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BALLINASCREEN PARISH - 18 JULY 2021

No.1872 ~ SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

 

​​SUNDAY MASSES

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 (NB Townland Rota still applies)

St Patrick’s Sixtowns 11.00 am (NB Townland Rota still applies)

Holy Rosary: 12 noon


DAILY MASS TIMES

Holy Rosary Church

Monday and Wednesday ~ 11.00 am

Friday ~ 7.30 pm

St Mary’s Coolcalm

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday ~ 11.00 am


All Masses in the Holy Rosary Church are transmitted live on the Ballinascreen parish webcam:

https://www.churchservices.tv/Draperstown

All Masses in St Mary’s Coolcalm are transmitted live on the Desertmartin parish webcam:

https://www.churchservices.tv/Desertmartin

 

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

Parish Office now open to the public on Mondays and Tuesdays from 9.00 am until 3.00 pm

Please note Parish Office my be contacted by email or phone (message may be left).


NOTICES FOR THE BULLETIN

Notices for the Bulletin should be received by 1.00 pm on Wednesday ballinascreenparish@gmail.com

Bulletins are presently only available:

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.

 

WEEKDAY MASSES: 12 JULY - 16 JULY

Holy Rosary Church

Monday and Wednesday ~ 11.00 am

Friday ~ 7.30 pm

St Mary’s Coolcalm

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday ~ 11.00 am


FEASTS OF THE WEEK

Thursday 22: St Mary Magdalene.

Friday 23: St Bridget of Sweden, Religious Patron of Europe. Born in Sweden in 1303. She founded the

Bridgettine Order and lived in Rome, where she died in 1373. She was declared a Patron of Europe in 2000.


DEATHS

We extend our prayerful sympathy to the family and relatives of:

Kathleen McCloskey, Mulnavoo;

Andrew McBride, Belfast;

Mary Faulkner, Ballerin.


FIRST ANNIVERSARY MASS

Margaret McGuigan, Moykeeran Crescent, on Friday July 23 at 7.30 pm in Holy Rosary Church.


ANNIVERSARIES

Kathleen Henry,

Denis Casey,

Joseph Hegarty.


WEDDINGS

Congratulations and best wishes for the future to:

Niamh McShane and Seamus Hegarty who were married recently in St Eugene’s Church, Moneyneena.

Caroline Bradley and Brendan Kelly who were married recently in St Eugene’s Church Moneyneena.


S.T.E.P.S.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major effect on our lives. Many of us are facing challenges that can be stressful, overwhelming, and cause strong emotions in adults and children.

S.T.E.P.S (Suicide. Talking. Education. Preventing. Support), Draperstown, have always been community led, so they want to hear your voices.

Please complete their survey, by accessing the link: https://forms.gle/RbnrsB5JsVGq2qzL6 before the closing date of Friday, 23 July at 12.00 pm, to help them support you.


LOUGH DERG 2021

  • The Lough Derg Pilgrim Path on the lough shore is now open daily. The full route is a 12km loop, with a shorter 8km option, and several information boards highlight features of particular interest. Leaflets are available at the Visitors Centre.

  • A guided walk experience will be offered on Sunday 25th and Saturday 31st July, with Mass outdoors, weather permitting. Further dates for these guided walks will follow for late August and early September.

  • For bookings and further information email info@loughderg.org or telephone 0(0353) 71 9861518; www.loughderg.org; Lough Derg Pilgrim Path, Pettigo, Co Donegal. F94 N289


NEW BOOK PROMOTION ~ THE KING OF LOVE

This book, The King of Love by Fr Albert McNally, a Down and Connor priest, is, a guide to a prayerful approach to John’s Gospel. It includes 22 examples of Lectio Divina on the Fourth Gospel. A copy costs £15 from Shanway.com


KNOCK SHRINE ~ JESUIT WEEK - TIME OUT FOR THE JOURNEY IN!

Jesuit Week at Knock Shrine is always a very popular annual programme with pilgrims and visitors. This year, the 6 day retreat, will take place online only, due to current restrictions.

The programme will begin on Sunday July 25 at 8.30 pm and will conclude on Sunday August 1 at 10.30 am.

There will be three 20-minute sessions each day at the times listed. You are encouraged to join us online for Mass at 12 noon each day.

The 6 day programme will be facilitated by

Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ, Raphoe Diocese;

Paula McKeown (Down & Connor) and

Patricia Mc Carthy, Prayer Guides Co-ordinator at Knock Shrine.


Daily Schedule

10.30am - Retreat Talk by Bishop Alan Mc Guckian 12.00 noon - Mass from Knock Shrine 4.00pm - Guided Meditation: with Patricia McCarthy 8.30pm - The Examen (Review of the Day) with Paula McKeown

These events will take place online on the Knock Shrine Website (http://www.knockshrine.ie/watch-live) and on their Facebook page (https://en-gb.facebook.com/knockshrine/)


GOOD LUCK!

Good luck to all the members of the Derry Minor Football team and their manager, Marty Boyle, in their

All-Ireland Football Final today (Sunday), when they play Kerry in Tullamore at 1.00 pm.


BALLINASCREEN PARISH OFFICE

Ballinascreen Parish Office is now reopened to the public every Monday and Tuesday from 9.00 am – 3.00 pm.


PARISH COLLECTIONS

Sincere thanks to all who have returned parish envelopes, established standing orders, made online payments or used the ‘Donate’ button on Parish Website. Envelopes may be returned at any parish Mass, to Parish Office or any Parochial House.

Thank you for your generous support which is greatly appreciated.


SVP DONATIONS

Many thanks for many generous donations. To make a donation please place it in an envelope and mark it SVP. All donations appreciated


DRAPERSTOWN LIBRARY

  • Adults and children are welcome to now come into the library, browse and borrow books.

  • Summer Reading Challenge will be held again this year, and new members are very welcome. It is for children aged 4-11 years.

  • Library opening hours are:

Tuesdays 10.00 am - 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm.

Fridays 10.00 am - 1.00 pm and 1.30 pm - 5.00 pm

Saturdays 10.00 am - 1.00 pm and 1.30pm - 4.00pm.

Parents and children may re-register if they have lost their library cards.


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. e mail address is ballinascreenparish@gmail.com

  • We ask that only members of a family, whose loved one is being prayed for, attend the Friday Anniversary Mass in Holy Rosary Church at 7.30 pm. This should ensure that there is sufficient space for those who are remembering a Month’s Mind or any other anniversary, as seating is limited and cannot be exceeded. The Anniversary Mass will be available on the parish webcam. Holy Communion will be distributed at the door of the Church once the congregation has left. Thank you for your cooperation on this matter.


PREPARING FOR MARRIAGE?

A 'Zoom' online Marriage Preparation course is planned for 11-12 September 2021. This 2-day course is a positive way of preparing for Marriage where you will discover how you can enrich your future relationship. For more information and to book please email: marriageencounter.ie or phone: 028 27638512


YEAR OF ST JOSEPH

We invite you to come to the Shrine of St Joseph in Holy Rosary Church and to place written petitions to St Joseph in the box provided. Please do not put money in your petition envelopes as all petitions will be burned unopened.


THE MEMORARE

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided.

Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful.

O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me.

Amen


GIVING THANKS FOR SUMMER

Father, Creator of all, thank You for summer! Thank you for the warmth of the sun and the increased daylight. Thank You for the beauty I see all around me and for the opportunity to be outside and enjoy Your creation. Thank You for the increased time I have to be with my friends and family, and for the more casual pace of the summer season. Draw me closer to You this summer. Teach me how I can pray no matter where I am or what I am doing. Warm my soul with the awareness of Your presence and light my path with Your Word and Counsel. As I enjoy Your creation, create in me a pure heart and a hunger and a thirst for You. Amen.


REGULATIONS FOR ATTENDANCE AT RELIGIOUS SERVICES

Since Monday 12 April, regulations on the number of people attending weddings, funerals and baptisms have been relaxed, so the following arrangements are now in place in Ballinascreen and Desertmartin parishes. All churches have been risked assessed and the number of places determined for each church is as follows:


Holy Rosary: 100

St Columbna’s, Straw: 100

St Eugene’s, Moneyneena: 100

St Patrick’s, Sixtowns: 50

St Mary’s, Coolcalm: 60