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No.1923 ~ FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
PARISH CONTACT DETAILS
Fr. Peter Madden PP VF
31 Sixtowns Road
Telephone: 79628376
Email:ballinascreenparish@gmail.com
Fr Dermot McGirr CC
50 Tobermore Road, Desertmartin
Telephone: 79632196
Fr John Downey Priest In Residence
36 Moneyneena Rd
Telephone: 79628375
Email: j.downey75@btinternet.com
PARISH OFFICE
9 High Street Phone: (028)79628248
email: ballinascreenparish@gmail.com
Open Monday and Tuesday from 9.00 am until 3.00 pm
NOTICES FOR THE BULLETIN
Notices for the Bulletin should be received by 1.00 pm on Wednesday, preferably by email.
Email: ballinascreenparish@gmail.com
SVP HELPLINE
Helpline telephone number: 07710838050
BALLINASCREEN COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUP
Please click the link https://www.parishofballinascreen.com/ballinascreen-community-support-gro for full details of Ballinascreen Community Support Group.
DAILY MASS TIMES (11 -15 JULY)
Monday: Holy Rosary Church 11.00 am
Tuesday: Holy Rosary Church 11.00 am
Wednesday: Holy Rosary Church 11.00 am
Thursday: St Mary’s Church, Coolcalm 11.00 am
Friday - Parish Anniversary Masses: St Mary’s Coolcalm 11.00 am & Holy Rosary Church 7.30 pm
SUNDAY MASS TIMES (16 & 17 JULY)
Vigil Masses
St Eugene’s Moneyneena: 5.00 pm
Holy Rosary: 6.15 pm
St Patrick’s Keenaught: 7.30 pm
Sunday
St Columba’s Straw: 9.00 am
St Mary’s Coolcalm: 10.00 am
St Patrick’s Sixtowns: 11.00 am
Holy Rosary: 12 noon
FEASTS OF THE WEEK
Monday 11: Saint Benedict. Named patron of Europe in 1964.
Friday 15: Saint Bonaventure, bishop and doctor of the Church.
Saturday 16: Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
BALLINASCREEN BLESSING OF GRAVES 2022
Annual Blessing of the Graves will take place today Sunday 10 July as follows:
Sixtowns Graveyard after 11.00 am Mass in St Patrick’s Church.
Moneyneena Graveyard after 12 noon Mass in St Eugene's Church.
Straw Graveyard at 2.30 pm.
Please gather at your family grave before the Ceremony begins.
Please bring a small container of water (ONE for each grave) to the Ceremony. This water will be blessed by the priests during the Ceremony. A member of each family will be invited to sprinkle holy water on the grave after the prayers of blessing over all the graves have been recited by the priests.
At each Ceremony we will also remember by name all those who were buried in Ballinascreen since Cemetery Sunday 2019.
A gate collection will be taken up, at the end of each ceremony to help with the upkeep of the graveyards.
You may use the white envelope (at the back of each box of envelopes) marked Special Collection No 1 for this collection.
Thank you.
MASSES FOR JULY 8 / 9 / 10
This is the schedule for Masses next weekend:
Friday July 8:
St Mary’s Coolcalm 11.00 am
Holy Rosary Church 7.30 pm
St Patrick’s Keenaught 7.30 pm followed by Blessing of Graves.
Saturday July 9:
Holy Rosary Church 4.00 pm
St Patrick’s Keenaught 4.00 pm
No Vigil Mass in Moneyneena on Saturday July 9.
Sunday July 10:
St Columba’s Straw 9.00 am
St Mary’s Coolcalm 10.00 am
St Patrick’s Sixtowns 11.00 am followed by Blessing of Graves.
St Eugene’s Moneyneena 12 noon followed by Blessing of Graves.
No Mass in Holy Rosary at 12 noon on Sunday July 10.
BALLINASCREEN PARISH SUMMER DRAW - 15 CHANCES TO WIN!
Five Weekly Draws from Saturday 16 July to Saturday13 August.
Total Prize Fund £8,000
Week 1: First Prize £1,000, Second Prize £200, Third Prize £100.
Week 2: First Prize £1,000, Second Prize £200, Third Prize £100.
Week 3: First Prize £1,000, Second Prize £200, Third Prize £100.
Week 4: First Prize £1,000, Second Prize £200, Third Prize £100.
Week 5: First Prize £2,000, Second Prize £500, Third Prize £300.
Three fantastic cash prizes every week of the draw.
Winners will be announced every Saturday night at the 6:15 p.m. Mass in Holy Rosary Church.
Tickets only £20 each - Now available to buy from:
Ballinascreen Parish Draw Promoters;
Heron’s Gift Shop;
Moneyneena Post Office;
Fr Madden’s and Fr McGirr’s Parochial Houses;
Ballinascreen and Desertmartin Parish Offices;
Ballinascreen and Desertmartin Credit Union Offices.
We thank all those who are presently selling tickets and encourage as many as possible to please actively promote this draw around your family and friends including those who live outside the parish. Thank you.
ANNIVERSARIES
First Anniversaries:
Kathleen McCloskey;
Andrew McBride. :
Anniversaries:
Mary Crilly;
James McNally;
Paddy McKenna;
Teresa Brennan;
Cyril Harkin;
Teresa McGuigan,
DEATHS
We extend our prayerful sympathy to the family and relatives of:
Anna Williamson, Brendan Court, Magherafelt;
Michael McLaughlin Cookstown.
BAPTISMS
We welcome into God’s family through the Sacrament of Baptism:
Aoife Rose Trainor, Mulinderg;
Senan Gerard McWilliams, Moneyneena Lane.
WEDDING
Congratulations and best wishes for the future to:
Laurina Donnelly and Seamus McFearan who were married recently in St Eugene’s Church Moneyneena.
PARISH COLLECTIONS
Priests’ Collection: £1831
Pope’s Collection a further £260
Renovation Collection: £1135
Thank you for your generous support which is greatly appreciated.
HEALTH NOTICE
While all church seats are now available we ask please when attending any church service that:
You wear a face mask
You sanitize your hands as you enter and leave the Church
Overcrowding in any seat be avoided.
Thank you for your continued cooperation on these matters.
PARISH ANNIVERSARY AND MONTH’S MIND MASSES
If parishioners wish to have their loved one prayed for at any Anniversary Friday Mass, you MUST please email their name to Ballinascreen Parish Office by 12 noon on Thursday of the relevant week. Email address is: ballinascreenparish@gmail.com
PLEASE NOTE: First Anniversary and Month's Mind notices should be received the previous week in order for them to be placed in the Bulletin the weekend before the Anniversary Mass.
THE NET
The latest edition is now available on the Derry Diocesan website. Articles in this month’s edition include reports on:
Fan the Flame Mass;
Remembering Sr Clare Crockett;
Ordination of Rev. Shaun Doherty as deacon in Rome;
Memories of First Holy Communion Days and
Mgr Andy Dolan gives thanks for 51 years of priesthood.
CONGRATULATIONS NULA
We would like to congratulate Nula Breen, the Building Supervisor at St Mary's P.S. Draperstown on recently winning the regional and national titles of UK Active School Hero 2022. This prestigious award sponsored by Nike shines a light on the amazing work primary school staff do to create an innovative and fun-filled environment for children to be active. Numerous creative projects Nula has completed over the years were recognised. However, the school garden and her flagship project, My Marathon got a special mention from Double Olympic, World and European Champion Mo Farah. Congratulations Nula, your dedication and commitment to
St. Mary's and the wider Ballinascreen community is very much appreciated.
SLIEVE GALLION ACTIVE RETIREMANT ASSOCIATION
There will be a meeting for all members on Monday 11 July in St. Mary's Hall, Desertmartin at 8.00 pm. New members welcome, Contact Chris 0754610560
IOSAS CENTRE MUFF
Iosas Centre Café Muff is starting a Sunday Carvery starting on 3 July, serving meals from 12.30 until 3.00 pm. Delicious starters, mains and desserts, using their own organic vegetables. Booking recommended and take away is available. Phone 00353 749384866 (1 course €12.50 ~ 2 courses €15.50 ~ 3 courses €19.50) Finish your afternoon with a walk in the beautiful Celtic Prayer Garden.
SYNOD REPORT
The Diocese of Derry recently submitted its report on its consultations to the Irish Synodal Pathway Steering Committee. This report may be viewed at: www.derrydiocese.org/synod-report
VOCATIONS
Are you being called to love the Lord and His people as a diocesan priest?
If considering such a vocation, contact your local priest or Derry Diocesan Vocations Director, Fr Pat O’ Hagan, PP Moville at