Mass Times

There will be Mass in Drumsna on Friday evening  June 17th at 7pm followed by Exposition of The blessed Sacrament Holy hour duty Kathleen Reynolds ; Bernie Gill.

9.30 Mass Sunday June12th Reader Geraldine M. Duignan Ministers Patricia O Reilly ; Geraldine Monaghan

Bingo

Bingo continues every Thursday night in the Community Centre Drumsna at 9pm.Last weeks winners included Patricia Butler ; Maureen Mc Loughlin. Raffle , teresa Moran ,Margaret Charles , Roseleen lynch. Free Books Kathleen Reynolds, Rachel Murray.

Drumsna Family and Vintage Day

The Annual Family and Vintage day  takes place on next Sunday June 19^th  in The Paddock at Quay street by kind permission of Teasie and Tommy Mc Loughlin  .Father John Wall P.P. Annaduff will officially open the festival at 2pm. The day promises to be bigger and better with all the usual wonderful vintage cars and machinery on show . There will be Craft displays of Besom Making with Frank Keane , Rope making with Gerry O Reilly, Boxty Making with Elvira and Gerry Gilroy, Butter making with Ella Gannon ,Crochet work with Mary Caslin, there will also be farm animals on  with a pet lamb to whom the children may give a bottle to and also guess it’s name ( I’m not allowed to say if it’s a boy lamb or a girl ! ) there will be a big fat heifer courtesy of John Mc Nulty who will also be up for guessing only this time you have to guess her weight, you may have your blood pressure taken by Nurse Kitty , your palm read by Madame Jules, play hand roulette with Patricia O Reilly, throw the wellie with Bernie Daniels, hang the tea towels with Mona Guckian, go sumo wrestling with Derek Kellegher,get your face painted with Clodagh Farrell, have fun at the children’s treasure hunt with John Darlington, enter the most glamourous granny , the best dressed lady or bonny baby competitions, bring your dog along to the dog show, run in the childrens sports ,watch the under 8 football game between Annaduff and Kilmore, get a bargain at the bric a brac stall, stay in the small children’s play area with Sian Dole or just bounce on the bouncy castles which after an initial charge of 3 Euro and your hand stamped you may bounce for the rest of the day.We have the famous Edwina Guckian and her troupe of Sean Nos ar an tSionnan making a guest appearance during the day If you are feeling peckish after all this excitement go to the quay street café in the Community centre for a bite to eat . Come along and don’t miss a great days fun for all the family .There will be a draw for a weekend away in Westport and various other prizes in Duignans bar on the night where you can dance the night away.

Sympathy

Sympathy is extended to Mel ,P.J. Marie and Florrie Rowley and their families on the death of Mrs Josephine Rowley Drumcree which took place recently .

May her soul rest in peace.

Congratulations.

Congratulations to both the boys and girls football teams at Annaduff National School who won the school League 2011. The boys had a longer route having drawn with Carrigallen in the final and then having a replay which they won . well done to the children ,their trainers ,parents and teachers for the honour they have brought on the school and the parish .

Meeting.

Meeting for collectors ,counters , pastoral Council, sarcristy duty, cleaners, altar society takes place in Duignans Drumsna on Wednesday night June 29^th at 8pm.

Knock Summer Festival.

Knock Summer Festival takes place at Our Lady’s Shrine Knock , Co. mayo on June 24^th and 25^th 2011. This is a festival strictly for 18 to 35 year olds and is a great time not to be missed( see twitter )

G.A.A./Parish Lotto.

There was no winner of the G.A.A./ Parish Lotto held in Duignan’s Drumsna on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 8 ; 11 ; 14 ; 21 . The winner of then fifty Euro prize was Martha Harte. The winners of the lucky dip were Ellen Hennessy ; Seamus Farrell ; Uriel Glancy ; Liam Faughnan. The next draw is in Cox’s Steak house with a jackpot of 2,400Euro.