This Mass will continue to be celebrated without a congregation. Families marking Month Mind and First Anniversaries are encouraged to use this Mass when limited numbers of family can attend.
Saturday 25th July Shane McCrystal First Anniversary & Blessing of the Graves at Ballymacilroy
Saturday 1st August Hugh McCann Month Mind & Blessing of the Graves at Garvaghey
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Masses with congregations:
Tuesday 28th anv: Brigid & Francie Kelly
Wednesday 29th
Thursday 30th anv: Brian Hamill, James Higgins
At 10am
In the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
In using the Church of the Immaculate Conception for these Masses those not coming to Mass and who have access to Wi-Fi or radio can join us through those mediums.
Those receiving Holy Communion can only do so on the hand – as was the norm last March.
First Confession for those boys and girls celebrating First Communion will take place on Tuesday 11th August at 7pm in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. If for some reason this date does not suit a family please contact Fr Michael to arrange another date for your child.
The obligation to attend Sunday Mass continues to be suspended. Parishioners can attend the weekday Mass instead. If you want to bring your Parish envelope to these Masses a basket will be provided; otherwise can be left at Parochial House.
Anniversaries: at the Saturday evening celebration of Mass I will pray for those whose anniversaries had been arranged that weekend and the week previous and the week following.
Lately deceased: Hughie McCann, Jimmy Mullin, Teresa Whitehead.
Anniversaries arranged between 18th July and 26th July – Mary Ellen & Patrick Mullin, Terry Traynor, Mairead Mullin (18th), Edward & Annie McGirr, Ursula & Terry McCann (19th), Shane McCrystal (First Anniversary), Paddy Connolly, John & Mary Ellen Cassidy (25th), Brian Hamill, Margaret, Joseph, Martin Askin & Family Dec, Brigid & Francie Kelly, James & Brigid Montague
(26th), Hughie McCann Month Mind, Oliver Tierney, Kathleen & Peter John Mullin, Thomas McKeown, Margaret McGuire, Thomas James & Maggie McKenna (1st), Rose & Frank McCrory (2nd).
Blessing of the Graves: Ballymacilroy Saturday 25th July, Garvaghey Saturday 1st August – Mass via webcam and a video will be available to watch of the Blessing of the Graves (filmed early June).
Sacrament of Baptism: we welcome into the Errigal Ciaran faith community Jason Ricky Harte, Grace Levi Kea Harte, Ailagh Áine-Mάire Harte who were Baptised recently.
Feasts: Sunday 26th Sts Joachim & Anne; Wednesday 29th St Martha; Thursday 30th St Peter Chrysologus; Friday 31st St Ignatius of Loyola; Saturday 1st August St Alphonsus Liguori; Sunday 2nd St Eusebius of Vercelli. The Indulgence of St Mary of the Portiuncla may be gained by visiting our Parish Church – St Malachy’s on Sunday 2nd August.
Parish Pastoral Council meeting with Parish representatives of the Cardianl MacRory Pastoral Area Resourse Team on Monday 27th July.
Armagh Archdiocese Year of Reflection and Prayer: In recent years many people have developed a deep curiosity about our Christian Heritage. One example of such a phenomenon is the Camino to Santiago in Spain, where pilgrims walk the way dedicated to the Apostle St. James. To mark the feast day of St. James the Archdiocese has commissioned five short videos exploring our own Christian heritage here in the Archdiocese of Armagh. The videos filmed at Altamuskin Mass Rock, Ardboe Cross, St. Moninna’s Well, Monasterboice High Cross and St. James Church and Well in Cooley and are designed to invoke thought and reflection throughout the Archdiocese about our own Christian heritage. They ask us to consider the strong historical underpinnings of our Catholic faith in the Archdiocese and to reflect on the journey of faith we each navigate reflecting on how the lives we live influences the wider world around us. The video filmed in our Parish at the Altar Glen can be viewed – here are the links: https://youtu.be/cs7yI_Gjo1U https://www.armaghprays.com/diocesanheritage
Church Cleaning Rota for August: St Mary’s Church Maureen Gormley, Kathleen Mullin & Family Foremass; St Matthew’s Church Sheena Gartland & Bernie Somerville.
Bereavement Support Line – Pastoral Centre, Dundalk A new telephone listening service began during the past week. Members of the Bereavement Team will be available at the following times, and on the following numbers, to support adults who are grieving the loss of a loved one:
Monday 6.30pm – 8.30pm 00353 89-4677721 Tuesday 6.30pm – 8.30pm 00353 89-4682919 Thursday 6.30pm – 8.30pm 00353 89-4677734 Friday 6.30pm – 8.30pm 00353 89 -4677747
Armagh Inter-Diocesan Marriage Tribunal is reopening on Monday 20 July. The office will be open Monday to Wednesday 9.00 am to 4.00 pm. Please note the office’s new email address: armagh@marriagetribunal.org Address: 15 College Street, Armagh BT61 9BT Phone: 028 3752 4537
Help is available for the unemployed. Have you recently been made redundant or are unemployed? If so, SUSE+ can help you, we are currently offering help and support with Job Searches, CV Building, Interview Preparation. Mentors work 1:1 with participants to help secure a job in the local area. An online course provision is also available which includes mindfulness and meditation, money management, holistic therapies, self-care, employability, confidence and motivation, job club and much more. For more information contact: Tracy – tracy.sharkey@swc.ac.uk – 074 3653 3475
Parish Bulletin: some relatives or neighbours may like a printed off version of the Bulletin given to them