No. 1985 ~ TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
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 Moneyneena
PARISH OFFICE
OPENING HOURS: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm.
9 High Street
Phone: (028)79628248
NOTICES FOR THE BULLETIN
Notices for the Bulletin should be received by 1.00 pm on Wednesday, preferably by email.
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.
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
DAILY MASS TIMES
Tuesday September 19:
St Mary’s Coolcalm ~ 10.00 am
Wednesday September 20:
Holy Rosary Church ~ 10.00 am
Thursday September 21:
St Mary’s Coolcalm ~ 10.00 am
Friday September 22:
St Mary’s Coolcalm ~ 10.00 am
Holy Rosary Church ~ 7.30 pm.
FEASTS OF THE WEEK
Wednesday 20: Saints Andrew Kim Tae-Gan, Paul Chong Ho-sang and Companions, martyrs.
Thursday21: St Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist.
Saturday 23: St Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio).
DEATHS
We extend our prayerful sympathy to the family and relatives of:
Dessie Bradley, Glenelly Villas;
Jim Breen, Maghera;
Pat Toner, Canada, formerly Straw.
ANNIVERSARIES
Felix Magee;
Michael McIvor;
Christine Gray;
Annie Casey;
Mary Bradley;
Mary McEldowney;
Patricia Kelly;
Tommy Heaney;
Bernard Rogers;
Bernadette Mullin;
John Bradley;
Kevin Wilson,
Patsy Stewart;
Patrick Kelly (Andy).
PARISH COLLECTIONS
Weekly Collection: £1641
Renovation Collection: £1802.
Thank you for your generous support which is greatly appreciated.
90th ANNIVERSARY ~ BALLINASCREEN GAC
As we continue to research stories for the Club’s 90th Anniversary Magazine, which will be published in November, further meetings are planned for this coming week. Anyone, who has been or is still involved, in any way with Camogie and / or Ladies’ Gaelic Football is warmly invited to a meeting in the Club on Tuesday 19 September at 7.30 pm.
Anyone, who has been or is still involved, in any way with Men’s Gaelic Football is warmly invited to a meeting in the Club on Thursday 21 September at 7.30 pm.
Please come along and share your story! If unable to attend this meeting please email your contribution to the address below. Stories, memories, photographs are still very welcome from any Club member past or present. Please email stories or photos to screengac90@gmail.com
WARM WELCOM WEDNESDAYS
Monthly Luncheon Club, offering FREE hot lunch for over 60’s, will commence on Wednesday 27 September in Workspace Community Hub, from 11.00 am until 2.00 pm. Only 30 places are available so booking is essential. To confirm your place please contact Workspace on 028 79628113 by Thursday 21 September.
MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLING
If you feel your relationship is in crisis or you need a little guidance and help, either face to face or online, contact your local ACCORD centre. ACCORD NI counsellors are professionally trained in the specialism of couples and relationships counselling. Every year Accord help thousands of couples rebuild and sustain healthy relationships. For support, call 028 9023 3002 or visit accordni.com
SIXTOWNS COMMUNITY GROUP
Would you like to join an Events Committee to plan and run fundraisers and other seasonal events at the hall? Or volunteer to join the cleaning rota? If so please contact 07769285385 for more information and find out how you can get involved.
SONGS OF FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE AT KNOCK
Evening of Songs of Faith, Hope and Love in Knock Basilica on Friday 1 December at 8.00 pm, featuring Dana, John McNicholl, Margo, Philomena Begley and Marc Roberts with Úna Nolan & Schola Cantorum Basilicae choir. A fundraising concert for Victim Assistance Charity. Tickets from Ticketmaster.ie. Tickets and more details also available from Mary McNicholas, Victim Assistance Head Office, Aiden St., Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo 094 9000251/ 086 3938871. Email: support@victimassistance.ie
LAPÓGLANN - TODDLE-INN
Glór na Speiríní are delighted to announce that their Parent & Toddlers’ Group is now running again. The programme runs for 3 mornings weekly, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9.00 am -10.30 am at a cost of only £2 per session, which includes refreshments. This is a brilliant way of meeting new parents and integrating into the community. For more details please contact Conchúr at 07795536682 or email conchurglor@gmail.com
Tá fáilte roimh chách – All welcome!
ST EOGHAN’S P.S.
Wizard of Oz, DVDs and USB pens for sale. £10 each. If you would like to order a copy please contact the School Office on 79628008.
ORGAN DONATION WEEK
From 18 to 24 September is a time dedicated to remembering and giving thanks to people who have enabled the Gift of Life to others by donating organs to those in need of life saving transplants. This week is an opportunity to raise awareness of organ donation. Have a conversation with your family, share your decision, register your decision. You Could Be A Life Saver. Further details at www.organdonationni.info
LEGION OF MARY
Bus to Knock on 24 September from Glen Church, Maghera at 7.00 am. Due back around 10.00 pm. £20 fare will be collected as you board bus. Bring packed lunch. Toilet stop in Bundoran on way down and way home. Meal may be obtained in Holyrood Hotel or in local cafes. To book, please phone Pastoral Centre 79642983 Monday, Tuesday or Thursday between 10. 00 am and 5.30 pm.
KILCRONAGHAN CENTRE
Annual Vintage Rally, Craft Fair and Family Fun Day: Saturday 23 September from 11.00 am until 4.00 pm. All welcome. Kenny Archer will be the special guest. Attractions include dancing displays, bouncy castle, craft fair, car boot sales, dog show cookery demonstration, scarecrow competition & much more. Text 07821963749 for more details.
Yoga: Thursday 28 September for 5 weeks from 10.30 am until 12 noon.
Chair based exercises: Friday 29 September from 10 am until 11 am for 10 weeks.
George Gourley Watercolours painting on Monday 9 October from 10.00 am until 12 noon for 4 weeks.
Text/WhatsApp 07821963749 for more details and to book a place on any class. Everyone welcome.
33RD DERRY BALLINASCREEN SCOUTS
Come and join! Registration Night on Monday 25 September from 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm at Kilcronaghan Centre.
Beavers P3-P4, Cubs P5-P7, Scouts 1st year up. Existing and new members will need to register on the night. Adult volunteers needed to keep all sections open, if interested get in touch or come along please on the night. For more details contact ballinascreen.scouts@gmail.com or 07749538199.
IRISH DANCING CLASSES
O’Neill Academy of Irish Dance resumes every Thursday at 4.45 pm in the Ráth Dubh Centre , Moneyneany. New members welcome.
LOUGH DERG DAY RETREATS
September 23 and 24. Booking essential. Admission €45. For details see www.lough.org
SVP VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Volunteers needed to help with weekly collections after each Saturday Vigil and Sunday Masses. If you can help please contact 07710 838050.
SPERRIN FOODBANK
Foodbank now operates Monday – Friday 9.00 am – 5.00 pm. If you or someone you know requires assistance please call 07543 420639. No questions asked or criteria to meet. facebook page Sperrinfoodbank, email
FOYLE HOSPICE
You could host a Coffee Morning in October! All you need is a kettle and some company. A ‘Free Coffee Morning Pack’will be provided. For more details or to sign up to be a host, please call Ailbhe, Foyle Hospice, on 02871359888 or email ailbhe@foylehospice.com
PARISH ANNIVERSARY AND MONTH’S MIND MASSES
If parishioners wish to have their 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 they may be printed in the Bulletin the weekend before the Anniversary Mass.
KNOCKNAGIN HALL
SPRED Group meeting: Monday 25 September at 7.00 pm.
Chair Exercises: Tuesdays at 10.00 am followed by a short walk. Adm £4.
Knit & Natter: Tuesdays at 7.30 pm. Bring your own project or you can help with knitting for local charities.
Line Dancing: Wednesday at 7.30 pm. Admission £4.00.
Bowling Club: Tuesdays from 8 pm to 10 pm. New and past members welcome.
Annual Christmas Craft Fair on Sunday 12 November, tables £20 each or two for £30.
Read Yourself Well: Books by wellness experts and doctors available to borrow for free at the Parish Hall during any of the above activities.
If interested in any of the above please contact Olive 07887614094, Kathleen 07764277809 or Anne 79 642711 to register.
Sarsfield’s Band Practice: Thursdays at 7.30 pm. New and past members welcome.
2024 calendar is being prepared, it would be appreciated if any band photos could be given to any band member for copying, all photos will be returned.
September Draw winner was Pat Tohill, Kilrea.
AOH Pilgrimage to Knock on Saturday 7 October. Fare £50 includes breakfast and evening meal in the Holyrood Hotel. To book a seat phone Danny on 07719352334 a.s.a.p.
NATIONAL SYNTHESIS OF THE SYNODAL PROCESS
The Irish Bishops' Conference has published the National Synthesis of the Synodal Process conducted across the Church in Ireland from Autumn 2021. The National Synthesis is the fruit of a wide-ranging process of listening and consultation and is based on the syntheses produced by the 26 dioceses in Ireland, as well as those submitted by religious congregations and other interested groups. The National Synthesis will be forwarded to Rome as part of the worldwide synodal process of listening and discernment launched by Pope Francis in October 2021 and which will culminate in the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome in 2023.
To view this document click HERE
SYNODALITY
Synodality is about seeking together to discover God’s way forward in a new time and place.
This is not just a time of change but a change of time.
It is about learning to journey in hope from the great figures of the Advent liturgy: Isaiah, John the Baptist, Mary and Joseph.
We are a pilgrim people, following the voice of God who calls us one step at a time.
We are moving beyond a Church where everything depends on ‘Father’.
Pope Francis has asked us to rediscover the Advent spirit of leaving our secure base and trusting that the Lord will guide our feet into the way of peace.
We aim to have a time of local listening to one another in January/February, building towards a diocesan submission to an Irish national response.
All national responses will be considered by the Vatican and a Working Document sent back for local reflection and comment in late 2022 – building towards the Synod of Bishops’ meeting in October 2023, and beyond.
This is the beginning of a new way of being Church. It is not just a passing initiative. It is facing the future together, open to the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Advent is not just a season of the year. It is a permanent part of our identity as Church.
PRAYER FOR THE SYNOD
We stand before You, Holy Spirit, as we gather together in Your name.
With You alone to guide us, make Yourself at home in our hearts; Teach us the way we must go and how we are to pursue it.
We are weak and sinful; do not let us promote disorder. Do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path nor partiality influence our actions.
Let us find in You our unity so that we may journey together to eternal life and not stray from the way of truth and what is right.
All this we ask of You, who are at work in every place and time, in the communion of the Father and the Son, forever and ever. Amen.
THE SYNOD PRAYER ~ IRISH TRANSLATION (Paidir an tSionaid)
Seasaimid i Do láthairse, a Spioraid Naoimh,
agus muid ag teacht le chéile i D’ainm
Agus Tusa amháin mar threoraí againn
socraigh Tú féin síos inár gcroíthe;
Múin dúinn an tslí a chaithfimid dul
agus conas is féidir linn leanúint di.
Táimid lag agus claonta chun peaca;
ná lig dúinn ainriail a chur chun cinn.
Ná lig don aineolas sinn a chur amú,
ná don chlaonpháirtíocht ár ngníomhartha a mhúnlú.
Lig dúinn teacht Ort inár n-aontacht
chun go dtriallfaimid le chéile chun na beatha síoraí
gan dul ar strae ó bhealach na fírinne ná ón cheart.
Iarraimid é seo uile Ort,
Tusa a bhíonn ag obair de shíor agus i ngach uile áit,
i gcomaoin an Athar agus an Mhic,
trí shaol na saol.
Amen.
To learn more about the Synodal Pathway for the Catholic Church in Ireland please visit:
To learn more about the worldwide Synod please visit: https://www.synod.va/en.html
Please say each day in your prayers the following prayer for the success of the Synodal Process which is both old and new.
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
