Saturday 27th November
Vigil Mass 7.30 pm Bernard and Kathleen Cooke and Mary Hughes
Eileen Spellman
Pray also for Timothy Heaney (whose months mind occurs)
Pray for Damien Dalton at all Masses
Sunday 28th November 1st Sunday of Advent
9.30 am James Scally
11 am Matt O'Flaherty and Margaret Nolan
12.15 pm Teresa Kelly and May, Dan and Danny Carr.
6.30 pm Timmie Mannion and Tony Moran
Monday 29th November
10am Nora and Patrick Murphy and deceased members of
Fox and Murphy families.
Tuesday 30th November
10am For all the Sick and deceased members of Galway Flower
and Garden Club
Wednesday 1st December
10am John Chapman ( who died recently)
5.30 - 9.30 Indian Community Retreat
Thursday 2nd December
10am Pat Corcoran
Friday 3rd December
10am Nora, Patrick and Mary Heavey and all deceased members of
Heavey family.
Bridget Ward and living and deceased members of Ward and
Mongan families.
7.30 pm Carmel Griffin and Bridget, Ray and Edward Maloney.
Saturday 4th December
11 am Kathleen Ward (Months Mind Mass)
Vigil Mass 6.30 pm
N.B (Change of time, moved forward from 7:30 from this week on).
Bridget and Colman Hernon
Sunday 5th December 2nd Sunday of Advent
9.30 am Edward Fitzgerald and Mary Flood
11am Shane Rabbitte and John, Nora and Johnny Brennan.
12.15 pm Elizabeth Heenan and Robert Nolan
6.30 pm Bridget and Michael Corcoran Senior
Mattie and Kenneth Frawley
Coming up in The Pastoral Centre
1. World Youth Day
World Youth Day - Madrid 2011- Information Evening for all interested in attending this celebration. Please come along to the Diocesan Pastoral Centre on Wednesday 1st December 2010 at 7p.m.
2. Advent Reflections: "Waiting in Hope"
As a preparation for the feast of Christmas the Diocesan Pastoral Centre is offering a series of reflections during three Monday evenings in Advent.
Monday 29th November: Bishop Martin Drennan will lead the reflection.
Monday December 6th: Sr. Aileen Murphy and Kevin McNena
Monday December 13th: Jesuit Spirituality Team
Location: Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Newtownsmith,
Time: 8 p.m.
Event Date and Time:
Repeats every week until Mon Dec 13 2010
29 Nov 2010 - 8:00pm
Event Date and Time: 6 Dec 2010 - 8:00pm
Event Date and Time: 13 Dec 2010 - 8:00pm
http://www.pastoralcentre.ie/
(You’ll always get the link to the Pastoral Centre on the menu bar of this page)
Galway Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St. Nicholas
1. Galway Cathedral Gospel Choir looking for new members of all ages...Rehearsals every Wednesday at 7:30p.m.....all welcome
2. Beat the Budget: Liturgy of Hope on Tuesday 7th December in Galway Cathedral at 7:30p.m
3. Please support our Galway Cathedral Bookshop
Our Cathedral Bookshop has a huge selection of Cards, gift ideas, liturgical and spirituality books.
Open everyday
Please support! 091- 563577
Remembering our babies at Christmas
The Annual Mass remembering all babies who have died on or around the time of birth (stillbirth, neonatal, miscarriage) will be held this year on:
Sunday 5th December 2010
6 O’clock
The Chapel of St. Columbanus
NUI Galway
(University Chapel)
Parents, Grandparents, Siblings, family and friends are warmly invited to this special mass.
Contact : Róisín 087 8065366
Bishops to celebrate First Sunday of Advent by thanking God for gift of human life
The period in which we prepare for Christmas is an appropriate time to invoke divine protection on every human being called into existence, and to thank God for the gift of life we received from our parents - Pope Benedict XVI
Advent reminds us that we are living in in-between times, in a time of personal poverty, in expectation, in a time of hope. Advents reminds us that we are not in possession of the Kingdom, but that its fullness will be revealed to us when Jesus comes again - Bishop McAreavey
To mark the beginning of Advent, the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate a Vigil for unborn human life in St Peter’s Basilica, Rome, this Saturday 27 November. Pope Benedict has asked that similar vigils take place throughout the world. These vigils will be celebrated in Ireland this weekend (see last weeks newsletter for the Galway Vigil taking place today, Saturday, November 27th)
The website of the Irish Bishops’ Conference
http://www.catholicbishops.ie/
is hosting a special feature for Advent and Christmas 2010. It details:
- The full schedule of Pope Benedict XVI’s Advent and Christmas 2010 celebrations in the Vatican
- Details of Worldwide Telecasts from the Vatican during Christmas and New Year 2010 - 2011
- Messages and Reflections from Irish bishops for Advent and Christmas 2010, including a video reflection from Bishop John McAreavey, Bishop of Dromore and Co-Chair of the Bishops' Council for Communications, on the importance of Advent
- A audio interview on the meaning of Advent with Fr Patrick Jones, Director, National Centre for Liturgy
- Details of initiatives and events in the Dioceses of Ireland
- Contributions from various commissions and agencies of the Bishops’ Conference, including an Advent and Christmas resource for families produced by the Bishops' Council for Marriage and the Family, which includes blessings for the Advent Wreath, Christmas Tree and the Crib in the home, and a family table prayer for Christmas Day.
Further information:
Martin Long, Director of Communications 00 353 (0) 86 172 7678
Concert at the Abbey
Galway Choir Master, Mark Keane will host a Christmas Concert at the Franciscan Abbey on Sunday, 5th December at 8pm. This Concert will narrate the story of the first Christmas Crib, of St. Francis of Assisi. All are welcome. Admission by donation. Proceeds to Abalta, School for Children with Autism, Knocknacarra & Newcastle. Please support this worthy cause.
The Gift Christmas Concert Dates:
17th Dec Jesuit Church 8pm
18th December Bushy Park Church 8pm
19th December St Josephs church 8pm
20th Eyre Sq. Shopping centre
21st December Aula Maxima NUIG 8pm
22nd December Renmore Church 8pm
Tickets €10 Contact
Keara Sheeran ~ 0879007003 (Musical Director )
Susan Treacy ~ 087432245
Jesuit Office 091 523707
Holy Family School Renmore 091 779979
Latin Mass
Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora Diocese: Sunday, 12 December – 3 pm Mass, St. Patrick’s Garrison Chapel, Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa, Renmore, Galway. Celebrant: Rev Wulfran Lebocq, ICRSS
John Heneghan, Latin Mass Society of Ireland: 086-8530810
http://www.latinmassireland.org/
Energy Efficiency in Historic Houses Seminar
The Irish Georgian Society is committed to informing owners and guardians of Ireland’s built heritage of the need to balance energy conservation and building conservation. This Galway seminar forms part of a series of regional Energy Efficiency in Historic Houses seminars, which the Irish Georgian Society is holding throughout the country. The seminars are held in partnership with local authority conservation officers and heritage officers. The seminars have been made possible through support from Electricity Supply Board (ESB), Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland (SEAI) and the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
A half-day seminar to be held at
The Lady Gregory Hotel, Ennis Road, Gort, Co. Galway
On Thursday 2nd December 2010
Presented by
Irish Georgian Society,
Galway County Council & Clare County Council
The Apostleship of Prayer
The Apostleship of Prayer is a way of praying that is rooted in life and a way of life that is rooted in prayer.
This colourful booklet contains:
An Introduction to the Apostleship of Prayer
Forms of the Daily Offering
A reflection on the Pope’s intentions for each month
A monthly liturgical calendar and
A Gospel reference for daily and Sunday Mass
LIVING PRAYER 2011
Price
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Take the chance of a lifetime and make a difference in the lives of others…
…and change your own life forever
Since 1960, Viatores Christi has aimed to respond to needs overseas and at home by giving people an opportunity to share their lives and skills with those in need. People from all backgrounds and professions join Viatores Christi - people who want to challenge themselves to make a difference in the world, however big or small. Right now, we need people from all disciplines, from teachers to electricians, doctors to administrators, farmers to childcare workers.
If you want to explore such a challenge, come and meet us in Galway on Saturday 4th December 2010 at 12.00 in the Westside Community Centre, (beside our church) Seamus Quirke Rd., Galway.
Kid's Corner, First Sunday of Advent
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