Covid is still with us. Let us continue to look after each other.
First Sunday of Lent
Saturday 25th St Malachy’s Church 7pm
Francie & Chessie McRory, Pat Quinn
Sunday 26th St Mary’s Church 11am
Brigid McGarvey, Michael Kelly, Tina McNeill Month Mind, Margaret Conroy
Tuesday 28th Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm*
Wednesday 1st March St Mary’s Church 10am
Thursday 2nd St Malachy’s Church 7pm
Michael, Alice, Margaret Early & Dec Family
Friday 3rd St Matthew’s Church 10am
Second Sunday of Lent
Saturday 4th Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm*
Paul McCaffrey, Thomas & Kathleen McDermott
Sunday 5th St Matthew’s Church 11am
Third Sunday of Lent
Saturday 11th St Malachy’s Church 7pm
Kathleen Donaghue Month Mind, Willie, Peggy, Patsy Farrell & Dec Family
Sunday 12th St Mary’s Church 11am
Mary Ellen, John, Eugene Boyle & Dec Family
Tuesday 14th St Mary’s Church 7pm
Shaun Conroy Month Mind
Wednesday 15th March St Mary’s Church 10am
St Patrick’s Day
Thursday 16th St Malachy’s Church 7pm
Adrian Bartley Month Mind
Friday 17th St Matthew’s Church 10am
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Saturday 18th Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm*
Joe & Mary Gavin, Kathleen McKay, Eugene & Josie McSorley
Sunday 19th St Matthew’s Church 11am
Joe McCrory
Season of Lent: liturgy at Mass and in Churches: purple vestments, no Gloria, no Alleluia!,
no flowers on main Altar or behind Altar. Trocaire boxes.
Lately deceased: Paul McCaffrey, Kathleen Donaghue, Fr Liam Pentony, Adrian Bartley, Shaun Conroy,
Kathleen Conroy.
Sacrament of Baptism: we welcome into the Errigal Ciaran Parish faith community Rose Martha Devine and Lughaí Joseph Hackett who were Baptised recently.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Wednesdays after Mass until 12noon in St Mary’s Church; Thursdays 10am to 6pm in Church of the Immaculate Conception; Fridays after Mass til 2pm in St Matthew’s Church.
First Friday visits: Garvaghey & Ballymacilroy Tuesday 28th; Dunmoyle Wednesday 1st; Ballygawley and Tuesday Club Thursday 2nd.
Follow us on Facebook at Errigal Ciaran Parish, to keep up with regular updates on Mass times and events within the Parish!
Volunteers: through the Parish Pastoral Council Parishioners are being asked to volunteer to serve as Eucharistic Ministers, Readers, Members of Parish Pastoral Council – names and addresses can be given to any Pariah Pastoral Council member or Fr O’D, or give the name of a suitable person you think could fulfil these roles.
Spring clean around Churches: thanks to all who took part in this work around the Churches and the Parochial House. It is important to take pride in our Parish buildings.
Sunday envelopes will soon be available – if there are new Parishioners or any name or address changes, please let me know. Mod.
Legion of Mary meeting on Thursdays in Upper Room, Church of the Immaculate Conception at 8pm. New members welcome.
St Mary’s Primary School, Ballygawley extend an invitation to past pupils and parents on the occasion of our Principal Mr. Cullen’s retirement. St. Mary’s School community are organising a Mass on Monday 27th March at 7pm in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. A function will take place in St. Ciaran’s Hall following Mass and will include various presentations. All are welcome to attend.
If you wish to contribute towards a retirement gift, you’re asked to put your donation in a clearly marked envelope and to give it to any member of our PTA or leave it in school before Friday 3rd March. The PTA will require help on the night, if you’re available and wish to offer your support in any capacity please contact Bronagh Curran on 07769744535.
If you have any old photos, please forward onto our school Facebook page or drop into the school, we will take copies and return all originals. Thank you in advance.
Coffee Morning in aid of St Ciaran’s Peregrine on Sunday 26th February in St Malachy’s Primary School, Glencull from 10am to 12.30pm. Organised by Meabh Canavan, Colm Mellon & Aaron Neill.
Everyone welcome to come along & enjoy a cuppa & a chat!
Continuous Rosary in Ireland for Peace and Charity – Our Parish of Errigal Ciaran has been allocated Thursday 2nd March, surname A-L 5.24pm -5.42pm; surname M-Z 5.42pm-6pm.
Pastoral Area Parishes: Aghaloo & Carnteel 2nd March 4.12-4.48pm; Beragh 2nd March 6pm – 6.36pm; Killeeshil 3rd March 12.36- 1.12pm: Pray well!
Cleaning rota: St Malachy’s Church Ann Mellon, Caroline Connolly; St Mary’s Church Mary Donnelly, Margaret Donnelly, Kathleen McArdle; St Matthew’s Church Phyllis O’Hanlon, Geraldine McGirr.
Fatima Pilgrimage 2023 Led by Archbishop Eamon Martin 20 July for 7 nights – £799 pp Direct return flights from Dublin to Lisbon Full Board For information, please contact: Joe McLaughlin 07711808207 Mary’s Meals – Syria Earthquake Appeal To donate, please visit www.marysmeals.org.uk
Novena of Hope at The Graan, Enniskillen 4th to 13th March. Novena leaflets available in Churches. See also website: www.thegraan.com
Bingo: St Ciaran’s Hall Wednesdays 9pm. All welcome! Lotto continues as usual.
Bulletin – the next will be published on 19th March & 2nd April. Deadline for notices 14th March & 29th March.
Lenten Prayer: Day by Day
Today, Lord, I choose life, I choose Your love and the challenge to live it and share it, I choose hope, even in moments of darkness, I choose faith, accepting you as Lord and God, I choose to let go of my burdens, day by day handing them over to You, I choose to take hold of Your strength and power ever more deeply in my life. I choose to pray, I choose to fast and I choose to give alms. May this truly be for me a time of new life, of change, challenge, and growth. May I come to Easter with a new heart that is open to loving You, dying with You and rising with You, day by day. Amen.