Sunday 28th October 2007

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reflection

To be at rights with God means having the right relationship with him. We must recognise firstly that the good things in our lives are ultimately his gift to us. The greatest gift of all is the gift of salvation, given to us through the gift of his Son, Jesus Christ. It is the realisation of this which saves us from pride and helps us to walk humbly and thankfully with our God. Secondly we recognise that our weakness and sin can only be overcome by the grace of God. The gift of salvation comes to us through reconciliation with him and with others.

St Mary’s Church, Bellaghy.

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.


ALL SAINTS—ALL SOULS

MASS TIMES
Thursday 1st November The Feast of All Saints
Masses: Vigil on Wednesday 31st at 7.30pm
And Thursday 1st at 10.00am.
Friday 2nd November All Souls Day
Mass at 7.30pm.(also First Friday)

Exposition of Blessed Sacrament in Prayer Room all day for usual intentions of Vocations.
Please note no mass on Wednesday morning.

Parish Mass for the Dead will be celebrated on
Friday 30th November. It will include a special remembrance of those who died since last November.

Mass & Church Activities

Confirmation : Sunday 20th April @ 11.30am
First Communion: Saturday 26th April

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

Eucharistic Ministers Scedule
Next Weekend (3rd & 4th November)
Vigil: Kevin Toner, Dympna Gallagher, Marie Kilpatrick, Shauna Higgins.
11.30am: Tom O’Kane, Josephine Brennan, Kathleen O’Neill, Carmel Scullion.
Weekdays: Week Commencing 28th October
Morning: Madeline Scullion
Evening: Gertrude Toner

Readers for the month of November
Vigil Mass: Edele Brown
11.30am: Elaine/Louise Keenan

Daily Readers
Mon: Mary Gibbons
Tues: Madeline Scullion
Wed: Brigid Scullion
Thurs: Anne Scullion
Friday: Anne Scott

Church cleaners for November
Mary Scullion, Eileen Scullion, Carmel Scullion.

ALTAR SOCIETY: Colette & Carmeen Glackin.

COLLECTORS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER
Vigil Mass: John McGoldrick, Chris Brown, John Keenan
11.30am: Bernard McKenna, Patrick McKenna, Mark Scullion

Last Week’s Church Collection: : £2,330.00
Foreign Missions Collection £1,845 Thank You.

Baptism
We welcome into God’s family through Baptism:
Patrick Kevin McKenna, Mullaghboy Road &
Ethan James Hegarty, Culbann Rd.

Anniversaries
Rachael Diamond, Mary Kilpatrick, Joseph Breslin,
Patrick Joseph McLaughlin, Paddy McKenna, Pat Quigley, John Murphy, Margaret McNicholl, Margaret Kelly, John Mulholland.

Children’s Liturgy
Teams for November
Vigil: Madeline Scullion, Kathleen O’Neill.
11.30am: Anne Scullion, Clare Quinn, Alice Doherty.

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

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.

Wolfe Tones Bellaghy G.A. C.

GAA Notes:

Lotto No’s: 5, 6, 14, 26 £25 each to Dominic McClements &
Seamus Scullion. Jackpot now £2,400.00

Dancing Class: Tuesdays @ 7pm All new members welcome.

CCE Notes: Music classes are now full to capacity. Membership now due.

St Malachy’s Castledawson

Lotto No’s 4, 10, 22, 24 £25 each to Brian O’Kane & Adrian McKenna
Jackpot next week £1,600.

Annual Mass for deceased members will be celebrated by Fr Mackle in the pavilion on Wednesday 7th November @ 7.30pm. Everyone welcome, light supper afterwards.

Annual Club Dinner Dance in the Elk on Frid 30th Nov, tickets available from Paddy tel 79469430 or any committee member.

The Camogie Girls invite all children to the annual Halloween Party in the

Pavilion on Tues @ 7pm: prizes for best dressed.

Newbridge Monthly Comhaltas Session on Thursday 1st November.

Charity Concert for S.M.A Dromantine in St Mary’s Parochial Hall, Bellaghy on Tuesday 27th November, featuring Brendan Quinn, James Quinn & band, Quinn family, Fiddler Adam(Cormac Duffin), James Devlin, Bronagh Conlon, Traditional Group. Tickets £10 from Pat Quinn Tel 79632342

Accord Marriage Preparation Courses are being held in the Pastoral Centre Maghera on 24th&26th Jan 2008 and again on 24th & 26th April 2008.
A third course will alos be held in Oct 2008 on dates to be arranged. To book on to a course please contact Maghera 79642983.
Early booking advisable as places are limited

Magherafelt District Council—Halloween Celebrations—Wed 31st Oct 2007
Children’s Party— Greenvale Leisure Centre 3pm—6pm will include face painting, magic show etc Adm £2. Refreshments will be provided.
15 min Fireworks Display—Football Field, Coleraine Rd, Maghera @ 8pm.

IHCPT—Young People’s Pilgrimage to Lourdes—Easter 2008
Around 500 young people from all over Ireland spend a week in Lourdes with IHCPT every Easter. Experienced adult carers visit the young people prior to trhe pilgrimage and accompany them throughout the week in Lourdes.
The Trust welcomes applications from young people of any religious denomination with: A physical disability or illness (aged 9-18)
A learning disability (aged 11-21)
Very seriously ill children under the age of 9 (accompanied by parent/close relative)
Young adults 20-25yrs with a disability or illness
Contact IHCPT 0035391796622 for details. Applications close on 31st October.

Belfast Beginning Experience: support for widowed, separated & divorced
Residential Weekend—will be held in Drumalis Retreat & Conference Centre, Larne on 9,10, 11 November 2007. Tel Una 02828 274281 for information.

St John Bosco Youth Club, Ballynease:

Dancing Class: Monday’s @ 7pm Tuesday: Under 12’s 6.30pm—8.30pm
Wednesday: over 12’s 7pm-9pm Thursday: over 12’s 7pm-9pm

St John Bosco P.S Ballynease: Mother and Toddler Group each Thursday in the school @ 10.30am. Everyone welcome.

Pioneer Notes:
The Annual Dinner Dance will be held in The Drummond Hotel, Ballykelly on Frid 19th October @ 8pm sharp. Tickets £16. Tel 79386264

A Mass with Healing Service will take place in the Carmelite Retreat Centre, Termonbacca on Tuesday 23rd Oct @ 8pm. All are welcome.

Mary’s Meals Ireland are having an evening of testimony, music and talks on Frid 26th Oct in the Carmelite Retreat Centre @ 7.30pm.

St Josephine Walsh Weekend Retreat with emphasis on forgiving, healing and making a new start will take place at the Carmelite centre from Frid 26th Oct to Sun 28th Oct. For further details tel 71262512 during office hours.

Fr Jim Burke OP USA will concelebrate Mass and pray for healing in Columba House, 11 Queen Street, Derry on Thurs 25th Oct @ 7.30pm and at the IOSAS Centre on Sun 28th Oct @ 3pm. Tel Ann or Tommy 02871 262407 for details

IHCPT—Young People’s Pilgrimage to Lourdes—Easter 2008
Around 500 young people from all over Ireland spend a week in Lourdes with IHCPT every Easter. Experienced adult carers visit the young people prior to trhe pilgrimage and accompany them throughout the week in Lourdes.
The Trust welcomes applications from young people of any religious denomination with: A physical disability or illness (aged 9-18)
A learning disability (aged 11-21)
Very seriously ill children under the age of 9 (accompanied by parent/close relative)
Young adults 20-25yrs with a disability or illness
Contact IHCPT 0035391796622 for details. Applications close on 31st October.

Belfast Beginning Experience: support for widowed, separated & divorced.
Residential Weekend—will be held in Drumalis Retreat & Conference Centre, Larne on 9,10, 11 November 2007. Tel Una 02828 274281 for information.

St Joseph’s Ballyscullion
Next Sunday.
Reader for September : George Laverty
Sunday Mass at 10.00 am

Collectors for November: Danny Duffin & Cathal McErlain.

ALTAR SOCIETY: Catherine Lagan & Cathy McLaughlin.

Eucharistic Minister for next Sunday: Gerard Trainor

All Saints—All Souls Mass Times
Thursday 1st Nov The Feast of All Saints Mass on Wed 31st Oct @ 8pm.
Friday 2nd Nov All Souls Day Mass on Frid @ 8pm (also First Friday)
Please note change of Mass Times.

The Sick and Housebound will be attended on Friday.

Acorn Centre, Cloney The Young at Heart Group are holding a dance on Sun 28th Oct @ 9pm. Admiss £5.
Music by Gerry McLarnon. Tea and Coffee will be served.
Adult Ceili Classes continue on Mon nights 8pm—9pm.
Irish Dancing Classes on Wednesday nights 6pm—7pm.

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.
Ceili on Sat 3rd Nov 9.30pm-1am (Castleblaney Ceili Band)

Parish Draw Winners ( week 4).
Winner: £500 Pat McErlean, Lavey
No: 1924
Promoter: Claire Glackin
Winner:£200 Ciara Diamond, Oldtown Rd
No:2315
Promoter:Marian Diamond
Winner:£200 Roisin Hughes, Portglenone
No:2606
Promoter:Maura McCloy
Winner:£100 Rose Murray, Oldtown Rd
No:2634
Promoter:Pat Brennan

Indulgences for The Holy Souls.
From 12 o’clock noon on the 1st November until midnight on 2nd
November all who have confessed, received Holy Communion and prayed for the Pope’s intentions (one Our Father and Hail Mary, or any other prayer of one’s choice), can gain one plenary indulgence by visiting a church or Oratory, and there reciting one Our Father and Apostle's Creed.
This indulgence is applicable only to the souls of the departed. Confession may be made at any time within the week preceding or the week following the 1st Nov. Holy Communion may be received on any day from
1st—8th Nov. The faithful who visit a cemetery and pray for the dead may gain a plenary indulgence applicable only to the Holy Souls on the usual conditions one per day from 1st—8th Nov.
The conditions above apply also for this.

St Mary’s Grammar School, Magherafelt presents Oliver in The Grand Opera House, Belfast 13th—17th Nov. Ticket & travel packages available on: Wed 14th, Thurs 15th & Frid 16th November. Price £20.
For reservations tel Martina McCusker 028796 32320 ext 247

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.