Bulletin of 20 March 2022

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

 

 

 

PARISH CENTRE            

SUNDAY BIG BANTER  JACKPOT £3100, doors open 6pm; everyone welcome

EXPRESSIONS BISTRO Monday – Friday 9am – 3pm

MONDAY – YOGA contact Bernie 077 5900 1664; BOWLING 7:30pm

TUESDAY – DANCE DYNAMICS Kids from 5pm, Ladies only from 7pm

WEDNESDAY – KNITTING 10am; TAE KWON DO

THURSDAY – SLIMMING WORLD morning & evening; TAE KWON DO

FRIDAY – SMITH SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCE 6pm

SATURDAY – MUSICAL WINGS 9.30am, RUGBUGZ 10am – 11am

Please contact group coordinators for further details or follow the Parish Centre FB page.

O’DONOVAN ROSSA G.A.C. Lotto 4, 7, 9, 25; £25 to A. Harper, Sean Ludlow, Jacqueline Sullivan; Jackpot £3950; Club Membership now due

ST. MALACHY’S G.A.C. – Lotto 2, 7, 11, 19; £900 Jackpot winner Jordan Shivers; New Jackpot £500; Thanks to all who support this fundraiser, to take part contact Brendan Keenan 078 1087 1370

ST VINCENT DE PAUL Helpline 028 7930 0819

VINCENT’S CHARITY SHOP, 12 King Street – clothing donations are urgently needed

The following services continue to be available on webcam –

Masses Saturday 6.15pm, Sunday 10.30am & 12noon

Weekday Masses 7.30am, 11am   Novena Monday 7.30pm

https://www.magherafeltparish.org/church-webcam

WEEKDAY MASS TIMES DURING LENT

Magherafelt         7.30am Tuesday – Friday

11am Monday – Saturday

7.30pm Monday (Novena)

REMEMBER OUR DEAD Pray for Dessie Hatton, Nora McNally, Raymond Niblock, Margaret Mary Waites, Hugh Niblock and Patricia Regan (Warrenpoint) who died recently & for the following whose anniversaries or month’s minds occur this week

Sat. 19 Mar.        Francis Halferty, Mary Doyle, Teresa McNally

Sun. 20 Mar.       Mary Bradley, Joe Walls, Dominic Gallagher,

                            Brian Higgins, Sarah Young

Mon. 21 Mar.       Pearse Hagan, Arthur McNally, Jane Hughes, Eileen McAlinden (MM 7.30pm)

Tues. 22 Mar.      Edward Gribbin, Brigid Conway, Lily McDowell, Charlie O’Kane, Michael O’Hagan

Wed. 23 Mar.       Marie-Thérèse Wheldon (née Walls),

                            Charles McCrory, Jim Murphy (1st Av)

Thurs. 24 Mar.    Seamus O’Loane, Jamie McLaughlin,

                            Charlie Rafferty

Fri. 25 Mar.         David Boorman, Ethna Doyle, Hugh Niblock

Sat. 26 Mar.        Jim Joe Gallagher, Kathleen Higgins, Eddie Quinn, Madeline O’Connell, John Corran

CONGRATULATIONS to Nuala Donnelly and Damien Martin who were married recently.

WELCOME TO THE PARISH FAMILY – Today we greet Lorcan Seamus O’Neill and Ayanna Marjon Scullion who were baptised recently.

CHURCH COLLECTION

Magherafelt & Castledawson – £1769

February Dues – £155; Standing orders – £1345

Special Collection for Ukraine – The Irish Bishops have asked for a Special Collection to be taken up at Masses on 26 & 27 March to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine, especially the families and children who have had to flee their homeland in advance of the Russian invasion. The proceeds of this Special Collection will be directed to Caritas Internationalis, which is the helping hand of the Church on the ground in the Ukraine & the surrounding region.  Please be as generous as you can. Thank you.

FAITH DISCUSSIONS – Tuesday 22 March 7pm, Book of Exodus & Lectivo Divina

 

THE FOUR NIGHTS OF EASTER – Lenten talks in preparation for Easter, with Fr Juan, Friday 25 March, Friday 1 & 8 April at 7pm in the Church, everyone welcome

 

CHILDREN’S ROSARY GROUP – today, Sunday 20 March 3.30pm, St Patrick’s, Castledawson, with refreshments, all welcome, contact Lynn 074 8432 2329

 

ROSARY GROUP – Castledawson Tuesdays 7pm

 

PILGRIMAGES TO MEDJUGORJE – Depart Dublin, 18 May – 25 May (Accommodation Milicevic) and 12 October – 19 October (Accommodation Tomato Pansion), £635 pps, Spiritual Director for October Fr. J. Gates, Contact Anne Duffy 077 3600 5396

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