PARISH NEWSLETTER Website: www.castlebarparish.ie email: [email protected]

Sunday Mass Times Parish Church: 7pm (Sat), 8.30am, 10.30am, 12pm Ballyheane Church: 8pm (Sat) Breaffy Church: 10am, 11.30am

PRIEST ON CALL: tel 094 9021844

PARISH CHURCH Monday 1st July: 10.00am - Patrick (Pat) Burns, Kingscourt, Co Cavan. (1st Anv.) Angela & Martin Egan. Sabina Hopkins, Riverdale Court, daughter Breege Holmes, Crimlin & dec. Hopkins & McHale families. Neville McGann, Castlebar. 7.00pm - Fr Paddy Curran. John McNulty, Chestnut Grove & Achill & dec. McNulty & English families. Mary & John Irwin, Springfield, sons John & Gabriel, Barbara & Tom Daly, Co. Waterford, Bridgie & Jimmy Breslin, Co. Donegal. Dec. Clarke & Glynn families, Castlebar. Tommy Clarke, Castlehill Park & . Tuesday 2nd July: 10.00am - James, Nora, Martin & Kathleen Brady, Main Street. Wednesday 3rd July: 8.00am - Private Intention. 10.00am - Patrick & Katie Fallon, son Pa & dec. Fallon & Staunton families, McHale Road. Special Intention. Thursday 4th July: 10.00am - Thomas & Ellen Cunningham. Carmel Brett, Irishtown. Special Intention. Friday 5th July: 8.00am - Willie & Bridie Lavelle & dec. relatives, St. Patrick’s Avenue. 10.00am - Margaret, Patrick & Kathleen Conneely, Snugboro, Hubert Hardiman & dec. Conneely, Murray & McTigue families. Saturday 6th July: 10.00am - Emer Groonell, Tullamore & Newport Road. (M.M.) Michael & Phylis Murray & Mary & Michael Jnr, Newport Road & Riverdale Court. Peggy Coady, Mountdaisy. John & Agnes Hoban, sons John Jnr & Michael, daughter Chris & dec family, 35 Rathbawn Drive. William Kelly, Achill. 7.00pm - Gary Fitzgerald, College View, Westport Road. (M.M.) Sunday 7th July: 10.30am - Iris Colgan (1st Anv.) & her husband Joe, Pontoon Road. BREAFFY CHURCH Mon 1st July: 7.30pm - Private Intention. Wed 3rd July: 7.30pm - Pakie & Annie Cunnane & dec. Cunnane & Duffy families. Fri 5th July: 7.30pm - Mass in Breaffy Cemetery Sat 6th July: 10.00am - Private Intention. Sun 7th July: 10.00am - Elaine O’Leary. 11.30am - Jack Sheridan & dec. Sheridan & McGowan families. BALLYHEANE CHURCH Sat 6th July: 8.00pm - Edward Conway, Ringeraun & dec. family. Billy Burke, . Nora & Paddy Kelly, Cloonaghmore, Ballyheane.

ALTAR SOCIETY REST IN PEACE B. Downes M. Brett Tommy Duffy, Glan, , father of Tom Duffy, M. Rance Castlehill Park.

DAILY READERS Carmel Gibbons, Chestnut Grove. Mon - A. O’Hara Joe Mulroy, Pontoon Road. Tues - C. Casey Thurs - B. Watkin Fri - Ú. Ryan

MINISTERS OF THE WORD ______th th 6 /7 July 7.00pm - 4 Day Walks Extended Adoration 8.30am - J. Gaffney You are invited to Extended Adoration for our unborn in the Monastery from 7pm on the First 10.30am - B. Mullins th th 12.00pm - L. Nyland Friday 5 July to 9.30am on Saturday 6 July.

I’ll do it tomorrow!

Those of us who are procrastinators will identify with today’s Gospel. We have the best of intentions, but somehow our ‘to do’ list for today keeps getting pushed out until tomorrow, and the next day, and the next week. There is always an excuse, or something more urgent that needs to be done. The things that we do not prioritise get relegated to the bottom of the list, and sometimes drop off altogether, so that they never get done.

In Luke’s Gospel, when Jesus invites people to follow him, he gets some similar responses - I’ll be right with you, I’ll add it to my ‘to do’ list. ‘I will follow you sir, but first let me …’ The excuses these people give are far from feeble: one wants to go and bury his or her father first, another simply wants to say goodbye to their family. But Jesus has what sound like very harsh words for these predicaments. There is no time, there can be no excuses, this is more important.

Discipleship is a path that requires sacrifice. It is a path that means living in a new and different way. Rather than focusing on the past, we need to move forward and get on with the task. Jesus tells us: ‘Once the hand is laid on the plough, no one who looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.’ There is work to be done, and it cannot wait. People who are hungry, homeless, marginalised or suffering cannot wait. The earth cannot wait. Our ‘to do’ lists need to be shaken up. If we are to live as disciples, the time is not tomorrow, it is now.

(Tríona Doherty, Intercom)

Masses in the Cemeteries

Friday July 5th Breaffy Cemetery - 7.30pm

Ballyheane Cemetery - 8.00pm

Friday July 12th

New Cemetery - 7.00pm

Friday August 2nd

Old Cemetery - 7.00pm

Church Collection Envelopes 2019/2020 Latin Mass in the Extraordinary Form Thanks to everyone who helped with the distribution of (Tridentine) th boxes. Areas still awaiting delivery or collection include: Sun. July 14 at 5.30pm in the Parish Church, Knock.

Aughadrina, Ardvarney, Ballinvilla, Ballymacrath, Cappagh, First Saturday Devotions Cloonkeen, Bailenagcloch, Curradrish, Sarnaught, th Sat. July 6 in Knock Old Parish Church. Starts at Blackfort Close, Coarsepark, Snugboro, Tullycommons. If 11am with Rosary, meditations and concludes with Holy you did not receive a box or would like to distribute boxes Mass at 12 noon, Confessions and Enrolment of the in your area please call to the Presbytery, tel. 094 free brown scapulars. All are welcome. 9021844. Thank you. Climate Adaptation Strategy Pieta House Fundraiser Mayo County Council are inviting the public to make Lots of Laps of Lough Lannagh with Fr. John Kenny for th submissions on their draft Climate Adaptation strategy. Pieta House on Sat. July 6 from 11am-2pm starting at rd The deadline date is Wed. July 3 . If you would like to Lough Lannagh Village. 11am – walk, 12 noon – run or make a submission go to www.mayococo.ie jog, 1pm - paddle. €10 entry fee. Quiz Night Step by Step to Feed the Next Child th In aid of Crumlin Children’s Hospital on Fri. 5 July at Mary’s Meals began feeding 200 children in Malawi in 2002 8.30pm in The Bridge Street Bar, Main Street. €10 per and is now feeding 1,425,013 children every day in places person, max 5 per table. All welcome. of education. To raise funds and awareness of Mary's Meals, walks are being organised throughout and Car Boot Sale th are all arriving in Knock on 15 Aug. More information on This Sun. 30th June in Main Street Car Park from 8am how to take part in the walks available at to 3pm. In aid of Snugboro Development Association.

www.sbs4marysmeals.ie The reopening of the Mayo to Galway rail link Western Alzheimers Donation Drive is currently under consideration and the consultants Donations of clothing, household, bric-a-brac etc are would like to hear your views. Please complete the welcome. Drop to Western Alzheimer Offfice, short online survey at http://bit.ly/wrcconsultation before th from Mon. to Fri. from 9.30am-5pm throughout July. 17 July.