Notices

Machaire Rois Parish Accounts For Year ending 31st December 2015 are enclosed in this weeks Newletter. A copy is also available from the Parish Office.

Jubilee Thanksgiving Mass

St. Joseph’s Church, Carrickmacross

150 Years of Prayer and Worship

Sunday, 7 August 2016, 6.00pm

Homily

In today’s reading from Hebrews, it is said of Abraham “he looked forward to a city founded, designed and built by God”.  In the Gospel reading Jesus tells his disciples “where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”

Parish Presentation Night to Fr. Pádraig Mac Kenna on Wednesday 24th August, 2016. Refreshments served after Mass in The Shirley Arms Hotel, Carrickmacross at 8pm. Tickets available in the Parish Office.

150 Year Celebrations: We would like to say a word of thanks to all those who helped make this evening a memorable one, and for all those who attended and shared in the celebrations.

150 year Celebrations This Sunday 7th August 2016,
the people of Carrickmacross and the entire South-
Monaghan parish of Machaire Rois will celebrate the one
hundred and fiftieth anniversary of their beautiful parish
church of St Joseph’s, dedicated in 1866. The highpoint of
the anniversary will be the celebration of the Sacrament
of Eucharist – a Mass of Thanksgiving at

The Clogher  iCatholic Channel. In keeping with up to date means of communications, the diocese now has a channel on iCatholic.ie.  It is equivalent of the RTE player or BBC iPlayer for the Irish Church. Recently, Bishop Liam MacDaid recorded a message to young people concerning Vocations via the channel and it also features interviews with newly-ordained priest

  In excess of two million people from all over the world are expected to attend World Youth Day (WYD), July 26-31, in Krakow, Poland. Over 50 young people from the Diocese   of Clogher are attending World Youth Day.

Fr Ivin Church Building Please pray for work to progress through the rainy season to have roof on by year end. This is the first Catholic church in the first Catholic Parish in a vast area. Father says Mass in thanks for all your kindness and prayers from our Parish and elsewhere. Contact Peadar on 0877741954.