Your parish newsletter for the week ahead. From this weekend the 11th/12th January 2020.
Anniversaries
We remember in prayer those whose Anniversaries are at this time: Pat Duffy-Liskey, Mary Jane Coyle-Liscooley,
Frank McCay-Coneyburrow, Sr. Gabrielle Porter-The Common, Mary Burns-London, Alice McGhee-Castlefin,
Thomas Harte-Corner House, Robert French-Boyagh, Mary Jane Lafferty-Ballindrait,
and Johnny Lafferty-Ballindrait. May They Rest in Peace
Sympathy .. We extend our sympathy to the Husband, Daughter, Sons, Grandchildren, and Sister of:
Annie Donnelly-Ballylennon who’s Requiem Mass and Burial took place in Murlog. May She Rest in Peace
Visitation of Sick & Housebound .. Monday January 13th
Calhame, Sandy Mills, Cloughfin, Murlog, Drumbuoy, The Common, Coneyburrow, St. Columba’s Grove, Braide,
Coolatee, Glenfad, and Hollybush Park. If you would like to be included in the Visitation of Sick & Housebound,
and are not on the list, please contact Fr. O’Doherty on: 914 2022
Parish Confirmation Preparation Programme
Confirmation is a very special moment in the lives of the individual children who will receive this final Sacrament
of Initiation into the Catholic faith, for their parents who have formed them in the faith, for the teachers who are
supporting them, and for our Parish community.
In the lead up to the Sacrament, the Parish offers a planned programme of support. I invite everyone in the
Parish to faithfully remember in your prayers the children who are to be Confirmed.
Thank You. Fr. Colm.
Parents Meeting .. Monday February 3rd, 7pm-7.45pm .. In Murlog National School.
Mass & Service of Light .. Monday February 24th, 7pm .. In Parish Church. For parents, sponsors,
and all children who are to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Mass of Dedication & Naming .. Monday March 23rd, 7pm .. In Parish Church. For parents, and all children
who are to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Retreat Day .. Monday April 6th, 9.30am .. In Parish Hall. For all children who are to
receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Holy Land Pilgrimage Retreat .. September 24th – Oct 8th, 2020. Application forms are now available. For
more information or to book, please contact Thornhill Ministries, Derry at: 028 7135 1233
or: thornhillministries@derrydiocese.org Website: www.thornhillministries.co.uk
Thornhill Ministries Thornhill House .. 121 Culmore Road .. 7135 1233
Monday January 20th, 10.30am – 1pm. ‘Look Both Ways’ .. A gentle morning to help hold with tenderness
the struggles and the blessings of the past and to move into 2020. Offering: £10.
Tuesday January 21st, 10.30am – 11:45am. ‘Spiritual Reading Book Club’ .. Coffee, conversation, and a
review of ‘A Cry is Heard’ Jean Vanier. Offering: £10.
Eucharistic Ministers .. If anyone would be willing to be a reader at our Masses or to be an extraordinary
Minister of the Eucharist at our Masses, would you be kind enough to contact me in the weeks ahead. I hope to
increase the numbers who are presently serving so as we can continue to build up the various ministries in our
Parish life in the months ahead.
Derry Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes, 2020 .. Led by Bishop Donal McKeown, Thursday July 2nd – Tuesday
July 7th, 2020. Cost: £679 (deposit: £100 – non-refundable) including full board, and transfers to Lourdes. The
Pilgrimage Office in the Diocesan Pastoral Centre at, 164 Bishop Street, Derry, BT48 6UJ. Will be open for
enquiries, and bookings each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 11am -1pm, from Tuesday January 14th.
Tel: 028 7126 0293 (0044 287 126 0293 from the ROI) E-mail: derrypilgrim@outlook.com
Holy Cross College .. All Primary 7 pupils, and their parents, are invited to attend our Open Day, in Holy Cross
College, on Saturday January 18th. Principal’s Address @ 10am and 1pm. (Choose one of the two sessions).
Parking in the College Grounds.
The Net .. The January edition of The Net is now available. For coverage of your Parish or School faith activities
just send an e-mail to: editorthenet15@gmail.com or Ring/Text: 0044 78 0929 2852
Marriage Enrichment Weekend .. Hosted by Catholic Marriage Encounter Ireland, offers married couples of all
ages in a good relationship, private time to rekindle the joy of their love. The next (Residential) Weekend –
Friday 8pm to Sunday 4.30pm. Will be held in Dromantine Retreat Centre, Newry, from January 31st – February
2nd. For further information, and to book, visit (new) website: www.marriageencounter.ie
or phone: 077 0281 2321 (NI) or: 087 2162 436
Aware Overcoming Depression, Changing Lives Support Group .. Will hold their next meeting on Thursday
January 23rd, and every fortnight after, in Room 1, Strabane Library at 6.30pm. Tel: 048 7126 0602
Web: www.aware-ni.org
Céili Dancing Classes .. The weekly Céili Dancing Class will resume at 8.30pm, in The Den (Melmount Center),
on Wednesday January 15th. Beginners welcome.
Rosary is said 20 minutes before the start of weekday masses.
Masses This Week:
MONDAY 10am Mass ..
TUESDAY 9.30am Mass ..
WEDNESDAY 10am Mass ..
THURSDAY 10am Mass ..
FRIDAY 10am Mass ..
SATURDAY No Morning Mass ..
6.30pm Vigil ..
SUNDAY 9am Mass ..
11am Mass ..
Confessions .. Will be held from 5.30pm until 6.15pm every Saturday night.
Dates for your Diary
Confirmation .. April 25th
First Holy Communion .. May 9th
Parish Baptisms
January 12th & 26th February 2nd & 16th
Please confirm the Baptism with either the Parochial House or Parish Office. Baptism Registration
Cards, available from the Parish Office or the Parochial House, or the Sacristy, should be collected
before-hand, and returned on the occasion of the Ceremony.