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St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church will hold its Annual Christmas Fair this Saturday from 10am to 2pm in St Patrick’s School Hall.

The next Orthodox Church Service will be held on March 1 in the Church of the Holy Rosary, Castlebar, at 3.30pm.

The anger and violence that erupted against the Protestant Irish Church Missions and their schools and orphanages in western Connemara towards the end of the 19th century, makes for harrowing reading today.

Christmas can be a difficult time of year for many, but it is especially difficult for those experiencing homelessness, when issues such as loneliness, isolation, and poverty become even more challenging. Knowing there is support available can make all the difference.

Just a few weeks ago, during a visit to Athens, I stood on the hillock known as the Areopagus where it is recorded that Paul preached the Gospel to the sages of ancient Greece.

St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church be the location for Galway’s contribution to the World Day of Prayer tomorrow at 8pm.

Donall MacAmhlaigh was one of those tens of thousands who took the boat to Holyhead during the 1950s. Born in Knocknacarra, Galway, in 1926 into an Irish-speaking family, he worked in a series of jobs after leaving school aged 15, before joining the Army in 1948. Unable to find work after three years in the Army he emigrated to Britain where so many of his friends and neighbours had gone before him. His first job was a live-in stoker in a hospital in Northampton until low pay tempted him to swap security for the higher wages of life as a navvy.

Sinple, elegant styles are big news for girls’ Holy Communion wear this year, according to Anthony Ryan’s store which holds its annual fashion show devoted exclusively to Holy Communion wear at its Shop Street premises on Tuesday at 7.30pm.

The Church of Ireland in Ardrahan will hold a Lenten Service next Wednesday at 8pm.

As we embark on our journey through 2009 it seems there will be a rocky road ahead.