BALLINASCREEN PARISH - 8 JUNE 2025
- Ballinascreen Parish
- Jun 7
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No. 2075 ~ PENTECOST SUNDAY
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
The Diocesan Designated Liaison Person (DLP) is Marie Gormley. To contact Marie Tel: 07596500793, or Email: mariegormley@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 ~ 9 June:
10.00 am ~ Holy Rosary Church
Tuesday ~ 10 June:
10.00 am ~ St Mary’s Coolcalm,
Wednesday ~ 11 June:
10.00 am ~ Holy Rosary Church,
Thursday ~ 12 June:
10.00 am ~ St Mary’s Coolcalm,
Friday ~ 13 June:
10.00 am ~ St Mary’s Coolcalm,
7.30 pm ~ Holy Rosary Church.
FEASTS OF THE WEEK
Monday 9: St Columba, abbot and Missionary. Secondary Patron of Ireland.
Wednesday 11: St Barnabas, apostle.
Friday 13: St Anthony of Padua, priest and doctor of the Church.
BLESSING OF GRAVES 2025
Blessing of Graves in Ballinascreen and Desertmartin on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June at the following times.
Saturday June 7:
6.30 pm ~ Mass in St Patrick’s Keenaught followed by Blessing of graves.
Please note earlier Mass time.
Sunday June 8:
11.00 am ~ Mass in St Patrick’s Church, Sixtowns followed by Blessing of graves.
12 noon ~ Mass in St Eugene’s Church, Moneyneena followed by Blessing of graves.
2.00 pm ~ Blessing of graves at St Columba’s Straw.
3.00 pm ~ Blessing of graves at St Mary’s, Coolcalm.
4.30 pm ~ Blessing of graves at Old Keenaught Church.
Please gather at your family grave before the Ceremony begins.
Please bring a small container of water (ONE for each grave) to the Ceremony.
This water will be blessed during the Ceremony. A member of each family will be invited to sprinkle holy water on the grave after the prayers of blessing over all the graves have been recited by the priests.
At each Ceremony we will also remember by name all those who died in our parish since Cemetery Sunday 2024.
The annual gate collection will be taken up, at the end of each ceremony to help with the upkeep of the graveyards. You may use the white envelope (at the back of each box of envelopes) marked Special Collection No 1 for this collection.
Thank you.
DEATH
We extend our prayerful sympathy to the family and relatives of:
Tony Wright Rosegarron Road.
ANNIVERSARIES
First Anniversary:
Fíanna Grace Harkin.
Anniversaries:
Charles McKenna;
Rosemary Church;
Fergal Kennedy;
Paul Kearney,
Marie Donnelly.
MONTH’S MIND MASS
Maurice Bradley Moyard Road on Friday 13 June at 7.30 pm in Holy Rosary Church.
PARISH COLLECTIONS
Priests’ Collection £2300
Renovation Collection £1849.
Thank you for your generous support which is greatly appreciated.
PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO LOUGH DERG 2025
Parish pilgrimage to Lough Derg from Thursday 10 July until Saturday 12 July. This is open to all members of the parish, and we may be able to book a bus depending on the number of responses. If interested please contact Fr Michael on 028 79632196 or by Email: desertmartinparish@gmail.com
FESTIVAL 4 FÍANNA
Festival in memory of Fíanna Grace Harkin continues on Sunday 8 June with a Family Funday in Ballinascreen GAC after the Blessing of the Graves.
All proceeds from this Festival will go to S.T.E.P.S. and Air Ambulance NI.
DERRY DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK
Pilgrimage led by Bishop McKeown, on Sunday 15 June. Rosary at 2.00 pm, Anointing of the Sick at 2.30 pm
Mass and Eucharistic Procession 3.00pm. Confessions all day.
Bus transport from St Eugene's Cathedral. For more details on this, please contact Karen 028 71262894 or Email: cathedral@derrydiocese.org
In conjunction with this pilgrimage, St Eugene’s Cathedral, Derry, is running a two-night pilgrimage to Knock from 15 to 17 June. Cost is £280 per person sharing. For more details on the 2 night pilgrimage and for the full itinerary, please contact Anne Marie amhickey@derrydiocese.org or phone 028 71262894.
SACRED HEART NOVENA
As part of a Novena to the Sacred Heart being held on nine consecutive Fridays in different churches across Ireland, the seventh Novena Mass will be celebrated by Bishop McKeown on Friday, 13 June, at 7.00 pm in Church of the Sacred Heart, Derry Road, Strabane. The relics of St Margaret Mary Alacoque and St Claude la Colombiere will be present, and will stay in the Church until Thursday 19 June. For times of Mass, Adoration, Veneration of Relics and the Sacrament of Reconciliation from 13 - 19 June in Sacred Heart Church Strabane visit www.derrydiocese.org/sacred-heart
During this Jubilee Year of Hope, these special days of prayer in our diocese are an opportunity for renewal and to deepen our relationship with the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Everyone is welcome
BALLINASCREEN COMMUNITY FORUM
Online Training Opportunity - Event Management:
Monday 10 June from 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm. Interested in finding out how to a run successful event? Join this engaging online Event Planning session facilitated by Northwest Regional College. For more details and to book a place please contact Rosemary at 07748645007 or Email: info@cfballinascreen.org
Ballinascreen Danders:
Join the first of a series of free guided walks, ‘Hills & Heritage Walk’ on Wednesday 11 June at 7.00 pm. Meeting point Workspace Community Hub. During this walk Graham Mawhinney will explore the local industrial heritage from lime kilns in Gortnaskea, to the sandstone quarry in Drumard and the old Draperstown railway / industries.
Free Day Trip:
As part of the BALGLEN project, Ballinascreen Community Forum have organised a free day trip to the Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh on Wednesday 25 June from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm. For more details and to book a place please contact Rosemary on 077486450 07 or Email: info@cfballinascreen.org
LITTLE WOMBLES CROSS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP
Summer Fundraiser. Cash Call: £1,000 prize - £10 per ticket. Tickets available to buy online via PayPal: hegartybrenda@yahoo.com or buy directly from Little Wombles Cross Community Playgroup, Heron’s Gift Shop, Straw Filling Station or Devlin’s Post Office Moneyneany. Buy your ticket before June 13. Winner will be drawn and called on Tuesday 17 June at 8.00 pm.
COVID-19 VACCINES
Covid vaccination clinics are now running at O'Kane’s Clinical Pharmacy High Street.
Walk in Clinic on Saturday 14 June from 9.30 am to 2.00 pm.
Appointments are also available Monday to Friday from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm for those that meet eligibility criteria.
For more details, or to book an appointment please phone 028 79628680.
SEAMUS HEANEY - POET OF CHILDHOOD
A lecture 'Vulnerable to Delight' by Dr Gary Wade (Adjunct Lecturer, University of Notre Dame, Sydney) in St. Columb's College, Derry on Wednesday 18 June at 4.15 pm.
To book please Email: info@stcolumbs.derry.ni.sch.uk or phone 028 71285000. Light refreshments served. All welcome.
DARE TO HOPE
Young Adults (18 years -35 years) Faith Gathering, at Knock Saturday 14 June. Book online on Eventbrite by searching ‘Dare to Hope.’
HELPLINE
Is gambling affecting your life? If so help is available by phoning 028 71351329.
PARISH BAPTISMS 2025
Baptisms: Sundays at 3.00. Bookings to be made please via the Parish Office Tel.:028 79628248 or Email: ballinascreenparish@gmail.com
June 15 ~ St Patrick’s Church, Sixtowns.
June 22 ~ St Eugene’s, Moneyneena.
June 29 ~ St Columba’s Church, Straw.
July 6 ~ Holy Rosary Church.
July 13 ~ St Patrick’s Church, Sixtowns.
July 20 ~ St Eugene’s, Moneyneena.
July 27 ~ St Columba’s Church, Straw.
August 3 ~ Holy Rosary Church.
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
Monthly Tea Dance: Friday 13 June. Music by Housty. Dancing from 9.00 pm to midnight. Admission £7 -includes light supper.
Defibrillator Training: Wednesday 27 August at 10.00 am. To book a place please phone 07887614094
Irish language classes: Mondays at 7.30 pm.
Chair Exercises: Tuesdays at 10.00 am.
Crochet Class: Tuesdays at 7.30 pm.
Irish Dancing: Tuesdays at 6.00 pm. Extra class for new beginners at 5.30 pm. Register with Nicola on 07518207458.
Defibrillator Training: Second session on Wednesday 27 August at 10.00 am. Book a place by phoning 07887614094.
Sarsfield’s Accordion Band
May Monthly Draw winner: Fiona Bradley, Mooreside Villas.
Practice on Thursdays at 7.30 pm. New and past members welcome. Feast of Assumption celebrations in Newcastle Co Down on Sunday 17 August
POPE LEO @PONTIFEX
God wants to give His Kingdom, that is, full, eternal and happy life, to everyone. This is what Jesus does with us: He does not establish rankings; He gives all of Himself to those who open their hearts to Him.
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS As we celebrate Pentecost Sunday we ask the Holy Spirit to fill the hearts and minds of the men being called to serve the Church in this diocese as priests, to guide them in their discernment, and help them to choose the path the Lord wishes them to follow. |
