Bulletin of 10 April 16

PRIEST ON DUTY THIS WEEK – Fr. Gates                                                                          www.magherafeltparish.org

OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION, MAGHERAFELT

Saturday Vigil 6.15pm; Sunday 8.00am, 10.30am & 12noon

Monday – Saturday 11.00am, Monday & Wednesday 7.30pm

Eucharistic Adoration Monday after 11am Mass followed by Benediction 7.15pm; Confessions Saturday 12.30pm & 5.45pm

Baptisms Sunday 1.00pm; contact Parish Office 2 weeks in advance

Altar Society – Group 5 A. McVey, M. Purvis

ST PATRICK, CASTLEDAWSON

Sunday 9.30am, Tuesday & Thursday 7.30pm

Altar Society Apr. Group 1 M. Wilson, M. Robinson

ST JOHN, MILLTOWN First Friday (May – Sept.) 7.30pm

17 Apr.                 READERS        EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

Vigil 6.15pm          C. Donoghue     C. McNamee, A. Goddard,

                                                        C. Lawlor

Sun. 8.00am         C. Higgins          Sr. Margaret, M. Ludlow

Sun. 10.30am       B. Gogarty         R. Tohill, J. Clayton, R. Clayton

Sun. 12 noon        A. Treharne       M. Logue, M. McGee, A. McGuckin

C’dawson 9.30am M. Devlin          R. Scullion, E. Gallagher

 

REMEMBER OUR DEAD Pray for Brian McDonnell, Mary Bradley and Marie McGuckin (Maghera) who died recently & for the following whose anniversaries occur this week –

Sat. 9 Apr.            Joseph Bell, Kathleen Doyle, Dessie McConnell

Sun. 10 Apr.        John McLaughlin, Pat Shaw, Annie Quinn, Molly Scullion

Mon. 11 Apr.        Patrick Spiers, Rose Mary Moore

Tues. 12 Apr.      

Wed. 13 Apr.      

Thur. 14 Apr.       Brigid Johnston, John Regan, Michael Donnelly, John Monaghan, Sarah Collins

Fri. 15 Apr.           Henry J. Scullion

Sat. 16 Apr.         Mary Fisher, Rose O’Neill, Hugh Doyle, Sarah O’Donnell, Jack McKeever, James Malone

WELCOME TO THE PARISH FAMILY Today we greet Daire Liam McCloskey who was baptised recently.

CONGRATULATIONS to Louise Gregg and Adrian Smith who were married recently.

 

CHURCH COLLECTION Sunday 3 April –

Magherafelt Envelopes – £1589, Loose Plate – £731; Castledawson Envelopes – £306, Loose Plate – £134;

TROCAIRE COLLECTION – £12,205.11

NEW PARISH ENVELOPES commence today, please contact the Parish Office if you have not received your box.  You may wish to consider setting up payments by Standing Order.  The Parish can also benefit if you complete a ‘Gift Aid Form’.

THE ‘BRIDGE’ PREPARATION PROGRAMME’ for First Holy Communion continues in the Parish Centre on Friday 15 April at 7.30pm.  All parents & guardians of those preparing for First Holy Communion are asked to please attend.  The next ‘Bridge’ Mass will be at 10.30am on Sunday 17 April in Magherafelt.

FOOP YOUTH GROUP Meeting today 12.45pm in the Parish Centre; Pope John Paul II & Muirdedach Cross award pupils’ welcome; contact Roisin 077 4287 1493 or email roisinmck@gmail.com

PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO THE MASS ROCK IN GLENSHANE FOREST Sunday 12 June with Mass 1pm

 

Deacon Damien Quigley will be ordained by Archbishop Eamon Martin on Sunday 26 June at 3pm in his Parish church of Dundalk.  As a consequence of this, Graveyard Sunday will be at 12noon in St. John’s Milltown; there will be no Mass at 12noon in Magherafelt on that day.

 

ARMAGH ARCHDIOCESE CURSILLO RETREAT – ‘An Encounter With Christ’, Servite Priory Benburb, Men – Thurs. 14 – Sun. 17 April, Women – Thurs. 21 – Sun. 24 April; contact Martin 028 8774 8623, Donna 028 8775 2589, Veronica 077 3317 1082 for details

OUR LADY OF LOURDES PILGRIMAGE SOCIETY – 46th Annual Pilgrimage to Lourdes, 11 – 16 July, from Belfast International, staying at Hotel Agena; contact Kathleen McCann 028 7963 2205 / 077 1970 1925.

 

 

PARISH CENTRE              Find us on Facebook

SUNDAY BINGO Jackpot £1150 in 45 calls; doors open 7pm; everyone welcome; please come along & support your Parish; books £7, flyer £1

 

We would like to hear from anyone interested in volunteering for a number of our upcoming functions in May & June, please contact Pat on 028 7963 1726 or email centre@magherafeltparish.org

 

EXPRESSIONS BISTRO open Tuesday – Friday 9am – 3pm

SUNDAY COFFEE TIME after 10.30am Mass

PARENTS & TODDLERS Tuesday 9.15am – 11.15am

WHIST Tuesday 2pm, new players most welcome

PILATES –Tuesday 7pm

ZUMBA – Tuesday 8.30pm

KNITTING GROUP – Wednesday 10.30am – 12.30pm

PILATES – Wednesday 7pm & 8.15pm

PILOXING – Thursday 8pm

TAE KWON DO – Friday 4pm – 6pm, contact Leo 078 9119 1494 for more information

SMITH SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCING – Friday from 6pm

ST. PATRICK’S SNOOKER CLUB Sun–Fri. from 7pm

ST. PIUS X COLLEGE Sixth Form Advice Evening for Year 12 students & parents/guardians Monday 11 April 4pm – 6pm, external students welcome

 

O’DONOVAN ROSSA G.A.C. – Lotto 2, 6, 7, 21; £25 to Philip Doyle, Gerry McCann, John Shivers; Jackpot £1400; Award Night – Friday 15 April 8pm in MacFlynn Suite, food served, disco provided

ST. MALACHY’S G.A.C. – Lotto 2, 5, 11, 14; £25 to Mervyn McClenaghan, Mickey Gribbin; Jackpot £1400

BRONAGH’S BIG BREAKFAST Sat 16 April 8am – 12noon in The Old Thatch Inn, adults £5, children (under 12) £3

CYCLE AGAINST SUICIDE if you could host one or more cyclists on Tuesday 26 April please contact 075 2115 8113 or email teresa.mckenna@hotmail.co.uk