PARISH BULLETIN – Feast of All Saints – 1st November 2020
SUNDAY MASSES
VIGIL MASS
St. Eugene’s, Moneyneena: 5 pm
Holy Rosary, Draperstown: 6.15 pm [webcam]
St. Patrick’s, Keenaught: 7.30 pm
SUNDAY
St. Columba’s, Straw: 9 am
St. Mary’s, Coolcalm: 10 am [webcam]
St. Patrick’s, Sixtowns: 11 am
Holy Rosary, Draperstown: 12 noon [webcam]
DAILY MASS TIMES FOR THIS WEEK (Limited Seating)
Holy Rosary Church: Monday and Wednesday ~ 10 am; Friday ~ 7.30 pm.
St. Mary’s Church, Coolcalm: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday ~ 10 am.
All Masses in St. Mary’s, Coolcalm are transmitted live via the Desertmartin parish webcam:
https://www.churchservices.tv/Desertmartin
All Masses in the Holy Rosary Church are transmitted live on the Ballinascreen parish webcam:
https://www.churchservices.tv/Draperstown
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FACE COVERINGS IN CHURCHES
Following recent government regulations, parishioners and visitors must wear face masks or face coverings at Masses and other celebrations in our churches. It is essential to do all we can to help stem the growth in the number of Covid-19 cases.
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DEATHS AND ANNIVERSARIES
Please remember in your prayers:
James McPeake, Maghera, whose funeral is today, Sunday 1st November, at 11 am in Glen and for Terence McKay, 17 Longfield Lane who was buried during the week.
Aiden Quinn, Sadie Wright, Joe Neville, John Smyth, Patsy Cassidy, Brian O’Neill, Gavin Bradley and Kieran McGarvey who died recently.
James P. O’Hagan, James Lyttle, Rose O’Hagan, Selina O’Hagan, Jim McIvor, Mary Maguinness and Jean Walls whose anniversaries occur at this time.
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BAPTISMS
We welcome into God’s family through the Sacrament of Baptism:
Michael Tomas Martin Leonard Birt, 8 Cordarragh, Draperstown.
THANK YOU for your generous contributions to the Parish.
Last Week:
Sunday Collection/Priests’ Collection envelopes: £880.00.
Restoration Fund envelopes: £50.00.
Mission Sunday Collection envelopes: £100.00 (Total so far: £645.00)
Many thanks to all who have returned parish envelopes, established standing orders, have made online payments or used the ‘Donate’ button on the Parish Website. Your generosity is vital to the parish and is appreciated very, very much.
ST. VINCENT de PAUL
The local St. Vincent de Paul Society helps many people who are short and in need in our two parishes. The Society would appreciate any donations parishioners would be able to spare. If you would like to make a donation, please place it in an envelope marked ‘St. Vincent de Paul’ and place it in the collection box at the church door at Sunday Mass or put the envelope through the letterbox at the Parochial House. Thank you.
SUNDAY ~ FEAST OF ALL SAINTS
Today, Sunday 1st November at 3 pm, joined with cathedrals and churches all over Ireland, there will be a short Service to dedicate the month of November as a month of Prayer and Remembrance for the Dead and for the Comfort of the Bereaved broadcast via webcam from St. Mary’s Church, Coolcalm and the Holy Rosary Church, Draperstown. Due to the huge number of people who would usually attend these services, they will be available on church webcams only: https://www.churchservices.tv/Desertmartin and https://www.churchservices.tv/Draperstown
MONDAY ~ ALL SOULS DAY
All Souls’ Day, 2nd November, is a day when parishioners come to Mass to pray for their loved ones who have died. In Desertmartin and Ballinascreen Parishes there will be Four Masses on Monday at the following times:
Holy Rosary ~ 7.30 am and 12 noon.
St. Mary’s, Coolcalm ~ 10 am and 7.30 pm.
These four Masses will only be available on the respective parish webcam, as it simply would not be possible to facilitate the huge numbers who would wish to attend. The names of those who have died in Desertmartin and Ballinascreen since All Souls’ Day 2019 last year, will be read out at these Masses.
PLENARY INDULGENCE IN NOVEMBER
This year, due to present circumstances arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, the period during which Plenary Indulgences can be gained for the Faithful Departed is extended to the entire month of November. The Plenary Indulgence normally gained on 2nd November, Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, by those who reverently visit a church or oratory and recite there the Our Father and Creed, may be transferred, not only to the preceding or following Sunday, but also to another day of the month of November, freely chosen by each member of the faithful. This means it’s not necessary to visit a church on All Souls’ Day to obtain the indulgence for the Faithful Departed. Any day in November will suffice.
ONLINE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE
Parishioners from Desertmartin and Ballinascreen who wish to have the name(s) of their departed loved one(s) included in an online Book of Remembrance are invited to send those name(s) by email to ballinascreenparish@gmail.com If you’re unable to access email, please leave the name(s) you wish to have included in the online Book of Remembrance at the Parochial House, Tobermore Road or at the Ballinascreen Parish Office. This online Book of Remembrance will be regularly updated during November and will be available to view on the Ballinascreen Parish website www.parishofballinascreen.com. All names included in this online Book of Remembrance will be remembered at a special Mass later in November. More details later.
PRAYERS BOOKLET FOR FAMILIES FOR NOVEMBER
A short booklet for families has been created to highlight the month of November as a time to remember and pray for our dearly departed. It marks out the feast days, provides a family prayer service, instructions to prepare a sacred space in the home and some prayers for November. We hope it may bring comfort, solace and the light of Christ to many people during the coming days and weeks. The booklet can be downloaded at this link: https://www.derrydiocese.org/news/november-prayer-service-for-use-at-home
ST. MARY’S, COOLCALM
St. Mary’s, Coolcalm, will be open for private prayer during the week on Monday and Wednesday from 11 am to 1 pm.
Please wear a face covering while entering and leaving the church. When you call into the church please pick up a coloured card at the door on the way to your seat. When you have finished praying please leave the card behind on your seat. That seat will be cleaned later in the day. Thank you.
PARISH ANNIVERSARY MASS
If parishioners in Desertmartin and Ballinascreen wish to have their loved one prayed for at the 10 am Mass in Coolcalm or the 7.30 pm Mass in Holy Rosary on a Friday, phone the Desertmartin Parish Office answering machine on 028 7939 7047 or email desertmartinparish@gmail.com by 12 noon on Thursday of the relevant week. These Masses from Coolcalm and the Holy Rosary may be viewed on the respective Parish webcams:
For Coolcalm go to www.desertmartinparish.com and click on the blue webcam button.
For Holy Rosary, go to www.parishofballinascreen.com and click on the word ‘webcams’ in yellow.
Other church webcams can be accessed at www.churchservices.tv.
VIGIL AND SUNDAY MASSES
Masses will be held as follows:
7.30 pm Vigil Mass in St. Patrick’s Church, Keenaught.
10 am Sunday Mass in St. Mary’s Church, Coolcalm (webcam).
In Ballinascreen Parish:
5 pm Vigil Mass in St. Eugene’s Church, Moneyneena.
6.15 pm Vigil Mass in Holy Rosary Church, Draperstown.
9 am Sunday Mass in St. Columba’s Church, Straw.
11 am Sunday Mass in St. Patrick’s Church, Sixtowns.
12 noon Sunday Mass in Holy Rosary Church, Draperstown.
Church doors will open 30 minutes before Mass starts.
Because of the new guidelines regarding social distancing, the number of parishioners that may attend each Mass is limited. Therefore, following a 2-Week Cycle, each Mass will be for certain areas of the parish.
Full details of this 2-Week Cycle will be displayed on all Church doors, on the parish website at www.desertmartinparish.com, and on local club and community group Facebook pages.
It is very important to note that the Sunday Obligation to attend Mass continues to be suspended.
In the church only families residing in the same household can sit together.
Holy Communion will be distributed at the end of Mass as people leave.
Mass will be broadcast over the external speakers or you can watch Mass via the webcam (Coolcalm and Holy Rosary only). Those outside the church in their cars can receive Holy Communion once Mass is finished and the congregation has left the Church. Churches will be closed when the available seats are taken.
The safest place is still to remain at home.
VOLUNTEERS WELCOME
Thank you to those volunteering to help with stewarding and implementing the new Covid guidelines at our Masses. We would greatly appreciate more help with our weekend Masses and especially at our funerals. More volunteers are necessary to us having our churches open for our public Masses and they would be very welcome. You’re welcome to assist with the cleaning of seats after a Mass you attend. Thank you.
READERS AND EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
Mindful that some Readers of the Word of God and Eucharistic Ministers may not be available to offer their services at this time, those who can are asked to please email the Parish Office as soon as possible giving name, address, and telephone number and the church they usually attend. Thank you very much. Email Address: desertmartinparish@gmail.com
DROMANTINE RETREAT CENTRE, NEWRY
Dromantine Retreat Centre intends to host the following events in November. Offering a safe welcome back, numbers will be restricted, with social distancing and all Northern Health and Executive directives being adhered to:
‘Broken Open: How difficult times can help us grow’– a Workshop that will explore the potential for discovering courage, compassion and wisdom even in the most painful of life circumstances. Presented by Fr. Hugh Lagan SMA on Monday 2nd November at 9.30 am – Tuesday 3rd November at 5 pm. Full cost £115 or €125.
‘Loss and Recovery’: This seminar will explore loss in its many facets and how it is also an invitation to wholeness. ‘While the heart grieves for what it has lost, the Spirit dances for that which it has found.’ Presented by Fr. Jim Cogley on Saturday 14th November from 9.30 am to 5 pm. Full cost £35.
To book, or for further enquiries, Tel 028 3082 1964 or email sma.dromantine@sma.ie
DERRY DIOCESAN MASS FOR DECEASED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
The Annual Mass for Deceased Children and Young People will be celebrated in St. Eugene’s Cathedral, Derry, on Sunday 8th November at 7 pm. You can join this Mass live on the St. Eugene’s Cathedral webcam at http://www.steugenescathedral.com/webcam.html
. If you would like to have a child or young person remembered at this Mass, please email the name to lizzie.rea@derrydiocese.org or telephone 028 7126 4087.
LOUGH DERG NOVEMBER MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DECEASED PILGRIMS AND BENEFACTORS
A Lough Derg November Memorial Service for Deceased Pilgrims and Benefactors will be celebrated live via webcam from St. Mary’s Church, Pettigo, on Sunday 22nd November at 7 pm on www.churchservices.tv/pettigo . To Enrol a Departed Loved One, please contact Lough Derg by email: info@loughderg.org or Tel. 00353 71 9861518. Write to: Fr. La Flynn, Prior, Lough Derg, Pettigo, Co. Donegal F94 YC60.
SACRED HEART MESSENGER
A digital edition of ‘The Messenger’ is available to subscribers. A digital subscription costs just €15 per year and we hope you will decide to subscribe if you are not currently a subscriber. Contact Coordinator, Elizabeth Foley, on 00353 87 230 9219 or email: e.foley@messenger.ie.
‘TOTUS TUUS’ MAGAZINE
Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the ‘Totus Tuus’ magazine is now being delivered straight to your door. If you would like to start receiving ‘Totus Tuus’ to your home, then please phone Fiona on 00353 86 876 0058.
BALLINASCREEN PADRE PIO COMMITTEE
The Padre Pio Mass continues every Monday at 7.30 pm from St. Columba’s Church, Longtower, Derry at http://longtowerchurch.org/webcam/
ONLINE YOUTH PROGRAMMES
To access a wide variety of initiatives and activities by Derry Diocesan Youth, visit: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DerryDiocesanYouth/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derryyouth/