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 Freda Gormley who died recently & for the following whose anniversaries or month’s minds occur this week – 

Sat. 31 Jan. Seamus Mallon, Des Dorman, Josephine Bell, John Martin, Anna McKeever, John Kearns, Barney Bradley,  Charlie Conway, Pauline McKenna, Hilda Walls (1st Av 11am),  Gerard Doherty (MM 6.15pm)

Sun. 1 Feb. Annie Gormley, Sr. Immaculata O’Connor,  Kate Boyle, Imogen Cleary-Vong (1st Av 9am),  Kevin McKee (1st Av 11.30am)

Mon. 2 Feb. Frank Scullion, Pat Joe Donnelly, Simon Niblock, John O’Hagan, Jim Convery (1st Av)

Tues. 3 Feb. Seamus O’Donnell, Tess Cartin,  Anne & Shauneen MacBride

Wed. 4 Feb. Mary Cunningham, Jim Donnelly, Cassie Bradley

Thurs. 5 Feb. Teresa Halferty, Matt McCann, Peggy Beattie, Seamus O’Hagan

Fri. 6 Feb. Clare McConomy, Helen Armstrong, Mary Kelly, Carmel Devlin, Eugene McGlade (1st Av)

Sat. 7 Feb. Francis McSwiggan, Rita McGurk (MM 11am), Mary McLernon (MM 6.15pm)

 

CHURCH COLLECTION

Magherafelt & Castledawson £2891; Dues – £95

IEC – £801 (total); Sick & Retired – £10; 

Mission Sunday – £5; Standing orders – £1345

 

FEAST OF ST. BRIGID Sunday 1 February

 

FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD Monday 2 February 7.30pm – Solemn Mass, Feast of the Lights & Blessing of Expectant Mothers & all children born during the last year, (candles available at the Church)

 

FEAST OF ST. BLAISE Tuesday 3 February; throats will be blessed after 11am Mass and after 7pm Rosary in Castledawson.

 

WELCOME TO THE PARISH FAMILY – Today we greet Anna Cleverdon, Rowan Kelly and Dessie McErlain who were baptised recently.

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

PILGRIMAGE to MEDJUGORJE – 23 – 30 September, £775 pps Dublin to Dubrovnik, Insurance extra, Single Supplement £150, Spiritual Director: Fr John Gates; Early booking discount £50 pp, deposit £200 paid before 30 Jan, for booking & information call group leader: Anne Duffy 077 3600 5396

ST VINCENT DE PAUL Helpline 028 7930 0819

 

PARISH CENTRE

SUNDAY BIG BANTER  Jackpot £3500, 47 calls, doors 6pm; all welcome

 

EXPRESSIONS BISTRO – 9am – 3pm.

MONDAY – Pilates (Wendy 077 5335 2077); St. John’s Bowling Club – 7.30pm

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;  St. John’s Bowling Club – 7.30pm

FRIDAY – Musical Wings 9.30am – 11.30am (Colleen 077 0640 0590); Smith School of Irish Dance – 6pm

SATURDAY – Musical Wings 9.30am – 11.30am

 

HOLY FAMILY LAY MEMBERS – Meeting in the Parish Centre Boardroom Tuesday 3 February 11.45am

 

O’DONOVAN ROSSA G.A.C. – Lotto 1, 20, 22, 27; £25 to Terence McMurray, Ann O’Neill, Eugene Murphy; Jackpot £6600

MALACHY’S G.A.C. – Lotto 2, 20, 21, 23; £25 to Mark Mullan, Christina O’Kane; Jackpot £5000; contact Niall McNichol 077 4671 4933

 

ST PATRICK’S SNOOKER CLUB 100 YEAR CENTENARY EXHIBITION EVENT – Saturday 21 February 7.30pm, tickets £20, (U16 £10) available from Snooker Club (from 7pm Mon-Fri)