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
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!
The Ascension of the Lord
Saturday 31st Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ballygawley 7pm*
Sunday 1st June St Matthew’s Church, Garvaghey 11am
Frank & Ann Horisk
Tuesday 3rd Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm*
Francis & Margaret Flanigan, Francis, Mary Ellen, Patrick McCone
Wednesday 4th St Mary’s Church 10am
Thursday 5th St Malachy’s Church 7pm
Friday 6th St Matthew’s Church 10am
Friday 6th Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm*
Anna Hamill Month Mind
Saturday 7th St Mary’s Church 11am
First Holy Communion
Pentecost Sunday
Saturday 7th St Malachy’s Church, Ballymacilroy 7pm
Packie Mallon, Peter Joe, Maureen Mallon, Margaret & Claire Domer, Paddy & Rita McGuire
Sunday 8th St Mary’s Church, Dunmoyle 11am
Gerry McCann, Brian Rogers
Tuesday 10th Church of the Immaculate Conception 7pm*
Aidan Goodwin
Wednesday 11th St Mary’s Church 10am
Thursday 12th St Malachy’s Church 7pm
Phyllis Early
Friday 13th St Matthew’s Church 10am
The Most Holy Trinity
Saturday 14th St Matthew’s Church, Garvaghey 7pm
Sunday 15th St Mary’s Church Dunmoyle 10am
Sunday 15th Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ballygawley 12noon*
Sacrament of Confirmation
Refreshments will be provided afterwards in St Ciaran’s Hall organised by the Parish Pastoral Council.
Lately deceased: Anna Hamill, Ellen Summers
Blessing of the Graves: Garvaghey and Ballymacilroy – sunshine and showers/hail – mixed blessings from God – but we gathered to pray despite the weather – thanks to all who helped on both gatherings – Eamon, Shane, Rosemary, Barry, Padraic, Patsy, Celine, Eucharistic Ministers, Collectors.
Sacrament of Marriage: congratulations to Jemma McKenna and Paul McMonagle who were married recently.
First Communion and Confirmation– keep the children and young people in your prayers as they make final preparations and join them on their special day by attending the Masses.
Financial contributions for April: envelopes £5651 (4 Sundays); donations £1600; 86 standing orders amounted to £3303. Thank you for your generosity.
First Friday visits: for June – Tuesday 3rd Ballymacilroy, Garvaghy; Wednesday 4th Dunmoyle; Thursday 5th Ballygawley
Continuous Rosary in Ireland for Peace and Charity – Our Parish of Errigal Ciaran has been allocated Monday 2nd June, surname A-L 11.24pm -11.42pm; surname M-Z 11.42pm-12am. Pray well!
Cleaning rota for June: St Malachy’s Church Briege Tierney, Finola Canavan; St Mary’s Church Rose, Eithne, Teresa, Rosemary McCann; St Matthew’s Church Irene McGinley.
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.
St Malachy’s Cemetery, Ballymacilroy – thank you to all those who worked to get the graveyard looking so well and repairing the path damaged by the recent storm. The skip has been moved to the lower carpark – anyone attending Mass recently would have noticed this – so it was disappointing to learn that rubbish and refuge was left at the entrance to the graveyard – thank you to those who cleared it away. In the new space created some years ago trees have planted to form a Rosary walk and a Grotto of the Apparition of Knock will be erected where the skip used to sit.
Relics of St Margaret Mary Alacoque and St Claude la Colombière have come to the Church of the Sacred Heart, Parish of Cloghogue, Newry and will remain there until Thursday, 5 June. All are welcome. St Margaret Mary, a Visitation nun in 17th-century France, was chosen by the Lord for a special mission: to make His Sacred Heart known and loved throughout the world. Margaret Mary was not alone in this mission. God, in His providence, sent her a companion and spiritual guide – St Claude la Colombière, a Jesuit priest and her confessor. Together, they remind us that God’s work is often entrusted not to the strong or the prominent, but to the humble, the obedient, the docile souls willing to suffer for love.
“Dare to Hope” young adult event (age 18-35), Youth Village Knock 14 June. This gathering promises to nourish and inspire the faith of young Catholics throughout Ireland. Fr. Conor McDonough OP will be the principal speaker, along with a variety of enriching workshops. It will culminate in the celebration of Mass where all participants will come together in faith and fellowship. All welcome.
Holy Year 2025 – Lough Derg Three Day Pilgrimage begins on Friday 3oth May and runs until Friday 15th August (last day to begin pilgrimage is Wednesday 13th August). Booking 00353719861518.
All Ireland Rosary Rally Knock Shrine Saturday 7th June. Gabrielle 07933 521105 Catherina 07899 810181
Dromantine Summer Camp – extra week for girls 13th – 18th July.
A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman thinks of the next generation.
Bingo/Lotto: St Ciaran’s Hall Wednesdays 8.30pm. Lotto continues every week.
Bulletin – next publications on 15th June & 6th July. Deadline for notices 10th June & 1st July.
A blessed and happy and joyful Easter to you all.
Peace be with