Parish of Ardee & Collon

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 25th October 2009

Fr Murphy, PP VF, Fr McGeough, PE AP, Fr Anselm, MSP – Tel 041 685 0920

Fr Mulvihill CC, – Tel 041 982 6106.  Parish E-Mail:  ardee.collon@net1.ie

 

PARISH MASS SCHEDULE

Sundays                                                                            Weekdays                                        

Ardee Vigil           (Sat) 6.30pm                         Convent                 8.00am   Mon – Fri

Ardee                     8.30am & 12noon                                Collon                    9.00am   Tues – Fri

St Brigid’s            9.30am                                   Ardee                     10.00am                Mon – Sat

Ballapousta           10.00am                                                (expect on occasion of Funeral 11am)

Collon Vigil          (Sat) 8.00pm                         Ballapousta           9.30am   Fridays

Collon                    11.00am                                                St Joseph’s           11.00am                Saturdays

                                               

Please pray for all those on our Parish List of the Dead, for Malachy Sharpe, Tierney St; V Rev Charles Valley, PE Jonesborough; Brendan Munster, Drogheda who died recently and for the following whose anniversaries or Month’s Minds occur this week –

Ardee

Sunday  (Vigil)        6.30pm                   Nellie Mullen

                                  8.30am                     Mass for the People of the Parish

                                 12.00pm                  

Monday                  10.00am                    Christopher & Annie Byrne & daughter Nancy

Tuesday                 10.00am                    Jude Callan

Wednesday            10.00am                    Holy Souls

Thursday               10.00am                    Michael & Rose Baylon & deceased family members; Peter & Joan Roe & Sheila Dillon

Friday                    10.00am                     James, Patrick & Kate Malone

Saturday                10.00am                    Thomas & Ellen Donnelly, sons & daughters;

    Elaine, Joan & Rachel Gilsenan

Sunday  (Vigil)      6.30pm                    

                                8.30am                       Mass for the People of the Parish

                                 12.00pm                   Gerard McGee; William Robinson; Parish List of the Dead

 

Ballapousta

Sunday                   10.00am                                Michael Lynch

Friday                    9.30am                  

Sunday                   10.00am                                 Barney & Dolores Gartlan

 

Collon

Sunday  (Vigil)     8.00pm                      Dermot Louth

11.00am                   Jackie Conlon; Margaret Englishby & son Paddy; Theresa Taaffe

Sunday  (Vigil)     8.00pm                      Joan Finnegan

11.00am               

 

Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.  May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace, Amen. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WELCOME TO OUR PARISH FAMILY: Stephen Gerard Reilly who was baptised recently.

 

congratulations to Ruth Mullen & Brendan Corcoran who were married recently.

 

A novena to our lady of the Miraclous Medal will continue this Monday 26th October at 7.30pm in Ardee Church.  The Novena will be run for 9 Monday Nights concluding on the Vigil of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Anyone who bought the Novena Booklet last weekend can exchange it for the new one this week.

 

Mass for Deceased Patients & Staff, followed by Blessing of the Graves, in the cemetery at St Brigid’s Hospital Ardee, will take place on Sun 25th Oct at 9.30am

 

Mass on Monday 26th Oct in the convent and ardee church at 10am.

 

Introduction to Parish Pastoral Councils and Pastoral Area Resource Teams - A meeting will take place in the Monastery School on Tuesday 3rd November at 8pm.  Everyone welcome.

 

Parish List of the Dead envelopes are available at the church doors.  Mass is offered on Nov 2nd, All Souls  Day and every First Friday for those enrolled on our Parish List of the Dead and they are prayed for at every Mass in the parish.  Please enrol the names of your deceased loved ones and friends and return the lists to the Church before 1st November.

 

Rosary for the Holy Souls:  Each Saturday during November the Rosary will be recited for the Holy Souls in Ballapousta and Old St. Mary's at 3pm.

 

legion of Mary - The Legion of Mary will be visiting Cúirt na hAbhann, Patrick Tierney Street on Home to Home Visitation in the coming weeks. They will be    visiting in pairs and please give them a warm welcome. They will talk to all about the Parish and about people's faith and their response to God's Love for each of us.

 

BEGINNING EXPERIENCE - Coping Programme for Widowed, Separated & Divorced.  6 Thurs evenings 8pm-10pm commencing 5th Nov.  How to cope with Bereavement and how to help others to cope with Bereavement.  4 Tues from 11am-12pm starting on Tues 3rd Nov.  For enquiries phone The Pastoral Centre, Dundalk 042-9336393.

 

Confirmation Dates 2010 in Ardee on Sunday 28th February and in Collon on Friday 12th March.

 

Last Week’s Collection: Ardee Envelopes €2,025  

Collon Envelopes €645 Renovation €380.  Mission Sunday Ardee & Collon €3,602.

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ardee active retirement group - The bus for Mary Duff/Liam Lawton concert on Sunday 25th Oct will leave from Church at 6.45 pm sharp.  Our next meeting will be in Ferdia House on Thursday 29th October at 7pm.      

   

Halloween Camp at Cheeky Monkey from Tue 27th- Thur 29th Oct, 9:45am - 1pm, For details, phone Adell/Marie on 087 9834 304.

 

Collon Local Historical Society is holding a meeting in the Credit Union office on Thurs 29th Oct at 8.30pm.  All are welcome.

 

DUNDALK CURSILLO MOVEMENT: Monthly Ultreya on Fri 30th Oct at 8pm in the Marist Church Crypt, St Mary's Road, Dundalk.  All Welcome!


ardee golf club mens club agm will take place on Sun 1st Nov at 4.30pm.


ardee golf club ladies club agm will take place on Wed 4th Nov at 7.00pm.

 

Coffee/Tea Day in aid of Hospice Homecare will be held in Watters Lounge, Collon on Friday 6th November starting at 10am.  Everyone welcome.

 

Part-time Failte Ireland Cookery course-FETAC Level 3, starting Nov

 in The Convent.  An information session at the Convent Grounds, Hale St, Ardee on Thurs 29th Oct at 11am or contact Ann Marie Blake on 087 3107203.