PRIEST ON DUTY THIS WEEK – Fr. Gates
Masses Saturday 6.15pm, Sunday 9am (Castledawson), 10.30am & 12noon
Children’s Liturgy – P1 to P4 children Castledawson Sunday 9am & Magherafelt 1st & 3rd Sunday 10.30am
Weekday Masses 11am Novena Monday 7.30pm
Rosary Group – Castledawson Tuesdays 7pm
Baptisms – Sunday 1pm & 1st Saturday 1pm (Castledawson)
https://www.magherafeltparish.org/church-webcam
REMEMBER OUR DEAD – Pray for Alice Graham who died recently & for the following whose anniversaries or month’s minds occur this week
Sat. 20 May Tom Lagan, Brendan Kyne, Raymond McNabb, Dermot Browne
Sun. 21 May Packie McGlade, Martina Rafferty (née Regan), Margo Devlin, Margaret Doyle, Mary Mooney, Christy Loughrey, Margaret O’Hagan
Mon. 22 May Mary Tohill, Sarah O’Kane, John McErlean, Cassie Devlin, John Hatton Snr, Joe Shivers
Tues. 23 May Tommy Doherty, Joe Bates, Eddie O’Neill
Wed. 24 May Mary Anne Higgins, Teresa McKeever, Dermot Devlin, Kevin McNally (MM 7.30pm)
Thurs. 25 May Sr. Lucy Dowds, May McNulty, Freddie Gallagher, Hugh Thomas Graham, Joe Johnston (MM 11am)
Fri. 26 May Hugh McGuckin, Tommy Maguire
Sat. 27 May Patrick O’Neill, James Bothwell, Pat Doyle (1st Av 6.15pm)
WELCOME TO THE PARISH FAMILY – Today we greet Jaidyn Joseph McCluskey who was baptised recently.
CHURCH COLLECTION
Magherafelt & Castledawson – £2598; Dues – £30; Vocations – £2298
Trócaire – £12,509 (total); Standing orders – £1345
CONGRATULATIONS to all the children from Gaelscoil an tSeanchaí who received their First Holy Communion this weekend.
CONGRATULATIONS to all the children from Kilronan School, Holy Family Primary School, New Row Primary School and Spires Integrated Primary School who receive the Sacrament of Confirmation this weekend.
CATECHETICAL TALKS for adults & young people, Mondays & Thursdays 8pm in Church of our Lady of the Assumption, Magherafelt
TRIP TO REDEMPTORIS MATER SEMINARY DUNDALK – Friday 2 June, join us for a tour of the Seminary, followed by Vespers & dinner, bus leaving 2pm, £10; please phone or email your name & contact number to the Parish Office, (max number 45)
NEW ROW PS ADOPT ST PATRICK UPDATE – The School Council have been working hard on the final stages of our ‘Adopting Saint Patrick’ journey. Visit the dedicated page on our school website newrowps.com to view our new school crest, including symbols representing talents, aspirations, St Patrick and Castledawson. Many thanks to everyone for their responses to our proposal, which were all in support of including St Patrick into the name of the school. ‘New Row Saint Patrick’s Primary School’ as our school’s name has now been forwarded to Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin for ratification. Read more at newrowps.com.
PARISH CENTRE
SUNDAY BIG BANTER BINGO Jackpot £3800, 47 calls, doors 6pm; all welcome
EXPRESSIONS BISTRO – Mon – Fri 9am-3pm
MONDAY – Yoga – 6pm (Bernie 077 5900 1664)
TUESDAY – Dance Dynamics 5pm; Ladies Fitness 7pm; Closed AA Group 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; NOMAD Earwax Audiologist 12noon-6pm, Andy 078 0864 2858;
FRIDAY – Musical Wings; Smith School of Irish Dance – 6pm
SATURDAY – Musical Wings 9.30am; Rugbugz 10.30am
O’DONOVAN ROSSA G.A.C. – Lotto 8, 11, 12, 18; £25 to Ben Henry, Dylan McSwiggan, Damien Heron; Jackpot £6400
MALACHY’S G.A.C. – Lotto 5, 7, 16, 17; £25 to Liam McElroy, John Mulholland; Jackpot £2100
GRAN QUILTERS ANNUAL EXHIBITION – Resource Centre Swatragh Friday 26 & Saturday 27 May, admission £5
ST VINCENT DE PAUL helpline 028 7930 0819
ALL IRELAND ROSARY RALLY IN KNOCK Saturday 3 June 1pm, bus Castledawson Roundabout 8am, £20, contact Helen Budd 075 4198 1444