Thank You for Your Parish Donation A big “Thank You” to all those who have made online Woodford/Looscaun Parish Newsletter donations to assist our parish. Online donations can be made by logging on to Fr. Kieran O’Rourke, T. 090 9749100, M. 087 2997956,* E. [email protected] www.clonfertdiocese.ie Click on the secure “Donate” button located on the right of the screen and Newsletter available on www.clonfertdiocese.ie, Eircode: H62 AK18 follow the instructions given. At the drop-down menu click on Woodford & Looscaun Parish to Facebook: www.facebook.com/Woodf4dLooscaun, Woodford/Shragh Defibrillator 999 or 112***. ensure that your donation goes to your local parish. Once again thank you so much for your 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday July 18th 2021 contributions to the continued upkeep of our Parish. They are very much appreciated in these St John the Baptist Church, Woodford. difficult times. Mass Times: Mon. 8pm Tue. 7.30pm Wed. 8pm Thur 9.30am Fri. 8pm Sat 10am Sun. 11am Mass will be This year the Parish will be operating the Tax Relief Scheme for donations to eligible charities. The available on 105.0FM locally & available on Facebook Live on the Woodford/Looscaun Facebook Page. Parish qualifies under this scheme to claim back a percentage of income tax paid on donations of www.facebook.com/woodf4dlooscaun) more than €250 in any tax year. For more information in regards to this, please contact Fr. Kieran. Sunday July 17th 11am Mass for People of the Parish. Thanks to those who have returned CHY3 forms already. Every little helps. Thanks again. Sunday July 25th 11am Anne Seymour & her daughter Anne Marie,Upperforge & deceased Online Banking gives another option to donate to the parish directly by SEPA Transfer or direct members of the Seymour & Corless Families. debit to BIC BOFIIE2Dxxx IBAN IE23 BOFI 9039 4726 8843 26 You may wish to note your name or envelope number on the remittance note. Thank you to those who have also continued your Altar Society: Team 6 Geraldine Lyons, Bernadette Larkin Mary Lyons generous financial support for the Parish in these difficult times by dropping off envelopes in the St. Brendan’s Church, Looscaun letter box at the Parochial House, Looscaun. They are very much appreciated in these difficult times For Members of Parish Pastoral Councils and Parish Finance Committees New norms and guidance Mass Times: Sat. 7pm available on Woodford/Looscaun Facebook Live, & on 105.0FM published by the Diocese of Clonfert on the role and operation of Parish Pastoral Councils and Parish Saturday July 17th 7pm Michael Joe & Betty Tarpey, Derryvonlan, Powers Cross. Finance Committees: visit www.clonfertdiocese.ie Saturday July 24th 12 noon Mary Jones (nee Fahy) Douras. Celebration of Baptisms, First Holy Communions and Confirmations Update As a result of the rising Saturday July 24th 7pm John & Margaret Hickey & their sons, John & Paddy, Easterfield . threat from the very contagious Covid-19 Delta variant, at very short notice, the Government has changed its previous position with regard to the celebration of First Holy Communion and Altar Society Team 4 Betty Whelan Maura Tully. Confirmation. It now advises as follows: “First Holy Communions and Confirmations should not take place at this time. Further advice will follow on the resumption of these ceremonies when it is safe Diocese of Clonfert Somalia Vaccination Programme Collection – July 17/18 and 24 /25 July 2021 to do so.” (gov.ie) Consequently, all celebrations of First Holy Communion and Confirmation 2020 Please Help! As a mark of solidarity with many parts of the world less fortunate than ourselves, the and 2021 are to be postponed for the time being. Further advice will follow on the resumption of Clonfert Diocesan Priests Council has teamed up with Trócaire to organise a church collection to these ceremonies when it is deemed safe to do so. We are deeply saddened by this situation and assist with the Covid-19 Vaccination Programme in Gedo, Somalia. The church collection will take very much regret the disappointment this uncertainty brings to so many in our parish communities. place on the weekends of 17/18 and 24/25 July 2021. Donations can be made as follows: (A) As regards the celebration of Baptism – if you have arranged a baptism or have a child for baptism Placing your donation in an envelope marked Somalia Vaccination Programme and placing it in the please speak with your local priest for guidance in this regard. regular collection boxes in the Church. Cheques made payable to Clonfert Collections..(B) Using the Galway East Life Support GELS Suicide Prevention, New and used pop up shop will be open on both “Spare Envelope” at the back of your box of envelopes and mark it Somalia Vaccination Programme floors of the GELS Centre, located behind the Credit Union in Ballinasloe on Fri and Sat 23rd and and placing it in the regular collection boxes in the Church. Cheques made payable to Clonfert 24th July from 12 noon to 3pm. New Baby and Toddler section. Donation items accepted 085 Collections. (C) Online via the www.clonfertdiocese.ie – Donate to Parishes. In step 3 “Which Parish 1237878. are you donating to” the dropdown menu at the bottom has “Charitable Causes Clonfert Diocese'' Galway Centre for Independent Living Galway Centre for Independent living have been supplying (D) By post to Clonfert Diocesan office, Coorheen, Loughrea Co Galway H62 TD82 with cheques Caring/Assisting Services to older persons and persons with disabilities since 1994. Due to an made payable to Clonfert Collections. Please support this worthy cause. increased demand for our services in Homecare and our Personal Assistance Service to People with “Renew and Strengthen your People”. A Pastoral Reflection on the Future of the Church in the disabilities we are now recruiting in your area. Please forward CV to [email protected] or contact Diocese of Clonfert “For the journey of pastoral conversion, there will need to be much prayerful Ann on 091-773910 pastoral discernment (The Joy of the Gospel, 33). Such discernment will need to be done together. It Televised Mass or Mass via Webcam Weekday Mass: Broadcast by webcam every day from St must include, by right, both priests and laity. It must move away from asking questions like “what do Brendan’s Cathedral Loughrea at 11am and 8pm and on RTE News channel at 10.30am I want” or even “what do we want”. It must be focused on asking: “what does God desire for us here Sunday Mass: Mass is available every Saturday evening at 8pm and Sunday at 10am and 12 noon and now in the world in which we live?” Just like the infant Church after Pentecost, we must open from Loughrea Cathedral via webcam at www.loughreacathedral.ie Sunday Mass on TV alternates ourselves in a profound way to the promptings of the Holy Spirit. We must allow the Spirit to lead us with Mass at 11am on RTE1 and on the alternate Sunday at 2.15pm on the RTE News Channel. on new and exciting paths. Ultimately, there will be much that we will have to let go of if we are to Tommy Larkins Lotto No’s 10-15-16-29 Jackpot: €2,200. No Jackpot Winner: Win/Share €150: Eoin free ourselves to do what now needs to be done to live out and present the Gospel in a meaningful FahyNext Draw: Sun. July 18th in The Clubhouse. Tickets;in local shops and Klubfunder Lotto manner to the people of our day. We need to be “free from” to be “free for”. (Bishop Michael) Site/Klubfunder app. Draw results on Facebook on Sunday at 7pm Copies of the Pastoral Reflection are available for download at www.clonfertdiocese.ie Summer Reading Challenge 2021 is taking place in Woodford Library for children of all age Accord Ballinasloe Going through a difficult time in your relationship? Maybe we can groups.Call to register your name and receive your starter pack. For more information contact help…ACCORD Ballinasloe is open for face-to-face counselling in a safe environment. For more Woodford Library at 090 9749887 information call 090 9643573 or 086 4149033 or email [email protected] Sun. Jul. 18th Sunrise 5.30am Sunset 9.48pm First Quarter on Sat. Jul. 17th at 11.10am “We are with you”The Diocese of Clonfert has launched “We are with you”: a prayer initiative for the deceased and their families in these difficult times. See www.clonfertdiocese.ie Meals4Health offers home delivered, affordable, fresh tasty meals that are suited to the nutritional needs of older people and anyone living with illness or disability. Meals4Health supports good Woodford Parish Development AGM on Wed. 26th May at 7pm. Contact ? for more information or health and wellbeing helping you to live well and age well at home. For more information or to Hit the hyperlink order meals call us on 091 354 000 https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZGRlZGMyMzYtYjJmNS00NmQyLWJhYjY Keeping Connected Why not visit or follow Clonfert Diocese on Facebook or Twitter. tMTA1MzZmMDc3Mjky%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22e0cd32f3-083b-4c3d-8775 Farm Waste Collection Points for Galway have been announced. Please dispose of your Farm Waste -658a3bc084a8%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f3dd51a8-c appropriately. Turn your waste into refuse sacks, piping, garden furniture and damp proofing materials. Tue. Jul. 6th Gort Mart, Fri. Jul 9th L’rea Mart. Tue. Jul. 13th Poertumna Mart. See www.farmplastics.ie/bring-centre-calendar for other locations and for information The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Catholic Funeral Rituals and Practices on the island of Ireland: A Pilot Study.