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Portumna Parish Newsletter 31 May 2009
31 May 2009
Portumna Parish Announcements Sun 31 May 2009 - Pentecost Sunday
Masses: St. Brigid's Church
| Saturday 30th May | @ | 11:00am | - | (A) Pat & Bridget Stankard (A) Maura O'Hara | ||||
| Saturday 30th May | @ | 8:00pm | - | (A) Thomas Donohue | ||||
| Sunday 31st May | @ | 11:00am | - | P.I. | ||||
| Monday 1st June | @ | 10:00am | - | P.I. | ||||
| Tuesday 2nd June | @ | 8:30am | - | |||||
| Wednesday 3rd June | @ | 8:30am | - | |||||
| Thursday 4th June | @ | 7:30pm | - | (A) Sean & Maureen Canning & Canning & O'Donnell Family | ||||
| Friday 5th June | @ | 7:30pm | - | (A) Mary Hughes | ||||
| Saturday 6th June | @ | 11:00am | - | |||||
| Saturday 6th June | @ | 8:00pm | - | (A) John & Deirdre Molloy (A) Lena Keary (MM) Kathleen Horan (A) Stephen & Mary Lawless |
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| Sunday 7th June | @ | 11:00am | - | (A) Michael Cunnigham (A) Frank Claffey (A) William Hannon (A) May Couser |
Readers
Sat/Sun 6th & 7th June
8pm: Emma Burke
11am: Siobhan Touhy
Eucharistic Ministers
Sat/Sun 6th & 7th June
8pm: Michael Dolan, Siobhan Touhy, Robbie Tully.
11am: Brendan Murray, Muirne Goode, Sabrina Fallon.
Note: If you are unable to attend to your ministry, please take responsibility for providing a substitute.
Altar Servers
Sat/Sun 6th & 7th June
8pm: (1) B.O'Sullivan, C.Hackett, K.O'Neill, M.O'Sullivan.
11am: (4) T.Harte, K.Gibbons, B.Doyle.
Readings
Duet: 4:32-34, 39-40. Ps 32. Rom8:14-17. Mt 28:16-20
Fr. Brendan Lawless P.P
T: 090-9741092, Mob. 087-2622076, Dunkellin Terrace, Email: brendanlawless@gaelic.ie
Fr.Abe Kennedy
T: 090-9741188, Mob: 086-1060811, Clonfert Ave
Church of the Ascension Gortanumera
| Sunday 31st May | @ | 9:30am | - | |||||
| Sunday 7th June | @ | 12:15pm | - | 1st Holy Communion |
Church of St. Peter & St. Paul Boula
| Sunday 7th June | @ | 9:30am | - | No Mass |
Reader
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Cemetary Masses
Churchill: 15th June at 8pm
Killmalinogue: 16th June at 8pm
St. Michael's: 17th June at 8pm
Calvery: 18th June at 8pm
Appeal to all grave owners to tidy and clean up their grave plots. Thank you.
First Friday Calls
Fr. Lawless will visit the sick and housebound on Friday 5th June.
St. Padre Pio National Pilgrimage
At Holycross Abbey, Thurles, Co. Tipperary on Sunday 31st May from 1.30pm to 4pm. Bus leaving Portumna at 10am. Please contact Gay Royston at 09097-41322. Kathleen Kidney at 09096-76458 or Ann Callanan at 09097-41424.
The Gospel in Story & Song
Will be staged soon in Borrisokane. Anyone interested in taking part, singing, playing music etc or helping our should contact Brendan on 067 27528 for more information. This is open to anyone in surrounding parishes.
Congratulations
To all the boys and girls who made their 1st Holy Communion last weekend.
Portumna Retirement Village
Is having an informal open week from Tuesday 2nd June to Sunday 7th June. Phone 09097 59170.
Portumna Social Services Silver Circle Draw
Results of Portumna Social Services final silver circle draw in aid of the Day Care Centre. €150 - Jimmie Donlon, €50 - Firratt O'Dwyer, €50 - Peter Flannery, €25 - Mary Ann Walsh, €25 - Niamh Lynch. As this was our last draw the committee would like to say a very big thank you to all who supported and a special thank you to all who went out and sold lines. We would also ask you now to support Bernie Leonard who is doing the Women's Flora Mini Marathon in Dublin on Monday 1st June for our building extension fund. We ask you to support Bernie's coffee afternoon this Sunday in the Day Care Centre from 12pm - 2pm. Raffle prizes. Please don't forget the Golf Classic also for the building extension.
Tourist Information Centre
South East Galway IRD Information Office will be open from 8th June until Sept 4th at Abbey St, Portumna. Anyone involved in tourism businesses may leave fliers, business cards etc, into IRD office.
Fundamental Naionra & Montessori
Is hosting an open evening on Wednesday 10th June at 8.30pm for all parents enrolling children in Sept or January 2010 at Lios na Si, Bridge Rd, Portumna. Limited Places for 2010. Phone Marie Murray at 087 8931199.
Presentation of A.I.B. Medals
To All Ireland Senior Club Championship, the Galway Senior Championship, League, and Connacht Championship, U21 B, and Junior C Championship will take place in The Shannon Oaks Hotel on 31st May at 8pm. Also, medals will be presented to the Junior Camogie team on their success in winning the league in 2008/2009. A good night assured.
Best of Luck
To the Junior and Leaving Cert students on Wednesday in their exams.
Health Forum
Wednesday 3rd June - Input from Sue Curley from the HSE's Community Welfare Services and Donal Conlon - Social Welfare Officer Facilitator from the Department of Social and Family Affairs on Rights and Entitlements. Starting at 7.30pm in Alor Starr, St. Brendan's Rd, Portumna. Phone Na Calai at 09097-41887.
