Dromahair

A BIG THANK YOU

Dromahair Development Association/Tidy Towns would like to thank everyone who has helped out in any way over the past year. To those who join us on the clean-ups, help with flower planting, weeding and contributes in any way to keeping our village looking good.

Thank you to all the businesses who help us with the blotto draw by selling tickets and allowing us to run the draws without which we wouldn’t be able to continue. Thank you to everyone who buys a blotto ticket, we really appreciate it as it helps us to buy flowers and shrubs for our Tidy Towns work. Thank you to Transition Year Student’s from St Clare’s Comprehensive, Manorhamilton for their positive contribution to our Tidy Towns Projects.

Thank you to Joe in Centra for sponsoring our main raffle prize at the Christmas Market. Thank you to Martina Devaney, Colm O’Brien for sponsoring prizes for our Best Kept Garden and Estate competition.

Thank you to DARC, The Anglers, the men’s GAA and ladies GAA for working together with us for the betterment of the whole community.

Thanks to Pat Tiernan for sponsoring Christmas trees for the village, donation in lieu made to North West Hospice.

To the Rural Social Scheme team Seán, Micheál, Tony, Donal and Martina, thank you for all your hard work and dedication. It is much appreciated. Thanks also to their supervisor Margaret for all her hard work and support.

Thanks to Theresa, CE worker in the Depot office for all her hard work and dedication and Michael CE worker, our caretaker, who keeps the Depot in pristine condition and to Seán their supervisor for all his support.

Thanks to Marie Mulligan and her team in Leitrim County Council for their continued support in all our projects.

To everyone who runs a class in the Depot, including all the tutors who were kind enough to come and run courses for us and to all who attended the courses, thank you for your continued support and co-operation. We hope you enjoyed them. Thanks to the ETB for their funding for classes. To everyone who supports us in using the Depot for your event, it is very much appreciated.

We wish everyone a safe, happy and peaceful Christmas and New Year.

CHRISTMAS IN KILLENUMMERY

Christmas Eve Mass in St Mary’s Killenummery at 8.30 p.m.

CHRISTMAS CONFESSIONS

The communal celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation will take place this Sunday evening, December 22, for all three areas of the parish in St Patrick’s Church, Dromahair at 7.30 p.m. To celebrate the sacrament with us, there will be a number of priests to help out.

This is a unique opportunity to leave behind, that what is holding us back from being at peace with ourselves and others. To accept ‘FORGIVENESS’ and allow God to do the rest. Don’t let another Christmas go by, holding onto anger or resentment. Everybody is welcome.

Masses in Drumlease Parish for Christmas: There will be two vigil Masses in the parish. Killargue: Christmas Eve at 7 p.m. Dromahair: at 9 p.m.

Christmas Morning: Newtownmanor at 10 a.m. and Dromahair at 11.15 a.m.

PARISH ENVELOPES

The Dues/Offertory/Special Collection Envelopes for 2020 are available in all three churches this weekend. All envelopes are in one box. Please collect your box and your neighbours. If you are new to the area and would like to support the parish, please give your name and contact details to Fr Paul at the Parochial House. On behalf of the Finance Committee and Fr Paul, a sincere THANK YOU to everyone for your continued support to the parish and to your priest. It is very much appreciated.

DROMAHAIR LIBRARY

Opening Hours: Tuesday 11.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday p.m. $3 to 5 p.m. (Closed – mini break on Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.

The Depot Office on Backline, Dromahair is open to the public Monday to Friday mornings from 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Close at 1 p.m. on Fridays. We offer a full range of office services. Photocopying, typing, printing, laminating, binding and internet access. All services available at very reasonable rates. Christmas holidays: Office will close on Friday, December 20, till Monday, January 6, 2020.

CLASSES IN THE DEPOT

Pilates starting January 13 at 6.30 p.m., Using Technology e.g iphones or tablets and art classes starting in the New Year. Call the Depot Office to register your interest 071 9134986. (morning’s before 1.15 p.m.) Fridays Karate 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Contact Michael at 087 6754994.

To book the venue for classes, parties, meetings: telephone 071 9134986, mobile: 085 8017943 email dda.tidytowns@gmail. com. Message us on our Facebook page. If you have any items you wish included in the local notes contact us Friday before 11 a.m.