Parish News

All the current news that is relevant for our community.

PARISH OF DESERTCREIGHT, DERRYLORAN & COOKSTOWN.

Sunday 21st April – Fourth Sunday of Easter

Recently Deceased:

Martin McElhone – Sperrin Court, Cookstown

Tyler Leah Quinn – Greenvale Drive, Cookstown

Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them.

Recent Arrivals:

Congratulations to:

Daniel and Paula on the baptism of their son

Dáithí Joseph Holbrook

Eamon and Maria on the baptism of their daughter

Sadie Rose Ward

We wish them God’s Blessings of Health.

Wedding Bells:

Congratulations to

Charmaine Quinn and Frank McKeever

Gemma Loughrey and Karl O’Hagan

Catherine O’Neill and Paul McFadden

We wish them God’s Blessings for the future.

Sunday Masses in Rock and Slatequarry

Sunday 21st April – Sacred Heart Church, Rock

Sunday 28th April – St. John’s Church, Slatequarry

Sunday 5th May – Sacred Heart Church, Rock

Please note that Masses will follow a weekly rotation unless otherwise notified.

Parish Weekly Collections:

Cookstown Rock/Slatequarry

£3124.40 £466.00

Thank you for your generous support for the parish.

Fr Boyle is out of hospital and recovering well. We ask for your continued prayers, and we look forward to seeing him back in the parish soon.

Fatima Trip:

All monies are now due for the upcoming Fatima trip. Please submit your up-to-date passports.

Social Dance – Glenavon House Hotel:

Sunday 21st April – 8.30pm – 11.30pm

Dancing to Blue Magic

Whist – Act of Retirement:

Glenavon House Hotel – 1.00pm and 8.00pm – Every Tuesday

The Hub Tea Dance:

The Hub April Tea Dance will be held on Friday 26^th April 2pm – 4pm. Admission £4, this includes your raffle ticket. Everyone Welcome.

Knock Pilgrimage:

The Armagh Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock takes place on Sunday 26th May. The Pioneer Committee is organising a coach and meals on behalf of the parish. Cost of travel, breakfast and evening meal at the Yeats Country Hotel will be £50 pp. Book:

S O’Kane 07712655722, B Conway 02886764183, E O’Hagan 0288676259, M Quinn 0759656117.

Campa Chormaic:

Campa Chormaic will take place in Eglish from 15^th – 19^th July from 9.45am to 2pm each day. A bus will be available from Cookstown, Coalisland and Dungannon.

Registration and more information available on campachormaic.com

St. Malachy’s, Drummullan – School Bus:

It is important to note for parents that our school bus continues to collect pupils from Cookstown every morning and returns in the afternoon. We invite pupils from the Cookstown area to join us in our beautiful rural school setting with all the activities and after school sessions available to pupils and parents. Feel free to contact the school.

Anne Bell – Email: abell793@c2kni.net

Principal – 028 867 37132

Sacred Heart Church Cemetery:

The deeds for the graves in the Rock are now available for collection at the parish office. Thank you for those who completed the information required. Please note graves cannot be opened without deed holders’ permission.

Mass Recordings:

If you have requested a recording for any Masses since 2019 to 2022 and wish to keep a copy, please do so at your earliest convenience as there will be a clean up of those recordings to facilitate space for new recordings. If you have any questions, please contact the parish office.

To save your recording: Please select your recording and press the play button. When the screen opens select the 3 dots on the bottom right of the screen and select download. This will download your recording to your own device.

If you wish to have a recording for a funeral mass, can you please inform the undertaker with whom you are dealing with prior to the funeral.

Music:

Anyone wishing to arrange music for Funerals, Weddings or Anniversary Masses can contact the parish office.

Thought of the Week:

There is no perfect journey, there is no perfect destination; when you are on this journey… just try to travel with love and gratitude in your heart.

Anniversary Masses: 20th – 28th April 2024:

Saturday 20th April 10am:
James McCreesh (First Anniversary),
Joseph McGorry (First Anniversary),
Eamon Harvey, Rose Ann McGurk

Saturday 20th April 6pm:
Fergal Heron, Alex McCormick, Edna Wilkinson,
John and Mary Monaghan, Mary Hamill

Sunday 21st April 9.30am:
Parish Mass Intentions

Sunday 21st April Rock 10.30am:
Aeneas Quinn, Peter and Nellie Ward

Sunday 21st April 12 Noon:
Francie McCreesh, Maureen Mac Mahon,
Jack Conlon, Kathleen Rush

Monday 22nd April 10am:
Lily McNamee, Ignatius Heron

Tuesday 23rd April 10am:
Mary Awang (First Anniversary),
Brigid McNally

Wednesday 24th April 10am:
Frank and Lizzie O’Neill, Sarah Bell, James Bell, Mick Corey

Thursday 25th April 10am:
Parish Mass Intentions

Friday 26th April 10am:
Stephen McVey

Saturday 27th April 10am:
Stephen McVeigh

Saturday 27th April 6pm:
Parish Mass Intentions

Sunday 28th April 9.30am:
Gerard McGurk, Raymond Martin

Sunday 28th April Slatequarry 10.30am:
Peter and Kathleen Toner, Jacqui McGurk

Sunday 28th April 12 Noon:
James and Emily Humphrey

Blessing of the Graves: (Weather Permitting)

Date	Time	Graveyard
2^nd June	10.30am	Rock
9^th June	10.30am	Slatequarry
9^th June	2.30pm	Cookstown

Sacrament Dates:

Holy Communion School Church

20/04/24 11.00am	Pheonix, CPS	Holy Trinity Church
27/04/24 11.00am	Gaelscoil Eoghain	Holy Trinity Church
04/05/24 11.00am	Sacred Heart PS	Sacred Heart Church
11/05/24 11.00am	Holy Trinity PS	Holy Trinity Church

St. Luárán’s – Blessed Sacrament:

Monday and Wednesday 11am – 5pm.

Car Parking:

There is additional car parking in Holy Trinity College car park for all masses at the weekends.

Parish Envelopes:

If you do not have collection envelopes and wish to contribute you can contact the parish office for envelopes or alternatively contribute by standing order or direct debit.

For weekly envelopes; cheques may be made payable to ‘Cookstown Church Account’. For Building Fund envelopes; cheques may be made payable to ‘Cookstown Church Building Fund’.

We thank you for your donations received to date and appreciate your generosity at all times. All donations will be recorded accordingly.

Anyone wishing to pay by standing order, direct debit or bank transfer can call the parish office to receive bank account details.

During the past 5 years we have refurbished St. Lúarán’s, renovated Sacred Heart Church and cemetery, St. Johns, Slatequarry Church, cemetery and grounds, also the refurbishment of the Stables as a parish centre. One of the greatest expenses of the parish has been maintaining the Church and Convent Buildings which are presently listed buildings. To date around £150,000 has been spent to make it safe and presentable. Without your support these vital changes would not have been possible.

Thank you again for your continued support with our future projects.

Anniversary Notices:

If you wish to request an anniversary Mass please put in writing to the Parish Office.

This can be:

Left into the office during office hours (Weekdays 9.30 am – 1.30 pm)
Put through the letterbox after the office has closed
Posted (1 Convent Road Cookstown, BT80 8QA)

Anniversary requests must be received into the parish office in writing by Wednesday for that weekend bulletin.

Sorry, phone calls are no longer accepted.

Please ensure the name, date of the anniversary and time of Mass is clearly stated on the notice.

Also please note that the office is closed at the weekend and that the anniversary will only be read out at one Mass.

Funeral Mass:

If you wish to place flowers for your loved one’s funeral Mass in the Church, please contact the sacristans or the Parish office for further details.

Pilgrimage to Lourdes:

Pilgrimage will take place from 12th May to 17th May 2024.
Fare: €895 per person sharing (Single Room Supplement €185 & Travel Insurance of €39 extra)
Fare includes: Flights to and from Lourdes. Transfers to and from Airport in Lourdes. Full Board. Full Pilgrimage Programme. All Airport Taxes.
Further details available from your Local Lourdes Committee or by contacting the Booking Team directly at armaghpilgrimagebookings@gmail.com.