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PARISH OF DESERTCREAT, DERRYLORAN & COOKSTOWN.

Sunday 3rd July – Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Recently Deceased:

Peter Tuohey – Orritor Road, Cookstown
Gertie Ward – Gortalowry Park, Cookstown
Sally Mulholland – Sessiaghscott Road, Slatequarry
Una Noone – Ratheen Avenue, Cookstown
James Thom – Coolnafranky, Cookstown

Eternal Rest Grant unto them O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them.

Sunday Masses in Rock and Slatequarry:

Sacred Heart Church, Rock – 3rd July

St. John’s Church, Slatequarry – 10th July

Sacred Heart Church, Rock – 17th July

St. John’s Church, Slatequarry – 24th July

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

Recent Arrivals:

Congratulations to:

Clarinda and Zulmira on the baptism of their son

Rodrigo Barreto Soares

Dawid and Natalia on the baptism of their daughter

Julia Creszkiewicz

We wish them God’s Blessings of good health and happiness.

Wedding Bells:

Congratulations to –

Chloe Robinson and Tiarnan Bayne

Ciara Kane and James McKernan

We wish them God’s Blessings for the future

Community Centre Fairhill:

Urban Motion:

Every Saturday – Hip Hop 4pm – 5pm

Parkour 5pm – 6pm

MS Support Group:

Every Thursday – Lower Hall 11am – 1pm

Insight for Part Sighted and Blind:

Monthly meeting, next July 4th – 3pm – 4.30pm

Counselling Services – available every Thursday 11am – 5pm. Bereavement, personal, relationship, trauma and other issues. Totally confidential. Contact 07561632612

Thought of the Week:

Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.

Campa Chormaic:

Campa Chormaic will run from 18-22 July and 25-29 July in Eglish from 10am – 2pm for all children aged 7 and up. No previous knowledge of Irish is required to attend the camp. More details and registration available at campachormaic.com or contact siobhanhughes04@gmail.com

ST. MARY’S GRAMMAR SCHOOL, MAGHERAFELT:

“All parents/guardians of P6/7 pupils intending to sit the GL Assessment, should note registration period for the Entrance Assessment will open on Wednesday 4 May 2022 and run until Friday 23 September 2022 (2.00pm).

Full details are available on the school’s website:

https://www.stmarysmagherafelt.com/about-the-school/virtual-open-event/year-8-admission2/

LOURDES 2022 – ARMAGH DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE:

26 September – 1st October – £750.00 pps. Includes flights, hotels and full board.

Contact: Sinead Gildernew 07810282028 for further details

Office Closure for Summer Months:

Friday 8th July – Monday 18th July

Friday 5th August – Monday 15th August

Please ensure anniversary notices are received prior to these closures.

Community Announcements:

If you have a community announcement to advertise, please contact the parish office so it can be included in the parish website.

Anniversary Masses: 2nd July – 10th July

Saturday 2nd July 10am:
Patrick Higgins, Jolene O’Hagan

Saturday 2nd July 6pm:
Letitia Rose Devlin, Setanta O’Neill

Sunday 3rd July 9.30am:
Ambrose Hagan, Joseph McElhone, Mary Kane

Sunday 3rd July Rock 10.30am:
Rita McDonald, Paddy Mullan, Eamon Mullan, James Devlin

Sunday 3rd July 12 Noon:
Marjorie Devlin

Monday 4th July 10am:
Colette Murphy (1st Anniversary), Molly McVey, John Devlin, Jack O’Neill

Tuesday 5th July 10am:
Parish Mass Intentions

Wednesday 6th July 10am:
Joan O’Donnell, Dennis Collins

Thursday 7th July 10am:
Josephine Rafferty

Friday 8th July 10am:
Eileen and Rita Loughran

Saturday 9th July 10am:
Parish Mass Intentions

Saturday 9th July 6pm:
John Gourley, Ita Martin

Sunday 10th July 9.30am:
Parish Mass Intentions

Sunday 10th July Slatequarry 10.30am:
Dan Ruddy (1st Anniversary), Patrick Mallon, Eugene Murtagh

Sunday 10th July 12 Noon:
Parish Mass Intentions

Office Closure – Anniversary Requests:

The Parish office is closed from Friday 8^th July until Monday 18^th July. If you wish for an anniversary to be included in the bulletin Saturday 9^th July to Sunday 24^th July, please ensure the office is notified by Wednesday 6^th July.

Office Closure for Summer Months:

Friday 8th July – Monday 18th July

Friday 5th August – Monday 15 August

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.

If you are still not attending Mass in person and wish to continue supporting the parish, you may opt to drop your envelopes into the parish office or make a donation by cheque. 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.

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)

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.

SVP Church Collections:

All donations will be greatly received. SVP are also seeking new members, if you would be interested in supporting people in your community please visit www.svp.ie

If you are in need of assistance from SVP please contact our helpline on

028 8676 9400.

Eucharistic Adoration:

St. Lúaráns – Mondays and Wednesdays – 10.30am – 5.00pm

Parish News

PARISH OF DESERTCREAT, DERRYLORAN & COOKSTOWN.

Recently Deceased:

Sunday Masses in Rock and Slatequarry:

Recent Arrivals:

Wedding Bells:

Community Centre Fairhill:

Thought of the Week:

Campa Chormaic:

ST. MARY’S GRAMMAR SCHOOL, MAGHERAFELT:

LOURDES 2022 – ARMAGH DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE:

Office Closure for Summer Months:

Community Announcements:

Anniversary Masses: 2nd July – 10th July

Office Closure – Anniversary Requests:

Office Closure for Summer Months:

Parish Envelopes:

Anniversary Notices:

Funeral Mass:

SVP Church Collections:

Eucharistic Adoration:

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