PRIEST ON DUTY: FR. FRANK GARVEY P.P. 071-9620118

MASSES FOR SATURDAY 18th & SUNDAY 19th JANUARY

ST.MARY’S:

Saturday Vigil 8pm: Aileen Armstrong (1st Anniv)

Sun 9am: John C. Costello (15th Anniv)

12noon: Noel Garrehy (2nd Anniv)

LEITRIM 10.15am: Denise Elliott (1st Anniv)

GOWEL 10.15am: Michael Goldrick & deceased members of the

Goldrick family

JAMESTOWN SAT VIGIL 7pm: John & Edward Daly (Anniv)

MASSES FROM MONDAY 20th -SATURDAY 25th JANUARY

Monday 8pm: Vera Traynor (Anniv)

Tuesday 10am: Mai Sirle (Anniv) Hartley

Wednesday 10am:

Thursday 10am: Kenneth McGrath (Anniv)

Friday 8pm: Hugh McCorry (Anniv)

Saturday 10am: Sr.Maureen Layden (1st Anniv), Sr.Maria Gracia Gormley (1st Anniv) Sr.Romana McDwyer (1st Anniv)

Leitrim Tuesday 8pm:

Gowel Friday 7pm: Tessie McCrann (Anniv)

MASSES FOR SATURDAY 25th & SUNDAY 26th JANUARY

St.Mary’s Saturday Vigil 8pm: Carmel Boles (4th Anniv)

Sunday 9am: Maureen Glynn (Anniv)

12noon: Sandra Slattery (Anniv)

LEITRIM 10.15am:

GOWEL 10.15:

Jamestown Vigil 7pm:Sean & Claire O’Loughlin & deceased members

of the O’Loughlin & Condon families

PARISH NOTICES

CONTRIBUTIONS: Thank you for your contributions last weekend. Offertory € 3,110 Epiphany €980

SCRIPTURE GROUP: continues every Tuesday in Leitrim Gaels Centre, Leitrim Village at 11 a.m. Please contact 9621133 or 9621080 for more information or just come along.

MEDITATION GROUP: continues every Wednesday in Breffni Resource Centre at 7.30. New Members welcome. phone Anne 0863537758.

ST.MARY’S HALL: All groups using St.Mary’s Hall please take note, the hall will be closed from Sat 25th January to 17th February 2020

DEATHS: 

We pray for the happy repose of the souls of Brendan Kieran (Shannon Lodge) & Marie Therése Dunne (Daughter of Angus Dunne, Quay Rd, Ck on Shannon.) whose funerals took place during the week. May they rest in the peace of Christ.

COMMUNITY NOTICES:

CENTENARY CONCERT 1st May 1854-24th Jan 1920: An Evening with Percy French. On January 24th 2020 Woodbrook School welcome the nationally acclaimed County Leitrim Percy French Society to The Bush Hotel Carrick-on-Shannon at 8pm sharp. Together we will celebrate the life and works of Percy French 100 years to the day, of his death. Tickets are available: The Bush Hotel, Carrick on Shannon. Mulligans Shop, Cortober. Lunney’s Carryout, Cortober or alternatively Contact Liz on 087 79 49021.

LAST FRIDAY TRADITIONAL MUSIC: Song and Dance session in St Joseph's Resource centre, Leitrim village on Friday 24th January 2020 at 7 pm to 9 pm. Guest hosts Sven Paetz and Brid O'Keefe, along with our local hosts Aiden and Orla Beirne. Musicians, singers, dancers all welcome, young people and adults, learners of traditional music at all levels

FUNDRAISING CONCERT: in aid of Roscommon Safe Link Domestic Abuse Service with Charlie McGettigan and Niamh O’Flanagan as support act on Saturday the 25th January in King House, Boyle at 8pm admission €15. Tickets are available from David O’Connor’s office Elphin Street, Boyle. Phone Number for booking 086 2237057

HEDGE CUTTING GRANT SCHEME: the closing date has been extended to 14th February, 2020. The Hedge Cutting Grant may be of interest to your parishioners. If you have any queries you can contact me at Phone No. 071 9620005 Ext. 617

BREFFNI FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE: upcoming programme, for more information you can call us on 071 9622566. DANCE & MOVEMENT CLASS - Help trigger memories whilst listening to some lovely old tunes. This class is available to anyone experiencing memory loss, dementia or Alzheimer’s and their carers. Café Paradisio, Carrick Cineplex on Tuesday, Feb 4th from 11am – 12.30pm. Cost: FREE. BODY AND CONDITIONING: Beginning the 4th of February from 09:30 am -10.30 am. Cost is €30. Please call 071 9622566 to register. Preregistration with full payment is required before the course commences. ADULT ART CLASSES WITH NOREEN: Starting Tuesday February 4th from 11 am to 1 pm. This six week course costs €55 and is suitable for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced. This class fills up quickly so please call us on 071 9622566 if you would like to register. SOCC Programme (Shaping Ourselves and Our Children), parents will learn how to support their children to develop these skills and how these will benefit their children later at school, in their community throughout their lives. Monday 3rd Feb, 9.30am – 2pm. To book your place please contact Ann on 086 1652549 or email lifestart.sinead@gmail.com. Cost: FREE.

CAREERS SEMINAR: for parents & students Leaving Cert 2020, PLCs, & CAO application. Going to College, Careers & Enterprise, in The Hive enterprise centre, Carrick-on-Shannon Date- Thursday 23rd January 2020 @ 8.30pm-9.30pm. Presented by- Jack Reynolds Careers Clinic cost- €10 per family

2nd Sunday, A. John 1:29-34.

‘Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world’.

All of us are wounded by sin.

The part is which most deeply damaged by sin is the heart.

The heart can be beautiful and innocent, but it can be betrayed, scorned, and broken.

Darkness of heart is the blackest night of all.

Emptiness of heart is the greatest poverty of all.

A heavy heart is the most wearisome burden of all.

A broken heart is the most painful wound of all.

Only love can heal the wounds of the heart.

Lord, send your Holy Spirit to us,

To heal the wounds of our hearts,

So that we may produce the fruits of love.

Next Sunday is, at the request of Pope Francis, the “Sunday of the Word of God”.

What is the Word of God?

We often identify the Bible as the Word of God. This is not wrong, but God speaks to our hearts in many different ways. For instance, he speaks to us in prayer and through our conscience, and often through other people. Hence, the Word of God covers much more than a printed book. Nevertheless, the Bible is the privileged collection of communications between God and his people. These stories and poems have nourished the lives of the people of Israel and the Christian Church right through the centuries, and they continue to nourish us today. They tell the story of God’s love and our salvation from ancient times onwards. The scriptural texts offer us both challenge and encouragement for our lives, and are especially valuable to us through the hope they offer us at dark moments.