The Baptism of the Lord
2015
FIRST READING 11 January
Isaiah
43:18-19.21-22.24First Reading:
Isaiah: 55:1-11
Oh, come to the water all you who are thirsty;
though you have no money, come! Buy corn without
money, and eat, and, at no cost, wine and milk. Why
spend money on what is not bread, your wages on what
fails to satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and you will have
good things to eat and rich food to enjoy. Pay attention,
come to me; listen, and your soul will live. With you I will
make an everlasting covenant out of the favours
promised to David. See, I have made of you a witness to
the peoples, a leader and a master of the nations.
See, you will summon a nation you never knew, those
unknown will come hurrying to you, for the sake of the
Lord your God, of the Holy One of Israel who will glorify
you. Seek the Lord while he is still to be found, call to him
while he is still near. Let the wicked man abandon his
way, the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn back to the
Lord who will take pity on him, to our God who is rich in
forgiving; for my thoughts are not your thoughts, my ways
not your ways — it is the Lord who speaks. Yes, the
heavens are as high above earth as my ways are above
your ways, my thoughts above your thoughts. Yes, as the
rain and the snow come down from the heavens and do
not return without watering the earth, making it yield and
giving growth to provide seed for the sower and bread for
the eating, so the word that goes from my mouth does not
return to me empty, without carrying out my will and
succeeding in what it was sent to do.
R.:With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
Second Reading:
1 St John 5:1-9
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been
begotten by God; and whoever loves the Father that
begot him loves the child whom he begets. We can be
sure that we love God’s children if we love God himself
and do what he has commanded us; this is what loving
God is — keeping his commandments; and his
commandments are not difficult, because anyone who
has been begotten by God has already overcome the
world; this is the victory over the world — our faith.
Who can overcome the world? Only the man who
believes that Jesus is the Son of God Jesus Christ who
came by water and blood, not with water only, but with
water and blood; with the Spirit as another witness —
since the Spirit is the truth — so that there are three
witnesses, the Spirit, the water and the blood, and all
three of them agree. We accept the testimony of human
witnesses, but God’s testimony is much greater,
and this is God’s testimony, given as evidence for his
Son.
St. Muredach’s Cathedral- Daily Masses
Monday, 12 January
10 am Des Fleming, Breaffy & Dec’d Fleming family.
Bernadette Kildunne, 33 Childers Hgts.
Kathleen & Ken Dallas, Wolverhampton.
Tuesday, 13 January
10 am Nuala Brennan nee Holian, Garden St.
(First Anniversary) & Paddy Brennan.
Wednesday, 14 January
10 am Lucy O’Donovan, Behybeg.
Thursday 15 January
10 am Philo Josephine McNulty, Arbuckle Row/
Baltra Cottage, Carrowmore Lacken (Month’s Mind)
Friday 16 January
10 am William & Winifred Goodwin, Bonniconlon.
Saturday, 17 January
10 am Patrick (Pat) Keirns, The Spires, Church Rd.
& Sligo. (First Anniversary)
St. Patrick’s Church – Daily Masses
Monday, 12 January
8 am.
Intention.
7.30 pm Josephine & David Cassidy,
St. Muredach’s Tce./Rathnaconeen.
Miko & Carmel Browne, Lord Ed. St.
Deaths:
Una Ryan, Gurteens.
Mary McGill nee Fleming, Birmingham/Corrimbla
Brendan O’Hora, New York/Faranoo.
John Lynn, Greenhills Est.
Victor Kennedy, Wales/Healy Tce.
Paddy Cafferkey, Chicago/St. Muredach’s Tce.
Meeting for children preparing for Confirmation
(Fourth Session) in St. Patrick’s Church on Tuesday
January 13 at 8pm. Meeting of the Parents’ Coordinating
Committee at 7.30pm beforehand in the Parish Centre.
Please note change of date
Cathedral Restoration Collection for the weekend Jan. 4.
Envelopes: €1980
Thank you for your generosity.
Patricians Discussion on “Humility” on Wednesday 14
January in the Pastoral Centre at 8 p.m. All welcome.
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St. Mary’s Secondary School Ballina invites 6 Class
Parents/Guardians and their daughters to the launch of the
Primary to Post-Primary Transfer Programme Open Night
and Enrolment of students for 2015/16 school year on
Monday 12 January. Principal’s address at 7pm and 8pm
in the Library.
Gortnor Abbey, Crossmolina, Open & Enrolment
Evening Wednesday 14 January from 6pm. – 9pm.
Presentation by Principal @6pm. Repeated @7:30pm. All
welcome.
Wednesday, 14 January
8 a.m. Intention.
9.30 am Michael, Gertie Curley, Easkey
Robert Brolly, Maura Curley, Gurteens
Mary McCarthy, London.
Frank Young, Athlone.
‘Barricade on Tour’ Ballina’s Heroes for Hospice group
will stage the Les Miserables inspired show in Castlebar’s
Royal Theatre on Friday January 16 and Saturday January
17 next. Tickets €15 available from the theatre’s box
office/Ticketmaster /tel. 094 9023111/ 0818 300 000. Early
booking advised. All proceeds in aid of Mayo Roscommon
Hospice Foundation.
Thursday, 15 January
8 am
Michael & Frances McHale, Humbert St.;
Deceased Beattie family, Hill St.;
Deceased McHale family, Lahardane.
9.30 am John, Delia, Mary &Ellen Durkan, Attymass.
AGM of Bord na nOg on Thursday January 18 at 8 pm in
the Sean Duffy Centre. Mentors/parents welcome. Annual
Mass for deceased members and Bord na nOg
presentation on Saturday January 24 at 7.30 p.m.
Friday, 16 January
8 am
Margaret Timlin, Peter & Kathleen Timlin,
Church Rd.
9.30 a.m. Intention
Found ladies watch on Saturday, January 3 in Garden St.
Telephone 087 2131145.
Saturday 17 January
9.30 am Paddy Moore, Faranoo (Month’s Mind)
Ev’ry Voice Choir resumes practices in Twin Trees Hotel
on Monday January 12 at 8 pm. All newcomers welcome.
Weekend Mass & Confession Times
The Gospel:
Mark 1:7-11
In the course of his preaching John the Baptist said,
‘Someone is following me, someone who is more
powerful than I am, and I am not fit to kneel down and
undo the strap of his sandals. I have baptised you with
water, but he will baptise you with the Holy Spirit.’ It was
at this time that Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and
was baptised in the Jordan by John. No sooner had he
come up out of the water than he saw the heavens torn
apart and the Spirit, like a dove, descending on him. And
a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the
Beloved; my favour rests on you.’
St. Muredach’s Cathedral
Priest on Duty: 087-2586015
Marriage: Adrian Duggan, Moy Heights &
Cora Langan, Amana Est.
Tuesday, 13 January
8 am
Intention.
9.30 am Lilian Lavelle, The Brook/Killeenduff, Easkey
Deceased Corcoran Family.
Alleluia, alleluia! John saw Jesus coming towards him
and said: This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin
of the World. Alleluia!
, 'How could a sinner produce signs like this?' And there was them.
Baptisms: Conor Mark Ferguson McAndrew, Rathkip.
Ellie Grace Philbin, Behybeg.
Vigil Sat. 8pm, 7.30pm, Sun.: 8.30 am, 11 am & 12.30 pm
Confessions: Sat. 12noon -1pm & 6.30pm – 7.15pm
Behy N.S. - Enrolment forms for September 2015 available
from school office. Telephone:096-70469 for details.
Cloghans 5KM Run/Walk on Sunday January 18 at
12noon. Registration at11 am in Cloghans N.S. Adults
€10/ children €2/ All welcome. Telephone: 086 0382716.
Ballina Active Retirement Association resume meetings
on Thursday January 15 in the Pastoral Centre at 10.30
am.
St. Patrick’s Church
Pioneer meeting Tuesday 13th January at 8.30pm in the
Community Centre
Vigil Sat. 8 pm; Sun,: 10 am & 12 Noon
GIY Monthly meeting in Library on Wed 14th Jan at 7p.m.
Preparing for Spring Planting
Keeping Children Safe The diocese of Killala is fully
committed to keeping children safe. If you have any
concerns around their safety in any circumstance please
tel. your Local Safeguarding Representative
Sr. Maureen Tel.087-7955726 Rockwell, Ballina or the
Diocesan confidential number: 087-1003554
Emergency Numbers
Useful Numbers
Women’s Refuge Service 094 90 25409
Organ Donation 1890 543639
Rape Crisis Centre 1800 234 900
Citizens Information Centre 076 1075990
Pastoral Centre Bookshop
Open 9 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday
Ballina Family Resource Centre
Men’s Shed Meeting on Tuesday January 13 at 8pm. All
welcome.
Over 55 Club Free computer tuition daily 9.30am -4.30pm
tel. 087 2785365 open weekly from 9am-5pm. A range of
activities to suit everyone including Bingo, Boccia, Cookery
Classes, Card playing, crochet classes etc. Thanks to all who
supported the Mistletoe Market and Carol Singing Fundraiser
in Dunnes Stores over the Christmas, also the Reindeer Food
Fundraiser
Sylvan Kelly School of Irish Dancing presents Children of
Lir at Ballina Arts Centre on Sunday January 25 at 3 pm & 8
pm. Tickets €10 available from Ballina Arts Centre tel. 73593.
An Teanga Bheo, Béal an Átha Classes recommence on
January 12. New group classes include Junior Cert. Course,
Leaving Cert. Essay Course & Adult morning conversation
class. Téigh i dteagmháil le Órla 085 8512688.
Mindfulness Meditation - 6 week evening course at the
Newman Institute starts Monday19 January. For details
telephone Suzanne at 087 192 9067.
Ballina Athletic Club are organizing a group in conjunction
with Operation Transformation 8 week training plan to
achieve 5k run/walk goal, Registration on Wednesday at
9.45 am and Thursday 6.45 pm at Ballina Soccer Club
Belleek. 8 week course costs €50 and includes Ballina AC
membership/Insurance with Athletics Ireland. Tel. Ann Egan
087 4186895.
Ballina Stephenites Bord na nOg Presentation Evening in
the Stephenites Clubhouse on Saturday January 17 at 8 pm.
All members and parents are asked to attend.
Whistleblast Quartet Free Family Concert in Ballina Arts
Centre on Thursday January 15 at 6.30pm for 1 hour
performance by Whistleblast Quartet and children from Scoil
Iosa. Admission is free.
Bridie’s Swim School: New 6 week swim session for
children 4 years and over. All levels catered for.
Commencing on Monday January 19 from 3.30pm to 4pm at
Ballina Swimming Pool. Contact Bridie on 083-1481603
Arthritis & Fibromyalgia Walking & Exercise Groups
Ballina. If you have arthritis or fibromyalgia and living in the
Ballina area why don't you start the New Year of by joining
one of the Adapted Exercise Classes or Walking Group
tailored for people with musculoskeletal conditions. Exercise
is the best way to help manage your pain and maintain
mobility. They are also great way to develop better fitness
and have some fun. Walking Group on Wednesday 14th
January at 6pm @ Ballina Arts Centre (Contact: 0872828293). Adapted Pilates Thursday 15th January at 10am
in the Ballina Community Centre. Tel.:Taragh 087-6471919 .
Enniscrone Golf Club - Free Golf Activity Open Day on
Saturday January 17 from 11 am. – 3 pm. Golf clubs
provided. All welcome
Ballina Water Polo Club returns to training on Saturday17th
January. Meeting at swimming pool at 6.45. New members,
aged between 8 and 16, very welcome. Registration costs
€40 for 12 weeks. Please contact, 0864086353 or
0879960886 for more information.
Gardai 999
Priest 087 2586015
Cura 094 24866
Samaritans 1850 60 90 90
Aids Helpline 091 566266
Fire Brigade 999
Gardai 096 20560
Childline 1800 666 666
St. Vincent de Paul 72905
Ballina Hospital 21166
Westdoc 1850 365 000
Accord 21478
MABS 076-1072660
Grow 094 9026417