OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION, MAGHERAFELT

Saturday Vigil 6.15pm; Sunday 10.30am, 12noon

Confessions Saturday 12.30pm & 5.45pm

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

Eucharistic Adoration Monday after 11am Mass, Benediction 7.15pm

Altar Society - Group 2 M. McMahon, T. McMahon

ST PATRICK, CASTLEDAWSON Sunday 9am

Altar Society Jan. Group 4 A. Martin, P. Hanson, M. Quinn

13 Jan.                  READERS        EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

Vigil 6.15pm         U. O’Kane         C. Lawlor, A. Goddard, P. McKee

Sun. 10.30am      C. McGarry        E. Bradley, J. McLaughlin,

                                                            C. Shields

Sun. 12 noon        N. O’Connor     W. Cassidy, M. Treharne,

                                                            D. Loughran

C’dawson 9am     S. McKenna      N. O’Kane, C. Diamond

REMEMBER OUR DEAD Pray for Elizabeth Ann (Nan) Stuart, Anna Dobbin, Annie McKenna and Declan Jones who died recently & for the following whose anniversaries or month’s minds occur this week -

Sat. 5 Jan.            Tom McGovern, Tom Beattie, Hugh Niblock,

                                Carmel Tohill (1^st Av. 11am Magherafelt)

Sun. 6 Jan.           Mary Kielt, Mary Carr, Tommy McGuckin, Michael McNeill, Veronica Gribbin, Bernard John O’Neill, James Maynes

                                Denis McElhone (MM 12noon Magherafelt)

Mon. 7 Jan.          Breige McKelvey, Charlie Gillen

Tues. 8 Jan.         Bunty Doherty, Arthur O’Neill, Jack Lagan, Emily Dowds

Wed. 9 Jan.          John Hughes,

                                Maureen Chammings (1^st Av 11am Magherafelt)

Thurs. 10 Jan.     Jimmy McManus, Robert Hyland, Brigid O’Neill, Mick Gribbin

Fri. 11 Jan.           John Cartin

Sat. 12 Jan.         

CHURCH COLLECTION

Sunday 23 December - Magherafelt Envelopes - £2204, Loose Plate - £762; Castledawson Envelopes - £317, Loose Plate - £137

Christmas Collection - Magherafelt Envelopes - £5194, Loose Plate - £2027; Castledawson Envelopes - £669, Loose Plate - £466;

Sunday 30 December - Magherafelt Envelopes - £1936, Loose Plate - £652; Castledawson Envelopes - £267, Loose Plate - £109;

Total Standing Orders - £768

WELCOME TO THE PARISH FAMILY Today we greet Conan Gerard Bujwid who was baptised recently.

CONGRATULATIONS to Shauneen McCann & Sean Rafferty and Roisin Tohill & Declan O’Kane who were married recently.

HOLY FAMILY PRIMARY SCHOOL & NURSERY UNIT

NURSERY ENROLMENT - Children born between 2 July 2015 and 1 July 2016 (inclusive) are eligible for a free Nursery place in their final pre-school year for admission to a Nursery Unit in September 2019.

P1 ENROLMENT - All children born on or between 2 July 2014 and 1 July 2015 (inclusive) are compulsory school age and are due to start school in September 2019.  Application for enrolment in our Nursery Unit and P1 should be completed online www.eani.org.uk from 02/01/19 - 31/01/19, or visit Holy Family PS on 17January or 18 January, for online application support.  Bring your child along and sample life in Holy Family Primary School and Nursery Unit at our OPEN DAY on Wednesday 16 January, any time between 10am - 11.30am or 1pm - 2.30pm, everyone welcome.

NEW ROW PRIMARY SCHOOL P1 ENROLMENT – Is your child’s due to start Primary 1 in Sept 2019?  A new online application system is in place for all schools.  Online registration runs from 2nd - 31st January.  Visit www.eani.org.uk/admissions to apply.  An OPEN AFTERNOON has been arranged for Tuesday 15 January 1.30pm - 3pm for a look around and to offer online application support, everyone welcome.

PARISH CENTRE              

O’DONOVAN ROSSA G.A.C. – Lotto 8, 12, 15, 29; £25 to Adrian McGuckin, Denise McGuckin, Eilish Goddard; Jackpot £2700; Happy New Year to all Lotto customers & sellers

ST. MALACHY’S G.A.C. – Lotto 2, 10, 17, 21; £25 to Jimmy Mulholland, Connor Lavery; Jackpot £1500

MAGHERAFELT SKY BLUES FC - Mini Soccer will resume Saturday 12 January Meadowbank Arena 10am, £3

ACCORD MARRIAGE PREPARATION COURSES Pastoral Centre, Maghera - 22 & 23 March (limited places), 26 & 27 April, 24 & 25 May, 14 & 15 June; for details & online booking see www.courses.accord.ie

ARMAGH DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES

16 May – 21 May 2019, contact Joe 078 0950 5078 / Eugene 079 2802 4985, substantial subsidies & special arrangements available for assisted pilgrims