Fifth Sunday Of Easter:
As we come to the third quarter of our first year of fund raising and organising for the restoration of Gortnahoe church we wish to express our sincerest thanks for the wonderful generosity of our parishioners and friends. We are well on target at the moment and we encourage everyone to make a special effort during these three months to ensure they are fully involved. David Kelly, our engineer, has now sent out the tenders for the external work on the church and the grounds to the interested contractors and please God work will be under way shortly. All donations from every friend of Gortnahoe, wherever you are in the world, are most welcome. The donation forms are available in the churches or on our web site www.glengoole.net 

Morning Masses:
Glengoole: each day at 9.30am   
     
Prayer for Vocations:
We invite the return of the names of all families who are willing to be part of the prayer campaign for vocations for a week. Please leave the completed forms in the boxes in the church or porches. 

First Communion:
We offer our sincerest congratulations to the children from Glengoole and Ballysloe Schools who received their First Holy Communion on Saturday. They were Roisin Lahart, Kilbraugh, Teresa Lanigan, Clonamondra, Megan Ryan, Derryvilla, Rebecca and Rachel Maher, Aubrey Road, Johnny O’Reilly, Aubrey Road, John Lanigan, Poynstown, John Rafter, Derryvilla, Dylan and Thomas Kennedy, Aubrey Road, Bill Phelan, Lanespark and Eoin Toohey, Aubrey Road. May God bless and reward their families and the teachers who prepared them so well. 

Meeting:
There will be a meeting of the St.Vincent de Paul Conference in Ballysloe School on Tuesday night at 7.30pm

May Procession:
in Glengoole next Sunday 21st after 11.00am Mass.     

Meeting:
The annual general meeting of St. Joseph’s Young Priests Society will be held on Tuesday 30th May in St. Patrick’s College Thurles, beginning with Mass at 7.30.

Parish Newsletter:
We are very glad of the welcome for the first edition of our parish newsletter, not only was it made available for you, it was also on the Tipperary Star and on our website www.glengoole.net.

Table Quiz in Mary Willies
Make sure you reserve Friday night 19th May for our wonderful Table Quiz in Mary Willies for the purchase of our photocopier

Pray For:
Mrs Margaret Manton, Urard, who was buried during the week
Ita Hendricks, Enniscorthy, who funeral takes place Sunday 14th May.
Jim Lombard. Anniversary Saturday 7.00.
Thomas Kerwick, Glengoole South  Anniversary Sunday 9.30
Jack Webster, Fennor  Anniversary Sunday 11.00            
George Spencer, Glengoole Anniversary Monday 9.30 
Tony Kiely, Letterkenny & Glengoole Nth., recently deceased.Memorial Mass in Glengoole on next Friday 19th May at 8.00. 
John, Nell & Sean McGarry, Ballynonty Saturday 20th at 7.00
James Mullally, Grange Sunday 21st at 9.30
John Mulhall, Mellison. Sunday 21st at 11.00
Noel Campion, Clonamicklon. Anniversary Mass Saturday 7.30
Thomas Long, Springfield. Month’s Mind Mass Sunday 11.00 
Fr. John Phelan, Boulick Anniversary Mass at this time.
Mary Baron, nee Moriarty, South Africa. Anniversary Sat 13th 7.30
Ellen Maher, Gortnahoe Anniversary Sunday 14th at 11.00 

“Lord, your mercy is my hope.
My heart rejoices in your saving power.”

Newsletter Publishers for May
Carmel Troy, Ballinastick. 
Ph. 052-54697   E-mail troyseamus@eircom.net
Stella Lanigan, Clonamondra. 056-8834366  
E-mail jslanigan@eircom.net
All notices to the publishers or the priests by Friday 6.00

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