This parish newsletter provides information about Mass times, intentions, and recent events in the local community of Carraroe, Ireland. It announces upcoming meetings on community alert and first aid/CPR training. It also includes the parish schedule, notices about tax reclaim forms, bereavements, and quotes from St. Teresa of Avila for the month. The main article reflects on the Gospel reading about perseverance in prayer and living one's faith through action. It concludes with a message from Pope Francis about faith being God's gift and the importance of missionary outreach.

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 October…Pauline Jordan
Readers
Eucharistic Ministries
ALTAR
SOCIETY
20th Oct
Angela
Loughlin
Evelyn
Kilcullen
27th Oct
Carmel Moran
Marion Barrett
19th Oct
7:30pm
Tommy Mc Manus
20th Oct
9:30am
Carraroe N.S
11:30m
Geraldine Lynch
Nuala Flanagan &
Paula Rochford Nevin
26th Oct
7:30pm
Mary Mc Goldrick
Rose Casey &Tom McGowan C Murphy
27th Oct
9:30am
Mary Keegan
Marie Mulligan
11:30am
Carraroe N.S
Aine Moran &Teresa Kelly
Maura Mc Moreland & Mary
Rose Casey
Mary Harkin
Collectors
C Murphy
J Scanlon
J Mc Moreland
G Quinn
Joe Scanlon
J Scanlon
J Mc Moreland
G Quinn
Joe Scanlon
MASS TIME’S AND INTENTIONS
Sat 19th
Sun 20th
Sun 20th
Mon-Fri
Sat 26th
Sun 27th
Sun 27th
7:30pm
9:30am
11:30am
7:30pm
9:30am
11:30am
Aignus & Edward Loftus (Anniv)
John Joe Loughlin (Anniv)
Michael John&ElizabethO’Loughlin (Anniv)
No Morning Mass
Jack Ryan (Anniv)
Mary Heaslip (Anniv)
Special Intention
Church Bookstand
The Angelus – Elphin Diocesan Newspaper – Dale Centre Opened, Children’s
Page, News from the Parishes
Christianity – An introduction to the Catholic faith.
St Michael’s Family Life Centre – Courses in St Michael’s Family Life
Centre on Church Hill, Sligo.
DVD: Will You Be My Witnesses or Fishers of Men – Promoting vocations within the
community.
Prayers for Others – Prayers for our day-today concerns.
Direction for Our Times – A series of free booklet offering information and viewpoints
on real-life issues.
Hear our Prayer – A collection of popular prayer
Parish Newsletter
Sunday 20t h October 2013
M 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
November Envelopes
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. Amen.
Envelopes for our deceased are now available at the doors of the Church. Please fill in
the names of your loved ones and return it to us. All names will be placed on the Altar
for Masses, adoration and prayer services during November. Please enclose your
donation.
Please observe the schedule and if you
cannot attend please find a replacement.
A Sting in the Tale!

2. On the face of it, today’s Gospel is a parable about perseverance: if even a corrupt
judge will give in to persistent ‘pestering’, how much more will God answer our
prayers when we pray continually? We can only imagine the help God makes
available to those who ask him. Don’t lose heart, Jesus tells us. Your prayers will be
answered.
But there is a sting in the tail, and Jesus also has a challenge for his followers. Almost
as an after-thought he poses a question: ‘But when the Son of Man comes, will he find
any faith on earth?’ The real question is not whether our prayer can move God. Jesus
turns this question on its head and asks instead: can our prayer move us?
Does our faith spur us into action? The widow in the parable is seeking justice, and
she refuses to stop fighting until it is granted. We cannot ask God for what we want or
need, and then sit back and expect it to happen. That is not faith. Our prayer life goes
hand in hand with our willingness to fight for what is right, to live as Jesus asks us to.
We are part of the process
Recent Weddings
Congratulation to Brendan Mahon & Emer Kearns and to Joseph
Fitzgerald & Aisling Kelly who were recently married in our Church.
We wish them well in their futures together.
Community Alert Meeting
There will be a Community Alert Meeting held on Monday 21st Oct at 9:00pm in
Carraroe Community Centre. This is the second meeting aiming to set up a Carraroe
Community Alert Area. An effective Community Alert Area requires community
participation so a good attendance is essential.
Dance Classes
Dance classes available in Carraroe Community Centre every Thursday evening at
8:15pm. Call Trish for more details: 086-8445628. Social dancing for all after class
from 9:15pm – 11:00pm. No partners needed. All welcome.
How to use a Defibrillator
The parish will be receiving two defibrillators.....Want to help save someone’s life by
learning CPR and how to use a defibrillator? Class: 6:30-9:30pm Tuesday 29th
October 2013. Book now by calling 086-3968828. Venue: CPR Training Room (Old
Medicentre Building on Bridge Street).
Card Playing – Tuesday Nights - Community Centre
Card Game (Progressive) takes place every Tuesday night in Community Centre
Carraroe, starting at 9 pm sharp. All welcome.
Tax Reclaim Forms
Please return your Tax Reclaim form (CHY2) via the Sunday collection or drop it into
the Sacristy or Presbytery.
Our Parish Calendar – This month’s theme: St Teresa of Avila
Majestic sovereign, timeless wisdom,
You kindness melts my hard, cold soul.
Handsome lover, selfless giver,
Your beauty fills my dull, sad eyes.
I am yours, you made me.
I am yours, you called me.
I am yours, you saved me.
I am yours, you loved me.
I will never leave your presence.
Give me death, give me life.
Give me sickness, give me health.
Give me honour, give me shame.
Give me weakness, give me strength.
I will have whatever you give. Amen.
(St Teresa of Avila – Reformer of the Carmelite Order)
Bereaved
We remember in our prayers the recent passing of Nancy Finnerty, Pearse Road, and
mother of Catherine McMorrow. We pray for Nancy’s soul and we ask God to
comfort the bereaved.
Sunday 20th Oct 2013 – Mission Sunday – What does Pope Francis say?
Faith is God's precious gift, which opens our mind to know and love him. He wants to
enter into relationship with us and allow us to participate in his own life in order to make
our life more meaningful, better and more beautiful. God loves us! Faith, however,
needs to be accepted, which means, it needs our personal response, the courage to
entrust ourselves to God, to live his love and be grateful for his infinite mercy. It is a gift,
not reserved for a few but offered with generosity. [...] The proclamation of the Gospel is
part of being disciples of Christ and it is a constant commitment that animates the whole
life of the Church. "The missionary outreach is a clear sign of the maturity of an
ecclesial community" (BENEDICT XVI, Verbum Domini, 95). Each community is
"mature" when it professes faith, celebrates it with joy during the liturgy, lives charity,
proclaims the Word of God endlessly, leaves ones own to take it to the "suburbs",
especially to those who have not yet had the opportunity to know Christ. The strength of
our faith, at a personal and community level, can be measured by the ability to
communicate it to others, to spread and live it in charity, to witness it to those we meet
and share the path of life with us.
Pope Francis’ Message for Mission Sunday