Mass times

There will be First Friday Mass in Drumsna on Friday evening Sept 2nd at 7pm followed by Exposition of The Blessed Sacrament Holy Hour duty  Ella Gannon Margaret Mc Guire.

9.30am Mass on Sunday August 21^st, Reader Barry Guckian, Ministers Barry Guckian : Katherine Mc Kiver. Church Collectors for September , Niall Daniels ; Barry Guckian. Altar Society Chris Murray ; Teresa Moran.

Bingo

Bingocontinues in the Community Centre  Drumsna on Thursday night at 9pm.Last week’s winners included Myra Bohan ,; Helen Toolan ; Anne Nicholl Raffle Tommy Cassidy; Charles Beirne ; Helen Toolan ,Free Books Teresa Mc Keon; Rosaleen Lynch.

Music Lessons

Enrolment for Junior and Leaving Cert Theory  in Drumshanbo and Carrick-on Shannon  Classes commence in September. Contact Martina Rinn at 0866089707 or  martinarinn@hotmail

Anthony Trollope Summer School.

The 2^nd International Anthony Trollope Summer School takes place in The Community Centre Drumsna with the opening ceremony and registration on Friday ,September 9^th by the Chairperson of Leitrim Co Council. This year we welcome delegates from America , Australia ,England and Ireland . The Book chosen for 2011 is The Kelly’s and The O’ Kellys. Author and Historian  Fr.Liam Kelly will chair the sessions on Saturday Sept 10^th  with Lectures beginning at 10am.Speaker Mr Julian Stray Assistant curator of the British Postal Museum and archive. 2^nd speaker is Mr Michael Gleeson on Trollope’s views on Ireland’s relationship with Britain. There will be a light lunch in the Bakehouse12.30 until 2pm when M/s Teresa Ransom will consider the impact of Fanny Trollope on her son’s writing. At 3.30 Mr Michael Williamson Chairperson of the Trollope Society (UK) will speak on The Kellys and the O Kellys.

There will be a  Dinner on Saturday night in the Ramada Hotel Drumshanbo (Extra ) and on Sunday morning delegates wishing to do the Trollope trail walk out by Ballycloran can assemble at the Community centre at 10.30. ( Optional ) If you would like to take part in this years Summer School please contact Sinead Mc Dermott at Leitrim Tourism The Old Barrel Store Carrick-on-Shannon Co. Leitrim smcdermott@leitrimcoco.ie or Colleen Guckian colleen@drumsna.com

Turf Cutters Meeting.

A meeting of the Turf cutters and contractractors will be held in The Shannon Key West Hotel , Rooskey on this evening Wed., Aug., 31^st at 9pm. It is particularly for those who wish to cut turf in the Rooskey ,Bornacoola, Gortlettra, Annaduff, Kilglass, /tarmonberry, and Newtownforbes areas., but all interested parties are welcome. The aim of the meeting is to inform people of their rights to cut turf or to chart a way forward to next Spring.

Snorkel and swim.

The 4thAnnual Snorkel and swim from Jamestown to Drumsna with the Leitrim sub Aqua club took place on  Saturday lastwith a record 39 adults and children taking part . The afternoon commenced with a Blessing of swimmers and the River Shannon by Father John Wall P.P. Annaduff.  After wards a  Barbeque took place in brilliant sunshine on the quayside , the festivities continued in Duignans bar with music by Chris Cronin,raffles and craic for the evening . Congratulations to all the swimmers and to Gerry and Elvira Giroy who organised the fun event.

Diocesan Pilgrimage.

The Diosesan Pilgrimage to Knock takes place on Sunday September 4^th. Ceremonies begin at 2.30pm. with Mass at 3pm. A bus will be travelling via Annaduff at Notley’s 10 am. Drumsna Church 10 15 .

Baby Girl.

Congratulations are extended to Leisa Murphy and Damien Gill, Clontusket, Ballyleague , Co. Roscommon on the birth of their first child a baby girl named Katie also to the proud grand-parents Bernie and Fred Gill, Drumnacott, Drumsna and Marie and Denis Murphy Clontusket.