Deaths and Anniversaries
Please remember in your prayers
Liam McGuigan, Crocknamohill Road and
Elizabeth O’Hagan, Durnascallion Road, who were buried during the week, and
Margaret Higgins, who died recently
&
Catherine McKenna, Ellen Shaw, Bernard Regan and Gertrude Higgins
whose anniversaries occur at this time.
Daily Masses
Coolcalm: Wednesday (Feast of the Assumption) 10 am, Friday 10 am
Keenaught: Monday 10am, Tuesday (Vigil Mass) 7.30 pm
Baptisms:
First Sunday of the month in Coolcalm.
Third Sunday of the month in Keenaught.
Sunday Collection: Last week’s Collection amounted to £1,133.90 and £1,106.70 collected for the Restoration Fund. Thank you.
Making Awareness of Potential Mining in the Slieve Gallion Area: A Public Meeting will take place in St Mary’s Hall, Desertmartin on Monday 13th August at
8 pm. Please come along and voice your opinion. Everybody welcome.
Slieve Gallion ARA: Monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday 14th August at 8 pm in St Mary’s Hall, Desertmartin. There are a few places, including tickets, available on the bus for Pope Francis’s Mass in Pheonix Park on Sunday 26th August. Contact Chris Trainor, asap. Tel: 028 7963 1425. Mob: 075 4601 0560.
WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES ~ FAMILY FUN EVENING
To celebrate the opening of the WMOF in Dublin on Wednesday 22nd August, Ballinascreen Parish is hosting a Free Family Fun Evening in the grounds of Dean McGlinchey Park on the evening of Tuesday 21st August. Everyone is invited to come along and enjoy a pleasant community event which will feature music by Bleedin’ Cowboys and a variety of side shows including a Craft Tent, Magic Show, Puppet Show, Storytelling, Play Trailer, Prayer Tent and lots more fun activities for all. Tea and juice will be served. Hot food available to purchase. The event will finish with a spectacular Fireworks Display! Please spread the word! Everyone welcome.
Relics of St. Therese and her parents, St Louis and Ze Lie Martin: Ahead of the upcoming World Meeting of Families in Ireland, these relics will be coming to St. Eugene’s Cathedral, Derry, on Tuesday 14th August, where Bishop McKeown will lead a short Service of Welcome at 11 am. Fr Stephen Quinn OCD, from the Carmelite Friary in Termonbacca, Derry, will give a Talk at 12.30 pm. At 2 pm, the Rosary will be recited for the success of WMOF. At 4 pm, there will be a Recitation from St. Therese’s autobiography: Story of a Soul. At 6 pm, the relics will leave the Cathedral and make their way to the Carmelite Friary in Termonbacca. Everyone invited to come along.
The Carefully Yours Project provides support to over 55s in Magherafelt and the surrounding areas. Activities are open to all over 55s including those suffering from or at risk of dementia, ill health, disability, or experiencing isolation or loneliness. Our new schedule of activities from September is now available. If you or someone you know is interested in getting involved, please contact Mairead or Natalie on 028 7930 1862.
St Mary’s Parochial Hall, Desertmartin
Dancing in the parish hall on the second Friday of every month
Four week Crochet Class with tutor Mary Kelly commences on Tuesday 14th August, 11 am – 1 pm and will continue on the 17th, 21st and 24th August. Classes are open to all who are interested from 12 yrs upwards. Funded by Public Health Agency. Just bring a ball of wool and crochet hook size 4 or 4.5.
Exercise Programme with Chris Trainor on Monday 20th and 27th August, 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm. Everyone welcome. Admission Free. Please register with Olive on 078 8761 4094 or Anne on 028 7964 2711.
Draperstown Celtic: Hughes Insurance Summer Camp. There are a few places left
for the summer camp. Camp runs from 20th to 24th August, 10 am to 1 pm each day.
Football Development Centre: FDC resumes on Sunday 26th August at The Backrow 3G. Training from 10 am to 11 am and open to children born between 2009 and 2014.
50th Anniversary Dinner: Tickets are on sale now for the 50th Anniversary Dinner on Saturday 6th October at The Wild Duck. Ticket price includes a return bus from Draperstown if you need it. For further information on any of the above, please visit www.draperstownceltic.co.uk.
Sarsfield Accordion Band: No band practice until further notice. Draw Winners: July ~ Harry Loane and August ~ Emma Walls. We would express our deepest sympathy to the extended Higgins Family on the death of Margaret, and the O’Hagan Family on the death of Elizabeth, wife of former member Anthony.
St. Martin’s GAC – News
Lotto numbers 1 4 9 14
£50 winner Ciaran Breen Gortahurk Rd. Jackpot £3000
Fixtures
U18 Boys League Lissan V Callan Gaels Monday 13th at 7.30 pm
U14 Boys Championship Ballinderry V Desertmartin Tuesday 14th at 7 pm
Reserve League Steelstown V Desertmartin Wednesday 15th
U16 Boys League Desertmartin V Swatragh Thursday 16th at 7.30 pm
Junior Lip/Sync & Talent Show: The club will be hosting a Junior Lip/Sync & Talent Show later in the year. This event is open to anyone under the age of eighteen. For further information, please contact Pamela O’Kane on 077 7608 3693.
The Biggest Loser: The club will be promoting a fundraising programme starting on Monday 10th September called the Biggest Loser. This event is a ten week exercise activity for those who enjoy keeping fit with the ambition of losing weight. There will be weekly weigh-ins and health checks along the way. Registration fee is £50 and it is for people over 18 years of age. For further details, contact 078 5763 6939.
Please view desertmartingaafacebook for further information.