Sat 16rd Dec 6:00pm Mass Sun 17th Dec 11:30am Mass Mon 18th Dec 10:00am Mass in Frosses Tue 19th Dec 10:00am Mass in Frosses Wed 20th Dec 10:00am Mass in Frosses Thurs 21st Dec 10:00am Mass in Frosses Fri 22nd Dec 7:30pm Mass Sat 23rd Dec 6:00pm Winnie Fisher Sun 24th Dec 11:30am Mass

ST. NAUL’S CHURCH, ARDAGHEY

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. Exposition every Wednesday from 10.30am – 12noon LEGION OF MARY Every Monday at 11:10am approximately. CHURCH COLLECTION Sat 9th / Sun 10th December €940

PARISH OF INVER Fr Seamus Gallagher, Parochial House, Frosses Tel: 074 9736006 or 086 8236999

Fr Morty O’Shea, SOLT, Inver Village Tel: 087 1613031 Fr Francis Ferry, Parochial House, Mountcharles Tel: 074 97 35009 Email: inverparish@gmail.com Website: www.inverparish.com

Sat 16th / Sun 17th December 2017 ~ Third Sunday of Advent ~Year B

CHURCH OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, FROSSES

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Sat 16th Dec 7:30pm Pat Breslin Sun 17th Dec 10:00am For all living & dead Parishioners of Inver Mon 18th Dec 10:00am Mass Tue 19th Dec 10:00am Mary, Michael and Willie Rose Wed 20th Dec 10:00am Betty McLaughlin Thurs 21st Dec 10:00am Mass Fri 22nd Dec 10:00am Mass

Sat 23rd Dec 7:00pm PLEASE NOTE NEW MASS TIME Joseph Kelly Anniversary

Sun 24th Dec 10:00am For all living & dead Parishioners of Inver

Exposition every Thursday from 10:30am –12:00noon. CHURCH COLLECTION Sat 9th / Sun 10th December €1,460

ANNIVERSARIES / INTENTIONS Pat Breslin

Eddie Breslin Paddy Maguire, Meenabradden Mary Bella and Charlie Mohan

Connie Mohan Mary, Michael and Willie Rose

Betty McLaughlin Winnie Fisher Joseph Kelly

RECENTLY DECEASED

Kathleen Dalton Birmingham, formerly Kears of Drimnacarrow

Christmas Triduum Prayer Lord Jesus, the heavenly message at Your birth was "peace on earth and goodwill to all". Bring Your peace, Your joy and Your happiness into our home this Christmas. Bless all the members of our family, those at home and those who will be absent this Christmas. Fill our hearts with your love. Keep us close to You and each other now and throughout the year ahead. Amen.

“At Christmas time remember:- STRESSED…is just DESSERTS spelled backwards” Unknown

ARDAGHEY MINISTERS OF THE WORD: Sat 23rd Dec 6:00pm Donna Furey Sun 24th Dec 11:30am Thomas McBrearty

ARDAGHEY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST FOR CHRISTMAS MASSES

Sunday 24th Dec Christmas Vigil 6:00pm

Rosemary Kennedy

Monday 25th Dec Christmas Day 11:30am

Kathleen Jordan

Church Gate Collections are not permitted inside Church grounds.

PAROCHIAL HOUSE TEL. NO’S: Frosses: 074 97 36006; Mountcharles: 074 97 35009; Donegal Town: 074 97 21026; Killymard: 074 97 21929; Bruckless: 074 97 37015

Christmas Crib The Christmas Crib donations from BVM Church Frosses this year will go to the Alzheimer’s Society Donegal Town Branch, CHY7868 . Thank you. The Christmas Crib donations from St Naul’s Church Ardaghey this year will go to the Simon Community, Letterkenny, preventing homelessness in our own county Donegal. Reg. Charity No. 403438 CHY No. 16939 Thank you.

Wanted for the Missions Used stamps + Christmas cards

Contact Helen Meehan [Coolum] 074 9735125.

Inver Rowing Club Fundraiser Our next Table Quiz will be held in the Rising Tide Bar, Inver on Saturday 6th January 2018 at 9:30pm. Come along and support your local club, prizes for the winners! €20 per table.

Any notices for newsletter may be sent by email to inverparish@gmail.com

Please have all notices in by 12noon on Thursdays For Mountcharles/Drimarone notes email

mountcharlesdrimaronecnotes@gmail.com

ST  VINCENT  DE  PAUL  IF   YOU  NEED  ASS ISTANCE   F ROM  THE  SVP  

Local  Confidential  Number  0874364862  

Choral and Reconciliation Service A Christmas Choral and Reconciliation Service

will take place in Frosses Church on Sunday 17th December at 3:00pm

“He is waiting for you. He is close to you. He loves you. He is merciful. He forgives you.

He gives you the strength to begin again from scratch! Everybody!” ……..Pope Francis

Confessions also in Ardaghey Saturday 23rd 7pm

Significant Dates 2018 CONFIRMATION will take place in Frosses Church on Sunday 11th March 2018 FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PROPOSED DATES AS FOLLOWS: (dates to be confirmed later) Ardaghey on Saturday 12th May 2018 Frosses on Sunday 13th May 2018

Christmas Remembrance Tree Proceeds from the remembrance tree this year is going to St. Vincent De Paul, local branch. Sheets for names in Cassidy's Shop, Post Office and Rising Tide. Your support would be greatly appreciated.

St. Naul's National School The Parents Association Annual Christmas Hamper and other prizes draw will take place on Thursday the 21st of December. Lines are available to buy in Cassidy's shop. All support greatly appreciated.

CHILDREN “Each new generation born is in effect

an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who must be civilized before it is too late.”

……………………………………….--Thomas Sowell

“Angels can fly because they take themselves l ight ly .” ………..G.K.Chesterton

“How many observe Christ's birthday! How few his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments”.- ……………………………………Benjamin Franklin ”

“Atheism is a non-prophet organization”

The votes returned for/against changing Saturday Mass to 7pm in Frosses Church

were: 41 for and 4 against. The decision to change mass time to 7pm was therefore carried by a 10-1 margin.

Mass time changes to 7pm in Frosses this coming Saturday night, 23rd Dec

BLESSED VIRGIN MARY CHURCH, FROSSES CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE 2017

Saturday 23rd December 7:00pm Sunday 24th December Morning

Christmas Vigil 10:00am 8:00pm

Monday 25th December Christmas Day 11:00am

Tuesday 26th December St Stephen’s Day No Mass

Wednesday 27th December No Mass Thursday 28th December No Mass Friday 29th December 7:30pm Saturday 30th December 7:00pm Sunday 31st December 10:00am

ST NAUL’S CHURCH, ARDAGHEY CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE 2017

Saturday 23rd December Mass at

Confessions at 6:00pm 7:00pm

Sunday 24th December Morning Christmas Vigil Children’s Mass

11:30am 6:00pm

Monday 25th December Christmas Day 11:30am

Tuesday 26th December St Stephen’s Day 10:00am

Wednesday 27th December 10:00am Thursday 28th December 10:00am Friday 29th December 7.30pm Saturday 30th December 6:00pm Sunday 31st December 11:30am

We welcome

Dáithí Patrick the most recent addition to our

parish faith family. Congratulations to

parents, Godparents and extended family.

FROSSES MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST FOR CHRISTMAS

Sunday 24th Dec Vigil Mass 8:00pm

Patrick Breslin Teresa Flynn Brian McCabe

Monday 25th Dec Christmas Day

Michael McGroary Thady Higgins

FROSSES MINISTERS OF THE WORD FOR CHRISTMAS Sunday 24th Dec Vigil Mass 8:00pm

Michael Gallagher Edel McNeely

Monday 25th Dec Christmas Day

Barbara Davidson John Gallagher

St Paul’s Missals for 2018 are available in the Sacristy for all

Ministers of the Word please call in for your copy

The Priests Live at The Church Of The Irish Martyrs, Letterkenny - Friday, 29th December Tickets, priced €25 Contact 074-9127600 for further info.