Bulletin of 15 March 15

PRIEST ON DUTY THIS WEEK – Mgr. O’Byrne                                 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 M. Campbell, A.     McCrystal, C. McKay

       

ST PATRICK, CASTLEDAWSON

   

Sunday 9.30am, Tuesday     & Thursday 7.30pm

   

Altar Society Mar. Group     3 D. Keenan, C. Diamond, G. Young

   

Mass on First Friday (November – March) 7.30pm

       

22 MARCH               READERS        EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

   

Vigil 6.15pm         M. McLaughlin K. McNamee, A. Goddard,

   

                                                            C.     Lawlor

   

Sun. 8.00am         P. Kerr                C. Bradley, Sr. Caitriona

   

Sun. 10.30am      F. Lynch             R. Tohill, J. Clayton, R. Clayton

   

Sun. 12 noon        A. Treharne       M. Logue, M. McGee, E. Mulholland

   

C’dawson 9.30am O. Coogan      B. O’Kane, P. McKeever

       

REMEMBER     OUR DEAD Pray for George Quinn, Pat Joe Bradley and     Michael Fisher who died recently & for the following whose     anniversaries or month’s minds occur this week –

   

Sat.     14 Mar.          Mabel Nelson, Cassie Conway, Francis McFalone

   

Sun. 15 Mar.         Mary Agnes McCallion, John O’Kane,     James Reid, Kathleen McKee, Annie Masterson, Rosemary Scullion

   

Mon. 16 Mar.        Gretta McLaughlin, John Johnston,     Sarah Donnelly, John Doherty, Mary Scullion (née O’Kane)

   

Tues. 17 Mar.       Maureen Quinn

   

Wed. 18 Mar.        Annie Nicholl, Paddy Conway, Brigid     Donnelly, Matilda McSwiggan (MM 7.30pm Magherafelt)

   

Thurs. 19 Mar.     Frank Halferty, Jodie Graham, Mary     Doyle, Teresa McNally

   

Fri. 20 Mar.           Joe Walls, Dominic Gallagher, Ann     Atchison, Brian Higgins, Sarah Young, Alice Scott

   

                                Ciaran     Kilpatrick (MM 7.30pm Magherafelt)

   

Sat. 21 Mar.          Jane Hughes, Arthur     McNally

           

   

         

   

   

CHURCH COLLECTION Sunday 8 March

   

Magherafelt     Envelopes – £1989, Loose Plate – £823

   

Castledawson     Envelopes – £281, Loose Plate – £113

   

Total S. Orders £715

   

 

   

WELCOME     TO THE PARISH FAMILY Today we greet Aidan James Farmer and     Joel Joe Hyndman who were baptised recently.

   

 

   

ST.     PATRICK’S DAY MASSES

   

Our Lady of the     Assumption, Magherafelt –

   

Tuesday 8am, 10.30am (Mass     in Irish), 12noon

   

St Patrick’s, Castledawson     – Tuesday 9.30am, please note there     will be no evening Mass in Castledawson.

   

 

   

WEEKDAY     MASS TIMES DURING LENT

   

Our Lady of the Assumption     Magherafelt

   

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

   

St Patrick’s Castledawson     7.30pm (Tuesday & Thursday)

       

   

Magherafelt Parish Pastoral Council invite     you to

   

                                                                                                              – It’s YOUR story!

   

Our journey around the     world and deep into the faith continues this week.

   

Episode     5 The Indispensable Men – Peter, Paul and the Missionary Adventure

   

Join us on Wednesday 18 March 8pm in the Parish Centre Board Room

   

       

‘You created my inmost     self, knit me together in my mother’s womb.’ Psalms 139:13.

   

On this     Mothering Sunday we remember mothers all over the developing world who face     the daily struggle to feed their children, cloth them and send them to     school.  Trócaire works     with thousands of families in the world’s poorest countries to support them     in this struggle.  Find out more     at www.trocaire.org/lent.

       

NEW     PARISH ENVELOPES are available for distributers to collect     in the Parish Office or by arrangement (please contact the Parish Office or     Fr. Gates).

   

Please note the Parish Office     will be closed Monday 16 & Tuesday 17 March.

   

   

         

   

   

   

PARISH CENTRE

   

SUNDAY BINGO     TONIGHT AT 7.30PM IN THE PARISH     CENTRE, DOORS OPEN 7PM; EVERYONE WELCOME; PLEASE COME ALONG AND SUPPORT     YOUR PARISH; JACKPOT £1100 IN 45     CALLS.

   

COFFEE     SHOP     open Tuesday – Friday 9am – 3pm SUNDAY     COFFEE TIME after 10.30am Mass

   

LATIN SALSA Monday 7pm

   

ST. JOHN’S BOWLING     CLUB Monday     7.30pm

   

PARENTS &     TODDLERS no session Tuesday 17 March

   

PILATES no session Tuesday 17 March

   

ZUMBA no session Tuesday 17 March

   

KNITTING GROUP no session Wednesday 18 March

   

PILATES Wednesday 7pm & 8.15pm

   

CEILI CLASS Wednesday 8pm

   

ST. JOHN’S BOWLING     CLUB Thursday     7.30pm PILOXING Thursday 8pm

   

TAE KWON DO Friday 4pm – 6pm

   

IRISH DANCING Friday 6pm

   

   

 

   

LENTEN DEVOTION Guided meditations on the Sorrowful Mysteries, Fri. 20 Mar     7.30pm Parish Centre Boardroom; all welcome; bring your rosary beads.

   

 

   

Powerful     testimonies of lives being restored by Jesus Tuesday     24 March 7.30pm in Parish Centre (Coffee Shop); a young woman will share     how God has healed her from debilitating illness; Fr. Gates and other     prayer team will be available after the talk to pray with you individually     for any physical, mental, emotional or spiritual needs you may have.

   

 

   

O’DONOVAN     ROSSA G.A.C. – Lotto 12, 13, 18, 19; £25 to J. B.     McKenna, Noeleen Devlin, Marian Kerr; Jackpot £6300; U16 Camogie Meadowbank Sports Arena Monday 6.45pm – 8pm; St. Ita’s/Rossa Camogie Reunion     Saturday 28 March 8pm in MacFlynn Suite, contact Patricia 07919912640 /     Breige 07515023602 / Sara 07786653014.

       

ST.     MALACHY’S G.A.C. – Lotto 3, 5, 13, 20; £25 to Roisin Hawe,     Anthony Brown; Jackpot £1800

   

 

   

ST.     VINCENT DE PAUL – contact 028 7930     0819