*Masses – Saturday 6.15pm, Sunday 9am (Castledawson), 10.30am, 12noon*
Weekday Masses – 11am
No Novena Mass on Monday 25 December
Rosary Group – Castledawson Tuesdays 7pm
Meetings for young people (age 18 – 40) – Fridays 7.30pm in the Parish Centre; Children’s Liturgy – Castledawson Sunday 9am & Magherafelt 1st & 3rd Sunday 10.30am; Baptisms – Sunday 12.30pm
REMEMBER OUR DEAD – Pray for John Bateson, Seamus Young (Newbridge) and Eddie Bradley (Newbridge) who died recently & for the following whose anniversaries occur this week
Sat. 23 Dec. Mary Walls, Jim Cassidy, Annie Berryman, Sadie Devlin, Kevin Murphy
Sun. 24 Dec. Roisin Donnelly, Annie McCusker, Leo Valentine, Sheelagh McGlade, Dominic Gormley, Roseanne Muldoon
Mon. 25 Dec. Charlie Moore, Susan Rose McGovern, John Kearns, Hugh Cudden, Michael McKee, Ann Bradley, Maggie Stuart, Kathleen Lagan (1st Av)
Tues. 26 Dec. Peggy Henry, Irene Gallagher, Patsy Kennedy (1st Av)
Wed. 27 Dec. Florence Corey, William (Willie) Taylor, Mary Hinfey John McKay, George Gallagher, Brigid Collins
Thurs. 28 Dec. Mary Scullion
Fri. 29 Dec. Patsy Bradley (MM The Grann, Enniskillen 12noon)
Sat. 30 Dec. May McKee, Mary Beattie
WELCOME TO THE PARISH FAMILY – Today we greet Conlath Joseph McKillen and Oran Sé Logan who were baptised recently.
CONGRATULATIONS to Keeva Loughran and Stephen Corcoran who were married recently.
CHURCH COLLECTION
Magherafelt & Castledawson – £3364;
Peter’s Pence – £1168 (total); December Dues – £450;
Standing orders – £1345
CHRISTMAS EVE MASSES 7pm Castledawson & 9pm Magherafelt
CHRISTMAS DAY MASSES 9am Castledawson; 10.30am, 12 noon Magherafelt
Wishing you and your family a happy & peaceful Christmas
*NEW MASS SCHEDULE from Saturday 30 December*
Magherafelt – Saturday Vigil 6.15pm, Sunday 11.30am
Castledawson – Sunday 9am
Newbridge – Sunday 10.15am
The Parish Office will be closed over the Christmas period, any anniversaries for week beginning Sunday 31 December can be emailed to office@magherafeltparish.org
PARISH CENTRE
NEXT SUNDAY BIG BANTER Sunday 7 January Jackpot £2700, 45 calls, doors 6pm; all welcome
EXPRESSIONS BISTRO – reopens Tuesday 2 January 9am
TUESDAY – Closed AA Group 8.30pm
THURSDAY – Slimming World
O’DONOVAN ROSSA G.A.C. – Lotto 5, 7, 8, 26; £25 to Eamon Campbell, Paul Fitzgerald, Ann O’Neill; Jackpot £7000; next lotto draw – Thursday 28 December; wishing all our players and sellers a Happy Christmas and peaceful New Year;
St Patrick’s Conference (SVP) would like to express our deepest gratitude to the Parish, for your generous contributions all year, and for the kind donations leading up to Christmas. Through your donation, we can continue to work towards helping others; your support helps us to make a difference to the lives of many families in our Parish; Helpline 028 7930 0819
NEW ROW ST PATRICK’S PS Starting Y1 in September 2024? Missed our Open Day? Please contact the office or email dgraffin653@c2ken.net to arrange a visit; admissions open online from Tuesday 9 January.