No. 1930 ~ TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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, preferably by email.
Email: ballinascreenparish@gmail.com
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.

DAILY MASS TIMES
Monday: Holy Rosary Church ~ 11.00 am
Tuesday: St Mary’s Church, Coolcalm 11.00 am
Wednesday: Holy Rosary Church 11.00 am
Thursday: St Mary’s Church, Coolcalm 11.00 am
Friday - Parish Anniversary Masses: St Mary’s Coolcalm 11.00 am & Holy Rosary Church 7.30 pm
SUNDAY MASS TIMES FOR 27 & 28 AUGUST
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
FEASTS OF THE WEEK
Monday 29: The Passion of St John the Baptist.
Thursday 1: World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.
Saturday 3: St Gregory the Great, pope and doctor of the Church.
PARISHES OF BALLINASCREEN AND DESERTMARTIN
The NEW weekend Mass times beginning Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 September are detailed below:
SUNDAY MASS TIMES FOR 3 & 4 SEPTEMBER Vigil Masses Holy Rosary: 6.00 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 St Eugene’s Moneyneena: 12 noon |
BALLINASCREEN PARISH OFFICE
Parish Office will be closed for the next two weeks. Please email or post through the office letterbox any anniversaries for the Friday Anniversary Mass or notices for the Bulletin. Please ensure names for Anniversary Mass are received before 12 noon on Thursday. Please also state clearly the Friday evening required.
Notices for Bulletin must be received before 1.00 pm on Wednesday.
Fr Madden will be in the Parish Office on Wednesday 24 August from 11.30 am to 1.30 pm.
MONTH’S MIND MASS
Mary Connolly, Moyard, on Friday September 2 at 7.30 pm in Holy Rosary Church.
FIRST ANNIVERSARY MASS
Rose Kelly, Moneyneena Road, on Friday September 2 at 7.30 pm in Holy Rosary Church.
DEATH
We extend our prayerful sympathy to the family and relatives of:
Paddy Henry, Desertmartin.
ANNIVERSARIES
Rosaleen Celine Cleary, Hugh Donelly, Francis McCloskey, Mary Crossett, Baby Robin O’Kane, Baby Olivia Bradley and Baby Patrick Bradley.
BAPTISM
We welcome into God’s family through the Sacrament of Baptism:
Paul Junior Michael Moran, River Road
WEDDING
Congratulations and best wishes for the future to Joan Gray and Carl McMacken who were married recently in St Columba’s Church Straw.
PARISH COLLECTIONS
First Collection: £1480
Renovation Collection £ 1080.
Thank you for your generous support which is greatly appreciated.
BALLINASCREEN PARISH SUMMER DRAW
Winners Week 5:
£2000 ~ Philip Wilson, Disert Road;
£300 ~ Michael McEldowney, Moykeeran Drive;
£200 ~ Clara May Deighan, Dungiven.
Congratulations to all the draw winners over the past 5 weeks.
Many thanks to everyone who supported our Parish Summer Draw this year, your support was very much appreciated. Special word of thanks also to all those who sold tickets: Ballinascreen Parish Draw Promoters, staff in Heron’s Gift Shop, Devlin’s Shop Moneyneena and the Credit Union Offices in Ballinascreen and Desertmartin. Ballinascreen Parish Summer Draw this year made a profit of £27,000.
Many thanks for your wonderful support.
LOUGH DERG ~ ONE-DAY RETREATS
One Day Retreats will be held on September: 3, 7, 10, 13, 17, 18, 24 and 25. Booking is essential.
Admission €45 per person which includes all refreshments, lunch, return boat service, full retreat programme, free car and coach parking. Boats available from 9.15 am on the day, retreat begins at 10.30 am and finishes at 4.30 pm. For booking and for more details Tel: 00353 71 9861518 or view www.loughderg.org or email info@loughderg.org
SEASON OF CREATION
The Season of Creation from Thursday 1 September to Tuesday 4 October (Feast of St Francis of Assisi) has a special significance for the Catholic Church, particularly since Pope Francis established 1 September as an annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. This season celebrates the joy of creation as well as encouraging awareness-raising initiatives to protect our natural environment. This year’s theme is ‘Listen to the Voice of Creation’.
GLÓR na SPEIRÍNÍ
Parent and Toddlers’ Group Lapóglann - Toddle Inn will recommence in September. Glór na Speiríní are now providing three mornings a week:
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays starting on Monday 12 September from 9.00 am until 10.30 am. You must register your place prior to attending and cost is £2 per session with light refreshments included. Please email Conchúr at conchurglor@gmail.com or phone 79627703 or 07795 536682 to register. Tá fáilte roimh chách- All welcome!
GLENSHANE HOUSE
List of courses starting in September / October is now available. Please phone 777 42494 or call into office.
MASTERS IN CATHOLIC SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
Derry Diocesan Catechetical Centre, working in Partnership with St Mary’s University, Twickenham, offers the Masters in Catholic School Leadership. This post-graduate degree is dedicated to the professional development and spiritual formation of Catholic school leaders. It is a great opportunity for those currently in leadership roles and those who aspire to, or have an interest in, leadership roles within the Catholic School system. Applications for the autumn intake will close on Friday 30 September 2022. For more information, please contact the Derry Diocesan Catechetical Centre on 71264087 or email tferry@derrydiocese.org.
NATIONAL SYNTHESIS OF THE SYNODAL PROCESS
The Irish Bishops' Conference has published the National Synthesis of the Synodal Process conducted across the Church in Ireland from Autumn 2021. The National Synthesis is the fruit of a wide-ranging process of listening and consultation and is based on the syntheses produced by the 26 dioceses in Ireland, as well as those submitted by religious congregations and other interested groups. The National Synthesis will be forwarded to Rome as part of the worldwide synodal process of listening and discernment launched by Pope Francis in October 2021 and which will culminate in the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome in 2023.
To view this document click HERE
DERRY DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK
Ballinascreen Parish Choir has been invited to sing at the forthcoming Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock on Saturday September 24. This is a great honour for the Choir and the Parish. If you have never been to Knock, this will be a great opportunity to bring the family to Ireland’s National Shrine to Our Lady. This pilgrimage will be led by Bishop Donal McKeown.
Stations of the Cross at 2:00 pm followed by Mass at 3:00 pm with Sacrament of the Sick.
Buses will travel from a variety of pick up points. For further information please contact
Fr Patrick Lagan at St Eugene’s Cathedral on 028 7126 2894 or email cathedral@derrydiocese.org.
SAFEGUARDING IN DERRY DIOCESE
The Derry Diocese has invited the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland to conduct a review of safeguarding practice. This review will commence with the Safeguarding Sunday Mass on 18 September in St Columb’s Church, Waterside at 3.00 pm. Everyone welcome to attend this Mass. The review will continue from Monday 19 September to Friday 23 September 2022. If you have any views about Safeguarding in the Derry Diocese, we invite you to come forward to Teresa Devlin, Chief Executive Officer, National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland, prior to the review dates. Teresa can be contacted on 0035315053124 or by emailTeresa.devlin@safeguarding.ie
If you wish to report a child safeguarding concern, please contact Marie Gormley, Designated Liaison Person (DLP) on (+44) 07596 500793 or report directly to PSNI or HSC.
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.
PALLIATIVE CARE WEEK
Annual Palliative Care Week, from Sunday 11– Saturday 17 September. Theme this year is ‘Palliative Care: Living as well as possible’ offers an opportunity to raise awareness of the positive impact that palliative care has on the lives of people with life-limiting illnesses and their families; allowing them to live their lives as fully as they can. For details please visit: thepalliativehub.com
TIRGAN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Cook-it programme each Wednesday from 7 September until 5 October. Time: from 10.30 am until 12.30 pm. Everyone welcome.
Beauty Night: Saturday 19 November.
Children's Halloween Fancy Dress Disco on Friday 28 October.
Car Boot Sale and Craft Fair on Sunday 11 December.
Slieve Gallion Challenge on 26 December.
For more details please contact Eileen on 07955 191890.
KILCRONAGHAN CENTRE
Annual Vintage Rally, Craft Fair and Family Fun Day on Saturday 24 September at 11.00 am. To book a craft table text 07821963749 or phone 79627826 or PM Kilcronaghan FB
KNOCKNAGIN HALL
Chair Exercises with Thomasina: Tuesday 30 August at 10.00 am. Admission £4. Everyone welcome.
SPRED Group Coffee Morning fundraiser on Sunday 11 September from 10.30 am until 1.00 pm. Your support would be much appreciated.
Knit ‘n’ Knatter class will resume Tuesday 13 September at 7.30 pm.
Line Dancing with Thomasina will resume on 27 September if there are sufficient numbers. Please contact Olive or Kathleen if interested.
Christmas Craft Fair on Sunday 13 November to book a table or for further details please contact Monica on 07594061178 or Olive on 07887614094
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