Parish Bulletin – 18th December 2011

FOURTH SUNDAY  OF ADVENT


 


MASSES

Weekdays: Mon, Tue, Thurs & Fri 9.30am.

Wed 7.30pm;.

Sat (Christmas Eve): 10.00pm; Carol singing in the church from 9.30pm.

Christmas Day 9am & 11am.

 

CONFESSIONS will be heard after all Masses this weekend .

Christmas Eve: 3pm – 4pm; 8.30pm-9.30pm.

 

DEAD

Elizabeth Lonergan, Cappamore and formerly Main St Emly. Burial in Emly on this Sunday after 12.30pm Mass.

 

ANNIVERSARIES 

Breda Dalton, Lackelly – Sat 17th 9.30pm.

Mary McKnight & Pauline Mullins-Sun 18th 11am

Gerard Birrane, Main St – Thurs 22nd 9.30am.

 

READERS – Next Weekend

Christmas Eve (Sat) 10pm: Frances O’Dwyer

Christmas Day (Sun) 9am:  Lorraine Ryan

Christmas Day (Sun) 11am: Liz Creamer

(If a reader is unable to fulfil a duty it would be appreciated if another reader was asked to fill in.)

MASS SERVERS – Dec

17th/18th    7.30pm  – Sect C;   11am –  Sect D

24th/25th    7.30pm –  Sect  B;  11am –  Sect A

COLLECTORS – December

Sat 7.30pm: James Lonergan, Philip Purcell,

Marion Dawson, Jim Corby

Sun 9am:  John O’Brien, Jonas Callanan

Sun 11am: Peter Breen, Mary McGrath

John Burke (Coolboy), Michael McGrath.

GOSPEL  REFLECTION

We are all favoured ones and God is with us. Sometimes we are more aware of this than others. How have you experienced being a favoured person, one blessed by God? How have you experienced God’s presence?

‘Do not be afraid.’ Mary was perplexed by the words of the angel. Perhaps you too have sometimes been perplexed by life’s path and wondered what it all meant. Perhaps at times you have doubted if God was really with you?
Mary was taken by surprise by the invitation, but she did not tell the angel she was not ready, nor ask him to return later. She was prepared to go with the invitation even though it was not the ‘right moment’. ‘Here I am Lord.’ What invitations have come to you at the ‘wrong time’ and how have you responded?
Mary’s response serves as a model for us – as one saying ‘yes’ to what life offers. What is it like for you to say ‘yes’ to life? Perhaps at this moment in your life you are being invited to say ‘Here I am, Lord’?

 

CHURCH  CLEANING

Cleaning of the church on Tue next 10.15am.

 

ENVELOPE  COLLECTION

Thanks to all who financially support the parish each year. The Envelope Collection, which can be contributed to throughout the year is a very important source of finance in the parish. The envelopes are always available in the church.

 

DEFIBRILLATOR

Contact telephone No: 087/9176250

 

 

EMLY  SCHOOL  CHRISTMAS  CONCERT

Emly National School pupils will present their Christmas Concert in Halla Naomh Ailbhe, Emly on Tuesday and Wednesday next 20th/21st Dec commencing at 7.30pm each night. Tickets available at the school.

 

BORD  NA  NOG

We would like to thank everybody who contributed to our Annual Sale of Work last Sunday, to all who organised, donated gifts, prizes etc, and everybody who attended.  We wish everybody in the Community a very happy and peaceful Christmas.

 

EMLY  GAA

Junior A Hurling West Final: 

Emly will play recently crowned county champions Rockwell Rovers in the West Final of the Junior A Hurling Championship. This game is fixed for Saturday December 17th at 1pm in Sean Treacy Park.

Emly must also play Cappawhite in the Under 21 C Football West Final. This game has yet to be fixed.

The 127th AGM of Emly GAA club will take place in The Golden Thatch on Saturday Jan 21st 2011.

Keep an eye on the Emly GAA Website or Facebook Page for details of all upcoming news and events. www.emlygaa.com

 

NEXT  WEEK’S  BULLETIN

Notices for next week’s parish bulletin should be sent by Wednesday eve at the latest.