Advice from Archdiocese of Armagh during current covid pandemic.
Covid is still with us, and we are advised to continue to be careful. Use your discretion about wearing masks in crowded places – if you are happier wearing one in Church do so.
Let us continue to look after each other.
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 15th Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm*
Anne Kelly Month Mind, Margaret Quinn
Sunday 16th St Matthew’s Church 11am
Elizabeth & Kevin McEvoy
Tuesday 18th Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm*
Wednesday 19th St Mary’s Church 10am
Thursday 20th St Malachy’s Church 7pm
Friday 21st St Matthew’s Church 10am
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Mission Sunday
Saturday 22nd St Malachy’s Church 7pm
John Hackett First Anniversary, Peter Harte
Sunday 23rd St Mary’s Church 11am
Peter Donnelly, Margaret & John Mullin, Kate, Myles, Myles McCann, Margaret & Jim Montague
Tuesday 25th Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm*
Mass for the Sick
Wednesday 26th St Mary’s Church 10am
Thursday 27th St Malachy’s Church 7pm
Friday 28th St Mary’s Church 7pm
Joe McNally First Anniversary
Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 29th Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm*
Sunday 30th St Matthew’s Church 11am
Mary Agnes Maguire Month Mind
Lately deceased: John McMeel, Mary Agnes Maguire, Padraic/Patsy MacAnna, Canon Patsy McDonnell PE
November – remembering our dead.
Wednesday 2nd St Mary’s Church 10am All the Faithful Departed
St Malachy’s Church 7pm All the Faithful Departed
Tuesday 8th Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm remembering Sheila Higgins, Bridie Kavanagh, Ann Ward, Anne Kelly.
Thursday 10th St Malachy’s Church 7pm remembering Frank McCrystal, Eamon McClean, Raymond Crawford, Rita McGuire, Peter Joe Mallon, Teresa Lucas, John McMeel.
Wednesday 16th St Mary’s Church 7pm remembering Joe McNally, Helen Kelly, James Hughes, Philomena Mullin, Felix McNally, Fabian McDermott, Francie Conroy, Gerard McCann, Frankie McGarrity, Frank Kelly, Eugene Kelly, Patsy McCann.
Friday 18th St Matthew’s Church 7pm remembering Colin Johnson, Eamon Pearson, Nathan Corrigan
Bernadette Grimes, Fr Seamus McGinley, Mary Kavanagh, Noreen McGinley, James McAnenly, Mary Agnes Maguire.
Families can change to different Church if necessary – contact Mod.
Mass for mothers and fathers and families whose baby/babies died prematurely, or at birth or soon after birth or in infancy will be celebrated on Tuesday 29th at 7pm in Church of the Immaculate Conception.
No other anniversaries will be mentioned on the above dates.
Sacrament of Marriage: congratulations to Eoghan McGirr and Rachel Campbell who were married recently.
Another year, another birthday candle! Kathleen McConville celebrates her 103rd birthday on Friday 21st October – Happy Birthday Kathleen! Many happy returns J
Legion of Mary – meets on Tuesdays in the Upper Room at Church of the Immaculate Conception after evening Mass. New members welcome.
Child Loss Matters is a new and local support group for bereaved parents /parents surviving child loss .
It is open to all parents who have lost a child regardless of the age of your child or circumstances of your child’s death. Meeting every last Saturday of each month in Silverbirches Hotel Omagh 10am-1 pm. Light refreshments are served. Upcoming Fundraising event – Big Breakfast in Kelly’s Inn Garvaghey, Saturday October 22nd 8am-12 noon . Everyone welcome to attend. Proceeds will go towards the group to facilitate wellbeing workshops etc to help with living with child loss .
SELL Visit Promoting Fr Leo’s Work. Best Wishes to the SELL Group who visited our Parish last weekend, they have now returned to Wicklow complete their studies, before returning to Africa in November. They had a very enjoyable few days within our Parish and were most appreciative of the welcome they received from the Local Schools and from across the Parish. Fr Leo continues with his work establishing SELL in a 3rd Country, Malawi. He has now built a new Resource Centre and the SELL Program has began to be rolled out to young adults across the Region. We continue to keep him in our Prayers. If you would like to know more about how you can support Fr Leo with his Mission in Malawi, please contact any of the following: (Noleen Neill Tel. 077997 11973), (Pascal Canavan Tel. 07984 653760), (Sharon Quinn Tel. 07765 994581) (Maura McCartan Tel. 07522 532975), (Tommy Traynor Tel. 077404 94166)
Catholic Chaplaincy QUB invites you to join them for their Annual Dedication of Studies Mass. Bishop Noel Treanor will celebrate Sunday 16 October at 8pm in the Chaplaincy’s Corpus Christi Chapel, 28 Elmwood Avenue, Belfast. Refreshments will be served afterwards. Current students and staff are especially welcome, as are alumni.
Monastic Experience Weekend 4 – 6 November 2022 for those considering a calling to live monastic life with the Cistercian monks of Our Lady of Bethlehem Abbey, Portglenone. For further information contact Fr Aelred ocso at E frmagee@yahoo.co.uk T 028 258 21211. Errigal Bowling Club meet on Thursdays in St Ciaran’s Hall @ 8.15pm. New members very welcome,
Altamuskin Community Centre Friday October 21st table quiz with a difference come and find out £5 per person. Refreshments available for purchase. Starting at 8pm sharp. Halloween Yoga & Mindfulness Workshop for pre school (3 – 4) Sat 29th of October 10am to.11am P1 to P5 11am to 1 pm light refreshments. Contact Fonola 07510063772. Scarecrow Competition starting week of Oct 23rd have you and your family got what it takes to create a Spooky Scarecrow Ghostly ghoul or dreadful demon…prizes for the top three winners announced at our Halloween disco. Scarecrows will be on display along our new fence. Please pm if you need any information. Halloween disco October 31st 6pm to 8pm for nursery and primary children. All children need to be accompanied by an adult. Ladies 4 week circuit class Monday 8pm starting Nov 7th. £20 for 4 weeks paid in full on first night. Pre booking necessary contact Emma Lappin.@ 07880498207 or msg emmalappin2@gmail.com Calling all crafters we are hosting a Christmas Craft Fair Friday December 2nd from 7pm to 10pm. If you are interested in a table numbers are limited and filling. Please whatzap Orla @ 07759311971 or Briege @ 07715888776 for more information.
Bingo: St Ciaran’s Hall Wednesdays 9pm. All welcome! Lotto continues as usual.
Bulletin – the next will be published on 30th October & 13th and 20th November.