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 Johnny Gilmore and Georgina Flewin (Luton) who died recently & for the following whose anniversaries or month’s minds occur this week –
Sat. 25 Apr. Bob Atchison, Kevin McNally, Molly Gilmore, Peter Young, Terence Devlin, Mary Gribbin, Frank Donnelly
Sun. 26 Apr. Rose O’Donnell, John McGeown, Cissie Maguire, James O’Hagan, Martin Henry, Charles McKay, Mary Ewing, Eileen Vint (MM)
Mon. 27 Apr. Mary Anne & Michael James O’Neill, Fred White, Paula Johnston
Tues. 28 Apr.
Wed. 29 Apr. Elizabeth Ann Mitchell, Philomena Alexander
Thurs. 30 Apr. Susan Dowds, Ann Devlin, Elizabeth Logue, Joseph Rafferty (1st Av)
Fri. 1 May Oliver & Sadie Kielt, Bernard McKenna, Pat Roche, Francis Heaney
Sat. 2 May Vincent Cunningham, Patrick Martin, Hugh Martin, Kathleen McLernon
CHURCH COLLECTION
Magherafelt & Castledawson £2939; Dues – £220
Trócaire – £12,514 (total); Standing orders – £1345
CATECHESIS for young people and adults, Mondays & Thursdays 8pm in the Parish Centre, commencing Monday 20 April, for more details contact Fr. Juan
FIRST FRIDAY CALLS – Fr Gates will attend his First Friday calls next week, Thursday 7 May & Friday 8 May.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS & READERS – copies of the new rota are available in the Sacristy.
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
OUR LADY OF LOURDES PILGRIMAGE SOCIETY – Pilgrimage to Lourdes 8 July – 15 July from Belfast, £949pps, Hotel Agena, contact Kathleen McCann 077 1970 1925
ST VINCENT DE PAUL Helpline 028 7930 0819
GRAVEYARD SUNDAY MASS & BLESSING OF THE GRAVES – Sunday 28 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.
PARISH CENTRE
SUNDAY BIG BANTER Jackpot £2150, 45 calls, doors 6pm; all welcome.
Expressions Bistro open Tuesday – Friday 9am – 3pm
MONDAY – Pilates (Wendy 077 5335 2077)
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;
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 15, 17, 19, 24; £25 to Angela Bateson, Ceadoin McVey, Linda Murray; Jackpot £7000
MALACHY’S G.A.C. – Lotto 2, 10, 17, 24; £25 to Brian Ludlow, Christopher Henry; Jackpot £800; contact Niall McNichol 077 4671 4933