Sunday 20th April 2008

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Our Royal Priesthood

Jesus said: “I am the way, the truth and the life.” Because these words are so familiar to us we can easily hear them and move on. What do they mean? Jesus is the way, first of all, to the true God. We can easily reduce God to our own size, into proportions that we can manage. Jesus constantly lifts us out into the vastness of God and we are out of control. He also is the way to the full mystery of ourselves made in the image of God because there too we tend to reduce each other and ourselves down to size. Jesus is the truth about God who loves us with an infinite and passionate love. God adores us like a parent in the presence of a newborn baby. And he is the life. He teaches us that the only true human way of living is the way of love – the love of God and of each other. This has huge implications for us in our homes and in our parish community.

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.

Mass Times
Mon & Frid 7.30pm
Tues, Wed & Thurs 9.30am
Vigil (Sat) 6.30pm
Sun 9am & 11.30am

Confessions
Frid 7pm—7.20pm
Sat 6pm—6.20pm
First Frid after Thurs morning mass & 1st Frid 7pm—7.20pm

Weekly Prayer Meeting on
Wednesdays @ 8pm in the Prayer Room. All are welcome

Notices for the bulletin are also taken by email to mail@bellaghyparish.com
Please mark this bulletin news and have all notices into the office by lunchtime On Thursdays.

Baptisms:
1st Saturday of the month &
3rd Sunday of the month

Confirmation : Sun 20th April @ 11.30am
First Communion: Sat 26th April
Cemetery Sunday: Sun 6th July

Last week’s Church Collection

£2545.00 Thank You!

Altar Servers:
Weekdays:Joseph Quigley
Vigil: Jade Scullion
9.00am: Caoilte Milne
11.30am: Sorcha Larkin

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS SCHEDULE

Next Weekend of 26th & 27th April
Vigil: Barry Duffin, Elizabeth Davidson, Shauna Higgins.
9.00am: Hannah Magee, Jean McGoldrick, Kevin Toner.
11.30am: Josephine Brennan, Kathleen O’Neill, Carmel Scullion.

Weekdays: Week commencing 27th April
Morning: Jean McGoldrick Evening: Carmel Scullion.

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

ALTAR SOCIETY: APRIL
Margaret McCallion & Jean Toner

Readers for the month of April
Vigil Mass: Geraldine Brown 9.00am: Rois Gribbin
11.30am: Therese/Michelle Scullion

Daily Readers (April)
Mon: Teresa O’Hagan Tues: Pauline Cassidy Wed: Tom Scullion
Thurs: Moira Kearney Friday: Marie Kilpatrick.

Children’s Liturgy Teams:
Vigil: Kathleen O’Neill. & Bernie Quigley
11.30am: Fidelma & Grainne McCleneghan, Anne Scullion

COLLECTORS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL

Vigil Mass: Paddy Doherty, Leo Neeson, Alex McKeown
9.00am: Liam McNally(sen), Liam McNally(jnr), Oliver Murphy
11.30am: Sean Gribben, Michael Keenan, Gerry Kelly

Anniversaries:
Peter McNally, Eddie Donnelly, Joe Kearney, Maggie McKee,
Mamie McErlean, Anne Marie Muldoon, Francis Murray, Maggie Mawhinney, James Kearney, Annie McPeake.

We welcome into God’s family through
Baptism:
Laoise Brown, Bawnmore

Reminder—Pre-Marriage Course:
This course will be held over two
evenings (Tues 22nd & Tues 29th April) 7pm—10pm in Maghera Pastoral Centre.

Wolfe Tones Bellaghy G.A. C.

Lotto No’s 1, 12, 13, 14, £50 to c Gallagher.
Jackpot next week £2200.00
Irish Language Collection will be taken up at all masses on the weekend of 26th & 27th April
GAA Notes: Bellaghy v Banagher (sen) - Sun 20th @ 4.30pm (Bellaghy)
St Trea’s Ogramore v Bellaghy (min) - Tues 22nd, 7.30p,(Moneymore)
Doire Trasna v Bellaghy (u16) - Thurs 24th, 7.30pm, (Doire Trasna)
Loup v Bellaghy (reserve) - Sat 26th, 6.00pm, (Loup)

Due to maintenance being carried out at the Sean de Brun park all home games will be played at Drumanee pitch as from Sunday 20th April.

Dancing Class: Tuesdays @ 7pm All new members welcome.
CCE Notes: Limited number of DVD’s of 35th anniversary day of celebration on sale £10. Contact Manus McShane 07711 883669

St John Bosco Youth Club
Dancing Class: Mondays @ 7pm
Tuesday: Under 12’s 6.30pm—8.30pm
Wednesday: over 12’s 7pm-9pm Thursday: over 12’s 7pm-9pm

St Malachy’s Castledawson Lotto No’s 2, 3, 12, 19. No winner £25 each to Maura McAuley & John Cassidy. Jackpot next week £1,400.

10 day Pilgrimage to Holy Land 3rd—12 Sept 2008 with spiritual director. Cost £850 p.p.s. Further information from Ann Diamond 028 79 468134

Cycle Race on Sun 20th April on B’nease/B’macombs Rd 2pm—4.30pm Please exercise caution and co-operate with marshals. Many thanks.

Message from Derry Diocese
The safe-guarding of children is at the very heart of the church’s activity. The relationship between Jesus and children was one which valued them and nurtured them. The example of Jesus is, of course, always our standard.

In your parish many people work together to safe-guard children taking part in church activities. Your Parish Representatives for Child Protection are key to this. Along with all who work with children in the parish community, best practice in child-safeguarding is our goal.

To be continued…….

St Joseph’s Ballyscullion

Mass Times
Sunday @ 10.00am

Reader for April
George Laverty

Eucharistic Minister for next Sunday
Gerard Trainor

Collectors for April:
Frank Scullion & Clement Murray.

ALTAR SOCIETY:
Maura Weir & Sheila Scullion

St Ergnat’s Lotto No’s: 5, 7, 17, 20.
£50—T McKeever,
£25—P Brady, A McCoy.
60th Anniversary Mass 27th April in Our Lady of Lourdes, Moneyglass @ 3pm, all teams to assemble @ pitch for 2.30pm.
Sun 20th Ladies sen v St Brigids 6pm
Tues 22nd Dunloy v minors 7pm
Wed 23rd St Endas v Senior 6.45pm
Wed 23rd Antrim v reserve 6.45pm

Moneyglass Dramatic Society will
present “The Spirit of Annie Ross” by
Bernard Farrell in Moneyglass Community Centre @ 8pm on Frid 25th & Sun 27th April. Admiss is £6 Concess £3.

Home Start Support and friendship for families
Family Morning Group parents with children under 5.
Every Tues 10.30am—12.30pm Toome House. Tel 94 428090

The Weaver’s Path
A short publication of prose & verse (with photos) containing stories/poems about things of local interest from the past.
Written/produced by Patsy McErlean available from local shops.
Further info tel 79386837

Parish Draw Winners ( week 26).
Prize Winners - No’s - Promoter
£500 Rosemary Scullion, B’nease Rd 1120 Rosemary McCauley
£200 Rosella O’Neill, Killyberry Rd 2642 Pat Brennan
£200 Mary Woulahan, T’duff Rd 2887 Maura McCloy
£100 Nuala Mulholland, Oldtown Rd 1681 Marian Loughlin

Parochial Hall Activities:
Monday @ 8.30pm - BINGO
Lines £20. Houses £40 Last House £200
Books £6. Flyer £1

Wednesday nights—WHIST

Marriage Encounter dates for the next Marriage Encounter weekends are;
26th—28th Sept Drummond Hotel Ballykelly
Contact 028 90626503 or www.marriageencounterireland.com

Maghera Senior Citizens Dance on Monday 21st April @ 8.30pm. Music by Kenny Paul.

Loreto House Linsfort—International Flower Festival
Frid 2nd May—Mon 5th May 10am—7pm (Frid-Sun) 10am—5pm (Mon)
Book online www.loretoflowerfestival.com

Accord (Catholic Marriage Care Service)
Provides confidential counselling for couples or individuals who are experiencing problems in their relationships.
Accord also runs marriage preparation courses throughout the year. For further information on our services call 796 42983

Baptisms: To book a Baptism please contact the Parish Office 028 79386259

Weddings: Please check your wedding day details with Parish Office before you finalise your other arrangements for the day; 6 months in advance is advisable

New Cemetery: we request that no headstone should exceed 3ft 6` in width; and the height should be in keeping with the rest of the graves.