Church News

There will be Mass in Drumsna on Friday evening February 13th  at 7pm followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Holy Hour Duty  Kathleen Reynolds, Helen Cronogue.

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 Thomas Duignan.Ministers Margaret Collum, Thomas Duignan

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 next 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 at 3Euro ea.

Social Dancing

Social dancing in Duignan’s Lounge Drumsna on Friday night February 6th with  music by The Rodeo Man.

Dancing on Sunday night February 8th  in Fitzpatrick’s Lounge, Mohill with music by Mark Finn. Social dancing is great and enjoyable way of getting exercise .

Bingo.

Bingo continues in the Centre Drumsna on this Thursday February 12^th at 8.30pm.Last week’s winners include Paddy Mc Partlan, Rose Mulvihill,Raffle, Colleen Guckian, Sharon Mc Tiernan, Marie Glancy. Free books Francie Conboy, Elizabeth Carroll.

Bingo takes place in Newtownforbes on Sunday February 15^th at 3pm with “,500 in prize money.

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 that was due to be held to-day Wednesday Feb 4^th has been postponed until to day Wed Feb 11^th   at 11am. 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 this 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. Here in Drumsna our balloons were released by none other than Anthony Trollope himself ( aka Mr Jim Gannon.) on Saturday last at 12 noon February 7^th  at the Anthony Trollope bridge near Ballycloran,Drumsna. This  draws attention to how widely travelled  Trollope was for that era. Those discovering the balloons are in for a pleasant surprise.

Sympathy

Sympathy is extended to Maura and Dave Mc Auliffe, Killucan ,Co,. Westmeath on the sudden death of Maura’s mother Mrs Mary Ellen ( Cissie ) Reynolds Fargrim Drumsna, which took place in Mullingar General Hospital last week. The late Cissie was visiting with her daughter and family at the time . Mrs Reynolds who was in her 93^rd year was predeceased by her husband Patrick Joseph Reynolds over fifty years ago. Sympathy is also extended to her beloved grand -children Mary, Ann, Joe , Tom , David and John ,her great grand-son Mathew ,sister-in-law , relatives and friends. Annaduff I.C.A.  of which Cissie was a founder member formed a guard of honour at the Removal. The late Mrs Reynolds was interred in Mohill Graveyard after the celebration of her Funeral Mass in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Drumsna by Father John Wall,P.P. Annaduff .

May her gentle soul rest in peace.

St. Valentine’s day raffle.

The board and staff of The Drumsna Community Resource Centre  would like to thank everyone for their contribution to the recent Raffle which took place in Duignan’s Drumsna on Friday night last. The winner of 1^st prize of  dinner, bed and breakfast in Lough Rinn Castle Hotel was won by Maura Faughnan, Aughamore, 2^nd prize Galway crystal clock Mary Darcy, 3^rd prize voucher for Gills workshop Drumsna, Patricia Kirkland, 4^th prize 20 Euro voucher for Mulvey’s Kids kingdom, Graham Gill, Cork.

Sympathy.

Sympathy is extended to the daughters, brother, sisters, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends of the late Brendan Doyle, Athboy ,Co. Westmeath and formerly of Charlestown Drumsna. Mr Doyle was interred in Athboy after his funeral Mass on Monday last.

May his soul rest in peace.