6th May 2007

Fourth Sunday of Easter

St Mary’s Church, Bellaghy

Mass Times

Weekday Masses: Monday and Friday @ 7.30pm
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday @ 9.30am.

Vigil (Sat) @ 6.30pm; Sunday @ 11.30am.

Confessions: Every Friday 7.00pm—7.20pm.
Every Saturday 6.00pm—6.20pm.

First Friday: after Thursday morning Mass and
1st Friday evening 7.00pm—7.20pm.

The Annual Lourdes Hospitalite Collection
This Collection takes place at all Masses on 12th and 13th May 2007
This fund is used solely for the purpose of providing medical care and support to people of the Diocese who are sick and wish to go to Lourdes.
Your support would be very much appreciated.

First Holy Communion.
Congratulations to the children who made their
First Holy Communion today.
Thanks to the teachers and parents for preparing the children.
Our thanks also go to the parents of P3 & P6 children who
provided refreshments in the Parochial Hall.

Cemetery Sunday— Sunday 1st July.

We wish all our young people who are sitting exams during the coming weeks every success. We ask parishioners to remember them in their prayers.

Lovely Lady Dressed in Blue ... Lovely lady dressed in blue teach me how to pray! God was just your little Boy, tell me what to say! Did you lift Him up, sometimes, gently on your knee? Did you sing to Him the way Mother does to me? Did you hold His hand at night? Did you ever try telling stories of the world? Oh! And did He cry? Do you really think He cares If I tell Him things...Little things that happen? And do the angel’s wings make a noise? And can He hear me if I speak low? Does He understand me now? Tell me - for you know. Lovely lady dressed in blue teach me how to pray! God was just your little Boy and you know the way.

We ask you to pray for the following Priests:
Sunday 6th: Fr John Ryder
Monday 7th : Fr Gerard Sweeney
Tuesday 8th: Fr Gary Wade
Wednesday 9th: Fr John R Walsh
Thursday 10th: Fr Alex Anderson
Friday 11th: Fr Patrick Arkinson
Saturday 12th : Fr Patrick Baker

Mass & Church Activities

Altar Servers:
Weekdays: N Larkin
Vigil: N McErlean 11.30am:A Quinn

Readers for the month of May
Vigil Mass: Kieran Devlin 11.30am Tom Scullion

Church cleaners for May
Annie McCann, Denise Quinn, Rose McCann, Eithne McErlean & Shauneen Spier.

ALTAR SOCIETY:
Helen Cassidy & Catherine Cassidy.

COLLECTORS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY
Vigil: John O’Hagan, Ciaran O’Hagan, Patsy O’Neill(Ballynease Rd)
11.30am: Theodore Flanagan, Eddie McCamphill, John McErlean

Children’s Liturgy Teams for May:
Vigil: Bernie Quigley & Patricia Larkin
11.30am: Claire Diamond & Deirdre Diamond

Last Week’s Church Collection: £2390.00

Trocaire Collection £11,064.00 Thank You!

Prayer Meeting:
Tuesday’s @ 8.15pm in Prayer Room

Anniversaries
Kathleen McNicholl, Henry Doherty, Alistair Rea, Raymond Mawhinney,
Edward Scullion, Marguerite Nugent, Patricia Davidson, Annie Lagan,
Thomas McElwee.

We welcome into God’s family through Baptism:
Shea Graffin, Loughbeg Road.

St Mary’s College Clady would like to thank those who contributed to their recent coffee morning which raised £838.36.

Lough Derg Pilgrimages
3 day Pilgrimage from 1st June—13th August.
1 day Retreats in May, August & September. Quiet Days 9th May & 5th Sept.
Tel 00353 71 9861518 or email info@loughderg.org or www.loughderg.org

Special Diocesan Mass:
The Annual Mass for those with special needs, and their families and friends will take place in St Joseph’s Church, Galliagh, Derry on Sat 12th May @ 3pm. Bishop Hegarty will celebrate the Mass. If you have a child who wishes to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation or First Communion at this Mass please contact the
Catechetical Centre on 028 71264087

Unwanted Clothes & Shoes will help the children of Kenya. All types of clean, dry, ladies, gents, children’s clothing, bed linen, curtains, towels & shoes.
Collection on Sat 12th May before 12 noon at St Mary’s Parochial Hall Carpark.
For details see poster in Church porch.

Bellaghy Historical Society meeting on Tuesday 8th May @ 8pm.
Mr Ross Chapman from Newry will talk on “Stable, Byre & Sty”
A nostalgic look at the Ulster Farmyard.

Wolfe Tones Bellaghy G.A. C.

GAA Notes:
Lotto No’s: 3, 4, 5, 8 £2,200 to Ann McPeake
Jackpot now £2000.00

Championship match on Sunday:
Bellaghy v’s Kilrea @ Lavey 2pm

Dancing Class: Tuesdays @ 7pm

Comhaltas Notes: Group practice every Friday night until Co Antrim Fleadh in GAA Club @ 7.50pm sharp

Tuition for everyone attending Co Derry Fleadh every Frid 7pm—8pm

Co Derry Fleadh—1st weekend of June in Dungiven

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 Joseph’s Ballyscullion

Next Sunday.
Reader for May : Pearse O’Donnell
Sunday Mass at 10.00 am

Collectors for May:
Seamus Graffin & Sean McLaughlin.

ALTAR SOCIETY:
Maura & Sheena Weir & Sheila Scullion.

Special Olympics Ireland Information evening on Wed 9th May @ 7.30pm in Antrim Civic Centre. Tel Catherine Little 028 90892996

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 46).

£500 Brigid McErlean, Culbane Rd 1255 Laura McSorley

£200 Rita McElhone, Hunters Pk 2502 Dolores Convery

£200 Mary Joe Keenan, Brough Rd 2045 Mary McGovern

£100 Jackie Cassidy, William St 2697 Mary Scullion

Bellaghy Women’s Group: would like Parishioners to know of a new Warmer Homes Scheme being launched.
For further information Tel 79301550 or check www.oakleafnetwork.co.uk

Diocesan Web Site: www.derrydiocese.org

Charity Night in Moyola Park Golf Club Friday 11th May @ 8pm.
Traditional Music & DJ (not too loud). Admission £5.
Proceeds in aid of Action Cancer & Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Belfast Beginning Experience Residential Weekend for those widowed, separated or divorced (who have been on their own for at least one year)
at Drumalis Retreat Centre, Larne 9th—11th Nov.
All applications to be made by 23rd Oct. Tel Una 028 28 274281.

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

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

Derry Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 16-21 July 2007
The Lourdes Pilgrimage would be grateful for volunteers who are qualified nurses and also for men willing to be part of the team of wheelchair pushers or help with care of the sick.
Further details from Pilgrimage Office 028 71260293

Derry Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock: on Sunday 3rd June
led by Most Rev Bishop Hegarty.
For further details Tel 028 71351233 or see poster in the Church porch

Notices for the Bulletin are now also being taken by email to
mail@bellaghyparish.com Please mark these Bulletin News and have all notices into the office by lunchtime on Thursday‘s.

We would be happy to include anniversaries each week, names must be in to the Parish Office by Wednesday lunchtime.