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BALLINASCREEN PARISH - 6 FEBRUARY 2022

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:

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.