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ROSARY for the Month of December Angela Hession

Readers Eucharistic Ministri e s

ALTARSOCIETYMarie O'Connor, Mary Duffy, Margaret FeeneyFrances Kelly, Emile Feehily

Collectors

8th Dec

9th Dec

15thDec

16th Dec

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Carraroe N.S.

Paddy Galvin

Carraroe N.S.

Carol Kearney

Gerry Quinn

Mary Gilligan

Carraroe N.S.

Brid Blake &Leo Marren

Maura Marren &Johnny Mc GoldrickVincent Dunbar Pauline Jordon &Mary MurphyAnn Hickey & Mary Rose Casey Frances Kelly

Maureen Casey & Mary Davey

P GormanE MoranJ Keegan

R HenryB MurphyP GormanE MoranJ Keegan

R HenryB Murphy

Mass Times & IntentionsSat 7:30pm Hugh Rooney (Anni)Sun 9:30am Kathleen Begley (Anni)Sun 11:30am Fred Kelly (Anni)Mon/Tue No Morning Mass Wed 10:00amThur 10:00am Mary McCarthy (Anni)Fri 10:00am Nicholas Tancred (RIP)Sat 7:30pm Jim Gallagher & Nell Coyle (Anni)Sun 9:30am Eddie Spellman (Rec Dec)Sun 11:30am Mary McGarty (Anni)Bookstand at the back of the Church – New Selection All I Ask is that You Love Me – An adoration companion bookFar East – Christmas pudding, The Letter Praying the Rosary – Leaflets on the Rosary detailing the various mysteriesTobernalt Holy Well Prayer Book – Novenas and reflections. Copies only €5Tobernalt Holy Well History Book – The story of the Holy Well. New copies €10 A Shower of Blessings – Becoming open to God’s transforming power through daily prayer.Assorted books, prayer cards and more now available

Parish NewsletterSunday 9th

December 2012Mass Times: Saturday 7:30pm Sunday 9:30am & 11:30am Holidays 10:00am & 7:30pmPriest: Fr Jim Murray, Email: carraroe@holywellsligo.comPhone: 071-9162136 Mobile: 087-8198466Websites: www.carraroechurchsligo.com www.holywellsligo.com Christmas Carol Service

St John’s Church, Carraroe Saturday 22nd December 2012

After 7:30pm MassA time of prayer, reflection and

song Celebrating the Christmas season.

Gift of God A Christmas Nativity

At Tobernalt Holy Well SligoSunday 16th December 2012 at 5:00pm

Step back in time on Holy Ground and experience the beauty of Christmas in one of Sligo’s most well-beloved pilgrimage site. It will be a simple depiction of the Nativity

story by candlelight with narration, music and song throughout. Please come along.

www.Teens2getheR.com

Teenagers, check out this website. Find information on Mental Health, Bullying, Drugs & Alcohol, Support Groups and more. Website is run by Teenagers for Teenagers in association with Riverbrooke Cross-Border Youth Group. Teens2getheR – teens helping teens.

Alternative Farm Enterprise Business Support & Tourism Business Supports

Are you eligible for a FÁS Community Employment Scheme? Co Sligo LEADER Partnership invites you to apply for a position on their special ‘Next Move’ Business Start Up Entrepreneurial Skills Programme. The scheme will run for six months from January to July 2013. Closing dates for applications: Wednesday 12th December 2012. For more information contact Tel 071-9120636, Email nextmove@sligoleader.com, Website www.sligoleader.com.

Alzheimer CafeThe Glasshouse Hotel,Friday 14th Dec from 11am to 13:00pm in the View Bar with an information session held in an adjoining conference room. Alzheimer Cafe mornings are free and anyone affected by Dementia are welcome to attend. Claire Matthews Senior Occupational Therapists with the Psychiatry of Old Age team from Liscarney house will provide an information session on Brain Health and Memory strategies.For more info contact:Majella on 9146400 / 0868638171 or modonnell@alzheimer.ie

Advent Prayer

Lord Jesus, Master of both the light and the darkness, send your Holy Spirit upon our preparations for Christmas.We who have so much to do seek quiet spaces to hear your voice each day. We who are anxious over many things look forward to your coming among us. We who are blessed in so many ways long for the complete joy of your kingdom. We whose hearts are heavy seek the joy of your presence. We are your people,

walking in darkness, yet seeking the light. To you we say, “Come Lord Jesus!”Reclaiming Tax – Thank YouReclaiming Tax – Thank   You We have distributed over 1,100 envelopes and calendars in our Parish for the new Church year. Please use our envelopes as it is the only way we can provide financial support for the needs of our Parish. If you have any changes to make, please contact the parish office during the week. We hope you like our 2013 Parish calendar which is our gift of thanks for your help and support during the year.

Advent: The Season of Service Reflecting on the call to parish ministry and service in the light of the season of Advent. St Anne’s Day Chapel, Thursday 13th

December at 3:30pm and 7:30pm. Let by Colette Furlong, Sligo Parishes Cluster Cathechist. Any intersted in this programme from our parish are invited to attend. Programme is sponsored by our parish and provided free to our parishioners.

Parish Calendar for 2013Parish information.... prayers.. Sts. Days.. Beautiful photogrpahy Reflectionsand more Some copies of our Parish Calendar for 2013 are now availabe at the Church Bookstand. You may like to sent copies to family or friends abroad. Copies only €3.

Reflection – Second Week of Advent

This week we faces another budget and we all know that for many life is not easy. We face higher charges, property taxes, and uncertain times ahead. We are asked to give more from a dimishing pot of personal money. We look beyone ourselves to a government that imposes unfair charges on a population that are overstretched and under severe pressure. Many face unemployment, uncertainty and are trying to find hope in a increasing dark and uncertain world. As a communty we have built larger walls of isolation that surround our lives and we find it difficult to find meaning and hope. In all of this we are expected to live, to look for hope and to find the presence of God at work in our in our world. Perhaps this week is a time to be be gently, to STOP and take time to realise that you are a child of God in a very human and broken world. In the sight of God you are precious amd sacred. Seek his support through prayer and look beyond yourself to others, family and friends, for support and encouragement. Find meaning in life, in family and friends. Let this second week of Advent be a place of peace for you. Often what is most precious, most sacred is free – the air we breath, the old Cd we play, the conersations we share and the time we spend in prayer. Perhaps this week is a tiem to look for the good that surrounds each of us. Parish pilgrimage to Fatima 2013 Parish pilgrimage to Fatima takes place from 13th-20th June 2013(ex Dublin)7 nights in the recinto Hotel Spiritual Director: Fr Jim MurrayCost: €699-all in.Early Booking Offers€150 off if payment is received by the 14th Dec 2012€100 of if payment is received by the 1stFeb.2013€50 off if deposit (€200) is received by 1st Feb 2013For further details contactMartin Scanlon@0719145491

SHORT N SWEETA mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin, 5, and Ryan, 3. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson. If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, 'Let my brother have the first pancake. I can wait.' Kevin turned to his younger brother and said, 'Ryan, you be Jesus.'*************************A father was at the beach with his children when his four-year-old son ran up to him, grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore,where a seagull lay dead in the sand. 'Daddy, what happened to him?' the son asked 'He died and went to Heaven,' the dad replied.

The boy thought a moment and then said, 'Did God throw him back down?'************************After the church service a little boy told the pastor, 'When I grow up, I'm going to give you some money.' 'Well, thank you,' the pastor replied, 'but why?' 'Because my daddy says you're one of the poorest preachers we've ever had.'