Your Parish Newsletter for Sunday 22nd November 2020.
The Government has moved County Donegal COVID-19 restrictions to level 5.
Religious services
Services will be held online.
Places of worship shall remain open for private prayer outside of Mass times.
Funerals:
Up to 25 mourners can attend.
Weddings:
Weddings may proceed with a limit of 25 guests for ceremony. Guests cannot leave their county to attend a wedding. No public Masses, sacraments or other Services may be celebrated with people present.
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 Angelus & Rosary each day at 12 noon for our safe keeping.
‘ONLINE ONLY’ Mass Schedule for the Week:
Saturday 14th November: Vigil 6.30pm:
Sunday 9am
11am :
Monday: 9.30am : Joseph O Driscoll Coneyburrow .. Anniversary
Tuesday: 9.30am
Wednesday: 9.30am
Thursday: 9.30am
Friday: 9.30am Mass for the Sick & Housebound
Next Saturday: Vigil 6.30pm Anniversary Mass for Sheamie Lynch Coneyburrow.
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
https://clonleighparish.com/webcam
ANNIVERSARIES:
We remember in prayer the souls of those whose anniversaries occur at this time ….
Seamus Hegarty Cloughfin. Kevin Woods Ballymonaster. Hugh Mc Granaghan Tober. Liam Costello Derry. Danny Mc Gavigan Croaghan Heights. Teresa Spears The Diamond. Arthur Spears The Diamond, Una Spears The Diamond. Joseph O Driscoll Coneyburrow.
May they rest in peace.
COLLECTION:
THANK YOU for your generosity to the collection last week, which amounted to €2142.64. Also thank you to all who contributed to Mission Sunday this amounted to €906.60. 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.
You can request envelopes by simply clicking on this link: ‘Get in Touch‘ and then select Parish Envelopes from the drop-down menu.
CHRISTMAS MASSES:
Although no government announcement has yet been made, it is my hope and desire that our Church will be open for public Masses at Christmas. In anticipation of this, we have to plan ahead. To this end, I am proposing to celebrate five public Christmas Masses:
Christmas Eve (24th): 6.00pm and 9.00pm Christmas Day (25th): 7.00am, 9.00am and 11.00am
As you know, the Christmas Masses normally attract large numbers. It would be lovely to see a congregation again, but the safety and protection of everyone attending Mass is paramount and, to help with this, I am introducing a ‘ticket’ system for the two days, to ensure that numbers attending will be fairly evenly spread over the five Masses. This system is not something I would like to do on a regular basis but, hopefully, it will be helpful to all of us this Christmas.
To book a ticket(s) for a particular Mass, you should ring or email Lorna at the parish office, 074 9142001: or email: clonleighparish@derrydiocese.org between 10am and 12noon, Monday – Thursday. Lorna will need to know, 1) which Mass you wish to book for, 2) the name of the person booking, 3) the number of family members being booked in, 4) contact number/email, ( Children 7 or under do not require a ticket ) In due course, arrangements will be made so that those who have booked tickets can pick them up at the church.
This system will ensure at least that we will be organised and ready for a Christmas opening. In the meantime, I ask for your prayers for the reopening of our churches and for the safety of everyone. Thank you very much for your co-operation and patience.
Fr Colm.
A ‘virtual’ version of our Pilgrimage of Remembrance:
The virtual version will be available on our Facebook page this weekend and I hope that it will be a good resource for everyone in this last week of November.
LOUGH DERG NOVEMBER MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DECEASED PILGRIMS AND BENEFACTORS:
Live via webcam from St. Mary’s Church, Pettigo, today, Sunday 22nd November at 7pm www.churchservices.tv/pettigo
TO ENROL A DEPARTED LOVED ONE please contact us by email: info@loughderg.org or Tel: 0(0353) 71 9861518. Write to: Fr La Flynn, Prior, Lough Derg, Pettigo, Co Donegal F94 YC60
THE NET:
The November 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.
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.
Sunday Mass Readings:
If you would like to view or download a copy of the Sunday Mass Readings, you can do so by following the link below on our 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 we can set it up on your behalf. Send to or email to the Parish Office: clonleighparish@derrydiocese.org
Download our Standing Order Form
Parish Text Group
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Follow this link to join:
You can easily join/mute/leave/rejoin the group whenever you please.
https://chat.whatsapp.com/JgVd2VgJmmq8kFKaoGiNzK
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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