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BALLINASCREEN PARISH - 27 MARCH 2022

No.1908 ~ FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT

 

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:

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.

 
 

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


DAILY MASS TIMES

MONDAY 28 MARCH - FRIDAY 1 APRIL

  • 7.00 am Early morning Mass in Holy Rosary Church, Monday to Thursday.

  • 11.00 am Mass in St Eugene’s Church, Moneyneena Monday to Thursday.

  • 7.30 pm Mass in St Mary’s Church, Coolcalm Monday to Thursday.

Friday Anniversary Masses

  • 11.00 am in St Mary’s Church, Coolcalm.

  • 7.30 pm in Holy Rosary Church.


NOTICES FOR PARISH BULLETIN

From next weekend (2 and 3 April) the Ballinascreen Parish Bulletin will be available in paper format as well as online.


CONFIRMATION DATE 2022

Gaelscoil na Speiríní on Friday 1 April at 5.00 pm in Holy Rosary Church.


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.


DEATHS

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

Oliver Gormley, Drumard;

Patsy McGuigan, Dunmurry;

Kathleen Mayberry Upperlands.


ANNIVERSARIES

Annie Kelly,

John Kerlin,

Baby Jack Molloy,

Joe Moran,

Eileen McDermott,

Mary Kerr,

Patrick Conway,

Ellen Eames.


SYNOD CONVERSATIONS

The final Listening Conversation will be held in An Ráth Dubh, Moneyneena on Wednesday 30 March at 7.30 pm.

Adult parishioners are invited to this event and avail of this opportunity to express your opinion. Pope Francis truly wishes to hear what you think about the Catholic Church.


VIDEO ON THE SYNOD

A short locally produced video explaining what Synod means and why we should all be part of it may be viewed by clicking below:


UKRAINE COLLECTION

further cheque for £910 has been forwarded to the Derry Diocesan Office from where it will be sent directly to the Archbishop of Lviv in Ukraine. The final amount raised in Ballinascreen Parish for this emergeny collection is £19,410.

The priests of the parish wish to thank everyone for their great generosity and wonderful support for this collection.

We will all continue to pray for peace.


FORTHCOMING EVENTS

  • Lenten Penitential Servives on Sunday April 3 at 5.00 pm in Holy Rosary Church and Sunday April 10 at 5.00 pm in St Patrick’s Church Keenaught.

  • Mass in honour of St Pio of Pietreicina in Holy Rosary Church at 7.30 pm on Monday April 11.


TRÓCAIRE BOXES

Trócaire boxes are now available in all Church porches. Please take one home with you.


NEW PARISH WEEKLY ENVELOPES

Parish records for organising the distribution of the new boxes of weekly envelopes are being updated.

If you do not have envelopes and wish to receive a box or if you have changed your address during the past year please advise the Parish Office as soon as possible.


EASTER ADORATION ~ ST. PATRICK'S COLLEGE, MAGHERA

St. Patrick’s College Choir invite you to our Easter Adoration on Thursday 7 April at 7.00 pm in St. Mary’s Chapel, Maghera. Key note speaker, Meabh Carlin will share her testimony before adoration begins.


DROMANTINE CENTRE ~ NEW WORKSHOPS

Bookings now open for these workshops:

  • HELLO YOU ~ Finding the joy, purpose and happiness you deserve. Saturday 9 April 9.30am - 4.30 pm.

  • NO VISIBLE SCAR ~ Comfort for those bereaved during the pandemic. Friday 20 May 5.00 pm – Sunday 22 May 2.00 pm.

  • ALONE TOGETHER ~ Finding our way back to connection. Saturday 18 June 9.30 am - 4.30 pm.

  • THE LONG GOODBYE ~ Practical advice for caregivers of people living with dementia. Friday 19 August 5.00 pm - Sunday 21 August 2.00 pm.

  • WHEN IT IS DARKEST ~ Understanding suicide. Saturday 24 September 9.30 am - 4.30 pm.

  • CHURCH ABUSE: A UNIQUE BETRAYAL ~ A call to listen, a call to action, a call to change. Friday 4 November 5.00 pm - Sunday 6 November 2.00 pm.

Workshop Facilitator is Fr Hugh Lagan SMA, priest and chartered clinical psychologist who has led retreats, workshops and trainings internationally on psychological and spiritual well-being, positive change, trauma, mental health and resilience.

Please contact Jacinta or Louisa to reserve your place: Phone 3082 1964 or Email: admin@dromantineconference.com


FOSTER CARERS NEEDED

HSC NI Foster Care is urgently appealing for more foster carers and supported lodgings hosts who can provide homes to young refugees who arrive in Northern Ireland without a parent or carer. For more information on becoming a foster carer or supported lodgings host, contact HSC NI Foster Care on 0800 0720 137 or visit adoptionandfostercare.hscni.net/young-refugees/


EQUESTRIAN ORDER OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE OF JERUSALEM

On Saturday 2 April and Sunday 3 April, Knights and Dames from all over Ireland who are members of this order will visit Derry and attend Masses on Saturday at 4.30 pm in St. Columb's, Waterside and at 12.30 pm on Sunday in St Eugene's Cathedral. Both Masses are open to the public and will be live streamed. This Catholic order supports the 150,000 Christians in the Holy Land, contributing almost €3 million annually to support poor families, an orphanage, crèches, health care institutions, homes for the elderly and disabled, schools, staff and clergy in parishes of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, and refugees from Syria and Iraq.

See HolySepulchre.ie for more details.


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.


EASING OF RESTRICTIONS

All seats at church services are now available though we ask that overcrowding in any seat be avoided. We would also appreciate the continued use of face masks and hand sanitising as you enter and leave the church. Holy Communion will continue to be distributed at the end of Mass. As people become more confident more easing of restrictions will take place.


KILCRONAGHAN ACTIVITY CENTRE

  • Watercolour Painting Masterclass with George Gourley, 4 week set of classes commencing Monday 9 May from 10.00 am until 12 noon. Suitable for all abilities, all materials supplied. Numbers are restricted and must be pre booked.

  • Energy Efficiency in the Home (NEA NI) Monday 4 April, from 11.00 am until 12.30 pm. This informative talk will include low cost/no cost top tips, advice and support and how some simple changes to day to day activities in your home could make a big difference to household bills. This is a free event but places must be booked in advance as numbers are limited.

All enquiries and to book your place on either event text: 07821963749 or email: manager@kilcronaghan.co.uk


KNOCKNAGIN HALL

  • Friday 8 April: Flower Arranging with Mary. Admission £5.

  • Easter Monday Social Dancing from 9 until 12. Music by Michael Mawhinney. Adm £7.

Contact Kathleen 07764277809: Anne: 79642711 or Olive 07887614094. Early registration would be appreciated.


DERRY DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 2022

The pilgrimage will resume this year, from 3 - 8 July 2022. Cost: £689 per person sharing, with single room supplement £150. Price includes flights, transfers and full board. The pilgrimage will be suitable for pilgrims who do not require medical, nursing or personal assistance as, unfortunately, this cannot be provided this year. The intentions of the sick of the diocese can be taken to Lourdes. The Pilgrimage Office, 164 Bishop Street, Derry, will be open for enquires and application forms on Thursdays and Saturdays, 11.00 am – 1.00 pm, from 3 March. Tel: 028 71 260293 or email derrypilgrim@outlook.com


COMMUNION DATES 2022

Proposed dates for First Holy Communion Masses in Ballinascreen Parish are:

  • St Mary’s P.S. on Saturday 7 May at 11.00 am in Holy Rosary Church.

  • 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.

  • Gaelscoil na Speirini on Saturday 4 June at 11.00 am in Holy Rosary Church.


THE NET ~ MARCH 2022

Sharing the fruits of the faith in the Derry Diocese, the March edition is now available on the Diocesan website – https://www.derrydiocese.org/publications/the-net/the-net-march-2022.pdf

For coverage of faith stories just email editorthenet15@gmail.com.

Coverage in this edition includes:

  • Lenten message from Bishop Donal.

  • Synodal sessions underway in parishes across Diocese.

  • Bellaghy Open Door Cafe & Synodal Journey building community again.

  • 15th Pope John Paul II Awards.