Bulletin of 13 Mar 16

PRIEST ON DUTY THIS WEEK – Fr.McAnerney                                                  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 1 B. McCusker, R. Walls, M. McSwiggan

ST PATRICK, CASTLEDAWSON

Sunday 9.30am, Tuesday & Thursday 7.30pm

Altar Society Mar. Group 5 Betty Foster, O. Heaney, C. Foster

20 Mar.                 READERS        EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

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

                                                        C. Lawlor

Sun. 8.00am         P. Kerr               Sr. Margaret, M. Ludlow

Sun. 10.30am       C. McGarry       C. Shields, J. Lynch, N. Walls

Sun. 12 noon        F. Convery        E. Mulholland, M. McGee,

                                                        A. McGuckin

C’dawson 9.30am O. Coogan        N. O’Kane, C. Diamond

 

REMEMBER OUR DEAD Pray for Brigid Gordon and John Joe Graham who died recently & for the following whose anniversaries or month’s minds occur this week –

Sat. 12 Mar.         Jackson Moore

Sun. 13 Mar.        Gerard MacLarnon, Peter McKenzie, Annie Masterson, Hugh McGeown

Mon. 14 Mar.       Mabel Nelson, Francis McFalone, Noreen Devlin, Rosemary Scullion

Tues. 15 Mar.      John O’Kane, Cassie Conway, Kathleen McKee

Wed. 16 Mar.       Gretta McLaughlin, John Johnston, Mary Scullion, John Doherty

Thur. 17 Mar.       Maureen Quinn, Malachy Murphy, Rhona McCloskey

Fri. 18 Mar.          Paddy Conway, Annie Nicholl, Brigid Donnelly, Barney Devlin (MM 7.30pm Bellaghy)

Sat. 19 Mar.         Jody Graham, Teresa McNally, Mary Doyle

 

CHURCH COLLECTION Sunday 6 March –

Magherafelt Envelopes – £2049, Loose Plate – £739; Castledawson Envelopes – £335, Loose Plate – £123;

Total S. Orders £715

 

WELCOME TO THE PARISH FAMILY Today we greet Faye Mary McGarvey, Daniel Da Silva and Naira Da Silva who were baptised recently.

 

WEEKDAY MASS TIMES DURING LENT

Our Lady of the Assumption Magherafelt

7.30am Monday – Friday, 11am Monday – Saturday, 7.30pm Monday, Wednesday & Friday

St Patrick’s Castledawson 7.30pm Tuesday & Thursday

ST. PATRICK’S DAY MASSES Thursday 17 March

Our Lady of the Assumption, Magherafelt –

Vigil Wednesday 7.30pm &

Thursday 8am, 10.30am, 12noon

St Patrick’s, Castledawson – Thursday 9.30am

O’DONOVAN ROSSA G.A.C. & ST. MALACHY’S G.A.C. will hold Church Gate Collections for the Irish Language after all Masses on St. Patrick’s Day

 

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

PALM SUNDAY – palms will be blessed at all Masses next Sunday; please bring your own greenery or Palm Crosses will be available in the Church

ARMAGH DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES

Thursday 12 May – Tuesday 17 May (€730 from Belfast); some places still available, contact Joe 075 2353 8402 / Eugene 079 2802 4985; substantial subsidies & special arrangements available for assisted pilgrims.

PARENT & TODDLER GROUPS in New Row Primary School every Monday 9.30am – 11am; and in the

Parish Centre every Tuesday 9.15am – 11.15am; come along and enjoy a cup of tea & toast, meet other parents, everyone welcome

 

PARISH CENTRE              Find us on Facebook

SUNDAY BINGO Jackpot £2800 in 48 calls; doors open 7pm; everyone welcome; please come along & support your Parish; books £7, flyer £1

 

EXPRESSIONS BISTRO open Tues. – Fri. 9am – 3pm

SUNDAY COFFEE TIME after 10.30am Mass

ST. JOHN’S BOWLING CLUB – Monday 7.30pm

PARENTS & TODDLERS Tuesday 9.15am-11.15am

WHIST Tuesday 2pm, new players most welcome

PILATES – Tuesday 7pm

ZUMBA – Tuesday 8.30pm – 9.30pm

KNITTING GROUP – Wednesday 10.30am – 12.30pm

PILATES – Wednesday 7pm & 8.15pm

ST. JOHN’S BOWLING CLUB – Thursday 7.30pm

PILOXING – Thursday 8pm – 9pm

TAE KWON DO – Friday 4pm – 6pm

SMITH SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCING – Friday 6pm

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

 

O’DONOVAN ROSSA G.A.C. – Lotto 7, 9, 14, 23; £25 to Helen O’Neill, Michael Higgins, Sadie Wright; Jackpot £1200

ST. MALACHY’S G.A.C. – Lotto 4, 7, 11, 19; £25 to Nuala McKee, C. O’Neill; Jackpot £1000

INVOLVE HOUSE (Queen Street) is showing ‘Little Boy’ (a short film about a young boy on hearing the Gospel story of the mustard seed) on Wednesday 16 March, doors open 7.30pm, admission free

 

NEWBRIDGE CCE Annual Big Breakfast in The Elk Thursday 17 March 9am – 12noon, everyone welcome

TEA DANCE Friday 18 March 2pm – 4pm in The Hub BT80, Cookstown; admission & refreshments free, everyone welcome; contact 028 8676 3398 for details.

DAFFODIL TEA & EASTER POP-UP SHOP in Friends of Charis Shop (Rainey Street) on Saturday 19 March 10am – 5pm in, everyone welcome