Sunday, 28th February 2010

2nd Sunday of Lent

First Reading : Gensis 15: 5-12.17-18
God makes a covenant with Abraham.

Second Reading: Philippians 3: 17-4:1
Christ will transfigure our bodies into copies of his glorious body.

Gospel: Luke 9: 28-36
The disciples witness the Transfiguration of Christ.

 

PHONE NUMBERS FOR NEIGHBOURING PARISHES:

Dungiven : Fr Aidan Mullan 028 777 41219

Fr Joe Gormley 028 777 41256

Claudy : Fr David O’Kane 028 71 337727

 

MASS TIMES DURING THE WEEK

St Josephs

Monday and Friday 9.30 am

Wednesday 8.00 pm

 

St Mary’s

Tuesday and Thursday 10.00 am

Friday 7.30pm

 

 

COLLECTIONS - Thank you for your generosity:
St Joseph’s: £1120 St Mary’s: £980

Fr Eamon will be off on Tuesday after Mass

 

FORTY HOURS DEVOTION

will be held in St Joseph’s Church next Sunday and Monday.

 

VISITATION OF THE SICK – the Sick in Altinure will be visited on Friday.

 

 

CONFIRMATION – Bishop Lagan will administer the Sacrament of Confirmation on Saturday 6th March in St Joseph’s Church. We remember in our prayers all our Primary 7 children.

Bishop Lagan is most welcome amongst us.

 

SUNDAY COLLECTION ENVELOPES – The new envelopes will be going out shortly. If you have not received envelopes before and wish to do so this year please leave your name and address in the Sacristy

 

GIFT AID – If you are part of the Gift Aid scheme but no longer pay UK tax please let me know so that I do not make a false claim. Thank you.

 

 

MEDJUGORJE PILGRIMAGE – May 2010, 7 nights, £539. depart Belfast – Contact Pat Mullan on 02871 301474 or Marie Furey on 00353 7493 61625.

 

NORTHERN IRELAND BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE – St Patrick’s and St Brigid’s College, Claudy on Monday 1st March from 2.30pm to 4.00pm and 5.15pm to 8.00pm

 

O’BRIEN’S GAC, FOREGLEN – THE CLUBHOUSE – U18’s Laser Disco – Beach Party, Friday 5th March 2010 in The Clubhouse, Foreglen. Doors open 8.30pm. Disco from 9pm to Midnight. Admission £5.00. Bus Return £4.00 Strictly No Alcohol. Steward Supervision Inside and Outside. Bus Route 1: Costcutters, Limavady at 8.00pm / Spar across from The Golden Chippy, Limavady at 8.15pm / The Car Park, Credit Union at 8.40pm. Bus route 2: The Shop, Feeny at 8.00pm / Spar, Park at 8.30pm / Deeny’s Slieveboy at 8.40pm / Cow Market, Claudy at 8.45pm. For further information or alternative bus routes log onto www.bbo.com/foreglenclub

ST MARY’S GAC, BANAGHER

www.banaghergac.com

Club Lotto – 23rd February 2010 - 6, 14, 22, 23. £25 each to Gary O’Kane, Patrick Murphy, Paul O’Kane and Margaret Forrester. No Winners this week. Next Weeks Jackpot is £1,500
Please support our Club Lotto – it is only £1 a line and
‘IT COULD BY YOU!!!!!!!’

DUE TO INSURANCE AND LEGAL OBLIGATIONS ALL PLAYERS – BOTH SENIOR AND UNDERAGE MUST BE FULLY PAID MEMBERS OF THE CLUB THIS YEAR. If you haven’t already paid your membership for the year please ensure that you do so Soon!! Thank you

Club Gear Shop open on Tuesdays from 8pm to 9pm

A CHILD PROTECTION COURSE is being held on Friday 12th March and FOUNDATION LEVEL COACHING COURSE on Saturday 13th March. These courses are both Free of Charge. Please contact Shauna Murphy to put your names forward for either of these courses. It should be noted that all Coaches, Managers or parents helping out with Underage Teams are legally obliged to have undertaken the Child Protection Course.

 

IRISH THEME NIGHT – Friday 12th march 2010, McGurks Bar, Omagh. Tickets £5. All proceeds for IHCPT – Irish Pilgrimage Trust (Group 190) which is taking and have taken young people to Lourdes from the area at Easter for many year. For tickets and further information please contact Maureen Devine or Agnes Millar 71 337441 / 07717732550.

CHILDREN IN CROSSFIRE would like to sincerely thank the people of the Banagher parish for donating a total of £409.88 through their Advent Campaign. If you still have an Advent box you can return it to the Church, or post/deliver donations to 2 St Joseph’s, Derry, BT48 6TH. For all other queries, please call 02871 269898.

 

YOUTH 2000 RETREAT BALLYMENA – St Patrick’s College 12-14 March for 16-35 year olds. Contact Carla 07514820572 or www.youth2000.ie

 

OPEN NIGHT AT N.W. REGIONAL COLLEGE, DERRY – 11th March 5.30pm to 8.30pm. 02871 276022.

 

DUNGIVEN DESMONDS REUNION – Anyone interested in this reunion in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care please phone Patricia on 028777 41289.

 

‘THANK YOU MOTHER’ EVENT – Thornhill Centre, Derry is holding a very special lunch with a time of prayer and reflection as a way of allowing adult children to say @thank you@ to their mothers. Date Monday 8th March from 12.00 – 2.30pm. Cost £12 per person. For booking/further details, telephone 71 351233.

 

GORTNAGHEY COMMUNITY CENTRE – Friday 5th March – dancing to Joe Moore. Admission £5.

 

 

 

ALTAR SERVERS – ST JOSEPH’S
Sat 6th March – Team 3 – Trudy Farren, Katie McGrellis, Anna Maria Murphy, Oran McCormick, Cathair Coll, Reece Armstrong and Oran Cassidy

Sun 7th March – Team 4 (weekdays) - Aedan McGrellis, Ellie McGrellis, Ciara McCloskey, Liam Eoin Campbell, Conor Campbell, Conor McCullagh

ALTAR SERVERS – ST PETER & ST PAUL’S
Week beg 6th March: Tiarnan Lynch, Tiarnan Burke, Cahan Brolly, Cora McLaughlin

READERS – ST JOSEPH’S
Sat 6th March Demi Lee Armstrong Sun 7th March Sorcha O’Hara

READERS – ST PETER & ST PAUL’S
Sat 6th March Marie McCloskey Sun 7th March Gerry McCloskey

 

PARISH WORKERS FOR MARCH 2010

ST. JOSEPH’S

Collectors: Sat night – Sean McGrellis, Peter McGrellis
Sun morn – Gerard Lynch, Jim Brolly

Cleaners: Margaret Carton, Caroline Carton, Donna O’Kane

Flowers: Briege O’Neill and Lucy McLaughlin

 

ST MARY’S

Readers: Sat night – Patrick Conway
Sun morn – Michael Forrester

Church Ladies: Regina Forrester and friends

Collectors: Sat night – Mickey Quinn, Sean Eakin, Martin Smyth, Colm O’Kane
Sun morn – Oliver Brolly, Alfie Dallas (Snr), Thomas Conway,
Jim Conway

Counters: Team 2 Dreen and Tamnagh