Parish Website: www.drumlease-killargue.com Fr. John Me Tiernan ~ 071-9164143 / Fr. John Sexton ~071-9164131. Dromahair ~ Killargue ~ Newtownmanor Sunday 22"° Mav 2011 ~ The Fifth Sunday of Easter. Visit of Eucharistic Congress Bell A meeting of all who have volunteered to carry the Congress Bell will take place in The Depot; Dromahair on Wednesday 25th May at 8.30pm. We would like to see a full attendance. The bell will arrive at the factory turn, R 280, at 3.00pm on the afternoon of Friday 27th May and will be carried & driven to Killaroue Church for a short prayer service at approximately 4.30pm.. From there it will be carried & driven to Dromahair Church by way of Soxline & Drumlease Road arriving at approximately 7.00pm. There will be a prayer service and vigil on the Friday night See note TB1 below. On Saturday morning 28th May, starting at 8.30am, the bell will be carried & driven to Newtownmanor Church for a short prayer service at approximately 10.00am and from there to Shanvaus Cross where it will be handed over to Manorhamilton Parish at 11.30am. Thanks to the many people who generously volunteered in each church area. GENERAL / CHURCH NOTICES. [A] The special envelope for the Annual Diocesan Vocations & Support Services Collection indicated it was due on Sunday 24th April ~ but the publisher got it wrong! Your contribution was actually due last Sunday 15th May, Vocations Sunday but you can still bring it in next Sunday. Youwill find the redDiocesan Services Collection Envelope ~dated24* April ~ between your April & May Dues Envelopes. Or simply use an ordinary envelope, marked Diocesan Services. Thanks for vour generosity! You will find a fiver at the bade of your church detailing how this collection is spent [B] North Leitrim/West Cavan PTAA: Annual Mini - Vigil in St. Patrick's Church, Dromahair on Friday 27th May 2011 starting at 9.00pm with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Mass at 11.00pm. Vigil finishes by midnight ~ and refreshments will then be served in the Depot. This Vigil will coincide with the visit of the Eucharistic Congress Bell which will arrive at approximately 7.00pm. This is an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the Eucharist. [C] We remember Eugene McTernan, Fawn, whose funeral took place on Thursday 19th May 2011; Una Me Gloin, Glenade [sister of Bernadette Wai pole, Corrasra, Killargue ] whose funeral took place on Wednesday 18th May 2011 & Rose McGovern, Drumlease Rd., Dromahair whose funeral took place on Sunday 15th May 2011. Mav they rest in peace. Congratulations to the children of Drumlease N.S. who celebrated their First Communion in St. Patrick's Church, Dromahair yesterday, Saturday 21st May 2011 First Communion for the children of Leckaun N.S. will be celebrated in Newtownmanor Church on Saturday Ilth3une 2011 atl 1.30am. Sincere thanks to the staff of both schools for their dedication! Visitation & Blessing of Graves 2011 Visitation & Blessing of Graves in Killaroue & Cloonlouaher will take place on Sunday 3rd July and in Newtownmanor on Sunday 7th August and may follow the same pattern as last year. Please tidy your family plots in advance of these dates. Fuller details will be given later when we know what personnel will be available to officiate at these ceremonies and celebrate the Sunday Masses in all three church areas ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH, DROMAHAIR. 1. Mass: Monday9.30am; Tuesday 9.30am; Wednesday 9.30am; Friday 11.00pm; Sunday ~ 11.15am. 2. Mary & Martin Crowne, Kilcoosey and deceased of the Crowne, Feeney & O'Rourke families, Anniversary Mass Sunday 22nd May at 11.15am. Mary Moore, Mass Tuesday 24th May at 9.30am. Thomas & Elizabeth Rooney, Friarstown, Anniversary Mass Sunday 29th May at 11.15am. Mav they rest in peace. CHURCH OF MARY. MOTHER OF GOD, NEWTOWNMANOR. 1. Mass: Sunday ~ 10.00am. 2. Pray for:-. Deceased members of McGoldrick Family, Corrigeencor, Anniversary Mass Sunday 22nd May at 10.00am. Margaret, Martin & Patsy Devaney, Corrycullen, Anniversary Mass Sunday 29th May at 10.00am. Mav they rest in peace. ST. BRIGID'S CHURCH. KILLARGUE. 1. Mass: Friday 7.00pm; Saturday ~ Vigil Mass ~ 8.00pm. 2. Pray for:- William & Margaret Harkin, Townahoosey, Anniversary Mass Saturday evening 21st May at 8.00pm. Seamus Harkin, Annagh, Anniversary Mass Friday 27th May at 7.00pm. Thomas McGuinness, Anniversary Mass Saturday 28th May at 8.00pm. May they rest inpeace. 3. Special Mass for Examination Students: Killargue Church on Saturday 4th June at 8.00pm. Community Notices. 1. Bingo this Monday night at 9.00pm in The Blue Devon. All lines €30, except games 5 &10 which are €50. All houses €100 and last game €200. Your support is appreciated! 2. ASIST~ 2 Day Workshop ~ Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training: 15th & 16th June, Carrick - on Shannon Education Centre from 9.00am - 5.00pm. Details from Belinda Taylor at 071 - 9135061. 3. Anger Issues? The Irish Association for Anger Management is running a 2 day training programme Temper Your Anger on Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th June in the Radisson Hotel, Athlone. Booking essential. For further information contact Peter Devers, Regional Consultant at 087 7989253 or log onto www.difficultemotJons.com 4. Get LeiTrim Fit ~ a new initiative for the unemployed, those interested in fitness, eating healthier or getting job seeking advice over a 6 week period. 16 leaders are sought. Closing date for applications: May 25th 2011. For information contact 071 - 9650496 / 9650498 or www.leitrim.ie or www.leitrimsports.ie 5. Killargue Cemetery: A public Meeting will be held in Killargue Community Centre at 9.00pm on Tuesday 24th May 2011 with a view to forming a committee to further develop the graveyard. All families in the area are asked to send a representative. 6. Dromahair has entered a new Television Competition organized bv TG4 for selection as an Irish - Speaking Village fora DavS Comhghairdeas to all who supported An G- Team Project De Domhnaigh seo chaite! We have now been short - listed as 1 of 12 communities competing for the big prize of €40,000. An - sasta ar fad! The project is about promoting the cupla focal and the locality whilst having fun at the same time! People are coming together with ideas. So bi ag smaoineamh! For more information contact Brfd at 086- 0580034. 7. A Church Gate Collection will be taken up next weekend in aid of the Niall Mellon Township Trust. This will support Pauric McGoldrick's trip to Capetown , South Africa, building houses for the poorest in that country. Please give as generously as you can. Thanks! 8. Leckaun Parents' Association: Cake Sale on Sunday 5th June after 10.00am Mass in Newtownmanor Hall. All proceeds go to Leckaun Parents' Association. 9. Special Mass for Public Examination Students: Saturday 4th June at 8.00pm in Killargue Church. Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way.