Sunday Mass Times
Vigil Saturday: 6pm Sunday 9am and 11am
Weekday Masses
9.30am each week day
Saturday 10am
Monday 2nd February.
Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord (Candlemass
Day). Candles are available in St Mary’s and
will be blessed at the 9.30am Mass on Monday.
Tuesday 3rd February.
Feast of St Blaise. The Blessing of the Throats will
take place at the 9.30 am Mass today and after the
Service of Commitment (aprox 8.15pm)
Anniversaries
Mary Gallagher, Eileen Elliott, Tommy
Boyle,
Ann McElhinney, Pat McKinney, Sara Mooney,
John Barnes, Margaret Gallagher, Hugh Curley,
Allan Cruikshank
Offertory Collection
Sunday 26th January £1212
Our thanks for your continued
generosity.
Readers for Sunday 1st February,
2009
6pm Vigil: Margaret Duddy
9am: Tara McGotty
11am: John Boyle
Eucharistic Ministers for February 2009
Vigil: Aiden Boyle, Bernie Woods
9.00am: Dermot Chambers
11.00am: Jimmy Logue, Nina Ling, Anne Dixon
Tuesday 3rd February–
Service of Commitment in preparation for the Sacrament
of Confirmation
This will be held in St Mary’s this Tuesday
at 7.30pm. The Primary 7 children of Glendermott Primary
School are asked to attend this Service along with
their parents, guardians and sponsors. The Sacrament
of Confirmation will be celebrated in St Mary’s
this year at 11am Mass on Sunday 22nd February. Bishop
Francis Lagan will administer the Sacrament.
Parish Draw Winners for January
1st Prize No 033– C Devine,
Promotor, E Magee
2nd Prize No 375– L Kelly, Promoter, R McKenna
3rd Prize No 082– J Thompson, Promoter, G Carlin
Ardmore GAA Lotto Results
Week 3, Jackpot £500. Numbers
were 6-10-24.
No Winners this week. £50 won by Jim Doherty.
Next weeks Jackpot £600.
Vocations Information Day
‘Whom shall I send...?’
Could you be called to serve God and his people as
a Priest in the Diocese of Derry? A day of reflection
on the theme of Vocation will take place on Saturday
14th February from 11 am to 4pm in Thornhill Retreat
Centre. For further info please contact any of the
Priests or R.E Teachers or Fr Paul Farren, Tel: 71264087
or Fr Colm O Doherty, Tel: (028) 81661475 or e-mail;
collydoc@hotmail.com
St Patricks and St Brigids
College, Claudy
Open Night Thursday 5th
February at 7pm. All Welcome.
Creative Writing Group
Central Library, Foyle Street is now taking names
for a creative writing group to run on Monday Evenings
from 7pm -8pm. Those wishing to participate can call
into the Central Library or phone 028 71 272 300.
Ulster Project 2009
Applications are invited from young people in Year
11 at post-primary schools for this year’s Ulster
Project. This is a cross-community initiative to help
foster better understanding within our society and
it is church-based. Participants will join with others
from Derry on a month long visit to the United States
in July 09.
Application forms are available at your parish or
from Fr Stephen McLaughlin,St Mary’s, Creggan,
Derry Tel: 71263152 or Email stephendoire@aol.com
Due to increased costs – participants pay £450
and are expected to raise an additional £400
in sponsorship.
ENGAGED? Getting married within the next year?
An Engaged Encounter Weekend is a recognised form
of marriage preparation. It is a communication enrichment
workshop designed for couples preparing for marriage.
The weekend is non-residential and will take place
in the Thornhill Centre, Derry on 21st-22nd February.
Early booking is advised. For information contact
02879300340 or 02827638512. (after 4.30 pm)
Workshop on Marriage: Renew Your Wedding Vows:
Marriage Encounter is a weekend away (Friday 27th
March at 8pm to Sunday 29th March at 5pm) for married
couples of all ages with a stable relationship. Couples
explore, in complete privacy, how to come to a deeper
mutual understanding of each other.
Contact: Dromantine
Conference Centre, Newry.
Phone: 028 90 626503
The Derry Diocesan Commission for Justice and Social
Affairs was established in 2007. Its objective
is to support the Bishop in promoting the social teaching
of the Church and to advise on issues of social concern
both nationally and internationally. The group is
keen to ensure that it is informed by a wide range
of views and opinions. Would you be interested in
making a contribution? If so, You are welcome to come
along to a meeting on Tuesday 10th February in the
Thornhill Centre, Culmore Road, Derry at 7.30pm.
