Christmas Masses
Glengoole: Monday 8.00. Christmas Day 9.30 and 11.00.
Gortnahoe: Monday 8.00. Christmas Day 9.30 and 11.00.

Christmas Collection
The Christmas Collection for the archbishop and priests of the diocese is being taken up this week-end. If you have overlooked it, please contribute as soon as possible.

Gortnahoe Church Restoration
Work on Gortnahoe Church and its surrounds has meant a good deal of disruption to the grounds and graves in the church yard. We regret such disruption and apologise for any upset. A great deal of work has now been done around the whole area. All families will be able to pray at their graves over the Christmas. As work is still in progress please take care.

Morning Masses
Glengoole: each day at 9.30.
Gortnahoe: each day at 9.30

Christmas Confessions
Confessions will be heard in Glengoole Church and Gortnahoe Hall before masses this week-end as well as on Christmas Eve in Glengoole at 12.00 and Gortnahoe Hall at 12.30.

Flowers
The annual Collection for the provision of flowers and decorations for the churches will be taken up next week-end. We appreciate the work of decoration that is done and we request your generosity.

Dance
The annual Benefit Dance for Sr. Anne Healy’s missionary work will be in Gortnahoe Hall on Friday 28th December from 9.30 to 12.30. Music by Owen Condon. Tickets € 7.00. Come along and enjoy a wonderful night.

Lourdes Jubilee Year
The diocesan pilgrimage marking the 150th anniversary of the apparitions will be from 16th to 21st June. Bookings can now be made with Joe Walsh Tours, 8/11 Lower Baggot St., Dublin 2. Full price € 663.00

G.A.A.
Ordered Club gear is available in Club Rooms this Sunday at 12.00.
A date for your new diary is the Adjourned Convention on 25th January

Pray for the following

• Patrick Fitzgerald Clonora and Dublin, buried during the week.
• Ann Galway, Bagnelstown, buried during the week.

Glengoole

• Tomàs Egan, Coole.
  Anniversary Mass Saturday at 8.00
• Kathleen Egan, Coole.
  Anniversary Mass Sunday at 9.30
• Margaret Norton, Graiguewood.
  Anniversary Mass Sunday at 11.00
• James Morris, Foilacamin.
  Anniversary Mass Monday 9.30.
• Michael O’Neill, Gurteen.
  Anniversary Mass Tuesday 9.30
• Sean Fitzgerald, Clonora.
  Memorial Mass Thursday 9.30.
• Ned Hayes, Ballinastick.
  Anniversary Mass Saturday 29th at 8.00
• Neddy Purcell, Foilacamin.
  Anniversary Mass Sunday 30th at 9.30.
• John Holohan, Gurteen.
  Anniversary Mass Sunday 30th 11.00. 

Gortnahoe Church

• Mary Moriarty and Sean Hickey, Urard.
  Anniversary Mass Saturday 7.00
• William O’Shea, Clonamicklon & Glengoole.
  Anniversary Mass Sunday 11.00
• Michael Sen, Michael Jun, Eddie & Katie Barnaville & Margaret Lyons, Gortnahoe.
  Anniversary Mass Friday 9.30.
• Peg and Johnny Stokes, Sallybog.
  Anniversary Mass Saturday 9.30.
• John and Mary Dunne, Graigue.
  Anniversary Mass Saturday 29th at 7.00.
• Michael O’Gorman, Kilcooley.
  Anniversary Mass Sunday 30th at 11.00
  

Christmas Candle Prayer
We thank you, heavenly Father, for bringing us together this holy night. We thank you for sending us your Son, Jesus Christ, to be our light and hope on the way of life. Bless us as we gather here and bless this Christmas Candle. Let it remind us of Christ, the light of the world. As it shines in our window, let us remember the poor and homeless and let our hearts open to all in need. Amen.

Newsletter Publishers for December

• Nora Norton, Coole. 056 8834250.
  E Mail nortonnora@eircom.net
• Catherine Campion, Gortnahoe. 056 8834288.
  E Mail catherine@campions.ie

All notices to the publishers or the priests by Friday at 6.00.

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