No. 2040 ~ TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
PARISH CONTACT DETAILS
Fr. Peter Madden PP VF
31 Sixtowns Road
Telephone: 79628376
Fr Michael McCaul CC
50 Tobermore Road, Desertmartin
Telephone: 79632196
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
DAILY MASSES FOR THIS WEEK
Monday 7 October:
10.00 am ~ Holy Rosary Church
10.00 am ~ St Columba’s Straw ~ School Year Opening Mass for Gaelscoil na Speiríní.
7.30 pm ~ Holy Rosary Church ~ Monthly Mass in honour of St Pio of Pietrelcina.
Tuesday 8 October :
10.00 am ~ Holy Rosary Church ~ School Year Opening Mass for St Mary’s P.S. Draperstown.
10.00 am ~ St Patrick’s Keenaught ~ School Year Opening Mass for St Columb’s P.S. Cullion.
(No Mass in Coolcalm on Today)
Wednesday 9 October:
10.00 am ~ Holy Rosary Church
Thursday 10 October:
10.00 am ~ St Mary’s Coolcalm
Friday 11 October:
10.00 am ~ St Mary’s Coolcalm
7.30pm ~ Holy Rosary Church.
CONFESSIONS
In Holy Rosary Church every Saturday at 5.30 pm before the Vigil Mass.
FEASTS OF THE WEEK
Monday 7: Our Lady of the Rosary.
ANNUAL FORTY HOURS ADORATION 2024
The Annual 40 Hours Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will take place over two days on Sunday 6 and Monday 7 October. Adoration will begin after 12 noon Mass in St Eugene’s Church Moneyneena and end at 6.00 pm with Devotions and Benediction.
Adoration will resume on Monday after the 10.00 am Mass in Holy Rosary Church and continue throughout the day until concluding at 7.25 pm with the monthly Padre Pio Mass at 7.30 pm.
Please offer your time on Sunday or Monday so that the Blessed Sacrament is never left unattended.
PADRE PIO MASS
Monthly Mass in honour of St Pio of Pietrelcina will be celebrated on Monday 7 October at 7.30 pm in Holy Rosary Church. Novena prayers and Rosary at 7.10 pm.
DO THIS IN MEMORY (DTIM)
The first DTIM Mass for the children in Primary 4 preparing for their First Holy Communion in 2025 will take place on Saturday 12 October at 6.00 pm in Holy Rosary Church.
All First Communion classes and families are very welcome to this Mass of Enrolment.
This year we extend a warm welcome to the First Communion classes and families of Desertmartin Parish who are joining the DTIM Programme.
BAPTISM
We welcome into God’s family through the Sacrament of Baptism:
Danny McCusker, Mulnavoo Road.
MONTH’S MINDS MASS
Brendan Kelly, Mulnavoo on Friday 11 October at 7.30 pm in Holy Rosary Church.
Nuala McCrossan, Bancran on Friday 11 October in Holy Rosary Church.
Mary Hegarty, nee McCormick, Philadelphia, formerly from Glengomna on Friday October 11 in Holy Rosary.
FIRST ANNIVERSARY MASS
John Spillane, Sixtowns Road on Friday 11 October at 7.30 pm in Holy Rosary.
ANNIVERSARIES
First Anniversary:
John Spillane.
Anniversaries:
Sheila Bradley;
Agnes Gray;
Patrick McCullagh;
Eileen Devlin;
Anthony Rooney;
John McGorry;
Richard Edwards;
Peggy Sargent;
Mickey McGlone;
Ellen Murray;
Delphanine McKenna;
Susan Murray.
DEATHS
We extend our prayerful sympathy to the family and friends of:
Theresa Graham, Cookstown;
Helen O’Kane, Dungiven.
PARISH OFFICE
Ballinascreen Parish Office will be closed next week.
Fr Madden will be available on Wednesday 9 October from 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm in the Parish Office.
RELICS OF ST BERNADETTE IN DERRY DIOCESE
The Holy Relics of St. Bernadette are on pilgrimage from Lourdes to Ireland for the very first time, visiting every Diocese in Ireland during September and October. The holy relics will visit St. Eugene's Cathedral, Derry from 2:00 pm Sunday 13 to Monday 14 October.
This very special, once in a lifetime event will provide an opportunity for people of all ages and backgrounds to experience the special gifts and charisms of Lourdes in their diocese. The visitation of the Holy Relics is an opportunity to have Lourdes come to your diocese so that we can all experience the pilgrimage in Lourdes at home in Ireland.
Programme Sunday 13 October
2:00 pm: Ceremony of Welcome
3.00 pm: Rosary
4.00 pm: Rosary
5.00 pm: Rosary
6:00 pm: Rosary and Devotions - Parishioners from County Derry Deanery will lead this Rosary at 6.00 pm.
7:00 pm: Mass
9:00 pm: Candlelight Procession
Confessions from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Programme Monday 14 October
8:00 am: Mass of our Lady of Lourdes
10:00 am: Mass of St. Bernadette
12:00 noon: Angelus & Rosary
2:00 pm: Rosary
3.00 pm: Divine Mercy Chaplet
4.00 pm: Rosary
5.00 pm: Stations of the Cross
6.00 pm: Rosary
7:30 pm: Mass of the Immaculate Conception with anointing of the sick
9:00 pm: Holy Hour
Confessions from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Call for volunteers
Volunteers are needed to help steward for the Visit of the Relics of St. Bernadette on Sunday 13 and Monday 14 October. If you can spare some time, please contact the Cathedral Parish Office on 028 71262894 or Email: cathedral@derrydiocese.org
PARISH COLLECTIONS
Weekly Collection: £1415
Renovation Collection: £1765
Thank you for your generous support which is greatly appreciated.
MASS OF REMEMBRANCE
The Annual Mass of Remembrance held each year in November will take place on the following dates:
Ballinascreen on Monday 11 November in Holy Rosary Church at 7.30 pm and Desertmartin on Monday 18 November in St Patrick's Church Keenaught at 7.30 pm.
CONFIRMATION 2025
Ballinascreen Confirmation will be celebrated in Holy Rosary Church on Sunday 2 March at 2.00 pm.
Desertmartin Confirmation will be celebrated in St Patrick’s Church Keenaught on Sunday 2 March at
10.00 am. Bishop McKeown will preside at both ceremonies.
WARM WELCOME WEDNESDAY
Session in Workspace Community Hub on Wednesday 9 October from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm: Claire from Crafty Mammy Fabrics will be present again, showing how to create your own Autumnal home decoration. She will have her fabric and wool pop-up shop also in case you need more supplies. Sessions are free and suitable for beginners. All welcome
WELLBEING EVENT FOR MEN
Nóra Murray along with other speakers will be hosting an evening on Saturday 19 October at 7.00 pm sharp in the Club for all men over 18 on mental health and wellbeing. This event is open to the whole community and beyond. It will give you the opportunity to listen to those with lived experiences, an opportunity to ask questions as well as becoming more equipped with how to deal with your own mental health and others. Benny Heron and Eamon Burns are two of the many men onboard.
Let's make a difference and reduce the stigma! If you would like to get involved in this evening, please message Nóra on 07896758305.
BALLINASCREEN CREDIT UNION
September Quarterly Cash Draw Winners:
1st Prize - £10,000: Mr Shea McKenna, Doon Road.
2nd Prize - £7,000: Mrs Anna Stewart, Moykeeran Crescent.
3rd Prize - £5,000: Mr Christopher O’Neill, Cahore Heights.
4th Prize - £3,000: Miss Niamh Sara Porter Payne, Tobermore Road.
Next Quarterly Cash Draw will be on Saturday 21 December 2024
TRÓCAIRE
Trócaire seeks people to join their team of Christmas fundraisers to help respond to the urgent need of poor communities around the world. For more details please call Mark on 028 90808030 or Email: infoni@trocaire.org
SET DANCING CLASSES
Set dancing classes in An Scioból (behind The Market Inn) Thursdays from 8.30 pm to 10.00 pm. All welcome.
SIXTOWNS BOWLING CLUB
Bowls on Mondays at 8.00 pm in Sixtowns Cross Community Centre.
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.
PARISH BAPTISMS 2024
Baptisms: Sundays at 3.00 pm and bookings to be made please via the Parish Office, by phone 02879628248 or Email: ballinascreenparish@gmail.com
October 13 ~ St Columba’s Straw
October 20 ~ St Patrick’s Sixtowns
November 3 ~ St Eugene’s Moneyneena
November 10 ~ Holy Rosary Church
November 24 ~ St Columba’s Straw
December 1 ~ St Patrick’s Sixtowns
December 15 ~ St Eugene’s Moneyneena
December 22 ~ Holy Rosary Church.
KNOCKNAGIN HALL
Monthly Social Dance on Friday 11 October. Music by Kenny Paul. Dancing from 9.00 pm to midnight. Admission £7 - including light supper.
Positive Ageing: Afternoon Tea Dance on Wednesday 30 October from 1.00 pm to 3.00 pm. Music by Country Harmony. Free admission, Registration necessary. To register contact Age Friendly Coordinator Raisa Donnelly at 03000132132 or by Email: raisa.donnelly@midulstercouncil.org
St Mary’s Bowling Club: Tuesdays from 8.00 pm to 10.00 pm. New members welcome.
Irish Language Class: Week 5 on Monday 7 October from 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm. These Irish language classes are now fully booked.
Irish dancing lessons: Tuesdays at 6.00 pm. Contact Nicola - Tel: 07518207458
Acrobat Gymnastics Club: Saturdays from 9.00 am.
Knit & Natter resumes on Tuesday 22 October at 7.30 pm.
Chair Exercises: Tuesdays at 10.00 am.
Health & Well Being, Reminiscence Session hosted by Maura Johnston on Wednesday 16 October at 7.30 pm.
Craft Fair: Sunday 10 November, only a few tables left, £20 for1 or 2 for £30.
Arts Care Here and Now: If interested in a series of sessions with mindfulness and being in the present, conversation and fun, imaginative exercises into putting your thoughts and ideas down in writing then please contact Olive 07887614094, Kathleen 07764277809 or Anne 028 79642711 ASAP. Date and time to be arranged.
Sarsfield’s Accordion Band: Band practice Thursdays at 7.30 pm. New and past members welcome.
