No. 1847 ~ THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
SUNDAY MASSES
VIGIL MASS
Holy Rosary: 6.15 pm (WEBCAM ONLY)
SUNDAY
St Mary’s, Coolcalm: 10.00 am (WEBCAM ONLY)
Holy Rosary: 12 noon (WEBCAM ONLY)
DAILY MASS TIMES (WEBCAM ONLY)
Holy Rosary Church:
Monday and Wednesday ~ 11.00 am
Friday ~ 7.30 pm
St Mary’s Church Coolcalm:
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday ~ 11.00 am
All Masses in the Holy Rosary Church are transmitted live on the Ballinascreen parish webcam:
All Masses in St Mary’s Coolcalm are transmitted live on the Desertmartin parish webcam:
PARISH CONTACT DETAILS
Fr. Peter Madden PP VF
31 Sixtowns Road
Telephone: 79628376
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
Please note that due to restrictions imposed by the Coronavirus Pandemic the Parish Office may only be contacted by email or phone (message may be left)
SVP HELPLINE
Helpline telephone number: 07710838050
BULLETIN NOTES
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.
FEAST OF THE WEEK
Monday 25: The Conversion of St Paul, apostle.
Tuesday 26: St Timothy and St Titus
Thursday 28: St Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor of the Church.
DAILY MASS TIMES THIS WEEK (Monday 18 - Friday 22 January) - (WEBCAM ONLY)
Daily Mass will be celebrated as follows:
Holy Rosary Church:
Monday and Wednesday ~ 11.00 am
Friday ~ Parish Anniversary Mass 7.30 pm.
St Mary’s Coolcalm:
Tuesday and Thursday ~ 11.00 am
Friday ~ Parish Anniversary Mass 11.00 am.
HOLY HOUR ~ MONDAY
Holy Hour on Monday from 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm in Holy Rosary Church. Due to the new Covid restrictions this Holy Hour, like all Masses, will ONLY be available via the parish webcam.
PRIVATE PRAYER TIMES
In line with current regulations, Holy Rosary Church will close during all Masses and devotions but will open this week for Private Prayer as follows:
Monday: 12 noon – 2.30 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday:12 noon – 4.00 pm
Sunday: 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm.
HEALTH NOTICE:
Upon entering Holy Rosary Church for Private Prayer, parishioners are reminded that it is vitally important that after sanitising hands, they lift one of the yellow cards and leave it on the seat where they sat. These seats will be later cleaned in line with current regulations. Thank you.
CHRISTIAN UNITY
The Annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity finishes tomorrow Monday 25January. This year’s theme is “Abide in my love and you shall bear much fruit”, based on John 15:1-17. For prayer and other resources visit Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021 - Irish Council of Churches and Irish Inter Church Meeting (irishchurches.org).
DEATHS
We extend our prayerful sympathy to the family and relatives of
Pat Bradley, Derrynoyd Road;
Michael Kelly, Antrim;
Tommy Kennedy, Cranagh;
John Murray, Aldershot formerly Dunlogan;
Michael Ryan, New Jersey;
Jimmy Quinn, Dungannon;
John Kelly, Cookstown.
ANNIVERSARIES
Patrick Groogan,
Breige Rogers,
Rose Bradley,
Peter Joe O;Neill,
Frank O'Hagan,
Mary Margaret McGillian,
Margaret McCallion,
Brian McGurk,
Deirdre Diamond.
MONTH’S MIND MASS
Pascal Kelly Cahore Road, on Friday 29 January in Holy Rosary at 7.30 pm.
WEDDING
Congratulations and best wishes for the future to Sara McCloskey and Ryan McCleave who were married recently in St Eugene’s Church, Moneyneena.
FRIDAY MASSES - PARISH ANNIVERSARY AND MONTH'S MIND MASSES
Parish Anniversary Masses will be held every Friday and presently will only be available via the respective parish webcam. 11.00 am in St Mary's Coolcalm and 7.30 pm in Holy Rosary Church.
If parishioners wish to have their loved one prayed for at these Anniversary Friday Masses, please email their name to Ballinascreen Parish Office by 12 noon on Thursday of the relevant week.
Email address: ballinascreenparish@gmail.com
PARISH COLLECTIONS
Sincere thanks to all who have returned parish envelopes, established standing orders, have made online payments or used the ‘Donate’ button on the Parish Website. You can also access the Parish Donation web page by clicking here: DONATE
Envelopes may be returned to the Parish Office or Parochial Houses.
Thank you very much for your generous support which is greatly appreciated.
SVP DONATIONS
Many thanks for the many generous donations for SVP. If you wish to make a donation please place it in an envelope and mark it SVP. This envelope may be left in the Parish Office or given to any of the priests of the parish. All donations are very much appreciated.
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
To celebrate Catholic Schools Week (24 -31 January) Derry Diocese have an online Programme of Events which will include Daily Assemblies led By Bishop McKeown and Daily Reflections by guest speakers on themes of Catholic Schools Week.
All these resources will be available on their website www.catecheticalcentre.org and through their social media platforms
DIOCESAN ONLINE RESOURCES
During these times of being at home more than usual you might like to visit the Derry Diocesan Webpage and click on the bottom left hand corner where the link to Media Gallery is. Here you will find that there are hundreds of free talks, short films…etc available for you to view.
SCHOOL NOTICE FOR PARENTS
If your child will be starting pre-school or Primary School in September 2021, you should apply for their place online. Closing date for pre-school and Primary One applications is 12 noon on 29 January 2021.
Further details are available at www.eani.org.uk/parents/admissions
THE NET
The January edition of The Net, the monthly publication sharing the fruits of faith in the Derry Diocese, is now available on the Diocesan website and Facebook Page: www.derrydiocese.org/news/the-net-january-2021
With Covid-19 restrictions still in place, the January edition will only be available online. However, the publication will be available again in parishes when the restrictions are lifted. Enquiries to: editorthenet15@gmail.com.
Coverage in this month’s edition includes:
St Joseph’s School, Derry, celebrates opening of new Oratory
Bishop Donal pays tribute to schools for creativity in challenging times
Hope filled message from Diocesan Post Primary RE Advisor,
Catholic Schools’ Week launch
Youth writers share...Hopes for 2021
Derry youth impressed by Dublin couple’s focus on ‘Called to More’
Melmount Parish celebrates 50th anniversary of St Mary’s Church
Carmelite Novena
Diocesan Lourdes Mass of Remembrance
Columban Year celebrations launched
Time of change for all of us as Church
Bishop Donal reflects on Diocesan Pastoral Plan
Messages of hope for 2021 from around the Diocese
Our Vocation is a Gift
Remembering Fr Patrick McGoldrick RIP
A tribute to Fr Michael Mullan RIP
Holy Hours for Vocations
A Reflection on Faith & Life
Bishop Donal’s reflection on the Pope’s prayer intention for January
Irish Page by Fr Oliver Crill
Children’s Catechism Club
Teach me to pray! St Therese of Lisieux
Our Hidden God
Marriage and the Family
Evergreen Treasures
Quiz Time
SMOKING CESSATION SERVICE
Thinking of giving up smoking for 2021?
Free smoking cessation service available at O'Kane’s Pharmacy.
Please phone 028 79628209 for more information.
DRAPERSTOWN LIBRARY
Library will be open from 10.00 am - 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, for book and collect services only.
Readers may telephone the library during these hours and request books for adults or children.
The Library also stocks a collection of AR (Accelerated Reading) books for children to borrow.
Currently readers cannot browse in the library, but may ask staff to select books for them – by phone preferably.
If you know of anyone elderly or shielding who would like to borrow books, and have them delivered free to their homes, please contact a member of the library staff.
Due to Covid 19 restrictions computers are also unfortunately not accessible in the library at this time.
Library phone number is 79628249.
BALLINASCREEN COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUP
Please click the link https://www.parishofballinascreen.com/ballinascreen-community-support-gro for full details of Ballinascreen Community Support Group.
DISCERNING OUR VOCATION
In the Gospel this Sunday, Jesus calls his first disciples to follow him. Here is a model of his call to each of us. But what is a vocation and how can we discern what God is calling us to do and what path to follow? Here are extracts from Pope Francis' Christ is Alive where he talks directly to the young and not so young!
The word “vocation” can be understood in a broad sense as a calling from God, including the call to life, the call to friendship with him, the call to holiness, and so forth. This is helpful, since it situates our whole life in relation to the God who loves us. It makes us realise that nothing is the result of pure chance but that everything in our lives can become a way of responding to the Lord, who has a wonderful plan for us…..
To respond to our vocation, we need to foster and develop all that we are.
This has nothing to do with inventing ourselves or creating ourselves out of nothing. It has to do with finding our true selves in the light of God and letting our lives flourish and bear fruit. “In God’s plan, every man and woman is meant to seek self-fulfilment, for every human life is called to some task by God”.[140]
Your vocation inspires you to bring out the best in yourself for the glory of God and the good of others’
(Pope Francis, Christ is Alive, 248, 257)
PRAYERS FOR OUR PROTECTION
The Irish Catholic Bishops have asked for prayers for those affected by the Coronavirus. Placing all our trust in the Lord, and asking Our Lady to intercede for us, the bishops invite everyone to pray these prayers:
EXTRACT FROM SAINT PATRICK’S BREASTPLATE
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.
MEMORARE
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly to you,
O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer. Amen
