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Curraha – St Andrew’s Church - currahaparish.ie Children for Baptism: The next meeting for parents who wish to have their children baptised, will take place in the Parish Centre Curraha at 8pm on Thursday November 15th 2018 and 3rd January 2019. Eucharistic Adoration: Clonalvy Tuesday 10am – 11am. Ardcath: Wednesday 10am – 11am. Curraha Thursday 10am– 12noon, Newcomers always very welcome. Parish List of the Dead: There are envelopes at the back of all the churches if you wish to fill out and return in envelopes boxes. Nov 17th/18th Ministers of the Eucharistic Ministers of the Word 11th November Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday Curraha 9.30am 12th Mattie Reilly 18th November Thirty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time We are having our annual masses of Remembrance for our Faithful departed. We invite all the families who have had a death in the family in last year to be involved in our Ceremony. This mass will take place in all our churches next weekend the 17th and 18th of November. All are very welcome to get involved in praying for our deceased loved ones. Candles will be provided at entrance of the churches. If you know of any family in the parish who has had a bereavement in the last year please invite them.
Praying for the dead has further origins in our belief in the communion of saints. Members of this community, who are living, often assist each other in faith by prayers and other forms of spiritual support. Christians who have died continue to be members of the communion of saints. We believe that we can assist them by our prayers, and they can assist us by theirs. Our prayers for the dead express hope that God will free the person who has died from any burden of sin and prepare a place for him or her in heaven. Death remains a mystery for us – a great unknown. Yet Christian language evokes a hopeful imagination in the presence of death, an assurance that our love, linked to Christ’s love, can help bridge whatever barriers might keep those whom we love from fully enjoying the presence of a loving and life-giving God. “From the beginning the Church has honoured the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them, above all in the Eucharistic sacrifice, so that, thus purified, they may attain the beatific vision of God.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1032) Is God calling you to be a Priest? Safeguarding Children teams are in place in all of our churches, the Church’s safeguarding children policy is available at www.meathsafeguarding.ie. Also there are contact numbers available in the back of all the churches.
Thank you for all your support at last Sunday’s cake sale in Curraha for Brother Kevin of the Capuchin Day Centre a large sum of money was raised and has been forwarded on where it will be of great benefit. St Finnian’s N.S. Clonalvy Auction – will take place on Sunday the 2nd of December at 2pm. Santa arrives at 2.30pm. Great bargains to be had as usual, tea and coffee served on the day. The monies raised from the Auction are a major fundraiser for our school. Your support would be much appreciated. Curraha Lotto results 5th November 2018. There was no jackpot winner the numbers drawn were 3-7-16-26 There was one winner of the match three for €100.00 Megan Heeney. The Jackpot next week is €2100.00. The next draw will take place in Swans. Ardcath Windfall not won. Numbers drawn were 7-11-14. Names drawn for monthly draw were Noel Lynch and John and Pauline Brangan. Next week's €2450.00 |