MASS TIMES
Sunday: St Patrick’s 9.30am
St Mary’s Saturday Vigil 6.30pm
and Sunday 11.30am
Daily Mass: St Patrick’s Monday
to Thursday 9.30am & Saturday 9.30am Friday 7.30pm (Mass on Fridays for all deceased)
Daily Rosary at 9.10am
St Mary’s Wednesday 7.30pm and
Friday 10.00am
Parish Bulletins are available from Pastoral Centre and
churches
Cheques should be made payable to Maghera Parish
If you wish to set up a Standing
Order, forms are available at the Pastoral Centre too.
St Mary’s Church Webcam - www.mcnmedia.tv
BAPTISMS
If you have a baby for baptism.
Please contact Fr. Doherty.
CONFIRMATION – COINEARTU
We have had our Confirmation ceremonies
this weekend – We congratulate the children and wish them many blessings in the
future. We thank the parents for turning the children out so beautifully and for
their ongoing example and faith. We thank the teachers for their dedication and
care in forming our children in faith.
SACRED HEART MESSENGER
The digital version of the September
Messenger will be the last issue to be offered free of charge to non-subscribers.
From October onwards, the digital edition will only be available to subscribers.
A digital subscription costs just £15 per year and we hope you will decide to subscribe
if you are not currently a subscriber. The September issue can be viewed on:
https://issuu.com/messengerpublications/docs/messenger_september.
LOUGH DERG DAY RETREATS
Fr La Flynn, Prior, would like
to thank you for your support at this time. Lough Derg will remain closed for the
rest of the 2020 Pilgrimage Season. Your intentions will be remembered in his prayers.
More information can be found on www.loughderg.org or email info@loughderg.org.
ENVELOPE COLLECTIONS Thank you for last week’s collection
of £2268.00.
We thank
you for your continued generosity to the Church with your weekly envelopes and donations.
We appreciate your support especially at this time when the work on replacing the
roof in St Mary’s Church is ongoing.
SPIRITUAL COMMUNION - My Jesus, I believe that you are
present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love you above all things and I desire to
receive you into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace you now as if you were already
there and I unite myself wholly to you. Never permit
me to be separated from you. AMEN
ACT OF CONSECREATION TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
In times of calamity and disaster such as the outbreak of a plague which
in these days is called Covid 19 or Coronavirus – we take the advice and example
of the Saints and consecrate our parish and our family and friends to the safety
and Protection of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Lord Jesus, Son of David, you have
fed me from your table with the bread of life. If a scrap of ordinary bread might
cure a sick girl what nourishment is given by the living bread that has come down
from heaven. If only I had faith, if only I were generous with my Lord, if only
I would go to the second mile, beyond regulations, striving for greatness for him,
even then his strength would sustain me.
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Lotto has now commenced again.
Tickets available from usual outlets.
Last week Nos. 37; 44; 29; 33;
No winner. Next week £10,000. Winners of first 3 numbers:
Imelda McMullan, Station Rd; Ciara
Mulholland, Beaver Cres; Joe Madden, Lavey; Marie Tumelty, Tamney Cres.
Saturday 22 August: Ballinderry
v Glen - Reserves 2.30pm Seniors 4.00pm.
THIRD WORLD SHOP
All being well, the Third World
Shop will reopen on Tuesday 18 August 2020. As Covid 19 is still prevalent some
changes will be necessary. Opening times will be as follows:
Tuesday 10.00am – 12.30pm and 1.30pm
– 4.00pm
Wednesday 10.00am – 12.30pm only
Friday 10.00am – 12.30pm and 1.30pm
– 4.00pm
Government guidelines regarding
social distancing, wearing of face masks and hand sanitising will be strictly adhered
to. We look forward to the return of our customers so that we can continue to support
the poor and needy in the Third World.
REFLECTION
God be good to you in all your
days,
God by kind to you in all your
ways,
God give strength to you when crosses
lean,
God send light to you, the clouds
between.
God give peace to you in times
of strife,
God bless everything that fills
your life.
God send joy to you when grief
is o’er,
God make way for you at Heaven’s
door.
