ALTAR SERVERS; GROUP A Begins duty next week-end 13th    /14th      March.

A Meeting To Prepare for Holy Week and Easter on Monday 15th March at 8.30pm in room behind the altar in the church, Liturgy Group, members readers and Eucharistic Ministers ar invited to attend. Please make a special effort to attend.

First Penance – on this Wednesday the children of second class celebrate their, First Penance we ask you to pray for them and their families at this time.

Clogher don Óige Youth Pilgrimage to Lourdes 6th – 11th July. If you are 16 or over and would like to be part of the pilgrimage, contact Fr. Martin or Matthew McFadden on 04772784 for an application form. Closing date for receipt of application is Friday 12th March

Monaghan Bereavement Support have invited Fr. Bryan Nolan Masters in Health Care. To talk on ‘Picking up the Pieces’ after loss. Westenra Hotel, Monaghan, Tuesday 9th March 2010 8.00pm. Everyone welcome refreshments served Adm free.

Young Leaders - Are you 15-17 years old? Do you like to have fun while developing new skills? Do you have the energy, enthusiasm, and personality to be a young leader? Clogher don Óige are running a Youth Leadership Programme in Carrickmacross Workhouse on Wednesday evenings from 7.30-9.30pm. the first week beginning on Wednesday 10th March is a taster evening that will allow you to find out more and decide if you would like to do the programme. Pizza and refreshments provided.

The Inniskeen Heritage group are hosting a showcase of local talents and crafts on Sunday 7th March 2010 in the Round Tower Museum. There will be a demonstration of Carrickmacross Lace making. Lace and other craft items will be for sale on the day. A second hand book stall will also be available proceeds to the Round Tower Centre. If anyone would like to have a table to display details of their local business or crafts even to sell items of local interest they would be very welcome. Sellers of jewellery or other crafts are welcome to contact the committee to obtain any remaining tables. 0872784405. And over the next months several talks on items of local interest. We also would hope to offer some help and guidance on how to investigate your family tree.

The Garment of Suffering and Explanation…. Each one of us has some amount of suffering or hurt in our life, which dates from our past. The Garment of Suffering symbolises the hurt that is contained in our lives and community. During lint we ask that your bring to the Church a piece of cloth (any colour) about four to six inches square and leave it in the basket. Your piece of cloth can represent the pain, grief or hurt in your life. It may be associated with: Grief at death and separation; Pain of living with an alcoholic partner, parent or child; The pain of sickness; the pain of being misunderstood; the pain of failure, etc. Or whatever you feel. Before Holy week the cloths will be collected and sewn together into one complete garment. On Good Friday after the Venerations of the Cross the garment will be draped over the Cross and left there throughout Easter. At Pentecost the garment will be removed. During Lent and Easter, we will pray to be healed. What is unique about this ritual is that you will be able to recognise your own piece of cloth, your own grief and suffering and yet, understand that so many others share the same worry. Please feel free at any time during the coming weeks to place a piece of cloth in the box in the porch.

    What’s going on this week ….

The Red Cross: table quiz takes place in the Community Centre on  Friday 12th March at 8pm. Anyone wishing to take part can enter a table of four. The winning team will each receive a day trip tour sponsored by Matthews Coaches. Other prizes and raffle on the night.

Inniskeen West Louth Development have a vacancy for administration assistant in the Patrick Kavanagh Center. Good communication and administration skills required. Fas Criteria apply. Interested Contact Cathriona O Rourke Community Employment Office 0872055119 or Kavanagh Center 0429378560

Trócaire would like to thank everyone for their huge generosity to the Haiti appeal.  Donations from the Irish public have surpassed all expectations - ROI: €3,486,815 and NI: Stg £979,643.  Thanks to this support Trócaire will help thousands of survivors to rebuild their lives in Haiti. However, this Lent Trócaire reminds us that, while earthquakes and natural disasters attract global attention, there are millions of people around the world who will go to bed hungry tonight. During Lent over 600,000 children will die from hunger and diseases caused by hunger. The total number of people that were killed by the recent earthquake in Haiti, is less than half that number. This hunger crisis is taking place away from the TV cameras and global attention, in small, rural villages all over the developing world. Please support Trócaire’s Lenten campaign this year in whatever way you can, to help families overcome hunger.

DAFFODIL DAY......CARING FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CANCER Daffodil Friday - March 26th. Daffodils will be on sale at all Masses on Sat 20th and Sun 21st March. This year we will also be selling Umbrellas €6, Tea Towels €7, Trolley Discs €4 and other items. All proceeds to Irish Cancer Society. Last year we sent off €2,180.80. This year, with your generous support, we will be trying to better this. More details next week.
 If you would like to host a coffee morning please contact Maureen (0877427052) or Etta (0876219775).

Drumcatton 200 meeting on Monday next. All members please attend. Meeting at 9.00pm.

Give the Gift of Life - Donate Blood! Carrickmacross Blood Donation Clinic will be held in the Phoenix Leisure Centre from 5pm to 8.30pm this Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th March. If you choose to donate, within 24 hours your donation will have been tested and sent to the 71 hospitals the Blood Transfusion Service supplies blood to every day, which include Cavan, Drogheda, Dundalk, and Monaghan. Should you have any questions regarding donating blood, please feel free to contact the Blood Transfusion Service at 1850 73 11 37, or log onto www.giveblood.ie

Inniskeen Ladies GFC Club Notes  Inniskeen Ladies GFC held the annual function on Friday night in the community centre.  After the meal the under 12 team were presented with their runner up medals   Karen & Bronagh presented certificates to the under 14 team with Lauren Quigley picking up the under 14 player of the year award.  The victorious under 16 team were presented with their winners medals with Laura Ashfield and Eimear Kelly awarded under 16 players of the year.  minor players of the year awards which went to Miriam Kelly and Ruth Lorenze.  The junior team were presented with their league runner up medals and then the big award of the night; senior player of the year was deservedly awarded to Sharon Mc Gahon.  Thank you to the committee members for the spot prizes for the raffle, to Linda for the fantastic meal, to Seamus for the use of the community centre,  and to all who helped out to ensure the smooth running and success of the night.  Date for your Diary: The club will hold a registration night on the 12th of March for all club members.  This will be the only registration night and is open to ALL players.  New members welcome.  Registration fees for the forthcoming year: Seniors 50 euro, Under 18's 35 euro, under 10's 19, non-playing members 25 euro.  Please remember that registration fees include affiliation fees and more importantly insurance. Rota:  March 7th Isobel & Edel, March 14th Debbie & Roisin. March 21st Laura & Bronagh, March 28th Aisling & Arlene