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
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ballygawley
Easter Vigil of the Lord’s Resurrection 7pm *
John & Mary Monaghan
The Lord is Risen. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Easter Sunday Mass of the Resurrection 11am Altar Glen
The celebration of Easter is prolonged throughout the Easter Season. The fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday are celebrated as one feast day, the ‘great Sunday’.
50 days of rejoicing. Alleluia!
Easter Tuesday St Matthew’s Church 10am
Easter Wednesday St Mary’s Church 10am
Easter Thursday Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm*
John McKenna Month Mind
Second Sunday of Easter
Saturday 26th St Malachy’s Church, Ballymacilroy 7pm
Carmel McGirr, Mary Ann McCarroll
Sunday 27th St Mary’s Church, Dunmoyle 11am
Francie McCrory First Anniversary, Hugh, Charles, Eugene Tierney
Monday 28th St Malachy’s Church 7pm
Shane Colhoun Month Mind
Tuesday 29th St Matthew’s Church 7pm
Briege Buckley Month Mind
Wednesday 30th St Mary’s Church 7pm
Sean Mullin Month Mind
Thursday 1st May Church of the Immaculate Conception 2pm*
St Ciaran’s College – Year 14 Leavers Mass
Thursday 1st May St Malachy’s Church 7pm
Friday 2nd St Matthew’s Church 10am
Saturday 3rd St Matthew’s Church 11am
Julija Quinn First Anniversary
Third Sunday of Easter
Saturday 3rd Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ballygawley 7pm*
John Joe & Lily Mellon, Mary McCabe
St Matthew’s Church, Garvaghey 11am
Cassie & Gerard McCrory
Trocaire money can be left in Churches when you come to Mass.
If possible, please convert coins to notes! Thank you.
Divine Mercy Sunday in Tullyallen at 3pm
Lately deceased: John McKenna, Sean Mullin, Briege Buckley, Shane Colhoun, Annie Flynn,
Fr Cathal Cumiskey CSsR, Michael Donnelly, Stephen Hackett
Sacrament of Baptism: we welcome into the Parish Faith Community Sophia Grace McRory and Henry Edward Goodwin and Darragh Conn McGarvey who were Baptised recently.
First Friday visits: for May – Tuesday 29th April Ballymacilroy, Garvaghy; Wednesday 30th April Dunmoyle; Thursday 1st May Ballygawley
Continuous Rosary in Ireland for Peace and Charity – Our Parish of Errigal Ciaran has been allocated Friday 2nd May, surname A-L 11.24pm -11.42pm; surname M-Z 11.42pm-12am. Pray well!
Cleaning rota for May: St Malachy’s Church Celine McGirr & Una Canavan; St Mary’s Church Claire McDermot & Family; St Matthew’s Church Patricia & Laura McGirr, Irene Conway.
Holy Year 2025 – Lough Derg One day Retreat in May on following days 4th, 5th, 11th, 13th, 17th, 24th, 26th – cost 50Euro. Booking essential 00353719861518.
Diocesan Synodal Congress March 2026 centred on Youth, Family and Faith. The Diocese wants the Parish to nominate delegates to take part in the preparatory discernment process and in the congress itself. Delegates will engage in a journey of listening, discernment and dialogue over the next year to help shape a renewed vision for family and youth ministry in the Diocese. Preparatory meeting will take place in May and November this year and February next year. If you are interested in being a delegate from our Parish contact Fr M or a member of the Parish Pastoral Council or message 07498456946.
Carlo Acutis – 1991-2006, aged 15 – he wanted to help people to have more faith, to understand that there is an afterlife, that we are pilgrims in this world and used his love and knowledge of computers to do this – will be canonised next Sunday 27th April in Rome.
Ballygawley Local History Group – Monday 28th April walking tour of Ballygawley at 7pm. Meet at Stewart Arms.
Rose of Tralee – congratulations to Cloideach Donaghy who was selected to represent Tyrone.
Aughnacloy/Errigal Ciaran/Killeeshil Parishes pilgrimage to Our Lady’s Shrine Knock on Wednesday 2nd July. Please contact Clare Boyle 07733377866 or Pauline Ball 07989950250.
Oliver Plunkett in Historical Context. The Drogheda Civic Trust is hosting this seminar on Saturday 3rd May at St. Peter’s Church of Ireland Parish Hall, Peter St, Drogheda at 10am. with speakers Dr. Paul Smith (Trinity College), Dr. Eamon Darcy (Maynooth University), Dr. Annaleigh Margey (Dundalk Institute of Technology), Rev Iggy O’Donovan OSA, and Sean Collins of the Drogheda Civic Trust. Admission is free. All are welcome.
God forgives sins, otherwise heaven would be empty.
Thought: The tomb was empty, and, for the faithful ones, this was a sign of new life. Some would remember Jesus saying he would rise from death. Others would feel down, cheated or just lost. It is the same with ourselves: the tough times of life can bring us close to God, or distance us; suffering can make us better people, or make us bitter and isolated. We may feel a bit of both at times. The empty tomb is the message that nothing is final in this life, not even death. God’s love is stronger than any human power, violence or cruelty. Love conquers all.
Bingo/Lotto: St Ciaran’s Hall Wednesdays 8.30pm. Lotto continues every week.
Bulletin – next publications on 4th & 18th May. Deadline for notices 29th April & 13th May.
A blessed and happy and joyful Easter to you all.
Regina Coeli prayer said at Angelus time:
Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia! Because the Son you were chosen to bear, alleluia! Has risen, as he said, alleluia! Pray for us to God, alleluia! Rejoice and be glad, 0 virgin Mary, alleluia! Because the Lord is truly risen, alleluia!