Masses – Saturday Vigil 6.15pm Magherafelt; Sunday 9am Castledawson, 11.30am Magherafelt
Weekday Masses Monday – Saturday – 11am
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Monday 11.30am – 7.15pm
Benediction Monday 7.15pm;
Miraculous Medal Novena Monday 7.30pm;
Children’s Liturgy – Castledawson Sunday 9am & Magherafelt 1st & 3rd Sunday 11.30am;
Rosary Group – Castledawson Tuesday 7pm;
Baptisms – Sunday 12.30pm
REMEMBER OUR DEAD – Pray for Bernadette Conway, Johnny Gilmore and Georgina Flewin (Luton) who died recently & for the following whose anniversaries occur this week –
Sat. 2 May Vincent Cunningham, Patrick Martin, Hugh Martin, Kathleen McLernon
Sun. 3 May Mary & Seamus Kealey, Harry Heaney
Mon. 4 May William Johnston, Sr Pauline McKenna, Oliver McKenna, Theresa O’Kane
Tues. 5 May Elizabeth Kelly, Matt Shields, Peggy Wright
Wed. 6 May Catherine Halferty, Benny McKenna, Hugh Conway, Vera Masterson
Thurs. 7 May John Hanson, John Mann Atkinson, Sam McNabb
Patrick (Bunny) O’Hagan, Damian McKenna, Mary Devlin
Fri. 8 May Elizabeth McKeever, Mary McFlynn, May JohnstonMargaret Tohill, Celine Masterson
Sat. 9 May Edward Bradley, Tommy Gallagher, Ann Price
CHURCH COLLECTION
Magherafelt & Castledawson £435; Dues – £95
Vocations – £2523; Trócaire – £12,990 (total);
Standing orders – £1345
FIRST FRIDAY CALLS – Fr Gates will attend his First Friday calls this week, Thursday 7 May & Friday 8 May.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS & READERS – copies of the new rota are available in the Sacristy.
GRAVEYARD SUNDAY MASS & BLESSING OF THE GRAVES – Sunday 28 June, 12 noon, (no 11.30am Mass in Magherafelt); Parishioners are invited to tidy their family graves & the surrounding areas. No rubbish should be dumped in the hedgerows or at the back of the new graveyard, please use the bins provided.
CATECHESIS for young people and adults, Mondays & Thursdays 8pm in the Parish Centre, commencing Monday 20 April, for more details contact Fr. Juan
PIUS X COLLEGE ORATORY – hour of prayer & adoration 6.30pm each Wednesday, all welcome.
MARRIAGE PREPARATION COURSES – for booking & information see www.MarriageEncounter.ie or www.courses.accord.ie
OUR LADY OF LOURDES PILGRIMAGE SOCIETY – Pilgrimage to Lourdes 8 July – 15 July from Belfast, £949pps, Hotel Agena, contact Kathleen McCann 077 1970 1925
PARISH CENTRE
SUNDAY BIG BANTER Jackpot £2200, 45 calls, doors 6pm; all welcome.
Expressions Bistro open Tuesday – Friday 9am – 3pm
MONDAY – Pilates (Wendy 077 5335 2077)
TUESDAY – Dance Dynamics 5pm; Ladies Dancefit 7pm (Kelly 075 2168 9215); Closed AA Group 8.30pm
WEDNESDAY – Knitting 10am
THURSDAY – Epilepsy Action Support (11am every 2nd Thursday); Tae Kwon Do 5pm – 7pm;
FRIDAY – Musical Wings 9.30am – 11.30am (Colleen 077 0640 0590); Smith School of Irish Dance – 6pm
SATURDAY – Musical Wings 9.30am – 11.30am
O’DONOVAN ROSSA G.A.C. – Lotto 2, 17, 22, 26; £25 to Elsa O’Neill, Paul Maynes, Desmond Devlin; Jackpot £7000
MALACHY’S G.A.C. – Lotto 6, 7, 9, 18; £25 to Cathal Hughes, Dylan Cushley; Jackpot £900; contact Niall McNichol 077 4671 4933
HOLY FAMILY LAY MEMBERS – Meeting in the Parish Centre Boardroom Tuesday 12 May 11.45am
ST VINCENT DE PAUL Helpline 028 7930 0819