Inver Parish Bulletin

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Date Church Time Anniversaries/Intentions Saturday 10th Oct Ardaghey 6:00pm James Toland Drimarone 7:30pm Brian Campbell Edmund and Pat James Kelly Sunday 11th Oct Frosses 10:00am Jimmy Murray Mountcharles 11:30am Holy Mass Monday 12th Oct No Mass Tuesday 13th Oct No Mass Wednesday 14th Oct No Mass Thursday 15th Oct Mountcharles 7:30pm Confessions (No Mass) Mountcharles 8:00pm Youth 2000 Meeting Friday 16th Oct Frosses 10:00am Special Intention Mountcharles 3:00pm Adoration, Benediction and Confession Mountcharles 4:00pm Baptism Frosses 8:00pm Baby Loss Service of Remembrance Saturday 17th Oct Ardaghey 6:00pm Jack Byrne Drimarone 7:30pm Holy Mass Sunday 18th Oct Frosses 10:00am Neily and Peggy MacHugh Fr Seamus Gallagher Josie and Helen Meehan Mountcharles 11:30am Eddie and Bella Meehan and Deceased Members of the Meehan Family, Salthill Joe Talbot EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Tuesdays Frosses 10:30am –11:30am Thursdays Ardaghey 7:00pm – 8:00pm Fridays Mountcharles 3:00pm – 4:00pm Naomh Naille GAA & LGFA SLOTTO . https://member.clubspot.app/club/st-nauls- gaa/fundraisers Data; 04 Deireadh Fómhair Torthaí Slotto na seachtaine, ní raibh buaiteoir ar bith ar an Phota Óir. Isiadna h-uimhreacha: 5-1-2-6-3-4-7 Duais aitheantais €80.00 Comhgairdeas le Phil Conaghan . Don’t forget to get your ticket for next week: Londis Mountcharles, Cassidy’s of Inver or from our online platform through St Naul's Club A pp. Thank you for your continued support. We have € 12,66 0 in this weeks pot! Calling all Naomh Naille GAA & LGFA Youth Members! Following on from the GAA Regional Youth Forums in September, the National GAA Youth Committee are inviting young people aged 12 – 21 to the National GAA Youth Forum on Saturday November 7th, Croke Park. https://www.gaa.ie/my-gaa/community- and-health/youth-leadership/youth-forum CHURCH COLLECTIONS : Thank you for your support Ardaghey: €723 Mountcharles : €695 Building Fund €170 Frosses : €910 Building Fund €850 Drimarone 27th Sept €330 4th Oct €445 Building Fund €495 THE ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY : Frosses and Inver Area: CONFIDENTIAL NUMBER 087 7020601 Mountcharles and Drimarone Area : CONFIDENTIAL NUMBER 086 1690524 The Bluestack Centre Drimarone F94 C9YN , Tel: 074 9735564 Web: www.donegalbluestacks.ie Basic DIY Workshop sponsored by DLDC Thursday 15th October 6.30 to 9.30pm Children's Irish Dancing Class Thursdays 5.45 to 7.30pm. PAROCHIALHOUSETEL . NO’S: Frosses: 074 9736006 | Ardaghey 074 9736007 Killymard: 074 9721929 | Donegal Town: 074 9721026 | Killybegs: 074 9731013 Fr Gallagher’s Holy Well, Ballymacahill, Frosses Rosary every Sunday for the Month of October at 5:00pm . We would be delighted to invite everyone from the local community and outside area to join us in prayer at this special and historic Holy Well. Church Gate Collection for CONCERN in Parish of Inver next Saturday & Sunday, 17th & 18th October Anam Cara's next Bereavement Information Evening event will take place online on Thurs 15 October at 7pm . Bereaved parents are very welcome to register here: https://bit.ly/Oct BIE We are joined by Breffni McGuinness. DATES FOR SACRAMENTS 2027 CONFIRMATION: Saturday, 17th April, 11am, in Frosses Church, Bishop Coll. FIRST HOLY COMMUNION: St Naul's N. S., Saturday, 24th April, 11am in Ardaghey Church Frosses N. S., Saturday, 1st May 11am in Frosses Church St Peter's N. S., Sunday, 2nd May 11:30am in Mountcharles Church PARISH OF INVER Saturday 10th – Sunday 11th October 2026 ~ 28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ~ Year A Fr Liam Boyle, PP, Parochial House, Frosses Tel: 074 9736006 – In case of emergency only ring 089 9712498 Fr Morty O’Shea SOLT, CC, Parochial House, Ardaghey Tel: 074 973 6007 Email: inverparish@gmail.com Website: www.inverparish.com Low-Gluten Hosts are available atallthe Masses in the Parish. If you would like to receive a low-gluten host, please feel free to come forward to the priest and cross one arm across your chest indicating your preference. They mayormaynotbe suitable depending on the various intolerances. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Fr. Boyle. Inver Community Centre 0749736166 Mobile: 0873567931 Email: invercommunitycentre@gmail.com Magic Minds with Susan and her team: Every weekday, bringing fun, learning, creativity and plenty of smiles to the Centre. Monday: Pilates with Physio Eireann: 8pm –9pm. Tuesday: Active Age: 11am –2pm. Keep Fit: 6:30pm –8:30pm. Wednesday: Stronger Her with Physio Eireann: 10am –11am. Patchwork with Marion McGinley: 7pm onwards. Line Dancing: Returning on Wednesday, 21st October , from 7:30pm –10pm. Thursday: Keep Fit: 6:30pm –8:30pm. Saturday: Art Classes with Ana Stromberg: 11:30am onwards. Everyone is welcome St Naul’s Ardaghey Choir practice Thursdays at 8 o'clock in St. Naul's Church. If anyone interested in singing and would like to join do please come along, be delighted to welcome new members. If God gave you the gift of a singing voice, what better waytouseit, so please come along and lend your help, thank you. Donegal College of Further Education and Training (managed by Donegal ETB) is inviting you to attend their Open Week events. Tuesday 20th October : Ballyraine Campus Open Evening, 6pm – 9pm. Booking required. Wednesday 21st October : College Showcase, Radisson Hotel, 10am – 2pm. No booking required. Thursday 22nd October : Port Road Campus Open Evening, 6pm – 9pm. Booking required. To book an Open Evening go to https://donegalcollegeopenweek.eventbrite.ie Baby Loss Awareness Week 2026 is from 9 – 15 October 2026. It's an opportunity to raise awareness of baby loss and campaign for better bereavement care and support. As part of this week, there will be a service of remembrance and support in Frosses Church on Friday, 16th October at 8pm. All are welcome, in particular those of other faiths or those of none. Mental Health Ireland Taking Action for Whole Health and Wellbeing two day program will take place in the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny on October 22nd and 23rd from 9:30am – 4.30pm. Cost is €30 which includes lunch and materials. Contact training@mentalhealthireland.ie for more information and booking. Security and Safety . CCTV and security measures are in place in the 4 Churches of the Parish and Parochial Houses of the Parish. Some of these can be viewed remotely and have motion detection in some areas. It is hoped that further improvements will be made in the future. CURSILLO The next Cursillo evening is on Wednesday the 14th October at 7:30pm in Donegal Town. Itisin the Church of Ireland hall (opposite the Castle) and all Cursillo members are very welcome. An open invitation is warmly extended to everyone to join Bishop Niall Coll for a Holy Mass in thanksgiving for Cursillo in St Mary's Church Stranorlar at 3pm on Sun 25th Oct. And afterwards to a gather inginthe Parish Centre (Stranorlar) All are most welcome. Eucharistic Healing Conference with Eddie Stones and others will take place at the Great Northern Hotel, Bundoran from Friday 16-18 Oct. "If Jesus sets you free, you will be free indeed" (John 8:36). See tiny.cc/EHC26 .

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Notices of community/non-commercial nature are always welcome for our newsletter. Email inverparish@gmail.com , deadline 12noon on Thursday. SUPPORTING YOUR CHURCH Please consider making your contributions by online banking, standing order/direct debit when supporting your Church. Please include your name as the reference . Thank you for supporting your Church. Bank details for each Church as follows: Frosses : Inver Parish Account IBAN: IE75 BOFI 9048 3556 8662 33 Frosses Development Fund Account: IBAN IE92 DTCU 9921 3010 1932 56 (Building Fund) Ardaghey : St Nauls Ardaghey IBAN: IE79 BOFI 9048 3556 8661 61 Mountcharles : Mountcharles Church Account IBAN: IE08 BOFI 9048 3556 8660 81 Drimarone : Drimarone Church Account IBAN: IE22 BOFI 9048 3556 8662 17 World Mission Sunday, 18th October . What is World Mission Sunday? World Mission Sunday is the Holy Father's annual appeal in support of overseas mission. It takes place in very parish worldwide where the Church is present. Who organises World Mission Sunday? Missio Ireland [the Irish branch of Pontifical Mission Societies] coordinates World Mission Sunday. It is part of a global network, serving the Church in over 1,130 dioceses world wide. How are funds received on World Mission Sunday dispersed? All projects go through the local bishops and nuncios in the countries where funds are requested. They are vetted and checked by the Pontifical Mission Societies in Rome. Projects are allocated to Ireland to match the amount of funds that are available, once the audit is complete. This year, €2.6m has been sent out to projects from Missio Ireland. Why is World Mission Sunday so important? All donations received on Mission Sunday become part of the Holy Father's Universal Solidarity Fund. This Fund is essential, not only for missionaries, butforthe future of the Church. It supports missionary activities in over 1,130 mission dioceses, mostly found in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Anam Cara workshop for frontline professionals supporting bereaved families is now accredited by the IACP for CPD Credits ! Dates: Tuesday 13th October & Tuesday 10th November 2026 Cost: €20 per person If you would like further information please get in touch with us on info@anamcara.ie or call 085 2888 888 The Working Document for the Irish National Synodal Assembly , taking place in Gormanston, Co Meath, on 17 October, brings together the fruits of five years of prayer, listening and discernment and will guide delegates as they consider and vote on suggested actions to be presented to the bishops of Ireland. While the Assembly marks an important moment in the journey, the Synodal Pathway is now moving towards a new phase of implementation. Everyone is invited to read, pray with, and reflect on the Working Document and the question: “What does God want from the Church in Ireland at this time?” Please pray for all those taking part in the Assembly andforthe guidance of the Holy Spirit, and scan the QR code to access the Working Document and find out more, and see www.synod.ie Letterkenny University Hospital. Annual Service of Remembrance for Miscarriage, Still Birth, Neo-Natal death and for Children who have sadly died. The Hospital Chapel , LUH: Sunday 11th October at 3pm. Feel Good Fair 2026 – Because your Mind Matters: Saturday 17th October Termon Complex, Pettigo, 12noon until 5pm Tickets €5 Guest Speakers, Free Health Checks, Advice & Support Service Providers, 0861727192 Inver https://www.inverparish.com/parish-newsletter.html