OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION, MAGHERAFELT

Saturday Vigil 6.15pm; Sunday 8.00am, 10.30am & 12noon

Monday – Saturday 11.00am, Monday & Wednesday 7.30pm

Eucharistic Adoration Monday after 11am Mass followed by Benediction 7.15pm; Confessions Saturday 12.30pm & 5.45pm

Baptisms Sunday 1.00pm; contact Parish Office 2 weeks in advance

Altar Society - Group 3 M. O’Neill, I. Beattie, P. Deehan

ST PATRICK, CASTLEDAWSON

Sunday 9.30am, Tuesday & Thursday 7.30pm

Altar Society Apr. Group 1 M. Wilson, M. Robinson

3 Apr.                   READERS        EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

Vigil 6.15pm          M. McLaughlin  M. Gates, P. McKee, R. Tohill

Sun. 8.00am         C. O’Kane         A. McQuillan, R. McLaughlin

Sun. 10.30am       J. McKee           E. Bradley, J. McLaughlin,

                                                        M. Treanor

Sun. 12 noon        J. Clayton          B. Kelly, B. McGuckin, N. Duffin

C’dawson 9.30am S. McKenna     B. Gregg, E. Gallagher

REMEMBER OUR DEAD Pray for Mary Bradley who died recently & for the following whose anniversaries occur this week –

Sat. 26 Mar.         Kathleen Higgins, Eddie Quinn, Jim Joe Gallagher, Madeline O’Connell, Patrick Cassidy,

                              Ellen Quinn (1^st Av)

Sun. 27 Mar.        Patrick Hagan, Lorna Kandell

Mon. 28 Mar.      

Tues. 29 Mar.      Eugene McElhone, Brigid Berryman, Veronica O’Kane, Kathleen McNicholl, Bridget McKee

Wed. 30 Mar.       Alfie Heaney

Thur. 31 Mar.       Danny Walsh, William McCorry, Hugh Devlin, Mary Elizabeth Hyland

Fri. 1 Apr.            

Sat. 2 Apr.            Kathleen Boyle, Eileen O’Kane

WELCOME TO THE PARISH FAMILY Today we greet Aoíbhinn Marie Caldwell and Ben Patrick Murray who were baptised recently.

CONGRATULATIONS to Caillí Kerr and Michael McCorley who were married recently.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY COLLECTION –

Magherafelt Envelopes - £1330, Loose Plate - £511; Castledawson Envelopes - £176, Loose Plate - £107;

CHURCH COLLECTION Sunday 20 March –

Magherafelt Envelopes - £2022, Loose Plate - £787; Castledawson Envelopes - £282, Loose Plate - £96;

Total S. Orders £715

FIRST FRIDAY OF APRIL Friday 1 April - Please note Mass at 7.30pm in St. Patrick’s Church Castledawson; the sick & housebound will be visited this week; Novena to St. Pio 11am, Magherafelt.

Deacon Damien Quigley will be ordained by Archbishop Eamon Martin on Sunday 26 June at 3pm in his Parish church of Dundalk.  As a consequence of this, Graveyard Sunday will be at 12noon in St. John’s Milltown; there will be no Mass at 12noon in Magherafelt on that day.

NEW PARISH ENVELOPES (due to commence on Sunday 10 April) are ready for distributers to collect in the Parish Office or by arrangement (please contact the Parish Office or Fr. Gates); thank you for your time and effort.

Please note the Parish Office will be closed next week.  Any anniversary notices for inclusion in the bulletin for Sunday 3 April should be emailed to the office ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or left in the Sacristy.

ACCORD - if you are interested in becoming a facilitator with ACCORD Catholic Marriage Care Service please contact 028 3833 4781 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

OUR LADY OF LOURDES PILGRIMAGE SOCIETY - 46^th Annual Pilgrimage to Lourdes, 11 – 16 July, from Belfast International, staying at Hotel Agena; for more details contact Kathleen McCann 028 7963 2205 / 077 1970 1925.

ST. PIUS X COLLEGE - All Year 12 students and their parents/guardians are invited to our Sixth Form Advice Evening on Monday 11 April 4pm to 6pm.  Gain an insight into our wide ranging sixth form curriculum; a range of exhibitors including universities and local companies will also be in attendance; external students welcome.

O’DONOVAN ROSSA G.A.C. – Lotto 10, 12, 16, 22; £25 to Pat McCusker, May Curry, Colleen Wade; Jackpot £1300; next week’s Lotto draw Wed. 30 Mar.

ST. MALACHY’S G.A.C. – Lotto 1, 3, 9, 23; £25 to Gary Cushley, Brendan Hughes; Jackpot £1200

NI BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE Christ Church Hall Castledawson Wednesday 30 March 4pm – 8pm