Jesus welcomes and defends the woman
with the ointment.
Poor people’s trust in Jesus.
Luke 7:36 to 8:3
Sunday Mass Times.
Vigil 6pm. Sunday 9am & 11am.
Weekday Masses
Mon– Wed 9.30am
Thursday 7.30pm
Friday 9.30am
Saturday 10am
Parish Pastoral Council Meeting 7th
June, 2010
1 Parish Treasure
Hunt Friday 25th June, 6.30pm– 7.15pm from Pastoral
Centre. Light refreshments afterwards in Pastoral
Centre.
2 Parish Festival
day on Sunday 27th June in Pastoral Centre and grounds
beginning 3.30pm– 6pm.
3 Youth Pilgrimage
(age 16-35). One day Lough Derg Island Pilgrimage.
Mid August, details to follow.
4 Parish Pilgrimage
to Lourdes in 2011. Departure date to be around July
23rd 2011, 5 days. Price £625 or slightly less.
Details later. Names should be given to Parish office
if interested in travelling.
5 80th Anniversary
of St Mary’s Church. Marking the occasion: Parish
Volunteers celebration night in the Pastoral Centre
Friday 29th October. Sat 30th– Sun 31st Oct
4pm-6pm. Pictorial or written records of Parish Life
to be displayed in Pastoral Centre and after Mass
on both days. Committee Members to seek if any parishioner
is willing to lend their photographs of Parish Life
in the keeping. Be it deceased family members or locations
in Parish past. Or any photo they deem of note for
others to see and rekindle memories of the 20thC.
Each persons who give will have them returned. Triduum
to be held from Vigil Mass of 30th Oct-2nd Nov. Speaker
for Youth to be invited on Thursday evening 4th Nov.
Mass for the deceased of past year on Friday 6th Nov.
Feast of all Saints Ireland.
6 Parish Mission
to be held on one of the first three weeks of May
2011. The Dominicans will give the Parish Retreat.
7 Parish Mass Rock
at Birchwood. It is hoped to have Mass celebrated
at the Birchwood Mass Rock on Thursday evening 1st
July 2010.
Complaints again received
from Parishioners about cars parking on the Main Ardmore
Rd outside chapel, especially before Vigil Mass on
Saturday evening. Sunday Morning car parking better
observed.
Readers for Sunday 20h June
Vigil: Charles Lafferty
9am: John McCloskey
11am: Pearl Donnelly
Eucharistic Ministers for June
6pm Vigil: Anne McGuinness, Michael McMenamin
9am: Joe McColgan
11am: Celine McDaid, Charles McDaid, Anne Dixon
Anniversaries
Willie McDermott, Josie Dixon, James McDaid
Offertory Collection
Sunday 6th May Collection £1632
Building Fund Collection £875
Thank you for your continued generosity.
Ardmore Parish Festival and Sports Day in
St Mary’s Grounds Sunday 27th June from 3.30pm—6pm.
Various Races for all ages groups and Penalty Kicks.
Horse Shoe Throwing. Bonny Baby, Young Miss Festival
Queen (Primary school age). Miss Festival Queen (Secondary—25yrs)
Mrs Festival Queen. Glamorous Granny. Face Painting,
Fancy Dress, Bouncy Castle and Slide. Bingo and many
stalls including Tombola. Burgers and Hot Dogs on
sale.
Ardmore Parish Car Treasure Hunt, Friday 25th June
starts 6.30pm –7.30pm from Pastoral Centre.
Return for prizes and Light Refreshments.
Pilgrimage to Knock
Saturday 26th June, Coach leaving Ardmore Bridge at
8am, Church Car park at 8.05am and Currynierin at
8.10am. Price is £35 which includes coach and
4 course meal in the evening and Tea/Coffee and scones
in the morning. Contact Kathleen Chambers 71347833.
Currynieran Area Mass
A Community Mass for the residents of Currynieran
will be held in St Mary’s Church on Thursday
24th June at 7.30pm. Light refreshments/entertainment
afterwards in the Pastoral Centre. All Welcome.
The Holy Family Padre Pio Prayer group
Monthly meeting in the Holy Family Church, Ballymagroarty,
Derry, on Monday 14th June starting with 7.30 pm Mass.
There will be two 1st class relics of St Pio at the
meeting. All are welcome.
Ardmore GAA Lotto Results
Week 22 Jackpot £600. Numbers were 1-3-4
No Winner £50 won by Kevin Mulhern. Next weeks
Jackpot £700
National Pioneer Collection
To promote temperance and home and abroad will be
taken up on 19th-20th June.
Thank you in anticipation of your generosity.
Toy Story Summer Scheme @ the Verbal Arts
Centre
Monday 5th July – Friday 9th July 2010. 10.00am
– 3.00pm. Price
£35.00 per child, Family rates available. The
programme will be
hosted by qualified drama & art/design teachers.
Places limited. To
sign up contact Bridin Flanagan @ The Verbal Arts
Centre on
02871266946 or email bridin.flanagan@verbalartscentre.co.uk
Age Concern Derry Annual Gardening Competition
It is that time of year again when we are preparing
our gardens! If you are over 60 and have a garden,
vegetable plot, hanging basket or patio that you are
very proud of then you could win the Age Concern Derry
Annual Gardening Competition. The competition is open
to all gardeners over 60 living in Derry City Council
area. The closing date for the competition is 23rd
June 2010. For further information, please contact
Age Concern Derry on 71 347 478. It doesn’t
matter how big or small your garden is, all entries
are welcome!
Bus to the Rally For Life, Belfast
Sat-3rd-July, Cost £8, Bus pick up on Southway
after 10.30am Mass in Termonbacca. Contact Marie on
71 265 415 / 077 792 654 15. Margaret 71 268 714 /
075 231 218 38
Children in Crossfire Car Boot Sale
every Sat &Sun at the Elagh Business Park, Buncrana
Road. Children in Crossfire support local organisations
in communities in the developing world to improve
the lives of young children. For more info, Tel Mickey
McGinty on 07840183293.
National Collection for the 2012 Eucharistic
Congress the second annual National Collection,
towards the cost of planning and hosting the Eucharistic
Congress, will take place in St Mary’s Parish
on the weekend of 12th/13th June. The collection will
be taken up as a second collection on the day.
Good Morning Northwest is a call
service for vulnerable adults in the Derry area. Our
aim is to maintain that vital social link to those
who often feel isolated and alone in the community,
providing reassurance on a daily basis. We are looking
for friendly people to operate our phone lines between
9am-1pm on weekdays. Contact Eileen at 82A Brookdale
Park, tel:71353694, e-mail:eileen72@btconnect.com
