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Portumna Parish Newsletter 2 May 2010
2 May 2010
Portumna Parish Announcements Sun 2 May 2010 - 5th Sunday of Easter
Masses: St. Brigid's Church
| Saturday 1st May | @ | 11:00am | - | P.I. |
| Saturday 1st May | @ | 7:30pm | - | (A) Kathleen Hagney & Family (A) Christy & Crissie Conroy |
| Sunday 2nd May | @ | 11:00am | - | Confirmation |
| Monday 3rd May | @ | 10:00am | - | (A) Michael & Maureen Grogan & Members of the Grogan & O’Meara Family |
| Tuesday 4th May | @ | 8.30am | - | |
| Wednesday 5th May | @ | 8.30am | - | |
| Thursday 6th May | @ | 7:30pm | - | (A) Joe Duddy (A) Kathleen Murray |
| Friday 7th May | @ | 7:30pm | - | |
| Saturday 8th May | @ | 11:00am | - | (A) Ryan & Cooney Family |
| Saturday 8th May | @ | 7:30pm | - | (A) Lenny Burke |
| Sunday 9th May | @ | 11:00am | - | (A) Annie Fahy & Family (A) James Muldoon |
Readers
Sat/Sun 8th & 9th May
7:30pm: Donal Burke
11:00am: Con Madden
Eucharistic Ministers
Sat/Sun 8th & 9th May
7:30pm: Mary Mitchell, Siobhan Tuohy, Michael Dolan
11:00am: Muirne Goode, Sabrina Fallon, Pierce Joyce.
Altar Servers
Sat/Sun 8th & 9th May
7:30pm: (B) R.Blake, C.Harte, E.Foley, N.Quinton, L.Kelly.
11:00am: (E) E.Walsh, S.Mullen, G.Ward, D.Hoary, N.Ridge.
Readings
Acts 15;1-2, 22-29. Ps 66. Apoc 21:10-14, 22-23 Jn 14:23-29.
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 2nd May | @ | 9:30am | - | |
| Sunday 9th May | @ | 9:30am | - | (A) Michael & Sabina Connors |
Reader
Francis Conway
Baptism Program
Tuesday 11th May at 8.30pm in the Day Care Centre, Castle Avenue, Portumna. Contact the Parish Office at 09097-41092.
Welcome
To Bishop John Kirby who will administer confirmation to the young people of the parish.
First Friday Calls
Fr. Lawless will visit the sick and housebound on Friday 7th May.
| Cemetery Masses | |
|---|---|
| Churchill | Tuesday 5th June at 8pm. |
| Killmalinogue | Wednesday 16th June at 8pm. |
| St. Michael’s | Monday 21st June at 8pm. |
| Calvery | Tuesday 22nd June at 8pm. |
| Please Note: If the cemetery mass is called off due to climate or other reasons the mass will be re-scheduled. | |
Special Mention
To Barney O’Reilly who recently retired from water safety after fifty years. Barney has taught many generations of Portumna locals and surrounding areas how to swim, including bringing them to a professional standard and achieving the highest lifeguard awards. Barney gave his time voluntarily for this, we would like to acknowledge his generosity, commitment & dedication to Irish Water Safety and thank him for his work. Portumna Water Safety Week will be held July 5th -11th contact Sighle Burke @ 087-6774734 or Emer Durkan @087-3165991.
Weight Watchers
Meetings are held every Monday (including bank holidays) in Acorn to Oak Creche, St. Brigid’s Rd, Portumna. 7pm for men and women and 8.15pm for men only. New members welcome.
Gortanumera Development Says “Thanks”
To all who helped make its recent Race Night a great success. We are most grateful to those who sponsored races, those who sold horses and those who bought horses or backed them. Sponsors will be thanked individually; we also thank prize-donors and the many volunteers who helped out on that night. All can rest assured that funds raised go towards ongoing development of amenities in Gortanumera.
Portumna GAA - Lotto & News
There was no winner of last Saturday night’s lotto jackpot worth €5,500. The numbers drawn were. 2-9-23-26. Two people matched three numbers. Mike Brady and Adrian Hogan. Best of luck to Galway Senior team and management on Sunday in league final. Especially to the eight lads from Portumna on the panel.
Official opening of Clubhouse will take place on Sunday 9th May. Blessing at 1.30pm followed by unveiling of plaque by Gerry Larkin, Galway County Board Chairman. Followed by a family fun day. Check posters for details. Junior A Seniors and Junior B Team out in relevant leagues over the week-end. Check fixture list. Minors in Craughwell on Monday at 5.30pm. U 14 team at home at 11 o’ clock on Monday.
Developing Positive Mental Health
Information evening to launch mental health support group in Portumna on Wednesday 5th May at 7.30pm in the Shannon Oaks hotel, Portumna. All welcome. Free event. Hosted by Grow Community Mental Health.
Farm Plastic Collection
Taking place in your local mart in the coming weeks. Phone FRS Athenry 091-844551 for further details.
Whole food Cookery
With Lynda McFarland on Tuesday 13th May from 7-9pm. Cost: €20.
Introduction to Divining
With Ciaran Graham on Sat 15th May from 10am-4pm. Cost: €45.
