeguarding Representative: Ger Conroy 087-9045833 Milltown CE Scheme has vacancies for General Operatives, Landscrapers, Gardeners. Contact Milltown Community Centre 093-51876 between 9.30 and 1pm or 087-2261578 Cluster Priests Community Alert Text No`s:

Fr. Cribben 093-51609 087-2452565; 087-1322411 Asthma Society Ballindine Churchgate Collection last week amounted to €125. Thanks to Fr. Gannon 086-2656563 086-8436958; 087-6528213 everyone who contributed and to the collectors. Fr. Quinn 087-2685288 Claremorris Garda Station 094-9372080

Eucharistic Ministers Readers Servers Second Sunday in Ordinary Time th Offertory Collection Ballindine Sat 26 8pm 12th/13th Jan: €1,245 th th P. Giblin, C. Egan, F. Devane D.T.I.M Team B REMEMBERED IN MASSES THIS WEEK 19 – 27 January, 2019 th (includes €270 from Irishtown Sun 27 10.30am Claremorris) Ann Clarke, S.Melvin D.T.I.M Gp 4 th Ballindine Sat 19 8.00pn Cathlyn Flanagan (First Anniversary) and husband John, MISSION SUNDAY MISSION SUNDAY Irishtown Servers during the week Gp 3 Thank you for your Prayers in Old Cemetery after Mass Bridget and Delia Flanagan, th th contribution Corpus Christi Procession will be held on Sunday 18 June Michael, Patrick & Nora Raftery and deceased of Cummins Family, Marion House Sun 27 : Celia Griffin after 10.30am Mass in Irishtown. Households are asked to Deceased of Gallagher Family (Skevard), Offertory Collectors 27th Jan: B.Freeley, T.Keadin Offertory Boxes of envelopes erect Altars to enhance the route. First Communion and Deceased of Kilkenny Family (Cloonmore), for 2019 are available for Confirmation children, Parish Choirs and congregation Martin Daly, th Prayers of Faithful Sat 26 D.T.I.M pick up in both churches. If are all invited to join in the Procession. Marie & Edward Dixon and deceased family members. th Prayers of Faithful Sun 27 D.T.I.M there is no box allocated to

you please ask for one at the Confirmation 2019: The Sacrament of Confirmation will be Irishtown Sun 20 th 10.30am Delia McGrath and deceased of family, Sacristy. celebrated in St. Joseph`s Church Ballindine on Thursday Jack and Kathleen Tierney, th 14 February at 12noon. Bernadette, Jimmy and Fr. Tom Corless. Light Refreshments will be served in Ballindine Church Cleaners required Community Centre after the Ceremony. for both Ballindine and Irishtown All are welcome. Churches. If interested in helping Tues 22nd - Fri 25th No Mass Confirmation Retreats to Abbey will take to keep our churches in the condition

place Tuesday 29th January for Irishtown N.S. Please keep to which we`ve become accustomed, by spending one hour a week in the th all the young people from our parish in your prayers. Ballindine Sat 26 8.00pn Mary Fallon (First Anniversary) and Jimmy, month of April, please tel: 087- John & Mary Mongan, Pastoral Council Meeting: 9793747. Your help would be much Kate & Bill Hennigan, on Tuesday 29th January appreciated. Mick and May Hynes, Do This in Memory Masses Mary & Martin Devane, in Parochial House, Ballindine at 8.30pm. Eucharistic Ministers also John & Mary O`Connell, All members are requested to attend. required for both churches – if Catholic School`s Week begins Kevin & Maud McHugh, interested in becoming involved Mayo Roscommon Hospice Let Love Shine a Light Ecumenical Service will take place at St Johns Rest and Care Centre, Knock please give your name and th Irishtown Sun 27th 10.30am Joe McGee (2nd Anniversary), next Sunday 20 January at 3.45 pm. All those for whom lights contact details to Fr. O`Connor or Gerald Corr & deceased of Healy Family, were sponsored on the Tree of Light will be remembered at the any Church Sacristan. Service. All welcome. Tommie Freeley & deceased of family, Deceased of Ellis Family. Christmas Communion Calls Mass Readers Missalsth for 2019 are available in Church YOUTH CHOIR PRACTICE Sacristieswill be on –Friday please 14 pick Dec yoursember up. th (not Thursday as in last week`s next Thursday 24

newsletter) January @ 7.30pm Catholic School`s Week 27th Jan – 3rd Feb. at the usual times. in Ballindine Church. If anyone is not`Celebrating on the First the Work EUCHARISTIC ADORATION All singers and all kinds of Friday list andof wishesour local to be visitedNational Schools` No Eucharistic Adoration for Christmas please contact Fr. instruments are welcome. `Let us thank all those who teach in Catholic this week O`Connor. Do bring them along. schools. Educating is an act of love; Medjugorje Pilgrimage from Death: Please it is like giving life`. Pope Francis Anniversaries: Knock 18TH - 25TH SEPT. If deposit Anyone wishing to have their deceased loved ones remembered in the Parish Newsletter please of €100.00 paid by 1st FEB - All forward your list with names and dates and they will be included annually in the newsletter. Death: Please pray for Liam Kenny, Milltown, brother Inclusive price is €675.00. Spiritual Those we hold most dear never truly leave us; they live on in the kindness they showed us. Directors: Fr. Tommy Commins & Davey Cummins, Teresa Mullarkey, Tom Martin, Michael Byrne, Mary Greaney, Bridget Melvin, of the late Eamon, Ballindine, who died this week. May Delia McGee, Christine Quinn, Patrick O`Connor, Ellen Godfrey, Bridget Heneghan, Tommie Freeley, his soul rest in peace, Amen. Fr. Willie Hennessy. Contact Anne Keith Johnson, Mary Ginley, Bridget Mooney, Bridie Quinn, Pat Mitchell. Keadin 086-376 6293