News

Galway Youth 2000 Retreat

For young people, aged 18-35.
Friday, 8th to Sunday 10th October. | Venue: St Mary's College, St Mary's Road, Galway [10-15 minute walk from city centre].
Meals and accommodation provided – just bring a sleeping bag. Feel free to just drop in, anytime. For more information, contact Carl [087–4130442], Paul [086–6012709], or, Martin [087–6100195].
Donation only.

Saint Gerard Majella

The Redemptorist Fathers, Saint Patrick's, Esker, Athenry, are holding a three-day festival, in honour of Saint Gerard Majella, from October 13th to 15th. Two sessions each day – 10:00 am and 8:00 pm. All are welcome. If you cannot attend, you may forward your petitions and thanksgivings.

County Galway VEC

The East Galway Adult Learning Centre [County Galway VEC], Abbey Street, Loughrea, provides free and confidential classes to adults who want to improve their reading, writing, spelling, and maths. We are now looking for volunteer tutors to join the scheme. Full training in Adult Literacy is provided by the Centre. For more information, please contact Sheila Holland-Fox, at [091]–847850. A new course will be starting shortly.

Grants and Free, Local Training for Childminders!

If you are a childminder, or thinking of setting up a new service, contact the Galway City and County Childcare Committee, to take part in the Childminder Development Grant Scheme. Local, part-time training is beginning soon: Tuam – 11 October, Galway City – 8 November. Don't miss out! For more information, contact the Galway City and County Childcare Committee, Unit 9B Liosban Retail Centre, Tuam Road, Galway. Telephone: [091]–752039, or email: mail@galwaychildcare.com.

Fountain of Knowlegde, Galway

Help your child to catch up, get ahead, and excel, this term. Fountain of Knowledge offers:

• a comprehensive educational assessment to identify your child's strengths and weaknesses [ages 7-15]
• a personalised learning programme to help your child succeed
• guaranteed success. Your child has the ability to improve one full class level in reading and maths during the programme.

Now enrolling. Educational Assessments take place at the Quality Inn Hotel, Oranmore. To book an assessment, call Michelle, or, Kay, on 086–8412755, or, 087–6813369.

In Brief ...

• Lost: Set of keys lost in Kilcolgan area. If found, please leave into Parish Office. Thank you.
• Missing: Black and white head heifer. Missing from Moyvilla area, tag number 0048. Information to 796903.
• Oyster Walking Club: The first AGM of the Oyster Walking Club takes place on Monday, 11 October, at 8:30 pm, in the Oyster Manor Hotel. New members welcome.

Irish Language Classes

If you are interested in participating in Irish language classes in Clarinbridge this autumn, please give your name to the Parish Office, or, you can sign up at http://homepage.eircom.net/~clarinbridgechurch/irish.

Clarinbridge GAA 

Lotto News

No winner | 1 match 3 winner – Darragh Mullins
Numbers drawn: 2, 13, 21, 22
Seller's prize: Stephen Forde
Next week's draw takes place in Sherry's Pub,
for a jackpot of €3,950.
Thanks, again, for your continued support.

Other News

• Website: Check out the Clarinbridge GAA website [www.clarenbridgegaa.ie] to see if you can improve it, by way of pictures, information, etc. Ideas and suggestions to Kevin Dunne, or, Ann Cannon; 087–9218913, or, 796754, respectively.
• Under-16 Draw: Our Under-16s drew, again, for the third time, against Tommy Larkin's during the week. Details of the replay are currently unavailable. We ask for your support, again, for the next match. Posters will be forwarded to the schools when the replay details are received.