Mass Times.

There will be Mass in Drumsna on Friday evening at 7pm followed by Exposition of The Blessed Sacrament, Holy hour duty Teresa Guckian ; Regina Mc Nabola.

9.30am Mass on Sunday July 31^st. Reader Teasie Mc Loughlin. Ministers Bernie Daniels ; Eileen Lavin.

Church collectors for August. Sonny Moran ; Micheal Guckian.

Altar Society, Patricia O Loughnane ; Elsie Taylor.

Eucharistic Bell.

Their was a great turn out at St. Mary’s Annaduff for the visit of the Eucharistic Bell. Thanks is extended to all those who helped to carry the Plinth , the Bell and the Icons  to Fr John Wall P. P. Father Thurlough Baxter and Fr. Pat Wall , Sister Una and Sister Bridget and to everyone who came along to take part in our journey towards the Eucharistic Congress next year.

Bingo

Bingo continues on Thursday night in the Communty Centre Drumsna at 9pm. Last weeks winners included Jack Mc Keon, Mary O Connor. Raffle Colm Mc Hugh, Mary Geheran. Free Books Teresa Mc Keon, Drumshanbo , Margaret Butler, Jamestown.

New Drumsna Foroige Club

It is `hoped that a Foroige Club will be set up in Drumsna in September for 12 to 18 year olds. Parents brothers, sisters, friends are needed as volunteers to be club leaders. Without volunteers there cannot be a club. Please get in touch with the Regional Foroige Youth Officer , Triona Curneen at 086-0493199. Activities include outings ; Arts and crafts; discos ; outdoor pursuits ; sports and games ; community projects.

Drumsna Vintage Day .

Thanks is extended to all those who gave sponsorship to our recent Family day in the Paddock, including Stevie Faughnan, ‘’More choice ‘’,Pat’s Bread c/o Gerry Gunsuinan, Irish Pride c/o Sean Sheeran, Noel’s Bakeryc/o John Mc Hugh, Shannonside Savouries, Lunny’s Meats c/o Pat, Glancy’s Elphin c/o Michael, Gallagher’s Bakery, Paddy Smith,  Alma Creegan ,  Harriet Mc Crann, Fionnuala Taylor, Damien and Geraldine Monaghan, Ella Gannon, Gabriel Duignan, Sinead Guckian. Donations came from Cumuskey’s Ballinamore, Mick woods, Gabriel Duignan, John Ward , Liam Mc Namee, Margo Carley, Raymond Mc Hugh. Once again thanks to all concerned.

Congratulations.

Congratulations are extended to Sinead Duignan ,Quay Road Drumsna , daughter of Thomas and Geraldine Duignan on the occasion of her Marriage in the Church of The Immaculate Conception , Drumsna ,to Eric Nelligan ,Co. Kerry. The celebrants were Fr John Wall P.P. Annaduff and Fr Meagher.Sinead had her sisters Caoimhe and Ruth as bridesmaids and her nephew Rhys Beardmore as pageboy. The Bestman was Alan Nelligan and the reception for family and friends was  in Lough Rinn Castle Hotel. We wish Sinead and Eric every happiness for their future life together.

G.A.A. / Parish Lotto.

There was no winner of the G.A.A./Parish Lotto held in Mc loughlin’s Bar Drumsna, on Sunday night last . The numbers drawn were 3 ; 11 ; 19 ; 22. The winner of the Fifty Euro was Catherine Cox. The winners of the lucky dip are as follows Eoin Mc Donagh ; Sinead Guckian ; Bridie cox ; Rhianna Ward.

Ruby Wedding.

Heartiest congratulations are extended to Kathleen and SonnyMoran ,Church View, Drumsna on their fortieth wedding Anniversary.

Anthony Trollope Summer School.

The second Anthony Trollope International Summer School will be held in the Community Centre Drumsna on the weekend of September 9^th  /10^th Registration and opening ceremony takes place on the Friday evening. Saturday the 10^th of September will commence with registration at 9am until 9.45am. and the Chairperson is Father Liam Kelly P.P. Crosskeys ,Author and Historian. At Session 1 we have Mr. Julian Stray Assistant Curator who will speak on the British Postal Museum and archive ,session 2 . Mr Michael Gleeson will speak on Anthony Trollope – in and out of Ireland.session 3. Teresa Ransom Author will speak on Mother and Son – Frances and Anthony Trollope. Session 4. Mr Michael Williamson JP,DL will speak on our chosen book this year ‘The Kellys and the O’Kellys: Landlords and Tenents.

Booking forms may be had at  from Ella Gannon Drumsna , Colleen Guckian Drumsna, email colleen@drumsna.com, Barry Guckian email barry@drumsna.com  or Leitrim tourisim ,The old Barrell Store , Carrick-on-Shannon, email smcdermott@leitrimcoco.ie. Phone 00353 (0) 71 9623274.

Birthdays.

Special Birthday Greetings are sent to the following,

Myra Bohan Curraghmartin; Enya Guckian Jamestown ; Ben Moran Crowhill; Derek Kelleher Harbour View ; Josephine Creegan Belmont ; Seamus Daly Liscallyroan ; Ann Mc Loughlin Annaduff ; chauntelle Farrell Lisduff ; John Donohue Cartron ; Patricia Guckian Foxborough ;

Best wishes to one and all from family and friends