Bishop Christy Jones will celebrate Mass to mark the closing of the Cause of Fr Edward Flanagan.  The Mass will take place at 7pm in St Croan’s Church, Ballymoe, Co Roscommon on Thursday 18th June.  At the same time, Bishop Kevin Doran, Fr Pat O’Toole and Fr Michael Duignan will attend a special Mass in Omaha, Nebraska.

This Sunday, 26th July at 11am, Bishop Kevin will celebrate Mass at Tobernalt Holy Well, Co Sligo. The Mass will be broadcast on RTE 1 TV, RTE Radio 1 Extra (digital) and on Longwave 252.

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/mass/

A Public Lecture in Association with St Angela’s College, Sligo – on the Life and Legacy of Edward J Flanagan

-Born in Ballymoe, Co Roscommon,
-Former student of Summerhill College, Sligo
-Founder of Boys Town (Omaha, USA)
-World acclaimed innovator in Child Care

A Public Lecture in Association with St Angela’s College, Sligo on the Life and Legacy of Edward J Flanagan by Mr Thomas Lynch, Director of Community Programmes,
Boys Town, Omaha, USA

Thomas Lynch graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a degree in history. In 1984 he came to Boys Town as a graduate student to assist in the creation of the hall of History Museum and Archives. Through the years he has held several positions at Boys Town and is currently the Director of Community Programs. In 2012 he was sworn in as the Chairman of the Historical Commission for the Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God Father Edward J. Flanagan

Friday 2nd October 2015 – 7.30—8.30pm
in College of the Immaculate Conception, Summerhill, Sligo
Light refreshments will be served afterwards

Booking by email to [email protected]

Boys Town, founded by Edward J Flanagan, saves children and heals families, giving them the hope they need to turn their lives around. With services that reach nationwide,  Boys Town gives young people a safe, caring environment to develop the social skills to prepare them for life.

Marriage Encounter, which was established in 1962, offers residential weekends for Catholic married couples. The purpose of the weekends is to give couples the opportunity to spend time together and, with the help of some input, to spend some of that time exploring their own relationship and deepening their love. Understandable, some people might prefer to have a better idea of what to expect before committing to a weekend. With that in mind the Marriage Encounter team, in partnership with the Diocese of Elphin, will host an information session on Saturday next 17^th October at 3pm in Hannon’s Hotel, Roscommon Town. All are welcome.

http://www.marriageencounter.ie/

The 51st International Eucharistic Congress will take place in Cebu, Philippines from 24th – 31st January 2016.  www.iec2016.ph

The Annual Mass of Chrism will take place at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo on Wednesday 23rd March (Spy Wednesday) at 7.30pm.

During the Mass, Bishop Kevin will bless the oils used in the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Orders and the Sick.  The priests of the diocese will renew their commitment to the priestly ministry.

We encourage everyone from around the diocese to attend this Mass – all are welcome!