2. Baptism
We welcome Emily Celine Armstrong into the Christian Community, who was
baptised here on 15th
Sept. We congratulate her parents, David Armstrong and Lesley
Ann Culkin.
Traditional Music Classes - Fred Finn Branch of Comhaltas CeolteoirĂ Ăireann
Saturday classes commence 28th
September at 10.30am. Classes in singing and wide
range of instruments. BodhrĂĄn classes commence on Friday 4th
October. Enrolment on
Wednesday 25th
September 7.30 to 8.30pm. Adult classes commence on Thursday 3rd
October at 8:00pm (enrolment for adult classes 3rd Oct @ 8:00pm). All classes and
enrolment are held in the Gaelscoil, St Mary's GAA Clubhouse, Ballydoogan, Sligo.
Contact 087-6357329 for information.
Play Cards in the Community Centre
Carraroe Community Regeneration Committee are recommencing
25 card-game on Tuesday 1st
October and every Tuesday in the
Community Centre at 9:00pm
Proceeds in aid of local projects including refurbishment of facilities in the
Community Centre. Your support greatly appreciated.
St Johnâs Football Club Sligo
Training has started for all ages. Anyone interested in playing soccer
please contact Maeve Hayes 087-7840823 or Declan Scanlon 087-2936598. Also see our
website www.stjohnsfcsligo.com. Well done to Stephen Armstrong and his U-18 team
who won their first two games of the season.
It Will Only Happen If You Attend - Carraroe Community Alert Meeting
A public meeting of the Carraroe Parish Area will take place
in Carraroe Community Centre on Monday 23rd
September at
9:00pm. The purpose of the meeting is to set up a Community
Alert Area. Our neighbouring parish, Ransboro, has recently set up its own
Community Alert Area and it is felt that similar is necessary in our own parish. The
meeting will be addressed by Vanessa Clarke, Community Alert Development Officer,
and a Garda representative. Your support is essential and it will lead to a more secure
environment for us all. Please attend...it will benefit everyone in the Parish.
The Parish Choir
The Parish Choir has resumed choir practice after the summer break. If you are
interested in joining please come along to choir practice on Friday at 7:30pm or
contact Ray at 087-4198262.
Parish Envelopes â Let Us Know Your Details
Are the details on your Parish Envelopes correct or are you new to the
Parish. Please contact the Parish Office with your details at 071-9162139
or email carraroe@holywellsligo.com before we print the labels for 2014.
Parish Calendar 2014
Every year we produce a Parish Calendar with colour photos, prayers and reflections
along with the details of the Parish contacts. It is distributed to every house in the
Parish. Currently we are preparing the 2014 calendar. In order to manage the
printing cost of the calendar we encourage local businesses to advertise on the
calendar for a fee. If you are interested in displaying your company name on every
month of the year for 2014 please contact the Parish Office for more details. Tel: 071-
9162136, email: carraroe@holywellsligo.com. Your support would be appreciated.
CDs, DVDs & Books @ The Bookstand
Heaven Speaks series â Free booklets on topics such as Stress, Depression, Abortion
and more.
DVD: Will You Be My Witnesses â Promotional films on vocations to religious life.
Devotion in Honor of Our Mother of Perpetual Help â Prayers to Our Lady
Fishers of Men â This DVD film is intended to renew priestsâ sense of fulfilment
Alive Newspaper â Check out the latest edition of Alive. Also available at the doors of
the Church.
Sunday Spirit â 6 CDs of over 70 minutes each containing interviews and reflections
on life, from the popular Sunday Spirit programme on Ocean FM.
St Michaelâs Family Life Centre â Courses available in the Family Life Centre on
Church Hill, Sligo.
Prayers for Others â Prayers for Peace, Prayer for those who neglect God, Prayer for
those with unpleasant work.
Christian Suffering & Bernadette of Lourdes â St Bernadetteâs life.
Saint Martin Magazine â September 2013âs edition. Set our course straight O Lord.
Tax Reclaim Forms â
Thank you to all who have returned the 69 forms so far collected. Help us reclaim
money from Revenue. Please place your form in an envelope marked with Fr Jim
Murray and return it to us via the Sunday Collection, post or just drop it into the
Presbytery. OAPs who pay tax can also return the forms. However, if you do not pay
tax, please return the form with that information written on it and this will allow us to
update our system so that you do not receive the form next year. Thank you for your
support.
DANCING LESSONS JIVE:QUICKSTEP:WALTZ:FOXTROT:
in St John's Hall John St, Sligo onFridays at 7pm-8pm
Beginners....8pm-9pm Advanced with Ciara from
Dublin(www.danceelite.ie) 0879921832/0862240285
Saturdays Advanced 5pm-6pm...Beginners Jive/Quickstep 6pm-
7pm with Sebastian
(Seba Int.Dance Academy Dublin) 0870530740/0862240285
Private lessons availabe.Wedding Day Dance and also children lessons
Come and meet new friends and have fun.