PRIEST ON DUTY THIS WEEK – Fr. Gates
Masses Saturday 6.15pm, Sunday 9am (Castledawson), 10.30am & 12noon
Weekday Masses 11am Novena Monday 7.30pm
Rosary Group – Castledawson Tuesdays 7pm
Baptisms – Sunday 1pm & 1st Saturday 1pm (Castledawson)
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REMEMBER OUR DEAD Pray for Anna McKeever, Eugene McNabb, Yvonne O’Neill (Coalisland), Dinah Briggs (England) and Antonina Ciesluk (Poland) who died recently & for the following whose anniversaries or month’s minds occur this week –
Sat. 18 Feb. Barney Devlin, John Wright, Shannon McTaggart, Philip Gormley (1st Av), Hugh Niblock (1st Av. Belfast)
Sun. 19 Feb. Colette Niblock, Marcus O’Hagan, James Pollard, Charlie Donnelly, Goretti Dillon
Mon. 20 Feb. Pat McCusker, Mary O’Kane, Hannah Gallagher, Sean Conway, Philomena Donnelly, Hugh Craig, Eileen McAlinden (1st Av. 7.30pm)
Tues. 21 Feb. Rosemary Walls, Dodo Walsh
Wed. 22 Feb. Mary Moran
Thurs. 23 Feb. Annie Conway, Anne Louden Lynch
Fri. 24 Feb. Jim Joe Fox, Brigid McGonigle
Sat. 25 Feb. Jimmy Quinn, George Quinn, Mary Bradley
WELCOME TO THE PARISH FAMILY – Today we greet Archie Pascal Joe Armstrong, Marcella Evelyn McGuckin and Éireanne Teresa Doyle who were baptised recently.
CHURCH COLLECTION
Magherafelt & Castledawson – £2533; Dues £960;
Building Donations – £10910 (total); IEC – £915 (total);
Peter’s Pence – £967 (total); Standing orders – £1345
ASH WEDNESDAY AND LENT
Wednesday 22 February is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent and a day of fast and abstinence.
Masses in Magherafelt – 7.30am, 11am, & 7.30pm
Mass in Castledawson – 7.30pm
WEEKDAY MASS TIMES DURING LENT
Magherafelt 7.30am Tuesday – Friday 11am Monday – Saturday 7.30pm Monday (Novena)
CHILDREN’S ROSARY GROUP – We would be delighted to welcome parish children and their families to celebrate a year of the Children’s Rosary Group today at 3.30pm in The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption followed by cake afterwards at the Parish Centre.
PIUS X COLLEGE ORATORY – hour of prayer & adoration 6.30pm each Wednesday, all welcome
PILGRIMAGES TO MEDJUGORJE – Depart Dublin 3 May – 10 May, £655pps, Spiritual Director Fr. Conway; 20 September – 27 September, £695pps, Spiritual Director Fr. Gates, for details and booking contact Anne Duffy 077 3600 5396 or 028 7188 0372
MARRIAGE PREPARATION COURSES – Catholic Engaged Encounter Weekend, 22 & 23 April, booking www.MarriageEncounter.ie or 028 2763 8512
PARISH CENTRE
SUNDAY BIG BANTER BINGO Jackpot £3150, 46 calls, doors 6pm; all welcome
EXPRESSIONS BISTRO Monday – Friday 9am-3pm
MONDAY – Children’s Dance 10am contact 073 8563 3743; Yoga – 6pm, contact Bernie 077 5900 1664; Bowls – 7.30pm
TUESDAY – Children’s Dance 10am; Dance Dynamics 5pm; Ladies Fitness 7pm; Closed AA Session from 8.30pm
WEDNESDAY – Knitting 10am; Tae Kwon Do 4pm; Dogs Trust Dog School 7.30pm 077 1565 4650
THURSDAY – Slimming World; Tae Kwon Do; Bowls 7.30pm
FRIDAY – Musical Wings; Smith School of Irish Dance – 6pm
SATURDAY – Musical Wings 9.30am
O’DONOVAN ROSSA G.A.C. – Lotto 2, 23, 25, 27; £25 to Fr. Gates, Kathleen Walls, Sara Gribben; Jackpot £5750
MALACHY’S G.A.C. – Lotto 12, 19, 22, 23; £25 to Connor Laverty, Jonathon Coleman; Jackpot £800; thanks to all who support this fundraiser, to take part contact Niall McNicholl 077 4671 4933
HOLY FAMILY LAY MEMBERS – Who are they? What are they about? Information session on Monday 6 March at 11.45am in the Parish Centre Board Room, everyone welcome
ST VINCENT DE PAUL helpline 028 7930 0819