Bulletin of 29 Sept

PRIEST ON DUTY THIS WEEK: Fr. Gates                                                    www.magherafeltparish.org

OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION, MAGHERAFELT

Saturday: Vigil 6.15pm; Sunday: 8.00am, 10.30am & 12noon

Weekdays: 11.00am Saturday

Confessions: Saturday 12.30pm & 5.45pm

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

Altar Society: Group 4 S. Montgomery, R. McSwiggan, U. McLaughlin

ST PATRICK, CASTLEDAWSON

Sunday: 9.30am; Weekdays: 7.30pm (Mon. – Thurs.)

Altar Society Oct: Group 1 M. Wilson, M. Robinson

ST JOHN, MILLTOWN: Tuesday 11am, First Friday (Apr. – Oct.) 7.30pm

SUN. 6 OCT.         READERS        EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

Vigil 6.15pm:        C. Toner            C. Lawlor, D. McGuckin,

                                                            N. McGuckin

Sun. 8.00am:        C. McMullan     G. Rafferty, K. Lennon

Sun. 10.30am:     P. O’Kane                  B. McErlain, J. Lynch, D. Bradley

Sun. 12 noon:       A. Treharne       A. O’Brien, H. Cassidy, A. McAllister

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

 

REMEMBER OUR DEAD Pray for Patrick MacFlynn, Bella Murray and Christine Gray who died recently & for the following whose anniversaries or month’s minds occur this week:

Sat. 28 Sept:        Vincent Doyle, Annie Ludlow

Sun. 29 Sept:       Rose McGoldrick, Marie Kearns, Desmond Russell, Joe O’Neill

Mon. 30 Sept:       Margaret Regan, Tommy McKenna, Francis Graham, Noel McGuckin, Paddy Tohill (1st Av. 7.30pm St. Patrick’s Church Castledawson)

Tues. 1 Oct:         Mary Bernadette Porter

Wed. 2 Oct:          Minnie Bradley

Thur. 3 Oct:          Peggy McKee, Gerard McCormack (1st Av.)

Fri. 4 Oct:              Andrew Quinn, William John Bradley, Aiden O’Brien (MM 7.30pm St. John’s Church Milltown)

Sat. 5 Oct:            Mary Ellen Bradley, Mary Ann O’Hagan

CHURCH COLLECTION Sunday 22 September

Envelopes – £2029, Loose Plate – £717, S. Orders £715

 

WELCOME TO THE PARISH FAMILY: Today we greet Naoise Cara Cosgrove and Conor John Patrick Moore who were baptised recently.

 

CONGRATULATIONS to Janet Donnelly & Darren McGreevey and Noeleen McKenna & Mark Devlin who were married recently.

Damien Quigley, Second Divine student in Maynooth will be in the Parish from now until April (Tuesday to Sunday) as part of his Pastoral year.  We welcome him and wish him well in his work which will include helping at Masses and taking part in the ‘Do This in Memory’ programme.

Please include in your prayers the five permanent Deacons who will be ordained in St. Patrick’s Cathedral Armagh today at 3pm

FIRST FRIDAY OF OCTOBER: Friday 4 October 7.30pm in the Church of St John, Milltown.  The sick & housebound will be visited this week.  Novena to St. Pio 11am, Magherafelt.

CLOSURE OF THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION

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.

VOCATIONS EVENING: Benburb Wed. 2 Oct. 5pm – 7.30pm, contact Fr. Peter McAnenly 028 37522802 or email p.mcanenly@btopenworld.com.

PARISH CENTRE

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

SUNDAY TEA CLUB: no Tea Club today

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

ST JOHN’S BOWLING CLUB: Monday 7.30 pm

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

PILATES Tuesday 7pm, 5 week course commences 8 October, to book contact Therese 028 7963 2142

ZUMBA: Tuesday 8.30pm – 9.30pm

KNITTING GROUP: Wednesday 10.30am

CEILI CLASS: Wednesday 8pm

PILATES: Wed. 7pm & 8.15pm

YOGA Thurs. 7pm, contact Margaret 028 7963 3481

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, 15, 17, 24; £25 to Philip Gormley, Betty Murray, Ann Marie Doherty; Jackpot £3000; Rossa Óg Table Quiz – Friday 11 October 8.30pm.

ST. MALACHY’S G.A.C: Lotto 8, 11, 14, 16; £25 to Fiona Scullion, Cathal O’Kane; Jackpot £5000; St. Malachy’s v Ogra Colmcille today 3.30pm.

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

HOLY GHOST MISSIONS: Fr. Noel Murphy, Director of Promotions, wishes to thank everyone for their very generous contributions; the total collection for this Parish was £3907.03.

MONEYGLASS DRAMA GROUP: meeting Wednesday 2 October 8.30pm in Moneyglass Community Centre if you are interested in joining, contact Angela 077 1475 1077.

CARN WHEELERS: Tour of South Derry Sunday 13 October 10am, in aid of Macmillan Cancer www.carnwheelers.co.uk.