Masks should be worn when attending Mass. Please observe social distancing while in the Churches. Those receiving Holy Communion can only do so on the hand – as was the norm last March 2020. In coming to receive please respect social distancing in the procession to the sanctuary. Those attending are asked to bring a wipe with them to clean down the place where they were praying. Like our homes, it is important to keep our Churches clean and hygienic. After Mass, when outside the Church, please once again respect social distancing. Attending any of the weekday Masses fulfils the Sunday obligation which has been suspended for the foreseeable future so please plan which Mass suits you or your family.
Saturday 12th Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm
Bill, Mary, Liam, Eamon Neill
Sunday 13th St Mary’s Church 11am
Brian Rogers, Veronica Owens
Tuesday 15th June Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm
Wednesday 16th St Mary’s Church 10am
St Brigid’s Primary School End of Year Mass
Seamus Conroy
Thursday 17th St Malachy’s Church 7pm
Maureen Mallon, Margaret Domer
Friday 18th St Matthew’s Church 10am
Saturday 19th Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm
Sheila & PJ Quinn, Helen Clarke
Sunday 20th St Matthew’s Church
Annie Campbell, Seamus, Darragh, Kitty, Barney Horisk, Ian, Peter, Margaret Mallon,
John, SarahAnn, Patrick McKenna.
Tuesday 22nd Church of the Immaculate Conception 10am
St Mary’s Primary School End of Year Mass
Wednesday 23rd St Mary’s Church 10am
Thursday 24th St Malachy’s Church 10am
St Malachy’s Primary School End of Year Mass
Friday 25th St Matthew’s Church 10am
Pat Joe McKenna
Friday 25th St Mary’s Church 7pm
Bridie O’Sullivan Month Mind
Saturday 26th Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm
Hughie McCann First Anniversary
Sunday 27th St Malachy’s Church 11am
Johney & Mary Kelly
*webcam available via Parish website parishoferrigalciaran.com or mncmedia.com
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: St Mary’s Church Wednesdays 10.30-11am
Church of the Immaculate Conception Thursdays 10.30am to 6pm.
St Matthew’s Church Fridays 10.30am to 2pm.
Rosary recited before each Parish Mass starting 20minutes before Mass starts.
Lately deceased: Myrtle Wright, Bridie O’Sullivan, Pat Joe McKenna, Patrick Mohan, Patricia McKenna, Clare Horisk.
Blessing of the Graves: St Mary’s Dunmoyle Sunday 4th July 11am.
St Matthew’s Garvaghey Sunday 1st August 11am. St Malachy’s Ballymacilroy Sunday 8th 11am.
Following Mass Parishioners can go to their family graves for the prayers – bring water with you which will be blessed, and families will be asked to sprinkle the Holy Water on the graves. Dates and times subject to ongoing government guidelines and regulations during the present pandemic.
Feasts: Sunday 13th St Anthony of Padua; Monday 14th St Davnet; Saturday 19th Bl Dermot O’Hurley & Companions, St Romuald; Sunday 20th The Irish Martyrs; Monday 21st St Aloysius Gonzaga; Tuesday 22nd Sts Thomas More, John Fisher, St Paulinus; Thursday 24th Nativity of St John the Baptist; Sunday 27th St Cyril of Alexandria..
Fr Patrick Joseph McCrory – Diamond Jubilee of Priesthood – ordained on Sunday 18th June 1961 in St Patrick’s College Maynooth by His Eminence Gregory Peter Cardinal Agagianian Papal Legate, who was visiting Ireland to mark the Patrician Year (St Patrick died in 461). In congratulating Fr Pat on his Jubilee, we thank him for his witness to God and his service to God and people as a priest and we wish him health and happiness and in time honoured tradition we pray on him, Ad Multos Annos – many years! Fr Pat will join us on Sunday 13th at the 11am Mass in St Mary’s Church.
Sacrament of Baptism: we welcome into the Erigal Ciaran faith community Cora Brigid Hackett and
Neasa Ainé Magee who were Baptised recently.
Walk For Nuala: in Memory of the late Nuala McLaughlin – Sunday 4th July 2021 – 5am to 9pm. The walk is 5km long. Starting & finishing point is 36 Errigal Road, Ballygawley, BT70 2DQ. All proceeds in aid of: Intensive Care Unit (SWAH) & Children’s Services (WHSCT) Register your time slot and donation on the following link. https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/WALK%20FOR%20NUALA/EventRegistration
Let’s Talk Family – The Archdiocese of Armagh invites you to join the Pastoral Team for “Lets Talk Family”
which will take place over four weekly ‘Zoom’ Sessions. Registration is essential and places are limited!
Participants are required to provide a valid email address for the ‘Zoom’ link. Email Milanda Kelly at: milanda@parishandfamily.ie. Closing Date Wednesday 9th June. Session 1: ‘God’s Dream for Love’ Mon. 14th June 7pm-8.30pm. Session 2: ‘Married Love Growing to Maturity’ Mon. 21st June at 7pm-8.30pm. Session 3: ‘God’s Mercy No one Excluded’ Mon. 28th June at 7pm-8.30pm. Session 4: ‘A Gospel of Hope for our Families’ Mon. 5th July at 7pm-8.30pm Lough Derg 2021 will again offer the opportunity to “Do Lough Derg from wherever you are” on 3rd – 5th July. The outdoor Pilgrimage on the Lough Shore Pilgrim Path will also be available as the summer goes on. Further information from Lough Derg office 0(0353) 71 9861518 or www.loughderg.org.
SMA SUMMER SCHOOL 2021 via Zoom on Saturday 3rd and the morning of Sunday 4th of July.
The theme for this year’s Summer School is Migrations in Our Common Home: Causes, Effects & Responses.
Chaired by Fr Seán Healy SMA, Social Justice Ireland. Speakers: Prof John Barry; Dr Dug Cubie; Dr Kevin Hargaden. Contact SMA Tel. +353 21 4933475 Email: justice@sma.ie
Drumalis Lecture Series via Zoom- 26 June at 10 am. ‘Of Bees, Balance and the Bible: a conversation between creation, scripture and the human experience.’ The lecture will be delivered by Dr Chris Monaghan C.P., President of Yarra Theological Union in Melbourne, lecturer in Old and New Testament Studies and first year bee-keeper! To book contact katrina@drumalis.co.uk or 028 2827 6455
Bulletin – the next bulletin will be published on June 27th.
Friendship – No matter how much you live the experience of these years of your youth, you will never know their deepest and fullest meaning unless you encounter each day your best friend, the friend who is Jesus. Friendship is one of life’s gifts and a grace from God. Through our friends, the Lord refines us and leads us to maturity. Faithful friends, who stand at our side in times of difficulty, are also a reflection of the Lord’s love, his gentle and consoling presence in our lives. The experience of friendship teaches us to be open, understanding and caring towards others, to come out of our own comfortable isolation and to share our lives with others. For this reason, ‘there is nothing so precious as a faithful friend’ (Sir 6: 15). Friendship is no fleeting or temporary relationship, but one that is stable, firm and faithful, and matures with the passage of time. A relationship of affection that brings us together and a generous love that makes us seek the good of our friend. Friends may be quite different from one another, but they always have things in common that draw them closer in mutual openness and trust. Christus Vivit, 1 50-1 52