Parish News
The Parish of Cookstown, Rock and Slatequarry Welcome Pope Leo XIV with Great Joy
The Parish of Cookstown, Rock and Slatequarry Welcome Pope Leo XIV with Great Joy
Sunday 25th May – Sixth Sunday of Easter
Sheenagh Donaghy (nee McCann) – Millburn Avenue, Cookstown
Gerry Molloy – Garden Mews, Cookstown
Margaret O’Kane – Dunleath Avenue, Cookstown
Patricia Dodd – Rathmore, Cookstown
Mary Devlin – Gallion Glen, Cookstown
Bridget (Besy) Heagney – Castle Court, Cookstown
Mary (Mo) Murphy – Union Place, Cookstown
Eternal Rest Grant unto Them O Lord and Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them.
Congratulations to:
Prodencio and Luisa on the baptism of their daughter
Aurdra Maria de Jusus Costa
Ryan and Laura on the baptism of their daughter
Faela Mary McCartney
May God’s Blessings Of Health Be With You All
Sunday 25th May – St. John’s Church, Slatequarry
Sunday 1st June – Sacred Heart Church, Rock -Blessing of the Graves
Sunday 8th June – St. John’s Church, Slatequarry
Please note that Masses will follow a weekly rotation unless otherwise notified.
Lord God, in your wisdom and love, you surround us with the mysteries of the universe. Send your Spirit upon these students and fill them with your wisdom and blessings. Grant that they may devote themselves to their studies and draw ever closer to you, the source of all knowledge. Amen.
Sunday 25th May. Cookstown Pioneer Centre is organising a coach and meals to Knock. Price is £50.00 to include, travel, Breakfast and Evening Meal at The Yeats County Hotel. Book with: S O’Kane, 07712655722, B. Conway, 02886764183, M. Quinn, 07596576117, J. McElduff, 02886764056, D. Fitzpatrick 02886769964, B. O’Hagan, 07731581460. Coach leaves from Ulster Bank 7.30am, Bank of Ireland, Holy Trinity Church, Gortalowry and Drum Road. Bookings must be received by Monday 19th May.
The annual Flower Collection will take place on Saturday 14th June and Sunday 15th June. Thank you for your donations.
We are asking for volunteers to help to care for the altar flowers periodically. If you would like to help us, please contact the parish office. Your help is much appreciated.
SVP would like to stress if anyone is ever in need of anything and are finding it difficult in these economic times, please feel free to contact them. The charity is here for the community.
35 Loy Street, Cookstown. 028 8676 2900.
On Tuesday 17th June at 7.00pm in the Sacred Heart Church Archbishop Eamon Martin will be celebrating a special mass in honour of our school’s 50th year. We hope you can join us for this joyous occasion and share in the blessing and celebrations.
The registration for the Entrance Assessment opens on Monday 19 May 2025 and will run until Friday 19 September 2025. Whilst registration is completed by parents/carers, directly through the SEAG website, we recognise that some families will be keen for more information and support in this process. To that end, we will be holding an Information Evening on Thursday 29 May 2025 at 6pm.
Blood Donation in the Glenavon House Hotel on Wednesday 11th June from 12.30pm to 7.30pm. Please book through social media.
Saturday 31st May – 11.ooam – 2.00pm. Music by Ryan McGarrity. Raffle prizes, bake sales and much more.
Saturday 24th May 10am
Brian Martin (First Anniversary),
Maria McNicholl, Kevin Kilpatrick, Kevin Crilly, Sarah-Jane Muldoon
Saturday 24th May 6pm
Parish Mass Intentions
Sunday 25th May 9.30am
Peter Cosgrove Jnr, William and Eileen McElhennon
Sunday 25th May Slatequarry 10.30am
Joe and Madge Ruddy, Kevin and Cissie Armstrong
Sunday 25th May 12 Noon
Brian Moore (Month’s Mind),
Rosie Owens, Eamon Gormley, Joe Bloomer, Bridget Devlin
Monday 26th May 10am
John and Ann McCourt, Mollie Morgan
Tuesday 27th May 10am
Joe Quinn
Wednesday 28th May 10am
Brenda Neeson (Month’s Mind),
James McCausland, Annie McKenna
Thursday 29th May 10am
Sr Maureen Muldoon
Friday 30th May 10am
Leigh McCracken, Peter Harbison
Saturday 31st May 10am
Annie Blower
Saturday 31st May 6pm
Johnie Mulgrew, Moya O’Hare
Sunday 1st June 9.30am
Eamon Kelly
Sunday 1st June Rock 10.30am
Cemetery Sunday
Sunday 1st June 12 Noon
Mary Devlin (Month’s Mind),
Eddie Currie, Ned Gormely
There is NO mass either in Drummullan at 7.00pm Saturday 31st May or Coagh at 10.00am on Sunday 1st June. Mass and Blessing of the Graves is on Sunday 1st June at 11.00am in Drummullan.
Date Time Graveyard
1st June 10.30am Rock
1st June 11.00am Drummullan
8th June 10.30am Slatequarry
8th June 2.30pm Cookstown
£6000 has been raised and forwarded to the charities Trócaire and CAFOD. We are grateful for the humanitarian support that we can assist with in this terrible inhumane situation. Pope Leo last Sunday spoke strongly regarding the humanitarian situation in Gaza and pleaded for aid to get to them. He also spoke of the hostages who should be released of immediate effect. It is important that we all keep in mind and pray for them in this terrible crisis.
Mary is Mother – your mother, my mother, everyone’s mother – and because she cares for all of us day-in-and-day-out without fail, interceding for us in even the tiniest matters. For that, she deserves an entire month in her honour. Please offer up your prayers to Mary in May.
Holy Trinity Church
Wednesday 11th June – Opening of Triduum 7pm
Thursday 12th June – Anointing with Holy Oils 7pm
Friday 13th June – Blessing of Flowers 7pm
Adoration resumes Monday 28th April.
If you wish for an anniversary of your loved one to be printed in the bulletin and prayed for at mass, please ensure the anniversary is in writing as we no longer accept telephone calls. If the anniversary occurs at the weekend, please put the mass time on the request. Thank you.
The Church will close at 5.00pm each evening.
A person’s most beautiful asset is not a head full of knowledge, but a heart full of love, an ear ready to listen and a hand willing to help others.
Open Monday to Friday: 9.30 am – 1.30 pm
Tel: 028 8676 3490
Tel: 028 8676 3370
Email: cookstownparish@gmail.com
Fr Brian McNally