1. The Sick and Housebound: Mass is on 107FM.
Just tune your radio before Mass. Please let the
housebound know about this service in your area.
ROSARY for the Month of December…Angela Hession
Readers
8th Dec
Carmel Moran
Marian Barrett
15th Dec
Kathleen Henry
Kitty Doyle
Eucharistic Ministries
7th Dec
7:30pm
Carraroe N.S.
8th Dec
9:30am
Fergal Kelly
11:30am
Lisa Jordan
14th Dec
7:30pm
Paddy Galvin
15th Dec
9:30am
Carraroe N.S
Carol Kearney
11:30am
ALTAR
SOCIETY
Teresa Kelly & Kitty Doyle
Collectors
D Kivlehan
Gerry Price
T O Callaghan
F Hargadon
Catherine Lynch & Brid Blake
S Duffy
J Mc Hale
D Kivlehan
Leo & Maura Marren
T O Callaghan
Pauline Jordan
F Hargadon
S Duffy
Vincent Dunbar &Mary Murphy J Mc Hale
MASS TIME’S AND INTENTIONS
Sat
Sun
Sun
Mon
Tue
7th
8th
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
14th
Sun 15th
Sun
7:30pm
9:30am
11:30am
7:30pm
10:00am
Jim Gilmartin & Nell Coyle (Annivs)
Kathleen Begley (Anniv)
Fred Kelly (Anniv)
Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Nicholas Tancred (RIP)
10:00am
7:00pm
10:00am
10:00am
7:30pm
9:30am
11:30am
Albert Cooney (Rec Dec)
Holy Hour - Advent Reflections
Special Intention
Mary McGarty (Anniv)
Michael & Margaret Kivlehan (Annivs)
Mary Alice & Michael Scanlon (Annivs)
Pat & Brigid Boylan (Annivs)
Pilgrimage to Medjugorje
Flying from Knock on 10th September 2014 for 7 nights with JWT and
Spiritual Director. €699 per person. €150 off if paid in full before 12 th
December 2013. Other significant discounts available.
For further info contact Marita Concannon: Tel: 098-64017 or 089-4146331
Parish Newsletter
Sunday 8 th December 2013
Mass Times: Saturday 7:30pm Sunday 9:30am & 11:30am
Holidays 10:00am & 7:30pm
Priest: Fr Jim Murray, Email:
carraroe@holywellsligo.com
Phone: 071-9162136
Mobile: 087-8198466
Websites: www.carraroechurchsligo.com
www.holywellsligo.com
TODAY AFTER MASS
Cake Sale & Coffee Morning - Carraroe Community Centre
Enjoy a cup of Tea / Coffee with a slice of Cake
A Cake Sale & Coffee Morning will be held in Carraroe Community Centre after this
weekend’s Masses (7th-8th Dec). All proceeds to go towards the printing of the
'Carraroe Parish History Book'. Please call over and support.
NEW Tobernalt Christmas Cards
NEW Holy Well Christmas Cards are now available. Samples are available to see on
the notice board of the Church, on the Bookstand and they can also be seen on our
parish websites These colourful cards, which contain Christmas reflections, are
available in two different types and depict scenes from the Holy Well.
10 cards for only €7. Call into the sacristy after Mass or contact the Parish Office.
Parish Calendar
If you would like more copies of our Parish Calendar there are available to purchase
at our Church bookstand. €5 per copy.
Please Return Your Tax Forms
Please return your tax reclaim form. It can be posted to Fr Jim Murray, St

2. John’s Presbytery, Carraroe, Sligo or simply placed in an envelope marked ‘Fr Jim
Murray’ and returned via the Sunday collection.
Christmas Nativity Drama – Holy Well Sligo
A Sligo-based drama group, “For Your Soul Productions”, is planning a Christmas
Nativity Drama entitled, “Gift of God”. It will take place outdoors at Sligo’s beloved Holy
Well, Carraroe on Sunday December 22nd at 5pm. The drama will be a narration of
Christ’s birth accompanied by music and song. There will be a mulled wine and mince pie
reception to follow. Donations welcome on the night.
St John’s GAA Club
The AGM of St. John’s GAA Club will take place in Cuilbeg this
Sunday 8th December commencing at 2.00pm sharp. All members are
requested to attend.
Alzheimer Cafe, The Glasshouse Hotel
Alzheimer Cafe, The Glasshouse Hotel, Friday 13th December 2013 from 11:00
to 13:00 in the View Bar. Alzheimer Cafe mornings are free and anyone
affected by Dementia are welcome to attend. Gerry Farrell provides Family
Carer Training for the Alzheimer Society of Ireland nationally and will
provide a question & answer session. For more info contact: Majella on
9146400 / 0868638171 or modonnell@alzheimer.ie
St John’s FC AGM
St. John’s FC AGM is on Wednesday 11th December at 8.30pm in the club house in
Cuilbeg. All are asked to attend.
Christmas Fair at Castle Dargan Hotel
Christmas Fair at Castle Dargan Hotel on Sunday 15th December 2013 beginning at
12 noon. Attractions include a Live Animal Nativity Scene. Also, Santa will make a special visit,
Christmas Carols will be sung, and there will be a Christmas Market. The fun will include
raffles and auctions, with prizes on the day. Ocean FM’s Marion Fitzgerald will make a guest
appearance. All proceeds in aid of St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal, and the Philippines
Emergency Appeal. Donations gratefully accepted.
Contact Christy Murphy at 087-2470823.
Community Alert
Update: It was agreed at the recent meeting held on Monday the 2nd December 2013 to
postpone the collection for house to house sign up to community alert until February 2014.Next
meeting will be held on Monday January 13th at 8.00 in the Fr Curley room All help is
welcome anyone who has helped or willing to help Please come along .Text Alert will help all
members of the Carraroe and District community ,Please support .
The Simple Life
John the Baptist certainly grabs our attention, appearing in the desert in his garment
of camel hair, eating locusts and wild honey. His language can be cryptic – he
addresses the Pharisees and Sadducees as ‘Brood of vipers’, and speaks of tree and
axes, winnowing fans and wheat. He is a peculiar mixture of signs and messages, even
to the people of the time who were on the lookout for prophetic figures. Nowadays,
John would cut an even more eccentric figure.
Sometimes a person’s lifestyle can offer an even more powerful witness than their
words. John’s basic diet and dress suggest a lifestyle that is at once simple and radical,
one which challenged the norms of the day. It all brings to mind another man who
caught our attention with his simple lifestyle earlier this year. As soon as Pope Francis
was elected, all the talk was of his modest living quarters as Bishop and his preference
for public transport. He has made a point to continue this simple lifestyle as Pope.
That a senior clergy man should choose to live a simple and ethical life should hardly
come as a shock to the world. Yet there was a powerful witness in his actions.
While we might not be called to the desert life, we are challenged to examine our
values and our relationship with material things – an apt message as we enter the most
materialistic season of the year. John the Baptist’s message can be summed up by the
first word he speaks: repent. The Greek word for ‘repentance’ is metanoia, literally a
change of heart.
Bookstand – NEW HOLY WELL CHRISTMAS CARDS
Have a look at our new HOLY WELL CHRISTMAS CARDS at the bookstand at the
back of the Church. They are available to purchase in the Sacristy. There is also an
array of leaflets, booklets and DVDs as well as copies of our Parish Calendar to be
purchased at the bookstand. Why not take the time to visit?
Kenya Build Fundraising Concert
Sharon Shannon in Concert in St. Brigid’s Church, Corhawnagh, Ballisodare on
Friday 20th December 2013 at 8:00pm. Tickets €20 available from Toolan’s
Ballisodare (Tel: 9130250), The Record Room (Tel: 9143748)
or Basil Love (Tel: 086-8253531).
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception – date change
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is normally celebrated on the 8th December.
However, this year, since the 8th lands on the second Sunday of Advent the celebration
of the Immaculate Conception will be held on Monday 9th December. Mass in
Carraroe Church is at 7:30pm.
Recent Baptism
Congratulations to Mark and Debora, whose son, Stephen Anthony
Walsh, was baptized in our Church last weekend.
We welcome Stephen Anthony into the Christian Community.