ALTAR SERVERS; GROUP A Begins duty next week-end 16th   /17th    January

Christmas Day Collection Amounted to €6180.00 – 3 Charities benefit by €2060.00 each. Thanks to your generosity a children’s orphanage in Bethlehem; United Christian Aid and the poorest of the poor in Romania and Albania share  the money. You can be assured that your contribution is valued and the money will be well spent. Your kindness is much appreciated.

Inniskeen Parish Calendar is now available, please take your copy from the Church – one copy per family. It includes important dates for parish events.

Baptisms – We welcome into the parish community those recently baptised –
Tomás Eoin Meegan, Mullagh.
Jessica Bridget Cumiskey, Lacklum.
Ben Patrick Duffy, Candlefort.
Next Parish Baptisms on Sunday 7th February. Pleses book in good time.

Blessing of Graves – change of date The Blessing of the Graves will take place on Sunday 18th July The change is to facilitate people who are travelling to Lourdes on the Diocesan Pilgrimage. Please advise people outside the parish of the change of date.

3 Day Novena Mass to St. Peregrine, Patron Saint to all those who have Cancer from Monday 11th – 13th January at 7.30pm in St. Enda’a Church Killanny. All welcome but in particular our sick. A statue of St Peregrine will be blessed and erected in the Church during the Novena. Candles, Medals and Prayers to St. Peregrine will be available on all nights.

Parish Radio 108F.M for all church services. Parish Bulletin is available each week on the following websites – www.patrickkavanaghcountry.com and also on www.mylocalnews.ie

    What’s going on this week ….

An Emergency Helpline Number which has been set up between Louth County Council and the H.S.E. for Older People during these adverse weather conditions. The number is 1850 24 1850. This helpline is manned 24 hours and is available for anyone experiencing difficulty or in need of emergency help.

An Emergency Helpline Number which has been set up between Louth County Council and the H.S.E. for Older People during these adverse weather conditions. The number is 1850 24 1850. This helpline is manned 24 hours and is available for anyone experiencing difficulty or in need of emergency help.

Community  Alert Please take time to check on your elderly neighbours during this prolonged cold period as they may now be running low on coal,sticks and food .You can help by taking them to a shop or by taking  coal and sticks closer to the door for them. May 2010 be a happy and safe  New Year for everyone in the community.

“Are you receiving a social welfare payment and interested in starting a business? Then Monaghan Integrated Development’s short 12 hour Start Your Own Business Course is for you. Running over 4 Wednesday evenings commencing 20th Jan from 7pm to 10pm in Monaghan Integrated Development’s head office in Castleblayney, this course is free of charge. For further information and an application form check out www.midl.ie or e-mail Julie at jclarke@monaghanintegrateddevelopment.ie or Tel. 042 9749500”

Drumcatton 200 - Meeting on Monday 11th January at 9pm All members please attend.

Tidy Towns Would like to encourage everyone to feed the birds, bird food, nuts, fruit, and water. If you have any bulding stone to spare, we are going to build new welcome signs to the village, contact Pat Boulan or Ann Marie Mulholland.

VEC Night Classes Enrolment takes place on Tuesday, 12th January from 8 – 9pm. Classes start week of 25th January. For details contact your local VEC School or the VEC Administration Office. Telephone: (047) 30888.