Tel (090) 9643916 – Fax (090) 9642116.
(090) 9645080 (Creagh)
 
Mass Intentions this week: St. Michael’s. (Monday/Friday)
Morning: 10a.m.
Mon: Tommy & Margaret Burns, St. Michael’s Place.
Tues: Ann Smyth, St. Joseph’s Place.
Wed: McGuinness Family, Culliagh.
Thur: William & Mary Gaughran, Knocknagreena.
Fri: Mass for the Sick & Beraved.
Sat: 10a.m. Personal Intention

SUNDAY: JAN. 3rd: First Mass of; Sat. 7p.m.
 Desmond Shaughnessy.
9a.m. People of the Parish.
11a.m. Dec mem Fallon Family, Moher.
12.15p.m. Mary & Paddy Daly, Brackernagh .

Our Lady of Lourdes, Creagh: (Monday/Friday) 9.45a.m. 
Mon: No Mass. Tues: No Mass.
Wed: No Mass. Thur: No Mass.
Fri: Paschal Breen, Kilgarve Pk.   Sat: John Barrett, Culliagh (M.M).

SUNDAY: JAN 3rd: First Mass of; Sat. 6.30p.m.
   Imelda Brooks, Portnick. 
10.30a.m. Tom Broderick, Kilgarve.

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ROSARY & BENEDICTION: every Sunday @ 7p.m. in St. Michael’s Church. All welcome.
ADORATION: on Thursday from 6.20 – 9pm in St. Michael’s Church.
Friday: after 10a.m. Mass until 9p.m Please sign name on list in Church Porch.
ALTAR SOCIETY: January: Mrs. Margaret Clarke; Ms Rose Hogan.
OUR LADY OF FATIMA ROSARY: 1st Saturday of the month at Our Lady’s Shrine in St. Grellan’s Tce. @ 5.30p.m. All welcome.
SECULAR FRANCISCANS: meeting with prayers around the Crib in Franciscan Convent, on Tuesday, 30th Dec. @ 7p.m. All welcome.
MUMMERS FESTIVAL: takes place in New Inn Leisure Centre on Sat. Jan 3rd @ 7.30p.m. for Senior groups & Sun. Jan 4th @ 2.30p.m. for Junior groups. A great festival of traditional entertainment – don’t miss it!
PROGRESSIVE 25: in aid of “Homes & Hope” – Zambia Fund – Fr Anthony Kelly Building Project on Mon. 29th in The Hill Bar Kiltormer @ 8p.m. First prize: €500. Support welcome.
B’SLOE ACTIVE RETIREMENT: Annual Dinner Dance on Friday, Jan 9th @ 8p.m. in Gullane’s. Names please to Bridie: 9643574.
RELAYS PRESENT: “Lovers at Versailles” by Bernard Farrell in Town Hall Theatre on January 8th, 9th & 10th @ 8p.m. Tickets: €12 – booking at
(087) 1224744.
ENVELOPES & CALENDARS FOR 2009 are available at the Presbytery. If people who distribute them could please call in – we would be most grateful. Thank you.
THE BALLINASLOE BRANCH OF ST. VINCENT de PAUL:
Wish to thank you for your support on weekend of 20th , 21st Dec. The collection realised €15,623.00
R.I.P: Tom Bleahen, late of Church Hill; Harry Burke, The Pines, Michael John Kelly, Taughmaconnell (father of Padraig Kelly, Cois na hAbhainn).
READINGS FOR SUNDAY NEXT: Eccles (Sir) 24: 1-2, 8-12. Ps 147. Eph 1: 3-6, 15-18. Jn 1: 1-18 Lect 1:141.

You will never be sorry….. For thinking before acting,
For hearing before judging, for forgiving your enemies,
For being candid and frank, for helping a fallen brother,
For being honest in business, for thinking before speaking,
For being loyal to your faith, for standing by your principles,
For stopping your ears to gossip, for bridling a slanderous tongue,
For harbouring only positive thoughts, for being courteous and kind to all.

In this New Year consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams.
Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do. (Pope John XX111.)
HAPPY NEW YEAR .