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PARISH OF DESERTCREAT, DERRYLORAN & COOKSTOWN.
Sunday 7th August – Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Recently Deceased:
Brendan Wilson – Sperrin Court, Cookstown
Aidan Molloy – Formerly Drum Road, Cookstown
Malachy Devlin – Orritor Crescent, Cookstown
Eternal Rest Grant unto them O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them.
Holy Day – Feast of the Assumption
Monday 15th August – Mass Times
Holy Trinity Church – 10am
St Luárán’s – 1.00 pm
Sacred Heart Church, Rock – 6 pm.
Sunday Masses in Rock and Slatequarry:
St. John’s Church, Slatequarry – 7th August
Sacred Heart Church, Rock – 14th August
St. John’s Church, Slatequarry – 21st August
Please note that Masses will follow a weekly rotation unless otherwise notified.
Recent Arrivals:
Congratulations to:
Eamon and Linzi on the birth of their son
Leo Peter McElduff
Kevin and Chantel on the birth of their daughter
Zara Carla McElduff
Philip and Catherine on the birth of their son
Jude Patrick Parr
We wish them God’s Blessings of good health and happiness.
Wedding Bells:
Congratulations to –
Orla Mallon and Keith Davison
Melissa Knott and Stephen Lemon
Seoirse Farrell and Séan Campbell
Cassandra Ferran and Ciaron Corey
We wish them God’s Blessings for the future
A Special Note of Gratitude from Ukraine
St. John Paul said, “It often happens that we face the truth for which we cannot find words”. Today is just such a time. There are not enough words to convey the truth about what is happening before our eyes. We have no words to express our gratitude for kindness and solidarity. But there is only one word – THANK YOU.
This is the word that shows how much we appreciate the donations you made to support the Archdiocese of Lviv in this hard time of the war. I thank you on my own behalf and on the behalf of those who received this help.
May Good God bless you and the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Beautiful Star of Lviv, guide you.
Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki
Archbishop Metropolian of Lviv
Slatequarry Community Centre – Coffee Morning:
On Sunday 7th August from 11am – 1.30pm the community centre is running a coffee morning in aid of Marie Curie. Please come along and support this worthy cause. Everyone welcome!
Cookstown Community Centre Fairhill:
Urban Motion:
Every Saturday – Hip Hop 4pm – 5pm
Parkour 5pm – 6pm
MS Support Group:
Every Thursday – Lower Hall 11am – 1pm
Counselling Services – available every Thursday 11am – 5pm. Bereavement, personal, relationship, trauma and other issues. Totally confidential. Contact 07561632612
Thought of the Week:
Human beings grow best with encouragement and love. Today, let every word you speak – to yourself and others – be filled with kindness
Eucharistic Adoration:
St. Lúaráns – Mondays and Wednesdays 10.30am – 5pm
Community Announcements:
If you have a community announcement to advertise, please contact the parish office so it can be included in the parish website.
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.
Anniversary Masses: 6th August – 21st August
Saturday 6th August 10am:
Gustie Devlin, Mary McIvor
Saturday 6th August 6pm:
Michael McLaughlin (Month’s Mind), Dan Devlin
Sunday 7th August 9.30am:
Bridget Lant, Mick John O’Gara
Sunday 7th August Slatequarry 10.30am:
Jim Loughran
Sunday 7th August 12 Noon:
John Murray (1st Anniversary), Thomas Mullan
Monday 8th August 10am:
Brendan Kelly, Edith and James Glackin, Mary Agnes Long
Tuesday 9th August 10am:
Catherine (Paddy) Lavery
Wednesday 10th August 10am:
Eileen Quinn, Josie McCann
Thursday 11th August 10am:
Robert Moore
Friday 12th August 10am:
Al Hughes (Month’s Mind)
Saturday 13th August 10am:
John and Bridget McLaughlin, George Clarke
Saturday 13th August 6pm:
Vincent Martin, Teresa Wilkinson
Sunday 14th August 9.30am:
Rose McGilligan
Sunday 14th August Rock 10.30am:
Anthony Campbell (1st Anniversary),
Molly Mullan (1st Anniversary), Minnie O’Neill,
Michael James and Jane Loughran
Sunday 14th August 12 Noon:
Kathleen O’Loane
Monday 15th August 10am:
Peter Rogers, Jerome Cleary
Monday 15th August Rock 6pm:
James McAuley (1st Anniversary)
Tuesday 16th August 10am:
Monica Eastwood
Wednesday 17th August 10am:
Charles Eastwood (Snr), Treasa Eastwood
Thursday 18th August 10am:
Parish Mass Intentions
Friday 19th August 10am:
Liz Long
Saturday 20th August 10am:
Shane McNamee
Saturday 20th August 6pm:
Charles Devlin, Rose Mulgrew, Sean Mulligan
Sunday 21st August 9.30am:
Margaret Hagan
Sunday 21st August Slatequarry 10.30am:
Parish Mass Intentions
Sunday 21st August 12 Noon:
Parish Mass Intentions
Office Closure:
Monday 8th August to Monday 15th August
If you wish for an anniversary to be included in the Mass and is not printed in the bulletin, please inform the Priest or Sacristan.
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.
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Open Monday to Friday: 9.30 am – 1.30 pm
Tel: 028 8676 3490
Tel: 028 8676 3370
Email: cookstownparish@gmail.com
Priests of the Parish
Fr Brian Slater