Banagher Parish Bulletin

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Ballinascreen Parish : All bookings to be made via Ballinascreen Parish Office on 02879628248 or Email: ballinascreenparish@gmail.com Baptisms will be held at 3.00 pmonthe following dates: 4 October, Holy Rosary. 17 October, Sixtowns. ( Saturday ) 1 November, Straw. Desertmartin Parish: To book a baptism, contact Fr McCaul on 02879632196 or Desertmartin Parish Office on 02879397047. Baptisms can be held in either church and are held at 1.30 pmonthe following dates: September 27 2026 October 4 & 18 2026 November 8 & 22 2026 December 6 & 20 2026 January 10 & 24 2027 February 7 & 21 2027 March 7 & 14 2027 April 4 & 18 2027 PIANO TUITION Beginners, Intermediate & Advanced lessons available. Learn for fun or grades. Further info contact Edward Gribbin BA(Hons); 07835161927 NOTICES FOR THE BULLETIN Notices should be received by 1.00 pm on Wednesday , preferably emailed to ballinascreenparish@gmail.com PARISH ANNIVERSARY MASS & MONTH’S MIND MASSES If you wish to have a deceased loved one prayed foratany Anniversary Friday Mass, please email their name to the Parish Office by 1.00 pm on Wednesday of the relevant week. Notices for First Anniversary and Month's Mind Masses should be received before 1.00 pm on Wednesday of the previous week so that, they may be printed in the Bulletin the weekend before the Anniversary Mass.

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PARISH OF BANAGHER 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 13th September 2026

Mass Times

Mass Times: Monday: St. Joseph's Church, Fincairn: 9.30am Tuesday: St. Mary’s Church, Altinure: 10.00am Wednesday: St. Peter’s & St. Paul’s Church, Foregle n: 7.00pm Thursday: St. Mary’s Church, Altinure: 10.00am Friday: St. Joseph's Church, Fincairn: 9.30am Weekend Mass Times for Sunday 20th September 2026 St. Joseph’s Church, Fincairn: 7.00pm Vigil; 9.15am St. Mary’s Church, Altinure: 10.30am Confessions St. Mary’s Church, Altinure: Thursday 10.30am St. Joseph’s Church, Fincairn: Friday 10.00am St. Joseph’s Church, Fincairn: Saturday 6.30pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Divine Mercy Chaplet St. Mary’s Church, Altinure: Thursday 10.30am – 11. 30am. St. Joseph’s Church, Fincairn: Friday 10.00am – 11. 00am. Baptism We welcome into God’s family Mason Tommy Feeney and Aoife Marie O’Kane. Visitation of the Sick & Housebound will take place on the following days this week: Monday 14th September – Foreglen and Carnanbane. Thursday 17th – Park. Friday 18th – Feeny. Please let Fr. Dermot know if you would no t like a visit by contacting the Parochial House on 028 7778 1223. Readers for Foreglen: We are looking for some more readers to offer toreadat Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s & St. Paul’s, Foreglen. Your p resence would be very welcome and would addtothe celebration of our Sunday Masses. Ifyou would like to help our church community andbea church reader, please contact Fr. Dermot oroneofthe other readers in the church. Prayer for Vocations: In today's Gospel, Jesus teaches a powerful lesson on forgiveness. We pray forthemen called to priesthood that, asthey celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation with their people, they will help th em to know and experience the Lord who ‘is compassion and love, slow to anger, and rich in mercy’ (Responsorial Psalm). St. Vincent de Paul Banagher: The Social Justice Committee has advised SVP that T he Home Heating Scheme is open for application from We dnesday 9th September. To apply, contact Home Heating Oil Scheme1Advice N. Ior prese nt for support at local Jobs and Benefits office to get your £100. Thank youforthe kind donation received on the weekend of 22nd/23rd August. It is very much appreciated. Thank youalsoto everyone that came with usonour‘dayout’in Donegal on Thursday 20th August. The Columban Young Adults isanew group for those aged 18-30 in the diocese who are seeking a community of like-minded young adults who have Christ at the centre of their lives. Our September event will be a Holy Hour and meditation on Thursday 17th September at 7.00pm at our Lady of Lourdes Church, Steelstown , Derry, delivered by Fr. Declan McGeehan. The meditation will be followed by Solem n Benediction and light refreshments. We are actively seeking new members. Please come a long and bring a friend. Queen’s University Catholic Chaplaincy reopens for the new academic year on Monday 14th September with weekday Masses and our semester pro gramme resuming. The first Sunday Mass will be celebrated on 20th September atthenew, earlier time of 7.00pm. Please note the new time! New or returning student ? Find out about what’s on, ways to connect and get involved, and student accommodation at Ryan Hall at qubcatholic.org and on our socials. Staff and alumni are always welcome too. Visit our newly renewed Chaplaincy at 28 Elmwood Avenue for Mass, Confessio ns or candle-lighting, and call into Mosaic for some of the best coffee, hot lunches and home-baked treats in South Belfast. Donegal Group 173 Rise and Shine Trust (formerly The Irish Handicapped Children's Pilgrimage Trust and The Irish Pilgrimage Trust) is celebrating 40 years of taking young people with special needs to Lourdes each Easter. We are celebrating with a special Mass on Saturday 26th September in the Church of the Irish Martyrs, Lett erkenny, Co. Donegal at 12 noon. The Mass will be concelebrated by Bishop Niall Coll and Bishop Donal McKeown and many of the priests who travelled to Lourdes withus over the years. We invite all the guests and their families and all the helpers who t ravelled with us over the years to our Mass to celebrate Our Lady of Lourdes. Eucharistic Adoration: Derry Diocese is renewing and developing its Dioce san Adoration Lay Committee in order to increase the practice of Eucharistic Adoration in parishes throughout the diocese. You are welcome to attend an Information Meeting on Wednesday 30th September at 8.00pm in The Drummond Hotel, 2 Main Street, Ballykelly, BT49 9HP. Registration and light refreshments from 7.30pm. Banagher https://www.banagherparish.com