Palm Sunday, 1st April 2007

Times of Holy Week Ceremonies.

Masses:
Monday @ 7.30pm
Tuesday & Wednesday @ 9.30am

Holy Thursday
Mass of The Lord’s Supper @ 7.30pm.
Repose of the Blessed Sacrament until 11pm.

Good Friday:
Commemoration of The Lord’s Passion @ 3pm

Prayer around the Cross at 9pm.

Holy Saturday:
Easter Vigil @ 9pm

Easter Sunday:
Mass @ 9am & 11.30am.

Good Friday is a day of fast and abstinence

We ask you to pray for the following Priests:
Sunday 1st: Fr Sean McKenna
Monday 2nd : Fr Con McLaughlin
Tuesday 3rd: Fr George McLaughlin
Wednesday 4th: Fr Patrick McLaughlin
Thursday 5th: Fr Peter McLaughlin
Friday 6th: Fr Stephen McLaughlin
Saturday 7th : Msgr Ignatius McQuillan

Mass & Church Activities

Altar Servers:
Weekdays: N McErlean
Vigil: A Quinn 11.30am: E Rea

Readers for the month of April
Vigil Mass:Geraldine Brown
11.30am Therese & Michelle Scullion

Church cleaners for April
Margaret McCallion, Margaret Diamond, Elish O’Boyle & Jean Toner.

ALTAR SOCIETY:
Margaret McCallion & Jean Toner

COLLECTORS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL
Vigil Mass 11.30am.
Paddy Doherty Sean Gribben
Leo Neeson Oliver Murphy
Alex McKeown Gerry Kelly

Children’s Liturgy Teams for April:
Vigil: Christine Scullion & Jeanne Heaney
11.30am: Dympna McPeake & Fidelma McClenaghan

Last Week’s Church Collection: £2215.00

Recent Car Boot Sale £320.00 Thank You!

Young Persons 14—17 Years
Would you like to travel to Lourdes as part of the Derry Diocesan Youth Pilgrimage 16th —21st July 2007.
For applications forms contact your head of RE at your school or
Telephone Pilgrimage Office 028 71260293

Prayer Meeting:
Tuesday’s @ 8.15pm in Prayer Room
There will be no Prayer Meeting on Tues 3rd or Tues 10th April.
Prayer Meeting will resume on Tues 17th April.

Trocaire:
Please return Trocaire Boxes from Holy Thursday onwards.
We would appreciate if coins were converted into notes. Thank you.

Wolfe Tones Bellaghy G.A. C.
Lotto No’s: 3, 19, 21, 24 £25 each to Willie O’Neill & Sally-Ann Diamond

Next Week’s Jackpot £1900.00

Camogie: U6-U8 Monday night 6-7pm (indoors)

U10-U12: Tuesday 5.30-6.30pm (indoors)

U14-U16: Wednesday 6-7.15pm

Senior & Thirds: Mondays & Thursdays 7.30-8.45pm

Grant applications for Gaelteacht to be in writing with Vincent Cassidy by 16thApril.

Comhaltas Notes:
Music Classes ended for the term on Friday 30th March.

St John Bosco Youth Club, Ballynease:
Sun: Bowling @ 7.30pm.
Tues: under 10’s 6.30pm —8pm Wed: over 10’s 7pm—9pm
Thurs: over 10’s 7pm—9pm Dancing Class on Mondays @ 7pm

St Malachy’s G.A.C. Castledawson
Lotto No’s 4, 10, 12, 20. £25 each to Martin McGuigan & Cathy Doyle.
Next Week’s Jackpot £4,800.00

Derry Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes: 16-21 July 2007
Application forms for the Pilgrimage are now available at the Parish Office or at the Pilgrimage Office Derry Tel 02871 260293 Price £445.00.
Persons in need of care or aged 80 or over can obtain special application forms from the Pilgrimage Office.

Our Lady Queen of Peace Pilgrimage...
to Medjugorje 7th—14 June 2007
Spiritual Director Fr John Murray Price £399.00.
For further information Tel Adele McCauley 028 71377965

Weekly Envelopes:
As the new envelopes are being delivered we wish to thank everyone who
contributes; we will give you a summary of parish accounts in the coming weeks. We would like to highlight a couple of things which have come to our attention: a number of people are paying very well and yet have not signed a gift aid form.

This can be done without any extra expense while enhancing your
contribution by 28%. Forms are available in the sacristy & parish office.

Another group of people do not use their envelope and yet contribute by cash, and while this is much appreciated it would be better for recording purposes if Envelopes/Standing Orders were used and may also enhance gift aid. To others who for one reason or another have not been paying or paying a small amount we appeal for your kind support to the parish. For those who would like to contribute and have not received envelopes because you have moved house or are new to the parish please contact the parish office.

Again thanks to everyone for their support in so many ways.

St Joseph’s Ballyscullion

Next Sunday.
Reader for April : Helen Griffin
Sunday Mass at 10.00 am

Holy Week Ceremonies.
Holy Thursday: Mass @ 7.30pm
Good Friday: Service @ 7.30pm
Holy Saturday: Mass @ 9pm
Easter Sunday: Mass @ 10.00am
Confessions: As announced.

Collectors for April:
Frank Scullion & Clement Murray.

ALTAR SOCIETY:
Maura & Sheena Weir & Sheila Scullion.

St Ergnat’s G. A.C.

Lotto No’s 7, 9, 17, 24.

£50 to Charlotte McCoy
£25 each to Ursula Madden & Henry Marron.

Next Week’s Jackpot £1650

Div 6 v Aldergrove Sunday 3pm Away.

Senior Ladies v All Saints Sunday 6pm @ home.

Parochial Hall Activities
Bingo at 8.30 pm.
Lines £20.
Houses £40, Last House £200. Books £6.
Flyer £1.

Whist Drive: Wednesday night as usual.

Parish Draw Winners ( week 42).
Prize Winners
£500 Vera McShane, B’scullion 2790 Vera McShane

£200 Michael Scullion, Ballynease 2647 Marian O’Neill

£200 Dan Scullion, Ballynease 2673 Marian O’Neill

£100 Gabriel McCallion, Ballynease 1635 Jeanne Heaney

Carmelite Retreat Centre, Termonbacca, Derry
are holding two evening retreats in preparation for Easter on Mon 2nd and Wed 4th April (7.30pm—10pm).

Monthly Devotions in honour of Our Lady will take place on Tues 3rd April 7.30pm—10.00pm. These both present us with
an opportunity to spend some time in quiet adoration, receive the
Sacrament of Reconciliation and celebrate Mass.

Newbridge Comhaltas celebrate their 30th anniversary this year.
The usual monthly session will be on Thurs 12th April. More details later.