BALLINASCREEN PARISH - 3 AUGUST 2025
- Ballinascreen Parish
- Jul 31
- 6 min read
Updated: Aug 2
No. 2083 ~ EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
PARISH CONTACT DETAILS
Fr. Peter Madden PP VF
31 Sixtowns Road
Telephone: 79628376
Fr Michael McCaul CC
50 Tobermore Road, Desertmartin
Telephone: 79632196
Email: desertmartinparish@gmail.com
PARISH OFFICE
OPENING HOURS: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm.
9 High Street
Phone: (028)79628248
SAFEGUARDING
Click on this link for safeguarding information regarding support services, complaints and reporting, and downloadable resources from the Derry Diocese: https://www.derrydiocese.org/safeguarding
The Diocesan Designated Liaison Person (DLP) is Marie Gormley. To contact Marie Tel: 07596500793, or Email: marie.gormley@derrydiocese.org
SVP HELPLINE
Helpline telephone number: 07710838050
SPERRIN FOODBANK
Tel: 07543420639
BALLINASCREEN COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUP
Please click the link https://www.parishofballinascreen.com/ballinascreen-community-support-gro for full details of Ballinascreen Community Support Group.
NOTICES FOR THE BULLETIN
Notices for the Bulletin should be received by 1.00 pm on Wednesday, preferably by email.
SUNDAY VIGIL MASSES
Holy Rosary: 6.00 pm
St Patrick’s, Keenaught: 7.30 pm
SUNDAY MASSES
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
MASSES THIS WEEK
Monday ~ 4 August:
10.00 am ~ Holy Rosary Church - Mass Cancelled due to weather warning.
Tuesday ~ 5 August:
10.00 am ~ St Mary’s Coolcalm
Wednesday ~ 6 August:
10.00 am ~ Holy Rosary Church,
Thursday ~ 7 August:
10.00 am ~ St Mary’s Coolcalm,
Friday ~ 8 August:
10.00 am ~ St Mary’s Coolcalm,
7.30 pm ~ Holy Rosary Church.
FEASTS OF THE WEEK
Monday: St John Mary Vianney, priest. Patron of priests.
Tuesday 5: Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major. This basilica is the first church in the West named in honour of the Mother of God.
Wednesday 6: The Transfiguration of the Lord.
Thursday 7: Saints Sixtus II, pope, and Companions, martyrs.
Friday 8: St Dominic, priest.
Saturday 9: St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) virgin and martyr, Patron of Europe.
Edith Stein,born in 1891 in Poland, the youngest of seven children of a Jewish family. In 1922 she became a Catholic and a Carmelite nun. Being Jewish and Catholic she fled to Holland when the Nazis came to power but she was captured and sent to Auschwitz where she died in its gas chamber on 9 August 1942.
DEATHS
We extend our prayerful sympathy to the family and relatives of:
Pat McPeake Glenelly Villas,
Kevin Orr Toronto, formerly Derrynoid.
ANNIVERSARIES
First Anniversary:
Paddy Joe O'Neill.
Anniversaries:
Elizabeth McCullagh;
Mary McKernan;
Margaret Leyden;
Anna McEldowney.
MONTH’S MIND MASS
Stan Heron, Magherafelt Road, on Friday 8 August in Holy Rosary Church at 7.30 pm.
Sheila McAuley, Campbelltown. on Friday 8 August in Holy Rosary Church at 7.30 pm.
FIRST ANNIVERSARY MASS
Susan McAuley Strawmore, on Friday 8 August in Holy Rosary Church at 7.30 pm.
Paddy Joe O’Neill Gortnari, on Friday 8 August in Holy Rosary Church at 7.30 pm.
BAPTISMS
We welcome into God’s family through the Sacrament of Baptism:
Jude Oliver Barton, Derrynoyd Road;
Paudi James McElhone, Cookstown.
SUMMER DRAW 2025
Many thanks to all have supported this year’s Summer Draw. The first draw will take place this weekend at the 6.00 pm Saturday Vigil Mass in Holy Rosary:
You may still purchase a ticket to be entered in the draw for the four remaining weeks!
Prizes are as follows:
Weeks 2 to 4:
1st Prize ~ £1,000
2nd Prize ~ £200
3rd Prize ~ £100
Week 5:
1st Prize ~ £2,000
2nd Prize ~ £500
3rd Prize ~ £300
Tickets only £20 each are available to buy from:
Parish Draw Promoters
Heron’s Gift Shop
Moneyneena Post Office
Fr Madden’s and Fr McCaul’s Parochial Houses
Ballinascreen and Desertmartin Parish Offices
Ballinascreen and Desertmartin Credit Union Offices
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Winners will be announced at the Saturday Vigil 6.00 pm Mass in Holy Rosary Church. All proceeds from this draw will go to our church renovation fund for the upkeep of all our churches in the parish.
PARISH COLLECTIONS
Weekly Collection £1651
Renovation Collection £1622.
Thank you for your generous support which is greatly appreciated
MARY'S MEALS - TALKS
A volunteer from Mary’s Meals will speak at all next Masses this weekend, 2 / 3 August, about their work and progress in providing school meals to children living in poverty around the world. Mary’s Meals Charity would appreciate your prayers in support of their work. A collection will be taken up after each Mass if you wish to support this organisation financially.For more details please visit www.marysmeals.org.uk or contact Pat McNeill at 07774043147.
S.T.E.P.S. CLASSES
Monday - Yoga in Workspace Community Hub from 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm and from 8.15 pm to 9.15 pm.
Monday - Walking for Wellness. Rural College at 7.00 pm suitable for all levels of fitness.
Wednesday - Walking for Wellness. Gentle walks leaving Workspace Community Hub at 11.30 am.
Wednesday - Pilates with AMG in Workspace Community Hub from 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm and from 8.15 pm to 9.15 pm.
Thursday - Horticulture in polytunnel on Back Road from 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm. Everyone welcome.
Thursday - Walking for Wellness at Drunnaph at 7.00 pm or at Rural College at 7.00 pm.
Thursday - Yoga in Workspace Community Hub from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm.
Monthly Hillwalk and details of all classes / walks can be found on STEPS Facebook page or contact STEPS at the number below. To book any of the above classes or for more information please contact 07821119367.
LITTLE WOMBLES ~ STAFF
Little Wombles Cross Community Playgroup is currently seeking additional relief staff. This role provides valuable experience and could lead to more regular hours. With Educational Authority approval, they hope to enhance this position with the possibility of it developing into a dedicated Special Educational Needs (SEN) Assistant role. Please express your interest via email addressed to leader: littlewombles@hotmail.com.
Closing date 12 noon Monday 28 July
GAMBLING HELPLINE
Is gambling affecting your life?
If so help is available by phoning 028 71351329.
MEN'S JUBILEE CAMINO
Men’s hike on Saturday September 13, 20 km, on greenway, from Dominican Abbey (ruin) in Carlingford to Newry (St Catherine’s) via Newry Cathedral (Jubilee Indulgence). Mass, Adoration, Rosary, Confessions and Fraternity. For registration and more details visit www.dominicans.ie/events/
Cost €70 (Lunch, dinner and bus). Over 18’s male event. Email for enquiriesop.evangelisation@gmail.com.
ABIDE IN HIS LOVE
Save the Date: Abide in His Love Women’s Conference November 21-23 in the Great Northern Hotel, Bundoran. An amazing event for women exploring the beauty and gift of their feminine identity in Christ.
Guest speakers include: Sr. Mary Madeline Todd OP, Megan Madden, Fr. Barry Braum, Fr. Mark Wharton , Fr. Francesco Mary Gavazzi, CFR, Nashville Dominican Sisters and Mass with Archbishop Eamon Martin. More speakers to be announced. Check out Eventbrite for tickets and for more details. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/abide-in-his-love-womens-conference-2025-tickets
PARISH BAPTISMS 2025
Baptisms: Sundays at 3.00 pm. All bookings to be made please via the Parish Office: Tel.: 028 79628248 or Email: ballinascreenparish@gmail.com
August 10 ~ St Patrick’s Sixtowns,
August 17 ~ St Eugene’s Moneyneena,
August 24 ~ St Columba’s Straw,
August 31 ~ Holy Rosary Church
PARISH ANNIVERSARY AND MONTH’S MIND MASSES
If you wish to have a deceased loved one prayed for at any Anniversary Friday Mass, you MUST please email their name to Ballinascreen Parish Office by noon on Thursday of the relevant week. Notices for First Anniversary and Month's Mind Masses should be received before the Wednesday of the previous week so that, they may be printed in the Bulletin the weekend before the Anniversary Mass.
KNOCKNAGIN HALL
Defibrillator Training: Wednesday 27 August at 10.00 am. To book a place please phone 07887614094.
Irish dancing classes continue on Tuesdays at 5.30 pm for new beginners and 6.00 pm. To register contact Nicola on 07518207458.
All other classes will resume in September.
Sarsfield’s Accordion Band
Annual Buffet and Dance in Parish Hall on Friday 19 September. Music by Sprig of Heather. Tickets on sale - £15 or pay at the door.
Band practice on Thursdays at 7.30 pm, members are asked to attend please in preparation for the Feast of the Assumption celebrations on Sunday 17 August in Newcastle Co Down.
POPE LEO @PONTIFEX
We are called to share our experience of faith with others, bearing witness to the love of Christ and becoming missionary disciples. Let us not limit ourselves to theoretical knowledge alone, but live our faith in a concrete way, experiencing God's love in our daily lives.
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS Anyone considering a vocation to the diocesan priesthood is invited to an afternoon of prayer and discussion organised by the diocesan vocations team on Sunday 24 August. Mass in St Columb's Church, Waterside, at 12.30 pm, followed by refreshments in the parish hall. Bishop McKeown hopes to attend, along with a number of priests and seminarians. The afternoon will end at 6.00 pm. |
