PARISH BULLETIN – Feast of Christ the King – 21st November 2021
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
Holy Rosary Church: Monday and Wednesday ~ 11 am. Friday ~ 7.30 pm.
St. Mary’s Church, Coolcalm: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday ~ 11 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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Fr. Peter Madden P.P. V.F.
31 Sixtowns Road, Draperstown
Phone: 028 7962 8376
Email: ballinascreenparish@gmail.com
Fr. Dermot McGirr C.C.
50 Tobermore Road, Desertmartin
Telephone: 028 7963 2196
Email: desertmartinparish@gmail.com
Fr. John Downey C.C.
36 Moneyneena Road
Telephone: 028 7962 8375
Email: j.downey75@btinternet.com
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PRIVACY NOTICE
The Diocese of Derry complies with GDPR regulations. A privacy notice is available on the Parish Website or by contacting the Parish Office. Live streaming and recordings of Mass and Services in St. Mary’s, Coolcalm is available online. Parishioners should note that the first three rows of seats on the left-hand side are visible online.
SAFEGUARDING NOTICE
If you have any concerns with regard to Safeguarding children or adults in need of protection within the Church, contact Marie Gormley, the Diocesan Designated Liaison Person (DLP) at 075 9650 0793, or at the Safeguarding Office, Diocesan Pastoral Centre, 164 Bishop Street, Derry, BT48 6UJ, 028 7136 2475 or PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland) 101 or Social Services Gateway Services Western HSC Trust 028 7131 4090.
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DEATHS AND ANNIVERSARIES
Please remember in your prayers:
Annie Kelly, Mallon Villas; Sheila Bell, Lissan and Theresa Lannigan, Cordarragh whose funerals were held during the week.
Anne McGuigan, Victor Lynn, Frances Wilson, Patsy Cassidy, Annie McBride, Josephine Moore and Walter Bell who died recently.
Mamie O’Hagan, Annie O’Neill, Maggie Donnelly, Dominic Brunton, Pat McBride, Andrew Kearns, James Callan and James O’Connor whose anniversaries occur at this time.
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THANK YOU for your generous contributions to the Parish.
Last Week:
Sunday Collection/Priests’ Collection envelopes: £971.80.
Restoration Fund envelopes: £148.50.
Mission Sunday Collection envelopes: £25.00 (total so far: £672.69).
Those who contribute with a church collection envelope, you are welcome to return them at any parish Mass or put them through the Parochial House letterbox at any time. Thank you.
Thank you also to all parishioners who are supporting the Parish by direct debit. Your contributions are appreciated very much.
SPECIAL TRÓCAIRE EMERGENCY COLLECTION LAST SUNDAY
Fr. McGirr would like to sincerely thank all those who contributed so generously to the special collection last weekend to support Trócaire’s emergency appeal to help people suffering terribly from hunger in East Africa at this time. The collection in Desertmartin Parish raised £2,300.00. The donations will be sent on to Trócaire as soon as possible. Thank you once again for your generosity towards this emergency appeal.
The Parish is having a CHRISTMAS DRAW this year. There will be draws every day of the 12 days between Christmas Day and Tuesday 5th January 2021. As before, everyone’s ticket will be in for All the draws, which means you have 33 chances to win prizes. Total prize fund is £5,000. TICKETS are £20 each, available from:
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the Churches before and after Mass
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Desertmartin Parish Office on a Thursday between 10.30 am and 3 pm
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from McGirr at the Parochial House, 50 Tobermore Road
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Heron’s Gift Shop, Draperstown
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Moneyneena Post Office
A ticket would make a nice Christmas gift to send inside your Christmas cards to members of your family and friends this Christmastime.
If anyone would like a Ticket Posted to them, please contact Fr. McGirr on 028 7963 2196 or email desertmartinparish@gmail.com
PRIZES ~ on the first 10 days there are 3 prizes each day of £100. On 11th Day the draw will be for 2 prizes of £500 and on the 12th and last Day of Christmas there is one final prize of £1,000. Please let your family and friends know about our special Christmas Draw.
Thank you for all your generous support of the Draw last Christmas. This year’s Draw will be essential to helping with the basic running of the parish during these times into 2022. Good luck to everyone who enters the Twelve Days of Christmas Draw.
ONLINE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE
The online Book of Remembrance, for all who have died since this time last year, will be open during the month of November. Names of deceased loved ones who have died since November 2020 may now be added to this online book. Parishioners from Ballinascreen and Desertmartin who wish to have the name of their recently departed loved one added to this online book are invited to please email the name to ballinascreenparish@gmail.com
The online book will be available to view on the Ballinascreen Parish website at https://www.parishofballinascreen.com (the Desertmartin Parish website does not have the feature to display the online book)
If you submitted name(s) of deceased loved ones last year please do not resubmit these names again as their names are already in the Book of Remembrance.
RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES FOR NOVEMBER
A short booklet for families has been created by the Derry Diocese to highlight the month of November as a time to remember and pray for our dearly departed. It also has information about a remembrance event at Knock Shrine. We hope it may bring comfort, solace and the light of Christ to many people during November. This booklet may be of particular interest to families and those who are housebound. This booklet and other appropriate resources may be downloaded from Derry Diocesan website: https://www.derrydiocese.org/news/november-family-prayer-at-home
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Classroom Assistant in Gaelscoil na Speirini, Straw, 15 hours per week. Job details on EA Website.
Building supervisor 12.5 hours per week. Job details on EA Website.
Please contact the Gaelscoil on 028 7962 8445 or email skelly745@c2kni.net for more details.
YOGA
There are Yoga Classes in Magherafelt led by Bernie on Monday nights at 5.45 pm in the Parish Centre across the road from the Church. Classes are 80 minutes long. A block of 6 classes is £60. Anyone joining now, it’s £50. Bring yoga mat pillow and blanket. For more information, tel. 077 5900 1664.
AL-ANON
Al-Anon provides a free, confidential, non-judgmental support service to individuals and families whose life is or has been affected by someone else drinking. All meetings are listed on the website www.al-anonuk.org.uk , or you may call the Confidential Helpline on 028 9068 2368.
THE CHRISTMAS STORY
The Christmas Story ~ Thursday 25th – Sunday 28th November at Kilcronaghan Church, Wood Road, Tobermore. The Christmas Story will be told through handcrafted creative pieces. For details, phone Hilary on 077 9154 5190 or email hilary473@btinternet.com
THORNHILL MINISTRIES
‘The Mystery Unfolds’: Advent Oasis mornings offered by Thornhill Ministries (Saturdays 27th November and 11th December, 11 am – 12 noon). Led by Fr. Paschal, each gentle hour helps us touch into the mystery of life and God-with-Us. To register and for zoom link, contact 077 3683 2458 or email thornhillministries@derrydiocese.org
SERVICE OF LIGHT
The ‘North West Bereaved by Suicide’ Support Group is holding its annual Service of Light, on Sunday 5th December at 5.30 pm in the Foyle Search and Rescue H.Q., Prehen, Derry. All are welcome to attend.
PRIORY INSTITUTE – ONLINE ‘THEOLOGY’ OPEN EVENING
The Priory Institute invites you to attend a short introductory lecture on theology to find out if studying theology with them is right for you. This Open Evening takes place on Thursday 2nd December at 7 pm. Question and Answer time available. For further information or to register, visit : https://prioryinstitute.com/events/priory-institute-open-evening / Email: enquiries@prioryinstitute.com / telephone 003531 4048124. The Priory Institute provides online Theology courses to degree level. Attend Saturday lectures from the comfort of your own home.
PARISH ANNIVERSARY MASS
If parishioners in Desertmartin and Ballinascreen wish to have their loved one prayed for at the 11 am Mass in Coolcalm or the 7.30 pm Mass in Holy Rosary on 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 with the name and address of your deceased loved one. 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.
COOLCALM AND KEENAUGHT OPEN FOR PRIVATE PRAYER
St. Mary’s, Coolcalm, will be open for private prayer and to light candles this week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 11 am to 2 pm.
St. Patrick’s, Keenaught, will be open for private prayer and to light candles this week on Thursday and Friday from 11 am to 2 pm.
You must wear a face covering while entering and leaving the church. Also, please use hand sanitiser at the door. 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. Do not sit on a seat where a card has been left behind. Thank you.
NUMBERS ATTENDING SUNDAY MASSES IN KEENAUGHT AND COOLCALM
In Desertmartin and Ballinascreen anyone may attend Sunday Mass in: St. Patrick’s, Keenaught; St. Columba’s, Straw; St. Eugene’s, Moneyneena and Holy Rosary, Draperstown.
The 2-week townland area rota continues in St. Mary’s, Coolcalm for Sunday Masses.
THE NET – NOVEMBER 2021
Sharing the fruits of the faith in the Derry Diocese, the November edition of ‘The Net’ is now available on the Diocesan website – https://www.derrydiocese.org/news/the-net-november-2021. For coverage of faith stories just email editorthenet15@gmail.com.
Coverage in this edition includes:
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Diocesan Mass for Deceased Young People – Bishop Donal
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Drawing God at St. Mary’s P.S. Draperstown by Corinne Coyle
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Celebrating World Youth Day in Termonbacca by Lizzie Rea
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Super Soul Sundays at Columba House
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Young writers share thoughts on…
*Pope’s ‘Click to Pray’ App
*Sacredness of all creation
*Spiritual life at Trinity College
*Glenstal Abbey Retreat
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Mini Mission an uplifting time in Banagher
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Mullan HOPE Centre, Moville, evolved from faith, hope and love
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Steelstown and Culmore parishes pray for Climate Justice by Patricia McCormack
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Beautiful creations at Banagher Floral Workshop
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Glenock Chapel window fundraisers conquer Mullaghcarn
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Blessed Brunch and Books
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Pope St. John Paul II relics blessing for Buncrana parishioners
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Myriam McLaughlin celebrates 50 special years with Good Shepherds
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Parish prayer campaign launched in Carnhill for synodal journey
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Hope and joy in the darkness – Martina Purdy at Long Tower Novena
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Holy Souls Prayer and Purgatory – Comments from across the Diocese
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In our very darkness we can discover a sense of being loved by God by Fr. Michael McGoldrick ocd
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Addiction can only ever be beaten by going to Jesus – Fr. Paul Farren
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Stepping Beyond – An Advent Retreat for Men by Ruairi O’Neill
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‘Every man dies but not every man lives’ – Fr. Isaac cfr shares his faith story
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Novena to Divine Child with Carmelites
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Synodal Pathway in Diocese of Derry by Bishop Donal
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Sionad – Irish section by Fr. Oliver Crilly
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Is Sr. Clare Crockett a saint? – Part 1 by Fr. Stephen Quinn
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Challenging but exciting time for vocations’ promotion by Fr. Pat O’Hagan
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Our Lady and Columba by Vera McFadden
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Columba and The Book by Ken McCormack
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The Glory of God is a marriage fully alive by Fr. John McLaughlin ssc
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The message of Eternal Life by Fr. Johnny Doherty CSsR
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Saints we celebrate during November by Bishop Donal
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Children’s Catechism Club – C3 by Veronica Harley
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Quiz Time with Lawrence