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No.1901 ~ FIFTH 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 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 8: International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking.
Thursday 10: St Scholastica, virgin.
Friday 11: Our Lady of Lourdes. World Day of the Sick.
MASS TIMES FOR WEEK AHEAD
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 7 - FRIDAY 11 FEBRUARY)
Holy Rosary Church:
Monday: 11.00 am
Wednesday: 11.00 am
Friday: 7.30 pm
St Mary’s, Coolcalm:
Tuesday: 11.00 am
Thursday: 11.00 am
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
DEATHS
We extend our prayerful sympathy to the family and relatives of:
Roseanne Kelly, Bancran Road;
Joe Crilly, Sixtowns Road.
MONTH’S MIND MASS
Sean Kelly, Slievegallion Park on Friday 11 February at 7.30 pm in Holy Rosary Church.
ANNIVERSARIES
Helen Gray,
Philip Donnelly,
Peter Girvan,
Helen Kelly,
Philomena Jeffery,
Bridie Lagan,
Julia Morgan,
William Murray.
BAPTISM
We welcome into God’s family through the Sacrament of Baptism:
Sadie-Rose McGlade, Moneyneena Road.
HOLY HOUR FOR VOCATIONS
A Holy Hour led by the diocesan Vocations Director, Fr Pat O’Hagan, will take place in St Mary’s Church, Creggan, Derry, at 8.00 pm on Friday 11 February, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
The Holy Hour may also be followed at http://www.cregganchapel.com/webcam.html
CONFIRMATION DATES 2022
Proposed dates for Confirmation Ceremonies in Ballinascreen Parish are:
St Columba’s P.S. on Friday 25 February at 5.00 pm in Holy Rosary Church.
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.
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 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.
YOUTH 2000 ~ ST VALENTINE’S BALL
Youth 2000 invites you to the St Valentine`s Ball 2022 on Saturday 19 February. The evening will include dinner, a raffle, a band and DJ and an opportunity to meet many new people from across Ireland. The evening will begin with the celebration of Holy Mass at 4.00 pm in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh. From there, the ball will commence at 7.00 pm nearby in The Armagh City Hotel.
The event is strictly for persons aged 18 and over and ID will be required. Tickets cost €55 and can be purchased only on www.youth2000.ie
KILCRONAGHAN CENTRE
CREATIVE WRITING classes with Maura Johnston resume on Tuesday 15 February, from 10.30 am until 12 noon, for 8 weeks. Cost is £3 weekly or £20 if paid on week one.
PAINTING FOR PLEASURE classes will resume on Wednesday evenings in February if there is enough interest. Please ring or email to register your name and then a start date can be confirmed. Phone 028 796 27826 or email manager@kilcronaghan.co.uk
ST. COLM'S HIGH SCHOOL ~ JOB VACANCY
The school canteen, requires a temporary catering assistant for 14.5 hours a week, anyone interested please contact Celine on 02879627953 during the day or on 07564998419 in evening.
DRAPERSTOWN LIBRARY
Draperstown Library will host an information stand on behalf of AgewellNI on Friday 11 February from 10.00 am onwards. Angie from AgewellNI will distribute information on home safety, morning phone call service, energy efficiency, power washing, handyman service etc.
Rhythm and Rhyme Sessions are on again on Friday mornings at 11.30 am.
Knit & Natter on Tuesday evenings.
For further information please phone 796 28249.
PILGRIMAGE TO FATIMA
Escorted group Pilgrimage. 7 nights departing from Dublin with 20 kgs check-in-bag. Staying in 4 Star Styler Hotel with breakfast, lunch and evening meal each day. Excursion to Santarem, guided tour of Aljustrel and sights relating to the apparitions in surrounding area. Cost: £679 per person sharing. For more details phone Bridie Gallagher, O28 25644181.
Pick up Points: Oak Leaf Restaurant, Castledawson Roundabout and Ballymena.
OMAGH CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP
Omagh Prayer Group invites you to join their weekly Zoom meeting on Thursday evenings at 6.30 pm for hymns, prayers of thanksgiving, Scripture and prayers of intercession. The meeting credentials are:
Meeting ID: 753 1929 5586 Passcode: Prayer1
(This meeting ID and passcode is the same every week)
PREPARING FOR MARRIAGE ~ CATHOLIC ENGAGED ENCOUNTER
A Marriage Preparation course is planned for 9/10 April 2022 in The Drummond Hotel, Ballykelly, Co. Derry.
This 2-day course is a positive way of preparing for Marriage where you will discover how you can enrich your future relationship.
For more details and to book please email marriageencounter.ie or phone 028 27638512.
THE NET – JANUARY 2022
Sharing the fruits of the faith in the Derry Diocese, the January edition of ‘The Net’ is now available on the Diocesan website – https://www.derrydiocese.org/publications/the-net/the-net-january-2022.pdf
For coverage of faith stories just email editorthenet15@gmail.com.
Some of articles in this month’s Net are:
A New Year message from Bishop Donal
Francis Lagan – A man of faith who lived the ethos of Catholic Education
Fr Liam Donnelly reflects on priesthood
Synodal Pathway challenges and hopes
Behold Your Mother – A Lenten Retreat
Reflections on 2021
Children’s Catechism Club – C3
Irish Section by Fr Oliver Crilly Banagher & Claudy welcome first faith formation coordinator
The birth of Children’s Rosary
Young writers share thoughts on various issues.
STRESS CONTROL
'Stress Control’ is a six-session cognitive-behavioural therapy class, led by Dr Jim White, consultant clinical psychologist, and is used extensively in community-settings by the NHS. For full details on classes, dates and times visit https://ni.stresscontrol.org/ Next session starts Monday 7 February.