No. 1973 ~ TWELFTH 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
Monday June 26: Holy Rosary Church ~ 10.00 am
Tuesday June 27: St Mary’s Coolcalm ~ 10.00 am
Wednesday June 28: Holy Rosary Church ~ 10.00 am
Thursday June 29: St Mary’s Coolcalm ~ 10.00 am
Friday June 30: St Mary’s Coolcalm ~ 10.00 am & Holy Rosary Church ~ 7.30 pm.
FEASTS OF THE WEEK
Tuesday 27: St Cyril partiarch of Alexandria, bishop and doctor od the Church.
Wednesday 28: St Irenaeus, bishop and martyr
Thursday 29: St Peter and St Paul, apostles, the twin founders of the Church in Rome. St Peter died by crucifixion and St Paul by beheading between years 64 – 67.
Friday 30: The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church, died under Nero in year 64.
Saturday 1: St Oliver Plunkett, bishop and martyr.
ORDINATION ANNNIVERSARY
Fr Madden will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of his Ordination to the Priesthood next weekend.
Fr Madden was ordained on 3 July 1983 by Bishop Edward Daly.
He will mark this special occasion with a Mass of Thanksgiving in Holy Rosary Church on Saturday July 1 at 6.00 pm. Following this Mass of Thanksgiving light refreshments will be served in St Colm’s G.A.C. All welcome.
On Sunday July 2 Fr Madden will also celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving at 10.00 am in St Mary's Church, Coolcalm.
BAPTISMS
We welcome into God’s family through the Sacrament of Baptism:
Daithi Ronan James Hegarty, Cloane Road;
Mannis Kevin McGarvey, Coach Road, Newtownhamilton.
WEDDING
Congratulations and best wishes for the future to Maria Donnelly and Séan O’Donnell who were married recently in St Eugene’s Church Moneyneena.
ANNIVERSARIES
John McWilliams;
Mary Rogers;
Teresa Brennan;
Hugh Doherty;
Paddy O'Kane.
BALLINASCREEN PARISH SUMMER DRAW
Ballinascreen Five Week Summer Parish Draw, with a total prize fund of £8,000, will be held again this year from Saturday 15 July to Saturday 12 August.
We encourage as many as possible to please actively promote this draw around your family and friends who live outside the parish.
Week 1: First Prize £1,000, Second Prize £200, Third Prize £100.
Week 2: First Prize £1,000, Second Prize £200, Third Prize £100.
Week 3: First Prize £1,000, Second Prize £200, Third Prize £100.
Week 4: First Prize £1,000, Second Prize £200, Third Prize £100.
Week 5: First Prize £2,000, Second Prize £500, Third Prize £300.
Winners will be announced every Saturday at the 6.00 p.m. Vigil Mass in Holy Rosary Church.
Tickets only £20 each are now available to buy from:
Parish Draw Promoters;
Heron’s Gift Shop;
Moneyneena Post Office;
Fr Madden’s and Fr McGirr’s Parochial Houses;
Ballinascreen and Desertmartin Parish Offices;
Ballinascreen and Desertmartin Credit Union Offices.
PARISH COLLECTIONS
Weekly Collection: £2160
Pope’s Collection £1105
Renovation Collection: £164
Thank you for your generous support which is greatly appreciated.
HEALTH AND WELLBEING EVENT
S,T,E,P,S, and Workspace are running this event on Wednesday 28 June, from 10.00 am until 1.00 pm in Community Hub 50 High Street, (beside the library). Pop in for a chat with up to 20 charities and organisations, learn what help, advice and support is available in the local area and how they can help you. O’Kane’s Pharmacy will also be providing free drop in health checks. Refreshments served. Admission is free and everyone is very welcome.
COMMUNITY GARDEN
S.T.E.P.S. and Workspace invite anyone with an interest in helping to develop a community garden to come on Saturday 1 July from 10.00 am to the Polytunnel, behind the Soup Kitchen (beside Backrow Hall) People with practical experience of building raised beds and the tools to make it happen are needed. For more details please ring 07821119367.
SIXTOWNS DANCE
Monthly Dance in Sixtowns Cross Community Centre on Friday 30 June at 9.30 pm. Music by Glenshane Country. All welcome.
KILCRONAGHAN PAINTING CLASS
Creamed Tea Fundraiser and Exhibition in aid of S.T.E.P.S. on Saturday 1 July, 12 noon – 4.00 pm. Guests will be treated to T/C, creamed scone and traybakes for £5. Homemade cake stall. For more details text 07821963749.
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.
LOUGH DERG ~ Three Day Pilgrimage
Continues until Monday 15 August (Saturday 13 August is the final day for pilgrims to begin the Three Day Pilgrimage). Admission €80 Concessions available. See www.lough.org for all details.
RALLY FOR LIFE 2023
Saturday 1 July. Join thousands of pro-life supporters at the biggest annual pro-life event. Gather at 1.00pm at Parnell Square Dublin 1. For more details call (003531) 8730465 or view www.thelifeinstitute.net
WORKSPACE RECREATION CENTRE
Nuala’s Keep Fit Circuit Classes are still running, spaces available cost £3.50 per class. Classes on Mondays at 7.15 pm and Thursdays at 6.45 pm
Beginner Exercise Classes on Tuesdays from 8.00 pm. Cost £3.50. A great class for those starting or not sure where to start.
Birthday parties are half price at weekends, now only £15 per hour.
3G slots still available to book
For more information please call Workspace on 028 7962 8113
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS
Is gambling affecting your life? Perhaps Gamblers Anonymous can help. Phone 028 71351329.
ST PATRICK’S MAYNOOTH
Courses in Pastoral Liturgy and Theology on offer. New Postgraduate Programme application deadline at the
Pontifical University is August 14. Summer Open Day on June 24. Visit sppu.ie for al details.
HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE
Last remaining places for Holy Land Pilgrimage at Christmas 2023, departing from Dublin, taking in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Nazareth, Dead Sea, Sea of Galilee, Last Supper Room, Garden of Gethsemane, Mount of Olives with full day in Bethlehem on Christmas Day. Contact James Treacy on 061921470 or email
KNOCK PILGRIMAGE
Escorted Pilgrimage to Knock from 14 August. Cost £599 per person sharing. Price includes return bus transfer from Northern Ireland, 4 nights full board in Knock House Hotel, all entertainment and excursions. Avail of Novena Ceremonies. Day trips to Westport, Ballintubber Abbey, Croagh Patrick, Fr. Peyton Centre and National Museum. Single supplement £150. Contact Patricia on 01268762 278 or 07740 175557 or email knockpilgrimages@gmail.com.
SPERRIN FOODBANK
Sperrin Foodbank open on Fridays from 11.00 am – 1.00 pm for drop-ins. No appointment needed. If you require assistance outside this time, please call 07543 420639 to arrange collection. No questions asked or criteria to meet. Facebook page Sperrinfoodbank or email
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 12 noon on Thursday of the relevant week. Email address is: ballinascreenparish@gmail.com
PLEASE NOTE: First Anniversary and Month's Mind notices should be received before the Wednesday of the previous week in order for them to be placed in the Bulletin the weekend before the Anniversary Mass.
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
