Sunday, December 20th, 2009, Fourth Sunday of Advent..
Masses this week.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 10, Mass on Tuesday for the sick and ill.
Thursday, December 24th, Christmas Eve Mass and Blessing of the Crib at 9 PM.
Friday, December 25th, Christmas Day, 9:30, 11:00 (with Children's Choir) and 12:15 Masses. NO EVENING MASS.
Saturday, December 26th, St. Stephen's Day, 10:00 AM and 7:30 PM Masses.
Sunday, December 27th, Feast of the Holy Family, Masses at usual Sunday times, 9:30, 11:00, 12:15 and 6:30.
Sacrament of Reconciliation/ Confession.
The Penitential Service for Christmas for the churches in our cluster of parishes (that is ourselves, Sacred Heart, St. Joseph's, Church of St. James in Bushy Park, St. Ignatius, The Cathedral, The Abbey) takes place in The Cathedral on Monday, December 21st at 8 PM.
Come along and be liberated by the God of compassion and mercy!
Confessions here in the Sacred Heart.
Saturday, December 19th, 6:30 to 7:30.
Thursday, December 24th, Christmas Eve, 12 Noon to 1 and 3 PM to 4.
"The Gift" Christmas concert tickets are now on sale.
18th Dec @ 8pm St. Josephs Church
20th & 21st @7:30 in the Jesuit Church
22nd Dec @8pm in the Salthill hotel
All proceeds go to: Abalta (school for children with autism) Galway Hospice & Sli-eile
Concert is made up of over 100 singers including children and is a real family event.
please support.
Tickets can be got from the St. Josephs Parish office (091) 562276 ; Eileen in the Jesuit Office(091) 523707, The Galway Hospice & from Keara Sheeran @ (087)9007003
Pray for our faithful departed: Dolly Gavin, Fursey Road, whose Funeral Mass took place here during the week.
John Keaveney, Maunsell’s Road, whose Funeral Mass took place in St. Joseph’s.
Saturday 19th December
Vigil Mass 7.30 pm 1. Teresa Barrett and deceased members of Hernon family.
2. Bab ‘Ellen’ and Joe Davis.
Sunday 20th December 9.30 am 1. Teresa & Paddy Heaney and their nephew Matthew Heaney.
2. Martin & Della Ryan.
4th Sunday of Advent 11.00 am 1. Bridie, Pat, Bill and Catherine Buckley.
2. Teresa Hession
12.15 pm 1. Delia, Patrick Ward and Edward & Margaret Lynskey
and Lynskey family.
2. Edward Howley.
6.30 pm 1. Marcello and Valodia Alarcon.
2. Nora Coyne.
Monday 21st December 10.00 am 1. Joe Kenny
2.Thanksgiving for all who supported
Margaret Conneely at the time of her husband’s
Peter death.
Tuesday 22nd December 10.00 am 1. Sick and
2. Thomas Snr and Thomas Jnr and Anne Hayden.
Wednesday 23rd December 10.00 am 1. Sean Kilraine and 2. Kate & Bernard Ward deceased.
Thursday 24thh December 9.00 pm Christmas Eve Mass and Blessing of Crib.
Friday 25th December 9.30 am ( Christmas Masses for all the people
Christmas Day 11.00 am of the Parish
12.15 pm and worshipping Community)
NO EVENING MASS
Saturday 26th December 10.00 am
Vigil Mass 7.30 pm 1. Gerard Monaghan.
2. Michael Brosnan
Sunday 27th December 9.30 am 1. Stephen & Barbara McDonagh
Feast of the Holy Family. 11.00 am 1 Teresa Carroll and 2. James, Mary & Bernard Lee.
12.15 pm Kevin Cowley
6.30 pm Maura Flanagan
