St. James Church, Carracastle & St. Joseph's Church, Rooskey
The Nineteenth Sunday ................ 9 Aug. 2009
Fr. Joe Caulfield ....... 094-9254301 ........... 087-2473234
frjoecaulfield@carracastle.com

Mass Times & Intentions:
Sunday ....10.00 Rooskey: ... Michael George Cosgrove, Culmore, Month's Mind 5th July.
Sunday ....11.30 Carracastle: For the Community, the Living & the Deceased.
Monday ...10.00 Carracastle: Chrissie Fallon, 10 Dec. 2008.
Tuesday ..10.00 Carracastle: Donor's Intentions.
Wednes. ..10.00 Rooskey: ... No Mass this morning. Renovation works on in Church.
Thurs. .....10.00 Carracastle: Donor's Intentions.

Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady: A Holyday of Obligation.
Friday ..... 8.00 Carracastle: For students receiving exam results, to cope however the results come.
Sat/day ..10.00 Rooskey: ... Canon J. Gerard Walsh, 18 July 1999.
Sat/day ..11.30 Carracastle: Pat Richardson, Month's Mind 14 July, & decd. of family.
Sat/day ... 8.00 Carracastle: Des Callaghan, 12.8.'04, step-brother Frank O'Reilly, 13.6.'07.- parents Patrick & Teresa, Thomas & Agnes Thornton.
Sunday ..10.00 Rooskey: ... John Ryan, Srah, 28.4.1990.
Sunday ..11.30 Carracastle: 16 Aug. the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Your prayers please for Bernard Feeney, of Corragoola, 13.8.'05, grandparents Mary 15.5.'00 & Tom, uncles Tommy & Michael, Christine Doyle, Milford, 14.11.'07.
Dolores O’Grady, Clonee, sister of Tom Sharkey, Undertaker. Funeral in Ballaghaderreen on Sun. & Mon.
John Horkan 88, of Barroe, who died at home in Lavey Heights on Sat. 1 Aug.
Sean Durkin, Glosh & Ballagh, 15.8.'06. Catherine Durkin 31.7.'76 & husband Patrick.
Judith Kilgarriff, who died in France, 15.8.'05.
Roger Towey, Derrynanaffe & Claremorris, 13.8.'01.
Alice Feeney, Cloonlumney, 12.8.'97, wife of the late Paddy, Charlestown.
Mary E. Gavaghan, Coppulcurragh, 11.8.'93. .... Mary Morley, Lavey, 15.8.'91 & husb. Tom.
Peg Flannagan 9.8.'89. .......... Patrick Horkan, Glosh 10.6.'84.

Daily & Sunday Mass Readings www.catholicbishops.ie

Feastdays: Mon. 10th. St. Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr, d. 258. Feast.
Tues. 11th. St. Clare, 1193-1253, Assisi. Followed St. Francis, founded Poor Clares.
Wed.. 12th. St. Attracta, secondary patron Achonry Diocese. Also, St. Muredach Killala Diocese.
Fri. 14th. St. Maxmilian Kolbe, 1874-1941, put to death in Auschwitz.
Sat.15th. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A Holyday of Obligation.

Readers & Servers for the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady, 15 August.
Carracastle: Friday 8.00; Reader, Jimmy Tarpey.
.......................................... Servers- Lisa Morley Lauren Burke.
Saturday 11.30: Reader & Servers- The Richardson Family.
Rooskey: Saturday 10.00; Reader, Beatrice Connor.
.......................................... Servers- Nuala & Jason Gallagher.

Readers & Servers for next Sunday- Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Carracastle: Saturday 8.00; Reader, Charlene Callaghan.
............................................ Servers, Kelly Regan, Fiona Doohan, Danielle O'Gara.
.................... Sunday 11.30: Reader, Laura Quinn.
........................................... Servers, Karen Quinn, Ciara Hopkins.
Rooskey: .... Sunday 10.00; Reader, The Ryan Family.
............................................ Servers, Alan, Mark & Curtis.

Rooskey Church Internal works will start on Monday to fix dry-lining to walls to a height of 5ft all around to cover the problem areas. Half of the seats will be put outside during works. No Mass during the week. Thank you to Jack Kelleher & Eamonn Gallagher- very helpful.

Cemetery Thank you for your contributions 3,425eur last Sun. 131 envelopes & some loose. A pity the rain came causing us to rush & people to depart quickly, many visistors missed the opportunity to meet people. Thank you to Martin Casey & Padraig Sweeney bringing & returning all the chairs; to the Committee & helpers distributing envelopes & setting up, etc.

Carracastle Lass week-long Festival starts this Sun. with dance in Hall at 9pm- 12midnight. Tues. 9pm Quiz in Davy's. Wed. 7pm Sponsored Walk from Church 10miles to 3 Counties for Sports Field improvements. Thurs.- Cards Davey's. Fri.- Disco. Sat. BBQ & music in Davey's. Next Sun. 16th. the Carracastle Lass Competition.

Diocesan appointments Bishop Brendan Kelly, Bishop of Achonry has made the following appointments:
Monsignor John Doherty, P.P. Gurteen, to be Priest in Residence, Charlestown.
Fr Farrell Cawley, P.P. Kilmovee, to be Pastor Emeritus, residing in Ballinacarrow.
Canon Michael Joyce, P.P. Swinford, to be Parish Priest in Bohola.
Fr Padraig Costello, P.P. Bohola, to be P.P. Foxford.
Fr Dan O’Mahony, P.P. Killasser to Curate (C.C.) in Cloonacool.
Fr Joseph Caulfield, Carracastle to be P.P. Gurteen.
Fr Dermot Meehan, Adm Ballaghaderreen to be P.P. Swinford.
Fr Vincent Sherlock, C.C. Ballaghaderreen to be P.P. Kilmovee.
Fr John Durkan, C.C. Kiltimagh to be P.P. Killasser.
Fr John Geelan, C.C. Cloonacool to be P.P. Bonninconlon.
Fr Joseph Gavigan, C.C. Foxford to be P.P. Ballaghaderreen.
Fr Michael Quinn, C.C. Swinford to be P.P. Carracastle.
Fr Gabriel Murphy, C.C. Cloonloo to be C.C. Kiltimagh.
Fr Gerard Davey, C.C. Ballaghaderreen to be C.C. Foxford.
Fr Ronan Murtagh, St Patrick’s College Maynooth to be Diocesan Secretary & Curate in Cloonloo.
Fr Martin Henry, on loan to Killala Diocese, to be C.C. in Ballaghaderreen.
Appointments to take effect on 1st September 2009.

National Solemn Novena Knock starts Fri. 14th. to Sat. 22 Aug. Theme 'Seeds of Hope'
Fri. 14th Hope for the Broken & the Wounded - Cardinal Sean Brady.
Sat. 15th. 'Hope for the Sick & Suffering' - Bishop Philip Boyce.
Sun. 16th. 'Hope for the Family' Bishop Christy Jones.
Mon. 17th 'Hope in Contemporary Culture' Bryan Dobson, RTE News.
Tue. 18th 'Hope on Our Pilgrim Journey' Fr. Frank Fahey.
Wed. 19th. 'Hope at Times of Bereavement & Loss' Fr John Harris.
Thurs. 20th 'Hope for Young People Today' Ms Patricia O'Brien, Tuam Diocesan Council
Fri 21st 'Hope for Priesthood' Bishop Michael Neary.
Sat. 22nd 'Seeds of Hope in the Church & the World' Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Edinburgh.

Two Novena sessions each day at 3.00pm & 8.30 pm (except on Sat 15th & Sun 16th when ceremonies start at 2.30 with Anointing of the Sick). The 3.00pm session has a Eucharistic Procession concluding with Benediction at the Apparition Chapel. The 8.30pm session ends with a Candlelight Rosary procession. The Sacrament of Penance (Confession) for 9 hours each day – in various languages. Anointing of the Sick- during the 3.00pm session each day. See the 3.00pm session- relayed worldwide by Mid West Radio- on www.midwestradio.ie Leaflets to take home to say Novena Prayers. 094-9388100 Website- www.knockshrine.ie

Congratulations to Fr Tommy Towey P.P., Ballisodare & Parishioners on the reconstruction of their Parish Church, St. Brigid's, Corhownagh (on Ballina Rd.), which will be re-dedicated on Sun. 16th by Bishop Kelly, with Mass at 3pm.

Thank You to Bea O'Hara flowers for the Church.
The Irish Catholic , 1.30eur, please support www.irishcatholic.ie
Clonmacnoise Youth Festival Thurs. 13th. to Sun. 16 Aug. 086-3025442 www.youth2000.ie

Defibrillator Group Carracastle Six nembers have now been re-certified as First Responders
or AED Responders (AED= Automatic Electrical Defibrillator) by the Red Cross for a further 2 year period. Cards with phone numbers available at Church doors. The AED Defrillator is located in the Community Centre. The Group appreciates the funding kindly given for this.

Sports Fun Day Carracastle cancelled for now.
Caiseal Gaels U-13 won challenge game against Easkey, in Eskey, on Wed.
Hospice Church-gate Collection this w/e.
Fiona Murphy Concert for Western Care, Park Hotel, Kiltimagh Fri. 14 Aug, 8.30. Tkts 15eu.
Dance Social in Carracastle Hall this Sun. 9th, from 9pm to midnight, with 'Night Owl'.