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No.1919 ~ THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
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
Monday: Holy Rosary Church 11.00 am
Tuesday: St Mary’s Church, Coolcalm 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
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
FEAST OF THE WEEK
Monday 13: St Anthony of Padua, priest and doctor of the Church.
BALLINASCREEN PARISH SUMMER DRAW
Ballinascreen Five Week Summer Parish Draw, with a total prize fund of £8,000, will be held again this year from Saturday 16 July to Saturday 13 August. Further details will be in next week’s Bulletin. We encourage as many as possible to please actively promote this draw around your family and friends who live outside the parish. A special gathering of all our Parish Draw Promoters will take place in Holy Rosary Church on Tuesday 14 June at 8.30 pm. Anyone else interested in becoming a promoter for their area or corner of the parish is most welcome to also come along to this gathering. Thank you.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2022
Congratulations and blessings on the children from our parish who all recently received their First Holy Communion. Many thanks to their parents and teachers who helped to prepare the children for this Sacrament.
MONTH’S MIND MASS
Pearly Burns, Magherafelt Road on Friday 17 June in Holy Rosary Church 7.30 pm.
FIRST ANNIVERSARY MASS
Michael Kelly, Drumard, on Friday 17 June in Holy Rosary Church 7.30 pm.
ANNIVERSARIES
First Anniversaries:
Feargal Kennedy;
Michael Kelly.
Anniversaries:
David Hegarty;
Charles McKenna;
Hugh Heron.
DEATH
We extend our prayerful sympathy to the family and relatives of:
Michael O’Hagan, Melbourne, formerly High Street.
PARISH COLLECTIONS
Priests’ Collection: £1850
Renovation Collection: £1160.
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.
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 pgoh2111@gmail.com or email info@vocations.ie
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS
Is gambling affecting your life? Perhaps Gamblers Anonymous can help. Phone 028 7135 1329.
LOUGH DERG THREE DAY PILGRIMAGE
Pilgrimages continue until 15 August (Saturday 13 August is the final day to begin the Pilgrimage) Cost €80. Booking advised. Concessions are available for students, seniors and groups. All booking information, including information on organised parish groups available at www.loughderg.org or email info@loughderg.org or phone (00353) 71 9861518.
LOUGH DERG DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE 2022
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lough Derg Friday 24 to Sunday 26 June. Bishop McKeown will lead the pilgrimage and invites you to join him. Booking essential. Please contact Diocesan Catechetical Centre if aged over 16 Tel:71264087 or email email lizzie.rea@derrydiocese.org Cost £80, this includes return transport from St Eugene's Cathedral, Derry.
HIGHER DIPLOMA / DIPLOMA IN PASTORAL LITURGY
The National Centre for Liturgy at Maynooth University invite applications for this blended learning course which will combine online modules with some on campus learning. For more details please log onto maynoothcollege.ie/courses
Closing date for applications is 9 September 2022.
SCRIPTURE SUMMER SCHOOL
Walking the Synodal Pathway together: Knock Shrine in conjunction with Tarsus Scripture School will host a Scripture Summer School from Thursday 16 June – Saturday 18 June. Facilitators: Mr. Sean Goan and
Fr Kieran O’Mahony OSA. Participants may take part online or in-person at St John's Welcome Centre, Knock All bookings online at www.knockshrine.ie/scripture_summer_school. Booking fee is €40.
Please note you will need to select either to attend online or in-person at the time of booking.
THERESA'S FUNDRAISER
Fundraiser will take place on Friday 24 June at 8.00 pm in The Shepherd's Rest. Music by D.J. Bosco. Buffet will be served. Raffle and Disco.
All proceeds will be in aid of Antrim Hospital ICU and the Emergency Department.
Tickets now on sale please contact Cherisse on 07547361948.
DROMANTINE SUNDAY ~ OPEN DAY & FAMILY FUN DAY
Open Day and Family Fun Day on Sunday 12 June from 1.00pm until 5.30 pm. £5.00 admission for each car (regardless of the number of occupants in the car). Tel: 30821964 for more information. Everyone welcome.
THE NET
The May 2022 edition of 'The Net', the monthly publication sharing the fruits of the faith in our parish communities within the Diocese of Derry is now freely available on the Derry diocesan website.
STRAW’S STEPPING STONES CLUB
For children aged 3 and 4, getting ready for school, on Friday 17 June and Friday 24 June, 2.00 pm - 2.45 pm at
St Columba’s Primary School Straw. These sessions should help your child with important early skills for school. Please ring 79628685 or message Straw P.S. on Facebook to book a free space for your child.
BALLINASCREEN EARLY YEARS
Pre-Pre school places are available from September at Ballinascreen Early years in their Sunshine Room.
If your child will be 3 years old between 2 July 2022 and 1 July 2023, please ring 07840595382 or message their Facebook page to discuss the options they have available for your child.
MASTERS IN CATHOLIC SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
The Derry Diocesan Catechetical Centre, working in Partnership with Saint Mary’s University, Twickenham, offers the Masters in Catholic School Leadership. This is a post-graduate degree dedicated to the professional development and spiritual formation of Catholic school leaders. An Information Session on the Masters Programme will take place via ZOOM on Monday 13 June at 3.30 pm. If you would like to attend this session, please email tferry@derrydiocese.org.
STRESS CONTROL
Free online classes may be accessed at https://ni.stresscontrol.org/ Next round commences on Monday 20 June. For more details please email stress.control@northerntrust.hscni.net
SLIEVE GALLION ACTIVE RETIREMENT GROUP
Registration meeting on 13 June at 8.00pm.in St Mary's Hall Knocknagin Desertmartin for anyone wishing to join the group. All members must be registered to take part in any trips or activities. Contact Chris on 07546010560 for more details.
KNOCKNAGIN HALL COMMITTEE
Knit & Natter classes: Tuesdays from 7. 00 pm until 8.30 pm, anyone who has knitted or crochet baby hats for Neonatal Unit Antrim Area Hospital please bring them to the hall on Tuesday 14 June.
Safe Guarding Training: 3 hour session costs £15. Any person of group interested are invited to please register as soon as possible so a date can be confirmed. Contact: Kathleen: 07764277809: Anne: 79642711: Olive: 07887614094
SPRED Group Meeting on Monday 20 June at 7.30 pm.
Chair Exercises continue every Tuesday at 10.00 am.
Line Dancing classes continue on Wednesdays at 7.30 pm.
Band practice every Thursday from 8.00 pm until 9.00 pm. New members welcome.
Winner of £50 in the May Draw was Laurence Carmichael Magherafelt. The draw takes place every month, cost £1 per month or £12 for the year. Tickets may be purchased from any Band or Division member.
Sarsfield’s Band and Division 30 offer their sincere sympathy to the Devlin family on the death of Celine Devlin, Magherafelt.