St. James Church, Carracastle & St. Joseph's Church, Rooskey
T he Sixteenth Sunday 19 July 2009
Fr. Joe Caulfield, 094-9254301, 087-2473234
frjoecaulfield@carracastle.com

Mass Times & Intentions:
Sunday ....10.00 Rooskey: James & Ellen McDonagh, sons James & Christy, uncle Martin Durkin, & decd. of both families, Derrikinlough.
Sunday ....11.30 Carracastle: For the Community, the Living & the Deceased.
Monday ...10.00 Carracastle: Margaret Maggie Roddy, Cranmore, 15.7.'06.
Tuesday ...10.00 Carracastle: Donor's Intention.
Wednes. ...10.00 Rooskey: ... Donor's Intention.
Thurs. ......10.00 Carracastle: Donor's Intention.
Friday ....... 7.00 Rooskey: ... Donor's Intention.
Sat/day ....10.00 Carracastle: No Mass this morning.
Sat/day ..... 8.00 Carracastle: Maureen Conway 24.7.'99, husband Owen 12.2.'99, Uncle Pat 6.1.'02 & Padraig Regan Cashelcolane 1.6.'01.
Sunday ....10.00 Rooskey: ... Patrick & Mary Duffy, Rooskey.

Your prayers please for John Quinn 12.7.'04 & wife Mary, Peggy & John Vesey.
Patrick Pat Richardson (82), Calveagh, who died peacefully at home on Tues. 14 July.
Our sympathy to his wife Dorothy, family- Mary, Frances, Nuala, Clodagh, Al & Derek & their families, his sisters Frances White- Sligo, Mary- Vancouver, Shane & family- Rhue, Tobercurry, Louise Regan, nieces & nephews. Funeral was on Fri. Month's Mind Mass- 15 Aug. at 11.30.
Eileen Griffin, 19 Marian Avenue, Portlaoise, who died 16 July. Mother of Geraldine Kearney, wife of Tom Kearney, of Fauleens. Funeral Mass- Sat. at Ss. Peter & Paul's Church, Portlaoise.
James Flannery, Tonroe & Blackpool, 19.7.'06. .... Winifred Regan, Barroe, 25.7.'96.
Hughie Owens, Barroe & Coventry, 23.7.'04, brother of Bea O'Hara, Cranmore.
Nora McDonnell, Calveagh, 19.7.'94. ........ Thomas Davy, Carracastle, 19.7.'89.
Aisling McGing, Killawalla, 19.7.'03, niece of Margaret Owens, Cloonfane.

Feastdays: Wed . 22nd. St. Mary Magdalene.
Thurs. 23rd. St. Bridget of Sweden, 1303-1373. Declared a Patron of Europe 2000.
Fri. 24th. St. Declan, patron of Waterford & Lismore Diocese.
Sat. 25th. St. James, Apostle, called the Greater, leader of the Church in Jerusalem, put to death by Herod Agrippa - about 44AD, first of the Apostles to die for Christ.

Readers & Servers for next Sunday the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Carracastle: Saturday 8.00; Reader, the Conway Family.
........................................... Servers, Kerry-Marie Sweeney, Lisa Morley, Lauren Burke.
................... Sunday 11.30: Reader, Betty Morris.
.......................................... Servers, Karen Quinn, Heelen Keaveney.
Rooskey: ... Sunday 10.00; Reader, the Duffy Family
......................................... Servers, Shannen Flannery, Erin Tonra, Kirby Hawksworth.

Today's Readings reflect on the theme of leadership of the people of God. The shortcomings of the leaders of the Jewish people at the end of the 7th Century BC are condemned. Jesus highlights the the plight of the people of his own day who lack credible leadership. Mark underlines Jesus's willingness to make good this deficiency & his authority to do so. (from St. Paul Sunday Missal 2009)

In the Gospel Jesus tells the Apostles, who had returned from mission, to come away & rest. We need rest to recover physically, emotionally & spiritually from life's demands. Time to take stock of where we are & to where we're headed. To take time to be a friend, a parent & to enjoy our status as a child of God; to appreciate & to thank God for his grace & kindness to us. We gather the energy to run the next miles on our journey with Him, and toward Him. What about the woodcutter who kept chopping wood, exhausted- from a blunt axe, because he was too busy to stop & sharpen it?

Cemetery Mass - will be on Sunday 2nd August, at 11.30; August Bank-holiday weekend. Envelopes will be distributed to ask your annual contibution toward maintenance.

Mass Readings for each day and Sunday's Mass Readings available on www.catholicbishops.ie

Summer Youth Festival Knock- age 18 to 35, This week Thurs. 23 - Sun. 26 July. Bring sleeping bag. 70eur. free buses. To Book 087-6927850. www.knock-shrine.ie/youthfestival

Clonmacnoise Youth Festival Thurs. 13th. to Sun. 16 Aug., for age 16 to 35, a lively 4 days. Workshops, drama, concert, inspiring talks, music, Mass, prayer, times of sharing. Donation. Free buses from 9 directions; Castlebar-Claremorris, & from Carrick-on-Shannon- nearest us. Bishop Frank Caggiano, Vicar for Evangelisation, Brooklyn Diocese, is the main speaker. Bring wellies in case! Info 086-3025442 www.youth2000.ie

Carracastle National School Scoil Iosa website www.scoiliosacarracastle.com

The Carracastle Lass committee plan a week-long festival from Sun. 9th Aug. to conclude with the 2009 Carracastle Lass Competition on Sun. 16th Aug. Sun. 9th- Community Fun Sports Day in the Sportsfield; Mon. 10th- Soccer Blitz; Tues. 11th- Table Quiz; Wed. 12th- Sponsored Walk taking in the 3 Counties, Mayo, Sligo & Roscommon; Thurs. 13th- 25 Card Game in Davey's; Fri. 14th- Children's Disco & Fancy Dress, 5pm till 7pm, in Community CentreYouth Disco 13 to 17yrs; Sat. 15th- B.B.Q. & Traditional Music in Davey's.
Sun. 16th Carracastle Lass Competition 9pm. Traditional Music in Davey's. This is a provisional programme. Suggestions, Queries, Donations welcome; contact Teresa Murphy 087-6548921, Eva Dearie 086-0455055, Con McMenamin 087-9435036. To make it a success we need: Volunteers to organise & run the various events; Sponsors & Donations- large or small. Support from everyone in the Community.
The idea of a Festival is to raise funds to start improvements to the Sports Field this year.

Hospice Social last Wed. in Kennedy's with Ceide Boys & Joe Dooney Disco a huge success. Organisers wish to thank all who supported, donated, helped to make 1,435eu door & raffle Appreciation to Veronica & Teresa Kennedy for their whole-hearted support & selling tickets. A special 'Thank you' to Joe Kennedy for a most generous 2,000eur donation in addition.

Living Links (Co. Roscommon) is a voluntary organisation providing outreach support to families bereaved by suicide. Any family in Co. Roscommon bereaved by suicide can request an outreach visit by phoning the Living Links Coordinator 086-0311888. Free & confidential.

A Blood Donor Clinic in St. Brigid's Hall, Tobercurry on Thurs. 23 July, 4.30 to 8.30. New donors are urgently needed. If you are unable to, could you suggest it to someone who may.

Dance in May Queen Lounge, Tobercurry in aid of Western Alzheimers- Fri 24th at 10pm. Music by Noel Glynn & Sunset. Raffle, Adm. 7euro.

Seisiun in Fr. Peyton Centre - Irish music, song & dance, hosted by Bofield Ceili Band every Thurs. from 16 July to end Aug. Show starts at 9pm. Adm. 10eur Children with parents free.

Third Level Grant forms available from Cosgallen or ring Mayo Co Co 094-902444 or VEC 094-9024188 if required by post.
Citizen Information on Wed. 9.45- 11.30 am at Cosgallen.
Sean Nos Dancing for youngsters to start shortly, places available. Cosgallen 094-9255070.
Citizens Information at NWest Roscommon, Market St, B'derreen Wed. 10am – 12.45pm.
Books for sale , collection of novels for girls 8 - 16 like new condition, 2/3eur. 094-9254688.
Davey's this Sat.- Aniar. Next Sat.- Night Owl. On Sunday eves Traditional Music- Joe Grady.