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
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly
Saturday 26th Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ballygawley 7pm*
Brian Hamill, Delia, Brendan, Paul McCaffrey, Terry Traynor, Maureen Johnston,
Brigid & Francie Kelly
Sunday 27th St Matthew’s Church, Garvaghey 11am
Michael & Mary Kavanagh
Tuesday 29th Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm*
Francis McGarvey Month Mind
Wednesday 30th St Mary’s Church 10am
Mary Ellen & Patrick Mullin
Thursday 31st St Malachy’s Church 7pm
Friday 1st August St Matthew’s Church 10am
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 2nd St Malachy’s Church, Ballymacilroy 7pm
Thomas James & Maggie McKenna
Sunday 3rd St Mary’s Church, Dunmoyle 11am
Oliver Tierney, Packie, Mary, Patsy McCann, Frank McCrory
Tuesday 5th Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm*
Mary & Joe Higgins & Dec Family
Wednesday 6th St Mary’s Church 10am
Thursday 7th St Mary’s Church Wedding 12noon
Thursday 7th St Malachy’s Church 7pm
Friday 8th St Matthew’s Church 10am
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 9th Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ballygawley 7pm*
Seamus McCabe
Sunday 10th St Matthew’s Church, Garvaghey 11am
Eilish McCarney, Rose & Frank McCrory, Frank McKenna
Tuesday 12th Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm*
Wednesday 13th St Mary’s Church 10am
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven
Thursday 14th St Malachy’s Church 7pm
Friday 15th St Matthew’s Church 10am
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 16th St Malachy’s Church, Ballymacilroy 7pm
Marie Donnelly, Frankie Joe & Rose Conlon
Sunday 17th St Mary’s Church, Dunmoyle 11am
Fr Charles McDonald, Matt & Eileen McClean, Gerard Mullin
Lately deceased: Erin McKenna, Noleen McCormack
Blessing of Graves at St Mary’s Church – great crowds despite the weather – thanks to all who came and prayed – I hope it helped. Altar Glen – again we walked over dry, but rain came during Mass – no one melted, no reports of puddles of sugar afterwards! – thanks to those who walked – erected Altars along
the road -Mark Carmichael who piped us along the way – servers who also carried symbols regarding St Oliver – reader, First Communion children(gifts) , Confirmation young people(Prayer of the Faithful) Eucharistic Ministers – the Choir and musicians – Altar Glen Committee who decorated and organised the welcome Refreshments in Community Centre. It is important to celebrate and remember our past and the efforts our ancestors and clergy made to practice our faith.
The Altar Glen will be getting a make-over in the near future – this will preserve our heritage and be a focal point for Parishioners and visitors as a place of prayer and reflection. Donations towards this project can be given to Fr Michael. Thank you.
Sacrament of Baptism: we welcome into the Errigal Ciaran Parish faith community Caoimhe Brigid Hegarty and Connla Smylie who were Baptised recently.
Sacrament of Marriage: congratulations to Christopher McCaul and Danielle Devlin; Hannah Patterson and Barry McCrory; Catherine Canavan and Enda McGarrity; Sean McGirr and Ciara Devlin who were married recently.
First Friday visits: for August – Tuesday 29th Ballymacilroy, Garvaghy; Wednesday 30th Dunmoyle; Thursday 31st Ballygawley
Continuous Rosary in Ireland for Peace and Charity – Our Parish of Errigal Ciaran has been allocated Saturday 2nd August, surname A-L 5.24am -5.42am; surname M-Z 5.42am-6am. Early prayers! Pray well!
Cleaning rota for August: St Malachy’s Church Nicola Canavan, Donna/Alicia Quinn; St Mary’s Church Maureen Gormley, Kathleen Mullin & Family; St Matthew’s Church Sheena Gartland, Bernie McConville.
Financial contributions for June: envelopes £4819 (5 Sundays); donations £600; 86 standing orders amounted to £3203. Thank you for your generosity.
Drumragh Parish have organised Mass at 3pm on Sunday 3rd August where the Three Dioceses of Armagh/Clogher/Derry meet – a field on Stephen Cassidy’s farm. The Mass will close off celebrations for Jubilee Youth Week. All welcome.
Clogher Diocese Pilgrimage to Knock 6th August – bus from Clogher – contact Mary Hagan 85548678.
Save the Date: Abide in His Love Women’s Conference November 21st-23rd in The Great Northern Hotel, Bundoran. An event for women exploring the beauty & gift of their feminine identity in Christ.
Check out www.Eventbrite for tickets & more information.
Rule of St Benedict – feast day 11th July – which guides the communal life of monasteries but useful for family life: the Rule recognises that people aim at perfection but often fall well short of it, and aims to be a rule for beginners in which even the least perfect and least able can grow in spiritual stature; to live this way allows people to grow together and become more and more themselves, as God intended them, instead of being crushed into false uniformity by some idealistic and authoritarian regime; the Rule drags our eyes up to the stars but keeps our feet firmly on the ground; it calls us to perfection but keeps us sane. Read also the liturgical readings for the feast: Proverbs 2:1-9; Psalm 33; Gospel Matthew 19:27-29.
Those who are given to white lies soon become colour blind.
Table Prayer: Lord, we thank you for the food before us, the family and friends beside us, the love between us and your presence among us. Amen.
Bingo/Lotto: St Ciaran’s Hall Wednesdays 8.30pm. Lotto continues every week.
Bulletin – next publications on 17th & 31st August. Deadline for notices 12th & 26th Augus