BALLINASCREEN PARISH - 13 JULY 2025
- Ballinascreen Parish
- Jul 13
- 6 min read
No. 2080 ~ FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
PARISH CONTACT DETAILS
Fr. Peter Madden PP VF
31 Sixtowns Road
Telephone: 79628376
Fr Michael McCaul CC
50 Tobermore Road, Desertmartin
Telephone: 79632196
Email: desertmartinparish@gmail.com
PARISH OFFICE
OPENING HOURS: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm.
9 High Street
Phone: (028)79628248
SAFEGUARDING
Click on this link for safeguarding information regarding support services, complaints and reporting, and downloadable resources from the Derry Diocese: https://www.derrydiocese.org/safeguarding
The Diocesan Designated Liaison Person (DLP) is Marie Gormley. To contact Marie Tel: 07596500793, or Email: marie.gormley@derrydiocese.org
SVP HELPLINE
Helpline telephone number: 07710838050
SPERRIN FOODBANK
Tel: 07543420639
BALLINASCREEN COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUP
Please click the link https://www.parishofballinascreen.com/ballinascreen-community-support-gro for full details of Ballinascreen Community Support Group.
NOTICES FOR THE BULLETIN
Notices for the Bulletin should be received by 1.00 pm on Wednesday, preferably by email.
SUNDAY VIGIL MASSES
Holy Rosary: 6.00 pm
St Patrick’s, Keenaught: 7.30 pm
SUNDAY MASSES
St Columba’s, Straw: 9.00 am
St Mary’s, Coolcalm: 10.00 am
St Patrick’s, Sixtowns: 11.00 am
St Eugene’s, Moneyneena: 12 noon
MASSES THIS WEEK
Monday ~ 14 July:
10.00 am ~ Holy Rosary Church
Tuesday ~ 15 July:
10.00 am ~ St Mary’s Coolcalm
Wednesday ~ 16 July:
10.00 am ~ Holy Rosary Church,
Thursday ~ 17 July:
10.00 am ~ St Mary’s Coolcalm,
Friday ~ 18 July:
10.00 am ~ St Mary’s Coolcalm,
7.30 pm ~ Holy Rosary Church.
FEASTS OF THE WEEK
Monday 14: St Camillus de Lellis, priest. Patron of nurses, hospitals and the sick. Born 1551, died 1614.
Tuesday 15: St Bonaventure, bishop and doctor of the Church. Born 1221. Minister General of the Franciscans, theologian of the Council of Lyons.
Wednesday 16: Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
FIRST ANNIVERSARY MASS
Eamon Toner, Glenelly Villas, on Friday 18 July in Holy Rosary Church at 7.30 pm.
Paddy McCallion, Cordarragh, on Friday 18 July in Holy Rosary Church at 7.30 pm.
Rosemary Doherty, Drumderg, on Friday 18 July in Holy Rosary Church at 7.30 pm.
MONTH’S MIND MASS
Sean Kelly Cavanreagh on Friday July 18 in Holy Rosary Church at
7.30 pm,
Sean Bradley Glenelly Heights on Friday July 18 in Holy Rosary Church at 7.30 pm.
ANNIVERSARIES
First Anniversaries:
PJ O'Kane;
Paddy McCallion;
Eamon Toner;
Rosemary Doherty.
Anniversaries:
Denis Casey;
Michael McWilliams;
Teresa McGuigan;
Kathleen McAllister;
John Joe Diamond.
DEATHS
We extend our prayerful sympathy to the family and relatives of:
Sheila McAuley, Campbelltown;
Stan Heron, Magherafelt Road;
Bernard Cassidy, Slaughtneil;
Ciaran Kelly, Kirley Maghera.
BAPTISM
We welcome into God’s family through the Sacrament of Baptism:
Finn John O’Neill, Cahore Road.
JOB OPPORTUNITY - DERRY DIOCESAN TRUST
Administrative & Financial Officer, Parish of Ballinascreen.
Permanent post, 28 hours per week (working pattern to be agreed with Parish Priest). Reporting to the Parish Priest, the role entails provision of administrative and financial support. For application packs, please phone 028 7126 2302 or email: recruitment@derrydiocese.org.
Completed applications must be returned to Personnel, Bishop’s House, St Eugene’s Cathedral, Francis Street, Derry, BT48 9AP or via email to recruitment@derrydiocese.org no later than 12 noon on Monday 14 July. Derry Diocesan Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We welcome applications from all men and women and from members of all communities.
SUMMER DRAW 2025
This year’s annual Summer Draw will take place over the five Saturdays in August. Winners will be announced every Saturday at the 6.00 p.m. Mass in Holy Rosary Church.
All proceeds from this draw will go to our church renovation fund for the upkeep of all our churches in the parish. Prizes are as follows:
Weeks 1 to 4:
1st Prize ~ £1,000
2nd Prize ~ £200
3rd Prize ~ £100
Week 5:
1st Prize ~ £2,000
2nd Prize ~ £500
3rd Prize ~ £300
Tickets only £20 each are available to buy from:
Parish Draw Promoters
Heron’s Gift Shop
Moneyneena Post Office
Fr Madden’s and Fr McCaul’s Parochial Houses
Ballinascreen and Desertmartin Parish Offices
Ballinascreen and Desertmartin Credit Union Offices
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Fr Madden is deeply grateful to all who sell tickets on behalf of the parish. If you think you could sell tickets to your extended family or work colleagues, please contact the Parish Office or Fr Madden.
PARISH COLLECTIONS
Priests’ Collection: £2584,
Renovation Collection: £1865.
Thank you for your generous support which is greatly appreciated.
S.T.E.P.S. STROLLERS
Gentle walks to suit all abilities, on Wednesday 23 July and Wednesday 30 July. Both walks will start at
11.30 am from the Community Hub, High Street. Following the walk refreshments will be served at 12.30 pm, in the Community Hub All are very welcome.
TASTE MID ULSTER MARKET
Food and craft market stalls, cookery demonstrations, live music entertainment and various children’s activities will all be part of the Taste Market in Draperstown on Saturday 2 August. Free entry.
Please note that Mid Ulster Council wish to inform parishioners that High Street will be closed from Friday morning (August 1) until Saturday night, (August 2) but the rest of the town will remain open. Activities will also be taking place in the Fairhill Park area.
SUMMER CAMP 2025
Workspace Recreation Centre Summer Camp, from Monday 28 July until Friday 8 August. £10 for registration and £2 per day. Please Tel.: 028 79628113 for more details or to request a registration form.
BRACKAGH QUARRY WIND FARM COMMUNITY FUND
Administered by The Workspace Group, this fund for 2025 -2026 is now open for applications.
The Fund offers grants of up to £2,000 to community and voluntary groups within a five-mile radius of the Brackagh Quarry Wind Farm site.
For more details or for application pack, please Email: info@theworkspacegroup.org or Tel.: 028 79628113.
The closing date for completed grant applications is 4.00 pm on Wednesday 16 July 2025.
KNOCK PIONEER PILGRIMAGE
Annual Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine on Sunday 20 July. Prayers will be offered at Our Lady’s Shrine for all who work in alcohol and drug treatment centers around Ireland. For more details please email Fr Robert McCabe at prayer@pioneers.ie
DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOUGH DERG
Three day pilgrimage from Friday 25 July until Sunday 27 July.
For those who wish to avail of bus transport, a bus will leave St Eugene's Cathedral, Derry, after the 10.00am Mass. Cost is £95, including bus transport. Prebooking required if availing of the bus. Please Email: tony.brennan@derrydiocese.org
or Tel.: Derry Diocesan Office on 028 71262302 for a booking form.
GAMBLING HELPLINE
Is gambling affecting your life?
If so help is available by phoning 028 71351329.
PARISH BAPTISMS 2025
Baptisms on Sundays at 3.00 pm and all bookings to be made please via the Parish Office - Tel.: 028 79628248 or by Email: ballinascreenparish@gmail.com
July 20 ~ St Eugene’s, Moneyneena.
July 27 ~ St Columba’s Church, Straw.
August 3 ~ Holy Rosary Church.
August 10 ~ St Patrick’s, Sixtowns.
Aug 17 ~ St Eugene’s, Moneyneena.
August 24 ~ St Columba’s, Straw.
August 31 ~ Holy Rosary Church.
PARISH ANNIVERSARY AND MONTH’S MIND MASSES
If you wish to have a deceased loved one prayed for at any Anniversary Friday Mass, you MUST please email their name to Ballinascreen Parish Office by noon on Thursday of the relevant week. Notices for First Anniversary and Month's Mind Masses should be received before the Wednesday of the previous week so that, they may be printed in the Bulletin the weekend before the Anniversary Mass.
KNOCKNAGIN HALL
Defibrillator Training, Wednesday 27 August at 10.00 am, to book a place please phone 07887614094.
Irish dancing classes continue on Tuesdays at 5.30 pm - new beginners at 6.00 pm. To register contact Nicola on 07518207458.
All other classes have stopped for a summer break and will resume in September.
Sarsfield’s Accordion Band
July monthly draw winner: Kila Donnelly, Tirgan.
Band practice Thursdays at 7.30 pm, members are asked to attend please in preparation for the Feast of the Assumption celebrations on Sunday 17 August in Newcastle Co Down.
POPE LEO @PONTIFEX
The Lord wishes to do something great in our lives and in the history of humanity, yet there are few who perceive this, pause to receive the gift and then proclaim and share it with others.
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS We pray for our seminarians and the men who are considering a vocation to the diocesan priesthood, that they will be the Good Samaritans of our time - compassionate, taking pity on the weak, comforting the afflicted, soothing the wounds of those who are hurting, giving without counting the cost. |
