Your Parish Newsletter for Sunday 31st May 2020.
Anniversaries:
We remember in prayer those whose Anniversaries are at this time:
William & Elizabeth O’Brien, Lifford
Andrew Maguire, Backlands
Martin Connolly, Porthall
John Mallon, Belfast
Patrick John Bradley
Anniversary Masses for this week:
Anniversary masses for next week starting 1st June:
Thursday 4th June – Martin Connolly, Porthall
Saturday 6th June – William Crawford, St. Johnston
Sunday 7th June – Danny Matthewson, Gortin North, 1st anniversary
COLLECTION:
A very special word of thanks again to everyone for bringing in the envelopes. The amount gathered in for the past two weeks is €3529.50
We also received a donation of €50 for parish funds. Thank you.
FINN VALLEY FM:
Sunday Mass broadcasts on Finn Valley FM.
Our thanks to the management and staff of Finn Valley FM radio station for their great assistance at a time when community radio is needed the most. Please let anyone who doesn’t already know, that our Mass is broadcast every Sunday at 11am, especially those who have no access to watch the webcam. 95.8FM for everyone in the Finn Valley community and also on their website for anyone who can’t receive the broadcast locally or for members of our overseas diaspora…..
Thank you again.
MONTH OF DEVOTION TO SACRED HEART:
Tomorrow, Monday, we enter the month of June. Traditionally in our Church there is a particular focus this month of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. You are invited to place each day in the care of the Sacred Heart, by praying this simple Aspiration:
“Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in Thee.”
Parents in particular are asked to pray with their children, inviting children to name the prayer intention for each day.
The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus will be celebrated on Friday 19 June. This year as a parish family I invite you to join with me in praying a Novena to the Sacred Heart in the nine days leading up to the Feast Day. I have attached an invitation to you all on a short video presentation below….
Next weekend I will give full details of the Novena programme including the Parish Novena Prayers.
Trócaire Box Returns:
This year, due to COVID-19 restrictions, people have been unable to return their Trócaire boxes. Schools and parishes are closed, leaving tens of thousands of Trócaire boxes sitting in homes all over Ireland.
Unless we receive the donations from those boxes we won’t be able to carry out our life-saving work.
Our programmes will be under-funded. Some will have to close for good.
This will be devastating for people who rely on our programmes for their daily survival.
That is why we are urgently appealing for your Trócaire box donation.
Please count or estimate what is in your box and donate today.
The easiest way to return your Trócaire box donation is to donate online. You can do so by clicking on the donate button link below:
You can also return your collection by dropping in your Trocaire box or envelope off with Fr. Colm at the Parochial House.
ONLINE CONTRIBUTIONS:
Our secure website donation link is now live.
How to donate:
1. Online donation via our website using a service provided by Easy Payments Plus. Click the Donate button below.
2. Standing Order. We have a list of instructions from various banking institutions below on how to set up a standing order. This is a very useful option as most of us use online banking on our mobile phones these days and you can easily monitor and change how you pay, be it weekly, monthly etc.
Alternatively, if you like, you can download this form below and send it to the Parish Office and we will contact the bank on your behalf.
Download and print the Standing Order Form:
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Post to:
Your local banking institution or
Clonleigh Parish Office, St. Patrick’s Church, Lifford Co. Donegal. F93X5TR
Alternatively, You can contact Fr. Colm on 083 3665530 or by email: odohertycolm@outlook.com
Or email your enquiry to the Parish Office:
3. Parish Envelopes – For those who wish to continue paying by envelope, this option is available in the church on specified days every two weeks. Alternatively, you can drop them through the letter-box in the Parochial House.
LIFFORD COVID COMMUNITY RESPONSE GROUP:
Lifford Covid Community Response Group have set up a Meals on Wheels and Food Bank Service for those most in need in the Parish of Clonleigh to help assist those who may be facing food poverty during the pandemic.
The phone lines are open from Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm.
Phone numbers are:
Meals on Wheels – 074 91 41733
Food Bank – 087 4629119
Both services are strictly confidential and will be fully compliant with Covid 19 Health and Safety guidelines from the Department of Health and the HSE.
There is a cost of €3 per meal for meals on Wheels and there is no cost associated with the food bank.
Food donations for the food bank are very welcome and can be made by dropping into the trolley in Dalys, Upper Main Street or by contacting their Facebook page and arranging a collection time.
If you would like to donate to fund these much needed services, it will be gratefully received at the following link:
https://www.ifundraise.ie/5217_lifford-food-bank.html
Anyone who wishes to volunteer is asked to private message the group on their Facebook page @LiffordCovidCommunityResponse.
ACCORD:
COVID-19 has changed every aspect of family life – all of our familiar ways of living have had to be adjusted.
You may have had to self-isolate due to the virus; you may be finding it difficult to get space for yourself within the confines of the family home; you may be trying to combine working from home with efforts to provide a home-schooling environment; or it may be that the fear and stress caused by these exceptional circumstances are causing high levels of concern and anxiety. Whatever impact the spread of COVID-19 has had on the quality of your couple and family relationships – we are here to provide information and support.
As one of the largest providers of couples and relationships counselling in N. Ireland our experienced, professional, couples and relationships counsellors have made themselves available to listen to your concerns.
We have established a Relationships Support Line 048 9568 0151 offering support to those who are trying to reduce distress within their personal relationships at this time. We are also using our Facebook page Accord Catholic Marriage Care Service and to provide links to material designed to increase understanding of, and support for handling challenging couples and relationships situations.
COVID-19 Support Line for Older People:
ALONE has launched a national support line and additional supports for older people who have concerns or are facing difficulties relating to the outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Professional staff are available to answer queries and give advice and reassurance where necessary. The support line is open seven days a week, 8am – 8pm, by calling 0818 222 024
Online WebCam Masses This Week:
This Saturday:
12.00pm Angelus & Rosary
6.30pm – Vigil
This Sunday :
11.00am Mass followed by Angelus & Rosary
Monday:
9.00am Mass
12.00pm Angelus & Rosary
Tuesday:
9.00am Mass
Wednesday:
9.00am Mass
12.00pm Angelus & Rosary
Thursday:
9.00am Mass
12.00pm Angelus & Rosary
Friday:
9.00am Mass
12.00pm Angelus & Rosary
Next Saturday:
12.00pm Angelus & Rosary
6.30pm – Vigil
Next Sunday :
11.00am Mass – followed by Angelus & Rosary
(The Sunday Mass will also be broadcast on Finn Valley FM on the frequency 95.8FM and can also be streamed worldwide from their website).
In addition to our schedule, and in case you are unable to log on and watch during our Mass times, here is a list of all the Mass times in the Lifford Strabane area that can be followed online on each Churches respective website or alternatively on the MCN Media website.
Monday – Friday
Clonleigh 9.00am
Sion Mills 9.00am on Melmount webcam
Leckpatrick: 9.30am
Melmount: 10.00am
Camus:10.30am
Saturday Vigil
Leckpatrick: 6.00pm
Clonleigh : 6.30pm
Camus: 6.30pm
Melmount: 7.00pm
Sunday Morning
Sion Mills 9.30am on Melmount webcam
Camus: 10.00am
Melmount: 10.30am
Clonleigh: 11.00am
Leckpatrick: 11.30am