CORLOUGH/ PARISH NEWSLETTER An edited recording of the evening of story telling of Owendoon in Jampa Ling during Heritage Week 2017 has been published on the National Heritage Week website as part of this year’s Heritage Week: Aug 14th - 22nd 2021 , preceded by a short film recounting Kathleen Plunkett’s (née Prior) memories of Owendoon House. This link brings you to the project. nd st https://www.heritageweek.ie/projects/stories-of-owendoon Sunday 22 August, 2021 – 21 Sunday in Ordinary Time. Fr. Sean Maguire P.P. – Telephone 049-9523103/087- 2101540 St. Aidan's N.S. Bawnboy opened in September 1971. To mark the occasion Parish Website: www.corloughtempleport.com of 50 years, it is hoped to have a celebration during the school year depending Email addresses: [email protected] on Covid restrictions. If anyone has old photos we would appreciate it if they Liturgies in our Parish would send them into school via email to [email protected]/ All liturgies from the three churches will be broadcast locally on FM108. All liturgies from Bawnboy will also be live-streamed on www.churchTV.ie/bawnboy. The Sunday Alternatively if photos are sent in they will be photocopied and returned to the Mass from Bawnboy will be streamed on the Corlough-Templeport Parish Facebook owner. page. Funerals and anniversary Masses from Corlough and Kilnavart can also be live- streamed on Facebook on request. Corlough GAA: Our lotto has returned on Friday’s in Feehan’s with a jackpot of €6050. Lotto available to purchase from members and online Mass Times: Saturday 8.15pm Corlough Hugh McGovern London, (months at https://member.clubspot.app/club/corlough-gaa/fundraiser/tickets mind) Thomas and Ellen McTeigue; Tommy McTeigue, Owengallis St. Aidan’s GAA: Online Lotto draw result – 2nd August 2021 Sunday 9.30am Kilnavart Charlie and Mary Wade, Toneyhallagh. Numbers Drawn 9 12 18 32. No Jackpot winner 11.00am Bawnboy Mary Frain, Paddy, Nellie, Bill and James Frain and deceased family members. 3 Lucky Dip Winners - Aiden Darcy, Bawnboy. Monday 8.00pm Kilnavart The People of the Parish Joe O'Reilly, Lake Avenue House, Port, Bawnboy. Tuesday 9.00am Bawnboy Aiden Darcy, Bawnboy. Wednesday 9.00am Corlough Deceased members of the Kelleher family, Lannanaria Thursday 9.00am Bawnboy Deceased members of the Dolan family, Boley Next weeks Online jackpot is €8,000. Friday 8.00pm Kilnavart Martin Daly, Cross Draw closes at 6pm on Monday 23rd August 2021. Saturday 12noon Kilnavart Francie Bannon, Darraugh (months mind) Draw will take place on Monday night. 2.00pm Corlough Eugene Heavey, London and Tullyveela (Funeral Mass) 8.15pm Corlough U15s Gregory McGovern, Dernaslieve and Patsy McGovern, Clarbally Well done to our u15s on their win over Blackwater Gaels in a high scoring Paraic, Brigid and Andrew McHugh, entertaining game on a scoreline of 4-20 to 5-11 in their playoff to reach the semi Lannanaria final. Semi final fixture to follow. Sunday 9.30am Kilnavart 11.00am Bawnboy Jane, Sr Kathleen and Hughie Smith, Gowlagh South. Reader: Sunday 28th August – Kilnavart 9.30am – Pat Geoghegan.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament The Apparition at Knock Wednesday Corlough 9.25am-10am Friday Bawnboy 7pm – 8pm This weekend is the 142th anniversary of the Apparition of Our Lady in Knock. The story of Knock began on the 21st August 1879 when Our Lady, Saint Joseph and Saint John the Evangelist appeared at the south gable of Knock Parish St Patrick's Church, Corlough needs volunteers for Ministers of the Word, Altar Church. This miraculous silent apparition was witnessed by fifteen people, Society, Offertory Collectors and Ushers. Please give your name to Kathleen young and old. Pope Franics elevated the Shrine to an International Eucharistic Cassidy or Fr Sean and your support would be greatly appreciated. and Marian Shrine on the 19th of March 2021, the Feast of St Joseph. In a video link, Pope Francis said: "Ever since the apparition of 21 August 1879, when the Blessed Virgin Mary, together with Saint Joseph and Saint John the Apostle, Study Theology Online, is this for you? The Priory Institute provides online appeared to some villagers, the Irish people, wherever they have found Theology courses to degree level. Attend Saturday lectures in Tallaght or from themselves, have expressed their faith and devotion to Our Lady of Knock. the comfort of your own home. Register now for Autumn 2021. Find out more You have been a missionary people. How many families in the course of almost on our website, prioryinstitute.com Click here to see a 2 minute introductory film a century and a half have handed on the faith to their children and gathered Prioryinstitute.com their daily labours around the prayer of the Rosary, with the image of Our Lady of Knock at its centre. The arms of the Virgin, outstretched in prayer, continue to show us the importance of prayer as the message of hope which goes out

COMMUNITY NOTICES from this Shrine. As you know, in her apparition at Knock, the Virgin says nothing. Yet her silence is a language; indeed, it is the most expressive language

we have. The message which comes from Knock is that of the great value of

The Leitrim Guardian 2022 will be published in November this year. silence for our faith. It is this silence in the face of mystery, which does not mean Please submit any contribution that you would like to send in, by Saturday 11th giving up on understanding, but understanding while aided and supported by the September. If attaching photos they should be of high resolution. love of Jesus who offered himself for all of us as the Lamb sacrificed for the Email for the attention of the editor at: [email protected] salvation of humanity. It is this silence in the face of the great mystery of a love which cannot be reciprocated unless in trusting abandonment to the will of the Ray Darcy's Marathon challenge for LauraLynn Childrens Hospice merciful Father. And, finally, it is silence which Jesus asks of us when he Congratulations to Laura Kellegher who undertook this marathon challenge at the teaches: “When you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to start of 2021. The challenge is to complete 52 marathons in 52 weeks and raise money your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you. In for LauraLynn. Laura has just completed her 52nd marathon, well ahead of schedule, but praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard will continue to complete at least a marathon a week for the rest of the year. So far she because of their many words. Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you has raised over €2,500 so thank you to everyone who has supported this challenge so far for need before you ask him” (Matthew 6:6-8)". a very worthy cause. Donations can be sent to Laura Kellegher, Currin, or left in Maguire’s shop Bawnboy. Please mark envelopes LauraLynn Children’s Hospice.