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No.1890 ~ OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
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
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 ballinascreenparish@gmail.com
Bulletins are presently only available:
Online at www.parishofballinascreen.com
On the noticeboard inside the front porch of Holy Rosary Church.
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.
FEASTS OF THE WEEK
Tuesday 23: St Columban, abbot and missionary.
Wednesday 24: Saints Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions, martyrs.
WEEKDAY MASSES: MONDAY 22 NOVEMBER - FRIDAY 26 NOVEMBER
Holy Rosary Church:
Monday and Wednesday ~ 11.00 am
Friday ~ 7.30 pm
St Mary’s Coolcalm:
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday ~ 11.00 am
TRÓCAIRE ~ EMERGENCY COLLECTION
Fr Madden wishes to sincerely thank all those who contributed so generously to the emergency collection taken up to help support Trócaire in its vital work to alleviate the current humanitarian crisis in East Africa. This Trócaire collection in Ballinascreen Parish raised £7,515.
This money will be forwarded to Trócaire and will be used to support the people in Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and South Kordofan where up to 30 million people are currently facing life-threatening food shortages. Thank you for your great support and generosity to Trocaire.
MONTH’S MIND MASS
Brendan McBride, Cavanreagh Road on Friday November 26 at 7.30 pm in Holy Rosary Church.
Annie McBride, Cavanreagh Road on Friday November 26 at 7.30 pm in Holy Rosary Church.
DEATHS
We extend our prayerful sympathy to the families and relatives of:
Annie Kelly, Mallon Villas;
Theresa Lannigan, Cordarragh;
Sheila Bell, Lissan.
ANNIVERSARIES
Sarah Quinn,
Patsy Heron,
Mamie O'Hagan,
John McDaid,
Seamus McKenna,
Brenda Kennedy.
BAPTISMS
We welcome into God’s family through the Sacrament of Baptism:
Padraig Christopher McAuley, Scutchers Lane;
Katie Heron, Glengomna.
CONFIRMATION DATES 2022
Proposed dates for Confirmation Ceremonies in Ballinascreen Parish are:
St Eoghan’s P.S. on Friday 4 March at 5.00 pm in St Eugene’s Church Moneyneena.
St Mary’s P.S. on Friday 11 March at 5.00 pm in Holy Rosary Church.
St Columba’s P.S. on Friday 25 March at 5.00 pm in Holy Rosary Church
Gaelscoil na Speiríní on Friday 1 April at 5.00 pm in Holy Rosary Church.
COMMUNION DATES 2022
Proposed dates for First Holy Communion Masses in Ballinascreen Parish are:
St Eoghan’s P.S. on Saturday 14 May at 11.00 am in St Eugene’s Church Moneyneena;
St Columba’s P.S. on Saturday 21 May at 11.00 am in Holy Rosary Church;
St Mary’s P.S. on Saturday 28 May at 11.00 am in Holy Rosary Church;
Gaelscoil na Speirini on Saturday 4 June at 11.00 am in Holy Rosary Church.
ONLINE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE
Names of deceased loved ones who have died since November 2020 may now be added to this online book. Parishioners from Ballinascreen or Desertmartin who wish to have the name of their recently departed loved one added to this online book are invited to please email the name to ballinascreenparish@gmail.com
The online Book of Remembrance may be viewed on Ballinascreen Parish website. https://www.parishofballinascreen.com
If you submitted name(s) of deceased loved ones last year please do not resubmit these names again as their names are already in the Book of Remembrance.
RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES FOR NOVEMBER
A short booklet for families has been created to highlight the month of November as a time to remember and pray for our dearly departed. It also has information about a remembrance event at Knock Shrine. We hope it may bring comfort, solace and the light of Christ to many people during November. This booklet may be of particular interest to families and those who are housebound. This booklet and other appropriate resources may be downloaded from Derry Diocesan website: https://www.derrydiocese.org/news/november-family-prayer-at-home
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 emailtheir name to Ballinascreen Parish Office by 12 noon on Thursday of the relevant week. e mail 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 Friday Anniversary Mass.
HEALTH AND SAFETY NOTICE
Due to ongoing Covid 19 restrictions and the very great need for us to maintain social distance inside buildings, we remind you that only family members of those being remembered attend the Parish Anniversary Masses.
Please remain at home and follow the Mass on the parish webcam. As Covid numbers continue to be a cause for concern, there are only a limited number of seats available. Families remembering the Month’s Mind of a loved one or a First Anniversary must have precedence until the pandemic is over.
At Bishop McKeown’s request, those attending any mass or service in our churches must wear a face mask.
Thank you for your cooperation on these important matters.
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.
THORNHILL MINISTRIES
Advent Oasis mornings offered by Thornhill Ministries on Saturdays 27 November and 11 December: 11:00 am - 12:00 noon. Led by Fr Paschal, each gentle hour helps us touch into the mystery of life and God-with-Us. To book and for Zoom link phone 07736832458 or email thornhillministries@derrydiocese.org
PRIORY INSTITUTE
The Priory Institute provides online theology courses to degree level. Attend Saturday lectures from the comfort of your own home. A short introductory lecture to discover if studying theology with them is right for you will be on Thursday 2 December at 7.00 pm. Question and Answer time available. For more details or to register visit their website or Email: enquiries@prioryinstitute.com or phone 003531 4048124.
ST COLM’S HIGH SCHOOL ~ DRAW WINNERS
Week 1: £100 Mrs Belaid, £50 Peter Doherty, £30 Mia O’Lone ~ Collector’s Prize: Eimhear McBride
Week 2: £100 Pat Walsh, £50 Cathal Kelly, £30 Conor Moran ~ Collector’s Prize: Eoghan Cleary
Week 3: £100 Matthew Caulfield, £50 Orla Connolly, £30 Dan Doherty. ~ Collector’s Prize: Aidan McMichael.
SERVICE OF LIGHT
The ‘North West Bereaved by Suicide’ Support Group is holding its annual Service of Light, on Sunday 5 December, at 5.30 pm, in the Foyle Search and Rescue HQ , Prehen, Derry. All welcome.
AL-ANON
Al-Anon provides a free, confidential, non-judgmental support service to individuals and families whose life is or has been affected by someone else drinking. All meetings are listed on the website www.al-anonuk.org.uk , or you may call the Confidential Helpline on 028 90682368 from 10.00 am until 1.00 pm or from 6.00 pm until 10.00pm.
TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS DRAW 2021