Bulletin of 15 Sept 13

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

Weekdays: 11.00am (Mon. – Sat.), 7.30pm (Mon. & Wed.)

Confessions: Saturday 12.30pm & 5.45pm

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

Altar Society: Group 2 M. McMahon, M. Gates

ST PATRICK, CASTLEDAWSON

Sunday: 9.30am; Weekdays: 7.30pm (Tues. & Thurs.)

Altar Society Sept: Group 5 B. Foster, O. Heaney, C. Foster

 

ST JOHN, MILLTOWN: Mass on First Friday (Apr. – Oct.) 7.30pm

SUN. 22 SEPT.    READERS        EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

Vigil 6.15pm:        P. Quinn            M. Bradley, C. Smyth, B. McKee

Sun. 8.00am:        F. Flynn              A. McQuillan, R. McLaughlin

Sun. 10.30am:     T. White             B. McKee, J. McLaughlin, M. Trainor

Sun. 12 noon:       F. Convery        B. Kelly, B. McGuckin, N. Duffin

C’dawson 9.30am S. McKenna    B. Gregg, E. Gallagher

 

REMEMBER OUR DEAD: Pray for Aiden O’Brien who died recently & for the following whose anniversaries or month’s minds occur this week:

Sat. 14 Sept:       

Sun. 15 Sept:       Fred Goff, Mary Ann Hegarty

Mon. 16 Sept:       Fr. Tom Fahie

Tues. 17 Sept:     Frank Kielt, Felix O’Neill, Frank Devlin, John Donnelly

Wed. 18 Sept:      Frank Donnelly, Sean Devlin, James Mulholland

Thur. 19 Sept:      Rose Kerr, Annie Donnelly, Jack Russell

Fri. 20 Sept:         Betty Kearns, Sarah Ann Craig, Fr. Eddie McAvoy, Anne Walls (MM Magherafelt 7.30pm)

Sat. 21 Sept:        Mike McGlade, Damien Montgomery

CHURCH COLLECTION Sunday 8 September

Envelopes – £2554, Loose Plate – £824, S. Orders £715

 

CLOSURE OF THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION

From Monday 23 September until its completion, the Church will be closed mid-week to facilitate the internal work.  Where necessary Wedding & Funeral Masses will take place in the Church.

Daily Mass will be held in the Main Hall of the Parish Centre on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 11am.

Mass on Tuesdays at 11am will be in St. John’s Milltown.

Mass on Monday – Thursday evenings at 7.30pm will be in St. Patrick’s Church Castledawson.

There will be no Exposition or Benediction on Mondays during the period of the works.

Many thanks to all who have contributed to this project; we greatly appreciate your support, without which the work could not proceed.  To date 450 people have contributed by envelopes, of the 1500 that were issued.  We appeal to those who have yet to contribute to help us in any way they are able.

WELCOME TO THE PARISH FAMILY: Today we greet Orla Muiri Fraser, Leo Patrick Mooney and Zoe Carmel Tze Ching Tang who were baptised recently.

CONGRATULATIONS to Kathy McGuckin & Aidan McAlynn who were married recently.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL – 028 7930 0819 / 075 0854 9585

PARISH CENTRE

COFFEE SHOP: open Tues. – Fri. 9.30am – 3pm.

SUNDAY TEA CLUB: after 10.30am Mass

SLIMMING WORLD: Monday 10am, 5.30pm, 7.30pm

ST JOHN’S BOWLING CLUB: AGM Monday 16 September 8pm; all members and new members welcome; Bowls recommence Thurs. 19 Sept. 7.30pm.

PARENTS & TODDLERS & BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP: Tuesday 9.15am – 11.15am.

PILATES Tuesday 7pm

ZUMBA: Tuesday 8.30pm – 9.30pm

KNITTING GROUP: 10 week course commences Wednesday 2 October 10.30am – 12.30pm, contact Mona to register 078 7252 5938.

CEILI CLASS: Wednesday 8pm

PILATES: Wednesday 7pm & 8.15pm

YOGA Thursday 7pm

ST JOHN’S BOWLING CLUB Thursday 7.30pm

TAE KWON DO: Friday 3.45pm – 5.45pm

SMITH SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCING: Friday 6pm

 

O’DONOVAN ROSSA G.A.C. Lotto 8, 10, 11, 13; £25 to Bridget Murray, Roisin Muldoon, S. Ludlow; Jackpot £3000.

 

ST. MALACHY’S G.A.C. Lotto 4, 7, 20, 21; £25 to Anthony Brown, Paddy Henry; Jackpot £5000; St. Malachy’s Community Festival today ‘Big Breakfast’ 10.30am – 12.30pm & ‘The Generation Game’.

ST. COLMCILLES GIRL GUIDE UNIT require volunteers, aged 18 or over, available Thursday 6.30 – 8pm (term time); contact Anna 078 3542 3908.

 

MICKEY’S ALL STARS CRAZY KIDS DISCO: Sunday 22 September 2pm in the Parish Centre, doors open 1.30pm, seats £6.99, family of 5 £30, characters include Mickey & Minnie Mouse, Dora, Buzz Lightyear and many more.  Show lasts approx 1hr 15 min with no interval.

N.I. BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE: Magherafelt High School Monday 16 & Tuesday 17 September 1.30pm – 4pm & 5.15pm – 8pm.