St. Mary’s Bagenalstown will again be a centre for one of the Diocesan schools’ Services. It is hoped that a total of seven schools will come together in this festival service which will be held on Friday 8th June at 11am. The Diocesan Youth Officer, Scott Evans, will speak to the assembled pupils, students and their families on that occasion.

Service Arrangements:
Palm Sunday (1st April.) Nurney 8.45am, Lorum 10am, Killedmond 11.30, St.Mary’s 11.30.

Monday (2nd April) St.Mary’s 8pm
Tuesday (3rd April) Nurney 8pm
Wednesday (4th April) Killedmond 8pm
Maundy Thursday (5th April) Lorum 8pm. Eucharist of the last supper.
Good Friday (6th April) St.Mary’s 8pm
Saturday (7th April) Killedmond 8pm. Easter Vigil and Eucharist of the Resurrection
Easter Sunday (8th April) Nurney 8.45 am (H.C.), Lorum 10am (H.C.),St.Mary’s 11.30am (H.C.)

This year, Bishops’ appeal is 40 years old. This marks four decades of investing and supporting projects in over 50 developing countries around the world. Thousands of communities have received the funding they need to set up projects that enable families to lift themselves out of poverty.

For 2012, Bishops’ appeal is launching its “Educate for Life” campaign. These projects that have been identified to prioritise education and care of children and the security of the agricultural sector in Swaziland and in Rwanda. In Rwanda 90% of the population are subsistence farmers.

The enrolment service for the Boys’ Brigade and the Girls’ Friendly Society members took place in St. Mary’s Church on Sunday 29th January. A good attendance of parents and friends joined with the young people to support them and to hear them make their commitments to the aims of their organisation but also to endeavour to be faithful to God’s commandment to uphold the aims of his kingdom. We commend that great work being done by the leaders in the Boys’ Brigade and in the Girls’ Friendly Society.

Friends and family gathered to celebrate the 106th birthday of Susan Naylor in Beechwood
Nursing Home on Sunday 29th May. Susan originally came from Adare, Co. Limerick, but
lived at different stages in Dublin and Carnew, Co. Wicklow. She moved, some years ago
into Beechwood Nursing Home, Leighlinbridge to be near her daughter, Ruby Rowe. She is
in remarkably good form and enjoyed the attention and company of her many well-wishers,
despite some limitations in her hearing and eyesight. We understand that she is the 9th oldest