We are so excited – Aid from Ireland has arrived in Iraq – It left Clifden on the 16th November and it has just being unloaded in Iraq – we are so grateful for the help Samera Levy has given us making it possible for it to get there so quickly. Thank you to everyone who helped pack, load and sort it all. – Just brilliant
We are delighted to have Cantairi Connemara in Christ Church next Sunday 4th December at 7pm. when the choir will be giving their first concert of the Christmas season.
They will be joined by pupils from Scoil Eanna, Roundstone, Claddaghduff School and Clifden Community School.
The concert will be conducted by it’s musical director Mark Keane.
This promises to be a lovely concert with familiar – and not so familiar – Christmas music.
So come to Christ Church on Sunday and support you Community Choir. Admission is free!
Message from Canon Stan and Rosemary Evans
Our sincerest thanks to everyone who has worked so hard to ‘make a difference’ for those dear people in Syria and Iraq. The boxes are packed with quality inspected and even washed clothes. The bags of bedding, duvets and blankets are also ready for dispatch. These gifts have been collected by Charles Wills (of Wills Bros who were the engineers who worked among us last year) and at his expense has delivered to the Mart from all over the western seaboard. Groups across Galway, Mayo and Connemara. Nearly 3000 boxes and bags are now stored for collection.
The first container arrives on Monday morning and loading will commence at the Mart at 9.00am sharp. We have to be loaded by 12 noon otherwise extra charges will be applicable. Our wonderful lads from the Fire Brigade have agreed to bring their muscle to bear in helping us load. This will take place at Units 4 and 6 at the Mart – all thanks to the generosity of Liam Keogh.
All those who ahve helped are asked to come along – not to particularly lift boxes for that is the lads who will do that – but to just support and wave off our first load which is going to Syria.
Then on Wednesday 16th at 9.00am the larger truck is being loaded for Iraq – the truck will be stationed close to AIB Bank as our dear friend John Sweeney has made his storage space available to us. Again strong lads are requested to help.
Please come and join us as we send our Christmas gifts to those who desperately need our love and support. Can we make a difference? – Yes we most certainly can.
A report from the Samara Aid Appeal – wow what an achievement and such tremedous community spirit well done to everyone concerned and especially to Canon Stan and Rosemary for making it all happen
Just incredible.
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Presenting cheque to The Elm Tree Centre today –
Charity Skydive team Charlie Bourke and Isobel Marinot – Wood with Michael Dolan & the fantastic staff at the
Elm Tree Centre
The packing and collecting continues- its just amazing the generousity of everyone. We thank all who has made it possible for us to send these much needed supplies to Syria and Iraq
Margaret McDowell of Dublin and Ballyconneely died peacefully this morning in Dublin.
There will be a Memorial Service at her church in Dublin. Details to be announced later.
She has donated her body to science.
A wonderful lady of great faith and we wil miss her.
May She Rest in Peace.
October 24th 2016
