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No. 1839 ~ FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
SUNDAY MASSES (WEBCAM ONLY)
VIGIL MASS
Holy Rosary: 6.15 pm ( Ballinascreen Webcam)
SUNDAY
St Mary’s Coolcalm: 10.00 am (Desertmartin Webcam)
Holy Rosary: 12 noon (Ballinascreen Webcam)
DAILY MASS TIMES FOR THIS WEEK - WEBCAM ONLY
Holy Rosary Church:
Monday ~ 10.00 am and 7.30 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday ~ 10.00 am
Friday ~ 7.30 pm
St Mary’s Church Coolcalm:
Tuesday ~ 7.30 pm
Thursday ~ 7.30 pm
Friday ~ 10.00 am.
All Masses in the Holy Rosary Church are transmitted live on the Ballinascreen parish webcam:
All Masses in St Mary’s Coolcalm are transmitted live via the Desertmartin parish webcam:
PARISH CONTACT DETAILS
Fr. Peter Madden PP VF
31 Sixtowns Road
Telephone: 79628376
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
Please note that due to restrictions imposed by the Coronavirus Pandemic the Parish Office may only be contacted by email or phone (message may be left)
SVP HELPLINE
Helpline telephone number: 07710838050
BULLETIN NOTES
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
A printed copy is displayed in the front porch of Holy Rosary Church.
FEASTS OF THE WEEK
Monday 30: St Andrew, apostle.
Thursday 3 December: St Francis Xavier, priest.
Friday 4: St John Damascene, priest and doctor of the Church.
SUNDAY AND DAILY MASSES
To comply with the Northern Ireland Executive’s latest Covid 19 restrictions that all churches must close for public worship until December 11 (with the exception of weddings and funerals with 25 people present) ALL Masses in Ballinascreen and Desertmartin will be celebrated behind closed doors and available only on the parish webcams.
Saturday Vigil:
Holy Rosary Church ~ 6.15 pm
Sunday:
St Mary’s Coolcalm ~ 10.00 am
Holy Rosary Church ~ 12 noon.
Daily Masses
Holy Rosary Church
Monday ~ 10.00 am and 7.30 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday ~ 10.00 am
Friday ~ 7.30 pm
St Mary’s Church Coolcalm
Tuesday ~ 7.30 pm
Thursday ~ 7.30 pm
Friday ~ 10.00 am.
ANNUAL MASS FOR DECEASED
On Monday November 30, a special Mass for all our deceased family and friends from Ballinascreen and Desertmartin will be broadcast from Holy Rosary Church.
At this Mass the names of all who have died, were waked or buried in Ballinascreen and Desertmartin since All Souls’ Day 2019 will be read out.
All who have been enrolled in our Online Book of Rememberance will be prayed for at this Mass also.
PRIVATE PRAYER TIMES
Holy Rosary Church will open this week for Private Prayer as follows:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday: 11.00 am – 4.00 pm
Sunday: 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Upon entering the church for Private Prayer, parishioners are asked to first please sanitise their hands and then lift one of the yellow cards and leave it on the seat where you have been seated. Thank you
FIRST ANNIVERSARY MASS
Peter McEldowney, Magherafelt Road on Friday 4 December in Holy Rosary Church at 7.30 pm. (Webcam only)
ANNIVERSARIES
First Anniversary: Brian McGuigan
John Farrelly,
Eoghan Kelly,
Rose Grant,
James Gerard McGuigan,
Baby Jude Patrick Trainor,
Rose Conville,
Catherine McKenna,
Krzysztof Wojenodzki,
Kevin McAuley,
SeamusMcBride.
BAPTISMS
We welcome into God’s family through the Sacrament of Baptism:
Riadh Marie Bradley, Sperrin Drive, Magherafelt
FRIDAY MASSES - PARISH ANNIVERSARY AND MONTH'S MIND MASSES
Parish Anniversary Masses will be held every Friday at 10.00 am in St Mary's Coolcalm and at 7.30 pm in Holy Rosary Church.
If parishioners wish to have their loved one prayed for at these Anniversary Friday Masses, please email their name to Ballinascreen Parish Office by 12 noon on Thursday of the relevant week.
Email address: ballinascreenparish@gmail.com
*Due to new regulations these Masses will currently be only available on the parish webcams.
PARISH COLLECTIONS
Sincere thanks to all who have returned parish envelopes, established standing orders, have made online payments or used the ‘Donate’ button on the Parish Website. You can also access the Parish Donation web page by clicking here: DONATE
Envelopes may be returned to the Parish Office or Parochial Houses or when attending any Parish Mass
Thanks also for several donations received for St Vincent de Paul.
Thank you very much for your generous support which is greatly appreciated.
DIOCESAN NEWSPAPER ~ THE NET
With Covid-19 restrictions still in place, ‘The Net’ is only available on the Diocesan website - www.derrydiocese.org
However, the publication will be available again in parishes when the restrictions are lifted.
Enquiries to: editorthenet15@gmail.com.
DIOCESAN PRAYER RESOURCES FOR ADVENT
These resources have been been created by the diocese, in conjunction with the Northern Pastoral Network , for family prayer during Advent. A family prayer booklet with the Gospel for each Sunday of Advent with a family activity, prayers and a reflection, can be downloaded at: https://www.derrydiocese.org/news/advent-prayer-service-for-use-at-home Other family activities for Advent including prayers, how to create an Advent Wreath are available on the Catechetical Centre website at: https://catecheticalcentre.org/family-resources/preparing-our-hearts-for-christmas-advent-resources/
BALLINASCREEN COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUP
Please click the link https://www.parishofballinascreen.com/ballinascreen-community-support-gro for full details of Ballinascreen Community Support Group.
POPE FRANCIS @PONTIFEX
God is more patient than we are, and those who knock with faith and perseverance on the door of his heart will not be disappointed.
PRAYER OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
My Jesus, I believe that you desire to make your home within me and that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the altar. I love you above all things, and I desire to receive you in my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, come spiritually into my heart. I embrace your love as if you were already there, and I unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.
PRAYERS FOR OUR PROTECTION
The Irish Catholic Bishops have asked for prayers for those affected by the Coronavirus. Placing all our trust in the Lord, and asking Our Lady to intercede for us, the bishops invite everyone to pray these prayers:
EXTRACT FROM SAINT PATRICK’S BREASTPLATE
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.
MEMORARE
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly to you,
O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer. Amen
