KILLASSER/CALLOW PARISH NEWSLETTER PARISH WEBSITE - www.killasser.com FR. JOHN DURKAN (094) 92 51431 087 9548532 E-mail: [email protected] Easter Sunday 8th April 2012 KILLASSER/CALLOW PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL MISSION STATEMENT ‘We seek to become a more welcoming community where God’s wonderful message of faith, hope and love is experienced’

WISHING YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY AND SAFE EASTER.

Fr. Stephen O’Mahony - 086-8226405. Fr Dermot Meehan - Swinford 094-9252952 Fr. Padraic Costelloe - 094-9256131 Fr. Gerard Davey - Foxford 094-9256401 Fr. John Glynn – Tourlestrane 071- 9181105 Fr Martin Jennings - Curry 094- 9254508

MASSES FOR THE WEEK

Sat7 th April 9pm Killasser Easter Vigil Sun 8 th April 9.30am Callow Tom & Kathleen Durkan, Cloonygowan, Callow PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN TIMES. Sun 8 th April 11.30am Killasser Edward & Mary O’Hara and son Patrick, Treenrevagh. Willie O’Neill, Creggaune & Winnie McGloin and deceased family members of the O’Neill and Kneafsey families. Daniel Conlon, Boleyboy, Killasser, Anniversary. Mon 9 th April 8pm Killasser Canon J.B. Walsh, Former P.P. Killasser. Requested by the Diocese. Wed 11 th April 10am Callow Morning Mass Thur 12 th April 10am Killasser Morning Mass Fri 13 th April 8pm Killasser Evening Mass Sat 14 th April 8pm Killasser Mary Gildea & husband Willie, Knox and deceased family members of the Mallee and Gildea families. Mary Keating and deceased families members of the Hennigan & Rochford families. Sun 15 th April 10am Callow Private Intention. Sun 15 th April 11.30am Killasser People of the Parish.

Pray for: Andrew McNulty, Youghal and Renbrack. Brother of the late Ann Holleran, Doonmaynor.

OFFERTORY PROCESSION FOR THIS WEEK: Sat 9.00 p.m The Holleran Family (Dromada-Duke) Sun 9.30am a.m. The McGowan Family (Cullenaughton) Sun 11.30 a.m. The O’Neill Family (Creggaune)

OFFERTORY PROCESSION FOR NEXT WEEK: Sat 9.00 p.m The Convey Family (Darnagh) Sun 9.30am a.m. The McNulty Family (Cullenaughton) Sun 11.30 a.m. The Howley Family (Dunmaynor)

ATTENTION ALL PARENTS WITH CHILDREN FOR CONFIRMATION There will be a Service of Light (The whole family must attend) on 18 th April at 7.30pm. This is a Wednesday. There will be a talk for parents - both parents are kindly asked to come- on Monday 23 rd April at 8pm. The Service of Light takes place in Killasser Church. The talk for parents takes place in Carramore school.

DO THIS IN MEMORY TALK There will be a Do This In Memory Talk for all parents with children for Communion, on Wednesday next 11 th April at 8pm in the Parochial House Killasser. The next Do This is Memory Mass will be on Sunday 22 nd at 11.30am.

IMPORTANT DATES IN THE PARISH The date for Confirmation in Killasser is Saturday April 28 th 2012 at 12 noon . The date for First Holy Communion is 13 th May 2012 at 11.30am.

READERS MISSALS These are now available from both churches in the Parish.

KILLASSER COMMUNITY CARE GROUP TRIP Killasser Community Care are organising a day trip to Knock Shrine on Thursday 17 th May. We will depart at approximately 11a.m. We will have Confessions and attend Mass at 1.15p.m. in the Apparition Altar. Also have a tour of the Museum and enjoy a 3 course meal in the adjoining Café. Approximate cost would be €27 per person. If you are interested please contact Kathleen McNulty 087-6179317, Sarah McLoughlin 087-0404342 or Fr John Durkan 087-9548532.

TABLE MISSING FROM THE COMMUNITY CENTRE Killasser Community Care is missing a table again. Please return at your earliest convenience, Thank You.

KILLASSER NATIONAL SCHOOL WEBSITE Killasser National School now have a website, to see it please log onto www.killasserns.scoilnet.ie/blog

CALLOW CHURCH BICENTENARY CELEBRATIONS are planned for the weekend of June 29 th -July 1st 2012. Please inform your relatives and friends who are away so that they can make plans to be home for that weekend.

CALLOW CHURCH ON FACEBOOK a facebook page has been set up for Callow Church, and can be found under the name of Callow Church Weddings. Would people who use facebook, look at this page and click like, this way all your friends will be able to see it.

ITEMS FOR CLUSTER NEWSLETTER We welcome photos, articles, news items for this year’s newsletter. Please send to Maureen Murphy by April 22 nd . Contact Tel 094 9251525 / 087 2389786 or email: [email protected].

EASTER FUN CYCLE AND WALK There will be a 20km and 10km cycle and a 5km walk around Killasser on Easter Monday April 9 th at 12noon. Starting at Killasser Community Centre. There will be a charge of €5 per adult and children free. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The €5 will be used to purchase goal posts for Killasser Pitch. With John O’Mahoney’s help we will be able to get goal posts for €400. For more information contact: Sean Tuffy: 087 6686738; Michael Loftus: 087 2387338.

CARROWNEENY/DOONMAYNOR WALK It is proposed to mark Carroweeney/Doonmaynor road as a loop walk which will be promoted through the National Trails Office and .

RUN, JOG OR WALK IN MEMORY OF MARTIN BOYLE A 10km run, jog or walk in memory of Martin Boyle will take place on Sunday 22 nd April in Foxford at 12noon. Meeting at the sports centre in Foxford, entry online through the website runireland.ie or register on the day in Foxford sports and leisure centre from 10am on the morning of the run. Prizes for first, second and third male and female. Also prize for first local male and female. Prize giving will take place afterwards in the leisure centre Medals for all participants and monies raised will go to local charities. Tea, coffee and refreshments available afterwards. For more information contact Michelle Reynolds on 086 4180149 or Gerry Devaney 087 2383647.

SNOWHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS IN KILLASSER Swinford Variety Group will present “Snowhite and the Seven Dwarfs” in Killasser Community Centre on next Saturday night 14th April at 8.45pm. A good nights entertainment for all the family not to be missed. Admission: Adults €10, Children/Students: €5. Your support would be appreciated. Be early and bring a friend! ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT IN WOOD The Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held in the Wood beside the playground on Easter Sunday at 2 p.m. This hugely successful event is sponsored once again by Derek Kennedy of Eurospar. All queries to Joe Mellett 087 2573752

RURAL TRANSPORT SERVICE A Rural Transport service operates every Friday to Swinford from Killasser and is available to pick up passengers in Carramore, Carton Roads Junction, Carrowliambeg. The outward journey departs at approximately 10.30a.m. The return service departs from Moores Swinford at 2.15p.m. This is a door-to-door service. Mayo Rural Transport Fare is €5.00 return and €2.50 single, children under the age of 3 travels free when accompanied by an adult. Free Travel Passes are accepted on all services. For more information on the service and timetable please contact: Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Company @ 094 9256745 or email [email protected] . Or contact Tony Lynskey 087 2370154.

SWINFORD GOLF SOCCER DRAW Results of the 23 rd Draw held in the Sheepwalk Bar: €1,000 Ann Prendergast, Attymachugh; €300 Peggy Lyons, Newcastle, Meelick; €200 Evan Dwyer, .

SCRAP SATURDAY Scrap Saturday, April 14 th in aid of Swinford GAA (Pitch Development Fund) . Bring all your unwanted scrap metal (washing machines, old cars, bikes, radiators, batteries, cast iron baths, old machinery etc.) to the PND Business Park, Ballina Rd from 9am-5pm on Saturday 14 th April. Please feel free to call any of the following volunteers should you want some heavy items collected: Alan Heaney 087-9066479 / Colm O Hara 087-9694193 (Killasser) & Pat Horan 087-2757859 (Callow). Thank you for your support.

OICHE GAEILGE Beidh Oiche Gaeilge i Teach Tabhairne Seosamh O’Maoloid ar an cúigiú la de mí Aibreán ag a leath uair tar eis a naoi a chlog. Tá fáilte roimh gach uile duine.

FEIS CEOIL Music Feis will be held in The Mayfly Foxford on Sunday 29 th April commencing at 10am. Competitions in all ages from Under 8 upwards in the following instruments: Tin Whistle, Fiddle, Button & Piano Accordian, Keyboard and miscellaneous. The committee would appreciate if entries could be submitted by April 25 th to enable the preparation of a timetable. Entries €3 for solo competition, championships €4. For further information contact 094 9256373.

SWINFORD COMMUNITY FUTURES A community open day will be held on Sunday 27 th May in Swinford to display all the results of the community futures project to the public and collect more feedback. Please watch these notes for more information over the coming months.

ACCORD MARRIAGE PREPARTION COURSES The dates for 2012 are as follows: April 27 th /28 th , May 25 th /26 th , Sep 28 th /29 th , Nov 23 rd /24 th .

ANNUAL FAMILY EASTER PARTY The annual Family Easter Party takes place in House Hotel on Easter Sunday 8 th April from 2-5pm in aid of AWARE. Tickets on the door. €5 per child or €15 per family of 4 children, aduls free.

LIAM LAWTON IN COLLOONEY CHURCH Liam Lawton in concert in Collooney Church on Friday night, 13 th April, at 8pm. Tickets cost €20 and are available for sale in Veritas Sligo, Lavin's Ballymote, Pat Igoe's, Tubbercurry and from the Parish Office Collooney on 071 9167235.

NATIONAL PIONEER BALL 16 th National Pioneer Ball, Clarion Hotel Sligo, Saturday 14 th of April 2012. The night starts with mass in St.Joseph's Church, Ballytivnian, Sligo at 6pm followed by a four course meal (soup, main, dessert, tea/coffee) served at 8pm. Music on the night will be by The Heebie Jeebies Band. Guest Speaker on the night past pioneer president Shane Kitson. For tickets contact Grace Ward on 087 1426320.

PIETA HOUSE, DARKNESS INTO LIGHT Pieta House, Centre for the Prevention of Self-harm or Suicide, Darkness into Light 5km event. Is on in 14 Venues around Ireland, Saturday 12 th May 2012 starting at 4.00am (early morning). Sign up for this unique experience! Visit our web site: dil.pieta.ie to find the venue nearest you or contact Pieta House DIL office at 01 6282111. This event is symbolic of the work of Pieta House, darkness into light, despair to hope.

COLÁISTE NÉIFINN is a newly founded Irish Summer College in Castlebar. Classes, sports, music, dancing, a tour and other activities will feature in the coláiste. The days will be action packed from 10am to 5pm. Course dates for 12 -15 year olds are from the 25 th June to the 6 th July inclusive (except Saturdays and Sundays). Course dates for 15 -18 year olds are from the 11 th – 24 th July. A bus service will be organised subject to demand and parents/guardians will incur this service at an extra cost. An enrolment night will take place in the McWilliam Park hotel in on the 12 th April at 7pm. This will give parents time to gain further information about Coláiste Néifinn. For more information call 087 3573778 or email [email protected] .

WOULD YOU BELIEVE? PATRICK, THE RENEGADE SAINT Would You Believe? Documentary on the life of Saint Patrick. The programme will be broadcast this Easter Sunday evening, 8 th April, at 22.35 on RTÉ1 television. The idea for the programme came from Cardinal Brady.

FATIMA PLIGRIMAGE A pilgrimage to Fatima for 5 days departing on September 12 th (departing from Dublin), staying in the Lux Mundi Hotel price €614 full board and travel insurance is €15 extra, For further details contact Marian Pilgrimages, Tel 01-8788159 or Fr. John Maloney 094-9367031

MEDJUGORIE IRISH CENTRE GRAND PRIZE Every month for a year we are giving away one weeks free apartment accammodation for up 4 people. Text the word pilgrim followed by your name and county to 53030 in Ireland and 60777 in Northern Ireland and the U.K. or phone us and we can enter you into the draw for free. Contact us for details of our 2012 pilgrimages and €280 package deals. Website: www.med- irishcentre.com , Northern Ireland and U.K. 028 82241888, Ireland 048 82241888.

DIPLOMA COURSE IN SPIRITUAL DIRECTION This is a two-year training Course in Spiritual Direction - understood as the ministry of guiding others in their faith lives. It is an external Course offered by the Jesuit Centre of Spirituality in Dublin, Manresa House. The Milltown Institute will award a Diploma to those who have satisfactorily completed the Course. Each year consists of seven weekends, Friday evening to Sunday lunch time. The Course is non-residential. The purpose of Course: To train persons who can guide others in their faith lives by drawing on the riches of the Ignatian tradition. First Year, 2012–2013: The focus is on deepening one’s personal prayer experience, furthering one’s capacity to reflect, developing communication and listening skills and learning to accompany others. Second Year, 2013–2014: The focus is on addressing in greater depth a number of the central aspects of the Ignatian tradition and following more specifically the dynamic of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises with special emphasis on discernment and decision-making. Dates in 2012: September 14-16; October 12–14; November 09–11: 2012–2013: 2013: January 11–13; February 08– 10; March 08–10; April 12–14. Cost: Registration Fee for Milltown Institute: €150. [Payable each year.] Course: €950. [Payable each year] The cost includes tuition, supervision and photocopied material. Meals: Coffee, tea and biscuits will be provided. There are facilities for those who wish to bring a packed lunch on Saturdays. Application Forms from: John Humphreys, SJ, St Ignatius 27 Raleigh Row . Tel: 091 – 863394; Mobile: 086 1055584; E-mail: [email protected] . Completed Forms to be returned as soon as possible and before 30 th April 2012.

YOUTH RUN-IECRUN4UNITY The Youth Run will take place on Saturday 12 th May, in Stormont, Belfast. The Programme is called IECRun4Unity. The Run4Unity is an International Sports Marathon which in 2005 and 2008 involved over 100,000 young people in 182 cities. Irish teenagers will join with tens of thousands of their peers in significant locations around the globe, in this world wide relay race to express their desire for a more united world and to raise funds for scholarships in developing countries.

INTERNATIONAL THELOGY SYMPOSIUM ANNOUNCED The Theology Symposium is a meeting of graduates in theology and academics to reflect on the theme “The Eucharistic Ecclesiology of Communion Fifty Years after Vatican II”. It takes place in St Patrick's College, Maynooth, from 6 th until 9 th June 2012, the week before The 50 th International Eucharistic Congress. There will be plenary sessions, seminars and liturgies enriched by expert contributions from international scholars across the disciplines of Theology. Read more about the Symposium and book online: www.iec2012.ie/theologysymposium .

THE PROGRAMME FOR THE IEC This is the link for the whole programme of the International Eucharistic Congress, it is on the diocesan site. The link is http://www.achonrydiocese.org/iec2012events.pdf IEC2012 ON FACEBOOK The 50 th International Eucharistic Congress invites you to join the preparations to the Congress via Facebook. Through their social media, the Congress team are making available news, photos, videos, reflections, interesting links, website updates, spiritual resources and much more! Go to www.facebook.com/IEC2012 and press “like”. You are also welcome to subscribe to the IEC2012 online newsletter to keep up to date with all the latest Congress news on www.iec2012.ie/subscribe

OPPORTUNITIES TO EXHIBIT AT THE 50 th INTERNATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS During the week of the Congress, the 50 th International Eucharistic Congress will have an indoor exhibition spaces hosting over 100 exhibition stands as well as other exhibition areas around the RDS. These will allow commercial organisations and Church to represent themselves and offer religious goods, Irish craft products and services to thousands of pilgrims. The exhibition layout is now available and bookings are being taken by email: [email protected]

OPERATION GABRIEL is now up and running! Thank you for your participation. If you are a member of a group and have not provided a number please forward one to ensure smooth communications. Later on, we will launch the project. Thanks for your co-operation. Fr. John.

TICKETS FOR AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE If any one going to Rome wishes to attend an audience with the Pope, I can arrange for you to get tickets. In special cases, it is possible even to meet the Holy Father in person. Please give me plenty of notice; otherwise, it will not work out. Those who have already booked tickets through me will enjoy the privileges. Fr. John.

EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS PRAYER

Lord Jesus, you were sent by the Father to gather together those who are scattered. You came among us doing good and bringing healing, announcing the Word of salvation and giving the Bread which lasts forever. Be our companion on life’s pilgrim way.

May your Holy Spirit inflame our hearts, enliven our hope and open our minds, so that together with our sisters and brothers in faith we may recognise you in the Scriptures and in the breaking of bread. May your Holy Spirit transform us into one body and lead us to walk humbly on the earth, in justice and love, as witnesses of your resurrection.

In communion with Mary, whom you gave to us as our Mother at the foot of the cross, through you may all praise, honour and blessing be to the Father in the Holy Spirit and in the Church, now and forever.

(We encourage you and your family to say this prayer often).

New Book on Killasser Heritage A new book, Killasser: Heritage of a Mayo Parish by Bernard O’Hara, was launched recentlyin the parish. It also has inputs by Fr Martin Jennings, Maureen and Micheál Murphy, Helena Rowley, the late Séamus Peyton and many fine photographs by Louis McNulty. The book has chapters on Place-names, Archaeology, History, Education, Farming, Emigration and Migration, Institutional Church, Social Affairs, Cultural Traditions, Customs and Folklore,Sport, Profiles of Some People, Surnames and Genealogy. It also contains various aspects of history and heritage relating to Swinford, Foxford, Charlestown and South Sligo. The book, which has 431 pages and 133 photographs, is published by Killasser/ Callow Heritag Society. It can be obtained from local shops or from any of the following within the parish: Maureen and Micheál Murphy, Theresa Convey, Fr John Durkan, Thomas Marren, Margaret McGowan, Sarah McLoughlin, Kathleen McNulty, Louis McNulty, Áine Ní Chiaráinand Pádraic O’Hara. Orders by post can be sent to Killasser/ Callow Heritage Society, Carrowmoremoy, Killasser, Swinford. Co. Mayo, with cheques payable to the society as follows: Ireland €30, UK €33, and USA €38.