Covid is still with us. Let us continue to look after each other.
Year of St Brigid – 1500
Year of Prayer in preparation for Holy Year 2025 – The Our Father
October – month of the Rosary
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 28th St Malachy’s Church, Ballymacilroy 7pm
Susan & John McBride, Pat & Leta Quinn
Sunday 29th September St Mary’s Church, Dunmoyle 11am
Francie Mulgrew, John & Mary & Jane McCrory
Tuesday 1st October Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm*
Wednesday 2nd St Mary’s Church 10am
Thursday 3rd St Malachy’s Church 7pm
Martin Turbitt First Anniversary
Friday 4th Church of the Immaculate Conception 10am*
Fr Brian Hackett
Friday 4th St Malachy’s Church 12.30pm wedding
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 5th Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm*
Jim McAnenly
Sunday 6th St Mary’s Church, Dunmoyle 11am
Patsy McCann, Tony O’Dwyer, Bernard, Rose, John Tierney
Tuesday 8th Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm*
Wednesday 9th St Mary’s Church 10am
Peter McCrory
Thursday 10th St Malachy’s Church 7pm
John McMeel
Friday 11th Church of the Immaculate Conception 10am*
St Mary’s Primary School
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 12th St Malachy’s Church, Ballymacilroy 7pm
Kieran, Peggy, Liam Lynch, Peter Harte
Sunday 13th St Mary’s Church, Dunmoyle 11am
Mamie, John, Paul Tierney
Lately Deceased: Cissie Meegan, Sean McElholm, Annie Grimes
Sacrament of Baptism: we welcome into the Errigal Ciaran Parish faith community Jayden Seamus McSorley and Erin Niamh Kelly who were Baptised recently.
First Friday visits: for October – Tuesday 1st visiting Ballymacilroy, Garvaghy; Wednesday 2nd Dunmoyle; Thursday 3rd Ballygawley.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Wednesdays after Mass until 11am in St Mary’s Church; Thursdays 10am to 6pm in Church of the Immaculate Conception; St Malachy’s Church every morning 7am-8am.
The Rosary is available on YouTube from Sixmilecross Oratory Rosary. Please pray along with us during October.
Continuous Rosary in Ireland for Peace and Charity – Our Parish of Errigal Ciaran has been allocated Wednesday 2nd October, surname A-L 11.24am -11.42am; surname M-Z 11.42am-12noon. Pray well!
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ballygawley: after a long absence, the bells will be rung from the Church during this coming week – an initiative of the Parish Pastoral Council.
Ordination to the Priesthood: Brian McNally, a native of Cookstown, will be ordained in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh today, Sunday 29th September, for service in our Diocese. Keep him and his family in your prayers at this time.
Hospice Church Collection for Southern Area Hospice will be held after all Masses on October 5th /6th & 12th /13th. Last year, we had a very successful church door collection campaign raising an amazing total of £39,386.80, which helped fund two weeks of inpatient nursing care. This year marks our 35th year of providing local Hospice care and we need to raise over £3.6 million to continue providing our specialist palliative care, free-of-charge to patients living in the Southern Trust area. We hope, with your support, to once again raise vital funds through this year’s collection. Thank you for your continued support!
Relics of St Bernadette are visiting our country: dates and venues in our own Diocese (all dates in October) – Armagh Cathedral 19th; St Patrick’s Dundalk 20th; other nearby venues – Castleblaney 9th; Lisnaskea 10th; Cathedral Derry 13th & 14th; St Mary’s Chapel Lane Belfast 15th & 16th; Cathedral Newry 17th & 18th. More details and information on stbernadette.ie. Our Lady of Lourdes, St Bernadette, St Patrick pray for us.
Cleaning rota for October: St Malachy’s Church Niamh & Eimear Boyle; St Mary’s Church Briege Beattie, Goretti Donnelly.
Do you know someone who is interested in becoming a Catholic? Information evening on Thursday 17th October in St Patrick’s Church, Dundalk at 7pm. Contact Sharon on 00353 -876417334.
Irish Pilgrimage Trust Easter 2025 Pilgrimage to Lourdes: Applications are invited from young people with additional social, emotional, physical and learning needs aged 11-30. Applications are also sought for carers aged 18+ who would be interested in accompanying guests on the pilgrimage. The trip is free for guests as volunteers complete fundraising and carers pay their own fare. For more information, visit https://www.irishpilgrimagetrust.com or contact Siân at 07960211352 or Róisin at 00353863380328.
The Magic Roundabout Playgroup, Altamuskin invites everyone to their annual fundraising coffee morning on Sunday 13th October at 11.30am in Altamuskin Community Centre. All proceeds raised will go towards the running costs of the Playgroup. The Playgroup also seek to recruit a relief member to cover staff sickness, training days etc. if interested in this opportunity please contact Una at 07712575722.
Errigal Bowling Club – St Ciaran’s Hall on Thursdays at 8.15pm. All ages welcome.
Time is the only currency you spend without knowing your balance. Use it wisely.
Good reasons to go to Mass! Whether you’re 8years old or in your 80’s, at some point in your life you’ve probably struggled with the question, ‘Why do we have to go to Mass?’ If you feel like skipping Mass, here are ten good reasons to go: 1. God asks us to make one day holy. God asks us to set aside one day to refocus physically, mentally and spiritually. We live in a secular world. Going to Mass helps us to see everything from a different perspective. We begin to see in the depths of our being that God is in charge. We can let go of our own agenda because we know that God will inspire us, guide us and strengthen us for the week ahead.
Bingo: St Ciaran’s Hall Wednesdays 9pm. All welcome. Lotto continues as usual.
Bulletin – next publications on 13th & 27th October. Deadline for notices 8th & 22nd October.