<p><strong>Davitts Presto Result </strong>Numbers drawn 6, 23, 29, 35. Jackpot of €18,300 not won. </p><p><strong>Parish of Kilvine </strong></p><p>€50 winners were Finbarr McDonagh, Claremorris, S. O Donnellan and S. Crowe, c/o Keane’s, </p><p>Crossboyne, Darragh McCormack, c/o Noel Devane, Deborah Heneghan, Ballindine. Next Draw Sunday </p><p>20<sup style="top: -0.33em;">th </sup>in Jackie’s, Ballindine, with the Jackpot standing at a massive €18,400. </p><p><strong>Fr. Martin O`Connor P.P. 087-2401297 </strong><br><strong>Ballindine 094-9364423 / Irishtown 094- 9386863 </strong><br><strong>Email: [email protected] </strong><a href="/goto?url=http://www.kilvineparish.ie/" target="_blank"><strong>www.kilvineparish.ie </strong></a></p><p><strong>As of this January, Davitts GAA Club are proud to announce they will become a smoke free club. This is in partnership with the HSE, Healthy Ireland, Irish Life and the GAA Healthy Club Project. The area includes club house, pitch, stand and surrounding areas. We are grateful for your support. </strong></p><p><a href="/goto?url=http://www.ballindineschool.ie/" target="_blank"><strong>www.ballindineschool.ie </strong></a><a href="/goto?url=http://www.irishtownns.scoilnet.ie/" target="_blank"><strong>www.irishtownns.scoilnet.ie </strong></a></p><p><strong>ACTIVE RETIREMENT ASSOC (OVER 55'S) </strong>: members&nbsp;are requested to attend a very important meeting on Tuesday, 22 January, at 8.30.p.m. in Ballindine Community Centre.&nbsp;<strong>Agenda </strong>: Planning for the future. </p><p><strong>19</strong><sup style="top: -0.54em;"><strong>th </strong></sup><strong>– 27</strong><sup style="top: -0.54em;"><strong>th </strong></sup><strong>January, 2019 </strong></p><p><strong>Training courses available </strong>to help people develop confidence and skills to access further education and employment. All&nbsp;courses are QQI accredited and you can work at your own pace on goals you help to set. If you are registered with the DSP this course is Free and your payments are protected. If you would like to know more contact us directly at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]; </a>or call <a href="callto:(094)%209022770" target="_blank">(094) 9022770; </a>NLN, Breaffy Rd, Castlebar. </p><p><strong>Computer Courses: Have you a disability</strong>? Are&nbsp;you unemployed? Want to improve your employability skills? Apply for an Information Technology &amp; Office Skills course Via Distant Learning in the comfort of your own home using the latest technology.&nbsp;QQI Modules include: Word Processing • Spreadsheets • </p><p>Computer Literacy • Internet Skills • Computer Applications.&nbsp;No Fees (must be registered with Dept. of </p><p>Social Prot.).&nbsp;All courses funded by the ETB.&nbsp;Students may be entitled to an ETB training allowance with the support of N.D.P. For info, contact: 09493 64054; 09493 85005&nbsp;<strong>Email</strong><a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank"><strong>: [email protected] </strong></a></p><p><strong>1 day Baby Sleep Training Workshop in Claremorris FRC </strong>on Tues 29<sup style="top: -0.38em;">th </sup>Jan 10am to 12pm in Cost is </p><p>€30.00 and booking is essential.To book contact Claremorris FRC on (094)9377838 or call&nbsp;086 8932360 </p><p><strong>Tuam Cancer Care </strong>are holding a Free 6 week programme <strong>'Cancer Thriving &amp; Surviving' </strong>starting <strong>Thurs </strong></p><p><strong>14th Feb 10.30 -1pm </strong>to help support people recovering from Cancer. CTS was developed by Stanford University, given over 2.5 hours once a week for 6 weeks. <strong>Topics</strong>: fatigue, frustration, pain &amp; isolation. Living with uncertainty, making decisions about treatment, communicating effectively with family and health professionals, nutrition. For more info or to book a place, tel: Tuam Cancer Care on 093-28522. </p><p><strong>Would you like to receive Meals on Wheels </strong>from Ballindine Centre every Monday, Wednesday or </p><p>Thursday. Tel:&nbsp;Mary 087-1230980 or Margaret 087-1705679 or call into the Centre on the days above? </p><p><strong>The Wedding at Cana </strong></p><p><strong>In the Gospel today </strong>Jesus is invited to a wedding with his mother, Mary, and some of his friends.&nbsp;After a while there is no wine left, so Mary asks Jesus to help,&nbsp;Jesus turns water into wine and everyone is amazed at how good the new wine is. </p><p><strong>Annual Meeting of Mayo Branch of Retired Civil and Public Servants Association </strong>in Travellers Friend Hotel, Castlebar on <strong>Thurs next Jan 24</strong><sup style="top: -0.33em;"><strong>th </strong></sup><strong>at 11am</strong>. New members welcome. </p><p><strong>Mayo Cancer Support Group Meeting </strong>at Rock Rose House, Castlebar on Thurs 31st at </p><p>7pm. Guest speaker on Nutrition and a Healthy Lifestyle will attend. Contact 094 9038407 </p><p><strong>Claremorris Musical Society </strong>production of “<strong>BIG The Musical</strong>” Wed Jan 30<sup style="top: -0.33em;">th </sup>to Sat Feb 2<sup style="top: -0.33em;">nd </sup>at 8pm in </p><p>Claremorris Town Hall.&nbsp;Tickets on sale via 089 4629295.&nbsp;Group rates available.&nbsp;Early booking is advised. For further details find us on FB or <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected] </a></p><p><strong>A Prayer</strong>: Dear&nbsp;Jesus, you are so kind and helpful.&nbsp;Help me to be kind and helpful to the people I know, so that I can make a difference to their lives.&nbsp;Amen,. </p><p><strong>Claremorris Community radio </strong>interview with Michael Halligan on Sunday &amp; Monday at 12noon on CCR 94.6FM and on the web at ccr946.ie . </p><p><strong>Parish Safeguarding Representative: Ger Conroy 087-9045833 </strong></p><p><strong>Milltown CE Scheme </strong>has vacancies for General Operatives, Landscrapers, Gardeners. </p><p><strong>Community Alert Text No`s: </strong></p><p><strong>Cluster Priests </strong></p><p>Contact Milltown Community Centre 093-51876 between 9.30 and 1pm or 087-2261578 </p><p><strong>087-2452565; 087-1322411 086-8436958; 087-6528213 Claremorris Garda Station 094-9372080 </strong></p><p><strong>Fr. Cribben 093-51609 Fr. Gannon 086-2656563 Fr. Quinn 087-2685288 </strong></p><p><strong>Asthma Society Ballindine Churchgate Collection </strong>last week amounted to €125.&nbsp;Thanks to </p><p>everyone who contributed and to the collectors. </p><p><strong>Eucharistic Ministers </strong></p><p><strong>Ballindine Sat 26</strong><sup style="top: -0.33em;"><strong>th </strong></sup><strong>8pm </strong></p><p>P. Giblin, C. Egan, F. Devane </p><p><strong>Irishtown Sun 27</strong><sup style="top: -0.33em;"><strong>th </strong></sup><strong>10.30am </strong></p><p>Ann Clarke, S.Melvin </p><p><strong>Readers </strong></p><p><strong>D.T.I.M </strong></p><p><strong>Servers </strong></p><p><strong>Team B </strong></p><p><strong>Gp 4 </strong></p><p><strong>Second Sunday in Ordinary Time </strong></p><p><strong>Offertory Collection 12</strong><sup style="top: -0.38em;"><strong>th</strong></sup><strong>/13</strong><sup style="top: -0.38em;"><strong>th </strong></sup><strong>Jan: €1,245 </strong></p><p><em>(includes €270 from </em></p><p><em>Claremorris) </em></p><p><strong>REMEMBERED IN MASSES THIS WEEK 19</strong><sup style="top: -0.33em;"><strong>th </strong></sup><strong>– 27</strong><sup style="top: -0.33em;"><strong>th </strong></sup><strong>January, 2019 </strong><br><strong>D.T.I.M </strong></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><strong>Ballindine Sat 19</strong><sup style="top: -0.33em;"><strong>th </strong></sup><strong>8.00pn </strong></li><li style="flex:1"><strong>Cathlyn Flanagan (First Anniversary) and husband John, </strong></li></ul><p><strong>Bridget and Delia Flanagan, </strong></p><p><strong>Irishtown Servers during the week Gp 3 Marion House Sun 27</strong><sup style="top: -0.33em;"><strong>th</strong></sup><strong>: Celia Griffin Offertory Collectors 27</strong><sup style="top: -0.33em;"><strong>th </strong></sup><strong>Jan: B.Freeley,&nbsp;T.Keadin </strong></p><p><strong>Thank you for your contribution </strong></p><p><strong>Michael, Patrick &amp; Nora Raftery and deceased of Cummins Family, </strong><br><strong>Deceased of Gallagher Family (Skevard), </strong></p><p><strong>Offertory Boxes of envelopes for 2019 are available for pick up in both churches. If </strong></p><p><strong>there is no box allocated to you please ask for one at the </strong><br><strong>Sacristy. </strong></p><p><strong>Deceased of Kilkenny Family (Cloonmore), Martin Daly, </strong><br><strong>Marie &amp; Edward Dixon and deceased family members. </strong></p><p><strong>Prayers of Faithful Sat 26</strong><sup style="top: -0.33em;"><strong>th </strong></sup><strong>D.T.I.M Prayers of Faithful Sun 27</strong><sup style="top: -0.33em;"><strong>th </strong></sup><strong>D.T.I.M </strong></p><p><strong>Confirmation 2019</strong>: The&nbsp;Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated in St. Joseph`s Church Ballindine on <strong>Thursday </strong></p><p><strong>14</strong><sup style="top: -0.38em;"><strong>th </strong></sup><strong>February at 12noon. </strong></p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><strong>Irishtown Sun&nbsp;20</strong><sup style="top: -0.33em;"><strong>th </strong></sup><strong>10.30am </strong></li><li style="flex:1"><strong>Delia McGrath and deceased of family, </strong></li></ul><p><strong>Jack and Kathleen Tierney, Bernadette, Jimmy and Fr. Tom Corless. </strong></p><p><strong>Light Refreshments will be served in Ballindine </strong><br><strong>Community Centre after the Ceremony. </strong><br><strong>All are welcome. </strong></p><p><strong>Church Cleaners required </strong></p><p><strong>for both Ballindine and Irishtown Churches. </strong>If interested in helping </p><p>to keep our churches in the condition to which we`ve become accustomed, by spending one hour a week <strong>in the </strong></p><p><strong>month of April,&nbsp;</strong>please tel: 087- </p><p>9793747. Your&nbsp;help would be much appreciated. </p><p><strong>Tues 22</strong><sup style="top: -0.33em;"><strong>nd </strong></sup><strong>- Fri 25</strong><sup style="top: -0.33em;"><strong>th </strong></sup></p><p><strong>No Mass </strong></p><p><strong>Confirmation Retreats to Ballintubber Abbey </strong>will take </p><p>place Tuesday 29<sup style="top: -0.38em;">th </sup>January for Irishtown N.S. Please keep all the young people from our parish in your prayers. </p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><strong>Ballindine Sat 26</strong><sup style="top: -0.33em;"><strong>th </strong></sup><strong>8.00pn </strong></li><li style="flex:1"><strong>Mary Fallon (First Anniversary) and Jimmy, </strong></li></ul><p><strong>John &amp; Mary Mongan, </strong></p><p><strong>Pastoral Council Meeting: on Tuesday 29</strong><sup style="top: -0.42em;"><strong>th </strong></sup><strong>January </strong></p><p><strong>Kate &amp; Bill Hennigan, Mick and May Hynes, </strong></p><p><strong>in Parochial House, Ballindine at 8.30pm. All members are requested to attend. </strong></p><p><strong>Mayo Roscommon Hospice Let Love Shine a Light Ecumenical </strong></p><p><strong>Service </strong>will take place at St Johns Rest and Care Centre, Knock </p><p>next <strong>Sunday 20</strong><sup style="top: -0.33em;"><strong>th </strong></sup><strong>January at 3.45 pm</strong>. All&nbsp;those for whom lights </p><p>were sponsored on the Tree of Light will be remembered at the Service. All welcome. </p><p><strong>Do This in Memory Masses </strong></p><p><strong>Mary &amp; Martin Devane, John &amp; Mary O`Connell, Kevin &amp; Maud McHugh, </strong></p><p><strong>Eucharistic Ministers also required </strong>for both churches – if </p><p>interested in becoming involved please give your name and contact details to Fr. O`Connor or any Church Sacristan. </p><p><strong>Catholic School`s Week begins </strong></p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><strong>Irishtown Sun&nbsp;27</strong><sup style="top: -0.33em;"><strong>th </strong></sup><strong>10.30am </strong></li><li style="flex:1"><strong>Joe McGee (2</strong><sup style="top: -0.33em;"><strong>nd </strong></sup><strong>Anniversary), </strong></li></ul><p><strong>Gerald Corr &amp; deceased of Healy Family, Tommie Freeley &amp; deceased of family, Deceased of Ellis Family. </strong></p><p><strong>Christmas Communion Calls </strong></p><p><strong>YOUTH CHOIR PRACTICE next Thursday 24</strong><sup style="top: -0.38em;"><strong>th </strong></sup></p><p><strong>Mass Readers Missals for 2019 are available in Church </strong></p><p><strong>will be on Friday 14</strong><sup style="top: -0.33em;"><strong>th </strong></sup><strong>December </strong></p><p><strong>Sacristies – please pick yours up. </strong></p><p><strong>(not Thursday as in last week`s </strong></p><p><strong>January @ 7.30pm in Ballindine Church. </strong><br><strong>All singers and all kinds of instruments are welcome. </strong><br><strong>Do bring them along. </strong></p><p><strong>newsletter) </strong>at the usual times<strong>. </strong></p><p><strong>Catholic School`s Week 27</strong><sup style="top: -0.42em;"><strong>th </strong></sup><strong>Jan – 3</strong><sup style="top: -0.42em;"><strong>rd </strong></sup><strong>Feb. </strong></p><p>If anyone is not on the First </p><p><strong>`Celebrating the Work </strong></p><p><strong>EUCHARISTIC ADORATION </strong></p><p><strong>No Eucharistic Adoration this week </strong></p><p>Friday list and wishes to be visited </p><p><strong>of our local National Schools` </strong></p><p>for Christmas please contact Fr. </p><p><em>`Let us </em><sub style="top: 0.21em;">O</sub><em>t h</em><sub style="top: 0.21em;">`C</sub><em>a</em><sub style="top: 0.21em;">o</sub><em>n</em><sub style="top: 0.21em;">n</sub><em>k</em><sub style="top: 0.21em;">no</sub><em>a</em><sub style="top: 0.21em;">r</sub><em>l</em><sub style="top: 0.21em;">.</sub><em>l those who teach in Catholic schools. Educating is an act of love; </em></p><p><strong>Medjugorje Pilgrimage from </strong></p><p><em>it is like giving life`. &nbsp;</em><strong>Pope Francis </strong></p><p><strong>Anniversaries</strong>: </p><p><strong>Knock 18TH&nbsp;- 25TH SEPT. If deposit </strong></p><p><strong>of €100.00 paid by 1st FEB - All Inclusive price is €675.00. Spiritual </strong></p><p><strong>Directors: Fr.&nbsp;Tommy Commins &amp; Fr. Willie Hennessy.&nbsp;Contact Anne </strong></p><p><strong>Keadin </strong><a href="callto:086-376%206293" target="_blank"><strong>086-376 6293 </strong></a></p><p>Anyone wishing to have their deceased loved ones remembered in the Parish Newsletter please forward your list with names and dates and they will be included annually in the newsletter. </p><p><strong>Those we hold most dear never truly leave us; they live on in the kindness they showed us. </strong></p><p><strong>Davey Cummins, Teresa Mullarkey, Tom Martin, Michael Byrne, Mary Greaney, Bridget Melvin, </strong><br><strong>Delia McGee, Christine Quinn, Patrick O`Connor, Ellen Godfrey, Bridget Heneghan, Tommie Freeley, </strong><br><strong>Keith Johnson, Mary Ginley, Bridget Mooney, Bridie Quinn, Pat Mitchell. </strong></p><p><strong>Death: </strong>Please pray for <strong>Liam Kenny, </strong>Milltown<strong>, </strong>brother </p><p>of the late Eamon, Ballindine, who died this week.&nbsp;<strong>May </strong></p><p><strong>his soul rest in peace, Amen. </strong></p>