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19 November 2006
Our Lady & St. Lua, Ballina
Our Lady, Mother of the Church, Boher
www.ballina-boher.com
Very Rev. Edmond V. O’Rahelly, P.P., 376178
(087-2262636)
e-mail: pastor@ballina-boher.com
Rev. Tom Lanigan Ryan, C.C., 376430 (087-6833883)
e-mail: assistantpastor@ballina-boher.com
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Collections
Your Offertory contribution last weekend amounted to €1,741.60.
Buíochas. Parish Envelope Collection No 6, next weekend.
November Holy Souls List
Envelopes available in both churches for you to put the names of
those you want prayed for during the month of November. Mass in Ballina
each morning at 10.00 a.m. and at 7.30 p.m. every Friday in Boher.
Cemetery Prayers
Prayers for the Faithful Departed will be recited in Ballina Cemetery
this Sunday at 3.00 p.m. We encourage families to attend together
to remember their deceased.
First Penance & Holy Communion
Enrolment of children in Boher on Sunday next at 10.30 a.m. Mass. Do
this in memory of me programme for Ballina children at 7.30 p.m. next
Saturday.
Confirmation
Enrolment for Sacrament of Confirmation at 7.30 p.m. on December 2nd
in Ballina Church. Meeting for parents of candidates in Ballina School
on Thursday 30th November at 8.00 p.m.
Boher Primary School Fundraising
For a great night’s fun and entertainment don’t miss the Annual
Race Night at O’Donovan’s on Friday 24th November.
First race at 9.00 p.m.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
This takes place every week in Ballina Church every Friday after the
10.00 a.m. Mass and, for the winter months will conclude at 5.00 p.m.
Wedding Bells
Congratulations to Anthony Mills and Ann Crowley who were married
this weekend.
Thought for the week
Character is higher than intellect
From the Pastor’s Desk
Making a Difference this Christmas
”It is more blessed to give rather than receive”
(Acts 20:35). A quote from the Bible which many of us have seen or heard
often but how many of us have actually thought about what this quote
means? This simple sentence sums up the entire concept of Christian
giving and sharing with our brothers and sisters wherever they may be.
Trócaire have launched their Global Gift plan for
Christmas and gifts this year include birth certificates for children in
Mozambique so they can avail of state services; olive trees for farmers
in the Occupied Palestinian Territories; kits to help returning refugees
in Sudan; seeds and tools for communities in Liberia; goats for rural
communities in Africa; grain storage facilities to help farmers in
Central America; care provision for orphans affected by HIV/AIDS; the
gift of water to help communities all over the world and houses for
Burmese refugees in Thailand.
It’s easy to make a difference. You can purchase an
ethical and life changing gifts by phoning Trócaire at 1850 408 408 or
by logging on to www.trocaire.org/globalgift
Autism Unit – Ogonnelloe Primary School
Traditional Irish Music benefit Night in the Lakeside Hotel at 9.00
p.m. on 25th November. Tickets €20.
Celebrating Life and Learning
This will take place at the Tipperary Institute in Thurles 29th/30th
November. Speakers will include: Prof. Tom Collins, Sr. Stanislaus
Kennedy & John Quinn. For more information, please contact 0504-28123.
Self Help
The International Development Organization wishes to thank the people
of the parish for their generosity at the recent Church Gate collection.
€773.00 was raised.
Senior Citizens Christmas Party. The annual Senior Citizens
Christmas Party for the Senior Citizens of the surrounding area takes
place on Sunday 3rd December at the Lakeside Hotel. Mass will
be celebrated at 4.00 p.m. in the Hotel followed by dinner and
entertainment until approx 9.00 p.m. We welcome all our Senior Citizens
to an enjoyable and relaxing afternoon.
Reader’s Rota
Now available in Ballina Sacristy. Please collect at your
convenience.
Certificates of Baptism, Confirmation or Marriage
These are available from either of the priests – just
give us a ring with the details and we will arrange to have it ready for
collection as a suitable time.
Lottery
Winning numbers: 4 6 11 & 19. No winner. €30 Lucky Dip winners: Paddy
Baxter, Killaloe; Eileen McCarthy, Killaloe; Maura Tingling, Ogonelloe;
George Hickey, Ballina and Rose O’Connell, Inchamore. Draw takes place
on Monday in The Yellowbridge at 7.30 p.m. Jackpot - €6,400.
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