Parish of Kilmovee

Church of the St. Celsus’ Church, Immaculate

Conception,

Kilmovee

St. Patrick’s St. Joseph’s Church Church, Urlaur Glann

2nd Sunday of Advent – 9th December 2012

A REMINDER ………

Sunday December 23rd, 5pm-6pm

www.thelightison.achonrydiocese.org ParishRtin Mission Statement URLAUR GATHERING need any help, please ask one A simple flier that you may include of the staff at Kilmovee Community with your Christmas Cards to those Centre for assistance. abroad will be available for raise be collection after Mass at the back of the church this weekend and during Jesus the week. Please take a few and Christ, spread the word.

now IRISH DRAMA CLUB Please make note of December 23rd Foras na Gaeilge Afterschool Irish between 5pm-6pm when priests from Pand forever Drama Club will start on Thursday St Joseph’s Cluster (parishes of- 17th January 2012 from 6 – 8pm for , Carracastle, Charlestown, children in 6th class as well as 1st Kilmovee, and ) and 2nd years. The aim will be to will be available in all churches in all have a play for the Feile Drama in those parishes to celebrate the Kilmovee and to do games, drama PLEASE PRAY FOR Sacrament of Reconciliation. A web- and song. It will cost €10 for five site has been compiled to give further We remember Sabina Harris (nee classes and there will be fifteen Mannion) whose funeral took place information and to assist those who classes in total. To register please might wish to prepared for this during the week and all whose contact Kilmovee FRC on 094- anniversaries occur around this time. celebration. The address is 9649814 www.thelightison.achonrydiocese.org May they rest in peace.

KILMOVEE-ORLAR 25 CARD DRIVE GROUP WATER Cloonlyon Parents Association is Kilmovee-Orlar Group water scheme running a 25 Card Drive every committee wishes to advise land Friday night at 9pm in the Pastoral owners and property owners to turn Centre, Charlestown. Admission €5, off their water connections at the Prizes Galore. The winners on Friday stopcock if they are not using the 30th Nov were: 1st Prize: Vera Scally water service in order to prevent and Breedge Leonard 2nd Prize: PJ leaks during spells of cold weather. Rochford and Eugene McLoughlin Farmers should turn off supplies to water troughs when removing JOB CLUB livestock from land not in use over SHOPPING ….. County Roscommon Job Club is the winter period. All customers running a two week Job Seeking A bus will be departing from should check their meter once they Skills Course in The Job Club Kilmovee via Ballaghaderreen to go turn back the supply to ensure that Centre, Market St., Ballaghaderreen, to Athlone town on Saturday 15th of there are no leaks. If you require Co. Roscommon starting on Monday December. The bus is open to assistance contact any committee 12h December 2012 at 10am – 1pm anyone who wishes to spend a day member. Customers are reminded each day. The course is free and is shopping in Athlone. Bus will leave that they are liable for all water open to jobseekers of all ages. Kilmovee Community Centre at 9am flowing through their meter. For further information and details of and leave Athlone at 6pm. To book venue please contact Mary on 094 98 your place on the bus please contact CAROL SERVICE 62373 or the FÁS Office Kilmovee Community Centre on 094 Advent Service of Carols and Roscommon on 090 6626802. This 9649484 Readings in takes place in the project is sponsored by NWRCDP

Cathedral, Ballaghaderreen on and funded by FÁS KILMOVEE.INFO Wednesday 12th Dec. at 8pm. kilmovee.info has now been online Admission Adults €5; Students €2; GLANN CHURCH for 3 years and is the official Children free. Proceeds in aid of SVP There will be a choir practise in Community website run on behalf of and St Nathy's College Development Glann church on Wednesday 12th Kilmovee Community Council. Fund. December at 8pm to arrange for There are a number of ways to Christmas. interact with the site @kilmoveeinfo RECYCLING CENTRE on twitter or kilmovee.info on Kilmovee Recycling Centre is ST. VINCENT DE PAUL facebook. Are you on a committee of pleased to announce that it is now Next weekend is the annual appeal a local organization? Well why not accepting papers, magazines and for our local Conference of submit your event or news to us we'll cardboard for recycling. Thanks to St. Vincent de Paul Society. Your publish it within 24 hours. Contact us Barna Waste Recycling, this service support would be very much on [email protected] is currently free of charge. If you appreciated.

MINISTRIES NEXT WEEK pages in full colour and is packed can include your name on the list. with interesting stories, articles and Thank you for your continued URLAUR: photos from the parish - past and support. We realise it is not easy to SS Reader: Nuala Hawkins present. It would make an ideal keep all sides going and do not wish Eucharist: Patricia Kenny Christmas gift for family and friends to add to any financial pressure so Offertory: Volunteers at home or abroad. we just ask that you do what is Servers: As Arranged manageable for you during the KILMOVEE NATIONAL coming year. KILMOVEE: SS Reader: Mary Horan SCHOOL Eucharist: Martin Frain Kilmovee National School will host Offertory: Volunteers a Christmas Concert in Kilmovee Servers: Kieran Roddy, Kevin Community Centre on Friday night, O’Dowd, Niamh O’Dowd, Kevin December 14th. Everybody is most Kenneally and Stephen Towey welcome to attend this night of music, song and dance. The GLANN: traditional nativity play will be SS Reader: Rose Callaghan staged on the night by the junior Eucharist: Breege Forry pupils and this is sure to get Offertory: Volunteers everyone in the festive spirit. CAROL SERVICE Servers: E. Bolton and A. Henry Curtain open at eight o clock and We talked at the Parish Pastoral KILKELLY: there are many attractive prizes to be Council about maybe doing SS Reader: Ivan Leetch won on the raffle. Come early as it something around Christmas Carols Eucharist: Rita Walsh promises to be a packed house! this year. A sort of gathering, Offertory: Volunteers perhaps, around the Crib. Would Servers: As Arranged CHARLESTOWN there be any interest in gathering on LIBRARY Christmas Eve for a few Carols and Sean Lysaght poet makes a return Prayers in Kilmovee Church? SHAMROCKS LOTTO visit to the Charlestown Library on Maybe some of our younger The numbers drawn for the lotto the 11th December amongst the musicians and singers might get draw Dec 1st were 2,11,42,43. There guest appearing will be well together and join us in the singing was no winner. Next weeks jackpot renowned traditional musician and playing of those well known and is €1800. The club would also like to Diarmuid Moynahan and Tom much loved pieces!! If you think thank those who supported the play Hennighan from Killasser who will you’d be interested send an email to "The Pull' in Kilmovee Community reflect on Christmases long ago [email protected] or speak Centre on Dec 1st. The club will host Michelle O Sullivan poet will also to any of the priests. If there’s East Mayo Scor Na Nog on Sat the read from her latest collection the interest, we could finalise a time but 15th Dec in Kilmovee Community event start at 8pm sharp a wine maybe early afternoon - just to mark Centre. Please contact 0872326463 if reception will also take place on the the day and recognise the Saviour’s you are interested in competing. night. there will be spot prizes also birth. Participants must be under 17yrs and given on the night every one be a registered member of the club. welcome. MINISTRY ROTAS These are available in Kilmovee SOCIAL HOUSE TO RENT IN HOSPITAL Church and on our parish website Unfurnished house available in Please remember to let one of the under the Church Area name. Rotas St. Michael's Estate, Kilmovee priests know if a family member or will be set in place for Urlaur in the Village. 1 Bedroom, bathroom with neighbour is in hospital and would new year and added to the website. fitted shower, Kitchen/Living room like to be visited. Unless we are told, The rotas for Kilkelly will also be and utility. Close to church. Rent is quite often there is no way of added in the new year. A reminder calculated according to income. knowing. that our new parish website address Would suit elderly person or couple is www.kilmoveeparish.com as the house is close to community OFFERTORY ENVELOPES centre which provides a meals on We will try to have boxes for 2013 SUNDAY MISSALS wheels service and many social ready for collection next weekend. If The new edition of the Sunday activities. For more details contact you remember to make note of your Missal is now available in all our 094 9649484. current number the new box should churches. Please use your copy. be the same and this will make it A bookmark is no included with PARISH MAGAZINE easier for finding your box. If you details of key pages you may need to The 6th edition of Kilkelly / are new to the parish and would like refer to during Mass. Our Parish Kilmovee Its People and Its Places to contribute to the support of our Ministers of The Word are welcome Parish magazine is now on sale churches and the priests of the par- to take home a copy to assist in their locally. This years edition is 128 ish, please get in touch so that we weekly proclaiming of God’s Word.

Kilmovee,2012 Kilkelly Glann and Urlaur Rtin CHURCH DIARY THIS WEEK

Church of the Immaculate Conception, Kilmovee

Sunday 9th December 10.00am Michael Duffy, Clooncara Monday 10th December 10.00am Deceased of Kirrane Family, Carna, Connemara Tuesday 11th December 10.00am Donor’s Intention Wednesday 12th December 10.00am Donor’s Intention Thursday 13th December ______No Morning Mass Friday 14th December 10.00am Pat Cassidy, Magheraboy (1st Anniversary) Saturday 15th December 11.00am P.J., Kathleen Duffy and deceased Family Sunday 16th December 10.00am Peter Caulfield, Carralackey

St Joseph’s Church Urlaur

Saturday 8th December 7.00pm Stephen and Ann Caslin, Urlaur. Saturday 15th December 7.00pm People of The Parish

St Celsus Church, Kilkelly

Sunday 9th December 11.15am Anne & Patrick Peyton, Goulane Tuesday 11th December 9.00am Holy Souls Wednesday 12th December 9.00am Holy Souls Thursday 13th December 9.00am Holy Souls Friday 14th December 8.00pm Deceased of Harrington Staff Saturday 15th December 12.00noon Mary Hunt, London & Culmore 1st Anniversary Sunday 16th December 11.15am Maureen O’Grady Newport

St Patrick’s Church, Glann

Saturday 8th December 8.00pm James & Winifred Moran & deceased family members, Glann Monday 10th December 8.00pm Thomas & Mary Flatley, Glann Saturday 15th December 11.00am John Martin Grogan, Glann (month’s Mind) Saturday 15th December 8.00pm Philomena & Patrick Cox, Tavrane

Priests’ Phone Numbers

Fr Vincent Sherlock P.P., Kilmovee 094-964 9137 Fr John Maloney C.C., Kilkelly 094-936 7031

Newsletter Items Any items for the newsletter should be given to Fr. Sherlock or Fr. Maloney by Thursday evening at 8pm or emailed to [email protected] We would be grateful if notices could be emailed.

Parish Website - www.kilmoveeparish.com Diocesan Website - www.achonrydiocese.org Parish Bulletin - kilmoveeparish.com/newsletter (NEW LINK)

Primary Schools

Kilmovee 094-986 1282 Tavrane 094-964 9065 St. Theresa’s, Kilkelly 094-936 7371