Church News

There will be Mass in Drumsna on Friday evening February 6th  at 7pm followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Holy Hour Duty:  Teresa Mc Nulty and John Mc Nulty.

A number of people have dropped out of the current list for various reasons and if you would like to spend time at the  Exposition time please give in your name after any Mass.

9:30am Mass Sunday February Reader Fema Flanagan, Ministers Ella Gannon and Padraig Dunne.

Church Collectors for February: Sonny Moran, William Guckian. Altar Society for February, Patricia Farrell, Fema Flanagan.

We are looking for volunteers to assist for various months on the Altar Society as numbers have decreased. Please give in your name after any Mass. This consists of Cleaning the Church, the Altar cloths, and doing the flowers.

Life in the Spirit Seminars.

Life in the Spirit Seminars commences in St. Mary’s Church Annaduff with a seven week series of Eucharist, Prayer, teachings, testimonies, music and song on Wednesday February 11^th at 7.45 with special healing Mass and continues on for the following Wednesdays Feb 18^th , Feb 25^th, March 4^th March 18^th ending on Wednesday March 25^th. Guest speakers each night and personal testimonies on some nights. Everyone is welcome. Booklets for the Seminar will be on sale after Masses on Sunday next priced 3 Euro.

Social Dancing

Social dancing in Duignan’s Lounge Drumsna on Friday night February 6th with  music by Mark Finn.

Set Dancing.

Set dancing for Adults and teens  in St. Mary’s hall Carrick-on-Shannon on Wednesdays at 8.30p. Beginners and  improvers. Everyone is welcome .for further info contact 085 1293298.

Bingo.

Bingo continues in the Centre Drumsna on this Thursday February 5^th at 8.30pm.Apologies for the cancellation of Bingo last week due to weather conditions. Free Books Tommy Mc Loughlin, Phil Moran.

Drumshanbo Enterprise Centre

A part-time Fetac Level 5 Start & Grow Your Own Business class will commence in January 2015 at Drumshanbo Enterprise Centre. The participants will learn the basic skills required to start and grow a business. The participants will have access to agencies that support new businesses in the region. The classes are funded by Sligo Mayo Leitrim ETB. For more information or to book a place contact Michael on 0719641577, 087 6177071 or mbruen@drumshanbo.

A part time beginners computers course ( Fetec level 3 ) and improvers computer class ( Fetec level 4 ) will commence in January 2015 at Drumshanbo Enterprise Centre. The classes are funded by Sligo, Mayo , Leitrim E.T.B. For more information or to book a place contact Michael on 071 96 41577 or 087 6177071 or mbruen@drumshanboenterprise.

Golden Age Meeting.

The  Golden Age meeting due to be held to-day Wednasday Feb 4^th has been postponed until Wed Feb 11^th.due to the death of former member Mrs Cissie Reynolds Fargrim. The venue for our Annual Holiday is Power’s Hotel Waterford commencing Sunday May 24^th coming home on Friday May 29^th. Non members are welcome but must give their names and deposit as soon as possible to Maura at 96 24540 or Bernie at 0863667045.  The Annual Bealtaine dance takes place in the Bush Hotel on Tuesday May 5^th and more details will be given about that at a later date. The selection of roles for the Bealtaine play will take place at next Wednesday’s meeting.

Great Barset Balloonathon.

The Victorian  Author Anthony Trollope wrote his first novel ‘’The Macdermots of Ballycloran ‘’ while visiting Drumsna in his capacity as Postal Inspector in the early 1840s. The Trollope Society in Drumsna have held some very successful Summer Schools over the past number of years and this year  in the bicentenary of his birth in 1815 are taking part in ‘’The Great Barset Balloonathon’’ where all over the World red balloons will be released on Saturday February 7^th drawing attention to how widely travelled  Trollope was for that era. Those discovering the balloons are in for a pleasant surprise. The Drumsna red balloons will be released from the Anthony Trollope bridge at Ballycloran on sat Feb 7^th  at 12noon and everyone is welcome to come along on the day.

Sympathy.

Sympathy is extended to Seamus Geharan Corlona on the sudden death ofhis wife Annie (Nee Burns ) on Tuesday last. Also to Annie’s sisters, relatives and friends. The late Annie Geharan was interred in Kiltoghert Cemetary after her funeral Mass on Friday.

May her soul rest in peace.

Mardi Gras in Drumsna.

Mardi Gras in Drumsna takes place in Duignan’s Lounge on Saturday night next February 7^th with a line up of The Psychonics, Sam Bourke, Yo Mama’s band, Uncle bulgaria and the Brass Bandits, Sean and Dave, Shane Cronogue, Uncle John’s Band Mad Trad and much much more. Admission is free and there will be a raffle on the night .Proceeds go to Cancer Care West.

December Bazaar.

The board and staff of The Drumsna Community Resource Centre  would like to thank everyone for their contribution to the recent Bazaar. Whether you donated a prize or were there on the night, without you it would not have been such a success.  The fabulous prize of Dinner Bed and breakfast at the Lough Rinn Castle hotel is still to be won. Tickets are on sale at the Centre and the local Shop. The draw for this prize together with three other prizes will be in Duignan’s Lounge on this Friday night with music by Mark Finn.