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 Margaret Kilpatrick, Martin Heaney, Patricia Dodd (née Bradley, Bristol), Seamus McElhone (Wolverhampton) and Anne Moran (Australia) who died recently & for the following whose anniversaries or month’s minds occur this week –
Sat. 10 May Patricia Konoske, Gemma Campbell (1st Av 6.15pm)
Sun. 11 May Annie Tohill, Patrick Conway, Canice Mullan, Pat Deehan, Gerry Lynch, Susan Cartin
Mon. 12 May Jane McKee, Charles McKenna, Annie McLaughlin, Louis Taylor (1st Av 7.30pm)
Tues. 13 May Peggy McCorry
Wed. 14 May Margaret Devlin, Eunice Gallagher, Desmond Cleary (MM 11am)
Thurs. 15 May Rita Dougan, Alice Lennox, Eamonn O’Neill, Cassie McFalone, Brian Ewing
Fri. 16 May Isobel Laverty, Kathleen Murray, John McCann, Patsy Halferty
Sat. 17 May Gary Convie, Vera Brennan, Charlie Keenan, Martin Murray, Zenon Komor, Francie Moore, Ronan Hawthorne (1st Av. 11am), Ivan McAleese (MM 6.15pm)
CHURCH COLLECTION
Magherafelt & Castledawson – £3224
Dues – £215; Trócaire – £12,487 (total);
Standing orders – £1345
PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO THE MASS ROCK IN GLENSHANE FOREST – Sunday 8 June 1pm
GRAVEYARD SUNDAY MASS & BLESSING OF THE GRAVES – Sunday 29 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.
WELCOME TO THE PARISH FAMILY – Today we greet Eógan Óg McQuillan, Ollie Booth and Brianna Wallace who were baptised recently.
HOLY FAMILY LAY MEMBERS – Meeting in the Parish Centre Boardroom Monday 12 May 11.45am
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
ST VINCENT DE PAUL Helpline 028 7930 0819
PARISH CENTRE
SUNDAY BIG BANTER Jackpot £4000, 48 calls, doors 6pm; all welcome
EXPRESSIONS BISTRO Mon – Fri 9am – 3pm
MONDAY – Kids Dance – 9.45am (Siobhan 073 8563 3743); Pilates from 5.45pm (Wendy 077 5335 2077)
TUESDAY – Dance Dynamics 5pm; Dancefit – 7pm (Kelly 075 2168 9215); Closed AA Group 8.30pm
WEDNESDAY – Knitting 10am
THURSDAY – Epilepsy Action Support (11am – 12.30pm, 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 3, 12, 20, 28; £25 to Laura McElhone, Liam Averill, Damien Heron; Jackpot £4650
MALACHY’S G.A.C. – Lotto 2, 13, 18, 23; £25 to Holly Cushley, Anne O’Kane; Jackpot £2000; Thanks to all who support this fundraiser, contact Niall McNichol 077 4671 4933
GRAN QUILTERS 2025 EXHIBITION Resource Centre, Swatragh Friday 30 May 10am-4pm & Saturday 31 May 10am-5pm, admission £5.00