Sunday 20th May 2007

The Ascension of the Lord

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.

We welcome into God’s family through Baptism:
Grace Erin Draine (Bawnmore) &
Niall David Binnion, Bahrain.

Cemetery Sunday— Sunday 1st July.

We ask you to pray for the following Priests:
Sunday 20th: Fr Thomas Canning
Monday 21st : Fr Michael Canny
Tuesday 22nd: Fr John Cargan
Wednesday 23rd: Fr Neal Carlin
Thursday 24th: Fr Walter Carolan
Friday 25th7 Fr Colum Clerkin
Saturday 26th : Fr Roland Colhoun

Mass & Church Activities

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

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:

£2476.00

Thank You!

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

Anniversaries
Francis Cassidy, Patrick Cassidy, Florence Jackson, Andy O’Neill,
Freddie Gallagher, Thomas McFall, Tommy Madden, Brigid McErlean,
Fr Barney McKenna, Alice Lynn, Monica Murphy, Rosemarie Cassidy,
Rosemary McCloy, Brigid McCloy, Christie Loughrey.

CONGRATULATIONS to Marie Therese Kearney & Gavin Rafferty who were married recently.

Wolfe Tones Bellaghy G.A. C.

GAA Notes:

Lotto No’s: 1, 4, 5, 13 £50 to Mary Donnelly
Jackpot now £2,200.00

Grants for Gaeltacht — apply to Vincent Cassidy before 31 May.

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 Malachy’s Castledawson
Lott o No’s 1, 5, 8, 12 No winner. £25 each to Dominic Heaney &
Fionnula Close JACKPOT next week £5,500

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

Do you Fancy a break from housework?
Would you like the opportunity to meet up with your friends and neighbours for a coffee and a chat? Then come along to St John Bosco P.S. Ballynease each Thursday morning of term time at 11.00am beginning Thursday 17 May. Provision will be made to look after toddlers and babies.

Meeting of the people in the area on Wed 23rd May @ 7.45pm regarding Youth Club activities, electing new committee, play school, nursery, crèche etc

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.

St Ergnat’s GAC Moneyglass
Lotto Nos 3, 4, 17, 19. Jackpot now £2,000.00
£50 to J Henry, £25 to Bernie McCann & Mary O’Boyle
20 May (Sun) Ladies Seniors v Creggan @ 6pm (away)
OPEN AIR FOLK NIGHT @ pitch on Sat 26 May @ 9.30pm.
Burgers/Hot Dogs available. Music by Folk ‘n’ Rogues £5.00 entrance
A Night To Remember

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.
Dance in Parochial Hall Friday 25th May.
Music by the Glensiders. Dancing 9.30pm—12.30am
Indoor Car Boot Sale on Saturday 26th May 1pm—3pm
Next Blood Donation Session will be held on Friday 8th June
3pm-4.30pm & 5.45pm-8pm

Parish Draw Winners ( week 48).
Prize Winners No’s Promoter
£500 Sinead McTaggart, Loughbeg Rd 1809 Maura McTaggart
£200 Laurence Mulholland, T’duff Pk 1013 Veronica Scullion
£200 Paddy McGurk, c/o B’nease 1133 Brigid Diver
£100 Olivia & Damien Moore, B’wood 2946 Dolores Convery

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.

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

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 Knock:
on Sunday 3rd June led by Most Rev Bishop Hegarty. Any parishioner wishing to go and has no transport should contact Parish Office. If enough people are interested there might be the possibility of arranging transport. For any other queries :Tel 028 71351233 or see poster in the Church porch

SMA Annual Trip To Knock
Sat 26th May Bus leaves Toome @ 06.50
Annual Rosary Rally at Knock Shrine Sat 2nd June. Overnight accomm @ Knock House Hotel, visiting Our Lady Queen of Peace House @ Achill on return journey. Sunday 3rd June. Bus Fare £25. Accomm & meals 110 euros.
To book either trip contact Una 028 79650219/50798 or Mona 028 86737954

Novena to Our Lady Of Perpetual Help in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Moneyglass, Wednesday 23rd May—Thursday 31st May 10am & 7.30pm Everyone welcome.

North West Institute Information Day on Tuesday 22nd May at Strand Road from 11am—8pm. For further details Tel 028 71276022

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.