Parish Newsletter, 26th May 2019 Tel: 074 954 2006 - 086 230 0620 - Email: [email protected] - Kincasslagh Parish - Web: www.kincasslagh.ie - SVP 087 050 7895

Schedule of Masses All Ireland Rosary Rally, Knock Shrine, Co Dementia Support Group. Anyone living with St. Mary’s Church, Kincasslagh Mayo, Saturday 1st June 2019 from 2pm to Dementia, irrespective of what stage their Next Weekend 5pm. Mass celebrated by Bishop John illness is at are invited to attend the café. Saturday @ 6.30 p.m. Fleming, homilist Fr Frank Fahey. Buses Over the last two years various professionals Sunday @ 10.00 a.m. available locally; contact Orla on 07545 452 have delivered talks, engaged in discussions Next Week 362 and question and answer sessions with Wednesday @ 7.00 p.m. people living with Dementia and their carers. The Café hope to celebrate the second Friday @ 7.00 p.m. festival will hold the next quiz in anniversary on June 6th 2019 with a party. St. Columba’s Church, Acres McDaid’s on Saturday 1st June at 10pm Next Weekend The setting will be informal with song and

Sunday @ 11.30 a.m. dance and light refreshments Next Week Congrats If anyone requires further information or has Monday @ 10.00 a.m. any queries please contact the Alzheimer’s Thursday @ 10.00 a.m. Society Ireland Branch Office on A lovely one day retreat on the Penitential 074 97 22795. Vigil Reverts to Kincasslagh next weekend Island of Lough Derg was enjoyed by Anniversaries and Masses parishioners from the three parishes of the Welcome Annie & Brianie Ward Lr Keadue and Gracie Rosses on Tuesday last. & Sheila Bonner, Saturday 25th, StC Sheila Fitzharris, Dublin and Belcruit, Sunday A Word of Truth and Hope’, a resource pack 26th, StM for Parish Pastoral Councils and other parish Boyle & O’Donnell Families, Sunday 26th, StC groups, prepared by the Council for Sheila Sweeney, Mullaghderg, Wed, StM Marriage and the Family, following last Joe Joe Phil Boyle, Thursday, StC August’s celebration of the World Meeting of Mary & Paddy Sally Gillespie, Friday, StM the Families and the visit of Pope Francis to st Francie & Julia O’Donnell, Kincasslagh, Sat 1 , Ireland, published by Veritas, is available StM through Veritas. It proposes a vision for the nd Jim & Eimear Boyle, Sunday 2 , StM family which might shape our response as Anniversaries people of faith, and as citizens, to the diverse Edward Gallagher, Keadue needs and challenges experienced in

families in Ireland today. Many of the Congrats to Sarah Doherty and Aodhdán Fundraising Events questions addressed in the publication are Taylor who tied the proverbial knot at a Caislean Oir, Quiz on Wednesday @ the same questions which exercised the beautiful service in Acres recently. Wishing 9.30 pm. in aid of Kincasslagh Karate Club. Government’s Commission on the Family you every future happiness folks! €20, team of 4. between 1995 - 1998. The primary objective

St. Mary’s Hall, Kincasslagh Bingo on Friday of that Commission was to examine how nd We had the pleasure of gathering in night at 8.30 p.m. in aid of Keadue Rovers FC. public policy could best support and help 2 Anniversary Celebration Drimarone Chapel last weekend to welcome families in the changing demographics of The Café will celebrate its second th the day. www.veritas.ie anniversary on the 6 June 2019 and would baby Shay into the world. We wanted to Eures Cross Border Partnership in conjunction like to invite any person who is living with show him off in his native parish as well! with The Department of Employment Affairs Dementia and their carers, family members & Social Protection and The Department for John Pridmore has a great conversion story: or friends. Kincasslagh Fundraising Draw Communities in Northern Ireland are holding from being a gangster in London to a solider The first Alzheimer’s Café was started in the Don’t forget the next draw in our parish a Cross Border Jobs Fair on Thursday 30th for Christ. He now travels and invites people Netherlands in 1997 by Dr. Bere Miesen. The fundraiser in Kincasslagh will take place in St. May in the Abbey Hotel, Donegal Town. The to give their hearts to Jesus. John will be in St Alzheimer’s Café is more than just a “social th Mary’s Hall on Sunday after 10.000 a.m. Mass. event will run from 14.00pm until 20.00pm. A Eunan’s Church, on Monday 27 , outing”; it’s a gathering of people affected th th Refreshments served. large number of employers will be in Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 May. He by or interested in Dementia. attendance and they will have a number of will speak at the 9am Mass. Each evening, at Anyone who attends the Alzheimer’s Café job offers available. Admission is free. 7.30pm, there will be a Holy Hour under the can receive support, information, education themes of God’s Love, God’s Mercy and about Dementia, and meet others in similar God’s Healing. All are welcome for all or part circumstances. They also meet professionals of this mini mission. knowledgeable about Dementia, members Rosses One Day Pilgrimage to Lough Derg of the local Alzheimer’s Society or any other