News

Clarinbridge Arts Festival

1-9 October

Tickets are now available for 'Music and Memoirs at the Big House', taking place on Sunday, 2 October, at Kilcornan House.

The event will feature a presentation by Johnny B. Broderick, on the detail of Kilcornan House; a reading of Thomas Redington memoirs by Joe Murphy; songs from Noel McFadden; poetry from Pat Jordan; music from Úna Flanagan [harp]; John Flanagan [flute]; Mick Conneely [fiddle]; Marion McCarthy [uileann pipes] and Johnny Giles [flute]. There will also be a recital by Naomi Berrill on the cello, in addition to readings by John Quinn.

Full details of the week's events are in our festival brochure. Tickets are €15 [which includes refreshments] and are available from Clarinbridge Antiques, Kelly's PO, the Oyster Manor Hotel, the Parish Office [before noon], and other local outlets. There are also concessions available. For further information, contact 086-8351230.

Autumn Offerings

Envelopes are ready, now, in the Parish Office. It would be greatly appreciated if the collectors for the various areas could pick them up, between 9:30 am and 12 noon, Monday-Friday.

Thanks

A sincere word of thanks to all who helped in organising the "evening in honour of ..." last Thursday.

Special credit must go to the Stradbally catering company and local poet, Pat Jordan.

Sunday, 2 October

11:30 am Mass in Clarinbridge

As part of the Clarinbridge Arts Festival, parts of this Mass will be "as Gaeilge". The text for the twenty-seventh Sunday of the year will be available in the Irish "duilleóg".

The Junior and Senior Choirs – together with some Irish musicians – will provide the music, and the Mass will have a harvest theme. Light refreshments, afterwards, in "Suaimhneas".

Beidh fáilte roimh cách.

Clarinbridge Whist Club

Whist [a non-competitive card-game] will commence in the Clarinbridge Court Hotel on Sunday, 25th September, at 8:00 pm; continuing Sunday, 2nd, 9th and 16th October.

A fun night out, with the opportunity to meet new friends. All are welcome.

Further details available from 796203 or 796233 [evenings].

Church Notice-Boards

All notices for church notice-boards must be left in to the Parochial House or Parish Office beforehand, for assessment.

Notices should be of parish interest, non-commercial advertisements.

Clarinbridge GAA 

 Lotto News

 No winner.
 2 match-3 winners: Tom Conlon, Ann-Maria Duane.
 Numbers drawn: 12, 16, 24, 27.
 Seller's prize: Johnny Burke.
 Next week's draw takes place in the Oyster Manor Hotel [with Team 'B'], on Saturday, 24 September, for a jackpot of €7,400.

Many thanks, again, for your continued support.

Connaught P.T.A.A.

Mini Vigil in The Apparition Church, Knock
Friday, 30 September, 8:30 pm-12:00 am.

• 8:30 pm: Introductory Talk and Stations of the Cross. Fr. Joseph Delaney, Spiritual Director, Connaught PTAA, Galway.
• 9:00 pm: Rosary. Fr. John Fallon, Kilmaine.
• 9:45 pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Talk, Prayer and Reflection. Fr. Joseph Delaney, Spiritual Director, Connaught P.T.A.A., Galway.
• 10:45 pm: Short break.
• 11:00 pm: Concelebrated Mass. Fr. Bernard McGuckian, S.J. Central Spiritual Director, P.T.A.A.
• Choir: Saint Michael's Church Choir, Glinsk.

All centres are asked to be represented.