Covid is still with us. Let us continue to look after each other.
400years since birth of St Oliver Plunkett 1625-2025
Holy Year 2025 – Pilgrims of Hope
Third Sunday of Lent
Saturday 22nd Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ballygawley 7pm*
Sunday 23rd St Matthew’s Church, Garvaghey 11am
Joe McCrory
Tuesday 25th St Mary’s Church 10am
First Confession – P4 St Brigid’s Primary School
Tuesday 25th Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm*
Wednesday 26th St Mary’s Church 10am
Mary Herron, Patrick & RoseAnn Tierney
Thursday 27th St Malachy’s Church 7pm
Friday 28th St Matthew’s Church 10am
Fourth Sunday of Lent – Laetare Sunday – Mother’s Day
Saturday 29th St Malachy’s Church, Ballymacilroy 7pm
Frank McAnenly, Sean Somerville
Sunday 30th St Mary’s Church, Dunmoyle 11am
Gormley Family Dec
Monday 31st St Malachy’s Church 11am
First Confession – P4 St Malachy’s Primary School
Tuesday 1st April Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm*
Wednesday 2nd St Mary’s Church 10am
Thursday 3rd St Malachy’s Church 7pm
Friday 4th St Matthew’s Church 10am
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Saturday 5th Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ballygawley 7pm*
Leo Mulligan, Eamon Kelly
Sunday 6th St Matthew’s Church, Garvaghey 11am
Eddie & Agnes McGirr, Patsy Mullin, Ruairí O’Hanlon
Lent in Church is marked with no Gloria or Alleluia, no flowers on main Altars, purple vestments –
how will you mark Lent, what will be different about you?
Lately deceased: Annie Flynn
Holy Year 2025 Jubilee of the Sick and Healthcare Workers April 5th/6th – to mark this aspect of the Jubilee, during Masses that weekend there will be a Prayer of Blessing for Healthcare Workers and Carers – that includes all those who care at home and those professionals who work in the community, hospitals, surgery, house visitors, care homes.
Parish Financial Contributions: thank you to all who contribute via the Weekly Envelopes or Standing Orders or Donations – I am grateful for your generosity towards the upkeep and maintenance of the Parish. New boxes -2025/2026- of envelopes are available in the Churches.
Parish Pastoral Council meeting Monday 31st March.
The Legion of Mary will lead a public Rosary for World Peace on the Saturdays of Lent at 12.30pm outside the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ballygawley. All welcome.
First Friday visits: for April – Tuesday 1st Ballymacilroy, Garvaghy; Wednesday 2nd Dunmoyle; Thursday 3rd Ballygawley
St Matthews Church – the bell began ringing last Tuesday, 18th March, and will ring at the Angelus at 12noon and 6pm and before Mass. A call to prayer!
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes – annual Church collection 5th/6th and 12th/13th April.
Continuous Rosary in Ireland for Peace and Charity – Our Parish of Errigal Ciaran has been allocated Wednesday 2nd April, surname A-L 11.24pm -11.42pm; surname M-Z 11.42pm-12am. Pray well!
Cleaning rota for April: St Malachy’s Church Niamh & Eimear Boyle; St Mary’s Church Siobhan Lappin, Mary Donnelly & Family; St Matthew’s Church Regina Boucher, Bernie O’Hanlon.
Life in the Spirit seminars in Sacred Heart Church, Omagh Thursdays at 7.30pm during Lent: 27th March with Dr Lynette McShane; 3rd April Fr Eamonn Kelly. All welcome.
Novena of Hope at The Graan continues until Monday 31st March. Sundays at 9am, 10:30am, 12noon and 4p.m. Weekdays 12:30pm & 7.30pm except Wednesday 26th @ llam & 7.30pm & the Sick @ 2.30pm. Saturday 29th @ llam & 6.30pm & the Sick @ 2.30pm. all welcome.
Aughnacloy/Errigal Ciaran Parishes pilgrimage to Our Lady’s Shrine Knock on Wednesday 2nd July. Please contact Clare Boyle 07733377866 or Pauline Ball 07989950250.
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; St Malachy’s Church every morning 7am-8am.
Ballygawley Local History Group: Monday 24th March – A Night to Reminisce at 7.30pm in St Ciaran’s College. All welcome.
Kim McFalone, a Northern Irish PhD student studying Sociology at University of Manchester is researching how Northern Irish women experience unwanted behaviour from men in their everyday lives. If this has relevance for you contact her at kim.mcfalone@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Blood donation at St Ciaran’s College Wednesday 26th March, 5pm-7.30pm. A minimum of 125 people need to book to ensure the session can run. To book https://nibts.bookinglive.com/book/add/p/6
Errigal Bowling Club – St Ciaran’s Hall on Thursdays at 8.15pm. All ages welcome.
Mid Ulster Festival of Amateur Drama 2025 @ The Patrician Carrickmore, until Sat 29 March. Nightly at 8pm. Box office 028 80761906. See Facebook for further information.
A miracle is a happening which comforts us that the world and everything in it is good rather than bad. It is the rebuke of our lack of hope and optimism.
Thought: At Lent, we should try the key to our heart’s door. It may have gathered rust. If so, this is the time to oil it, in order that the heart’s door may open more easily when the Lord wants to enter at Easter Time! Lord, oil the hinges of our heart’s door that they may swing gently and easily to welcome your coming.
Bingo/Lotto: St Ciaran’s Hall Wednesdays 8.30pm. Lotto continues every week.
Bulletin – next publications on 6th & 20th April. Deadline for notices 1st & 15th April