Your Parish Newsletter for Sunday 18th October 2020.
The Government has moved County Donegal COVID-19 restrictions to level 4. This has the following implications for Churches:
Religious services
Services will be held online.
Places of worship remain open for private prayer.
Funerals:
Up to 25 mourners can attend.
Weddings:From Monday 19th October, weddings may proceed but with a limit of 6 guests for ceremony and reception (irrespective of venue). Guests cannot leave their county to attend a wedding. )
No public Masses, sacraments or other Services may be celebrated with people present.
Therefore, the St. Patrick’s Church Mass schedule will be the same except it will only be on the WebCam. No one may attend any services in the Church. The Church will be remain open at all other daytime hours throughout the day for the purpose of private prayer if people wish to call in.
In addition to the current Mass schedule, Fr Colm will say the Rosary each day at 12 noon for our safe keeping.
‘ONLINE ONLY’ Mass Schedule for the Week:
This weekend:
PLEASE NOTE THE AMENDED TIME OF TONIGHT’S VIGIL MASS: 8.15PM !!
Saturday: 8.15pm.. Charlie Lafferty, late of Hollybush Park (1st Anniversary) and Josephine Crawford, late of Block Five.
Sunday: 9am & 11am
Monday: 9.30am
Tuesday: 9.30am
Wednesday: 9.30am
Thursday: 9.30am
Friday: 9.30am
Next Saturday: Vigil 6.30pm.. Bridie McMenamin Ballyduff Park…. 1st Anniversary
Next Sunday: 9am & 11am
Angelus & Rosary recited at 12pm each day.
Please remember that all our Masses continue to be live-streamed on webcam:
Our 11.00am Mass on Sunday is also broadcast live on Finn Valley Radio, 95.8FM
ANNIVERSARIES:
We remember in prayer the souls of those whose anniversaries occur at this time …. Maura O Kelly Letterkenny, Dominic O Kelly London, Robbie Mc Donald Porthall, James French Gortgrannagh, Gerry Crawford Porthall, Mary Ellen and John Devine Ballindrait, Charlie Lafferty Hollybush Park, Josephine Crawford Block Five,. May they rest in peace
COLLECTION:
Thank You for your generosity to the collection in the last week, which amounted to €1470.00 Thank you also to those who contribute by Standing Order. Your on-going financial support of the parish is much appreciated as it is vital in sustaining our parish.
If anyone who does not already have envelopes would like a box please contact the office in the week ahead or you can request envelopes by simply clicking on this link: ‘Get in Touch‘ and then select Parish Envelopes from the drop-down menu.
O C T O B E R – MONTH OF MISSION:
‘TOGETHER WE CAN DO MORE’
(Theme for Mission Sunday 2020, which we celebrate on Sunday, 18 October)
“Understanding what God is saying to us at this time of pandemic represents a challenge for the Church’s mission. Illness, suffering, fear and isolation challenge us. The poverty of those who die alone, the abandoned, those who have lost their jobs and income, the homeless and those who lack food challenge us. Being forced to observe social distancing and to stay at home invites us to rediscover that we need social relationships as well as our communal relationship with God…..And prayer, in which God touches and moves our hearts, should make us ever more open to the need of our brothers and sisters for dignity and freedom, as well as our responsibility to care for all creation. The impossibility of gathering as a Church to celebrate the Eucharist has led us to share the experience of the many Christian communities that cannot celebrate Mass every Sunday. In all of this, God’s question: “Whom shall I send?” is addressed once more to us and awaits a generous and convincing response: “Here am I, send me!” (Is 6:8).” From Pope Francis’ Message for Mission Sunday 2020 ‘Here am I, send me’. The full text of the Pope’s Message can be seen on the World Missions Ireland website, www.wmi.ie
PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH (MISSION SUNDAY) COLLECTION:
There is a special envelope in your box for this collection for thisSunday. The proceeds of the Mission Sunday collection are channelled through World Missions Ireland, which is the official support organisation for the overseas mission of the Irish Catholic Church, bringing the prayers, solidarity and financial help of the Church in Ireland to Christian communities in other parts of the world.
St Thérèse of Lisieux, pray for us. St Francis Xavier, pray for us.
Quotes of St Thérèse of Lisieux, Patron Saint of Missions. St Thérèse, pray for us:
“Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice,
here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.”
“God does not so much look at the greatness of our actions, or even at their difficulty,
as at the love with which we do them.”
“Kindness is my only guiding star. In its light, I sail a straight route,
I have my motto written on my sail: ‘To live in love.’”
“My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice;
these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words.”
Quotes of St Thérèse of Lisieux, Patron Saint of Missions. St Thérèse, pray for us.
PARISH FAMILY PRAYER CRUSADE:
Thank you to everyone, near and far, for your support of our Parish Family Prayer month. It is a time of great grace and blessing for our parish. Prayer Cards are available at the back of the church. Please pick one up.
THE NET:
The October edition of The Net is now available online, on www.derrydiocese.org. As always, it features a wide variety of news, interesting and inspiring interviews, articles and photos from parishes across the diocese. You are invited to read The Net, on the diocesan website, at your convenience.
“HOPE IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC”:
Lecture by Dr Sr Gemma Simmonds CJ, theologian and spiritual director. Hosted by Drumalis Retreat Centre, Larne, via Zoom, at 7:00pm on Thursday, 22 October. This is the first Lecture in the Elizabeth Prout (Foundress of the Cross & Passion) Bicentenary Series. Suggested Donation: £10. For further details or to book a place, please contact Drumalis – 028 28276455 /8272196 (during office hours Mon-Fri, 9am – 5pm) or email katrina@drumalis.co.uk
REMEMBERING OUR DEAD, NOVEMBER 2020
November, as we know, is Month of the Holy Souls, a month in which we remember our deceased family members, friends and all who are buried in our graveyards in a very special way. In our parish, we will remember our dead in a variety of ways during November, but I wish to draw your attention to a special Mass, on Monday 2 November, All Souls Day, at 7.00pm, which I will celebrate for those in our parish who have died in the past year. If you have a family member who has died since 1 November 2019, whom you would like remembered and prayed for at this Mass, please contact Lorna in the Parish Office – Tel 074 9142001 or email clonleighparish@derrydiocese.org – by Thursday 29 October at latest, with the name of your loved one. During this Mass, a candle will be lit in memory of your deceased loved one. Each name will be read out at the Mass and remembered in prayer.
Unfortunately, even if the health authorities allow our churches to be open for public worship at that time, the church will be closed for this Mass, to avoid large numbers gathering together and for everyone’s safety. While this is disappointing and regrettable, the Mass will of course be Live on our parish webcam and on the speakers outside the church, where you can listen from your car (or possibly from your family grave, if it is safe to do so – depending on the weather). You can pick up the candle of your loved one from the church afterwards, at your convenience.
Given that some parishioners will have loved ones buried in the graveyards of neighbouring parishes, a co-ordinated approach to the November Services for the Dead has been taken. In our neighbouring parishes the dates and times are: Wed 4 November: Sion Mills, 7.00pm; Thurs 5 November: Leckpatrick, 7.30pm; Sun 8 November: Camus, 5.00pm; Sun 15 November: Melmount, 5.00pm.
OCTOBER is a month of special devotion to Our Lady and, in particular, to praying the Rosary. The Rosary invites us to reflect on the great mysteries of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, whose Mother, Mary, said ‘Yes’ to God’s will and, in so doing, became a model in faith for all of us. You are encouraged to join me through our parish webcam for the 12.00noon Rosary each day, Monday – Friday. If this does not suit you, you are asked to make special effort to recite the Family Rosary in your homes during this month. Parents, in particular, are encouraged to teach and pray the Rosary, or a decade of the Rosary, with their children.
Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us.
FIVE FINGER PRAYER in our Schools:
The children in our three schools are supporting Month of Mission this month by practising the Five Finger Prayer, as taught by Pope Francis. If you are the parent, sibling, grandparent or friend of a child or children of any of the schools, ask them to teach you about the Five Finger Prayer!
Each class is also busy preparing some wonderful creations on the theme of Mission, which will be displayed on the sanctuary of the church next Sunday, Mission Sunday. We very much look forward to seeing them!
PRAYER FOR OUR PROTECTION IN THIS TIME OF PANDEMIC:
In these increasingly worrying and uncertain times for everyone, we pray God’s protection for ourselves, our families, our parish community, our school communities, and those who are lonely or anxious. We particularly remember those from our parish who are sick or concerned about their health. We pray too for all frontline workers, all who help to provide essential services and all who place their own wellbeing at risk in the service of others:
From Saint Patrick’s Breastplate
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.
Sunday Mass Readings:
If you would like to download a copy of the Sunday Mass Readings, you can do so by following the link below on our website:
NORMAL MASS SCHEDULE in St. Patrick’s Church:
Saturday Vigil Mass at 6:30 pm
Sunday Morning Mass at 9:00 am Mass at 11:00 am
Monday - Friday Mass at 9:30 am
Please remember that all Masses are on the webcam:
Also in addition to the webcam, you can listen to our 11.00am Sunday Mass on Finn Valley FM – 95.8FM or worldwide via their website.
Covid-19 Protocols: Clonleigh Parish:
The current Clonleigh Parish protocols can be viewed by following the link to this page on our website and we recommend that you regularly check this page for any new updates:
ONLINE CONTRIBUTIONS:
Donate to the Church in the following ways:
1. Parish Envelopes
2. Online donation via our website. Click the Donate button below.
3. Standing Order. Set up a standing order through your online banking portal or – Download this form: Standing Order Form and send it to the Parish Office and we will contact the bank on your behalf. Or email to the Parish Office: clonleighparish@derrydiocese.org
Download our Standing Order Form
Parish Text Group
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Parish Contact Details:
Parish Priest: Fr Colm @ 074-9142022
Fr Colm Mobile: 0833665530
Parish Office – Secretary: Lorna Porter @ 074-9142001
Email: clonleighparish@derrydiocese.org
Parish website: www.clonleighparish.com
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