Glenamaddy Parish Newsletter

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Sunday 19th May 2019

Fr. Paddy Mooney PP Church Radio

Phone (094) 9659017 106.6 FM Mobile (087) 9035910

Sunday 19th May MASSES AND PRIESTS IN OUR CLUSTER AREA OF Saturday Williamstown 7.00pm 7.30pm 10.30am Seamus O’Hagan, Boyounagh, Fr. Paddy Mooney (094) 9659017 Clonberne 8pm Month’s Mind. Con Finnegan, Clooncun. Sunday Kiltevna 10.00am Fr. Fergal Cunnane (093) 38124 Deirdre Brosnan & her grandmother Glenamaddy 10.30am Mary Finnegan & decd., Lisheen. Fr. Tommie Commins (094) 9659212 11am Mary Tiernan & decd., Cashel. James, Bridget & Vincent McHugh & 11.30am decd McHugh & Kelly families, Achill PARISH BAPTISMAL DATES : Sunday 9th June @ 12 noon. Saturday 13th July Weekdays @ 4pm. Sunday 11th August @ 4pm. Attendance at a Baptism meeting by the parents is necessary and these meetings will take place the Wednesday before the Baptism. Also a copy of your child’s Birth Certificate is required and two Thurs 7pm Graduation Mass Glenamaddy Community School weeks notice. To book your child’s Baptism please phone (087) 2805241.

WILLIAMSTOWN Wednesday @ 9.30am CHURCH INCOME LAST WEEKEND €915

Sunday 26th May ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, DUNMORE helpline (086) 4169828

10.30am Mary McGovern her parents GLENAMADDY BETHANY BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP is a parish based Martin & Katie Keaveney, group ministry whose aim is to help those bereaved and grieving. If at any Stoolpark & her brother Christy time you feel a need to talk we are here to listen. Our contact number is (087) Keaveney. 6663734. Mark Keaveney & decd., Knickanes. Johnny Mullin, Cloonminda & Adoration every Monday 9am-12noon & 6pm-10pm (except Bank Holidays) in Convent . Divine Mercy Devotions at 3pm every Friday. Joe McDermott, Whitepark & his Padre Pio Devotions 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm. grand-daughter Pia McDermott Marriage and Family Life Adoration 2nd day of each month 7pm-8pm. Geraghty. Our Lady of Fatima Prayer Service 1st Saturday of the month at 11am. John & Nora Giblin, Esker & decd Giblin & Lally families. John & Rose Brogan, Donegal & son Frank & decd Brogan & Bresline family.

Please pray for Francie Coleman, Ballinrobe, sister of the late Mary Burke, Kilkerrin Road and aunt of Aidan Burke, and Brendan Burke, Stonetown Michael Donelan, Surrey (formerly of Ballyhard) in Glenamaddy Community Centre this Tuesday 21st May brother of Malachy and Joseph Donelan, Ballyhard at 7.30pm. This is a huge honour for our parish. Our very and Kitty Power, Barna and also Noel Kelly brother own Shay Walsh, twice All winner with Galway of the late Pat Kelly, Stonetown who died recently. We pray too for Bridget & James Heneghan Senior Footballers will launch the magazine. Our three whose anniversaries occur at this time. Parish Choirs, pupils from Glenamaddy Community School

and Tom Morrison Comhaltas will entertain you with Next Sunday’s Readings song, music and Sean Nós dancing. Refreshments 1st Reading—Acts 15:1-2.22-29 provided and all free of charge! How could you miss this? 2nd Reading—Apoc 2 1:10-14.22-23 Gospel—John 14:23-29 Bring the whole family. See you there! PARISH OFFICE open on Mondays and Fridays 10am- HOME-BAKING For our New Dawn launch on 12pm. Please use the office during these hours to book Tuesday evening in Glenamaddy Community Masses, Baptisms, Weddings or all general enquiries Centre. We really would appreciate if you and to enquire about records. Please telephone (094) could do some home-baking. A lot of people 9659017 or email [email protected]. give of their time to our church in many dif- Deadline for newsletter 10am on Friday mornings. Mass ferent ways. If you can bake scones, pies, cards available during office hours. buns etc we would love if you did some for us

for this Tuesday evening. Goodies can be left CHILDREN’S LITURGY every Sunday during 10.30am into Fr Paddy’s house during Tuesday. There Mass. is nothing to beat the taste of home-baking!

WE WELCOME into the Christian community Fíadh Mae Mannion, Ballinastack and congratulate her parents Cathy and Raymond. LGFA Calling all girls born in 2013 or before. All

U 6 U 8, & U 10 girls come and join our club on

TROCAIRE BOXES —Final call. Please return yours if Tuesday evening from 6 to 7 pm in Glena- maddy Community School pitch. Congrats to you haven’t done so to the Parish Office during office all who completed the Gaelic4Girls course and hours this week. to all who organised it. Congrats to our Under ROSARY for month of May, at Cashel Cross Shrine, at 14 panel and management team of Kenneth, 6.30 pm every evening for Month of May. Co-siding Tina & Lauren who were crowned Division 2 with Rosary on the Coast for Ireland, Life and Faith. County Feile champions last week defeating St James in the Final 1-9 to 1-3. Our club Feile GLENAMADDY & DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY weekend is 28th 29th & 30th June and we in conjunction with GRETB Community Training will run host Tinahely ladies club from Co Wicklow. Glenamaddy Pitch is also the venue on Friday a 4-week upholstery course in the Old Tech beginning 28 June where we host the first 4 Games in on Thursday morning 30 th May from 10am-12.30pm. our group We are asking all Club members to Please only Register for this Course if you have a real be available to be part of this great occa- interest in this field as spaces are very limited & you can sion. Congrats to our Intermediate ladies and commit to the 4 weeks. To register contact Martina on management who won their first round of the 094-9638517 – 086-0597444. Alternatively drop into championship against Barna. Cash for clobber the office. ongoing please leave bags of unwanted GLENAMADDY ARTS AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY AGM clothes and shoes into Glenamaddy Commu- on Wednesday next 22nd May at 8.30pm in the Town nity Centre. Best wishes to Cailin Keaveney

Hall Theatre. New members always welcome. Spread and the Galway U16 team in the A final v Mayo today (Sunday) in Ballyhaunis the word, see you there. GAA pitch @ 5pm.

GLENAMADDY CLUBS’ LOTTO No jackpot winner in last Wednesday’s draw, numbers drawn were 10,12,14,20. 2 GLENAMADDY MUSICAL SOCIETY Auditions matched 3 numbers and share €100. Next Wed’s Lotto for our musical "The Sound of Music" are Jackpot will be €11,200. scheduled to take place today Sunday. Audi- tions from 2pm to 4pm for Children and GENTS GAA Well done to our Junior team who drew Adults from 4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. There are with Carna/Cashel 2-11 each and to our Junior C team seven parts to be chosen for the Von Trapp who beat Kiltormor 0-14 to 2-5. children and the results will be known at the end of the auditioning process on the day. GALWAY HOSPICE Croagh Patrick Climb will take place Parents must accompany children audition- on Saturday 15 th June. Register through ing and registration takes place in the Com- www.galwayhospice.ie/climb or contact Galway Hos- munity Centre from 1.45 pm. pice on 091 770868. Please support.

Your mind and heart are like a parachute ……. They work better if they are open.