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 Patsy McGeown, Bernadette Conway and Johnny Gilmore who died recently & for the following whose anniversaries occur this week – 

Sat. 9 May Edward Bradley, Tommy Gallagher, Ann Price, Tom Maguire (1st Av 6.15pm)

Sun. 10 May Pat Deehan, Gerry Lynch, Patricia Konoske

Mon. 11 May Patrick Conway, Annie Tohill, Charles O’Kane, Louis Taylor, Susan Cartin

Tues. 12 May Jane McKee, Charles McKenna, Annie McLaughlin

Wed. 13 May Peggy McCorry

Thurs. 14 May Eunice Gallagher, Margaret Devlin

Fri. 15 May Rita Dougan, Alice Lennox, Brian Ewing, Cassie McFalone, Eamonn O’Neill

Sat. 16 May Isobel Laverty, Kathleen Murray, Patsy Halferty

 

WELCOME TO THE PARISH FAMILY – Today we greet Arthur Mulgrew who was baptised recently.

 

CONGRATULATIONS to Aimee McGuckin and Johnno Hart who were married recently.

 

CHURCH COLLECTION

Magherafelt & Castledawson £2206; Dues – £60

Vocations – £2719; Trócaire – £13,205 (total); 

Standing orders – £1345

 

CONGRATULATIONS to all the children from New Row St. Patrick’s Primary School who received their First Holy Communion this weekend. 

 

First Holy Communion for Holy Family Primary School and Kilronan School will take place on Saturday 16 May at 11am & 2pm.  Confirmation for Holy Family Primary School will take place on Thursday 14 May at 5pm.

 

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, for more details contact Fr. Juan

PIUS X COLLEGE ORATORY – hour of prayer & adoration 6.30pm each Wednesday, all welcome.

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 £2250, 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 1, 6, 17, 28; £25 to Christopher McSwiggan, Patsy Ward, Amanda Conlon; Jackpot £7000

MALACHY’S G.A.C. – Lotto 6, 8, 16, 18; £900 Jackpot Winner – Hugh Gribbin; New Jackpot £500; 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