Mass times

There will be first Friday Mass in Drumsna on Friday July 1^st.followed by exposition of The Blessed Sacrament Holy Hour duty Patricia Farrelll ; Seamus Farrell.

9.30am Mass Sunday July 3^rd., Reader Barry Guckian , Ministers Katherine Mc Kiver ; Barry Guckian.Church collectors for July , Micheal O Dowd ; John Mc Nulty, Altar society , Margaret Mc Guire ; Ella Gannon.

Bingo

Bingo continues in the Community Centre Drumsna on Thursday night at 9pm.Last weeks winners included , Marie Brown , Helen Toolan ,RaffleMargaret Charles, Charles Beirne, Jack Mc Keon . Free Books Anne Nichol . Helen Toolan.

LAPWD Collection.

The local association of people with disabilities will hold a collection at all local Masses next week end July 2^nd/3^rd. your support would be appreciated.

Meeting

Don’t forget the meeting for Church Collectors , Altar Society  and Counters in Duignan’s Drumsna at 8pm.sharp on this Wednesday night June 29^th.

Baby Boom.

The Stork has been very busy  around the area lately delivering lots of lovely babies . To Roisin and Pat Keane Liscallyroan a baby girl , named Tara a little sister for Aaron and Diarmuid , to Shirley and Keelan Sullivan Drumsna a baby boy called Finn a little brother for Mishca and Caoimhin, to Fiona and Eamon O Connell Drumsna a baby girl named Cora a little sister for Rory , to Eithne and John Molloy Crowhill a baby boy named Larry a little brother for Oisin , to Evie and John Russell Dromod , a baby boy named Callum a little brother for Kyle, to Sharon and Stephen Murtagh Jamestown a baby boy named Zach a little brother for Evan, to Caroline and Oisin Murphy Cloonavery, a baby boy called Rian a little brother for Rosanna and Daire . Congratulations to one and all and to all of the proud Grand parents.

 Leitrim Branch Foster Care .

The Leitrim Branch of Irish foster Care in association with the support of the HSE` West are hosting the 20011 National  Conference. This will be held on the weekend of Nov 4^th ,5^th and 6^th. In The Landmark Hotel Carrick-on-Shannon. The launch of the Conference will be on Tues July 5^th at 6pm in The Landmark. We expect local media foster carers social workers and child care workers especially from Leitrim, Sligo North Roscommon and West Cavan. Staff from the IFCA Head Office in Tallaght will also be in attendance All are welcome. Enquiries to Bernadette Hamilton PRO.Mob. 0877425366 , email josephineearly@hotmail.com

50 Years Ago.

This Thursday June 30^th will mark the fiftieth anniversary of annaduff’s first ever win in the U 14 Co. Leitrim championship final. ( Town and rural ) They played the much larger Kiltoghert parish which included carrick, Leitrim, Jamestown and kilnagross. This final was played in Mohill, Carrick having won all of the recent U 14 Competitions were expected to win easily. Fr Sean Manning who had trained some of the famous St. Mel’s College teams, /co. Longford Seniors and Co. Leitrim Seniors had prepared his team with thought and care. He was a master tactician- the best ever. Annaduff won 3-3 to 1-6. they started at a blistering pace and overwhelmed their famous rivals in the first half. In the second halfAnnaduff had to withstand a siege but managed to emerge well no matter what was thrown at them. It was a case of all hands to the pumps and they covered themselves in glory. The Annaduff team was Michael Mc Garry Dromod beg. R.I.P Sean Mc Garry Corduff; Stephen Faughnan Faulties; Thomas Reynolds Drumlin ; Earl Holmes furnace ; george Junior beirne Drumgildra ; Mel Lavin Muclaghan ; R.I.P. Des Guckian Derrywillow ; Tommy Kiernan , Dromod beg ; Capt., Seamus Muldowney Ballygeeher ; Aloysious Mc Loughlin Drumsna ; R.I.P. Joe Keville Federo ; Sean Moffatt Gortinee ; Johnny Costello Clooneagh ; Kevin O Connor Fearnaght. Subs G.Noel Duignan Gortinee ; Aidan Creegan Moher ; Michael Staunton Dromod .

The 1961 victory was the1st title of any kind that annaduff had won since the junior title of 1941.The 1961 U 14 title set the standard for annadyff under Fr Manning and later Paddy Fox N.T. to win many more underage titles. Full credit to to all the players and Fr Sean himself. Unfortunately four of the team have died and three years after the 1961 success Fr Seanwas to rfepeat the miracle with a second success. Just weeks later he himself died R.I.P. Ni Bheidh leithed an Ath Sean O Mannin aris ann

Parish / G.A.A. Lotto

There was no winner of the G.A.A./ Parish lotto held in Cox’s Steak House on Sunday night last . The numbers drawn were 2 ; 9 ; 11 ; 13.The winner of the 50 Euro was Vincent Reynolds, the winners of the lucky dip were as follows Donal Fox , martin Harkin ,Johnny conroy , Declan shanley Cornagillagh. The next draw is in Taylors Drumsna with a jackpot of 2,500 Euro.