Masses – Saturday Vigil 6.15pm Magherafelt Sunday 9am Castledawson, 11.30am Magherafelt
Weekday Masses Monday – Saturday – 11am (see note*)
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 Orla Kielt, Aloysius Rooney, Teresa Browne and Fran O’Brien who died recently & for the following whose anniversaries occur this week –
Sat. 1 Nov. Paul O’Neill, John McGuckin, Shauna Loughrey, Michael Devlin
Sun. 2 Nov. Jackie O’Connor, Teresa Chaney
Mon. 3 Nov. Sean Murray, John Murray
Tues. 4 Nov. Malachy Wilkinson, Frank Donnelly, James McKee, Mary O’Donnell
Wed. 5 Nov. Marian Saja
Thurs. 6 Nov. Josephine Goff, Jim Johnston, Caoimhe Kerr
Fri. 7 Nov.
Sat. 8 Nov. Malachy & Bob McIvor, Peter Toner, Michael Donaghy
WELCOME TO THE PARISH FAMILY – Today we greet Saorlaith McKeever, Maeve Carey, Dolcieanna Maughan, Mia Kelly-O’Brien and Micheál Mullan who were baptised recently.
CHURCH COLLECTION
Magherafelt & Castledawson – £2447;
Mission Sunday – £2870 (total); Standing orders – £1345
FEAST OF ALL SOULS – Sunday 2 November – usual Vigil & Sunday Masses
CHILDREN’S ROSARY GROUP – invites all children/families to join us on All Souls Day, Sunday 2 November, at Milltown, 10.30am for a walk around Rosary; this will be a special opportunity to visit and offer prayers for deceased family members and parishioners.
PADRE PIO CALENDARS now available in the Parish Centre – £3
PARISH CENTRE PRODUCTIONS present ‘The Quare Gunk’ by Joyce Minford on Thursday 20 November, Friday 21 November and Saturday 22 November at 8pm; tickets will be available in the Parish Centre after 11.30am Mass on Sunday (up to 1pm), and in the Parish Centre from Tuesday or scan QR code on the poster or buytickets.at/magherafeltparishcentre.
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
ST VINCENT DE PAUL Helpline 028 7930 0819
PARISH CENTRE
SUNDAY BIG BANTER Jackpot £2850, 45 calls, doors 6pm; all welcome
EXPRESSIONS BISTRO – Mon & Tues 9am – 3pm; Bistro will be closed Monday 3 November.
MONDAY – Pilates (Wendy 077 5335 2077); St. John’s Bowling Club – 7.30pm
TUESDAY – Dance Dynamics – 5pm, Ladies Dancefit 7pm, Adult Line Dancing 8pm (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
O’DONOVAN ROSSA G.A.C. – Lotto 3, 22, 25, 27; £25 to Niall Barry, Eilish Goddard, James Cassidy; Jackpot £5950
MALACHY’S G.A.C. – Lotto 4, 5 8, 15; £25 to Kevin Heaney, Jason O’Hagan; Jackpot £4500; Annual Club Mass for deceased members & friends, celebrated by Fr Pat O’Hagan, Monday 3 November 7.30pm in the Pavilion; light refreshments after Mass.
Slieve Gallion Active Retirement Association – Tea Dance, Knocknagin Hall, Desertmartin, Sunday 16 November 3pm to 5pm, music John Rafferty, £10