Come Holy Spirit,
Renew the Face of the Earth.
49 Ardmore Road, Derry.
Tel: (028 71349490) e-mail:
ardmoreparish@btconnect.com
Website: www.ardmoreparish.com
Parish Priest:
Fr Neil Farren
Tel: 71 349490
Mob: 07510232155
Priest in Residence:
Mgr. Ignatius McQuillan
Tel: 71 291758
First Communion Congratulations
We congratulate all the young Primary
4 children of the Glendermott Primary School (listed
below), on receiving their First Holy Communion at
the 11am Mass on Saturday 6th June in St Mary’s
Church. We look forward to them receiving Jesus in
the Holy Eucharist every Sunday now that they have
shared with our fellow Parishioners in the ‘Bread
of Life’
First Communion Class
Darragh Doherty, Kathryn Donnelly,
Ciaran Dougan, Tori Elliott
Jospeh Farren, Lochlann Hegarty,
Anna King, Caoimhe Magee
Michael Maguire, Shauna McGarrigle
Courtney McGinley, Tori McGinley,
Eimear Mooney, Niall Mooney,
Conor Morris, Anna Murray,
Chloe Sharkey, Ryan Stewart,
Oonagh Storey, Sophie Storey,
Trafford Walker, Niamh Ward,
Estelle Wing
SUNDAY 7th June, 2009
Sunday Mass Times. Vigil 6pm. 9am
and 11am.
Nellie McColgan First Anniversary Mass
today Sunday 11am Mass
Weekday Mass Times
Monday 7.30pm (1st
Anniversary Mass Ciaran Doherty (Walla))
Tuesday 9.30am, Wednesday
7.30pm
Thursday 9.30am (9
day Novena to the Sacred Heart begins today) Friday
9.30am.
Saturday 10am Mass
(Requiem Mass William Strawbridge of Scotland, formerly
Bleach Green, His ashes will be buried afterwards
in Ardmore Cemetery)
Next Weekend Sunday Masses-
Feast of Corpus Christi
6pm Vigil Mass 13th June: Commissioning
and Recommissioning of Extra Ordinary Ministers of
the Eucharist. (Rehearsal Wednesday 10th June 7pm
Sharp)
11am Mass: Pledge
Ceremony for the P7 Children of Glendermott Primary
School to abstain from alcohol until 18 and illegal
drugs for life. Support appreciated for this Pledge
Readers for Sunday 14th June 2009
6pm Vigil: Don Anderson
9am: Tara McGrotty
11am: Rosemary Logue
Eucharistic Ministers for June
6pm Vigil: Bernie Woods, Siobhan Doherty
9am: Donna Hartopp
11am: Patsy Gallagher, Tony Crilly,
James Stewart
Anniversaries
Mickey Lyons, Nellie McColgan, Willie
McDermott
Caroline Gallagher, Bill Sharkey,
David Murray, Martin O Neill
Offertory Collection
Sunday 31st May £1342
Our thanks for your continued generosity.
Second Collection next Sunday for International
Eucharistic Congress Dublin 2012
Ardmore GAA Lotto Results
Week 21, Jackpot £00. Numbers were 7-21-24 Won
by Brian Henderson. £50 won by Al McLaughlin.
Next weeks Jackpot £200.
Word of Thanks from the Doherty
Family.
We would like to thank everyone who
made donations towards the Memorial Plaque for Ciaran
Doherty and especially to all the young people who
attended the fundraising night in the Iona House.
Also thanks to all those who sponsored Christopher
McElhinney who did a long cycle run. We would like
to extend our thanks to everyone in the Parish who
has given so much support in the last year.
Age Concern Derry have extended the
entry date for their Annual Gardening Competition.
The closing date is now Wednesday the 10th of June!
The competition is open to all gardeners, over the
age of 60, living in the Derry City Council area.
It doesn’t matter how big or small your garden
is, all entries are welcome! Further details and entry
forms can be obtained from Age Concern, Malvern House,
20 Chapel Road, Waterside, BT47 2AN, by telephone
(028) 71 347478 or by email at dev.ageconcern@derrycityconnect.org
Thornhill College Information
Afternoon
An information afternoon will be held for those students
who may wish to transfer to Thornhill College to study
for A-Level/Applied GCE subjects on Friday 12th June,
1.30pm –3pm in the Assembly Hall.
Pastoral Council Meeting
Wednesday 10th June at 8pm in the Pastoral Centre.
FOYLE OUTREACH GROUP CHARITY
GOLF OPEN
Foyle Golf Centre on Sunday 21st
June 2009. Members £5, Visitors £15.
If anyone wants to book please contact Foyle Golf
on 7135 2222 or Seamus Bonner on 077 1946 3165. Donations
can be sent for the attention of Mrs Fiona Bonner,
Claremount Chartered Accountants, 43 Clarendon Street,
Derry, BT48 7ER.
Cheques payable to ‘Chernobyl Children's Project
International’.
The Holy Family Padre Pio
Prayer Group will hold their monthly meeting
in the Holy Family Church, Ballymagroarty, Derry on
Monday night 8th June, starting with 7.30 pm Mass.
There will be two 1st class relics of St Pio at the
meeting. Everyone is welcome.
Baptisms
We welcome into Gods family;
Conaill Anthony Campbell, born 10th April, 2009 and
who is baptised on 24th May 2009.
Manor Wood (Lisneal) Community
Mass
A meeting will be held in the Pastoral Centre this
Thursday 11th June at 7.30pm to prepare for a Special
mass for the residents of Manor Wood (Lisneal) in
St Mary’s Church on Monday June 22nd at 7.30pm.Pastoral
Council Members welcome also.
Parish Draw Winners for May
1st Prize No 535– M Cregan,
Promoter, C Cregan
2nd Prize No 408– M Gallagher, Promoter, M Molloy
3rd Prize No 561– C McClelland, Promoter, H
Walker
Cemetery Sunday
Service of Intercession for the dead will be held
in the Ardmore Cemetery on Sunday 14th June at 6pm.
Service of Intercession for the dead will be held
in Altnagelvin Cemetery and Ballyoan Cemetery on Sunday
14th June at 3pm. Cemetery Committee requests the
priests to sprinkle the graves with Holy Water at
this year’s service.
City Cemetery will
be held on Sunday June 21st at 6pm. Note that people
are to bring their own Holy Water and sprinkle their
grave at the appropriate time.
St Josephs Young Priests Society
Pilgrimage to Knock
SATURDAY 27TH JUNE.
Bus from Ardmore Bridge at 8am
Ardmore Church Car Park at 8.05am Currynierin at 8.10am
Bus, Tea & Scones (morning), 4 Course Dinner (Evening)
Price £32.
Contact Angela Brolly 71348419 or
Kathleen Chambers 71347833
Please come and pray for
Vocations to the Priesthood.
