OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION, MAGHERAFELT

Saturday Vigil 6.15pm; Sunday 10.30am, 12noon

Monday – Saturday 11.00am

Confessions Saturday 12.30pm & 5.45pm

Baptisms Sunday 1pm; contact Parish Office 2 weeks in advance

Eucharistic Adoration Monday after 11am Mass followed by Benediction 7.15pm

Altar Society - Group 4 E. Gogarty, U. McLaughlin, M. Campbell

ST PATRICK, CASTLEDAWSON Sunday 9am

Altar Society Sept. Group 3 D. Keenan, C. Diamond, G. Young

ST JOHN, MILLTOWN First Friday (Apr – Sept.) 7.30pm

3 Sept.                  READERS        EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

Vigil 6.15pm          B. Corrigan        C. McNamee, A. Goddard,

                                                        C. Lawlor

Sun. 10.30am       F. Lynch            J. Clayton, R. Clayton, Sr. Caitriona

Sun. 12 noon        F. Convery        B. Kelly, B. McGuckin, N. Duffin

C’dawson 9am     S. Keenan         B. O’Kane, P. McKeever

REMEMBER OUR DEAD Pray for Seamus Hughes, Patrick (Patsy) McLernon, Martin O’Hagan, Marguerite O’Neill, Dariusz Kacprzyk, Eileen O’Connor (née McGeown, Derry) and Josie Brady (Virginia, Co. Cavan) who died recently & for the following whose anniversaries or month’s minds occur this week

Sat. 26 Aug          Rhoda Kearney, Eddie O’Neill,

                              Philip Morgan (1^st Av. 6.15pm Magherafelt)

Sun. 27 Aug        Moira & Chris Feeney, John McElhone, Susan Murray, Aidan O’Brien, Alice Patricia McNally

Mon. 28 Aug        Seamus Mallon, Bertie McErlain, Patsy McLarnon,

                              John Hughes (1^st Av.)

Tues. 29 Aug.      Frank Lagan, Emily Murray, Peter Scullion

Wed. 30 Aug.       Madeleine Higgins (1^st Av. 7.30pm Milltown)

Thur. 31 Aug.      Vera Johnston, Marie McCarthy, Rosie Goddard

Fri. 1 Sept.          

Sat 2 Sept.          

LAST WEEK’S COLLECTION

Magherafelt Envelopes - £1896, Loose Plate - £595

Castledawson Envelopes - £410, Loose Plate - £168

Total Standing Orders - £715

SICK & RETIRED PRIESTS’ COLLECTION

Magherafelt Envelopes - £1070, Loose Plate - £292

Castledawson Envelopes - £121, Loose Plate - £92

WELCOME TO THE PARISH FAMILY Today we greet Rose Kelly Treharne, Anabel Rose McMurray and Luca Nathan McMurray who were baptised recently.

CONGRATULATIONS to Eimear McGarrigle & Conor Coleman who were married recently.

CLOSURE OF SCHOOL LANEWAY

Due to work on the laneway, both the Parish Centre car park and School car park will be closed until Thursday 31 August when they will re-open.  Please respect the Disabled Parking Bays, Blue Badge Holders only, these must be displayed.  No parking outside the designated bays on the laneway or at the entrance at King Street.  Many thanks

FIRST FRIDAY OF SEPTEMBER - Mass at 7.30pm in St. John’s Church Milltown; the sick & housebound will be visited this week; Novena to St. Pio 11am, Magherafelt.

HOLY FAMILY PRIMARY SCHOOL & NURSERY UNIT

Holy Family Primary School & Nursery Unit will re-open on Thursday 31 August at 9am.  All P1 pupils will go home at 11.45am on 31 August and every day during the month of September.  All other pupils will go home at 1.45pm on Thursday 31 August only. 

Normal school hours for P2-P7 from Friday 1 September

NEW ROW PRIMARY SCHOOL

New Row Primary School will re-open on Thursday 31 August for all Y1 & Y7 pupils, 9.15am – 12 noon, and on Friday 1 September for all Y2 -Y7 pupils (early closing at 2pm for all pupils).  Parents should have intake arrangements for Y1, contact office with any queries.

PARISH CENTRE             

O’DONOVAN ROSSA G.A.C. – Lotto 3, 10, 20, 25; £25 to Ciaran McMullan, Emma McSwiggan, Colum McKenna; Jackpot £4900

ST. MALACHY’S G.A.C. – Lotto 1, 5, 9, 16; £25 to Mary McKenna, Paddy Bradley; Jackpot £700

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL – Annual Pilgrimage to Knock on Saturday 9 September, bus leaving at 7.30am, for bookings and more information contact 028 7930 0819