Bulletin of 30 July 17

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

OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION, MAGHERAFELT

Saturday Vigil 6.15pm; Sunday 10.30am, 12noon

Monday – Saturday 11.00am

Confessions Saturday 12.30pm & 5.45pm

Baptisms Sunday 1pm; contact Parish Office 2 weeks in advance

Eucharistic Adoration Monday after 11am Mass followed by Benediction 7.15pm

Altar Society – Group 6 B. Morgan, A. Doyle, C. Devlin

ST PATRICK, CASTLEDAWSON Sunday 9am

Altar Society Aug. Group 2 J. Barry, P. Gallagher, L. Gallagher

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

6 Aug.                   READERS        EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

Vigil 6.15pm          U. O’Kane         C. McNamee, A. Goddard,

                                                        C. Lawlor

Sun. 10.30am       F. Gallagher      E. Bradley, J. McLaughlin,

                                                        M. Treanor

Sun. 12 noon        C. O’Kane         B. Kelly, B. McGuckin, N. Duffin

C’dawson 9am     A. Brown           B. Gregg, E. Gallagher

 

REMEMBER OUR DEAD Pray for Rose Hughes and Terence McMurray who died recently & for the following whose anniversaries or month’s minds occur this week

Sat. 29 July          George Gibson, Veronica Henry,

                              Robert Dinsmore (1st Av. 6.15pm Magherafelt)

Sun. 30 July        Brigid Heavron, Malachy O’Kane,

                              Dympna McElhone (MM 9am Castledawson)

Mon. 31 July        May White, Thomas O’Neill

Tues. 1 Aug.        Marie O’Neill, Gerard Logan

Wed. 2 Aug.         James Berryman, Michael Collins

Thur. 3 Aug.        Eileen McCloskey

Fri. 4 Aug.            David Morgan

Sat 5 Aug.           

 

LAST WEEK’S COLLECTION

Magherafelt Envelopes – £1714, Loose Plate – £494

Castledawson Envelopes – £432, Loose Plate – £98

Total Standing Orders – £715

 

TROCAIRE SPECIAL COLLECTION – £6819

 

CLOSURE OF SCHOOL LANEWAY

Due to work on the laneway, both the Parish Centre car park and School car park will be closed Monday – Friday from Monday 31 July until further notice.

 

WELCOME TO THE PARISH FAMILY Today we greet Anna Elizabeth Scott and Niamh McErlean who were baptised recently.

CONGRATULATIONS to Keira Gordon & Paul O’Donnell who were married recently.

FIRST FRIDAY OF AUGUST – Mass at 7.30pm in St. John’s Church Milltown; the sick & housebound will be visited this week; Novena to St. Pio 11am, Magherafelt.

 

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION & READERS Copies of the new rota are available in the Sacristy for anyone who did not receive their copy via e-mail.

 

ACCORD MARRIAGE PREPARATION COURSES

Pastoral Centre, Maghera – 22 & 23 September, 20 & 21 October, 24 & 25 November & further dates in 2018; for more information & to book – www.courses.accord.ie

 

LOUGH DERG – You may begin the Three Day Pilgrimage on any day up to and including Sunday 13 August, advance booking is not necessary, contact Maureen or Lorraine on 00353 71 9861518 or email: info@loughderg.org

 

PARISH CENTRE             

SUNDAY  

Jackpot £3450 in 47 calls; doors open 7pm; everyone welcome; please come along & support your Parish; books £7, flyer £1

 

EXPRESSIONS BISTRO – open Tuesday – Friday 9am – 3pm; ‘Wednesday Salad Day’

 – come and try our new salad selections

 

TUESDAY – WHIST 2pm

WEDNESDAY – PILATES 7pm & 8.15pm

THURSDAY – SLIMMING WORLD 10am, 5.30pm & 7.30pm, contact Julie 079 2561 7696;

TAE KWON DO 4pm

O’DONOVAN ROSSA G.A.C. – Lotto 1, 4, 9, 20; £25 to Aidan McEvoy, Peggy McErlean, Brian Devlin; Jackpot £4500

 

ST. MALACHY’S G.A.C. – Lotto 4, 11, 13, 16; Jackpot Winner – Vinny Mitchell; Jackpot £500; Comedian Hypnotist – Don de Gouvea Saturday 5 August 7:30pm in the Parish Centre, DJ Don playing from 11pm – late, tickets £12 available from Eilish 078 4565 3468 or Kathy 079 7066 6340

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL ANNUAL TRIP TO NEWCASTLE – Saturday 5 August, bus leaving 9.30am, please phone 028 7930 0819 leaving your name & contact details

VINCENT’S SHOP Queen Street urgently require school uniforms

 

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL – Helpline 028 7930 0819

MUSIC FOR A SUMMER EVENING – fundraising concert with Donna Taggart, Mairead Duffy and guests Saturday 12 August at The Hill of the O’Neill, Dungannon, in aid of the Michaela Foundation, tickets available from O’Brien’s Pharmacy,

www.michaelafoundation.com for more details