Bulletin of 2 Mar 14

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

Confessions Saturday 12.30pm & 5.45pm

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

Altar Society – Group 7 B. Morgan, A. Doyle, C. Devlin

ST PATRICK, CASTLEDAWSON

Sunday 9.30am, Tuesday & Thursday 7.30pm

First Friday (Nov. – Mar.) 7.30pm

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

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

9 MAR.                   READERS        EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

Vigil 6.15pm:        M. McLaughlin T. Rogers, S. Speirs, E. Bradley

Sun. 8.00am:        Sr. Margaret      N. Kerr, C. Monaghan

Sun. 10.30am:     C. McGarry        B. McKee, R. Tohill, M. Treanor

Sun. 12 noon:       L. McNally         B. Kelly, N. Duffin, B. McGuckin

C’dawson 9.30am N. Diamond    F. J. O’Kane, L. Brown

 

REMEMBER OUR DEAD Pray for Joe Rafferty, Brigid McGonagle, Mary Bradley, Joey Mullan, Liam McErlean, Kathleen West, Phyllis Gillis and Sr. Immaculata O’Connor who died recently & for the following whose anniversaries or month’s minds occur this week:

Sat. 1 Mar:            Eileen O’Loughlin, Gennie McCann, Seamus Mallon (MM 11am Magherafelt)

Sun. 2 Mar:           Bernard Walls, Cecelia Barr, Joe Breen, Patrick J. Moloney, Eva Moloney, Phyllis Beattie (MM)

Mon. 3 Mar:          Frankie Mullan, Lena Monaghan, Hugh Bradley, Eileen Doherty, Patrick O’Kane

Tues. 4 Mar:         Josephine Doyle

Wed. 5 Mar:          Martha McVeigh, Jane O’Donnell, Noeleen Coulter, Charles Conway (1st Av.)

Thur. 6 Mar:         Stephen O’Kane, James McLaughlin, Denis O’Neill, Frankie Coyle, Henry J. McNally

Fri. 7 Mar:             Patsy Duffy, Margaret Gillen

Sat. 8 Mar:            Thomas O’Kane, Philip Donnelly (MM Draperstown 6pm)

 

 

 

The ‘Catholicism’ series will resume this Wednesday.  The DVD set has been found and we apologise for the inconvenience of not being able to show it last week.  Steps have been taken to limit this happening again.

AN INVITATION FROM MAGHERAFELT PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

 

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

Episode 4 ‘Our tainted nature’s solitary boast – Mary the mother of God’

 

Join us every Wednesday at 8pm in

Holy Family Primary School Hall

 – It’s YOUR story!

 

CHURCH COLLECTION Sunday 23 February Envelopes – £2409, Loose Plate – £822, S. Orders £715

 

WELCOME TO THE PARISH FAMILY Today we greet Mason James McCabe, Dara Joseph O’Kane and Eimhin John Ward who were baptised recently.

ASH WEDNESDAY the first day of Lent and a day of fast and abstinence – Masses in Magherafelt – 7.30am, 9.30am, 11am, & 7.30pm; in Castledawson – 7.30pm

 

FIRST FRIDAY OF MARCH Mass 7.30pm in St. Patrick’s Church Castledawson; the sick & housebound will be visited this week.  Novena to St. Pio 11am, Magherafelt.

WEEKDAY MASS TIMES DURING LENT

Our Lady of the Assumption Magherafelt 7.30am (Mon. – Fri.), 11am (Mon. – Sat.), 7.30pm (Mon. & Wed.)

St Patrick’s Castledawson 7.30pm (Tues. & Thurs.)

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS if anyone is available to bring Holy Communion to Magherafelt Manor Nursing Home weekly on Sundays can you please leave your name in the Sacristy or with Damien.  Training will be provided for this special part of your ministry.

 

 

 

PARISH ENVELOPES Thank you for your faithful & generous donations to our Weekly Envelope Collection.  We are currently updating our Parish Register for the New Envelopes which begin in April.  If you are new to the Parish & are not receiving a box of envelopes at present or if you have moved house since last year please contact the Parish Office / Sacristy with your name and address.

 

FOOP YOUTH GROUP Meeting in the Church today 2pm, contact Roisin 077 4287 1493.

 

EVENING PRAYER OF LENT – Mondays 7pm from Monday 10 March in the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption; Only takes 15 minutes, why not make it part of your Lenten promise?

 

PARISH CENTRE

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

SUNDAY TEA CLUB after 10.30am Mass

ST JOHN’S BOWLING CLUB Monday 7.30 pm

PARENTS & TODDLERS Tuesday 9.15am – 11.15am

PILATES Tuesday 7pm

ZUMBA Tuesday 8.30pm – 9.30pm

KNITTING GROUP Wednesday 10.30am – 12.30pm,

PILATES Wednesday 7pm & 8.15pm

CEILI GROUP Wednesday 8pm

ST JOHN’S BOWLING CLUB Thursday 7.30pm

TAE KWON DO Friday 3.30pm – 5.30pm

SMITH SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCING Friday 6pm

YOUTH CLUB: Friday 7pm

 

O’DONOVAN ROSSA G.A.C: Lotto 6, 15, 19, 24; £25 to Peter McGuckin, Harvey McLaughlin, Ciara Goddard; Jackpot £3000; Underage Camogie Training Mondays 6.45pm – 8pm in Meadowbank.

 

ST. MALACHY G.A.C: Lotto 5, 8, 14, 19; £25 to Tracey O’Donnell, Colin Reid; Jackpot £1700.

 

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

NEWBRIDGE CCE: monthly music session Thursday 6 March in The Elk from 7.30pm.