Sunday, 5th February 2012

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

“The fever left her and she began to wait on them.” One of the lovely features of the Gospels is the number of healing stories they contain. Nothing is too big or too small to bring to Jesus. He raised Lazarus from the dead; he healed Peter’s mother-in-law from a fever. That same Jesus is with us and among us with the same power and the same longing, to heal us into wholeness. All we have to do is ask him for what we need for ourselves and for one another and know that he will answer. We all need his healing power in so far as we set limits to our love for one another because his great commandment is to love. Husbands and wives often need to stretch their love into forgiveness if they are to go forward together. Parents need to grow in understanding of their children. And in our faith community we need Christ’s power to help us to take true responsibility for those in need.

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.

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Please have all notices for the bulletin into the Parish Office by lunchtime on Wednesday 21st December 2011.

St Mary’s Church, Bellaghy.

Contacts.

Fr Dolan 028 79386259

Email address : frdolan@bellaghyparish.com

Fr P Baker 028 7964 2458

Fr O Crilly 028 2582 1190

Mass Times

Mon & Fri 7.30pm

Tues, Wed & Thurs 9.30am


Vigil (Sat) 6.30pm

Sun 9am & 11.00am


Confessions

Fri 7pm-7.20pm

Sat 6pm-6.20pm

First Fri Thurs morning mass

1st Fri 7pm—7.20pm.

For 4 Sunday evenings in Lent we will be given a chance to reflect on the Eucharist: to increase our understanding of what we celebrate in the Mass. Each evening will consist of a time for prayer and reflection and conclude with a presentation from a guest speaker. Please give some thought to the possibility of attending.
More details later.

2 Volunteers required from each Station Area to symbolise our gathering as parishioners for our Sunday Mass. Please contact the Parish Office as soon as possible. Tel 028 79386259.

Dates for Baptisms

Sunday 19th February

Sunday 4th & Sunday 18th March.

Confirmation Date: Wed 25th April at 5pm

First Communion: Saturday 19th May.

Cemetery Sunday: Sunday 1st July

Anniversaries:

Sheila McGoldrick, Willie & Sarah McErlean, Patrick Keenan,

Jimmy McCrystal, Jack McShane, Barney & Cassie McErlean,

Harry & Mick McErlean, Aloysius Donnelly,

Seamus Convery, Eileen McErlean.

Mass Intentions for the Week Ahead:
Mon: Harry, Mick & James McErlean
Tues: The Sick
Wed: Private
Thurs: Private
Fri: Seamus Convery
Sat: Elizabeth Keenan (1st anniversary)
Sun 9am: Private
Sun 11am: Dan & Mary McCann
(Anniversaries unless otherwise stated)

FEBRUARY SCHEDULES

Readers Vigil: Patricia Gallagher 9am: Anne Scullion 11am: Amy McGoldrick

Readers (Daily) - Mon: Teresa O’Hagan Tues: Dan Joe Cassidy Wed: Tom Scullion Thurs: Moira Kearney Frid: Marie Kilpatrick

Church Cleaners

Dolores Mulholland, Philomena Scullion, Veronica Scullion,
Dolores Mulholland (Sen) & Dympna Gallagher

Altar Society— Tracy Scullion

Car Park Attendants— Patsy O’Neill(Ballynease)/ John Glackin

COLLECTORS/DOORS

Vigil: Dermott Doherty, Eunan McGoldrick
9am: Hughie McGoldrick, Adrian Mulholland
11am: Chris Diamond, Raymond McErlean.

Pioneer Association Any parishioner who is a pioneer and will be celebrating their Golden, Silver or Diamond Jubilee please contact the Office 79386259.

Anyone interested in forming/reforming the Pioneer Centre is asked to meet with Fr. Dolan after mass on Friday 10th February.

International Eucharistic Congress: Tickets for final Mass of the IEC in Croke Park on Sun 17th June are now available. Application forms are available from the Parish Office and should be returned to the IEC Office along with fee of £10.

ALTAR SERVERS
W’days: Kevin Diamond Vigil: Michael McNicholl
9.00am Eamon Quigley 11.00am Odhran Lee

Eucharistic Ministers

Weekend of 11th & 12th February

Vigil: Margaret Diamond, Margaret Larkin, Pius Diamond,
Clare Gallagher. .

9.00am:Hannah Magee, Dympna Hughes, Kevin Toner,
Mary McCartney.

11.00: Pat Brennan, Breege Scullion, Rory Donnelly,
Madeline Scullion .

Weekdays: week commencing 5th February

Morning: Margaret J Diamond Evening: Margaret Diamond

Divine Mercy Conference:
17th—19 Feb @ RDS Dublin Bus £30, entrance into conference all meals(except Sat midday) and accommodation for 2 nights 170Euro. Contact 79659199 or 86737954

New Weekly Envelopes will be distributed at the end of March and we are in the process of updating our Parish Records.

If any of the following apply to you fill in the form below and put it in the offertory collection next week or contact the Parish Office: 79386259 or email: frdolan@bellaghyparish.com Have any of your details changed since last year: e.g. name, address, tel no etc.

A new family in the Parish No longer wish to receive a box of envelopes.

Gift Aid. If you are part of the Gift Aid scheme but are no longer pay tax please let us know. If you are a tax payer please consider the Gift Aid Scheme as this allows the Parish to claim 20% on your weekly contributions at no cost to you. (Tick box on form below) Wish to pay by Standing Order.

P.S. We like to keep our records up to date as there can be occasion to contact a parishioner for all sorts of reasons.

St Malachy’s GAC Lotto numbers: 10, 11, 16, 20

£25 Ciaran Lavery & David Kennedy. Jackpot now £4,000.

U14 boys football coaching at Broagh Friday 6.30-7.30pm

U16 camogie training starts Mon 13th Feb 6.30-7.30pm

Gaelic Start Programme for P1 & P2 (boys & girls) indoors at Club on Tuesdays at 6.30pm

Hillhead/Broagh Station Area Mass: Preparation meeting in Castledawson Clubrooms on Tuesday 7th Feb at 8pm. All ages. All ideas welcome! Mass will be celebrated in the Clubrooms on Wednesday 15th February at 7.30pm.

St Ergnat’s GAC

Lotto No’s 1, 16, 6, 15
£50 Liz Loughran
£25 Gerard Carey & Elizabeth Neeson
Jackpot now £1100

Open/Registration Day Sunday 5th Feb at 2pm. All players juvenile to senior, male and female must register as well. Pub Quiz in Tumbledown on Fri 10th Feb @ 9pm in aid of Club Youth Development. Everyone welcome.

St Joseph’s Ballyscullion

Mass Times
Sunday @ 10.00am

FEBRUARY SCHEDULES

Reader: Helen Griffin

Collectors : Gerard Weir & Finbar Duffin

ALTAR SOCIETY: Maura Graffin, Nora & Kate Laverty

Volunteer needed for March.

Eucharistic Minister Next Sunday Edmund O’Donnell

Confirmation Date: Wed 25th April at 5pm

First Communion: Saturday 19th May.

Cemetery Sunday: Sunday 1st July

NEW -Congress Bell Arrives in Bellaghy

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