The parish newsletter provides information about Holy Week ceremonies and Mass times. It requests help from parishioners with ministries and notifies about websites for the church and holy well. Easter Sunday Masses are at 9:30am and 11:30am. The Divine Mercy Novena continues daily at 3:00pm.

1. Sick and Housebound: Mass is on 107FM. April
Just tune your radio before Mass. Please let the housebound know about ROSARY
this service in your area. Marie Mulligan
ALTAR
Palm Weekend – Blessed Palm will be available after all Masses SOCIETY
Procession from Community Centre with First Communion Children & Marie O'Connor,
Choir Mary Duffy,
Alter Society. All members are requested to attend on Monday 2nd April Margaret Feeney
at 7pm to prepare for Holy Week.
Easter Week Frances Kelly
Emile Feehily
Parish Newsletter
No Morning Mass
1 st April 2012
Readers Passion/Narrator Eucharistic ministers
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31 March 7:30 Carraroe N.S. Jimmy Hughes Kitty Doyle & P Gorman Mass Times: Saturday 7:30pm Sunday 9:30am & 11:30am
Lisa Jordon Teresa Kelly E Moran
Holidays 10:00am & 7:30pm
1st April 9:30 Eugene Moran Philomena Kathleen Noonan J Moran Priest: Fr Jim Murray, Email: carraroe@holywellsligo.com
Burke Phone: 071-9162136 Mobile: 087-8198466
11:30 Verona Ryan Paddy Galvin Brid Blake & J Feeney Websites: www.carraroechurchsligo.com www.holywellsligo.com
Maura Catherine Lynch J Kelly
McMorland F Mc Cabe Church Flowers
Carol Kearney
If you would like to donate to the Easter Flowers, please drop it into the Sunday
Holy Thursday 8:00 Carraroe N.S. Maura & Leo
Joe Casey Marren O Mc Lean Collection or call into the Sacristy after Mass. Thank you for your support.
Good Friday 3.00pm Carraroe N.S. Jean Jordan Johnny G Price
McGoldrick, J Moran Easter Stillness
Holy Saturday 10.00pm NiamhCasey 1st Reading Vincent Dunbar, J Feeney
Imelda Henry J Feeney As we leave the Easter season, this day will help us to cultivate the Art of Stillness for
nd Pauline Jordan J Kelly Daily Living through Mindfulness. It will explore and develop ways to enhance
Mary Gilligan 2th Reading
Mary Murphy, Ann F Mc Cabe emotional health and wellbeing, in the home environment, in the classroom setting
Paddy Loughlin 5 Reading
Hickey, Frances and at times of change in our lives. Saturday 14th April 10.30-5pm Cost: €50 includes
Epistle Kelly
8th April
Mary Keegan
J Feeney
a light lunch. Contact St. Michael’s Family Life Centre
Easter Sunday 9:30 Mary Rose Casey, J Kelly at 071-9170329.
Eamonn Boylan
Maureen Casey, F Mc Cabe
11:30 Mary Davey Tobernalt Holy Well
Martin F Scanlon &
Mary C Scanlon During this Holy week, take the time to visit and pray at the Holy Well. Here we will
find the life size crucifixion scene that reminds us of the reality of Good Friday. Also,
the Stations of the Cross and the Mysteries of the Rosary are spread throughout the
31st March 2012 Mass Times & Intentions grounds. The Holy Well is a unique place to reflect with Jesus and to pray with our
Sat 7:30pm Francis Kelly (Anni) mother Mary. Here we can light a candle, say a special prayer in the knowledge that
Procession from Community Centre with First Communion Children & Choir our ancestors have honoured and respected this soil in difficult and hard time for our
Sun 9:30am Ellen McGauran (Anni) faith. Let us take a few moments during Holy Week to visit and pray at our sacred
Sun 11:30am Nicholas Tancred (RIP Holy Well. We also remember St. Patrick who visited the Holy Well during his
Easter Vigil 8:00pm Kathleen & Brian Hynes (Annis) ministry in Ireland
Morning Mass 9:30am Val O’ Boyle (Anni)
11:30am Jack Keenan (Anni)
“Divine Mercy, Our hope of despairing souls.”

2. Church and Holy Well Holy Saturday
The Church and Holy Well Web Sites are available at: This day is a time of waiting at the tomb, fasting and meditating. The Easter Vigil
www.holywellsligo.com begins no earlier than sundown. The ceremony includes both a vigil of waiting for the
www.carraroechurchsligo.com Resurrection of the Lord and the celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation with the
Both sites are updated and revamped regularly. Please let family and friends abroad Baptism of two babies.
know about this facility. It is a wonderful way to connect with our Parish during the
year Easter Sunday
This is the day on which we celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord,
Parish Choir it is the Sunday of all Sundays. We are invited to renew our Baptismal Promises on
The Parish Choir will continue to rehearse on Friday and take part in this day. This is the beginning of fifty days of celebration that concludes on Pentecost
the 7:30pm and 9:30am morning mass during the weekend. The Youth Sunday.
Choir will continue to help out with the 11:30am Sunday Mass.
If you would like to join either choirs, please contact the Parish Office. Holy Week Ceremonies
Parish Ministries Spy Wednesday
Readers…..Eucharistic Ministers…Collectors. Sacristans…. Altar “The one I kiss.”
Servers….Counters… Altar Society…… Chrism Mass 7:30pm – Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Thank you for helping with our various Parish Ministries. Your support and help is
appreciated. If you would like to help with any of the Ministries, please contact the Holy Thursday “This is my body…this is my blood.” Mass of the Lord’ Supper
Parish Office. 8:00pm
Help is especially needed with the Altar Society. “Stay here and keep watch with me.”
Holy Hour 11:00pm
Church Bookstand Good Friday Proclaim His Mercy Divine Mercy 12:00 noon.
Africa – St. Patrick, Casa, “Father into your hands I commend my spirit.” Lord’s Passion 3:00pm
Tobernalt Holy Well Prayer Book – Many prayers and reflections
Tobernalt Holy Well History Book – The story of the Holy Well – Original Copies, “Behold the Wood of the Cross.” Prayer around the Cross 8:00pm
Only €5 Holy Saturday” Our help is in the name of the Lord.” Divine Mercy Novena
St Bernadette – The life story of St. Bernadette and Lourdes 3:00pm
Selection of Books from Anna Lay Apostle “We should praise the unseen God.”
Easter Sunday
Palm Sunday
This day combines the commemoration of the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem “He has risen from the dead.”
and the proclamation of the Passion. Blessed Palm will be available after all Masses.
Holy Thursday “Divine Mercy, Our hope of despairing souls.”
The season of Lent ends on Holy Thursday and the Easter Triduum begins with the Divine Mercy Novena 3:00pm.
Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper. This Mass is a memorial of the institution of the Divine Mercy Novena continues each day at 3:00pm.
Eucharist and of the Priesthood.
16th National Pioneers Ball will be held in the Clarion Hotel on Saturday 24th April at
Good Friday 8:00pm.
Mass will be celebrated in St Josephs Church Ballytivnan, Sligo at 6:00 pm,
This is a day of fast and abstinence for the whole Church. The main ceremony of the Music by The Heebie Jeebie Band Tickets cost €25.
day is the Solemn Celebration of the Lord’s Passion with the Veneration of the Cross
and the Reception of Holy Communion. Prayer around the Cross will take place, in Tobernalt Holy Well Prayer Book
addition to the main ceremony. Also, the Divine Mercy novena begins today. The Holy Well prayer book has many reflections and prayers for Holy Week. Copies
only €5 at the Church Bookstand.