• Daily Mass continues as usual here in Sacred Heart Church this week from Monday to Friday at 10am. Mass on Tuesday morning is offered for the sick. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament continues every evening, seven evenings a week, from 8pm to 10pm. Sacrament of Confession every Saturday evening from 6pm.
• The Solemn Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help continues in Galway Cathedral until this coming Tuesday, February 14th 2012. For details and times, see our previous post.
• We’ll have something new this Lent in the parish. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 at 8.15pm, and continuing for the Wednesdays of Lent, we will have a screening of the Catholicism videos, which will help us to deepen, enlighten and renew our faith. All are welcome. For a trailer, see our previous post.
• The Galway Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place from July 1st to 6th 2012, led by Bishop Martin Drennan. Cost €697 includes taxes, transfers, accommodation, coach to and from Shannon airport. Deposit €80 per person. For those with special needs, full fare is €585 and special arrangements and accommodation will be provided. Bookings, all reservations and enquiries to: Fahy Travel Ltd., 3 Bridge Street, Galway. Tel: (091) 594744 or (091) 594747. See details on the Church noticeboard.
• We pray for those who died recently:
- Dorothy Ridgard, Corrib Park
- Kevin O’Brien, Youghal and formerly of Cruachan Park
- Nell Fitzgerald, Bárr na Carraige, Fort Lorenzo
- Fr Gerry O’Riordan, Cork and USA, uncle of Frank Keane, Principal of Scoil Bhríde
