PARISH OF DESERTCREAT, DERRYLORAN & COOKSTOWN.

18th April 2021, Third Sunday of Easter

Recently Deceased:

Malachy O’Neill, Westland Drive
Tony Devlin, Westland Crescent
Grace O’Neill, Rathbeg
Christopher Loughran, Sullenboy
Sean Hamill, Woodglen Crescent
Jim Murphy, Park Avenue

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

Recent Arrivals

Congratulations to:

Cormac and Yasmin on the birth of their son
Cohan Martin McDonald
Niall and Hannah on the birth of their son
Leo August Campbell-Courtauld
Laura on the baptism of her son
Dave Vaits

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

Sunday Masses in Rock and Slatequarry at 10.30 am.

PLEASE NOTE:

St John’s Church, Slatequarry – 19th April 

Sacred Heart Church, Rock – 24th April

Some Masses will be outdoors, weather permitted. 

The parish office will be closed from Friday 2nd April until Monday 12th April, therefore, any anniversaries over this period would need to be sent into the office before Friday 2nd April.

Blood Donation

There will be a blood donation session at Glenavon House Hotel, Cookstown on Friday 16^th April 2021 – 1pm – 4pm & 5pm – 7:30pm.

Note that donation sessions are now by appointment only; to book an appointment, please call 08085 534 653 between 10am and 4:30pm.

Parish Envelopes

A number of parishioners have been enquiring about supporting our parish during this time of no public Mass. You may wish 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 during these 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.

St Joseph

We are thankful for the generous donation of the St Joseph statue.  St Joseph has been placed at the convent side entrance.  In this year dedicated to St. Joseph, Pope Francis recalls the 150th Anniversary of St Joseph as Patron Saint of the Universal Church.  To mark the occasion, Pope Francis has proclaimed a “Year of St Joseph” and asks us to recite the following prayer:

Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer,
Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
To you God entrusted His only Son;
In you Mary placed her trust;
With you Christ became Man

Blessed Joseph, to us too,
show yourself a father,
and guide us in the path of life.
Obtain for us Grace, Mercy and Courage,
and defend us from every evil. 

Amen