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
Christ, King of the Universe
Saturday 23rd St Malachy’s Church, Ballymacilroy 7pm
Mary Donnelly, John & Sean O’Meara, Matt & Winnie Robinson
Sunday 24th St Mary’s Church, Dunmoyle 11am
Roseann, Neil, Michael Donnelly, Mary & Neil McGarvey
Tuesday 26th Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm*
Mass for mothers and fathers and families whose baby/babies died prematurely, or at birth or soon after birth or in infancy – leave their names at front of Altar.
Wednesday 27th St Mary’s Church 10am
Wednesday 27th St Malachy’s Church 7pm
Eamon Pearson Month Mind
Thursday 28th St Malachy’s Church 7pm
Friday 29th Church of the Immaculate Conception 10am*
First Sunday of Advent
Saturday 30th Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ballygawley 7pm*
Sheila & PJ Quinn, Helen Clarke, Patrick & Nellie McMullan, Thomas & Kathleen McDermott,
Paddy & Lizzie Molloy, Michael Monaghan, McRory Family Dec
Sunday 1st December St Matthew’s Church, Garvaghey 11am
Season of Advent – marked with purple vestments; no Gloria; Advent Wreath;
Sunday Cycle Year C for readings, Cycle 1 for Weekdays.
Tuesday 3rd Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm*
Wednesday 4th St Mary’s Church 10am
Wednesday 4th St Matthew’s Church 7pm
Charlie McGirr First Anniversary
Thursday 5th St Malachy’s Church 7pm
Patricia McGirr
Friday 6th St Matthew’s Church 10am
Friday 6th St Malachy’s Church 7pm
Gerry O’Neill Month Mind
Saturday 7th St Malachy’s Church 12noon Wedding
Second Sunday of Advent
Saturday 7th St Malachy’s Church, Ballymacilroy 7pm
Josie Woods First Anniversary, Frank McCrystal, Rose Hagan & Fam, William & Moira Turbitt, Donaghue Family Dec
Sunday 8th St Mary’s Church, Dunmoyle 11am
Michael, SarahAnn, Neil McGarvey, Hugh, Bernard, Michael Tierney
Lately Deceased: Eamon Pearson, Gerry O’Neill, Frank Cullen, Mairead O’Hare, Kevin Woods, Cathal McCrory.
Sacrament of Baptism: we welcome into the Errigal Ciaran Parish faith community Tom Mark Kerr and Grace Marie McGirr who were Baptised recently.
St Matthew’s Church, Garvaghey will reopen on1st December, First Sunday of Adent, with Mass at 11am.
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 Matthew’s Church after Mass on Fridays until 11.30am; St Malachy’s Church every morning 7am-8am.
Parish Pastoral Council meeting Monday 25th November.
First Friday visits: for December – Tuesday 3rd Ballymacilroy, Garvaghy; Wednesday 4th Dunmoyle; Thursday 5th Ballygawley
Continuous Rosary in Ireland for Peace and Charity – Our Parish of Errigal Ciaran has been allocated Monday 2nd December, surname A-L 11.24am -11.42am; surname M-Z 11.42am-12noon. Pray well!
St Mary’s Primary School – open morning Monday 16th December at 9:30am for pupils starting primary one in September 2025. Parents and children are invited to come and see our wonderful school. The children will experience their new classroom and parents will have a brief talk about school life.
Garvaghey Area Community Association – bus trip to Monaghan – dinner/browse/shop – Friday 6th December 10am to 4pm. Tea/coffee scones Canavan’s pre-departure; dinner 2pm Westenra Hotel. £40 per person. For information and booking contact Geraldine McGirr 07791789956 after 7pm.
St Ciaran’s College stage the musical ‘Calamity Jane’ – every success and enjoy.
Errigal Ciaran GFC – Senior Men’s Team/County Champions – Continued success in Ulster!
‘John Montague – A Poet’s Life’ by Adrian Frazier – book launce in Tyrone GAA Centre, Garvaghey Thursday 5th December at 8pm. All welcome.
Knock Shrine All Night Vigil Saturday 7th December, bus leaves Aughnacloy 6pm; Ballygawley 6.15pm. contact Donal Gormley at 07786634551
Week of Prayer for Vocations in the Diocese during First Week of Advent: 1st to 8th December.
Errigal Bowling Club – St Ciaran’s Hall on Thursdays at 8.15pm. All ages welcome.
Ballygawley Local History Group meeting St Ciaran’s College Monday 25th November at 7.30pm. Speaker: Jack Johnston on ‘Farming in the Clogher Valley.’ All welcome.
Altamuskin Community Centre: Wednesday December 11th at 7pm a Christmas wreath workshop. All funds go to the upkeep of The Altar Glen. It’s £30 which includes the base and refreshments. Bring foliage or greenery and your own ornaments. Booking necessary. Message Orla 07759311971 or Briege 07715888776
I want people to use religion not as an escape from an intolerable world, but as a gateway to a better one.
Good reasons to go to Mass! 5. We need to talk to God. When we go to Mass, we speak to God through our singing, our communal responses and prayers, and our personal prayers from the depths of our hearts. During the Mass, we have the opportunity to ask God for what we need, promise God that we will do what he wants us to do, and thank Cod for the many blessings he has bestowed upon us.
Bingo: St Ciaran’s Hall Wednesdays 8.30pm – new time! All welcome. Lotto continues as usual.
Bulletin – next publications on 8th & 22nd December & 12th January 2025. Deadline for notices 3rd & 17th December & 7th January.